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Leadership and Decision-making Style among Women Entrepreneurs: A Case of Malaysia
Authors: ISA FILZAH MD , MOHD NOR NOR AZILA , NOOR SHAISTA
Published: March 2021

Women entrepreneur plays a catalytic role in economic development, as women constitute half of Malaysia's population. The contribution of women entrepreneurs in the country's economy is significant and may not ignore. Malaysia is a multicultural and multiethnic society comprised of Malays, Chinese, Indian and other local ethnics. The present study investigates the leadership and decision-making style among Malaysian women entrepreneurs. The present study adopted the qualitative research strategy, and ten women entrepreneurs are interviewed. A semi-structured interview technique is applied, and 6 Malays and 4 Chinese entrepreneurs made the study population. The result highlights that both Malay and Chinese entrepreneurs used democratic leadership styles for business management. Regarding decision-making, Malaysian women experienced failures in making the right decision. However, they considered the failure as a learning process for future decision-making. The present study will help new entrepreneurs persevere in their business ventures, and policymakers look into the best supports to enhance Malaysian women entrepreneurs' success. Keywords: Women Entrepreneur, Decision-making Process, Leadership Styles, Malaysia.
Effect of green sand mixture with dextrin additives on mechanical properties of aluminum 6351
Authors: Kingsley Okechukwu Ikebudu  , Swift Kenneth Onyegirim  , Philip Ifchukwu Udeorah
Published: March 2021

Quality of cast produced from green sand mold is been influenced by mold properties which includes green compression strength, permeability, etc. In this work the green sand used for casting of aluminum 6351 alloy specimens were made by mixing in varied percentage proportions; bentonite clay, dextrin additive and moisture content with local silica sand considering the need for most effective proportions of these mixtures to enhance green sand production of aluminum 6351 alloy products. A 3 factor, 3 level (33) design of experiment (DOE) was made for this research work using Optimal (custom) design of Design-Expert 10 software which gave 20 runs. Cylindrical specimens for green sand test were prepared according to standard per run. This was in order to study effects of bentonite clay, dextrin additive and moisture content of the green molding sand used for casting per mold this aluminum 6351 alloy. Prepared sand specimens were individually subjected to basic sand test like green sand strength and permeability test and also cast specimens per mold achieved were subjected to mechanical property test to achieve results which become the Response output of the study. These experimental results were optimized for the purpose of achieving most effective proportions of the mixtures to give effective results and from the optimal validation values, 5% water content, 12% bentonite and 8.85182% dextrin organic additive was found to be the optimized solution that gave the most effective hardness at (40.4GSS and 112PN) while 3% water, 12% bentonite clay and 9% dextrin additive gave most effective toughness at (41.9GSS and 96.10PN).
(RE)PENSANDO A RESPEITO DAS NARRATIVAS DE VIAGEM “TRADICIONAIS” — DIÁSPORA COMO FORMAÇÃO DO SUJEITO TRANSCULTURAL EM UM DEFEITO DE COR
Authors: De Matos Silva Camila
Published: March 2021

Este artigo propõe pensar a respeito de como tem sido conceituado e analisado as Literaturas de Viagens, bem como este gênero literário tem sido composto (quase que) exclusivamente por cânones e/ou pessoas que têm a viagem, praticamente, dentro de uma ótica positiva. Neste sentido, questionamos o lugar do negro na diáspora, da dor e da visão daqueles que inúmeras vezes não puderam (e não podem) escolher suas viagens. Para isso, elegemos o romance Um defeito de cor, de Ana Maria Gonçalves, uma vez que a narradora-personagem, Kehinde, é um sujeito transeunte — que tem a viagem como força de resistência e (auto)conhecimento. Kehinde viaja muito durante todo o romance, seja em busca do filho perdido, seja fugindo de perseguições, seja para se iniciar como vodunsí, seja para seu retorno à África e/ou ao Brasil. Seus trânsitos são cheios de muita luta e dor — mas trazem também características inegáveis da Literatura de Viagem (“tradicional), então, por que não ler a obra por esse viés? Por que ainda é tão difícil inserir nossas narrativas negras, banhadas em ejè, sangue, dentro de certas epistemologias?
BORIS SCHNAIDERMAN EM TEIAS CULTURAIS E AFETIVAS
Authors: Hoisel Evelina
Published: March 2021

Esta leitura procura refletir sobre os investimentos intelectuais e afetivos de Boris Schnaiderman que movimentam os trânsitos culturais Brasil e Rússia, Verifica-se como a sua trajetória de tradutor intercultural desenvolveu-se no sentido de construir pontes de longo alcance que, com o passar dos anos, constituíram-se como um entrelugar marcado pelo saber e pela afetividade que passa a permear esses contatos. Observa-se também como Jerusa Pires Ferreira contracena com Boris Schnaiderman outra potente face das traduções culturais Brasil-Rússia, pelo viés da oralidade, dedicando-se ao estudo do conto russo no sertão baiano e construindo teias culturais duplamente marcadas pelo saber e pela afetividade.
THE SPACE BETWEEN US: DO AMPARO À OPRESSÃO
Authors: De Jesus dos Santos Sandra
Published: March 2021

