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Structural Crack Detection System using Internet of Things (IoT) for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM): A Review
Authors:   Electronic Architecture and Application Research Group (EArA), School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia, Abdul Razak Abdul Hadi , Abdullah Nur Shuhada ,   Electronic Architecture and Application Research Group (EArA), School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia, Al Junid Syed A. M. ,   Electronic Architecture and Application Research Group (EArA), School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia, Halim Abdul K. ,   Electronic Architecture and Application Research Group (EArA), School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia, Idros Mohd F. M. ,   Electronic Architecture and Application Research Group (EArA), School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia, Osman Fairul N. ,   Electronic Architecture and Application Research Group (EArA), School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia, Nazamuddin Faisal ,   Invicom Test & Measurement Sdn Bhd
Published: December 2022

Monitoring the state of civil engineering infrastructure is critical for a country’s economic development since structures with long service life and timely maintenance have lower reconstruction costs. Crack occurrence is the most important element that influences the performance and lifespan of civil infrastructures like bridges and pipelines. As a result, several fracture detection and characterization approaches have been explored and developed in the domains of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) throughout the last few decades. The major goal of implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm is to enable the Internet-based connectivity extension of various typical SHM devices. As a result, connected devices can communicate and process data, opening new possibilities in the design of acquisition systems in various disciplines of research and engineering. The researchers have extended the application of the IoT paradigm to the SHM crack detection because of the advances, ensuring that the tests done in this framework can produce good results with promising future improvements. Thus, this paper reviews structural crack detection based IoT for SHM as reported by previous research in the literature. The strengths and limitations of current systems are discussed. This paper is aimed to serve as a reference for crack detection and characterisation researchers as well as others who are interested in SHM in general. In addition, several case studies on real structures, as well as laboratory experiments for monitoring structural crack health of civil engineering structures, are also presented.
Emerging Trends in Flood and Landslide Research: Single Vs Multi-Hazard Disaster Analysis Using GIS
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Mohd Sopery Khairul Azmeel , Muhammad Nur Shazwani ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Abdullah Jazuri ,   School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Mohd Mohd Syazwan Faisal ,   National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Lot 5377, Jalan Putra Permai, Rizab Melayu Sungai Kuyoh, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Mat Desa Safari ,   National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Lot 5377, Jalan Putra Permai, Rizab Melayu Sungai Kuyoh, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor
Published: December 2022

Floods and landslides, which cause significant loss of human life and economic loss, are the most reported catastrophic events worldwide. The Geographical Information System (GIS) has been recognized as one of the most effective tools in disaster related analysis. Therefore, this article uses GIS to review the development of landslide and flood research for the past 20 years. The main elements in this review are to scrutinize the trend and scope of studies related to disaster mapping around the globe. Amongst the criteria reviewed are; details of the study area, articles that received many citations, journals with high Impact Factor scores, scope breakdown based on single and multi-hazard analysis and the theme of the study. The methodology used in this Systematic Literature Review is based on the PRISMA guidelines. Results from the review found that studies related to disaster mapping are increasing every year. This trend is influenced by data availability, efforts to produce better disaster management, frequent disaster occurrences due to climate change and evolution of GIS to analyse spatial data. Nevertheless, articles related to multi-hazard analysis are still limited, and this study suggests conducting and publishing more studies related to multi-hazard assessment in the future. This review also shows that GIS has been used widely for various types of application in disaster analysis. Articles on disaster risk assessment have been the most common. This review will help other researchers in the field of disaster management to better understand the current trend of studies related to disaster mapping.
Factors Affecting the Use of UniRide Bicycle-Sharing in a University Setting
Authors:   Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, Suga Mohammad Ikhwan , Hamsa Abdul Azeez Kadar ,   Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Published: December 2022

Bicycle-sharing has become one of the most popular transportation modes especially for short-distance travel and supports sustainable transportation. This concept is relatively new in Malaysia and cycling culture is not widely spread among the community. This has provided growing difficulties and challenges to the use of bicycle-sharing service especially in the university campuses. The increasing use of motorized vehicles and decreasing use of bicycles has not only affected bicycle-sharing services but also the environment of the campus. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the significant factors affecting the use of UniRide bicycle-sharing and the existing level of use of bicycle-sharing in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak Campus. The data required for this study were collected by using an online questionnaire survey targeting the students who live on-campus. The collected data were analysed by using both univariate and bivariate analysis methods. The results of the analysis show that most of the respondents felt that convenience and bicycle infrastructure are the main factors that affect the use of UniRide bicycle-sharing in IIUM. Most of the respondents also stated that riding bicycles on a dedicated and exclusive bicycle lane would enhance the safety of the bicycle users. Few recommendations to improve the existing UniRide bicycle-sharing service on-campus were formulated.
Worst Month Rain Rate Analysis in Malaysia from 2017 to 2019
Authors:   Jabatan Elektrik, Elektronik dan Sistem, Fakulti Kejuruteraan & Alam Bina, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Ramli Roshilah , Singh Mandeep Jit ,   Jabatan Elektrik, Elektronik dan Sistem, Fakulti Kejuruteraan & Alam Bina, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: December 2022

