bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Pengelolaan Usaha Boga
Authors: Priyanti Priyanti , Khumaedi Muhammad , Wijaya M Burhan Rubay , Indani Indani
Published: January 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: Menguji keefektifan, kelayakan dan kepraktisan model yang dikembangkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode research and development (R&D). Model yang dikembangkan yaitu pembelajaran pengelolaan usaha boga.  Studi pendahuluan dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa diperlukan tindak lanjut terhadap pembelajaran pengelolaan usaha boga untuk meningkatkan kompetensi wirausaha siswa. Model PPUB terbukti efektif dari adanya peningkatan hasil belajar siswa sebesar 0,371% kreteria “sedang”. Terbukti layak dari respon guru dengan rata-rata 3,25 kriteria “sangat layak”. Terbukti praktis dari respon siswa dengan rata-rata 3,4 kreteria “praktis”. Dengan demikian model PPUB dapat meningkatkan kompetensi wirausaha siswa jasa boga. Saran agar hasil penelitian model perlu disosialisasikan kepada guru SMK Jasa Boga agar dapat diterapkan dalam pembelajaran pengelolaan usaha boga.This study aimed to determine: Testing the effectiveness, feasibility and practicality of the catering business management learning model which was developed. This study used Research and Development (R&D). The model that developed was the learning of catering business management. The preliminary study in this study indicated that follow-up to the learning of catering business management is required to improve the students’ entrepreneurship competence. The development stage of catering business learning model included product design from learning media development and the strategy of learning model. The PPUB model proved that it was effective from the improvement of student learning outcomes by 0,371% with “medium” criteria. The PPUB model proved that it was feasible from the teacher responses with an average grade of 3.25 with “very feasible” criteria, and the model proved that it was practical from the student responses by obtaining an average of 3.4 with “practical” criteria. Thus, the model could improve students’ entrepreneurs catering services competence. The suggestion from result of this study is model of PPUB needs to be socialized to the teachers of SMK Jasa Boga in order it can be apply in management of catering business learning
Development of Learning Model of Project-Based Learning Integrated with Entrepreneurship in The Productive Learning of Motorcycle Tune-Up Competence
Authors: Ariwibowo Bayu , Slamet Achmad , Syamwil Rodia
Published: January 2019

Unemployment of graduates of Automotive Engineering expertise program of Vocational High School (SMK) can be overcome with entrepreneurship. The obstacle is that students are not ready to become entrepreneurs. Learning process at school needs to be analyzed to find new learning models that enhance students' entrepreneurship skills which is in accordance with the expertise program. This study aims to analyze the factual conditions of productive learning of motorcycle tune-up competence and entrepreneurial learning in SMK, to analyze conceptual models developed, to determine hypothetical models, to analyze student learning outcomes using hypothetical models, and to determine the final model of learning. The method used in this research is research and development, carried out by conducting preliminary studies, model development, product testing, and final model determination. The result shows that factually productive learning of motorcycle tune-up competence with entrepreneurship lesson are separated. The conceptual model designed using the syntax of project-based learning model has entrepreneurship approach in productive learning, but still requires improvement. After the improvement, there comes a hypothetical model with the principle of integrating productive learning with entrepreneurial activity, and the learning is oriented towards a modified project-based learning model. The model is well implemented because the experimental class’ learning result is better than the control class’ learnng result. The value of technical skill and entrepreneur skills of experimental class students increased significantly, thus the final model of learning used hypothetical model with the learning model name is PjBL In Entre (Project-Based Learning Integrated with Entrepreneurship).
Development Material Test Face Makeup Competency Daily On Vocational Students Skills Program Rules of Beauty
Authors: Windayani Novia Restu , Qudus Nur , Widjanarko Dwi
Published: January 2019

Competency test material is an integral part of an assessment in learning process. What is to be measured in learning and the availability of instrument. The purpose of the study is to analyze the validity of competency test material, the reliability of the test material, and to determine the effectiveness of competency test material. This study employed research and development (R & D) method. The product developed in this study was the daily make up competency test material validated by using expert validation, and has been tested on students of the beauty program in vocational high school in May 2018. The validity of the product was achieved by using validity test, reliability by reliability test and effectiveness of competency test material using normalized-gain test analysis. The results of the study on the development of daily makeup competency test materials for vocational school students in beauty program showed that there were 3 aspects of assessments: knowledge, attitudes and skills. The effectiveness of knowledge competency test material was 20%; attitude 35%; and skill 85%. The testing material was proven to be able to assess students effectively and objectively.
Implementation of Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015 Integrated with Accreditation Standards in SMK 1 Sragi
Authors: Armawati Armawati , Syamwil Rodia , Florentinus Totok Sumaryanto
Published: January 2019

