bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of the social perception of the importance of foodsecurity in the Santa Rita farm, El Pescador, San Vicentedel Caguán, Caquetá, Colombia
Authors: Cortes Arias Diana Mayerly , Casas Ríos Davier Fernando
Published: May 2024

The practice of home gardening arises as a necessity in the face of the reality of rural life, which involves differentproblems faced by farmers every day. It is important to know the perception that these producers have of the stateof food security in which they find themselves in order to understand the dynamics that are generated aroundthis and the degree of participation and appropriation of this productive idea. In this sense, this diagnostic studywas carried out in the department of Caquetá, in the village of El Pescador in the municipality of San Vicente delCaguán, Santa Rita farm, with a family of cattle and vegetable producers. The results allowed determining that,although the farm carries out other types of production such as cattle raising, the implementation of the vegetablegarden is considered an activity of great importance for the food security of the family and that it generates animprovement in the economic aspect by making their production a business opportunity by commercializing it
Analysis of the social perception of a producer about thepig production system and his experience with alternativefeeding
Authors: Perdomo Rios Carlos Alberto , Rojas Leyton Fredyvan , Claros Romero Verónica , Gonzales López Natalia
Published: May 2024

This study was carried out in the municipality of Florencia Caquetá. The purpose of the following investigationwas to analyze the social perception of a producer of breeding sows, regarding the production system and theirexperience in the use of alternative feeds, for which the interview was used as an information gathering tool. Datawas found around three important families for the producer, the first was the productive technical part, whichcovered everything related to the productive process, taking topics such as genetics, reproduction and hygiene.The next family was economics, dealing with topics such as marketing, inflation, the market, and profitability.Finally, the pig family, where the importance of knowledge, dedication and replicating the same knowledge washighlighted, thus understanding the motivations of the producer, how he visualizes his future production andwanting to share his knowledge with other producers who want to venture in new ways of producing bristles
A Study on Health Profile of 3 ITDA Spots of Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors:   Research Associate (Unani), Clinical Research Unit (CCRUM, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India), Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India, Tabassum S Shaista
Published: May 2024

Introduction: The Adivasi, often referred to as Indigenous people or original inhabitants, constitute approximately 17 million prospective tribes in India. The term “designated Tribe” holds a legal designation. According to the 2011 census, the number of planned tribes in India is 104,281,034, which equals 8.6% of India’s total population. This paper aims to examine the health profile of Tribals in 3 ITDA spots of Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Objectives: The main aim of the study was to assess the health profile and shed light on the top 10 diseases prevalent in the 3 selected ITDA spots of Kurnool district, as well as to promote the Unani system through mobile medical camps under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP). Additionally, it aims to analyse the health profile and determinants of tribes in the study area. Methodology: This study focuses on the health profile of the 3 ITDA spots based on OPD data, including the distribution of patients by sex and age groups, and identifying the top 10 common diseases in these areas. Results: A total of 2583 individuals attended the OPD of the 3 ITDA spots in the year 2022-2023. Among them, the top 10 diseases were identified, and their distribution by sex and age group was analysed. Conclusion: The present study revealed that most of the tribals in the study area suffered from Sual o surfa (Cough), Sardi wa Zukam (Common cold & coryza), and Humma (Fever), which are common in the 3 ITDA spots, followed by Warm I Halaq (Pharyngitis), Suda (Headache), and Polyarthritis.
المسارين العسكري والإنساني في المفاوضات اليمنية (2015- 2018)
Authors: الشرفي محمد أحمد علي مسعد
Published: May 2024

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى مناقشة وتحليل مساري المفاوضات: العسكري، والإنساني ومدى استخدامهما في المفاوضات اليمنية (2015- 2018). وقد استخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، بالإضافة إلى المنهجين: التاريخي، والمقارن؛ لمناقشة فرضيتي الدراسة من خلال سرد بعض وقائع وأحداث المفاوضات وتحليلها، والمقارنة بين مساراتها، وتحليل استخدامات المسار العسكري والمسار الإنساني في المفاوضات اليمنية مع الاستعانة ببعض الصور والشواهد التي حصلت في جولات التفاوض المتعددة. وخلُصت الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج، أبرزها: وجود علاقة عكسية بين المسار العسكري والمسار الإنساني، كما خلصت إلى أن الأطراف المتفاوضة استخدمت هذين المسارين لتحقيق أهداف سياسية واقتصادية. وأوصت الدراسة بتوسيع الأطراف المشاركة في المفاوضات، والبدء بمناقشة الحل الشامل لإنهاء الأزمة في اليمن بدلاً من تجزئة الملفات التفاوضية والخوض في تفاصيل ثانوية، كما أوصت بتفعيل المسار الدبلوماسي الشعبي "المسار الثاني" كشريك في إنجاح العملية التفاوضية.
Oversea Investment Inflows and Trade Policies in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Authors: Erhijakpor A.E.O , Moemeke S.E , Agbogun Oghenekparobo Ernest
Published: May 2024