A literatura foi, por muito tempo, apenas fonte de entretenimento para pequenos grupos que possuíam educação, tempo e dinheiro. Principalmente, mediante a forma do gênero romance, a arte literária sempre atendeu e divertiu a classe média branca e com grande poder aquisitivo.No livro The Space Between Us (2006), Thirty Umrigar (1961) não revoga para si a legitimidade de uma voz que não é a sua nem as dores por ela não experimentadas, por isso ela traz núcleos sociais distintos que se imbricam na mesma trama. Se por um lado, tem-se a empregada doméstica Bhima, também residente de uma favela em Bombaim, seu marido Gopal, seus filhos vitimizados pela AIDS e uma neta adolescente grávida; por outro lado, também, a narrativa traz a patroa Sera, viúva de seu marido agressivo, Feroz, e sua filha Dinaz, grávida e casada com o jovem Viraf . O romance atualiza tensões históricas a respeito de castas e classes sociais. Ele mostra a hipocrisia das relações humanas e a polarização socioeconômica presente, não só na Índia, mas, infelizmente, em todas as partes do mundo.
Crafting Country
Authors: Bird Caroline , Rhoads James
Published: March 2021

Based on ten years of surveys and excavations in Nyiyaparli country in the eastern Chichester Ranges, north-west Australia, Crafting Country provides a unique synthesis of Holocene archaeology in the Pilbara region. The analysis of about 1000 sites, including surface artefact scatters and 19 excavated rock shelters, as well as thousands of isolated artefacts, takes a broad view of the landscape, examining the distribution of archaeological remains in time and space. Heritage compliance archaeology commonly focuses on individual sites, but this study reconsiders the evidence at different scales – at the level of artefact, site, locality, and region – to show how Aboriginal people interacted with the land and made their mark on it. Crafting Country shows that the Nyiyaparli ‘crafted’ their country, building structures and supplying key sites with grindstones, raw material and flaked stone cores. In so doing, they created a taskscape of interwoven activities linked by paths of movement.
Animal Dreams
Authors: Brooks David
Published: March 2021

Animal Dreams collects David Brooks’ thought-provoking essays about how humans think, dream and write about other species. Brooks examines how animals have featured in Australian and international literature and culture, from ‘The Man from Snowy River’ to Rainer Maria Rilke and The Turin Horse, to live-animal exports, veganism, and the culling of native and non-native species. In his piercing, elegant, widely celebrated style, he considers how private and public conversations about animals reflect older and deeper attitudes to our own and other species, and what questions we must ask to move these conversations forward, in what he calls ‘the immense work of undoing’.
Alexander Mackie
Authors: Sherington Geoffrey
Published: March 2021

From the late nineteenth century, academic disciplines emerged in universities, marking boundaries of knowledge, teaching and research. Education became a transnational academic discipline, developing across Britain, Europe and North America and providing a foundation for the teaching profession. Educated in Edinburgh, Alexander Mackie was influenced by German idealist philosophy and by progressive views of teaching drawn from the United States. He carried his academic values across the Empire when he was appointed the inaugural principal of Sydney Teachers’ College and professor of education at the University of Sydney. For almost four decades, Mackie struggled to sustain education as an academic discipline and teaching as an autonomous profession. Failing health hindered his efforts, but many of his values were passed on to his children. Grounded in their father’s educational philosophy, Mackie’s daughter, Margaret, and son, John, became academics, engaging with the transnational postwar worlds of inquiry and research.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Minat Konsumen terhadap Pembelian Telur Ayam Ras di Pasar Wilayah Kecamatan Babat Kabupaten Lamongan
Authors: Raharja Galih Adhy , Susanto Edy , Muhammad Afif
Published: March 2021