The degradation of radio wave signals in the frequency band more than 10 GHz is due to the factor of high rainfall intensity in tropical climates.Therefore, the prediction of rainfall attenuation on the propagation of using 1 minute intgration time of rainfall rate is important. This study uses 60 minute intergration time of rain rate ,observed at 10 station of the Deparment Irrigation and Drainange Malaysia through out Malaysia in a period of 3 years fro 2017. The Segal’s model was selected as the 1 minute integrated rainfall data conversion method due to the small probability error as well as the suitability for the tropics. The worst month rainfall distribution forecast was implemented by choosing the ITU-R model P.184-5. The result of this study has found that Sarawak showed the highest rain rate value compared to the Peninsular Malaysia. Apart from that, the worst month rain rate forecast also found the value of worst month coefficient, Q1 and β proposed by the International Union Telecommunication (ITU-R) model are not suitable for Malaysia where the new parameter value for Q1 and β were obtained so that better estimation for the worst month statistic could be published. The results of this study are not only in preparation for flooding but can also be used as a guideline in designing a more efficient satellite communications system.
Renewable Energy Scenarios for Sustainable Electricity in Malaysia and the Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Decision-making
Authors:   Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, Yang Li , Harun Irina ,   Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Published: December 2022

Renewable energy (RE) is an important addition to existing energy systems, indispensable to the sustainable development of human society now and in the future. Renewable energy is advantageous as it is clean, renewable and sustainable. Although the global power supply mainly relies on fossil fuels, as fuels are consumed and the formation cycle is extremely long, resources will gradually decrease and costs will increase accordingly. There are many types of renewable energy, and the selection of which RE should be chosen in a specific situation depends on many factors. The objective of this study is to develop a decision-making framework based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) which covers four available renewable energy technologies in Malaysia. Through this process, the most critical issues in implementing the renewable energy systems can and have been identified which includes technology, ecological environment and market issues that must be overcome. The AHP results show that hydropower has great potential for electricity generation in Malaysia, while biomass and wind are ranked second and third respectively, and solar is ranked fourth. Nevertheless, this research had only considered four criteria with limitations in terms of the sub-criteria chosen. The accuracy of this framework may be improved if additional criteria are included and analyzed which can closely simulate the actual scenario of renewable energy development in Malaysia. Hence, through continuous optimization of the energy structure, energy security can be ensured while regional development strategies can be promoted for a balanced development of sustainable energy systems in the region.
Oil Palm Biomass Pretreatment and Hydrolysis: A Recent Biotechnological Venture Towards Bio-Based Lactic Acid Production
Authors:   Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Abd Rahim Nuraishah , Indera Luthf Abdullah Amru ,   Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Mohamed Abdul Peer ,   Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Md Jahim Jamaliah ,   Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Bukhari Nurul Adela ,   Energy and Environment Unit, Engineering & Processing Research Division, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6, Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: December 2022

The effective utilisation of lignocellulosic biomass as fossil-based counterparts in the development of bio-based chemicals manufacturing is progressively relevant. Hence, many works are underway to shift from petrochemical industries to a sustainable lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery in lactic acid production. Malaysia is the leading country as a palm oil producer, with an enormous supply of inexpensive, renewable and non-food, yet untapped oil palm biomass resources. In this regard, oil palm fronds (OPF) rich in glucan content account for 60% of total agricultural biomass in Malaysia, which can accommodate 2 million metric tons per annum of fermentable sugar. The richness of carbohydrates in OPF serves as the key to unlocking bio-based lactic acid commercialization for future sustainable breakthroughs. This paper aims to provide insights into the exploitation of OPF as the novel feedstocks in bio-refinery processes. Special emphasis in this review is put on the technology, global demand, commercial status and future prospects of the production of second-generation lactic acid, as this process has received most research and development efforts so far. It reviews the current research attributed to the compositional analysis of OPF by primarily focusing on the National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL) protocol. It then focuses on the recent technological advancements of different pretreatment methods and hydrolysis for carbohydrate recovery in lactic acid production. Given with the tremendous potential, OPF can be exploited as an excellent sugar platform for the production of higher value products such as advanced biofuels, fine-platform chemicals and bioenergy.
Kepentingan Tindakan Undang-undang terhadap Peminjam Ingkar Pembiayaan Mikro dalam Memastikan Keadilan kepada Institusi Pembiayaan di Malaysia
Authors: Yaacob Siti Amira , Markom Ruzian , Dahlan Nur Khalidah
Published: December 2022