Accreditation and ISO become a benchmark that is used as a school in an effort to ensure the quality of education. In applying of Quality Management System ISO 9001: 2015 can be integrated with accreditation standards. Purpose of this research: (1)the evaluation results of ISO 9001: 2015 implementation integrated with accreditation standards in SMK 1 Sragi  in terms of Context, input, process, product; and (2) inhibiting and supporting factors for the implementation of ISO 9001: 2015 that are integrated with accreditation standards in SMK 1 Sragi. This research was carried out using the CIPP evaluation model from Stufflebeam. Data collection techniques: questionnaires, interviews, and review of  archive documents. The results showed that : (1) The evaluation results of the ISO 9001: 2015 implementation integrated with accreditation standards in SMK 1 Sragi showed that: the context aspect is categorized quite well with an average of 3.18, the input aspect is categorized quite well with an average of 3.23, the process aspect is categorized quite well with an average of 3.19, the product aspect is categorized quite well with an average of 3.06. (2) The inhibiting factors for the implementation of ISO 9001: 2015 integrated accreditation standards in SMK 1 Sragi are stagnation of mindset for sustainable school progress, lack of literary awareness and lack of understanding of risk management, supporting factors for the implementation of ISO 9001: 2015 integrated accreditation standards in SMK 1 Sragi are top management commitment, role of personal, effective communication, and continous improvement.
Implementation of Dual Expertise Policies for Vocational High School Teachers in Demak Regency
Authors: Amron Muhammad , Syamwil Rodia , Sudana I Made
Published: January 2019

Vocational education policies that are currently being implemented to produce skilled workers in their fields, one of them are, the proportion of Senior High School students: Vocational High School students are 30%: 70%, changes in the number of comparisons have an impact on the needs of the number of teachers, while temporary vocational teachers (productive teachers) in other expertise/specialization programs or other subjects, the number of teachers exceeds the amount that is required. The dual expertise program is a program to provide additional teaching authority for Vocational High School/Senior High School teachers who teach certain subjects to become productive subject teachers in Vocational High Schools in certain skill competencies that are different from previous skills competencies and relevant to their educational background. The objective of this study is to review and describe the implementation of dual expertise policies for Vocational High School teachers and their impact on Demak Regency. The process of preparation, implementation, and results of activities is described so that they can be understood as aspects related to the issues regarding the policy. This research was qualitative research. To get the validity of the data, the researchers used several data validity checking techniques, they were: (1) Technique of checking credibility; (2) Technique of transferability; (3) dependency checking technique. The data analysis used in this study was qualitative descriptive analysis. The result of this study is the impact of implementing dual expertise activities has not been significant towards the fulfillment of  the needs of productive teachers. It is known that the problem is the element of communication, namely the lack of delivery of information from policy actors to the teacher. For other elements such as disposition, resources, and bureaucratic structure, it has been implemented well.
Conservation - Minded Behavior of the Field Practice Participants on Automotive Engineering Education Program
Authors: Sudarman Sudarman , Suwahyo Suwahyo , Burhan M. , K A. Mustamil
Published: January 2019

Conservation – Minded   Behavior  of   Field  Practice Participant On Automotive Engineering Education Program. This study was aimed at figuring out: 1) conservation – minded behavior, 2) knowledge conservation, 3) achievement motivation, and 4) the support of conservation knowledge and achievement motivation simultaneously or independently to the conservation – minded behaviour of the field practice participants on automotive engineering education program, Engineering Faculty. This study was conducted in Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, UNNES and industry in Semarang in the year of 2017. 33 students were involved as the samples of this study. The conservation – minded behavior data were gathered using observation sheet, conservation knowledge data by test and achievement motivation data were gathered using questionnaire. The data were then analysed using descriptive statistics,   multi regression    and    communality. The descriptive analysis showed that: conservation-minded behaviour of the field practice participants was mostly high, the conservation knowledge was mostly low and achievement motivation was mostly high. The multi regression analysis showed that the knowledge conservation and achievement motivation contributed 35.4% to the conservation – minded behavior. The communality analysis showed that conservation knowledge of the field practice participants contributed 15% to the conservation – minded behavior, and achievement motivation distributed 17.8% to the conservation – minded behaviour. The suggestion from this study was that the automotive engineering education should make an effort to improve the conservation – minded knowledge.
Information System for Batik Profession Certification Institution
Authors: Febiharsa Dhega , Sudana I Made , Hudallah Noor
Published: January 2019

Professional Certification Institution (LSP) as an organ or body that organizes professional trials. Implementation of web-based information systems (online) Professional certification institutions assist management in organizing data, scheduling, detecting assessors' expiration, and providing information to LSP assessors. The purpose of this study is to build an information system for Professional Certification Institutions to facilitate the Batik LSP process also helps in getting faster and more accurate data from the process. The method used in this research is research and development (research and development) with the 4D model, namely Define, Design, Develop, and Dissemination. In the initial stage "Define", analysis and analysis of needs at the batik certification body. In the "Design" stage, an application design is carried out, including database design, interface, and system flow. The "Development" stage is carried out from the development application which consists of: (1) Pre-Alpha; (2) Alpha; (3) Beta; (4) Releasese Candidate; and (5) Release. Whereas the "Dissemination" is a development where the product is tested to the user to find out the usefulness in assisting the testing process in the Batik Certification Institute. From the results of the questionnaire and the blackbox test, it was found that the information system had fulfilled the requirements and was suitable for use by the blackbox users that had been done.
Activation of the Bile Acid Pathway and No Observed Antimicrobial Peptide Sequences in the Skin of a Poison Frog
Authors: Civitello Megan L , Denton Robert , Zasloff Michael A , Malone John H
Published: January 2019