Penelitian dilakukan di pasar di Kecamatan Babat Lamongan melalui observasi dan wawancara terhadap responden yang merupakan pembeli telur di pasar tersebut. Penelitian dilakukan pada tanggal 15 Juni 2015 sampai dengan 30 Juni 2015. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh kualitas produk, harga, nilai pelanggan terhadap minat membeli telur. Hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai koefisien regresi sebagai berikut: konstanta = -5,742, kualitas produk = 0,221, harga = 0,344, nilai pelanggan = 0,333. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa variabel bebas (kualitas produk, harga, dan nilai pelanggan) berpengaruh positif terhadap variabel terikat (minat beli). Untuk memperkirakan nilai kesalahan standar penelitian adalah 2,75. Artinya dispersi atau standar deviasi dari variabel Y (minat beli) ke garis regresi 2,75. Adapun nilai koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,82 yang berarti lebih besar dari taraf signifikansi 5% dan 1% yang membuktikan adanya korelasi antara variabel bebas (kualitas produk, harga dan nilai pelanggan) dengan vaiabel bound (pembelian bunga).
Pengaruh Pemberian Tepung Daun Kersen (Muntingia Calabura L.) Pada Pakan Komersial Terhadap Kualitas Fisik Telur Burung Puyuh (Coturnix - Coturnix Japonica)
Authors: Sugianto Muhammad Dani Nur , Dahlan Mufid , Seomarsono Qabillah Cita Kurnia Nastiti
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di UPT Agri Science Tecknopark Universitas Islam Lamongan. Tujuan penelitian ialah mengetahui pengaruh penambahan tepung daun kersen (Muntingia calabura L.) pada pakan komersial terhadap kualitas fisik telur puyuh. Metode yang digunakan ialah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) terdiri dari 4 perlakuan 3 kali ulangan sehingga diperlukan 12 petak 1 petak akan diisi dengan jumlah 11 ekor burung puyuh sehingga total membutuhkan 132 burung puyuh. Adapun perlakuan dalam penelitian ini ialah penambahan tepung daun kersen pada pakan komersial dengan dosis sebagai berikut :P0: Pemberikan pakan tanpa perlakuan atau sebagai kontrol P1: pemberian tepung daun kersen pada pakan komersial sebesar 3% P2: pemberian tepung daun kersen pada pakan komersial sebesar 5% P3: pemberian tepung daun kersen pada pakan komersial sebesar 7%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan memperoleh hasil bahwa pemberian tepung daun kersen sebanyak 3%, 5%, serta 7% pada pakan tidak memberikan pengaruh terhadap kualitas fisik telur burung puyuh (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
STUDI ECOCRITICISM DALAM FILM DORAEMON & NOBITA AND THE GREEN GIANT LEGEND KARYA AYUMU WATANABE
Authors: Basri Syaiful Qadar
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana bentuk ecocriticism yang direpresentasikan dalam penggambaran alam di film Doraemon & Nobita and the Green Giant Legend. Berikutnya penelitin berusaha mengetahui perspektif yang dimiliki oleh tokoh yang ada dalam film Doraemon & Nobita and the Green Giant Legend. Tokoh mana yang termasuk ke dalam ecocentric dan tokoh mana yang termasuk anthropocentric.metod yang digunkan metode kulaitatif.Pada metode pengumpulan data, penulis memutuskan untuk memilih film Doraemon & Nobita and the Green Giant Legend karya Ayumu Watanabe, karena film tersebut adalah salah satu film yang mengandung wacana ecocriticism. Untuk itulah pemilihan film Doraemon & Nobita and the Green Giant Legend ini menjadi data primer untuk kemudian akan dikaji secara lebih mendalam. Selanjutnya, film tersebut dikaji dengan menggunakan ecocriticism dengan mengupas sebuah kritik terhadap film tersebut untuk menemukan hasil dan pembahasan baru yang terkandung di dalamnya. Ayumu Watanabe mengangkat isu ini ke dalam film sebagai bentuk kritik atas apa yang telah dia lihat dan saksikan pada apa yang terjadi pada bumi, yaitu pembalakan liar, pembakaran hutan, pembuangan sampah, dan lain sebagainya. diharapkan dengan adanya pengkajian mengenai film yang mengangkat isu ini, masyarakat lebih menyadari dan memahami bahwa alam adalah satu-satunya sumber kehidupan seluruh makhluk hidup yang ada di bumi.Â
Märchen, Mythen, Netflix
Authors: Gebele Niklas
Published: March 2021

Popkulturelle Narrative bieten einen niederschwelligen, kreativen und unmittelbar emotional bedeutsamen Zugang zum Denken und Fühlen von Patient*innen. Durch die gemeinsame Analyse bekannter Geschichten und die daraus abgeleiteten individuellen Metaphern und Erkenntnisse kann eine gemeinsame, verbindende Sprache für den psychotherapeutischen Prozess gefunden werden.

Anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele verdeutlicht Niklas Gebele, wie das Interesse an für PatientInnen bedeutsamer Popkultur – Filme, Serien, Literatur, Games und Musik – eine vertrauensvolle und als wertschätzend erlebte therapeutische Beziehung fördert. Er motiviert Therapeut*innen zum kreativen Ausprobieren und Weiterentwickeln der eigenen psychotherapeutischen Technik und zeigt Möglichkeiten der soliden Fundierung eines solchen Vorgehens in anerkannten psychotherapeutischen Richtlinienverfahren auf.
Hội ngộ trên trang giấy: ong chích, dejà vu, quid pro quo
Authors: Vuong Quan-Hoang
Published: March 2021

Phải nói là trên đời có những thứ gọi là duyên kỳ ngộ chẳng thể sai được. Đối với tôi, thi thoảng chúng lại sinh ra từ công việc nghiên cứu, viết ra suy nghĩ và xuất bản. Chỉ có điều, khó có thể đoán là khi nào xuất hiện. Chỉ biết kiên nhẫn, bền gan, thì sẽ gặp thôi.
A Proof of Concept for Machine Learning-Based Virtual Knapping Using Neural Networks
Authors: Orellana Figueroa Jordy Didier , Reeves Jonathan Scott , McPherron Shannon P. , Tennie Claudio
Published: March 2021