Pembiayaan mikro memainkan peranan yang penting dalam membantu usahawan kecil dan sederhana meneruskan perniagaan. Peminjam yang ingkar menjelaskan bayaran balik pembiayaan mikro di Malaysia dikenakan tindakan undang-undang oleh institusi pembiayaan yang menawarkan pembiayaan tersebut. Artikel ini bertujuan membincangkan tentang kepentingan tindakan undang-undang terhadap peminjam ingkar dan bagaimana tindakan undang-undang tersebut dilaksanakan di Malaysia. Proses perundangan dan jenis tindakan undang-undang ke atas peminjam ingkar akan dihuraikan. Kajian ini ialah kajian doktrinal undang-undang tulen. Data kajian diperoleh dari statut, buku, artikel yang berkaitan dan temu bual meliputi empat buah institusi pembiayaan mikro utama di Malaysia. Akhir sekali kajian ini menunjukkan hasil pelaksanaan tindakan undang-undang di lima buah institusi pembiayaan yang berasaskan Yayasan, Badan Amanah Persendirian, Agensi Kerajaan, Bank Komuniti dan Bank Koperasi. memberi impak positif di mana dapatan kajian menunjukkan jumlah peratus pembayaran balik meningkat bagi setiap institusi tersebut. Diharap agar kajian ini berupaya membantu negara Malaysia memperkemas sistem perundangan negara dalam usaha mengimbangi keperluan peminjam tanpa menjejaskan kepentingan institusi pembiayaan mikro.
Court Advisers in Malaysia: A ‘Neglected’ Component of the Court For Children?
Authors: Md Eusofe Nur Ezaitie Nabihah , Mohd Yusoff Jal Zabdi , Thambapillay Sridevi
Published: December 2022

The court advisers are not a new component in the criminal justice system, especially in cases involving children. In most jurisdictions in the world, the court advisers (as known in Malaysia) or social workers/panel of advisers in other countries, are a component that was introduced to assist the judicial officer in determining a proper and suitable order for the child offenders. In Malaysia, children who have committed offences will be brought before the Court For Children (formerly known as the Juvenile Court). The Magistrate that presides the court will be assisted by two appointed court advisers. Although they comprise laymen without any legal qualification, their roles are recognised as equally important because they are the ones who are going to advise the Magistrate based on their knowledge and experience in dealing with children. In other words, the court advisers are a component that must exist in a trial so that a properly instituted quorum is constituted. The court advisers are introduced in the Juvenile Justice System for a reason. The court shall make sure that the court advisers are called and present throughout the trial. The court in the case of Public Prosecutor v Ayasamy [1955] 1 MLJ 64 highlighted this point more than 60 years ago. The logic is very simple, how can court advisers offer proper advice without attending the trial? Thus, in this article, the writers will explore the importance of making sure that the court advisers are present in the Court For Children trials. At the same time, the writers will also explore if there has been any development in the role and functions of the court advisers in Malaysia post the decision in the case of Public Prosecutor v Ayasamy. The reason being, more than six decades after the said case, the same issue was raised in the High Court’s decision in the case of Pendakwa Raya v Mohd Zairul Iman Zainon [2018] MLJU 578.
Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Tolmachev reservoir (Kamchatka, Russia)
Authors:   Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters RAS, Genkal Sergei I. , Lepskaya Ekaterina V. ,   Kamchatka Branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
Published: December 2022

A study of diatoms from the Tolmachev Reservoir (Kamchatka) was carried out using electron microscopy. As a result, 45 species and varieties of Bacillariophyta from 28 genera were identified, and 4 algae were identified only to the genus level. 12 species from 11 genera, new for the flora of Kamchatka diatoms, were found. Most of the new taxa for Kamchatka flora are rare species, and our study expanded their range.
THE MENTOR’S ROLE IN FORMING YOUNG TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES
Authors:   Zaikovo Secondary School No. 1 named after Twice Hero of the Soviet Union G. A. Rechkalov, Zaikovo village, Sverdlovsk Region, Russia, Eremina A. A.
Published: December 2022

Today, one of the main personnel tasks of an educational institution is to help beginning teachers to realize themselves as talented persons who made the right professional choice and are able to show high results of work and demonstrate the best professional qualities. As part of the study, the mentoring practice "Teacher-teacher", providing methodological and humanitarian support for young professionals, has been worked out and implemented. The mentoring tools presented in the article make it possible to replicate it in educational institutions of various profiles, and the testing results indicate the possibility of scaling the practice. In the future, young professionals should lead the entire team of teachers to new achievements in the field of school education
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INDEPENDENT WORK ORGANIZATION USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES DURING LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors:   Black Sea Higher Naval School named after P. S. Nakhimov, Sevastopol, Russia, Mezentseva A. I. , Mikhaylova A. G. ,   Sevastopol State University, Sevastopol, Russia
Published: December 2022

