bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Verbal instructional modeling: An intervention to improve students' perceived level of confidence in critical thinking skills
Authors: Esparrago-Kalidas Adeva Jane , Manla Edralin , Agot Xenia Jo , Blanco Leila Cashmire , Carrasco Nicole , Frasco Mark Rey
Published: June 2023

Verbal instructional modeling is a concept put forward by Albert Bandura (1977) under Observational Learning which assumed that when certain explanations and descriptions were presented, learning was enhanced. This study banks on this concept and confirms whether Verbal Instructional Modeling helped improve the perceived confidence of Grade 10 students from a private school in the Philippines in terms of their critical thinking skills. The study made use of a practical action research design and used a 6-point Likert Scale Questionnaire. Employing convenience sampling, the researchers collected the data pre- and post-implementation, describing the perceived level of confidence of the participants before and after the intervention. The data was then analyzed and interpreted with the use of the T-test. The study's results confirmed that Verbal Instructional Modeling improves the respondents' perceived confidence level in their critical-thinking skills. Therefore, the researchers recommend continued use of Verbal Instructional Modeling in classroom interactions.
Beden Eğitimi Öğretmen Adaylarının Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojilerine Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: BEKAR Namık , TÜRKMEN Mutlu
Published: June 2023

Bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerin büyük bir etkisi ile şekillenen günümüz, eğitim öğretim ile profesyonel olarak ilgilenen tüm kişiler gibi beden eğitimi alanındaki bireylerden de belli yeterliklere sahip olmaları önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmen adaylarının bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin yönelik tutum düzeylerini incelemek ve bazı demografik özellikler açısından değerlendirmektir. Türkiye’nin farklı coğrafi bölgelerindeki üniversitelerinin Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğretmenliği bölümünde öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının bilgi ve iletişim üzerinde etkili olabileceği düşünülen bazı faktörler değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 10 üniversitede öğrenim gören öğrencilerin içinden tesadüfi yöntemle seçilmiş 448’si erkek, 332’sı kadın olmak üzere toplam 780 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada kişisel bilgi formu ve Günbatar (2014) tarafından geliştirilen Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri Tutum Ölçeği ile veri toplama araçları olarak kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, öğretmen adaylarının bilgi ve iletişim teknolojileri tutum düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca bilişim teknolojileri alt boyut tutumları ile beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmen adaylarının demografik değişkenleri arasında istatistiksel anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur.
Development of An Expert System for The Diagnosis of Kidney Disease Using the Certainty Factor Method
Authors: Maulana Refky , Desiani Anita
Published: June 2023

Kidney disease is a prevalent health issue affecting millions of people globally. Early and accurate diagnosis of kidney diseases can help in the timely and effective management of the condition. Expert systems, such as those using the Certainty Factor (CF) method, can provide doctors with valuable assistance in diagnosing kidney diseases more efficiently and accurately. This study aims to develop a kidney disease diagnosis expert system using the CF method. The developed system consists of data collection, data storage, and data processing components, with the CF method used to calculate diagnostic confidence levels and decision-making based on predetermined rules. The knowledge acquisition process was carried out by interviewing three nephrologists to obtain rules for diagnosing kidney diseases. The expert system's evaluation is conducted by comparing the system's diagnostic accuracy with a specialist doctors. The results show that the developed expert system has an accuracy rate of 85.7% in diagnosing kidney diseases. The system also has a user-friendly interface, which allows doctors to input symptoms and obtain a diagnosis quickly and accurately. The developed system has several advantages over traditional diagnosis methods. It can diagnose multiple kidney diseases simultaneously and provide a differential diagnosis, allowing doctors to choose the most appropriate treatment plan for their patients. The system also has the potential to reduce diagnostic errors and improve patient outcomes.
Influence of Service Quality and Brand Image on Purchase Decisions
Authors: Insanudzaky Firza , Arasyi Muhammad Rayyan , Alfasyah Muhammad Zacky , Akbar Vaneza
Published: June 2023

Good management is essential to a business because it directly affects the company's operations. Goods management aims to maintain the efficiency and productivity of the company. This study aims to analyze the goods management system at a Manufacturing Company in Tangerang City, which is essential for this company. The research method used was an online interview via chat, giving twelve questions to the company regarding goods management. The study results show that the goods management system in one of the Manufacturing Companies in Tangerang City has many benefits in reducing the risk of losing goods and streamlining work. In its implementation, one of the Manufacturing Companies in Tangerang City uses Axapta and ODDO software which specifically can oversee the management of goods effectively. In its implementation, companies also need to carry out established procedures and provide training to their employees. Overall, this study provides recommendations to one of the Manufacturing Companies in Tangerang City to continuously develop an existing goods management system and Manufacturing Companies in Tangerang City to provide more budget to train and change technology according to current needs to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the goods management system to monitor the inventory and usage of goods.
Effect of Capital Structure and Investment Policy on Firm Value
Authors: Sriwulandari Mega Puspa , Ninigsih Tri
Published: June 2023

