bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Elaboração de um Glossário Trilíngue para a área de Tecnologia de Alimentos
Authors: Silveira Silva Victor Ernestro
Published: September 2019

Similarmente a diversas áreas científicas e tecnológicas, no campo de Tecnologia de Alimentos, os resultados de pesquisas, produtos novos e as mais recentes descobertas são, muitas vezes, veiculados em línguas estrangeiras, sobretudo em Inglês e Espanhol. Comumente, os profissionais aguardam que outros façam as devidas traduções para que tenham acesso a tais informações. A tarefa da tradução, contudo, é um trabalho complexo e o texto traduzido para português pode ser lançado tardiamente. Ademais, percebe-se a escassa quantidade de glossários e dicionários especializados que facilite a leitura de materiais veiculados em inglês e espanhol para profissionais e estudantes da área de Tecnologia de Alimentos dificultando significativamente o acesso às inovações internacionais nas áreas relacionadas a Tecnologia de Alimentos. Levando-se em consideração o exposto, este projeto de pesquisa objetivou: investigar e listar os termos técnicos mais comuns da área de Tecnologia de Alimentos e traduzi-los para  Inglês e Espanhol, a fim de produzir e publicar um glossário trilíngue. Para tanto foram adotados os aportes teóricos e a metodologia da Linguística de Corpus, cuja ideia principal é compilar as palavras mais frequentes de textos de uma determinada área para a investigação de comportamentos linguísticos, frequência linguística e estudos linguísticos sincrônicos e diacrônicos. A Linguística de Corpus inclui, obrigatoriamente, a utilização de programas específicos de computadores que são capazes de fazer a listagem, contagem e verificação de frequência de palavras em textos. Neste projeto adotou-se o programa AntConc 3.4.4 desenvolvido pela Universidade de Waseda no Japão e disponibilizado gratuitamente pelo desenvolvedor. Por meio deste programa e, a partir de 200 textos científicos da área de Tecnologia de Alimentos foram listados 1134 termos frequentes e relevantes para o campo, os quais foram traduzidos em Inglês e Espanhol e publicados em formato de livreto
Projeto de Extensão “Mulheres na Literatura”: reflexões sobre Gênero na Rede Federal de Ensino da Bahia, IFBA-Campus Jequié
Authors: Nardotto Elane
Published: September 2019

Este trabalho objetiva apresentar dados acerca do Projeto de Extensão “Mulheres na Literatura”, realizado no Instituto Federal da Bahia (IFBA) com estudantes do Ensino Médio Integrado, considerando a seguinte questão: qual o lugar da mulher escritora na literatura e na memória cultural?   Há uma luta criadora da mulher para dizer a ela mesma quem ela era e é, o que reflete para o que se está vivendo na atualidade. No debate sobre a Lei n. 13.005/2014 (Plano Nacional de Educação), o Senado alterou a redação do inciso III “igualdade racial, regional, de gênero e de orientação sexual” para “cidadania e na erradicação de todas as formas de discriminação”. Retirar o conceito “Gênero” do inciso implica o modo como a construção social, em especial a brasileira, materializa um ideário masculino como agente ativo, até mesmo na constituição das nossas leis se verificarmos que as bancadas políticas têm uma representação majoritária de homens. Por isso, torna-se relevante insistir na discussão do tema em questão haja vista se acreditar que o espaço escolar é lugar de formação humana integral para se compreender as construções e as relações sociais subjacentes aos fenômenos inerentes aos seres humanos.
O papel dos gêneros discursivos e temas relevantes na formação de técnicos em Segurança do Trabalho a partir de uma construção colaborativa
Authors: De Oliveira Joshua Palermo , Silva de Oliveira Ricardo Benevides , Alcântara Alessandra Cristina Bittencourt
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo fomentar discussões no contexto da educação profissional tecnológica federal e, a partir de um levantamento de temas e gêneros discursivos, proporcionar a elaboração de um trabalho que destaca a abordagem de Línguas para Fins Específicos (LinFE) e a visão interdisciplinar de ensino médio integrado (FAZENDA, 2003). A partir da revisão de leitura acerca de Línguas para Fins Específicos e Prática Exploratória, foi possível desenvolver a pesquisa e entrevistar professores e ex-alunos da instituição, atuantes na área de Segurança do Trabalho, com o intuito de revelar dados acerca do inglês dentro da área e orientado por estas reflexões contribuir com práticas discursivas mais comprometidas com as necessidades discentes (LIMA, S. et al., 2011). Os resultados das entrevistas feitas trazem questões importantes que discutem a multidisciplinaridade da área e a abordagem dela em uma outra língua, assim como as percepções de desenvolvimento da prática linguística e exploratória no ensino de inglês em um curso técnico integrado ao ensino médio. Por fim, a pesquisa visa, a partir dos dados, demonstrar e trazer pontos que venham orientar o ensino de inglês com ênfase em fins específicos na área de segurança do trabalho.
O ensino da Língua Inglesa em tela: a mise-en-scène
Authors: Pereira Mateus da Rosa
Published: September 2019