The paper ascertained the dynamic linkage between overseas investment (Foreign direct investment-FDI & Foreign Portfolio Investment-FPI) inflows and trade openness with emphasis on the SSA Economy. The regressor is overseas investment while the regressed is trade policy measured by trade openness. The study adopted the longitudinal research design. The paper collated data from the World Bank data base, 2021. Specifically, the study sampled 30 SSA countries out of the 48 countries in SSA over the reviewed period of 1992 to 2021. Meanwhile, the study adopted the Robust panel Regression (Panel Corrected Standard Error). The study reported that, FDI inflows has a positive (coefficient value =0.977169) yet significant effect (prob. value = 0.0007<0.05) on trade openness. By implication, FDI inflows are a major predictor of trade openness. In like manner, exchange rate has a positive significant effect on trade openness. However, FPI inflows has a positive (coefficient value = 0.005328) yet insignificant effect (prob. value = 0.7399>0.05). By implication, FPI inflows have direct yet minimal effect on trade openness.  Similarly, high INFR dissuade foreign investors from investing in the economy. On the overall outcomes of the paper conform to cross-country analysis. Hence, the paper concludes that, foreign direct investment is a major overseas investment predictor which causes the SSA economy to be more open to trade. Premised on this, the paper submits that, government agencies and other relevant stakeholders in the SSA economy need to collaborate put in place flexible regulatory laws that guarantee the flows of more foreign direct capital investment into the SSA economy. The study developed a robust economic policy model for African economic policy makers desiring to improve the economic development of their economies through oversea investment inflows and trade openness. The model thus confirmed that, if policies are targeted at addressing the counter-productive effect of inflation and exchange rate interaction on both overseas investment inflows and trade openness, the African economy would be highly developed.
THE INFLUENCE OF PRICE ON THE DECISION TO PURCHASE PERCARD WHICH IS MEDIATED BY CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Authors: Asrida Putu Diah , Saputra I Gede Agus Adi , Nasuhi Mochammad Chamim
Published: May 2024

This research aims to determine the effect of price on the decision to purchase starter cards, by considering the moderation of consumer behavior. Although many studies have highlighted the relationship between price and consumer purchasing decisions, this study explores whether consumer behavioral factors moderate this relationship in the context of the telecommunications industry. The survey method is used to collect data from respondents who are potential starter card users. The data analysis technique used is the t test with the Moderated Regression Analysis interaction test. This test meets the requirements of instrument testing, classical assumption testing, and model suitability testing. Based on the test results, it is known that price has a significant effect on purchasing decisions with a regression coefficient of 0.879 with a significance of 0.004 < 0.05 and consumer behavior has a significant effect on purchasing decisions with a regression coefficient of 0.684 with a significance of 0.013 < 0.05. Meanwhile, price which is moderated by consumer behavior has no significant effect on purchasing decisions with a regression coefficient value of -0.023 and a significance of 0.112 > 0.05. Thus, consumer behavior variables have not been able to moderate the influence of price on purchasing decisions.
The impact of clinical simulation learning motivation on nursing student learning achievement: The mediating effect of learning immersion
Authors: Ko Eun Jeong , Kim Eun Jung
Published: May 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of learning immersion in clinical simulations on the relationship between nursing student learning motivation and achievement in clinical simulation.Methods: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey with 184 nursing students from two universities who participated in clinical simulation between September and December 2022. The participants completed a self-administered questionnaire, and the collected data were analyzed using independent an independent t-test, Mann–Whitney U-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis to identify the mediating effects of learning immersion on the relationship between nursing student learning motivation and achievement.Results: Among the subvariables of nursing student learning motivation, task value and self-efficacy for learning and performance had a significant effect on learning immersion (respectively, β=.36, p=.001; β =.31, p<.001) and learning achievement (respectively, β=.48, p<.001; β=.38, p<.001). With the input of learning motivation variables, the direct effect of learning immersion on learning achievement was significant (β=.20, p=.003), and the effects of learning motivation and task value and self-efficacy on learning achievement was reduced after controlling for learning immersion, which is a mediating variable (respectively, β=.41, p<.001; β=.32, p<.001). The bootstrapping test to confirm the mediating effect of learning immersion was also significant (task value 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.02~0.20; self-efficacy 95% CI, 0.01~0.12).Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that simulation educators should consider learners’ motivation and immersion when organizing and operating clinical simulations.
Impacts of alternative clinical practice on nursing professionalism in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Shin Min Jee , Kim Ji-Soo , Ok Na Yoon
Published: May 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the impacts of alternative clinical practice on nursing professionalism in nursing students during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods: A cross-sectional study was used for this study. Data were collected from 178 junior and senior nursing students from December 28, 2022 to January 6, 2023. The nursing students’ characteristics, nursing professionalism, clinical competence, extent of alternative clinical practice, and satisfaction with alternative clinical practice were self-reported through an on-line survey. Multiple linear regressions were conducted to examine the impacts of alternative clinical practice on nursing professionalism along with the confounding variables.Results: The nursing students reported that they performed alternative clinical practice for more than half of their clinical practice throughout 2022. The extent of alternative clinical practice (β=-.11, p=.028), satisfaction with content (β=.14, p=.045), and evaluation of the alternative clinical practice (β=.17, p=.007) were found to have impacted nursing professionalism. These variables explained 55.6% of the variance in nursing professionalism.Conclusion: The study results suggest that the alternative nursing practice could impact nursing students’ professionalism. However, it would be possible to develop nursing professionalism if the students’ satisfaction with the alternative clinical practice were increased. Nurse educators need to improve the content and evaluation methods of alternative clinical practice to promote nursing professionalism during the implementation of such alternative clinical practice.
An Importance-Performance Analysis of patient safety activities for inpatients in small and medium-sized hospitals
Authors: Baek On-Jeon , Shin Sun-Hwa
Published: May 2024