The researcher conducted this study to determine the influence of capital structure and investment policy on firm value in a concrete printing company. The study analyzes the most dominant factors influencing a concrete printing company's capital structure and corporate policy. The population in this study consists of five years of financial reports from the first to fourth quarters, totaling 20 financial reports from 2015 to 2019.
The results of this study prove that capital structure has a significant negative influence on firm value, while investment policy has a significant favorable influence on firm value. The capital structure (DER) and investment policy (PER) have an influence of 89.4% on firm value (PBV), while other unexamined variables influence the remaining 10.6%.
To enhance the influence of the capital structure on firm value, companies need to pay attention to their debt level. If the amount of debt exceeds the company's equity, it will increase the capital structure. However, it is essential to note that a high capital structure exerts a negative influence, indicating that an increase in the capital structure (DER) will lead to a decrease in firm value.
On the other hand, we expect companies to increase the available investment funds to enhance the influence of investment policy on firm value. This condition is because investment policy has a positive influence on firm value. By increasing investment policy, the firm value will indirectly increase as well.
In order to improve the influence of the capital structure and investment policy on firm value, companies should consider the amount of debt and the associated risks. Additionally, companies must allocate funds for corporate investment to maximize profits or returns, which will attract investors to invest in the company. When the capital structure approaches its optimal value, the investment policy should increase firm value simultaneously.
PENERAPAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA GAMBAR BERSERI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS CERITA FABEL
Authors: Nurlaela Nurlaela , Nurjaman Aam , Nurjanah Nurjanah
Published: June 2023

Latar belakang masalah penelitian ini adalah kurangnya minat peserta didik dalam menulis, sulitnya mendapatkan ide, mengorganisasikan ide, dan mengembangkan ide. Selain itu, peserta didik kurang memahami struktur dan kebahasaan cerita fabel sehingga sering mengabaikan aspek tersebut ketika menulis cerita fabel. Tujuan penelitian adalah meningkatkan keterampilan menulis cerita fabel dengan menerapkan model Problem Based Learning dengan menggunakan media gambar berseri pada peserta didik kelas VII C di SMPN 3 Bogor. Penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Kolaboratif . Hasil penelitiannya adalah (1) Terjadi peningkatan aktivitas guru dan  peserta didik ketika diterapkannya model Problem Based Learning dengan menggunakan media gambar berseri;  (2) Terjadi peningkatan  hasil evaluasi menulis cerita fabel peserta didik kelas VII C. Pada tahap prasiklus dari 36 peserta didik hanya 10 peserta didik yang tuntas (28%) dan 26 peserta didik lainnya belum tuntas (72%). Siklus I peserta didik yang tuntas menjadi 27 peserta didik (75%) dan yang belum tuntas 9 peserta didik (25%).  Kemudian, pada siklus II peserta didik yang tuntas mencapai 35 orang (93%) dan yang belum tuntas 1 peserta didik  (3%).
PENERAPAN MEDIA PETA PINTAR UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X-D SMAN 10 BOGOR DALAM MENGIDENTIFIKASI INFORMASI PENTING TOKOH BIOGRAFI
Authors: Meliawati Lien , Dahniar Lusi , Talitha Stella
Published: June 2023