The skin secretions of many frogs have genetically-encoded, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Other species, especially aposematic poison frogs, secrete exogenously derived alkaloids that serve as potent defense molecules. The origins of these defense systems are not clear, but a novel bile-acid derived metabolite, tauromantellic acid, was recently discovered and shown to be endogenous in poison frogs (Mantella, Dendrobates, and Epipedobates). These observations raise questions about the evolutionary history of AMP genetic elements, the mechanism and function of tauromatellic acid production, and links between these systems. To understand the diversity and expression of AMPs among frogs, we assembled skin transcriptomes of 13 species across the anuran phylogeny. Our analyses revealed a diversity of AMPs and AMP expression levels across the phylogenetic history of frogs, but no observations of AMPs in Mantella. We examined genes expressed in the bile-acid metabolic pathway and found that CYP7A1 (Cytochrome P450), BAAT (bile acid-CoA: amino acid N-acyltransferase), and AMACR (alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase) were highly expressed in the skin of M. betsileo and either lowly expressed or absent in other frog species. In particular, CYP7A1 catalyzes the first reaction in the cholesterol catabolic pathway and is the rate-limiting step in regulation of bile acid synthesis, suggesting unique activation of the bile acid pathway in Mantella skin. The activation of the bile acid pathway in the skin of Mantella and the lack of observed AMPs fuel new questions about the evolution of defense compounds and the ectopic expression of the bile-acid pathway.
The Uganda’s perspective, status and implementation of the National leather value chain Strategies
Authors: Kiraye Michael , Mwinyihija Mwinkione , Wanasolo William , Nalwanga Rosemary
Published: January 2019

Uganda is transforming her leather value chain to a modern and competitive sub-sector, aiming at production of value-added leather materials and leather products from the abundant raw hides and skins at the slaughter houses and abattoirs. The challenge though is the exportation of about 95% of the wet blue product, which is the only processed leather material for export from Uganda. More still, the quantity of wet blue produced and exported from Uganda stands at 1.08 million pieces from hides and 2.01 million pieces from goats and sheep skins amounting to 17.28 m sq. ft and 7.04m sq. Ft, respectively. In total this translates to about 24.32m sq. ft of finished leather if it was to be processed from within Uganda. Taking an average square foot of 2.5 sq. ft per pair of shoes, then this output would give about 9.73m pairs of leather shoes. Since Uganda needs about 25 m pairs of leather shoes per annum, it implies that there would be a deficit of about 16.88 m pairs of shoes per annum. This deficit has been covered by importing about 0.5 m pairs of leather shoes per annum and about 23.5 m pairs of synthetic leather shoes and second-hand shoes combined. Now Uganda exports about 24.32 m sq. ft worth of leather (about 9.73m pairs of shoes) and imports about 0.5 m pairs of leather shoes which is a sixteenth of what is exported. Exportation of unfinished products for processing elsewhere goes with jobs and services as well. For this reason, wet blue product made in Uganda need to be further processed in the country to avail leather and leather products, service like Design Studios, facilities, e.g., incubation centers and jobs. The information about tanneries was obtained by use of a questionnaire in which respondents were tannery industry production managers. In addition, documentary review of the world population on Uganda, Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) abstracts and UBOS census 2014 reports were also used as the source of data. According to the Uganda census 2014, the country’s primary and secondary going children are 10,113,201 students. If for example these students wear leather shoes at 35,000/= per pair per annum then the leather Sector would earn 353bn UGX per annum. This contribution would be about 56 times that which tourism is contributing towards the GDP of Uganda, implying that the leather sector in Uganda, if emphasised could stimulate economic growth of the country.
SpiderMAEn: recombinant spider silk-based hybrid materials for advanced energy technology
Authors: Herold Heike M , Aigner Tamara B , Grill Carolin E , Krüger Stefanie , Taubert Andreas , Scheibel Thomas
Published: January 2019

A growing energy demand requires new and preferably renewable energy sources. The infinite availability of solar radiation makes its conversion into storable and transportable energy forms attractive for research as well as for the industry. One promising example of a transportable fuel is hydrogen (H2), making research into eco-friendly hydrogen production meaningful. Here, a hybrid system was developed using newly designed recombinant spider silk protein variants as a template for mineralization with inorganic titanium dioxide and gold. These bioinspired organic/inorganic hybrid materials allow for hydrogen production upon light irradiation. To begin with, recombinant spider silk proteins bearing titanium dioxide and gold-binding moieties were created and processed into structured films. These films were modified with gold and titanium dioxide in order to produce a photocatalyst. Subsequent testing revealed hydrogen production as a result of light-induced hydrolysis of water. Therefore, the novel setup presented here provides access to a new principle of generating advanced hybrid materials for sustainable hydrogen production and depicts a promising platform for further studies on photocatalytic production of hydrogen, the most promising future fuel.
Sorption properties of peroxidase-catalysed polyphenolic resin enable aromatics’ capture
Authors: Beemer Kayven Wayne , Taylor Keith E , Biswas Nihar
Published: January 2019