Purpose: This study aims to assess the importance and performance of patient safety activities for inpatients in small- and medium-sized hospitals. The objective is to identify the need for patient safety education by analyzing differences in importance and performance ratings.Methods: The study involved 300 patients hospitalized in three small- and medium-sized hospitals. Data collection took place in October 2023, focusing on investigating the importance and performance of patient safety activities. Descriptive statistics and an Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) were conducted using the IBM SPSS statistics 25.0 program.Results: The average importance of patient safety activities was 3.51±0.41, and the average performance was 3.37±0.43, indicating that the importance of patient safety activities was higher than their performance. According to the IPA, the components of patient safety activities that fell into the second quadrant of high importance but low performance included three medication-related items and one test/procedure/surgery-related item.Conclusion: In this study, it was found that inpatients in small- and medium-sized hospitals had a higher importance on patient safety activities than performance and needed ways to increase their performance. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a customized educational program that can increase the practical performance of inpatients’ patient safety activities based on the contents that were determined to need improvement.
Relationship networks among nurses in acute nursing care units
Authors: Park Seungmi , Park Eun-Jun
Published: May 2024

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of social networks among registered nurses in acute nursing care units.Methods: This study used a survey design. Four nursing units from two acute hospitals were selected using a convenience method, and 83 nurses from those nursing units participated in the study in July 2022. The positive influences among nurses included friendship, collaboration, advice, and referent networks, and the negative influences included avoidance and bullying networks. Using the NetMiner program, the k-means clustering technique was applied to create groups of nodes with similar characteristics. The general characteristics of the participants were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, frequency, and ANOVA or chi-squared test.Results: As a result of dividing the 83 nurse participants into four clusters, positive influencers, silent peers, unwelcome peers, and active bullies were identified. Positive influence group nurses were frequently mentioned in the friendship, collaboration, advice, and referent networks. On the other hand, nurses in the unwelcome group and the active bullying group were frequently mentioned in the avoidance and bullying networks.Conclusion: Social networks that have a positive or negative impact on nursing performance are created through different relationships between nurses. Nurse managers can use the findings to create a more supportive and collaborative environment. Further research is needed to develop intervention programs to improve interactions and relationships between fellow nurses.
Capítulo 4: Estrategias Innovadoras de lectura para mejorar la redacción académica
Authors:   Unidad Educativa Elias Cedeño Jerves, distrito13D12, Arturo Medranda Yraida Mariela , Villacis Zambrano Lilia Moncerrate ,   Univresidad Eloy Alfaro de Manabi
Published: May 2024

El trabajo investigativo que a continuación se comparte, tuvo como objetivo analizar las estrategias innovadoras de lectura para mejorar la redacción científica en el proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes, la metodología utilizada fue cuantitativa y cualitativa, la técnica aplicada para conocer la problemática consistió en usar la encuesta , la investigación desarrollada se basó en el proceso descriptivo para el procesamiento de la información se utilizó el SPS27 , del cual se pudo sacar la fiabilidad del instrumento a través de alfa de Cronbach resultado una confiabilidad del instrumento de 0,87 lo que demostró que la técnica fua confiable, además se utilizó el formulario de Google forms para llegar a mas participantes, Una de las conclusiones más preponderante fue conocer que los maestros deben estar preparados en las innovaciones de estratégicas metodológicas para responder a los desafíos que hoy la nueva sociedad de cocimiento impone, además las instituciones educativas deben desarrollar un plan basado en estrategias innovadoras para la formación continua de los docentes y así mejorar la redacción científica de los estudiantes desde la lectura critica del entorno.
Women Empowerment Programmes Toward Sustainable Development in Nigeria Challenges and Policy Options
Authors:   Department of Public Administration Federal University Gashua Yobe State, Nigeria, Mela Keneth , Paul Amanda ,   Department of Public Administration Faculty of Management Science Bauchi State University, Gadau, Yakubu Lydia ,   Department of Public Administration Faculty of Social and Management Science Gombe State University
Published: May 2024