The article deals with the independent work of university students. The article presents forms, methods and an example of organizing independent work of future specialists in the process of learning a foreign language with the help of the developed author's video course "English for Engineering Specialties". The study hypothesizes that independent work of future specialists during learning a foreign language will be more effective if information technologies are actively used. The results of the pedagogical experiment for determining the effectiveness of the use of information technologies in the university independent work are analyzed.
MEANINGFUL INDICATORS IN THE EVALUATION OF PEDAGOGICAL PROCESSES AND RESULTS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia, Satdykov A. I. , Feoktistov A. V. ,   Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Sharov А. А. ,   Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Published: December 2022

The indicators of the pedagogical activity effectiveness are identified and analyzed: the conditions of its implementation, the All-Russian tests, worldwide study and PISA, a demonstration exam and an independent qualification assessment in secondary vocational education, employment of graduates of vocational schools and communication with employers. The article considers economic assessment tools and the degree of their influence on pedagogical processes. The article identifies how results of pedagogical and professional-pedagogical activities influence the meaningful performance indicators of secondary vocational education teachers. The results of the study can be used in the formation and development of modern training system of qualified pedagogical personnel of secondary vocational education.
A Review of the Past, Present and Future of Cancer-associated Thrombosis Management
Authors: Ramcharitar Randy K ,   Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Man Louise ,   Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Khaja Minhaj S ,   Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Barnett Merry Ellen ,   Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Sharma Aditya ,   Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Published: December 2022

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can have a significant impact on the management, quality of life and mortality of patients with cancer. VTE occurs in 5–20% of patients with cancer, and malignancy is associated with up to 25% of all VTE. It is the second leading cause of death in ambulatory patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy. Increased rates of cancer-associated thrombosis are attributed to improved patient survival, increased awareness, surgery, antineoplastic treatments and the use of central venous access devices. Many factors influence cancer-associated thrombosis risk and are broadly categorized into patient-related, cancer-related and treatment-related risks. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants have shown themselves to be at least as effective in preventing recurrent VTE in patients with cancer with symptomatic and incidental VTE. This has led to a change in treatment paradigms so that direct-acting oral anticoagulants are now considered first-line agents in appropriately selected patients. In this article, we review the prior and recent landmark studies that have directed the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis, and discuss specific factors that affect management as well as future treatment considerations.
Can Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Revive a Failing Heart?
Authors: Ezad Saad M ,   British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK, Ryan Matthew ,   British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK, Perera Divaka ,   British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
Published: December 2022

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the most common cause of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; despite its prevalence, there is limited evidence to guide physicians in managing patients with CAD with percutaneous revascularization. The REVIVED-BCIS2 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01920048) represents the first randomized trial to assess the value of percutaneous coronary intervention in addition to optimal medical therapy in patients with ischaemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction and stable CAD. In this article, we review the results of the REVIVED-BCIS2 trial and compare them to the ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00023595 trial (ClinicalTrials. gov Identifier: NCT00023595), which investigated the benefit of surgical revascularization on such patients. Finally, we suggest a pathway for physicians managing patients with ischaemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction based on the current evidence and highlight potential avenues for future research.
Mavacamten: A First-in-class Oral Modulator of Cardiac Myosin for the Treatment of Symptomatic Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Reyes Klevin Roger L ,   Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Bilgili Gizem ,   Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Rader Florian ,   Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Published: December 2022

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common monogenic cardiovascular disease that is caused by sarcomeric protein gene mutations. A hallmark of the most common form of the disease is outflow obstruction secondary to systolic narrowing of the left ventricular outflow tract from septal hypertrophy, mitral valve abnormalities and, most importantly, hyperdynamic contractility. Recent mechanistic studies have identified excessive myosin adenosine triphosphatase activation and actin–myosin cross-bridging as major underlying causes. These studies have led to the development of mavacamten, a first-in-class myosin adenosine triphosphatase inhibitor and the first specific therapy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Preclinical and subsequent pivotal clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of mavacamten. A remarkable improvement among treated patients in peak oxygen consumption, functional capacity, symptom relief and post-exercise left ventricular outflow tract gradient, along with dramatic reductions in heart failure biomarkers, suggests that this new medication will be transformative for the symptom management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. There is also hope and early evidence that mavacamten may delay or obviate the need for invasive septal reduction therapies. In this article, we review the current evidence for the efficacy and safety of mavacamten and highlight important considerations for its clinical use.
Ortaokul Öğrencilerine Yönelik Biyoçeşitlilik Okuryazarlık Değerlendirme Aracı Uyarlama Çalışması
Authors: ASLAN EFE Hülya , EFE Rıfat
Published: December 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı “Biyoçeşitlilik Okuryazarlık Değerlendirme Aracı”nın uyarlama çalışmasının gerçekleştirilmesidir. Çalışmaya 2021-2022 akademik yılında 10 ortaokulun, 6. ve 7. sınıflarında öğrenim gören toplam 714 öğrenci katılmıştır. Değerlendirme aracı, likert tipi ve çoktan seçmeli iki bölümden oluşmaktadır. Ölçeğin likert tipi olan bölümündeki maddeler için açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Test maddeleri için madde güçlüğü ve ayırt ediciliği hesaplanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda, 27 ölçek ve 30 test maddesinden oluşan biyoçeşitlilik okuryazarlığı değerlendirme aracı elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, uyarlanan ölçeğin ortaokul öğrencilerinin biyoçeşitllilik okuryazarlık düzeylerini belirleme amacı ile kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermektedir.
FeTeMM Destekli Fen Öğretimi Hakkında Sekizinci Sınıf Öğrenci Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi: Basit Makineler Ünitesi
Authors: KUTLU Emine , BAKIRCI Hasan
Published: December 2022

