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STILL AGAINST INFERENTIAL STATISTICS: REJOINDER TO NICHOLSON AND RIDGWAY
Authors: GORARD STEPHEN , WHITE PATRICK
Published: August 2021

In their response to our paper, Nicholson and Ridgway agree with the majority of what we wrote. They echo our concerns about the misuse of inferential statistics and NHST in particular. Very little of their response explicitly challenges the points we made but where it does their defence of the use of inferential techniques does not stand up to scrutiny. Their statements are either contradictory, agreement ‘dressed up’ as disagreement, appeals to authority, semantic slights of hand, or irrelevant to our original claims. It is not clear why such a response was needed.
First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
TELLING STORIES, LANDING PLANES AND GETTING THEM MOVING – A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ STATISTICAL LITERACY
Authors: SCOTT JONES JULIE , GOLDRING JOHN E.
Published: August 2021

The issue of poor statistical literacy amongst undergraduates in the United Kingdom is well documented. At university level, where poor statistics skills impact particularly on social science programmes, embedding is often used as a remedy. However, embedding represents a surface approach to the problem. It ignores the barriers to learning that students bring to class, which may not always be addressed solely through embedding, such as, mathematics anxiety. Instead, embedding can only work within a much deeper pedagogic model that places students at its heart, as active participants in learning. This paper examines the development of such a model within a large sociology programme, where there was an implementation of a range of pedagogic strategies to support the development of students’ statistical literacy.
First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
ADAPTING THE SURVEY OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS STATISTICS (SATS-36) FOR ESTONIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: HOMMIK CARITA , LUIK PIRET
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this study is to adapt the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics (SATS-36) for Estonian secondary school students in order to develop a valid instrument to measure students’ attitudes within the Estonian educational context. The SATS-36 was administered to Estonian-speaking secondary school students before their compulsory statistics course. Because the fit indices for confirmatory factor analysis did not indicate a good fit, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted to find a new model. It validated a four-factor structure of the scale, excluding nine items. Good indices for both reliability and validity were obtained. Trends in secondary school students’ attitudes were also examined to investigate the effects of gender and gender combined with the level of education. Results showed that students tended to feel rather positively about statistics at the beginning of the course. All four factors displayed differences between boys and girls. Comparison of lower and upper secondary level students showed that students from the upper secondary level value statistics more highly. The authors recommend SATS with some small proposed changes to make it even more suitable for the secondary level.
First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
STATISTICS GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS’ BELIEFS, PRACTICES AND PREPARATION FOR TEACHING INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS
Authors: JUSTICE NICOLA , ZIEFFLER ANDREW , GARFIELD JOAN
Published: August 2021

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are responsible for the instruction of many statistics courses offered at the university level, yet little is known about these students’ preparation for teaching, their beliefs about how introductory statistics should be taught, or the pedagogical practices of the courses they teach. An online survey to examine these characteristics was developed and administered as part of an NSF-funded project. The results, based on responses from 213 GTAs representing 38 Ph.D.–granting statistics departments in the United States, suggest that many GTAs have not experienced the types of professional development related to teaching supported in the literature. Evidence was also found to suggest that, in general, GTAs teach in ways that are not aligned with their own beliefs. Furthermore, their teaching practices are not aligned with professionally-endorsed recommendations for teaching and learning statistics.
First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
Meditating on Maurice Blanchot and the ‘leap’ of inspiration that happens in PhD thesis writing
Authors: Owler Kathryn
Published: August 2021

This paper elucidates Maurice Blanchot’s (1989; 1995a; 1995b) analysis of the role of inspiration when writing literature, and applies it to PhD thesis writing. It utilises a mixed method qualitative approach weaving interviews with PhD students, doctoral research, auto-ethnography and Blanchot’s analysis. Blanchot (1989) has re-crafted Hegel’s story of the modern subject into the story of the writing subject. He contends that in order to achieve the mastery of a finished ‘work’, a writer must firstly make a leap into the unknown. This can result in the experience of loss and anxiety. Such feelings are indeed common to the PhD experience. However in Blanchot’s account, inspiration is tenacious and ubiquitous. If the writer persists with their writing, they will find a way out of their confusion. Blanchot’s analysis provides encouragement to the PhD student to persist, even during the difficult and arid times of thesis writing. Moreover, because inspiration is tenacious, finishing a ‘work’ or thesis will inevitably result in a new form of beginning.
Oppositions and lines of desire: Exploring the screenwriting approach of Claire Denis in a practice-based study
Authors: Dooley Kath
Published: August 2021

In her twenty-five year career, French writer/director Claire Denis has produced close to a dozen feature films. Existing in the margins of mainstream cinema, Denis’s work includes disturbing and/or horrific films that explore the body as a site for identity formation, sexual debasement and transgressive urges. The majority of Denis’s films have been written in collaboration with co-writer Jean-Pol Fargeau, a process Denis describes as involving the ‘grafting’ of various elements into a coherent whole. This approach sees character and plot defined through the drafting of a ‘diagram of relations’, a form of construction that distances Denis from popular approaches to screenwriting undertaken in Australia.