Soybean peroxidase catalyses the removal of many phenols and anilines through polymerisation and precipitation. The precipitates might sorb other wastewater compounds simultaneously through a hydrophobic interaction. To model this interaction, phenol was chosen as the substrate and 4-(phenylazo)benzoate as the sorbate, and the system was quantitatively evaluated with the Langmuir isotherm. Sorption occurred either during or after enzymatic conversion of phenol (dynamic or static, respectively). The two systems showed Langmuir association constants of 0·088 and 0·13 l/mg and maximum sorption capacities of 51 and 16 mg/g, respectively. Both parameters compare favourably with those for the sorption of benzene, toluene and xylenes on activated carbon. A composite Langmuir parameter, (maximum capacity/dissociation constant), is suggested as the criterion for evaluating potential sorbent–sorbate couples. The model system demonstrates the feasibility of using enzymatically generated phenolic precipitates to remove toxic hydrophobic aromatic non-substrates from wastewater, when they co-occur with a substrate such as phenol. In the future, the use of polyaryl sorbents for aryl sorbates should be more broadly characterised and the criterion used for comparison should be the composite Langmuir parameter.
Prediction of shear strength parameters in soil–lime mixture design – part 1: quicklime
Authors: Di Sante Marta , Fratalocchi Evelina , Mazzieri Francesco , Pasqualini Erio
Published: January 2019

Lime stabilisation is a widely used technique, however, in practical applications, it is not unusual to encounter cases of failure due to a lack of consideration of all the steps involved and incomplete account of the variables to produce a successful mix design. This paper, part 1 of two companion papers, presents useful correlations between the shear strength parameters of compacted soil–quicklime (QL) mixtures and the main variables of lime treatment. In part 2, shear strength data of compacted soil–hydrated lime mixtures are processed for the same purpose. The correlations for QL treatment were derived from 26 triaxial compression and direct shear tests by multiple regression analysis. The database was constructed with experimental results concerning five soils with different plasticity characteristics and CFs. QL was added to the soils in different proportions. Tests were carried out at different curing times on soil–lime samples compacted at different water contents. Very good correlations were obtained and validated with data from the literature. Thanks to these correlations, the optimum lime amount can be preliminarily identified, knowing the characteristics of the soil to be treated and the required design shear strength parameters.
Prediction of shear strength parameters in soil–lime mixture design – part 2: hydrated lime
Authors: Fratalocchi Evelina , Di Sante Marta , Mazzieri Francesco , Pasqualini Erio
Published: January 2019

In the field of lime stabilisation of soil, one of the main research objectives is optimisation of the mix design procedure. To this aim, correlations between strength parameters of treated soils and the main characteristics of lime treatment can be useful to have a preliminary estimation and reduce the number of laboratory tests to be performed in the design phase. This paper, part 2 of two companion papers, describes a comprehensive series of direct shear tests carried out on specimens of six soils with different characteristics treated with different amounts of hydrated lime (HL). In part 1, quicklime (QL) treatment is addressed with the same purpose. Good correlations between shear strength parameters and main soil–HL variables were obtained by multiple regression analyses and they were validated with data from the literature. The most significant predictors of the shear strength parameters were always found to be the clay fraction of the untreated soil and the lime content. In order to obtain an overall view of stabilisation possibilities, experimental results and predicted values for QL treatment formerly obtained by authors are discussed in this paper. This approach helps in the selection of the most suitable type of lime.
Improving expansive clay beds with granular pile anchors (GPAs) and geogrid-encased GPAs
Authors: Phanikumar Bhyravajjula Ramachandra , Raghuram Ammavajjala Sesha Sai , Sriramarao Ajjarapu
Published: January 2019

Granular pile anchors (GPAs) are an innovative foundation technique developed for reducing the heave of expansive clay beds. Other engineering characteristics of expansive clay beds have also been found to improve through GPA reinforcement. This paper presents experimental data on heave, compressive load response and pullout response of expansive clay beds reinforced with plain GPAs and geogrid-encased GPAs. The heave of the expansive clay beds decreased by 95·12% on the installation of plain GPAs and it further decreased (by 98·3%) in the case of geogrid-encased GPAs. Plate load tests were conducted on unreinforced expansive clay beds and clay beds reinforced with plain GPAs and geogrid-encased GPAs for a comparative study. Similarly, pullout tests were conducted on clay beds reinforced with plain GPAs and geogrid-encased GPAs. The clay beds reinforced with geogrid-encased GPAs resulted in a higher load capacity in compressive as well as pullout tests than the beds reinforced with plain GPAs.
Punching strength of concrete footings based on the compression zone failure mechanism
Authors: Truong Gia Toai , Choi Kyoung-Kyu
Published: January 2019