Araştırmanın amacı, FeTeMM destekli fen öğretimi hakkında ortaokul 8. sınıf öğrencilerinin görüşlerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yaklaşımlarından olan özel durum yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında Antalya ili Korkuteli ilçesinde bir ortaokulda sekizinci sınıfta öğrenim gören 20 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Çalışma grubunda belirlenen altı öğrenci ile mülakat yapılmıştır. Veriler, yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat formu ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde, içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Öğrenciler, FeTeMM destekli fen öğretiminin; tasarım yapmalarına, psikomotor becerilerinin gelişmesine ve birçok disiplini bir arada kullanmalarına katkı sağladığını belirtmişlerdir. Bunun yanı sıra etkinliklerde yer alan problem durumlarına uygun çözüm önerileri bulmalarına ve sorgulayıcı öğrenme becerilerinin gelişmesine yardımcı olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir. Ayrıca, problem çözme, uygulama, analiz ve sentez gibi üst düzey beceriler üzerinde de olumlu etkileri olduğunu dile getirmişlerdir.
Verimlilik Artışı ve Kamu Harcamaları Arasındaki İlişkinin Balassa Samuelson Hipotezi Çerçevesinde Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: TEPEKULE Umut , ERGEN Eren
Published: December 2022

Kamu yatırım harcamaları hükümetler tarafından kullanılan iktisat politikası aracıdır. İktisat politikasının temel hedefi ise refahın arttırılmasıdır. Refah artışının önemli kaynaklarından biri de verimlilik artışıdır. Ülkeler arasındaki refah seviyesi farklılıklarının açıklanmasında verimlilik açıklayıcı bir kriter olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu nedenle geçmişte olduğu gibi günümüzde de çözüm aranılan sorunsaldır. Diğer taraftan verimlilik artışı reel efektif döviz kurunu da etkilemektedir. Reel efektif döviz kurunun değerlenmesi sonucunda ülke refahının artması nedeniyle konuya yoğun ilgi bulunmaktadır. Bu ilişki Balassa-Samuelson Hipotezi (BSH) olarak anılmaktadır. Çalışmada verimlilik artışı ve kamu yatırım harcamalarının reel efektif döviz kuru ile ilişkisi Türkiye için analiz edilmektedir. Çalışmanın literatüre katkısı yapılan çalışmalardan farklı olarak ilgili modele kamu yatırım harcamalarının dahil edilmesidir. Analizde 1994-2020 dönemi için ARDL modeli kullanılmıştır. İncelenen dönemde Türkiye için Balassa-Samuelson Hipotezinin geçerli olduğu bulunmuştur. Uzun dönemde verimlilikte meydana gelen %1’lik artış reel efektif döviz kurunu %1.77 artırmaktadır. Kamu yatırım harcamalarının da beklentiler doğrultusunda pozitif işarete sahip olduğu görülmektedir.
Poetry Binds All: Liminoid Strategies and Metapoetic Visitations of “The Scholar Gipsy”
Authors: KÜÇÜKBOYACI Uğur Ergin
Published: December 2022