In this article I describe how I conducted a practical investigation of Denis’s approach by writing an original 25-minute screenplay (produced into a film in early 2012). This process was both a means of further enquiry into Denis’s thematic and practical concerns, and a creative outcome of my PhD research, which allowed for a reinvigoration and evaluation of my previous practice as screenwriter. The resulting script is a departure from my previous output, with a different approach to plot signifiers, conflict and the psychological representation of character. With self-reflexive examination and creative analysis, this paper explores the specifics of Denis’s approach and its impact when imported into my practice in an Australian context.
‘I now know I can do this now’: Indigenous women and writing in the Australian higher education sector
Authors: Fredericks Bronwyn , Mills Kyly , White Nereda
Published: August 2021

This paper explores the challenges of writing and publishing faced by Indigenous women who work in the Australian higher education sector. It demonstrates that Indigenous women are under-represented in the academy and argues that Indigenous styles of writing are typically not valued for broader publication. The authors describe a writing mentoring and support program specifically developed for Indigenous academic women in Australia. The Tiddas Writin’ Up Workshop provided a safe and culturally-appropriate space for women to learn about academic writing and develop their writing skills. The workshop led to the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues – known as the Tiddas Collection. The authors highlight the power and strength of well-developed support programs to address skills development, confidence, inequities and under-representation of Indigenous women within the higher education workforce.

Image: John Hill, ‘Tile on street depicting Aboriginal women gathering yams. Cooktown, Australia’, (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The impacts of technological change upon narrative
Authors: Herbert-Goodall Eileen
Published: August 2021

With the onset of the digital age, narrative is morphing; so too, are literacy practices. Texts can be written, read and published on a variety of multi-functional electronic devices. They can also be connected to a vast network of related texts via information and communication technologies. These developments are changing the content, representation and publication of narrative, as well as the experiences associated with reading and writing in both electronic and print media. Ultimately, narrative is becoming more machine-oriented, with readers increasingly operating texts in ways that allow them to navigate fictional spaces, while co-constructing meaning with authors.
The play of research: What Creative Writing has to teach the academy
Authors: van Loon Julienne
Published: August 2021

Drawing on ideas and debates about the nature of play from neuroscience, animal studies, psychoanalysis, ludology and anthropology, this paper argues for the crucial role of play in improving our ability to create, innovate and contribute to the production of new knowledge and understanding. I consider the narrative interruption and sense of alterity demanded by play, in particular the importance of selfhood and the acquisition of worldly competence. I ask how institutions such as the modern university might enable, justify and benefit from playfulness.
Strange body bedfellows: Écriture féminine and the poetics of trans-trauma
Authors: Atkinson Meera
Published: August 2021

Écriture féminine (the ‘feminine’ and revolutionary writing posited by theorists such as Hélène Cixous and Julia Kristeva) and ‘traumatic’ writing have each been positioned as attempts to liberate the unconscious and speak the unspeakable. However, they don’t necessarily amount to the same thing simply because they privilege the articulation of repressed material, taboo subjects or unconventional narrative. This article interrogates the notion of feminine writing and proposes a poetics of trauma, exploring their common ground and relationship as highly somatic and affective forms of writing, as well as the ways they may critically differ; the nature of traumatic memory, its tendency to surface as repetition, its particular temporality, and its preoccupation with historical and generational shame distinguish it from écriture féminine. Here I argue that while the poetics of transgenerational trauma qualifies as écriture féminine, the reverse does not necessarily hold true. Further, I suggest the poetics of trans-trauma illuminates the processes of transmission and the cultural conditions and collective trauma associated with it, thereby becoming writing as a social force and political import.
Wandering beneath the grace of clouds: An interview with Janie Conway-Herron
Authors: Conway-Herron Janie , Renes Maarten
Published: August 2021

The following is an edited version of an interview with the writer-scholar-musician Janie Conway-Herron which took place in the beginning of March 2013. It formed part of a Master’s seminar on Australian identity/-ies taught at the University of Barcelona in which Janie Conway-Herron’s first novel, Beneath the Grace of Clouds (Cockatoo Books 2010) was addressed. The interview explores the links between her creative writing, her sense of belonging and place in Australia and her involvement in the alternative protest movements of the 1960s and beyond, especially her engagement with the Indigenous cause through Rock Against Racism. It aims to flesh out the politics behind her creative agenda, which she formulates as follows on the first pages of Beneath the Grace of Clouds.