Women play a significant role in sustainable development around the world, yet they often face unique challenges that limit their potential and impact. Globally, women make up almost half of the agricultural workforce, and their contributions are critical to food production and rural development. Developing countries are not left out. However, in Nigeria, women have less access to resources and services than men, and their participation in the sector is often limited by cultural and social norms. These challenges not only affect individual women, but also have broader economic, social, and environmental consequences. Invariably, to assess the correlation between women’s empowerment and sustainable development, the study employed the qualitative research method. Hence, it relied on books, scholarly journals, articles, and seminar papers. Central to the finding of the study is that there have been numerous programmes that aimed at empowering women thereby promoting sustainable development among which include: The Women in Agriculture Program (WAEP), the Women Agripreneurship Development Program (WADP), the Women’s Rights to Property initiative (WRPI), and the Agriculture and Gender Empowerment strategy (AGES) inter alia but their success was never encouraging due to poor programme implementation. The study also identified lack of continuity, illiteracy, and corruption, among other factors, as the main challenges confronting women empowerment programmes toward sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper recommended the development of multi-sectoral approaches that bring together different government agencies and departments to work together on issues related to women empowerment programmes.
Post-Covid 19 Nigeria and the 2023 General Elections
Authors:   Claude Ake School of Government University of Port Harcourt, Pabon Baribene G. , Udoms Benson E. ,   Department of Political Science Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom State, Atakpa Ofonmbuk E. ,   Department of Public Administration Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom State
Published: May 2024

The experience of the Nigerian masses during the 2019 Corona Virus period and the October 2020 youth protest popularly called ENDSARS yet again reflected that the political class cared less for the welfare of the ordinary Nigerians. The governance deficit within the government circle was brought to the fore. This paper examined democratic engagement in Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 general elections, 2023 to interrogate how their experiences in the two events have impacted their response, especially regarding their voting pattern and other fronts of participation. The paper adopted the participatory democratic theory, which espouses that democracy is a model that allows the citizens to make political decisions. It employed both primary and secondary sources of information to gather the required data. The primary data was analysed using simple percentages. The major argument is that bad leadership and failure to be accountable to the citizens led to the protests and civil disturbances that shaped the voting pattern. Democracy gains more credibility when the leaders are accountable to the governed. The lack of it, on the other hand, breeds frustration and rebellion among the populace, hence, the emergence of violence and protest of different forms exemplified by the #EndSars protest in October 2020. It also argued that participation of the electorates in the 2023 general elections tilted toward candidates across party lines rather than strictly political parties’ candidates. That is, voters considered voting for candidates, not minding their political party affiliations, in their choice of leaders. It concluded that rather than having core party politics, candidate politics was the order of the day. It recommended inter alia that poverty should be reduced to its barest minimum to curtail vote buying and selling.
An Examination of Fiscal Deficit - Economic Growth Nexus for Nigeria using the Bound Test Approach
Authors: Ekpo Udo N. , Akpan Boniface L. , Ekaetor Enobong A. ,   Department of Economics Faculty of Social Sciences Akwa Ibom State University Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Published: May 2024

This study examined the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in Nigeria from 1981 to 2021 and the causality between them. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model was employed to examine the nature of short-run and long-run relationships and the Granger causality test was conducted to ascertain the existence of a causal relationship between fiscal deficit (FD) and economic growth (RGDP) in Nigeria. The result showed that fiscal deficit (FD) has a positive impact on economic growth both in the short-run and the long run, in tandem with the Keynesian proposition. As for other variables included in the model, gross capital formation (GCF) and trade openness (TOP) had a positive and significant effect on economic growth (RGDP) both in the long-run and short-run. Unemployment rate (UNR), interest rate (INT) and inflation rate (INF) had a negative impact on economic growth both in the long-run and short-run. The exchange rate (EXR) exerted a positive impact, though insignificant on economic growth in the long run but in the short run, it had a negative effect. The Granger causality test result showed a unidirectional causality between real gross domestic product (RGDP) and fiscal deficit (FD); the causality flows from real GDP to fiscal deficit (FD). The study recommended that deficit spending should be properly managed and prudently utilized in the provision of critical economic and social overhead capital that would expand the productive capacity of the economy to enhance private investment and other productive activities. To minimize adverse consequences of fiscal deficit, none of the sources of deficit financing should be exploited excessively. There should be deliberate action on the part of the government to promote productivity in the country to curtail inflationary pressure.
A NEGLIGÊNCIA GOVERNAMENTAL: O ABANDONO ESTATAL NA ALOCAÇÃO DE RECURSOS PARA INVESTIGAÇÕES DOS CRIMES DE HOMICÍDIO
Authors: Gezlayhara Dias Mendes  , Juliana Lopes Aguiar  , Amanda Lemos Corrêa
Published: May 2024