Embora o cinema seja um dos recursos mais apreciados pelos professores e alunos de língua estrangeira, observamos, de um lado, a carência de variedade nas atividades com filmes em sala de aula e, de outro, a falta de embasamento teórico e uma relação frágil entre as atividades com filmes e os planos de ensino propostos. Portanto, os professores que desejam desenvolver atividades mais efetivas para ensinar inglês com o uso de filmes poderiam se beneficiar com um conjunto de ferramentas elementares provenientes de uma interface dos estudos do cinema, da linguística aplicada e da semiótica. Assim, este trabalho tem como objetivo explorar as relações entre a linguagem fílmica e o ensino de inglês, de forma que resulte em propostas pedagógicas práticas e claramente embasadas nas teorias do cinema, da semiótica e da linguística aplicada, com ênfase nos elementos da mise-en-scène. Adotando um referencial teórico básico e uma proposta metodológica de uso do cinema em aulas de Língua Inglesa, o artigo apresenta exemplos de aplicação que levam em consideração o contexto educacional de um curso de informática integrado ao ensino médio do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS). Embora os resultados deste trabalho ainda sejam incipientes, tendo em vista o caráter inacabado da pesquisa de que faz parte, podemos afirmar que a aproximação entre a linguagem cinematográfica e o ensino da Língua Inglesa representa uma via fértil para o enriquecimento do processo de ensino-aprendizagem dessa língua estrangeira.
O ensino de inglês em jogo: experiências práticas com o uso do cinema em um curso de informática integrado ao ensino médio
Authors: Pereira Mateus da Rosa
Published: September 2019

O cinema pode ser um grande aliado no ensino de inglês, desde que algumas preocupações sejam levadas em consideração, tais como as necessidades específicas da turma, o contexto educacional concreto e o nível de proficiência dos alunos. A fim de fortalecer as práticas de ensino com o uso desse recurso tão apreciado pelos estudantes, em 2017 investigamos um referencial teórico básico sobre as relações entre a linguagem cinematográfica e a Língua Inglesa. Em 2018, um novo projeto dedicou-se a desenvolver atividades que dialoguem com os pressupostos teóricos estudados, com o objetivo de retroalimentar as pesquisas e enriquecer as práticas de ensino. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho narra algumas atividades desenvolvidas na disciplina de Língua Inglesa IV, com uma turma de formandos do curso técnico em informática integrado ao ensino médio do IFRS. Com base no filme O jogo da imitação (2014), essas atividades entrelaçam habilidades produtivas e receptivas, além de desenvolver vocabulários relacionados à área técnica do curso e fomentar a conscientização linguística a respeito dos sentidos e usos de adverbial clauses no contexto temático e narrativo do filme. Ao final, são tecidas algumas reflexões a respeito dos resultados alcançados e do uso de filmes no ensino de inglês.
Aprendizagem de Língua Inglesa e o uso de estratégias: investigando a prática dos aprendizes
Authors: Souza Sheilla Andrade , Silva Mauro Daniel Pereira
Published: September 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar os dados coletados através de uma pesquisa de Iniciação Científica cadastrada no programa BICJR em uma instituição federal no interior de Minas Gerais. Buscou-se responder a seguinte pergunta: “quais as estratégias de aprendizagem utilizadas pelos participantes desta pesquisa?”. Partiu-se do princípio de que durante o processo de aquisição de uma Língua Estrangeira o uso de Estratégias de Aprendizagem (OXFORD, 2003) pode favorecer a aprendizagem. Oxford (2003) define estratégias como sendo comportamentos específicos, processos mentais utilizados pelos alunos para enriquecer a aprendizagem, tais como procurar falantes de LE, ou se encorajar para superar as dificuldades de comunicação. Nesse sentido, investigou-se as estratégias utilizadas pelos aprendizes com maiores e menores rendimento escolar. A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo de caso (YIN, 2010). Como resultados detectou-se que os aprendizes com maiores rendimentos fazem uso constante de Estratégias de Aprendizagem, dentre elas destacam as estratégias Sociais, Cognitivas e de Memória. Contrariamente, os participantes com menores rendimentos, não relataram fazer uso de estratégias e pontuaram dificuldades quanto à organização e o planejamento de estudo, o que configura a ausência da Estratégia Metacognitiva.
Quando a produção textual e o ensino de literatura ultrapassam as fronteiras escolares: uma experiência pedagógica no Colégio Técnico Industrial de Santa Maria
Authors: Volk Romário
Published: September 2019