“I am a collector. I collect lost stories; the ones that people forget or the ones that people know but don’t tell. You can find them if you look hard enough in the right places. I look for different stories and hold them up to myself like a mirror, searching for the elusive threads that might slip away before I have time to catch them. Holding them tightly in a grid of sentences that give vent to a particular jewel of a moment that shines across the centuries, I give meaning and shape to my own life.” (Conway-Herron 2010: 7)
Mapping the soul of place
Authors: Lappin Linda
Published: August 2021

This work describes some activities carried out by students in a creative travel writing class focusing on the soul of place conducted by the author for the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC) study abroad program in Viterbo, Italy. After a brief discussion of the origins and evolution in meaning of the term’ Genius Loci,’ the soul of place is investigated as a link between place and identity as evinced in the works of various creative writers. Landscape narratives as discussed by Potteiger and Purinton and deep maps are applied as models for creative writing practice exploring the connections between the genius loci, pilgrimage, sacred space, sense of place, and personal identity within a unique Mediterranean context of story-places and storied places.
Autoethnography as creative expression: What my story could have been…
Authors: Baker Jennifer
Published: August 2021

This paper explores how I am using creative expression combined with autoethnography and feminist theory to fulfil my PhD project objectives. My television drama series examines sexism, gender roles and gender-assigned occupations. Autoethnography uses the researcher’s story and often stories of others alongside theory to encourage social change, and forms part of the writing methodology for my project. Autoethnographic stories rely on memory and discretion, therefore ‘truth’ is not necessarily essential or possible, and so I discuss ‘truth’ in relation to belief and knowledge, as discussed by current researchers of the theories of Heidegger and Foucault. Spurred on by writers who desire to create work that is inclusive and accessible, I chose creative expression in the form of a fictional television series to attract a wider audience and encourage social change. I refer to current feminist writers who critique post-feminism, with its questionable claims that equality has been achieved, its tendency towards individualism rather than group activism, and its lack of political content. Butler’s concept of performativity in relation to fictional female business owners is discussed in relation to my female protagonists who, as a motivated group, enter a male-dominated industry.
Automated Teller Machine and Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
Authors: Edet Victor Inim
Published: August 2021

The study examines the effect of ATM on the performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria for the period of 7 years from 2012 to 2018. The study adopted ex-post research design. The population of the study is all the deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study collected data from the Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin. The study adopted pre-test analysis of correlation and unit root test using Augmented Dickey- Fuller (ADF) test. After analysizing the unit root test, regression was used. The study found that there was a positive and insignificant effect of ATM on performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. Other findings were that volume of transaction of ATM has positive and insignificant effect on the return on asset of deposit money banks in Nigeria while value of transaction of ATM also has positive and insignificant effect on return on asset of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study recommended that ATM machines should be re-strategies by deposit money banks in Nigeria and they should careful increase the volume of transaction by ensuring that network is properly maintain. They should use ATM network that is very good to satisfy customers during weekends. They should provide more ATM and encourage customers to use ATM and try to reduce the problem of cash jam and lack of cash dispense.
Seramik Çaydanlıklar ve Türklerde Çay Kültürü
Authors: Yardımcı İsmail , Alkan Mediha
Published: August 2021

Tea and the culture related to tea were formed later in the history of the Turks than in various countries of the world. However, the traces of tea culture have been permanent. Because, together with the tea culture created by the Turks today, it has become an irreplaceable value in social life. Thus, tea quickly adapted to Turkish culture. As a result of this fusion, many intellectual innovations were presented in the process from the production of tea to the consumption of tea by the Turks. It is claimed that Turks have a serious contribution to the development of tea drinking culture. Accordingly, the thinness of the cups in which tea is drunk, the method of brewing tea and so on. Other cultures were enriched by the Turks. Such an interest in tea culture has led to the enrichment of ceramic teapots in terms of form. The teapot fulfills the function of drinking tea in a way; on the other hand, it is artistic and is a form produced for art, without the purpose of functionality.
Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Auto-Rickshaw Drivers
Authors: Kadam Amruta , Bhalekar Gargi
Published: August 2021

Background: The carpal tunnel is a rigid, confined fibro- osseous space that physiologically acts as a 'closed compartment'. Carpal tunnel syndrome is characterized by the sensory and motor weakness that occurs when the median nerve is compressed in the carpal tunnel. The clinical syndrome is characterized by pain, numbness, or tingling in the distribution of median nerve. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs as a result of repetitive or sustained wrist flexion, extension or gripping activities. Driving auto-rickshaws involves repetitive movement of the wrist, specifically flexion and extension, so it may increase the risk of carpal tunnel in these populations.
Purpose: To find the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in auto-rickshaw drivers
Methods: 100 auto-rickshaw drivers were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Convenient sampling was done. Ethical approval was taken prior to the study. Data was collected by a self- made questionnaire which was validated. Special confirmatory test (Phalen’s test and Carpal compression test) was performed.
Results: The result showed that out of 100 auto-rickshaw drivers 23 subjects had pain, tingling and numbness, 16 subjects had weakness, 10 subjects had pain at night. Majority of the population i.e. 50 subjects were driving for 7-10 hours and for more than 10 years. Out of 23 subjects experiencing symptoms 18 subjects had been experiencing the symptoms since last 2 years, 9 subjects felt the symptoms at the end of driving, while 7 subjects said that there was relief in symptoms after taking rest. Out of 100 subjects 23 subjects were tested positive for Phalen’s and carpal compression test.
Conclusion: This study concludes that there is 23% prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in auto-rickshaw drivers.