A strength model based on the compression zone failure mechanism was developed to predict the punching shear strength of concrete footings without transverse reinforcement. The proposed model assumes that the punching shear at a critical section is primarily counteracted by the compression zone of intact concrete at the footing. According to the material failure criteria of concrete, part of the compression zone failed by concrete crushing and the remaining part failed by inclined tensile cracking. In addition, the shear capacity of the concrete in the compression zone was evaluated considering the compressive normal stress developed by the flexural action of the footing. The strength model can be used for squat concrete footings with a low shear span to depth ratio as well as slender footings. The proposed model was verified by applying it to existing test specimens. The predictions of the proposed model demonstrated very good agreement with the test results and the model was found to be a better predictor than current design codes, specifically ACI 318-14 and KCI 2012.
Environmental quality evaluation in Dhaka City Corporation – using satellite imagery
Authors: Rahman Md Mustafizur , Rahman Md Mizanur , Momotaz Ms
Published: January 2019

Urban green spaces are the indispensable component in city landscaping for realising a healthy living environment (HLE). The environmental quality was assessed in the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) area, Bangladesh, by means of the existing green spaces, population density and air-quality mapping. This study revealed that Uttara, Mirpur 10, Kazipara, Darussalam, Shukrabad, Razabazar and the old city of Dhaka are the most significant environmentally critical areas. Also, it revealed that only six wards out of 92 wards of the DCC area (within the administrative boundary) met the per capita green spaces as per the standards of the World Health Organization (9 m2 per person) and the rest of the 86 wards required improvement of green areas. A green space plan map was also generated, which will be able to direct strategic options of the city's land-use planning to ensure an HLE. Information technology will provide valuable information about the management and implementation of new greenery development projects by DCC, Rajdhani Unnayan Karthipakaha and other voluntary organisation.
Exploring indicators coverage practices in measuring urban quality of life
Authors: Al-Qawasmi Jamal
Published: January 2019

The paper develops and uses a structured coverage analysis approach to examine the usage of indicators and their ability to assess various quality of life (QOL) attributes in 15 urban QOL assessment tools. The results reveal a lack of consensus not only on the type and the optimal number of indicators for a tool, but also on the methods used to select and develop them. The results show that most of the tools tend to use almost incompatible sets of indicators. They also show that, in general, most of the examined tools reflect severe lack of representative coverage, which indicates that large portion of important sub-domains is not covered by any indicator, except for the economic-related domains. In addition, most of the tools reflect low-to-moderate comprehensive coverage, except for the economic dimension, which reflects the highest comprehensive coverage. The findings also suggest some conditions that can improve the process of selecting and developing a contextualised set of indicators. Furthermore, the results demonstrate the usefulness of using the proposed coverage analysis techniques as a structured approach to benchmark with best QOL assessment tools to improve the process of developing sets of QOL indicators for a particular urban context.
Protocol for evaluation of normal hearing criteria v1
Authors: Cristina Lira de Andrade Kelly , Ataíde Bezerra Verçosa Thamyres , Tenório Lins Carnaúba Aline , de Lemos Menezes Pedro
Published: January 2019

The present protocol aims to perform the screening of the subjects of the research investigating the auditory normality criteria. Thus, auditory symptoms, health history, medication use, exposure to noise and others are analyzed.
Plant leaf tooth feature extraction v5
Authors: Hu Wang , Chu Li , Yan Tian , Haoyu Zhou , Di Tian
Published: January 2019

Previous studies extract features that are not strictly defined in botany; therefore, a uniform standard to compare the accuracies of various feature extraction methods cannot be used. For efficient and automatic retrieval of plant leaves from a leaf database, in this study, we propose an image-based description and measurement of leaf teeth by referring to the leaf structure classification system in botany. First, image preprocessing is carried out to obtain a binary map of plant leaves. Then, corner detection based on the curvature scale-space (CSS) algorithm is used to extract the inflection point from the edges; next, the leaf tooth apex is extracted by screening the convex points; then, according to the definition of the leaf structure, the characteristics of the leaf teeth are described and measured in terms of number of orders of teeth, tooth spacing, number of teeth, sinus shape, and tooth shape.
Protocol of data recording for the recognition of familiar speech in the presence of competitive noise v2
Authors: Andrade Kelly , Ataíde Bezerra Verçosa Thamyres , Tenório Lins Carnaúba Aline , PLM Menezes Pedro
Published: January 2019

Protocol for data collection of speech recognition in noise. The protocol has, general data fields, information about the speaker, audiometric data and speech recognition data with different intensities.
Clinical education alone is sufficient to improve strength training exercise prescription v1
Authors: Gavin Williams A/Prof , Linda Denehy Prof
Published: January 2019