Esta narrativa tem o objetivo de expor as etapas e os resultados de um conjunto de atividades pedagógicas realizadas no Colégio Técnico Industrial de Santa Maria (Ctism), de abril a dezembro de 2017. Os eventos que são narrados desenvolveram-se a partir das práticas de Estágio Supervisionado em Língua Portuguesa e suas literaturas, disciplina obrigatória do Curso de Letras-Português da UFSM. Dois alunos estagiários, a partir de seus projetos de estágio, conduziram, juntamente com duas professoras da área de linguagens do Ctism, um projeto de produção textual de textos literários, o qual, vinculado aos projetos de estágio, possibilitou que os alunos dos 1º, 2º e 3º anos do Curso Proeja – Técnico em Eletromecânica, produzissem, respectivamente, crônicas, um diário compartilhado, poemas e microcontos (estes últimos em língua espanhola) e, posteriormente, publicassem um livro que reúne as produções. O lançamento do livro ocorreu em um evento aberto à comunidade santa-mariense, o que contribuiu para que os alunos-autores percebessem o caráter humanizador dos textos literários e a escrita como forma de ação social, muito mais do que uma tarefa realizada com finalidades escolares.
Criação de sinais para facilitar o ensino e aprendizagem de surdos em ciência e biologia
Authors: Santos Daniela Copetti , Schernn Cátia Roberta de Souza , Santos da Rosa Juliane Oberoffer , Lopes Josiane Fiss , Machado Fabiani Machado , Lunardi Larissa Lunardi , Knob Juliane Ditz , Fauth Maira Ilisa
Published: September 2019

Resumo: Esta pesquisa teve como propósito mostrar a necessidade da criação de novos sinais em Libras (Língua Brasileira de Sinais) para os termos utilizados no ensino de Ciências e Biologia e, assim, proporcionar de fato um ensino pautado em práticas bilíngues para Surdos. Inicialmente buscou-se ter conhecimento dos sinais existentes na área através de uma pesquisa em sites da web, conversa com alunos surdos e intérpretes.  A partir disso realizou-se um levantamento de todos os termos específicos de Biologia, e desenvolveu-se um guia de bolso com um sinalario, o qual estará disponível futuramente no formato de aplicativo de celular, intitulado “BioHand Talk”. Como resultado observou-se que somente com a interação entre aluno surdo, intérprete e professor, e também com o conhecimento dos parâmetros para criação de sinais é possível desenvolver novos sinais. Estes sinais criados somente podem se tornar oficiais e definitivos da língua se houver a aprovação da comunidade surda. Desta forma, a fim de exemplificar, são utilizados a palavra, seu conceito, a imagem representativa do termo e o sinal criado ou existente. Conclui-se que a criação e elaboração de novos sinais em Libras poderão contribuir no ensino e aprendizagem de alunos surdos nos conteúdos de Ciências e Biologia, facilitando o acesso através da ferramenta tecnológica.
Corpus TecEM: o processo de construção de um corpus de produções textuais em Língua Portuguesa elaboradas por alunos de Ensino Médio Integrado a cursos técnicos
Authors: Gil Maitê Moraes , Pinto Julia Ferri , Gouvêa Vitor , Almeida Bruno Corrêa de , Santos Pedro de Andrade , Weiand Augusto
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo visa a apresentar o processo de construção do Corpus TecEM, uma ferramenta que disponibiliza textos escritos por alunos de cursos técnicos integrados ao Ensino Médio em suas aulas de Língua Portuguesa. Para a obtenção deste objetivo geral, teve-se como objetivos específicos: (i) estabelecer os critérios para a organização dos dados linguísticos; (ii) organizar e rotular os textos do corpus de acordo com os critérios estabelecidos; e (iii) disponibilizar o corpus elaborado. A construção de um corpus com essas características se apresenta fundamental devido às potencialidades acadêmicas e ao desenvolvimento de práticas docentes que sua exploração pode embasar. Como base teórica, parte-se da compreensão da Linguística de Corpus como uma abordagem baseada em corpus, uma perspectiva para o estudo da linguagem.  Para tanto, foi necessário: (a) levantamento bibliográfico; (b) contato com professores de Língua Portuguesa de Institutos Federais e convite aos interessados em contribuir na coleta de textos; (c) coleta de textos escritos por alunos de cursos técnicos integrados ao Ensino Médio durante suas aulas de Língua Portuguesa; (d) compilação dos textos a partir dos critérios estabelecidos; (e) armazenamento do corpus TecEM em um banco de dados online, definindo sua estrutura de maneira alinhada aos critérios de compilação; (f) desenvolvimento e disponibilização da ferramenta. Em março de 2019, o Corpus TecEM possuía 327 textos (118,009 palavras) escritos por alunos dos IFs localizados no RS e mais textos já foram coletados a partir de abril do mesmo ano. Com a construção deste corpus, entende-se que foi disponibilizada à comunidade acadêmica uma base de dados rica e criteriosa para futuras pesquisas, contribuindo tanto para o desenvolvimento teórico quanto para a proposição de novas práticas de ensino de Língua Portuguesa, de modo geral, e em contextos de formação tecnológica, em particular.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN WANITA USIA SUBUR TENTANG KANKER SERVIKS DENGAN MINAT MELAKUKAN PAP SMEAR DI RT 16 KELURAHAN BLABAK KECAMATAN PESANTREN KOTA KEDIRI.
Authors: Khulafa’ur Rosidah Lely , Kusuma Ningrum Kiky
Published: September 2019

Kanker serviks adalah kanker pembunuh perempuan Indonesia no.1 tertinggi saat ini. Di Asia Tenggara terdapat 40.000 kasus baru kanker serviks dengan sekitar 22.000 kematian. Data DINKES kota Kediri (2015), penderita kanker serviks mencapai 100-120 pertahun. Karena tingginya angka kematian akibat kanker serviks maka perlu adanya deteksi dini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan wanita usia subur dengan minat melakukan Pap smear.