Prehistoric stone tools are an important source of evidence for the study of human behavioural and cognitive evolution. Archaeologists use insights from the experimental replication of stone tools to understand things such as the behaviours and cognitive capacities required to manufacture them. However, such experiments can require large amounts of time and raw materials, and achieving sufficient control of key knapping variables can be difficult. A computer program able to accurately simulate stone tool production would make lithic experimentation faster and more accessible, and may lead to reliable insights into the factors that structure the archaeological record. We present here a proof of concept for a machine learning-based virtual knapping framework capable of quickly and accurately predicting flake removals from 3D cores using a conditional adversarial neural network (CGAN). We programmatically generated a testing dataset of standardised 3D cores with flakes knapped from them. After training, the CGAN accurately predicted the length, volume, width, and shape of these flake removals using the core surface information alone. This demonstrates the feasibility of machine learning for investigating stone tool production virtually. With an increased training sample and validation against archaeological data, virtual knapping could enable fast, cheap, and highly-repeatable virtual lithic experimentation.
STRATEGIES TO INCREASE DOMESTIC TOURIST VISITS
Authors: Salim Agus
Published: March 2021

The concept of strategy is the composition of the mission in an organization or company in planning activities in order to achieve a goal and be on target by considering many aspects, namely the aspect of competition and the influence of the strength of the factors from the environment. The role of the government is very important in formulating strategies to support the development of tourism destinations, especially new destinations.There are several factors that are fulfilled in developing an area to become a tourist destination, including objects, facilities, infrastructure, transportation. In addition, in this era of all-around social media, there are so many tourist objects that are viral to the public via social media such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and others. Tourist attractions managers must be able to take advantage of this social media phenomenon because it will greatly impact a very significant increase in visits.In the midst of the current corona virus pandemic, it has resulted in a significant decline in the tourism sector. Therefore, the right strategy to prepare for the new normal era really needs to be prepared.
Mucolipin 2 is differentially expressed in lymph node metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: March 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). Between the breast and the brain reside the secondary lymphoid organ, the lymph nodes. We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the lymph nodes in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that mucolipin 2, encoded by MCOLN2, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the lymph node metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. MCOLN2 mRNA was present at increased quantities in lymph node metastases as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of MCOLN2 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free survival, in lymph node positive patients but not in lymph node negative patients. Modulation of MCOLN2 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the lymph nodes and the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Human Resource Management: A report on recent trends and practices
Authors: Gordon Anna
Published: March 2021

The management of human resources is an integral part of the management function and is essential tothe success of most organizations. We highlights recent trends in theory and practice, addressing majorconcerns related to human resources management and highlighting how new HRM concepts andapproaches surpassed previous personnel procedures. Our analysis of the sector from the position of anon-specialist provides a vital evaluation of the human resources function and connects HRM andmanagement practice and strategy. The management of human resources has become an integral partof the managing function of most companies and is essential for their success. In highlighting recentadvances in theory and practice, we address the fundamental problems in the management of humanresources and points out how new ideas and approaches have overcome past staff practices in HRM.Our analysis of the sector from the position of a non-specialist provides a vital evaluation of the humanresources function and connects HRM and management practice and strategy
Reservoir Simulation of CO2 Storage using Compositional Flow Model for geological formations in Frio Field and Precaspian Basin
Authors: Kamashev Aibar , Amanbek Yerlan
Published: March 2021

CO2 storage is a greenhouse gas mitigation instrument for many countries.In this paper, we investigate the possibility of CO2 storage in the region of the Precaspian basin using the compositional flow model that was verified by the data of the Frio pilot project, USA. We use local grid refinement in the commercial reservoir simulator. In the reservoir simulation for data of the Frio Pilot project, we have achieved a good history matching of the well pressure. The different scenarios were tested and post-injection migration was shown for both case studies. The long-term reservoir simulation shows the potential amount of trapped CO2 by residual and dissolved trapping mechanisms in the Precaspian basin.
Mathers (in press) Using video to assess preschool teachers’ pedagogical knowledge
Authors: Mathers Sandra
Published: March 2021