Key words: Carpal tunnel syndrome, Auto-rickshaw drivers, Cumulative trauma disorder.
Immediate and Lasting Effect of Cryoflow (IR Guided) on Pain in Patients with Frozen Shoulder: An Interventional Study
Authors: Gill Manmitkaur A. , Soni Neela C.
Published: August 2021

Background: Frozen shoulder is a painful and debilitating condition with an occurrence of 3% to 5% in the general population and up to 20% in those with diabetes. Physiotherapy has been established to be very effective in treatment of frozen shoulder. “Cryoflow IR machine is the first cryotherapy apparatus for cooling down free surrounding air with a biofeedback system, thereby it ensures a steady temperature on a treated area”. Hence, this study was conducted to study the immediate and lasting effect of Cryoflow (IR guided) on pain in patients with frozen shoulder.
Aims and Objectives: To study an immediate and lasting effect of Cryoflow (IR guided) on pain in patients with frozen shoulder.
Methodology: 15 patients of frozen shoulder were included by convenience sampling after taking ethical approval for the present study. The patients were given Cryoflow (IR guided) for 10 minutes. Study Duration was of 1 month. Pre and post interventional outcome measures in terms of VAS score at rest and during activity were evaluated immediately and after 24 hours of treatment.
Results: Patients showed significant improvement when pre and post data were analyzed for VAS score at rest and during activity. (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Cryoflow (IR guided) has significant immediate and lasting effect (after 24 hrs) on pain at rest and on activity in patients with frozen shoulder.

Key words: Frozen shoulder, Pain, Cryoflow (IR guided).
PERAN KEPALA DESA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 (Studi Desa Mantobua, Kecamatan Lohia, Kabupaten Muna)
Authors: Mimin Mimin , Rusli Muhammad , Tanzil Tanzil
Published: August 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peran kepala desa dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat di masa pandemi Covid-19 dan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mendukung dan menghambat peran kepala desa dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat dimasa pandemi Covid-19 di Desa Mantobua Kecamatan Lohia Kabupaten Muna. Metode penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif Adapun informan dalam penelitian ini adalah Kepala Desa Mantobua, Sekretaris desa, RT desa dan masyarakat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertama, peran kepala desa dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat di masa pandemi Covid-19  terdiri dari peran kepala desa sebagai motivator yaitu kepala desa mampu mengarahkan masyarakat untuk berpartisipasi hal positif di masa pandemic, seperti mengarahkan agar masyarakat memanfaatkan bantuan langsung tunai dengan sebaik-baiknya, peran kepala desa sebagai mobilisator yaitu kepala desa mampu untuk memfasilitasi kegiatan pembangunan seperti memberikan bantuan untuk membuka usaha bengkel misalnya kompresor dan alat bengkel lainnya, dan peran kepala desa sebagai mobilisator adalah kepala desa mengarahkan untuk melakukan sesuatu berkaitan dengan pembangunan seperti melakukan gotong royong untuk pembersihan lingkungan pasar dan tempat ibadah. Kedua, faktor pendukung kepala desa dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat di masa pandemi adalah sumber daya aparatur desa yaitu Selama Covid-19 aparatur Desa Mantobua selalu bekerja sama yang tujuannya untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat, partisipasi masyarakat yaitu masyarakat selalu berpartisipasi dalam mencegah penyebaran covid 19 dengan mengikuti protokol kesehatan selama pandemi seperti memakai masker, menjaga jarak bila berada ditempat keramaian, dan penghambat yaitu sumber dana yaitu sumber dana untuk desa Mantobua itu hanya memanfaatkan dana yang berasal dari pemerintah saja sedangkan dana dari desa mantobua sendiri itu belum ada, sumber daya manusia dan teknologi yaitu Masyarakat Desa Mantobua masih banyak yang belum paham kegunaan dari teknologi itu. Banyak dari masyarakat yang tanpa membaca langsung membagikan berita tersebut
STRATEGI PEMERINTAH KOTA KENDARI DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT PEMULUNG: Studi di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir (TPA) Puuwatu Kota Kendari
Authors: Rismayanti Rismayanti , Bahtiar Bahtiar , Yusuf Bakri
Published: August 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan yaitu: 1). Untuk mengetahui Bagaimana Strategi Pemerintah Kota Kendari Dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Pemulung Di TPA Puuwatu Kota Kendari, 2). Untuk mengetahui Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Pemulung Di TPA Puuwatu Kota Kendari. Penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Penentuan informan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan cara Purposive Sampling dan informan penelitian dalam penelitian ini yaitu pengelola TPA, dan pemulung. Adapun jenis data yang digunakan kualitatif dan kuantitatif sumber data yang digunakan yaitu Data Primer dan Data Sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan pengamatan, wawancara, dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi pemerintah Kota Kendari dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat pemulung, Adapun strategi pemerintah Kota Kendari yaitu, pembangunan rumah yang layak huni, memudahkan dalam pelaksanaan pekerjaan (pemulung), dan pemanfaatan gas metan. Sedangkan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kesejahteraan pemulung yaitu, keterbatasan alat/fasilitas, kurangnya anggaran/dana dari pemerintah, dan kurangnya keterampilan pemulung.
The Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Job Satisfaction
Authors: Khan Muhammad Ahsanullah , Waraich Usman
Published: August 2021