The main cause of reduced ability to walk for the majority of people with neurological conditions is muscle weakness. Clinical guidelines from the National Stroke Foundation (NSF) Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management and the American Heart Association Statement for Stroke both recommend strength training for the lower limb to improve walking. Further, clinical guidelines have also been published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) for optimal strength training. However, despite a large body of evidence that muscle weakness is the primary impairment causing walking limitations, and guidelines recommending strength training during rehabilitation, six systematic reviews have demonstrated that the application of the NSF guidelines has not improved walking outcomes. Our research indicates that the gap is within the NSF guidelines. The NSF guidelines are vague and lack the ‘How To’ direction for the implementation of their strength training recommendations. The aim of this research project is to develop an education and training package for implementing the ACSM guidelines for strength training, and test whether it is effective in order to direct the application of the NSF guidelines.
Geospatial agro-climatic characterization for assessment of potential agricultural areas in Somalia, Africa.
Authors: Boitt Mark Kipkurwa , Langat Flomena C. , Kapoi John K.
Published: January 2019

Somalia nation has been in the past classified as a volatile and of low economic value since 1990s when the government was deemed to have collapsed. Currently the independent Somalia is turning out to be one economic back bone of the Northern and Eastern parts of Africa in trade and agriculture. This paper focuses on the agricultural potential of Somalia using geospatial techniques through characterization. Climate is characterized and described, terrain models are derived, Soil analysis and hydrological assessment are also analyzed. Agroclimatic maps are developed to show suitable and unsuitable areas for agricultural production. The terrain of Somalia is more of a flat plain coupled with river basins that can be used as arable lands for agriculture. The ground water points can sustainably irrigate large number of parcels for crop production. Through GIS technology adopted for this particular work, two basins were mapped out to be possible agricultural potential areas: Juba and Shabelle. The assessment indicates that crop production can be achieved through irrigating of the arable plains and not relying so much on rain-fed agricultural systems. Agro-climatic zones of Somalia are delineated mainly due the amount of rainfall, temperature ranges and terrain patterns. With this study, farmers can be advised on which area to focus for crop production. The agricultural potential that lies in Somalia is so huge it could be named the future food basket of Africa, who knows?
GENİŞ ÖLÇEKLİ SINAVLARDA AÇIK UÇLU SORULARIN KULLANILMASINA İLİŞKİN ÖĞRENCİ GÖRÜŞLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: Koyuncu Emre , Özer Özkan Yeşim
Published: January 2019

Bu
çalışmanın amacı TEOG özelinde, geniş ölçekli sınavlarda çoktan seçmeli sorular
ile birlikte açık uçlu soruların kullanılmasına ilişkin öğrenci görüşlerinin
incelenmesidir. Araştırma nitel ve nicel araştırmayı birlikte kullanmayı
gerektiren karma yöntemle tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın nitel bölümünde
araştırmacı tarafından bir görüşme formu oluşturulmuş, görüşme formunun
uygulanacağı katılımcılar ise amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden homojen
(benzeşik) örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenmiştir. Görüşme sonucunda elde edilen
veriler içerik analizi yöntemi ile çözümlenmiş, 11 farklı tema elde edilmiştir.
Çalışmanın nicel kısmı için maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmış
olup, araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen anket her eğitim bölgesinden seçilen
bir okuldaki sekizinci sınıf öğrencilerine uygulanmıştır. Anket maddelerine
verilen cevaplar betimsel istatistik yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma
sonucunda öğrencilerin kullanılan soru türü ne olursa olsun bilgilerinin tam
olarak ölçüleceğinden emin oldukları görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin geniş ölçekli
sınavlarda çoktan seçmeli soruların kullanılmasının objektiflik ve
puanlanmasının kolay olması gibi avantajlarının yanı sıra şans başarısı gibi
dezavantajlarının olduğunu belirttikleri bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin açık uçlu
soru türünün değerlendirilmesinin objektif olamayacağı dolayısıyla açık uçlu
soruların değerlendirilmesinde puanlayıcı güvenirliğini sağlamanın zor
olacağını belirttikleri gözlemlenmiştir. Öğrenciler geniş ölçekli sınavlarda
açık uçlu soru türü kullanıldığı takdirde kişisel çalışmalarında bu soru türüne
daha fazla yer vereceklerini belirtmişlerdir
Exploration of Preservice Teachers’ STEM Teaching Intentions with respect to the Department and Grade
Authors: KARIŞAN Dilek , BAKIRCI Hasan
Published: January 2019