Theory suggests that effective real-time decision-making in classrooms requires teachers to have flexible access to rich and well-organised knowledge of effective teaching practices. Yet prior research on the role and importance of procedural knowledge has been equivocal. This exploratory study used a new video measure of procedural knowledge to examine relationships with observed classroom quality, and establish which opportunities to learn (qualifications, professional development, classroom experience) predict greater knowledge. It focused on preschool teachers’ knowledge of oral language pedagogy, on the basis that early language provides the foundation for children’s later learning. The sample comprised 104 teachers participating in a wider RCT, designed to evaluate a professional development intervention. Teachers were shown two short videos of classroom interactions and asked to identify instances of effective practice. Responses were coded to capture three facets: perceiving (the ability to identify salient language-supporting strategies); naming (the use of specific professional vocabulary to describe interactions); and interpreting (the ability to interpret the interactions observed). The three facets could be empirically distinguished. Explicit and higher-order procedural knowledge (naming, interpreting) most strongly predicted classroom quality. Formal learning opportunities were stronger predictors of procedural knowledge than classroom experience. Intervention effects on classroom quality were mediated by knowledge. Implications for workforce development are discussed.
Imagining a Personalized Scenario Selectively Increases Perceived Risk of Viral Transmission for Older Adults
Authors: Sinclair Alyssa Hannah , Stanley Matthew , Hakimi Shabnam , Cabeza Roberto , Adcock R. Alison , Samanez-Larkin Gregory Russell
Published: March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a serious and prolonged public-health emergency. Older adults have been at significantly greater risk of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death due to COVID-19; as of February 2021, over 81% of COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S. occurred for people over the age of 65. Converging evidence from around the world suggests that age is the most significant risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness and for the experience of adverse health outcomes. Therefore, effectively communicating health-related risk information requires tailoring interventions to older adults’ needs. Using a novel informational intervention with a nationally-representative sample of 546 U.S. residents, we found that older adults reported increased perceived risk of COVID-19 transmission after imagining a personalized scenario with social consequences. Although older adults tended to forget numerical information over time, the personalized simulations elicited increases in perceived risk that persisted over a 1-3 week delay. Overall, our results bear broad implications for communicating information about health risks to older adults, and suggest new strategies to combat annual influenza outbreaks.
modglm: An R package for testing, interpreting, and displaying interactions in generalized linear models of discrete data
Authors: McCabe Connor , Halvorson Max Andrew , King Kevin Michael , Cao Xiaolin , Kim Dale Sim
Published: March 2021

Many researchers hope to examine interaction effects using generalized linear models (GLMs) to predict outcomes on nonlinear scales. For instance, logistic and Poisson GLMs are used to estimate associations between predictors and outcomes in nonlinear probability and count scales, respectively. However, we (McCabe et al., 2021; Halvorson et al., in press) and others (Ai & Norton, 2003; Mize, 2019; Norton, Wang, & Ai, 2004) have shown that testing and interpreting interaction effects on these scales is not straightforward. GLMs require the application of partial derivatives and/or discrete differences to compute and probe interaction effects appropriately when models are interpreted on their nonlinear scale. Currently available open-source software does not provide methods of computing these interaction effects on probability and count scales, reflecting a central limitation in applying these methods in research practice. Here, we introduce `modglm`, an R-based software package that accompanies our manuscript providing recommendations for computing interaction effects in nonlinear probability and counts (McCabe et al., 2021). This software produces the interaction effect between two variables in generalized linear models of probabilities and counts and provides additional statistics and plotting utilities for evaluating and describing this effect.
How Stigma Gets Under the Skin: Internalized Oppression and Dual Minority Stress Among Black Sexual Minorities
Authors: Ajayi Alex A. , Syed Moin
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the links between oppressive social conditions and psychological well-being among Black sexual minorities. In particular, we examine the nature and process by which members of marginalized groups may come to internalize the negative messages about their non-dominant social identity (i.e., internalized oppression). Given that Black sexual minorities are simultaneously subjugated to systems of oppression based on their race and their sexuality, they will experience what we have termed “dual minority stress”. By examining the narratives of 15 Black sexual minorities, we provide empirical support for the dual minority stress model and shed light on the characteristics of internalized oppression and the social conditions by which oppression is internalized. Specifically, our findings point to three important manifestations of internalized oppression: psychological maladjustment, acting-out mechanisms, and identity disintegration. We also identify three mechanisms by which oppression becomes internalized: notions of prototypicality, socio-political invisibility, and the absence of counterspaces. Overall, our findings highlight unique psychological experiences that exist where multiple subordinate-group identities interact and note the important links between social context and the self.
Grammar Teaching: A Case Study of a Pakistani School in Sultanate of Oman
Authors: Mesti Saadia
Published: March 2021

Grammar constitutes an essential element in the learning and teaching of any language. English as a foreign language is being taught in Pakistani government-run schools and in non-elitist private schools. The focal question in this paper centers on the several implications of the teaching process of grammatical concepts. The main aim of this research study is to find out the methods adopted in the teaching of grammar and whether these methods are updated with recent methods recommended in recent research on effective teaching and learning. The content analysis of books and review of teaching methods are used as methodological tools. The results suggest that the grammar teaching methods are outdated, the text material contains misleading explanations, and lack understanding of descriptive linguistic concepts on grammar. The core recommendation is that the grammar teaching methods and text material in question should be reviewed and updated with a more up-to-date material. The significance of the study lies in the fact that it will shade light on the teaching practices of grammar and review updated research on the teaching of grammar, which need consideration in teacher training programs and study material design.
The Role of Problem Based Learning in Engaging and Empowering Omani EAP Learners: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Amena Moin
Published: March 2021