This paper aims to determine the effect of leadership styles on employee job satisfaction. The survey was conducted by administering questionnaires to 400 respondents from different organizations within Pakistan. Transformational leadership style was seen to have a positive effect on various facets of employee job satisfaction. Transactional leadership also turns out to be perceived as having a positive effect on different facets of employee job satisfaction, and so does empowering managerial leadership. It was found that leaders and managers combine the various leadership styles identified in the research paper in proportions that produce a positive result when administering their leadership duties. The proportions at which these leadership styles are combined depend upon the nature of the situation they encounter in the workplace.
Factors Affecting Career Preference of Undergraduate Students
Authors: Khatri Salman , Waraich Usman
Published: August 2021

The objective of this research is to identify the preference factors of undergraduate students in their career decisions. The method used in this research is mixed i.e., quantitative and qualitative. The data was collected through online surveys from the Institute of Business Management Karachi. This research gives the explanation about the career preferences that students make during their studies. This research gives an explanation of how individuals are handling their work-life, how they have selected their careers and what challenges they face overall in their career life. In addition, the paper attempts to extract a detailed view of job vs business. The results demonstrated that more than half of the students have not gone through mentoring in early stage which causes issues in the future for them. Moreover, the experiential part of the study tries to provide awareness to our government and the parents so that this mistake would not be repeated and students should be allowed to excel in their own choice. On the other hand, this report guides us about the path of doing things right and making the world do things in the right way as there are some major concerns to be highlighted at that time otherwise it has no importance afterwards like student needs proper time and attention of their parents and guardians at the time of choosing careers, once its locked it has no way back.
Determining the Role of Conflict Management Strategies on Organizational Performance: A Mediating Role of Employees' Job Satisfaction
Authors: Batool Syeda , Hayat Fiza
Published: August 2021

Conflict Management is one of the essential elements in casual and professional life for enhancing an individual's performance and to bring better results in intense organizational pressures. Although studies which explore the effect of these on job satisfaction are very few and therefore there is a need to check the impact of these form of strategies on job satisfaction. Although according to the studies each and every style of conflict management does not relate to job satisfaction and therefore the major need to associate this style with organizational performance. Thus, a quantitative study has been conducted in the commercial banking sector of Pakistan through a closed-ended questionnaire. Analysis was carried out through the help of statistical data analysis software SMART-PLS and the results of the study indicated that each and every style of conflict management does not result in job satisfaction, nor in the betterment of organizational performance. The results imply that a more rigorous approach and innovative strategies in conflict management should be devised and followed by the managers to address the conflicting issues.
Impact of Organizational Culture on Employees Job Performance in Software Houses
Authors: Lateef Fajar
Published: August 2021

This paper intends to examine the general impact of organizational culture directly or indirectly on employees’ job performance. To find the impact of organizational culture on employee performance within software houses. This is a survey-based research study. Primary and secondary data were used in this study. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire and formal and informal interviews. Customer service, employee participation, reward system, innovation and risk-taking and communication system are reflected variables for this study. The sample size is (n=110); therefore, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis have been used. The overall results support that culture of organizations has a significant positive impact on employees’ job performance at software houses. Employee contribution is the most important element for achieving organizational goals. This study achieves an acknowledged necessity of learning the impact of culture on the job performance of employees of the software industry.
Effect of Employee Retention on Organizational Performance
Authors: Khan Unzilla
Published: August 2021

Employee retention continues to pose one of the greatest challenges facing organizations and managers today with the loss of valuable talent incurring heavy costs to the organization in terms of institutional know-how as well as the time, money, and efforts needed to recruit and train replacements. The purpose of this research is thus to observe the impact of retention on organizational performance. Career development, Supervisor support, Work environment and Rewards are the key variables employed in this research. The variables lead to reflecting how they influence employee retention that is how much impact they have on towards retaining the employees, which ultimately will have an impact on the organization’s performance. The findings of this study will help determine the key elements that lead to employee retention in business organizations in Pakistan.
Impact of Job Satisfaction on Employee Turnover Intention at Bank Al-Habib
Authors: Yousuf Muhammad , Saqib Muhammad
Published: August 2021