Desain penelitian yang digunakan analitik korelasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi penelitian ini adalah semua wanita usia subur berjumlah 30 orang. Teknik sampling yang digunakan total sampling maka sampelnya yaitu seluruh wanita usia subur sebanyak 30 orang. Variabel yang digunakan variabel Independen yaitu pengetahuan wanita usia subur tentang kanker serviks sedangkan variabel dependen yaitu minat melakukan pap smear. Lokasi penelitian di RT 16 Kelurahan Blabak Kecamatan Pesantren Kota Kediri pada tanggal 2-16 Mei 2017. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner, kemudian data diolah dengan proses editing, coding, scoring, tabulating, selanjutnya dianalisa dengan spearman rank.

Hasil penelitian dari 30 responden didapatkan  berpengetahuan baik dengan minat tinggi 25 responden (83,3%), berpengetahuan cukup dengan minat sedang 5 responden (16,7%),  berpengetahuan rendah dengan minat rendah 0 responden (0). Dari perhitungan uji spearmank rank menunjukkan hasil koefisien sebesar 0,668 dengan taraf signifikansi sebesar 0,000 maka H1 diterima.

Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada hubungan pengetahuan wanita usia subur tentang kanker serviks dengan minat melakukan Pap smear. Dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan responden tentang kanker serviks dengan pemeriksaan Pap smear perlu adanya peranan aktif dari petugas kesehatan untuk memberikan penyuluhan.
PERBEDAAN PENGETAHUAN WANITA USIA SUBUR ( WUS ) TENTANG KANKER OVARIUM SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH DIBERI PENYULUHAN ( Di RT 03 RT 04 Desa Sumengko Kecamatan Sukomoro Kabupaten Nganjuk )
Authors: ISTIGHOSAH NINING , Yunita Nurma
Published: September 2019

Kanker adalah suatu penyakit yang disebabkan oleh pertumbuhan sel – sel jaringan tubuh yang tidak normal. Sel – sel kanker akan berkembang dengan cepat, tidak terkendali, dan akan tersus membela diri . Kanker ovarium merupakan penyebab kematian terbanyak dari semua kanker ginekolog. Angka kematian yang tertinggi karena penyakit ini pada awalnya bersifat tanpa gejala dan tanpa menimbulkan keluhan apabila sudah terjadi metastasis sehingga 60 – 70 persen pasien datang pada stadium lanjut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pre eksperimental dengan rancangan pre-post design. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah wanita usia subur di RT 03 RW 04 Desa Sumengko Kecamatan Sukomoro Kabupaten Nganjuk dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling.

Hasil pada penelitian ini adalah Pengetahuan wanita usia subur tentang kanker ovarium sebelum diberikan penyuluhan menunjukan pengetahuan  mayoritas masih kurang,16 responden ( 47,05 %) dalam kategori cukup, dan 16 responden (47,05 %) dalam kategori kurang. Pengetahuan wanita usia subur tentang kanker ovarium setelah diberikan penyuluhan menunjukan yang baik adalah 24 responden ( 70,58%) dalam kategori baik. Dari hasil uji statistik, diperoleh nilai Z hitung sebesar 5, 41 dengan tingkat kemaknaan 0,05 dan nilai Z tabel 2,045. Hal ini berarti nilai Z hitung > Z tabel (5,41 > 2,045), maka H0  ditolak dan H1 diterima yang artinya ada perbedaan pengetahuan wanita usia subur tentang kanker ovarium sebelum dan sesudah diberi penyuluhan.

Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah pentingnya peran penyuluhan kesehatan dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan, kesadaran serta perilaku kesehatan. Petugas kesehatan perlu memaksimalkan upaya dalam memberikan penyuluhan - penyuluhan kesehatan kepada wanita usia subur sehingga mempunyai pengetahuan yang baik, dan mampu mengatasi masalah kesehatannya secara mandiri .
Automated Guided Vehicle Routing: Static, Dynamic and Free range
Authors:   Assistant lecturer, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq,, Hasan Hameedah Sahib , Abidin Mohamad Shukri Zainal ,   Department of Control and Mechatronics Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Mahmud Mohd Saiful Azimi ,   Department of Control and Mechatronics Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia., Said Mohd Farid Muhamad ,   Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