Este estudo aborda a preocupante falta de resolução de homicídios em alguns estados brasileiros, atribuindo-a à negligência governamental na preservação das provas no local do crime e aos investimentos insuficientes em procedimentos investigativos como a cadeia de custódia, o exame do corpo de delito e as perícias técnicas. O homicídio, como o crime mais grave, emerge como uma das principais formas de violência, violando o direito à vida consagrado na Constituição Federal. A baixa taxa de resolução desses casos resulta em impunidade e desafia o poder punitivo do Estado. Os objetivos do estudo incluem compreender as razões para a falta de esclarecimento dos homicídios, investigar a importância dos procedimentos investigativos e examinar como o governo pode investir nessas investigações para evitar a impunidade. A metodologia adotada consiste em pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória e descritiva, utilizando fontes como artigos científicos e dados de pesquisa de 2014 a 2023. O estudo busca contribuir para a compreensão da falta de esclarecimento dos homicídios e destacar a necessidade de investimentos e políticas eficazes para combater a impunidade em crimes violentos.
Special Education Teachers’ Competency and Challenges in Teaching Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Narratives from Afghanistan
Authors: Arjumandi, A.Samah, Jafri Samia, Narina, Hadijah
Published: May 2024

This paper investigates the proficiency of special education (SE) teachers and the challenges they face in educating children with intellectual disabilities (CIDs), as reported by primary school teachers in Afghanistan. This study utilized a qualitative narrative research approach. A total of five special education (SE) teachers who teach children with intellectual disabilities (CIDs) from different primary schools in Kabul, Afghanistan participated in this study. The schools where the special education (SE) teachers work were under the management of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The five teachers were interviewed in the Afghan language, Dari, as well as English, based on the participants' choices, and subsequently transcribed and translated accordingly. The data was analysed using thematic analysis and resulted in the identification of three main themes: the competencies of teachers in fieldwork; pedagogical and professional knowledge; and the behavioural issues of children with intellectual disabilities (CIDs) as well as the difficulties encountered by special education (SE) teachers. They have indicated their requirement for professional development programs and modern instructional tools, both of which are considered necessary skills for instructors working in the field of special education. Ultimately, the results of this study suggest that special education (SE) teachers should possess extensive knowledge in their specific areas of expertise and consistently strive to improve their professional expertise and level of teaching proficiency. This can be achieved by enhancing their knowledge, engaging in specialized training programs for the field of special education, and actively seeking further information on the instructional skills required to support students with cognitive impairments who require individualized educational planning.
Needs Analysis of Developing Writing Module on Technology Platform in Improving Tertiary Students’ Writing Abilities
Authors: Ramasamy, Mohamad, Sanmugam, Hooi Raganeswari, Mariam, Mageswaran, Chee Mei
Published: May 2024

The English language plays an important role in every individual’s life as it is the core language for studying any subject matter all over the world. English is pivotal among English as a Second Language (ESL) learners to broaden their minds and nurture emotional skills, as well as most prominently to improve one’s life by contributing to job opportunities. Therefore, mastering writing skills has become an important necessity for success. This study aims to identify the usefulness of using a writing module through a technology resource, the challenges faced by academicians while teaching writing skills, and what teaching method students anticipate the most fundamental. A prompt interview method was used among 15 academicians from one of the higher education institutions in Selangor, Malaysia to analyse the need for a writing module, the major difficulties of academicians while teaching writing skills, and the importance of incorporating technology resources. The results indicated that incorporating a writing module as guidelines was needed. The major challenges faced by academicians were insufficient time to provide writing activities, lack of online writing materials and students being less interested in conventional teaching approaches. Furthermore, outcomes specified that utilising mobile learning in practising writing skills was significant among tertiary-level students. Hence, this study enables future researchers and practitioners to conduct further studies to improve tertiary students’ writing skills by using writing modules, utilising new teaching approaches and mobile learning. This is to enable tertiary students to master their writing skills appropriately before indulging themselves in their career prospects.
Pre- and Post-Covid Analysis of Earnings Management and Financial Distress Among Nairobi Securities Exchange-Listed Firms
Authors: Kamau Charles Guandaru , Murori Christine Kanana
Published: May 2024

Earnings management and financial distress are two important aspects of financial management in corporations that have attracted significant attention in academic research and practical applications. The main objective of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the impact of financial distress on earnings management practices in companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Using multiple linear regression analysis, the research aims to investigate the causal relationship between earnings management and financial distress. By analyzing data from 37 publicly listed companies before and after COVID-19, the study aims to understand how financial distress affects earnings management, while considering control variables such as firm size, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and inflation rates. The findings from the analysis before COVID-19 show a significant and positive correlation between financial strain and earnings management in companies. In contrast, the analysis during the post-COVID era indicates that the correlation between financial distress and earnings management is not statistically significant. However, the research findings highlight the significant role of firm size, which has a negative influence on earnings management. Specifically, smaller companies are more likely to engage in earnings management activities during the post-COVID period compared to larger corporations, as revealed by the results of this meticulous study.
Medical Image Improvement Using a Proposed Algorithm
Authors: Bida Falah A. , Abd Hasan
Published: May 2024