This study aims to examine the impact of job satisfaction on employee turnover intention in Bank Al Habib in Pakistan. This research is quantitative in nature and has utilized the double linear regression analysis and the data was collected through self-administrated structured questionnaire. A sample of 375 employees in the Bank Al Habib was selected randomly. The collected data was analyzed through partial least square technique using the Smart PLS software. The findings and results demonstrated that job satisfaction has a significant relationship with turnover intention. Five job-satisfaction dimensions as prescribed by the job descriptive index were employed to measure the job satisfaction variable, which include salary satisfaction, promotion satisfaction, work environment satisfaction, task satisfaction, and supervision satisfaction. The first-dimension salary satisfaction was found to have a significant relationship with turnover intention, which validates that if more salaries are offered to the employees, the job satisfaction level increases and turnover intention decreases. Similarly, the second dimension, promotion satisfaction was to also be found to have a significantly relationship with turnover intention which asserts that higher promotion and career development opportunities reduce the employee turnover intention. Correspondingly, the third variable, work environment satisfaction has a significant relationship with turnover intention which demonstrates that the better co-worker relationships and better physical  work environment characteristics reduces employees’ turnover intention. Likewise, the fourth and fifth variables task satisfaction and supervision satisfaction, respectively, also validate a significant relationship with job satisfaction and a significant relationship with turnover intention. The purpose of this study was to provide a valid framework to the managers and decision makers at bank Al-Habib which would help them devise appropriate job motivational strategies to increase job satisfaction, reduce turnover intention and overall promote organizational productivity and efficiency.
An Analysis of Attitude Towards Online Shopping in Pakistan Using the Technology Acceptance Model
Authors: Mohammed Nooruddin Usman
Published: August 2021

This empirical study aims to examine the factors that Online Shopping Users exhibit which can be used to help the online shopping platforms further work on their online presence in order to make sure that all potential users stay on their platforms and most of all, are content using their platforms. Personality, Web Experiences, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Attitude were used to determine how these factors affect Online Shoppers. A survey (Google Forms) was distributed via social media and social messengers which comprised of virtually infinite respondents. The results showed that most of our respondents are not akin to finding the perceived usability or perceived ease of use of online shopping irrespective they have a certain online leadership style, or are impulsive buyers, and are also not deterred even if they are satisfied with a website or are security conscious. But if they end up finding an online system useful and user-friendly, they will definitely intend to come back to the online portal again for future purchases. This research was conducted inside Pakistan comprising respondents distributed in different cities due to the questionnaire being circulated via online mediums. Future researchers can employ the same model to conduct the same research in another country. This study proposes a framework to quantitatively analyzing the link between different aspects of Personality and different aspects of Web Experiences with Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use, and furthermore the Attitude of the respondents towards Online Shopping Platforms.
A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE RIVER BETWEEN BY NGUGI WA THIANG’O: STUDY OF GENDER OTHERING
Authors: Ghulam Yasin  , Shaukat Ali
Published: August 2021

The present research is a Critical Discourse Analysis of single postcolonial text The River Between by Ngugi (1965). It focuses to explore the discursive techniques employed in the selected text to propagate the concept of gendered Othering. Aim of the researcher is to find how the colonizers other the Kenyans by presenting their stereotypical representations in their discourse and how Ngugi unmasks the Whiteman’s self constructed ideologies about them. The researcher employs Van Dijk’s (2004) analytical model to decode the text critically at words, phrases, sentences and discourse levels. The analytical devices adopted for the present research from this model are:' Actor description', 'categorization', ‘lexicalization', 'authority', ‘polarization' and ‘metaphor'. Further linguistic devices included in the model are: ‘repetition’ and ‘Absolute Term’. All these discursive techniques have been employed to decode the randomly selected data from the given text. The findings show that the theme of gendered othering is very dominant in the selected text and all the mentioned analytical devices have been frequently employed in the selected text to propagate the ideological representations of culture, gender and race.
Studies on the Quantification of Mutation Resistance to Specific Drug Therapy in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patients
Authors: Darji Ankit , Bharadia Praful
Published: August 2021

Imatinib is a type of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor which inhibits the constitutive abnormal tyrosine kinase created by the Philadelphia chromosome i.e. the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase, abnormality in CML patient. The aim of the study is to assess the response of imatinib in CML patients and to observe resistance to imatinib. Study was performed at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Dose of 400, 600, 800 mg of Imatinib was found to be prescribed to all patients during the study. Comparison of laboratory parameters and PCR data were done after measurement by RT-PCR method. Total 256 patients with CML were enrolled in the study. 196 patients had completed study as per protocol. 38 patients were newly diagnosed whereas 158 patients were already diagnosed with CML. 89.29% (n = 175) of patients achieved complete haematological response, Complete MolR were achieved in n = 41 at 6th months, n = 1 at 12th month and 18th month and no patient was found with none CyR out of 196 patients; no patient were found with minimal CyR at 6th month, 2 patient were at 12th month and 3 patients were at 18th month. Mean PCR value (BCR-ABL/ABL ratio) in patient was found 0.245±1.16 at Day 0, 0.824±1.51 at 6th month, 4.086±9.58 at 12th month and 6.713±11.32 at 18th month visit. In conclusion, it was observed that resistance to imatinib might be developed within an average time of 12 months in the patients due to which survival rate was drastically reduced.
Neuroprotective role of Curcuma amada in F1 progeny of Juvenile Danio rerio (Zebrafish) from Nickel Chloride Induced Maternal Stress in Gestationally Challenged Adult Fishes
Authors: N Sudha , Janardhanam Vanisree Arambakkam
Published: August 2021