STEM education included in undergraduate science and mathematics education
program in 2017. Inclusion of STEM education in teacher education programs
higlights the importance of the investigating the preservice teachers STEM
teaching intentions.   In this scope, it
is important to determine STEM teaching intentions of preservice primary,
science and mathematics teachers. This
research aims to identify the preservice primary school, mathematics, elementary
science teachers’ STEM teaching intentions. In this study, relational screening
model was used. The study was conducted in fall semester of 2017-2018 academic
year.  A total of 521 (354 woman, 167
man) preservice teachers from three different departments enrolled in
the study. The questionnaire, developed by Lin and William (2015) and adapted
to Turkish by Hacımeroğlu and Bulut (2016) was used to assess preservice teachers’
STEM teaching intentions. Data was analyzed by using PASW Statistics 18 and
LISREL 8.80 statistical packages for windows. It was found that preservice
teachers’ STEM teaching intentions vary according to their field of education.
This significant difference is in favour of preservice science teacher.
Findings reveal that preservice science and primary school teachers STEM
teaching intentions are better than preservice mathematics teachers. It is
suggested that more studies are needed to determine inservice and preservice teachers’
STEM teaching intentions to identify what can be done to increase their teaching
intentions.
5. Sınıf Türkçe Ders Kitabının Resim-Metin İlişkisi Açısından İncelenmesi
Authors: DEMİREL Şener , KÖKÇÜ Yelda , AKBABA Rabia Sena
Published: January 2019

Ders kitapları, öğrencinin öğrenimine ve eğitimine katkı sağlayan
araçların başında gelmektedir. Kolay erişilen bir kılavuz özelliği taşıyan
ders kitapları, biçim ve içerik açısından öğrenci seviyesine uygun ve öğrenci
gelişimini destekleyecek şekilde hazırlanmalıdır. Öğrenci seviyesine uygun
olarak tasarlanan ders kitapları, öğrenciler tarafından ilgi görmektedir. Söz
konusu kitapların, eğitimde kullanılan araç-gereçlerin sahip olması gereken nitelikler
göz önünde bulundurularak hazırlanması eğitsel amaçların gerçekleşmesine
yardımcı olmaktadır. Ders kitaplarındaki eğitsel özelliklerden biri de
metinlerle beraber verilen resimlerdir. Bu araştırmada 2017-2018
eğitim-öğretim yılında Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından yayınlanan 5. sınıf
Türkçe ders kitabında yer alan resimlerin, metinlerle olan ilişkisinin ortaya
konulması amaçlanmıştır. Nitel desende gerçekleştirilen araştırmada, doküman
incelemesi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Kitapta kullanılan resim sayısı, resimler
ile metinlerin ilişkilendirilme biçimi, kullanılan renkler ve renklerin çocuğa
göreliği gibi kategoriler göz önünde bulundurularak yapılan inceleme sonucunda
elde edilen veriler, betimsel analiz tablosu ile sunulmuştur. Sonuç olarak
incelenen sekiz metinde, metinle bir arada yer alan resimlerin, metinlerin
içeriğine uygun olarak seçildiği görülmüştür. Resim-metin ilişkisi açısından
eksik bulunan kısımlara ilişkin ise çeşitli öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
Investigation of Students Trust Levels to Teachers, School Burnout and Academic Achievement with Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: ATİK Servet , ÖZER Niyazi , KARADAĞ Nazife
Published: January 2019

The aim of this research is to analyze the
relationship between high school students' levels of trust in teachers, school
burnout and academic achievement by using the structural equation model. The
study group consisted of students studying in high schools in the city of
Adiyaman. Within the scope of the study, the aspects of "Loss of Interest
in School" and "Getting tired and bored by Teacher Attitudes"
in "School Burnout Scale" (SBS), and "Trust in Teachers
Scale" were used for Secondary School Students. It was determined as a
result of the study that trust in teachers affected school burnout directly;
however, academic achievement affected it both directly and indirectly. In
addition, it was concluded that school burnout directly affected academic
achievement. As a result of the analyzes, it was determined that trust in
teachers accounted for approximately 18% of the variance in school burnout,
trust in teachers and school burnout variables together accounted for about 8%
of the variance in academic achievement. When the results of the study were
evaluated; It can be said that increasing the trust level of the students in
their teachers will decrease the school burnout they will experience and
contribute to their academic achievement positively. With this research; the
importance of teacher-student relations has been statistically revealed not
only in a theoretical way but by the analyzes made as well.
The Influence of Leadership Roles and Team Building & Participation on Team Shared Mental Models: A Study of Project Managers in Malaysia
Authors: Fung Han Ping
Published: January 2019

More and more project teams are formed to achieve organizational objectives as organizations generally recognize the importance and benefits of project teams. One of the outcomes working in a project team is the proliferation of Team Shared Mental Models (TSMM). It is critical to examine the antecedents of TSMM which is the aim of this study as TSMM by itself can contribute to project team learning and others. However, it is unclear from literature whether both leadership roles and team building & participation can influence TSMM concurrently especially in a project setting study whereby there is resource and time constraint compare to normal work teams which are ongoing and operational in nature. This study has developed a research model underpinned on Cohen and Bailey’s (1997) Team Effectiveness Framework to empirically analyze how leadership roles and team building & participation can predict TSMM. Based on 201 random sample responses from project managers in Malaysia, findings suggest that leadership roles can influence TSMM indirectly via team building & participation. Knowledge contribution of this study is that project managers should invest extra efforts in team building & participation as it is the main contributor to TSMM.
CAUSAS DA ROTATIVIDADE ORGANIZACIONAL: A PERCEPÇÃO DOS GESTORES DO SETOR HOTELEIRO DA REGIÃO NORTE DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Authors: Gallon Shalimar , Do Nascimento Larissa Nardes , Scherer Aline , Walter Bárbara
Published: January 2019