This study considers Matthew Arnold’s “The Scholar Gipsy” within the liminal-limioid theoretical grounds touched upon by Victor Turner and Friedrich Max Müller. The body of discussion focuses on the metapoetic aspect of the art of poetry in relation to liminal-liminoid projections featured within Arnold’s poem. The main argument is that liminal projections within the poem transform into a liminoid and metapoetic space where the essential core of the art of poetry itself is revealed as the product of a liminoid process. The figure of the scholar-gipsy who left Oxford hundreds of years ago and joined a gipsy tribe in pursuit of greater knowledge is animated by means of the speaker’s recalling the now-gipsy-scholar’s story in the poem. Such a summons becomes an eternal symbol of the kind of metapoetic relationship between the speaker and his liminoidly inspiring source. Metapoetic and liminoid connections are further layered with the inescepable presence of a timeless reader bound neither by space nor by time. Thus, boundaries between source-material, speaker, poet, the art of poetry, inspiration and the reader are stretched, where Arnold’s whole metapoetic-liminoid process binds all humanity together by means of the same poetic and re-creative liminoid play.
Yıllık Faaliyet Raporlarının Uluslararası Entegre Raporlama Çerçevesi İlkelerine Uygunluğunun Değerlendirilmesi: Faizsiz Bankacılık Sektörü Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: YAVUZ İbrahim , ÖNCÜ Semra
Published: December 2022

21. yüzyılın değişen ve gelişen küresel kurumsal raporlama anlayışında entegre raporlama, finansal ve finansal olmayan bilgilerin tek bir raporda sunulmasına dayanan öncü kurumsal raporlama aracı olarak görülmeye başlamıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, faizsiz bankacılık ve entegre düşünce, kısa, orta ve uzun vadede değer yaratma ve yaratılan değeri korumayı temel alan entegre raporlamaya yönelik teorik çerçevenin verilmesinin ardından küresel faizsiz bankacılık sektöründe faaliyet gösteren bankaların yayımlamış oldukları yıllık faaliyet raporlarının içerik analizi yoluyla entegre raporlamaya yakınlığını ve bunun derecesini ölçmektir. Yapılan içerik analizi sonucunda; 76 faizsiz bankanın ortalama entegre rapor skorunun yaklaşık 0,55 (%55) ve 76 faizsiz bankanın %57’sini temsil eden 43 faizsiz bankanın entegre rapor skorunun 0,50 (%50) ve üzerinde olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
The Relation Between Language Learning Strategies and Achievement of English Language Learners
Authors: CEYLAN Ali
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the students’ strategy preferences and to explore the relationship between the language learning strategies of the students and their academic achievement in language skills. The research was conducted with the participation of 405 (F=162, M=243) preparatory program students of a school of foreign languages at a state university in Turkey. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the Turkish version of the Strategy Inventory of Language Learning for English Language Learners Student Form (SILL-ELL Student Form) adapted by Ardeshava and Tretter (2013) was used to gather data. As a result, students use metacognitive and social strategies, among indirect strategies, more than other strategy categories. Further, it was found that students use strategies moderately and there is female superiority in using language learning strategies. In addition, some sub-categories of language learning strategies have an impact on achievement in skills and some measures of the language achievement test.
Gestión institucional de plataformas virtuales para el desarrollo de competencias
Authors:   Universidad César Vallejo, Ayala Rodríguez Gilmer
Published: December 2022

El enfoque de este estudio fue cuantitativo, aplicado, de diseño cuasi experimental y una muestra de 70 estudiantes de una institución pública del distrito de Carabayllo, distribuida en dos grupos: control y experimental. Las plataformas virtuales incorporadas en el programa fueron el Kahoot, Thatquiz y YouTube; cuyo objetivo general fue establecer la influencia del programa gestión institucional de plataformas en el desarrollo de competencias. Los resultados indican la presencia de diferencias significativas entre el pretest y postest del grupo experimental; por lo tanto se concluye que el programa gestión institucional de plataformas virtuales influye en el desarrollo de competencias de los estudiantes.
Ética y principios en la gestión de procesos judiciales durante la pandemia COVID 19
Authors:   Universidad César Vallejo, Ludeña González Gerardo Francisco
Published: December 2022

La investigación de enfoque cualitativo tuvo como propósito analizar la ética en el ámbito público desde un esbozo respecto a la ética y principios en la gestión de procesos judiciales durante la pandemia COVID 19. El artículo se enmarca en el método inductivo de revisión documentada bibliográfica. Nadie puede dudar de la importancia de la función pública y de su urgente demanda de cambio, es en esa proyección que, se advierte que la distorsión en cuanto a los principios de celeridad frente a la eficacia de los procesos judiciales es notoria, se ha innovado en virtualidad sin embargo no se ha logrado las expectativas de agilidad rectitud y garantías procesales que espera el justiciable y la ciudadanía en favor de la paz y de la justicia, siendo perceptible la sensación negativa que tiene la población peruana respecto a un aparente mal funcionamiento de la justicia, en donde el descontento social repercute desde el magistrado hasta el abogado. Ciertamente se trata de un problema estructural y complejo que hace tan difícil cambiar el sistema judicial pro justiciable. El solo hecho de que el sistema judicial no motive y no genere confianza al justiciable que acude con buena fe, es ya un acontecimiento contradictorio. Cierto es que, de entrada, se encuentra una serie de estereotipos y mitos que se debe enfrentar y el prejuicio ha quedado impregnado en la memoria colectiva de la ciudadanía. En este contexto, resulta sugerente esta investigación dada su actualidad.
Mandato de prisión preventiva y la función policial
Authors:   Universidad César Vallejo, Camones Calvo Javier Elmer , Vásquez Mondragón Walter Manuel ,   Universidad César Vallejo
Published: December 2022