Problem Based Learning (PBL) is used in various fields of study. However, there is a dearth of use of PBL and its relevance in English Language Teaching (ELT). Thus, this exploratory study focusses on the use, relevance and implementation of PBL in ELT. It describes how PBL empowers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) learners by engaging them in real-world issues. The insights gained from self- classroom observations of the teacher-researcher were integrated with insights obtained through extensive literature review. This study was done over eight semesters with around 300 students in each semester. The study showed that in English for Business 1(an EAP course), PBL fosters self-directed learning as the students make choices and take decisions about current economic problems in accomplishing the various milestones of the process throughout the semester. It also showed that EAP learners can take charge of their learning and make their connections with authentic business material. The study further showed that the use of PBL approach in English for Business 1 course helped learners reﬂect on the way they had learnt, improved their research skills, gave the confidence to do teamwork, helped them identify relevant research tools and inculcated self-management and time management skills in them. The study, thus, showed that the use of PBL encourages active learning and makes EAP learners become responsible for their learning as they indulge in reflective critical thinking about what is being learned, which in turn makes them life-long learners. The study makes several recommendations for an effective PBL class, including allowing students to choose their groups, providing feedback at the right time, encouraging the use of reflective journals, etc.
International Macroeconomics With Imperfect Financial Markets
Authors: Maggiori Matteo
Published: March 2021

A review of recent advances in open economy analysis under segmented international financial markets. A set of modeling tools that have been used to understand ?financialcrises, the ensuing policy response (e.g., Quantitative Easing and FX intervention), deviations from arbitrage (CIP deviations), and more generally the impact of capital flows on exchange rates. This modeling approach has also sheds a different light onclassic topics such as the exchange rate disconnect, international risk sharing, UIPfailures, and the carry trade.
Kendali Pengunci Pintu Secara Nirkabel Menggunakan Wemos Arduino
Authors: Rahardiansyah Sofyan , Siswanto Diky , Rofii Faqih , Fanani Muhammad Ifan
Published: March 2021

Teknologi mikrokontroler dapat diimplementasikan ke berbagai aplikasi dan perangkat yang mendukung kehidupan sehari-hari. Penggunaan mikrokontroler bisa digunakan untuk mengendalikan sebuah perangkat yang sebelumnya masih secara manual dan tidak termonitor. Penelitian ini merancang sebuah aplikasi yang berbasis teknologi mikrokontroler dan internet dimana untuk memudahkan pengontrolan penguncian melalui aplikasi android di handphone. Metode penelitian ini merancang bangun sebuah perangkat yang menggunakan Wemos D1 R2 Arduino compatible berbasis ESP8266, motor servo dan juga ditampilkan di LCD. Hasil dari penelitian ini berhasil dibangun sebuah sistem kendali pintu berbasiskan mikrokontroler yang diakses melalui jaringan internet dari handphone menggunakan aplikasi berbasis android. LCD pada pintu tersebut akan menampilkan status dari pintu tersebut apakah dalam kondisi tertutup ataupun kondisi terbuka. Aplikasi pada handphone juga menampilkan tombol untuk mengirim perintah kepada Arduino untuk melakukan penguncian ataupun pembukaan pintu. Penguncian pada pintu menggunakan Motor Servo yang mendapat perintah dari Wemos. Status dari pintu juga bisa terlihat di aplikasi yang ada di handphone
Prosedur Keselamatan Dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3) Pada PT. Satunol Mikrosistem Jakarta
Authors: Syafrial Herry , Ardiansyah Ahmad
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this writing is to find out how the K3 procedure in Jakarta's Satunol Mikrosistem and the obstacles faced in the K3 procedure and what solutions can be done to deal with these obstacles.The research method that the author is doing is to look for references from books related to the title that the author took, then by interviewing methods, as well as direct observation to PT Satunol Microsystems.The results of this study, the authors conclude that the K3 procedure at PT Satunol Mikrosistem has been running well and has been in accordance with the rules and provisions of the applicable laws in Indonesia. The purpose of this writing is to find out how the K3 procedure in Jakarta's Satunol Mikrosistem and the obstacles faced in the K3 procedure and what solutions can be done to deal with these obstacles.The research method that the author is doing is to look for references from books related to the title that the author took, then by interviewing methods, as well as direct observation to PT Satunol Microsystems.The results of this study, the authors conclude that the K3 procedure at PT Satunol Mikrosistem has been running well and has been in accordance with the rules and provisions of the applicable laws in Indonesia.
Penerapan Metode Instalasi Tangki Cryogenic Di Rumah Sakit Untuk Mewujudkan Konsep Green Economic Dalam Bentuk Green Logistic (Studi Kasus di PT. Sentosa Ultra Gasindo)
Authors: Sabaruddin La Ode
Published: March 2021