Background: Nickel chloride, a widely occurring heavy metal compound is reported to be neuro toxic to organisms. It was shown to cause detrimental behaviour and biochemical changes. However, its effect on the nervous system of offspring of the victimized organisms and the combating strategies remain unexplained. Such studies could broaden our knowledge on the detrimental effect of toxic compounds and help in developing suitable combating strategies. Purpose: To evaluate the neuroprotective role of ethyl acetate extract (EA) of Curcuma amada in the brain of F1 progeny of Danio rerio (Zebrafish) which has been gestationally exposed to neurotoxicant nickel chloride. Methods: The group distribution of the study was Group I-Control Juvenile Fish, Group II-Juvenile fish obtained from female fishes subjected to nickel chloride exposure for 50 days, Group III-Juvenile fish obtained from female fish subjected to nickel chloride exposure and co- treated with EA extract of Curcuma amada (150µg) from 30th day to 50th day, Group-IV-Juvenile fish treated with EA extract of Curcuma amada (150µg) for 50 days. Neuroprotective role of ethyl acetate extract of Curcuma amada was evaluated in the juvenile fish (F1 progeny) by performing anxiety and memory test, visualizing ultra-structural changes of juvenile brain using transmission electron microscopy and biochemical assay of membrane bound enzymes. Result: In Colour preference test, there was marked reduction in anxiety behavior in the F1 progeny of exposed fish co treated with EA extract of Curcuma amada (Group III) compared to F1 progeny of metal exposed group (Group-II). In the novel object rejection test, there was a marked improvement in the memory and learning pattern of the EA extract of Curcuma amada treated fishes (Group III) compared to F1 progeny of metal exposed group (Group-II). TEM analysis showed clumped and condensed chromatin, peripheral margination and empty mitochondria with loss of cristae and lipid droplets in Nickel exposed model (Group-II) which was found to be alleviated in EA extract of Curcuma amada co-treated group (Group-III). Altered activities of Calcium ATPases and Sodium potassium ATPases was noted in Nickel chloride exposed Group (Group-II) which however were regulated by EA extract of Curcuma amada. Conclusion: The study suggests that Curcuma amada could combat the toxic effect of nickel chloride in the juvenile fish, the progeny of the exposed adult female.
Synthesis, In-vitro and In-silico Anti-inflammatory activity of new Thiazole derivatives
Authors: Gullapelli Kumaraswamy , Maroju Ravichandar , Merugu Ramchander
Published: August 2021

The present study is aiming at synthesis of new heterocycles like benzimidazole nucleus containing Pyrazole, isoxazole and thiazoles. The title compounds were synthesized from 4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl) oxazol-2-amine (1). The title compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and showed excellent to moderate activity and molecular docking studies were supporting anti-inflammatory activity exhibiting high inhibition constant and binding energy. The chemical structures of the synthesised compounds were characterized by IR, 1HNMR, Mass spectroscopic techniques.
Method Development and Validation of Degradation Studies of Lenalidomide by RP-HPLC
Authors: Venkateshwarlu Punna , M. Patel Mehul
Published: August 2021

A simple, accurate, RP HPLC method was developed by this study determination of lenalidomide. This method is developed by Shimadzu LC -2010 HT by using C18 (250 X 4.6 X mm X 5µ) column in solvents Phosphate buffer: Acetonitrile (55:45) v/v as mobile phase and the temperature was maintained at 25°C. The mobile phase flow rate 1ml/min was pumped and sample wavelength was detected at 242nm by ultraviolet -visible spectrophotometer. The retention time was found 2.5 min. The number of theoretical plates and tailing factor for lenalidomide was observed 16199.817 (NLT 2000) and 1.128 (NMT 2). The method was validated for analytical standards such as linearity, accuracy, precision, system suitability and robustness. LOD and LOQ values obtained from regression of lenalidomide 0.058 and 0.174µg/ml. The regression equation of validated method for lenalidomide is Y=5223x+183075. In wide range of 25 to 150 (µg/ml) the linearity was observed. The method was validated and a recovery study indicates accuracy of this method. The Retention time less compared to established methods. The method was validated by determining its accuracy, precision and system suitability. The results of the study showed that the proposed RP-HPLC method is simple, rapid, precise and accurate, which is useful for the routine determination of Lenalidomide in bulk drug and in its pharmaceutical dosage forms.
A new functional food ingredient enriched by Phytoecdisteroids and Polyphenols from quinoa grains (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)
Authors: S.N. Zorin , Yu. S. Sidorova , N.A. Petrov , I.B. Perova , A.D. Malinkin , D.O. Bokov , V.V. Bessonov , V.K. Mazo
Published: August 2021