The clarity of medical images is important nowadays because it will be based on the diagnosis of the patient's situation diagnosis, the phase of the disease, and give an appropriate treatment to him. The objective of the present study is to clarify the edges of the colored medical images by boosting thickness to dispose of the soft edges and some places that do not appear when the edge is determined. It can convert from RGB to HSV and then display the resulting image in the color space (HSV)set the edges of this image and add it to the image in space (HSV) then convert the resulting image from the color space (HSV) to RGB).  Use this algorithm to optimize images by Matlab2020a. This proposed method can be applied to all types of medical images such as (MRI, Ultrasound, X-ray, ... etc.) colored and gray, with any size and any part of the human body. The results give high resolution in the resulting images if showed an increase in the consistency of the resulting images.
Perceived stress and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary level hospital
Authors: Pathak Pratima , Ghimire Bijaya
Published: May 2024

Background: Stress has been found widely prevalent among women during the time of pregnancy. Researches in different societies indicate a link between prenatal maternal stress and adverse obstetric, fetal, and neonatal outcome. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess perceived stress levels and associated factors with it among pregnant women.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from November 2022 to March 2023 among 264 pregnant women attending the Obstetrics/Gynaecology outpatient department of Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital. Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale (PSRS) was adopted to measure perceived stress levels among pregnant women. Data were collected through face-to-face interview techniques. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis.Results: In this study, 11.4% (95% CI= 7.8% - 15.8%) of pregnant women had high levels of stress. Variables such as ethnicity, education of respondents and respondents’ husbands, status of pregnancy (pregnancy intention), and gender preference were associated with high levels of perceived stress in bivariate analysis. While, only those respondents having male gender preference for the upcoming baby was associated with a high level of stress (AOR= 3.07; 95% CI = 1.26 –7.48) in multivariate analysis.Conclusions: Approximately one out of nine pregnant women had a high level of stress in this study. Respondent’s gender preference for male babies was associated with high levels of stress in multivariate analysis. Therefore, early recognition of antenatal stress and its management is crucial.
Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals in Advocacy Presentations in Online ESL Classes
Authors:   De La Salle University, Ugalingan1 Gina , Niño Valdez Paolo ,   San Jose Academy, Valencia Frances Erica
Published: May 2024

The multidisciplinary nature of English language courses prompts teachers and students to pursue meaningful tasks that delve on significant issues in society. One significant project that classes can develop are advocacy presentations that help stimulate awareness and engagement among different stakeholders. This practical paper presents three lessons for online ESL classes in providing students’ skills needed in developing advocacy presentations incorporating sustainable development goals. Specifically, the lessons focus on formulating an advocacy presentation through a conceptual plan, infographic design and video presentation. In terms of technology, the lessons are facilitated using Canvas, Google Docs, Canva and Zoom to develop, implement, and evaluate advocacy presentations made by students. Since English language education demands learners to be responsive to the needs of communities where they belong, advocacy presentations through the help of other members of the community and technology can maximize opportunities for engagement in understanding the impact of sustainable development goals in different aspects of life.
Vocational Students' Perception of Motivational Teaching Strategies in English for Specific Purposes Online Classes
Authors:   Universitas Airlangga, Mauludin Lutfi Ashar , Prasetyo Gatot ,   University of Montana
Published: May 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed a traditional classroom setting into an online classroom setting, including the teaching and learning process in the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) context. The change influenced the students’ motivational state. This study aimed to investigate the students’ perception of the demotivating teaching strategies in ESP online learning classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and sixty-five students of the Faculty of Vocational Studies in an Indonesian public university participated in the study. They completed a questionnaire that reflected their perception of the least and most motivating teaching strategies. Their perception was rank-ordered to find the teaching strategies that were demotivating. The results showed that the students did not feel motivated when the teachers mentioned that mistakes were a natural part of learning. They also perceived giving challenging tasks, creating group work, inserting personal content into assignments, and offering a variety of material as demotivating practices in ESP online classes. The results are expected to provide a solution and modeling to improve students’ motivational state through motivating teaching strategies in ESP classes, especially in a vocational education setting. Further research should elaborate and expand the studies using more variables since students’ motivation is influenced by many factors.
The Merits of Mobile Instant Messaging for EFL Learners: Learning Engagement, Achievement, and Authentic Relationships
Authors:   Universitas Jember, Imamyartha David , Widiati Utami ,   Universitas Jember, Miftah M. Zain ,   Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palangka Raya
Published: May 2024