The embodiment of green economy is increasingly sought by various companies throughout the world. This is done as a form of responsibility and care to help preserve nature and maintain the survival of living things in it.PT. Sentosa Ultra Grasindo as one of the companies engaged in the gas industry that provides various types of gas, one of which is medical gas applying the cryogenic tank installation method to help realize the green economy. This study aims to determine how the impact of the application of Cryogenic Tank installation methods in hospitals to the realization of green economy in the form of green logistics for oxygen distribution activities to XYZ Hospital, which is its client.This is a qualitative descriptive study using primary data types obtained from in-depth interviews and observations of related parties. The results showed that the method of installing cryogenic tanks in hospitals was considered to be more environmentally friendly and realize effectiveness and efficiency for PT. Sentosa Ultra Gasindo and for XYZ Hospital.
Harga Saham Kini: Dalam Bayang-bayang Fundamental
Authors: Sagala Sari Gabe , Muslih Mochamad
Published: March 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of liquidity, funding policies, and financial performance on the stock prices of pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) for the 2009-2018 period. The theory tested in this research is signaling theory. This research uses quantitative methods. The research variables are stock price, company liquidity, funding policy, and financial performance. The data used are secondary data taken from the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The population in this study is pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The research sample is 7 (seven) pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2009-2018. The results showed that company liquidity had no significant effect on stock prices, funding policies had no significant effect on stock prices, and financial performance had no significant effect on stock prices. The results of this study add to the outer layer of knowledge building according to Imre Lakatos. The implication of this research is that the company's fundamental conditions do not necessarily affect stock prices, depending on the type of stock market. It is recommended to investors to be more careful in observing the factors that influence stock prices in the 4.0 industrial revolution era. Next researchers are advised to use other fundamental aspects as their independent variables so that more fundamental elements of the company are examined in relation to stock prices in the 4.0 industrial revolution era.
Analisis Dampak Positif terhadap Kesejahteraan dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi dalam Penerapan Konsep Desa Wisata di Desa Batulayang, Kabupaten Bogor
Authors: Dewantara Yudhiet Fajar , Susanto Prayogo
Published: March 2021

In 2013 village Batulayang subdistrick Cisarua, distric Bogor West Java into tourist village because dates from outbound managed by the local people. The purpose of this research objectives is to determine the positive impact on welfare and economic growth with the application of the concept of tourist village in the village Batulayang, Bogor Districts, West Java. Research methods that were used to the research is the quantitative methods with Cartesian used diagrams of evidence. In this research researchers uses a questionnaire that will be distributed to resident of the village of Batulayang. The result and the discussion in a quadrant I namely foreign exchange earnings having a high priority because if there are guests foreign tourists and experienced a lack of financial in rupiah, so foreign tourists can use the currencies of his country in cash and bank which is to use. In a quadrat II to, government revenues employment generation, and development of local economies in dimension which means the means the means to uphold are very important. In a quadrant III, no in other words no effect on economic growth. On quadrant IV infrastructure development in a quadrant is considered less important because tourists be preoccupied with activities in the village and the tourist will use smartphone, before going to sleep but to signal and electricity are adequate. The conclusions researchers is tourist village very helpful for the economy residents and can grow economy. As a suggestion the government can cooperate with Batulayang village and private sector to create artificial attraction in Batulayang village to build marketing in the village and increase a vacancy for local residents.
Analisis Strategi Peningkatan Penerimaan Pajak Hiburan Pada Badan Pendapatan Daerah Dki Jakarta Tahun 2019
Authors: Saputra Aldi , Rulandari Novianita
Published: March 2021

The phenomenon of this research is that entertainment tax revenue in DKI Jakarta has not been maximized. this is because there is still a lack of awareness of taxpayers and entertainment tax collection that has not been running optimally. This study aims to determine the analysis of strategies for increasing entertainment tax revenue in DKI Jakarta. This research method uses descriptive qualitative methods, with data collection techniques through observation, documentation and interviews. Data sources consist of primary data and secondary data. The results of this study indicate: (1) the strategy for entertainment tax revenue can be increased due to cooperation with other agencies and extensification of entertainment tax objects, as well as monitoring and collection. (2) the obstacle is the lack of awareness of taxpayers and resources, and (3) the efforts that have been made, namely by increasing the quality and quantity of resources both within the organization and the taxpayer itself.
Analisis Kualitas Pelayanan Perpajakan dalam Rangka Meningkatkan Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak (Studi Kasus Kpp Pratama Jakarta Senen 2018)
Authors: Zuraeva Maudy , Rulandari Novianita
Published: March 2021

This study aimed to determine the quality analysis of tax services at KPP Pratama Jakarta Senin in order to improve taxpayer compliance. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative method. Data collection was carried out through interviews, observation and documentation. A total of eight informants were involved in this study.  Data analysis was performed using the Credibility and Transferability Test. The results of this study indicate that service indicators such as reliability, responsiveness, competence, access, courtesy, communication, credibility, security, understanding, and tangibles owned by tax employees of KPP Pratama Jakarta Senin are very good so that taxpayers are satisfied with the services they provide. However, there are still weaknesses in the courtesy indicator, in which some employees are not friendly, and in the tangibles indicator, in which the quality of human resources and the number of computer units is still lacking and the awareness and compliance of taxpayers is still low. These weaknesses have resulted in the failure to achieve the tax achievement target.
Pengaruh Pesan Kampanye No Straw Movement Di Media Sosial Terhadap Perubahan Sikap Publik
Authors: Syafrikurniasari Nuri , Widiani Safira Putri
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of the #NoStrawMovement message campaign conducted by KFC Indonesia on changes in community attitudes. This research used quantitative research methods by using a questionnaire for 100 Instagram followers @KFCIndonesia. The sampling technique used is nonprobability sample with purposive sampling. The theory used was the theory of attitude change, namely the Reinforcement theory introduced by Hovland, Janis, and Kelly (1967). The data analysis technique used is the Likert scale, linear regression, and t-test and the results data were processed using the SPSS program. The results showed the #NoStrawMovement campaign message had an influence on changes in people's attitudes, seen from the influence of the variable X (campaign message) on variable Y (attitude change) of 0,318, meant the variable X (campaign message) 1 unit will increase the Y variable (attitude change) by 0,318 units. In addition, the coefficient of determination (R2) is 0,462. This proves that the variation of variable Y (attitude change) can be explained with variable X (campaign message) of 46,2% while the other 53.8% are explained by other factors not included in this study.
Effects of Cash, Receivables, and Inventory Turns on the Profitability of Pharmaceutical Companies
Authors: Hanifah Yulia Ayu , Darno Darno
Published: March 2021