Este trabalho aborda a rotatividade organizacional e tem como objetivo geral identificar as causas que influenciam na rotatividade de pessoal no setor hoteleiro na percepção de gestores. Para tanto, foi exposto um panorama sobre a conceituação de rotatividade, quais as causas e consequências desse fenômeno para as empresas. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, o método utilizado foi a pesquisa qualitativa, onde foi realizado entrevistas com cinco gestores do setor hoteleiro da cidade de Passo Fundo - RS. Ao realizar as entrevistas foi possível identificar fatores individuais, organizacionais, externos e do setor hoteleiro responsáveis pela rotatividade. O principal motivo citado foi o fato de esse setor exigir carga horária aos finais de semana e feriado. Na percepção dos gestores, o salário é o segundo fator que motiva o empregado a pedir demissão. Como consequências da rotatividade foram citados os custos financeiros com admissão e demissão e, custos econômicos, como sobrecarga de trabalho e perda de produtividade. Por fim, ficou evidenciado que as empresas analisadas, não calculam o índice de rotatividade.
A RELAÇÃO ENTRE SATISFAÇÃO E LEALDADE EM MULTICANAIS: uma reavaliação dos fatores confiança, valor e custo de mudança no setor bancário brasileiro
Authors: Guerra Diego de Sousa , Oleto Alice de Freitas , Peñaloza Verónica
Published: January 2019

O mercado bancário brasileiro vem sofrendo transformações, em especial, com as mudanças impostas pela adoção de multicanais de relacionamento com os clientes. Assim, o objetivo desse trabalho foi revisitar a natureza e intensidade da relação entre satisfação e lealdade no contexto bancário muticanal. Além disso, foi avaliado qual o impacto preditivo da inclusão dos mediadores confiança e satisfação nesta relação. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo de abordagem quantitativa. A fase de coleta resultou em 198 questionários de consumidores multicanal, sendo 125 deles validados. Os dados foram tratados através de um modelo de equações estruturais baseado em variância. Os resultados sugerem que a satisfação tem papel importante na explicação da variabilidade da lealdade. Além disso, a satisfação mediou completamente a relação entre valor e lealdade, mas não teve sua relação com a variável dependente mediada pela confiança. Como implicação gerencial, a importância atribuída à satisfação gera uma orientação distinta a de Kumar, Pozza e Ganesh (2013), que entendem existir uma ineficiência de investimentos maciços em satisfação dos consumidores como forma de atingir maiores índices de lealdade. Desta forma, o consumidor preocupa-se apenas com aspectos pragmáticos da relação e, consequentemente, há pouca ou nenhuma diferenciação percebida entre as instituições. Por fim, esse trabalho sofre de limitações próprias de estudos conduzidos com amostras de natureza não probabilística. Apesar dos resultados serem bons indicativos da natureza e intensidade das relações, faz-se necessária a realização de estudos complementares que ratifiquem as relações aqui apresentadas.
A case on Thai students in EFL program in Indonesia (learning problems and strategies)
Authors: Samalee Hakimee , Jati Roko Patria
Published: January 2019

This research aims to investigate Thai students in EFL (English as Foreign Language) Program in Indonesia, focusing on the learning problems and strategies of nine Thai female students who study in English Department of IAIN Salatiga. This study uses descriptive qualitative design. The descriptive data analysis is employed to describe the research findings which are primarily mined from the transcriptions of in-depth interview. The results show that all Thai students have various problems during their study in Indonesia. The complication emerges when they must learn foreign languages and use them to learn at the same time. They must learn language skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking) on one hand and use those skills for practical or functional purposes on the other hand. It seems like one is not yet finished but they have to simultaneously practice it for functional purposes of communicating with the lecturers, understanding the tasks given, etc. We indicated that most strategies used by 6 participants were asking friends instead of teachers. Further, we also found distinct strategies personally preferred by the participants to learn EFL in their convenience.
School principals as leaders: Pre-service and in-service teachers’ perspective
Authors: Stravakou Pelagia Ant. , Lozgka Evangelia Ch.
Published: January 2019

Scholars have highlighted that the existing school leadership models are incomplete and the relevant research is dominated by the principals’ perspective. This study explores the pre-service and in-service teachers’ views about what they want and expect of the school principals as leaders to willingly follow them. The sample consisted of 36 teachers purposefully recruited. Written texts, in which the participants were asked to spontaneously write down their thoughts, were used as a research tool; and content analysis was used as a research method. Overall, the findings indicated that the ideal school leader from the teachers’ perspective predominantly has leadership skills, and rarely has both specific personality traits and enduring goals to pursue, whereas specific necessary qualifications are considered as the least desirable. These findings are discussed in the context of the broad literature on leadership and in relation to the proposed leadership models.

 

Keywords: School leader, principals, teachers’ perspective, qualitative research.