La investigación tuvo como objetivo demostrar la relación que existe entre la prisión preventiva y la función policial en el personal que labora en una unidad de emergencia de Lima Norte. La investigación, se ha desarrollado amparado en el paradigma positivista, de enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo básico de diseño no experimental, descriptivo correlacional. En cuanto a la población, estuvo conformada por 188 efectivos policiales de los cuales fue excluido el personal que realiza actividades administrativas y de prevención. Respecto al tamaño de la muestra, fue calculada teniendo en cuenta no solo el nivel de significancia, sino también la potencia estadística (95%), es por ello que esta asciende a 141 suboficiales de la Unidad de Emergencia de Lima Norte, y la selección de los elementos muestrales fue realizado de modo aleatorio con el Software Stats v.2. Los instrumentos de recolección de datos que se han aplicado son dos cuestionarios de encuesta con 12 ítems cada uno, los mismos que son válidos y confiables, con un índice de fiabilidad alfa de Cronbach de 0.818 y 0.903 respectivamente. La principal conclusión es que el mandato de prisión preventiva se relaciona de manera significativa (p-valor < 0.05), negativa y moderada (-.560) con la función policial, en el año 2019, incluso el resultado cuenta con un nivel de significancia del 99.0%.
Sistemas de gestión de la información y la calidad de los servicios de salud en tiempos COVID-19
Authors:   Ministerio de Salud, Espejo Avila Lisbeth Yazmin
Published: December 2022

El Covid-19 trasparento desde un primer momento la situación real de los sistemas de gestión de la información en la atención de salud. En todo el mundo se observaron grandes desfaces informáticos o brechas tecnológicas en torno a la gestión de la información y su impacto negativo en el accionar corporativo de las instituciones de salud. Se reportan inoperancias, distorsiones de la información, falta de estructuración de los procesos informáticos y comunicacionales y/o la falta de identificación de códigos internos de comunicación, entre otros, haciendo que se pongan en riesgo los procesos de atención al paciente o usuario y/o la calidad de los mismos. Existe la necesidad de comprender estos fenómenos para transformarlos en oportunidades de mejora de la calidad de la atención. Desde esta perspectiva, aquí, se analizamos las características de este fenómeno a través de las evidencias mostradas en la literatura actual con el objeto de proyectar posibilidades de mejorar los procesos de gestión de los sistemas de salud y el accionar corporativo en las instituciones de salud.
Communication orale et évaluation formative pour l’apprentissage dans les centres de littératie en immersion française
Authors: LeBouthillier Josée , Bourgoin Renée
Published: December 2022

Dans cette étude, de devis de recherche-développement, nous avons examiné la dimension formative de l’évaluation lors de la participation d’élèves de l’élémentaire à des tâches orales dans des centres de littératie en immersion française (IF). Le programme d’IF visant l’acquisition de la langue seconde, fournir aux élèves des occasions de produire de façon étendue est important. Nous avons observé la façon dont les enseignantes recueillaient des traces d’apprentissage auprès de leurs élèves, alors que ceux-ci travaillaient de façon autonome à des tâches orales. Les données ont été recueillies auprès des enseignantes (n = 5) d’IF et de leurs élèves. Ces données consistaient d’observations en classe, d’enregistrements vidéo, de preuves d’apprentissage et d’entrevues avec les enseignantes (n = 15). Les données ont révélé l’importance d’établir des résultats d’apprentissage précis, de recueillir des preuves d’apprentissage tangibles et de se servir de ces évidences d’apprentissage pour maximiser les apprentissages de l’oral dans les centres de littératie.
Approaching French cultures in the FSL classroom: The salade niçoise recipe
Authors: Guida Rochelle
Published: December 2022

The most meaningful and profound elements of cultures are often hidden below the surface. This exploratory case study investigates how a sample of Ontario non-native French-speaking educators approached Frenchspeaking cultures in the Grade 9 Core French classroom. Confident participants were often frequent travellers to francophone communities, regularly studied French to improve their linguistic and cultural proficiencies, and redesigned cultural activities with current material. The educators also experienced difficulties including lack of information and communications technology, teacher-training and experiential learning for students. The findings raise several possibilities for profound cultural exploration, such as (a) perceiving culture through a pluricultural perspective, (b) refining teacher-training initiatives, (c) following the neurolinguistic approach for oral fluency, and (d) prioritizing travel-based activities so that students can better explore francophone communities and their cultures.
Policy Misperceptions, Information, and the Demand for Redistributive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Latin American Countries
Authors: Ardanaz Martín , Hübscher Evelyne , Keefer Philip , Sattle Thomas
Published: December 2022