Competition in the business world makes each company increasingly able to improve its performance in order to achieve the company's goals to get the maximum profit so that the company is able to develop and compete with other companies. In this era of globalization, the emergence of new competitors in various industrial sectors of the company can make competition in business from the last few years very tight. So that requires each company to implement a management system in accordance with procedures in order to develop and run their businesses effectively. Theories that will be explained in this research are about Return on assets and Return On equity, and Net profit margin and also Company Value. This study used a non-experimental research type. Non-experimental research is a part of research in which observations can be carried out on a number of variables contained in the research subject reviewed according to the actual conditions without manipulation of data processed by the researcher. Because in this study the actual data used from the financial statements of pharmaceutical companies contained on the Stock Exchange regarding receivables turnover, as well as cash turnover as well as inventory turnover on profitability (Y). Receivables turnover, cash turnover and inventory turnover on a continuous and positive and significant effect on the profitability of pharmaceutical companies, especially those on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2014-2017. The results obtained after testing the hypothesis using the F-test and obtained a significant value <0.05. Where these results indicate there is a significant influence, so the hypothesis is very acceptable and proven true.
Inovasi Dilingkungan Di Kementerian Sekretariat Negara RI Dilihat Dari Perspektif Knowledge Management
Authors: Supriadi Herman , Huseini Martani
Published: March 2021

The focus of this research is to describe the development of innovations in the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) from the perspective of Knowledge Management including the factors that influence it. This study uses a post-positivism approach with qualitative data collection methods, which result show that the development of innovations in the Ministry of State Secretariat has been going well, judging from the context of Socializaton, Externalization, Combination, and Internalization (SECI). Factors influencing the development of innovation are the existence of strong and effective leadership, the availability of human resources as a lever of change, organizational culture and policies that support innovation, and the supply and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a driving factor. However, there are still inhibiting factors, namely the limited budget for the development of innovation itself and the many innovations created in the form of applications that have not been integrated in the framework of the ministry’s big data through the use of machine learning
Pengaruh Kebijakan Penurunan Ambang Batas Pembebasan Bea Masuk Nilai Impor Barang Kiriman (De Minimis) terhadap Volume Impor Barang Kiriman Indonesia (PMK No 199/PMK.10/2019)
Authors: Deyanputri Najla Fauziani
Published: March 2021

Peningkatan nilai impor Indonesia dari tahun 2017-2019 terus mengalami peningkatan. Peningkatan nilai impor tersebut sejalan dengan peningkatan volume impor barang kiriman yang cenderung mengalami peningkatan. Pemerintah mengeluarkan kebijakan penurunan ambang batas pembebasan bea masuk impor barang kiriman menjadi sebesar FOB USD3.00 dengan harapan dapat menekan volume impor barang kiriman dan menciptakan keadilan bagi produsen dalam negeri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh ambang batas pembebasan bea masuk impor barang kiriman mempengaruhi volume impor barang kiriman Indonesia. Dari hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa penurunan ambang batas pembebasan bea masuk nilai impor barang kiriman menekan volume impor barang kiriman Indonesia, meskipun ada faktor-faktor diluar kebijakan yang turut mempengaruhi volume impor barang kiriman Indonesia.
PENERAPAN SISTEM MERIT DALAM BIROKRASI INDONESIA UNTUK MEWUJUDKAN GOOD GOVERNANCE
Authors: Nur Khobiburrohma Eviva , Septiana Margareta Priska , Habbie Hasbullah MS.
Published: March 2021

In the current era, countries are required to contribute in order to compete with developing and developed countries. The government provides the legal basis governing the State Civil Apparatus, namely Law No. 5 of 2014. The regulation discusses its relation to the merit system based on qualifications, competencies, and performance. With this regulation, planning in developing human resources is needed in order to improve the quality of personnel themselves. The development of good apparatus resources will benefit an organization. One way can be done by providing education and training for apparatuses to improve their competence and quality. The discussion contained in the regulation of Law No. 5 of 2014 explains the management of human resources in accordance with the regulations.