Nowadays, automated guided vehicles (AGV) play very important role in modern factory automations. The AGV systems provide efficient routing for material flow and distribution among workstations at the exact time and place. Routing of AGV is the process of determining routes to fulfill their respective transport jobs. The routing problem of AGV in production system can be studied as a shortest path problem on a transfer network. It aims to find the shortest path between two vertices or nods. Most transport systems using AGV are centrally controlled and use static routing (pre-defined routes), which follows fixed line. Instead of using fixed path, dynamic routing for AGV can be used to add a high flexibility to the system. To accommodate the increased flexibility and reduced time, new operational controllers using Labview software must be able to adapt to small deviations. In this paper, routing of AGV, different AGV shortest path algorithms such as Dijkstra algorithm, A-star algorithm, Short Path Problem with Time Window (SPPTW), hybrid partial swarm optimization and genetic algorithm PSO-GA are discussed with highlights of their main differences and comparison between them. AGV Scheduling is presented. In addition, the controller developed within Labview environment directs an AGV in real time using local position system are achieved.
New Age Leaders
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Notre Dame University, Lebanon, Western Asia, Akhras Caroline
Published: September 2019

Leading change in established educational organizations requires an exceptional type of leadership. Research studies claim that legions of change makers in schools, colleges, and universities acknowledged stress, anger, conflict, and frustration as they dealt with complacency and ignorance. Despite acknowledged obstacles, researchers note that some universities claim to be actively incorporating change into their workplace. This research paper explores incorporating change as an active investment in leadership capital. Sixty six participants drawn from different departments were randomly selected as a sample. The results found perceptions of bold leadership seemingly driving universities upward and onward. Moreover, the results posited that many leaders who were seen as part of a millennial leadership cadre were imbued with a new age moral compass bridging forces of change and bridging faculty to faculty and faculty to students, all in a higher educational context in the MENA. Given these positive results, additional research is recommended to better understand the context and learn how to sustain daring leadership.
The Relationship Between Credit Risk Management Practices And Profitability In Malaysian Commercial Bank`S
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Technology management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn, Johor, Malaysia., Oleiwi Ali Taha , Ali Maimuna ,   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Technology management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn, Johor, Malaysia., Jassim Sarmad Hamza ,   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Almustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq., Nadhim Mohammed Hayder ,   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Technology management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn, Johor, Malaysia., Gueme Ganama Moustapha ,   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Technology management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn, Johor, Malaysia., Bujang Nazarudin ,   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Technology management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn, Johor, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

This research scope looks into credit risk management and its effect on a specific group of banks with intensive commercial activity within Malaysia. Yearly reports from 8 different banks that rely on secondary data gathered from the span of 3 years (2015-2017), form the essence of this research. Return on assets (ROA) was primarily used in this research to measure profitability. Also, two credit risk measuring methods were used, loan loss provisions ratio (LLPR) and ratio of capital adequacy (CAR). From the results we deduced that commercial bank's profitability related positively to capital adequacy ratio and loan loss provision ratio. Therefore, the research calls upon the need of new management structure that optimally keep credit risk in check and boost banks profitability.
Women Entrepreneurs In Malaysia: What Drives Them Venturing Into Business
Authors:   Senior Lecturer, Malaysian Academy of SME & Entrepreneurship Development (MASMED), Universiti of Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia, Arshad Azlin Shafinaz , Arshad Afiza Azura ,   Senior Lecturer, Economics at Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia., Mokhtar Marziah ,   Senior Lecturer, Centre of Foundation Studies (CFS), Universiti of Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia, Rashid Arlinah Abdul ,   Senior Lecturer in Economics, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: September 2019

The number of women venturing into business is increasing. There are numerous factors at play for why women are starting to assert themselves in business. The study aims to explore the motivating factors of women venturing into business in Malaysia. Survey questionnaires were collected from 150 women business owner using convenience sampling. Descriptive analysis and factor analysis were employed in analyzing the data. Findings revealed the most critical factor motivating these women to venture into business was for them to be able to pass on the business to the next successor. Venturing into business for fun was found to be the least important factors. Motivation factors were factor analyzed to determine the main groupings of variables that lead women entrepreneurs to venture into business. Factor analysis conducted led motivation factors into two main factors; Business Achievements and Individual/Personal & Family Influence. This study will help improve strategy for women entrepreneurs to start business.
Information Asymmetry, Audit Quality, And Institutional Ownership On Earnings Management: Evidence From Mining Companies Listed On The Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors:   Doctoral Program in Economics, Business and Economics Faculty, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Erlangga Tengah No.17, Semarang, 50241, Central Java, Indonesia, Kusumaningtyas Metta ,   (b) Accounting Department, Business School of Bank BPD Jateng (STIE Bank BPD Jateng), Jl. Pemuda No. 4A, Semarang, 50139, Central Java, Indonesia., Chariri Anis ,   Accounting Department, Business and Economics Faculty, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, Kampus Undip Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, Central Java, Indonesia,, Yuyetta Etna Nur Afri ,   Accounting Department, Business and Economics Faculty, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, Kampus Undip Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, Central Java, Indonesia.
Published: September 2019