Why do individuals preferences for redistribution often diverge widely from their material self-interest? Using an original online survey experiment spanning eight countries and 12,000 respondents across Latin America, one of the most unequal regions in the world, we find significant evidence for an under-explored explanation: misconceptions regarding the distributional effects of current tax policy. Treated respondents who are informed that an increase in the value added tax (VAT) is regressive are significantly more likely to prefer policy reforms that make the tax more progressive. Treatment effects are driven by the large fraction of respondents who underestimate the regressivity of the VAT, even though their misperceptions are linked to fundamental views about the world. These respondents are disproportionately right-leaning and more likely to attribute success to individual effort than luck. Despite the deep-rooted nature of respondents misperceptions, treatment effects are largest among individuals who hold these views of the world. These findings contribute both to understanding the political economy of redistribution and the potential for information interventions to shift support for fiscal adjustment policies protecting the most vulnerable.
Identification and Categorization of Microaneurysms in Optic Images by Applying DTCWT and Log Gabor Characteristics
Authors: Sujitha  , Subhajini
Published: December 2022

Ophthalmology is known as the "virtually silent mobster of vision." Ophthalmology is the leading cause of sight problems globally, aside from Diabetic Retinopathy. Intense pressure within the retina causes damage to the retinal image and, as a consequence, modest but undeniable vision problems. Ophthalmology is frequently obscured in its sufferers expecting final phase because the revival of the deteriorated nervous system fibers isn't suited healing properties. In 2010, it was estimated that approximately 60.5 million people over the age of 40 had cataracts. By 2020, this amount may have risen to 80 million. Recent advent of advanced imaging have resulted in excellent qualitative imaging solutions for the detection and monitoring of ophthalmology. Exterior brightness can be used to effectively complete ophthalmology orders. The fourier channels used in this research are daubechies and symlet3, which would improve the accuracy and performance of cataractous image categorization. A conventional 2-D Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), which is used to automatically extract and assess variations, is used to evaluate those channels. The extracted characteristics are fed into a convolutional machine classification, which distinguishes between physiological and pathological ophthalmology pictures.
Improving Extractive Text Summarization Performance Using Enhanced Feature Based RBM Method
Authors: Sharma Grishma , Sharma Deepak
Published: December 2022

Text summarization is the process of creating a short, accurate and fluent summary of a longer text document. As plenty of digital data is available online, automatic text summarization methods greatly needed to help and understand the lengthy & complex documents quickly by discovering the relevant information. This paper proposes the text summarization method for short news articles and long scientific papers using unsupervised neural network model. The proposed method works in four main steps: input document pre-processing, feature extraction, feature enhancement and final summary generation. We have extracted combination of various statistical and linguistic features from input document, which helps in improving the quality of sentence selection. Further Restricted Boltzmann Machine (RBM) model is used to capture & enhance the discriminative, abstract features in an unsupervised way to improve the overall performance without losing any significant information. Sentences are scored based on enhanced feature set and top sentences are selected for final extractive summary. Performance of the proposed method is evaluated using Rouge score and compared with TextRank, LexRank, LSA & Luhn baseline methods and the results demonstrates that proposed methodology performs better compared to other methods.
DermICNet: Efficient Dermoscopic Image Classification Network for Automated Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Authors: Manikandan Sankarakutti Palanichamy , Karthikeyan Vedanandam , Nalinashini Ganesamoorthy
Published: December 2022

The incidence of skin cancer is rapidly increasing worldwide. The relevance of Skin Cancer Diagnosis (SCD) and the difficulty in achieving an accurate and consistent diagnosis have resulted in significant research interest. Furthermore, automated detection or classification would be even more helpful in a diagnostic assistance system. This study develops an efficient Dermoscopic Image Classification Network (DermICNet) for automated SCD. The proposed DermICNet is a deep learning architecture with an efficient arrangement of eight convolutional layers with small-sized convolution filters (3x3). The extracted features from the convolution layers are fed to the dense layer for classification. It consists of a neural network that uses stochastic gradient descent optimization to find the optimal solution for SCD. Finally, a softmax classifier is employed to classify the patterns in the dermoscopic images. The proposed DermICNet is assessed using PH2 database images. The classification results reported are based on the random-split (70:30) approach, which divides the PH2 database into training and testing. It is demonstrated that it is feasible to discriminate between abnormal and normal dermoscopic images with an average accuracy of 99.2% using the proposed DermICNet. The results suggest that the analysis of dermoscopic images using DermICNet has the potential as a diagnostic tool for SCD.