Despite the recent growth of mobile instant messenger (MIM), research into the correlation between English learners’ learning gains, learning engagement, and how this engagement helps develop authentic relationships remains underexplored. This mixed-method study involved 222 college English learners to investigate their engagement in team-based mobile learning (TBML) assisted by WhatsApp as an MIM and its relationship with their learning gains. In addition, it was designed to document the social construction of existential and relational authenticity between teacher and students. The study collected data on students' online learning engagement through an online survey, and their learning achievement was measured by the course final examination. Grounded in thematic discourse analysis, the study collected qualitative data from the archives of WhatsApp group chats. Retrospective reflection was also used to triangulate the findings. The findings show the value of MIM to develop strong engagement and authentic relationships in socio-constructivist learning as the precursor to learning achievement.
Fostering A Culturally Responsive Pedagogy through Teacher’s Discourse: A Case of Graduate Class at a U.S. University
Authors:   University of Minnesota, Aziz Jurana
Published: May 2024

The study aims at addressing the role of teachers in implementing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) in a diverse classroom. In response to the increasing demand on multiculturalism and ethnicity in the US classrooms, CRP can work as a bridge between the compartmentalized education system and the needs of the students (Richards, et al. 2007). A number of researchers have discussed the significant role teachers play in fostering cultural-linguistic pedagogical practices in the classroom; nonetheless, limited or no research has focused on how teacher’s discourse fosters CRP in diverse contexts. This paper highlights how the teacher’s classroom discourse can facilitate CRP practices for diverse learners. For this purpose, the study examines one course taught at a Midwest University of USA and that course instructor’s specific discourses used in the classroom to address the goals of CRP. The research method involves Participatory Action Research (PAR) conducted through interviews and questionnaire. At the end, the research focuses on how teachers can foster the goals of CRP to leverage the gaps in the existing education system.
PERAN KEPALA SEKOLAH SEBAGAI MOTIVASI DALAM PENINGKATAN KINERJA GURU DI SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 05 MEDAN
Authors: Amalia Br Kaban  , Nurul Hidayah Tambusai  , Viani Alya Masyshra
Published: May 2024

The implementation of tasks in educational units is considered crucial to achieve the set targets. Tasks are assigned to systems deemed capable of executing them effectively. This study aims to analyze the role of the principal as a motivational factor in improving teacher performance at SMP Muhammadiyah 05 Medan. The approach used in this research is qualitative with a descriptive method. Data collection techniques include interviews with key informants, observations, reference tracing, and documentation. Data analysis is conducted through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing, while ensuring data validity standards are maintained. The results of this study indicate that the distribution of tasks in educational units must align with the individual expertise of each professional to ensure tasks are completed optimally and not neglected
Edukasi Pemanfaatan Home Charging Dalam Pengisian Daya Kendaraan Listrik Ramah Lingkungan
Authors: Pratiwi Nuning Indah , Warta Agustinus Bayu , Satria Wahyu Indra , Ohorella Noviawan Rasyid
Published: May 2024

Artikel ini membahas tentang edukasi pemanfaatan home charging sebagai alat yang berperan penting dalam mendukung penggunaan kendaraan listrik ramah lingkungan. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi terkait manfaat dan dampak penggunaan home charging. Metode yang digunakan meliputi perencanaan, implementasi dan evaluasi yang dilakukan di tempat pengguna instalasi home charging. Dalam kesimpulannya, pemanfaatan fasilitas home charging memiliki potensi besar untuk mendukung penggunaan kendaraan listrik ramah lingkungan. Dengan peningkatan infrastruktur yang tepat dan dukungan dari berbagai pihak, pemanfaatan ini dapat menjadi solusi yang efektif dalam mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca dan mendorong perkembangan lebih lanjut dalam teknologi kendaraan listrik.
Skrining Gangguan Tidur Dan Penyuluhan Sleep Hygine Pada Petani Penyemprot Pestisida
Authors: Sari Dita Kartika , Juananda Desby
Published: May 2024