The intent of this research is to scrutinize the consequence of information asymmetry and audit quality on earnings management using institutional ownership as a moderating variable. The sample of this study consists of 28 mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for 5 years of observation in 2012-2016, with total sample used were 140 data. Moderated Regression Analysis is used to test the hypothesis with the results that audit quality has a significant and negative influence on earnings management. While institutional ownership is accepted as a moderating variable that weakens the influence of information asymmetry on earnings management. In contrast, information asymmetry does not affect earnings management and institutional ownership does not strengthen the influence of audit quality on earnings management.
Key Performance Indicators On Supply Chain Performance Measurement In An Electronic Commerce: A Literature Review
Authors:   Industrial Engineering Department, Universitas Serang Raya, Serang, Banten, Indonesia., Widyarto Wahyu Oktri , Shofa Mohamad Jihan ,   Industrial Engineering Department, Universitas Serang Raya, Serang, Banten, Indonesia., Jamal Nugraheni D ,   Industrial Engineering Department, Universitas Serang Raya, Serang, Banten, Indonesia.
Published: September 2019

Based on the information and communication technology revolution are characterized by Internet usage in various fields, the business environment also does changing by applying the concept of Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) on its process. Like business activities in general, e-commerce also requires the involvement of various parties, which are referred to Supply Chain Management (SCM). The challenge is while the Supply Chain (SC) performance measurement, that generally conducted in the company with non e-commerce, applied on e-commerce business process. Otherwise, only a few literature studies discuss partially dimension of performance measurement in e-commerce. Therefore, it is important to conduct a literature study about key performance indicators (KPIs) for measuring SC performance in e-commerce dimensions, and it would be explained in this paper. The contribution of this paper proposed the KPIs' that could be used for measuring SC performance in an e-commerce business process in order to be a new approach on the development of SC performance measurement models.
Robust Statistical Portfolio Investment in Modern Portfolio Theory: A Case Study of Two Stocks Combination in Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
Authors:   Islamic Business School, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Kedah, Malaysia., Bakar Nashirah Abu , Rosbi Sofian ,   School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

Modern portfolio theory is a theory of diversification in portfolio selection to achieve lower risk for a target expected return. Therefore, the objective of this study is to reducing investment risk by developing diversification of portfolio investment using combination of two share prices that exhibits negative or low positive correlation. Data selected in this study are the rate of return for two companies that listed in Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). The selected companies are Ajinomoto Malaysia Berhad and UMW Holdings Berhad. The methodologies involved in this project are expected return calculation, statistical normality checking, correlation diagnostics and expected variance evaluation for investment portfolio. The Pearson correlation analysis shows correlation value is -0.879. This finding concludes there is significant and strong negative correlation between share price return of UMW Holdings Berhad and Ajinomoto Malaysia Berhad. Result indicates the efficient frontier for investment is started with 42.5% investment in Ajinomoto and 57.5% investment in UMW. The expected portfolio return using this investment combination is 0.14 percentages. Meanwhile, the highest expected return on efficient frontier is 19.17 percentages. The investment combination for maximum return is 100% in Ajinomoto share price. The implication of this study is it will help investors to develop better decision about their portfolio investment with lower risk for a target of expected return.
The Job Specification and Job Description for Indonesian Workers in Malaysian Construction Industry
Authors:   Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia,, Ahmad Abd Rahman , Yee Kek Siok ,   Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia., Isa Khairunesa ,   Centre for General Studies and Co-Curricular, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia., Soon Ng Kim ,   Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia., Sapry Hairul Rizad Md ,   Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Institute of Industrial Technology (UniKL MITEC), Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

The construction industry is one of the major industries contributing to the growth of Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP). Therefore, in order to overcome the shortage of local workers, Malaysia is highly dependent on the Indonesian workers to work in the construction industry. The aim of this paper is to identify the job specification and job description of the Indonesian workers in the Malaysian construction industry. A round-table discussion was carried out to obtain the valuable information. The results indicated that the most important job specification for each Indonesian worker who works in the construction industry is the need to have a Construction Personnel Card. In addition, a skilled Indonesian worker is needed to be certified and awarded a Foreign Workers Certificate (PKPA). However, in terms of job description, Indonesian workers are regulated by several sets of policies and laws.
Challenge of Integrating Entrepreneurial Competencies into Technical College Programs
Authors:   Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi PMB 3473 Kano Nigeria, and Technical and Engineering Education Department, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81300, Malaysia., Muhammad Abubakar Ibrahim , Kamin Yusri Bin ,   Technical and Engineering Education Department, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81300, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