Objective: Quinoa grains (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) contain a large number of secondary metabolites. Phytoecdysteroids and polyphenols, secondary metabolites, are of great interest for research today. The aim of the study is a method development for the extraction of biologically active substances (BAS) from quinoa grains to obtain a functional food ingredient (FFI) enriched with phytoecdysteroids and polyphenols. Materials and methods: The content of phytoecdysteroids at each stage of quinoa extract production was determined by two methods: HPLC with a spectrophotometric detector and HPLC with a mass spectrometer. The content of total polyphenols was determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The flavonoid profile was determined using a liquid chromatography system with a diode array spectrophotometric detector and a triple quadrupole mass spectrometric detector. Results: The chosen technological scheme for the production of FFI can concentrate more than 200 times the major phytoecdysteroid 20-hydroxyecdysone major in quinoa in the final product relative to the raw material. The maximum yield of flavonoids in the final product was observed in cases of 20 and 40% ethanol extraction. Conclusion: These results lead to the conclusion that highly enriched sources of BAS can be obtained using fairly simple technological approaches and commercially available reagents from quinoa grains.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw dalam Pembelajaran Fisika untuk Meningkatkan Aktivitas dan Prestasi Belajar Siswa
Authors: Endang Sri
Published: August 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw untuk meningkatkan aktivitas dan prestasi belajar siswa pada kelas VIIA semester I pada pokok bahasan Gerak Lurus SMP Muhammadiyah Mataram tahun pelajaran 2020/2021. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian tindakan kelas, yang terdiri dari tiga siklus terdiri dari perencanaan, pelaksaan tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Hasil penelitian yang didapat adalah sebagai berikut : siklus I; Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa 55,47 dan ketuntasan klasikalnya 40%. Siklus II; Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa 66,01 dan ketuntasan klasikalnya 60% Siklus III; Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa 74 dan ketuntasan klasikalnya 90%. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data tersebut terdapat peningkatan Rata-rata belajar siswa dan ketuntasan klasikalnya pada tiap siklus. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw dapat meningkatkan aktivitas dan prestasi belajar siswa pada kelas VIIA semester I SMP Muhammadiyah Mataram tahun pelajaran 2020/2021.
Erzurum İlinde 0-18 Yaş Arası Çocuklarda Rubella Seroprevalansının Araştırılması
Authors: GÜLER Muhammet Akif , YILMAZ Ahmet
Published: August 2021

Bu çalışmada Erzurum merkezdeki 0-18 yaş arası çocuklarda Rubella IgM ve Rubella IgG seropozitifliğini, ülkemizde aşılama programının uygulamaya girmesinden önce yapılmış çalışmalarla karşılaştırarak, ulusal aşı programımızın çocuklarda erken yaşlarda antikor oluşumuna etkisinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. 01.01.2018-31.12.2019 tarihleri arasında aile hekimlerince muayene edilen ve Rubella IgG-IgM serolojisi araştırılan kişilerin sonuçları retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Hastalardan alınan kan örnekleri Erzurum Halk Sağlığı Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarı’nda ELISA yöntemiyle çalışıldı. Çalışmada yer alan bireyler; 0-12 ay, 1-3 yaş, 4-7 yaş, 8-14 yaş ve 15-18 yaş olarak beş gruba ayrıldı. Bireylerin yaş ortalaması 14,4±4,42 olup; bunların 417'si (%78,2) kız, 116'sı (%21,8) erkekti. Çalışma grubunun genelinde anti-Rubella IgG seropozitifliği %97,7 (499/511), anti-Rubella IgM seropozitifliği %0,6 (3/533) bulundu. Kız çocuklarında Rubella IgG ve IgM seropozitiflik oranları sırasıyla %98, %0,7; erkek çocuklarda ise sırasıyla Rubella IgG ve Rubella IgM pozitifliği %96,5, %0 idi. Çalışmamızda anti-Rubella IgG seropozitifliği 0-12 ay, 1-3 yaş, 4-7 yaş, 8-14 yaş ve 15-18 yaş gruplarında sırasıyla, %80; %100; %100; %97,5 ve %98 oranında bulundu. Anti-Rubella IgM seropozitifliği ise 15-18 yaş grubunda sadece 3 kişide (%0,6) pozitif bulundu. Çalışmamızda ortaya çıkan sonuçları ülkemizde 2006 yılından önce yapılmış çalışmalarla karşılaştırdığımızda, bölgemizde aşı uygulamasının etkisiyle erken yaşlarda anti-Rubella IgG seropozitiflik oranların çok yüksek düzeylere ulaştığı görülmüştür.