Pestisida merupakan salah satu modalitas pembasmi hama yang banyak digunakan dibidang pertanian. Hal ini dikarenakan penggunaannya mudah dan dapat memberantas hama secara massal sehingga menjadi pilihan dalam perkebunan kelapa sawit yang mempunyai lahan yang luas, karna mampu menekan biaya tenaga kerja. Namun dampak negatif yang dapat timbul dari paparan yang berlebihan dari pestisida ini belum dapat dikaji dan ditangai dengan baik.Desa Sungai simpang dua adalah salah satu desa yang berada di Kecamatan Kampar Kiri Hilir, Kabupaten Kampar, Provinsi Riau dengan mata pencaharian utama penduduknya adalah sebagai petani, perkebunan dan pedagang. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menggunakan metode sosialisasi dan edukasi dengan materi gangguan tidur dan sleep hygine. Sosialiasai diberikan dalam bentuk caramah singkat dan diskusi disertai pemberian leaflet. Kegiatan pengabdian ini memberikan peningkatan pengetahuan yang cukup baik, terlihat dari rerata nilai pre-test dan post-test yang jauh berbeda, yaitu 43,2 pada pre test dan 84,7 pada post test. Sedangkan dari kegiatan skrining kesehatan dan gangguan tidur didapatkan data sebanyak 60% dari peserta mengalami gangguan tidur. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa kegiatan pengabdian ini memberikan pengaruh positif terhadap pengetahuan masyarakat dari dampak negatif dari penggunaan pestisida pada pertanian. Secara keseluruhan ketercapaian program telah berhasil dengan ketercapaian sebesar 70% peserta menyatakan sangat menarik.
Pengelolaan Taman Toga Dalam Meningkatkan Kepedulian Masyarakat Terhadap Kesehatan Lingkungan
Authors: Christijanti Wulan - , Marianti Aditya - , Susanti R. - , Mustikaningtyas Dewi -
Published: May 2024

Sejalan program pola hidup bersih dan sehat (PHBS) yang terus dicanangkan di wilayah Kecamatan Gunungpati, maka  digalakkan pengembangan tanaman obat keluarga (TOGA) di setiap dasawisma. Wilayah RT 4 RW 5 Mangunsari memiliki lahan kosong yang belum dimanfaatkan  sehingga dapat  dimanfaatkan sebagai taman TOGA. Tujuan dari pengabdian adalah untuk 1). Memanfaatkan lahan terbengkelai untuk taman toga,  (2) Mengelola dan memanfaatkan jenis-jenis tanaman obat  untuk memelihara kesehatan. Beberapa permasalahan yang ada akan diatasi dengan (1)  Menata taman  sesuai ketersediaan dan kondisi lahan (2) pendampingan cara pengelolaan, perawatan dan pemanfaatan jenis-jenis tanaman obat. Hasil pengabdian ini adalah sebanyak 100% peserta mengerti tentang TOGA dan pemanfaatan lahan. Sekitar 65% peserta pernah memanfaatkan toga dengan diminum dan minimal 20 % ibu-ibu PKK mengetahui toga untuk masing-masing kegunaan. Simpulan dari kegiatan ini adalah peserta memahami pemanfaatan lahan untuk TOGA dan mampu memanfaatkan tanaman untuk memelihara kesehatan.
Evaluación del aprendizaje en escuelas multigrados del circuito C04 del Cantón Pichincha-Provincia Manabí. Una alternativa formativa para los docentes
Authors: Parraga-Mendoza Darwin Hernán
Published: May 2024

The learning evaluation aim in education consists in providing feedback to the teaching-learning process, it becomes the starting element to improve the deficiencies in its achievement and to have an impact on its quality improvement. At multigrade institutions, learning assessment involves its own particularities and, in general, teachers get difficulties to perform adequately in this area. Particularly, teachers at the multigrade schools which are located in rural area of Pichincha district, in Manabí Province, do not have satisfactory training to adapt the model proposed by the Ministry to the reality of each institution, especially when there are only two or three teachers to teach all grades and subjects. This leads to an inadequate and slow assessment or brings a negative impact on students learning. Therefore, this study aim was to evaluate the performance of teachers concerning to learning assessment for multigrade institutions, with focus on diagnostic assessment in institutions belonging to the San Sebastian parish of the Pichincha district in Manabí province. The research was carried out in different schools that are located in 6 rural communities. Six teachers participated in the study and described the evaluation process, which was useful to verify the problems and at the same time to make a proposal that delimits the areas of teacher training needed, as well as the forms of development, methodologies, resources and participants in learning assessment, open interviews were used to collect the information.
Impacto financiero y tributario por aplicación de la NIIF 16 en la Compañía Montero
Authors: Gómez-Medina Helen , Noboa-Reinoso Mónica del Rocío , Gordillo-Mejía José David
Published: May 2024

The objective of this investigation was to demonstrate that the company Insumos Profesionales Cía. Ltda. Montero was able to reduce the financial and tax impact of the application of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16 Leases, through the implementation of the IFRS for SMEs section 20, under the threshold of resolution No. SCVS-INC- DNCDN- 2019-0009 issued by the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance Companies (SCVS). For this, the theories of several authors related to the object of study were considered, a descriptive documentary investigation was applied, with a qualitative approach, as a data collection tool a formal interview was obtained and analysis of the lease files, the state of results and the statement of financial position for the periods 2018 and 2019, then the calculations of the financial ratios were made. As a result of the application of the information collection instruments, weaknesses in the entity's internal controls and unfavorable effects were evidenced such as: increases in financial ratios, increase in municipal tax 1.5x1000 and increase in current and deferred income taxes; the same ones that were reversed with the application of section 20 of the IFRS for SMEs, which is evidenced in the calculation tables.