For a country to keep abreast of being competitive in global economy technical and vocational education must play a critical role. For long time, technical and vocational education disciplines have been in cache, living graduates unable to connect learned knowledge with real life problems. The emergence of integrating technical education with entrepreneurial competencies in some institutions in Nigeria advocates transformative changes both at the conceptual and technological levels. One of the challenge facing technical education in Nigeria is lack of appropriate entrepreneurial competencies in the content of technical college curriculum. The purpose of the study was to explore the challenge facing the integration of entrepreneurial competencies into the technical college curriculum. This study uses phenomenological research design method was guided by interview protocol, thus the data were qualitatively collected. This research involved ten experts from three technical institutions in Kano state Nigeria based on their educational background, field of teaching and experience in entrepreneurship education. The study found that poor funding, lack of qualified teachers, inappropriate curriculum and negative attitude toward on entrepreneurship education are the main challenges hindering the integration of entrepreneurial competencies into technical college programs in Nigeria. It is recommended that the need for an appropriate entrepreneurial competencies for technical college programs this will facilitate easy and rapid self-employment among the graduates to enable them become novice entrepreneurs for self-reliance. Consequently, 20 per cent of public expenditure should be allocated to bridge the gap in funding education.
Relationship between Medium and Large Grade Contractors on Implementing Safety Management in Construction Site
Authors:   Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia., Yusof Noor hayatie , Misnan Mohd. Saidin ,   Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

Construction sectors are familiar with dangerous and exposed to accidents including of minor accidents, ergonomics problem, outdated machinery can cause the breakdown, and lack awareness from employers and employees. However, the occupational can be reduced through the effectiveness of prevention measure by training, good housekeeping, hazard assessment, better personal protective equipment (PPE) and inspection. The main objective of this research is to identify safety management implementation in medium and large grade contractors. A questionnaire was used as the main instrument on a Likert-type scale with a total of 46 returned questionnaire out of the 100 distributed. The respondents of this study are includes project manager, site supervisor, Safety and Health officer (SHO), engineer, clerk, planner, Quantity Surveyor (QS) and architect. The finding of this paper was identified mostly the contractors implement safety before start bidding; and after bidding and before start site work phases. The highest rank of safety activity is implemented in contractor companies is a formal safety incentive program. Furthermore, the results show significant differences on safety management implementation to working experiences and the relationship between contractor companies and safety management implementation. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the medium and large grade contractors implement safety management properly and good.
Social Support And Job Satisfaction Among Academicians: A Comparison Between Public And Private University In Malaysia
Authors:   School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, UUM College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia., Ali Nor A’tikah Mat , Badri Siti Khadijah Zainal ,   Department of Organisational and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Art and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia., Noordin Nurul Farhana Mohd ,   School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia., Omar Intan Marfarrina ,   Department of Educational Management, Planning and Policy, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

The role of social support at workplace become one of the most important variables that can give impact on employee’s attitude. Closely related to employee’s performance, many studies have confirmed the role of social support in enhancing employee’s job satisfaction. The aims of this research is two-folds. First, to investigate the differences and second to compare the effect of social support on job satisfaction among academicians in Malaysia. Overall, a total of 420 samples were obtained, wherein 210 participants withdrawn from each setting. Data was collected using self-administrated questionnaire, and analyzed using SPSS version 22. The finding suggested that social support levels (i.e. supervisor support and co-worker support) are higher among academicians in private university. Level of job satisfaction, otherwise is higher among public university. Overall, the mean values indicated high level of social support and job satisfaction among academicians in both university. Analysis of t-Test revealed that there is no significant differences in terms of social support, however the significant being observed in terms of job satisfaction between academicians in Malaysia public and private university. This study also ascertained the positive impact of social support on job satisfaction to both samples. Implication of this study includes empirical contribution and deliberation on social support and job satisfaction. Suggestion from this study includes improving social support to enhance overall academicians’ job satisfaction.
Review on Manifestations of Rural Hollowing
Authors:   Department of Real Estate, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru. Johor, Malaysia., Abdullah Norhafiza , Zainudin Ainur Zaireen ,   Department of Real Estate, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru. Johor, Malaysia., Idris Nurul Hawani ,   Department of Geoinformation, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru. Johor, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

Rural hollowing is a recent geographic phenomenon that has received significant attention in China, which experienced rapid urbanization. It is formed due to many houses was kept empty by the owner and a lot of new rural house were built outside the village and retaining the old ones in the inner village. It has led to the wasteful use of land resources and abandoned the houses. The purpose of this paper is to review recent research on the manifestation of rural hollowing phenomenon around the world. In this regard, is revise done based on two objectives: Firstly, to identify each manifestation of rural hollowing and secondly to examine the characteristics of each manifestation. The review made mainly in accordance with point researchers findings particularly on the Phenomenon of Rural Hollowing in China, Iran, Europe, and other developed countries or regions. The review found that the problems of rural hollowing manifest themselves in the following aspect: Land Hollowing, Population Hollowing, Economic Hollowing, Physical Hollowing, Infrastructure and Social Services Hollowing, and Cultural Hollowing. Each of manifestations has its own characteristics in order to categorize each of the manifestations of rural hollowing. The review is particularly useful especially in Malaysia, and need for further research in Malaysia according to the problems of vacant and idle houses in the rural area.
The Implementation of Local Government’s Policy Using the Waste Management Program Based on Household Needs in Bandung City
Authors:   Dra., M.Si., Finished my formal Education, both graduate and post graduate program in the Langlangbuana University, Bandung, Indonesia., Rachmawati Emy , Alamianti Dina ,   S. Sos., M. I.Kom., Earned a Bachelor's in communication management at Bandung Islamic University Langlangbuana University, Bandung, Indonesia., Kamil R Indriyati ,   IP. M.Si., Public Administration and Communication at the University of Padjadjaran in Bandung. Work experience in survey research Langlangbuana University, Bandung, Indonesia., Suhara Ero ,   S. IP, M.Si. S-l Political Science Majors, Langlangbuana University, Bandung, Indonesia., Yani Wa Ode Nurul ,   Faculty of communication sciences Padjadjaran Langlangbuana University, Bandung, Indonesia.
Published: September 2019

The waste issue in Bandung city gives Bandung city “The dirtiest” and “The sea of wastes” titles. It emphasizes the importance of waste management in Bandung city as one of the biggest cities in Indonesia with a high population that produces the most massive amount of wastes. The Bandung City’s government has developed a waste management policy in creating a clean environment and raising awareness on the essence of a clean environment in the society using the program’s concept about waste management based on household needs. To analyse the implementation of the local government’s policy using the waste management program based on household needs in Bandung city is the aim of this research. This study used the explanation method and collected its data from observations, interviews, and forms. The result of the study shows that there is a 58% of impacts between the local government’s policy implementation and the effectivity of waste management based on household needs. Whilst the other impacts excluded from the study is as high as 41%. Therefore, the conclusion and the analysis of the study is, there is a significant association between the implementation of the local government’s policy and the effectivity of waste management based on household needs in Bandung city.
Transparency Policy Implementation Process Manado City Government
Authors:   Lecturer, Department of Pancasila and Civic Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Manado, Indonesia., Supriati Arie , Pangalila Theodorus ,   Lecturer, Department of Pancasila and Civic Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Manado, Indonesia.
Published: September 2019

The Implementation of the Transparency Policy as a technique used to adequately carry out local government civic duties, by the Manado City Government, is aimed at organizing transparent and accountable local governance in accordance to Law No 14 of the Year 2014 on public information disclosure. This study aims at determining and implementing a transparency policy of the administration. Data was collected using the descriptive qualitative technique, and the result found that the current implementation process passes through various stages as viewed from policy substance, thereby making the process less effective with numerous obstacles. The purpose of this study is to create a transparency policy which is easy to access information by the community. The following were suggested in the research. The need to develop a legal umbrella for local regulation, to gain access to all elements of the policy such as actors, implementers as well and the policy objectives Secondly, it is accountable to public information disclosure.
Virtual Chemistry Laboratory: A Panacea to Problems of Conducting Chemistry Practical at Science Secondary Schools in Nigeria
Authors:   Lecturer, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria., Aliyu Faruku , Talib Corrienna Abdul ,   Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Science, Mathematics and Creative Multimedia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
Published: September 2019

Laboratory activity as an integral part of learning chemistry provides students with a learning experience built up through student's interaction with concrete material is deficient in science secondary school students in Nigeria. This unpleasant situation resulted from the fact that, in many schools, laboratory personnel and facilities are either partially available or not completely available. This paper discussed some of the benefits of a virtual chemistry laboratory and how its three-dimensional interactive nature would be used to overcome these problems in order to enhance students' understanding and achievement in chemistry through the integration of the virtual chemistry laboratories in conducting chemistry practical. The paper further suggested for the integration of virtual chemistry laboratories or even support the real laboratories with virtual ones, particularly in schools that lack equipped chemistry laboratories in Nigeria.
Developing Quality Culture in Power Plant Construction Company to Improve Competitiveness
Authors:   Magister Student of Engineering in Civil Engineering, University of Indonesia., Nugraha Satya , Latief Yusuf ,   Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, University of Indonesia.
Published: September 2019

The tight competition in the construction sector in Indonesia's infrastructure projects presents a challenge to construction service companies, especially in the power plant infrastructure industry. To improve the competitiveness of construction service companies, customer satisfaction guarantees must be created, as follows: 1) Products must be in accordance with the requirements, the project done is completed on time, the costs incurred are relatively cheap and collateral for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) should be realized. In creating customer satisfaction, the concept of Quality Culture needs to be applied. By using the Deming Cycle method in building a quality culture, it is expected that power plant construction service companies could increase competitiveness. This study aims to determine the effect of developing a quality culture on power plant construction service companies, data obtained through archival analysis, interviews and questionnaire surveys. Data processing concludes the activities needed on developing a quality culture for risk-based organizational functions in power plant construction service companies as a way to increase competitiveness. The results of this study are the concept of building a PDCA-based quality culture in the Quality Management System in a power plant construction services company.