Pendidikan di Indonesia dihadapkan dengan beragam persoalan yang ditimbulkan oleh berbagai macam perubahan, seperti perubahan teknologi, perubahan budaya, dan perubahan kurikulum. Salah satunya mengimbangi perubahan tersebut dengan mempersiapkan proses pembelajaran yang menyenangkan sesuai dengan minat dan bakat siswa dengan memberikan stimulus berupa media yang interaktif. Media mind maping dapat mempermudah peserta didik dalam memperoleh informasi penting teks biografi, sebab terdapat peta pikiran yang direncanakan sebelumnya. Untuk memberikan kesan menyenangkan dan interaktif, penulis mengembangkan mind maping ke dalam bentuk peta pintar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini berfokus pada peningkatan hasil siswa dalam mengidentifikasi informasi penting tokoh biografi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas kolaboratif yang disusun dalam waktu dua siklus di kelas X-D SMAN 10 Bogor. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan ialah observasi, angket, dan tes keterampilan. Dari hasil penelitian penerapan media peta pintar dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar. Pada siklus I, 13 siswa mendapatkan nilai di bawah KKM dan keseluruhan nilai rata-rata siswa di kelas X-D yaitu 73. Setelah melaksanakan siklus II tidak terdapat siswa yang memiliki nilai di bawah KKM dan keseluruhan nilai rata-rata siswa 88. Hal ini menjadi bukti bahwa media peta pintar efektif, dikuatkan dengan data hasil angket yang menunjukan bahwa rata-rata anak memberi skor 5 pada setiap pertanyaan
تأثيرات الصدمات الخارجية والداخلية على اقتصاديات الحج والعمرة: تحليل ونمذجة نظرية
Authors: GHASSAN Hassan
Published: June 2023

يتناول البحث التحليل المبدئي النظري لتأثيرات الصدمات خارجية المنشأ وداخلية المنشأ على اقتصاديات الحج والعمرة والزيارة. وعبر استخدام منهج الإستقراء النظري والتحليل المقاصدي النظري الشرعي بالإضافة إلى المنهج النمذجي النظري لمتجهة الإنحدار الذاتي البنيوي، سعى البحث إلى دراسة نظرية للزيارة التعبدية، وعرض تفسير إفتراضي لتقلبات الدخل في قطاع الزيارة. تسمح هذه النمذجة برصد تأثيرات الصدمات البنيوية السالبة، وذلك باعتبار متغيرات تؤثر على دخل أم القرى، منها على وجه الخصوص حجم الاستثمار في قطاع الزيارة والذي يؤثر في الطاقة الإستعابية للفنادق، وأعداد الزائرين من العالم والذي يتأثر بتكلفة الحج و/أو العمرة المرتبطة مبدئيا بمؤشر الأسعار في الحرمين. وكذلك نفقة كل الزائرين التي تتم خلال زيارتهم، والتي تتغير تبعا لدخل الزوار من خارج المملكة ولدخل الزوار من داخل المملكة. كما نأخذ بعين الإعتبار مؤشرات تعكس الأزمات الإقتصادية والأمنية في بلاد الحرمين وفي غيرها من بلدان العالم، بالإضافة إلى مؤشرات حدوث الأوبئة أو الأمراض المعدية البارزة حول العالم مثل ما حدث مع وباء كورونا 19 الذي انتشر انتشارا واسعا عبر العالم. وبسبب هذه الجائحة العالمية سجل موسم حج 1441 هـ (يونيو 2020م) عددا صغيرا من حجاج الداخل فقط بحوالي 10000 في حين أن المتوقع دون الوباء أن يصل عدد الحجاج الى 2.5 مليون. وباستخدام نظرية المقاصد الشرعية في حفظ الدين والنفس والمال والعدل، ثم عبر النمذجة النظرية للصدمات البنيوية وما تفرزه من تفاعلات، يمكن الوصول إلى تصور واضح ووضع سياسة متكاملة للتعامل مع أزمات الأوبئة وما شابهها من مخاطر تؤثر على حياة الفرد المسلم في سفره من بيته إلى بيت الله في الحرم المكي وإلى زيارة الحرم المدني.
XÁC ĐỊNH DNA MÃ VẠCH GIỐNG BẠCH ĐÀN LAI CU98 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis x Eucalyptus urophylla) và CU82 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis x Eucalyptus urophylla) PHỤC VỤ GIÁM ĐỊNH GIỐNG CÂY
Authors: Hương Bùi Thị Mai , Huân Hà Văn , Thảo Trần Phương , Châu Mai Hải , Việt Nguyễn Văn
Published: June 2023

Giống bạch đàn lai CU98 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis x Eucalyptus urophylla) và CU82 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis x Eucalyptus urophylla) là giống cây có giá trị kinh tế cao đã được công nhận giống theo quyết định 3893/QĐ-BNN-TCLN ngày 20/9/2016. Tuy nhiên, đối với những người nông dân việc xác định giống chỉ bằng hình thái là hết sức khó khăn. Do đó, mục đích của nghiên cứu này là sử dụng phương pháp mới DNA mã vạch để xác định các giống Bạch đàn lai CU98, CU82. DNA tổng số được tách chiết từ các mẫu lá của CU98, CU82 và được sử dụng để nhân bản các đoạn gen matK, rbcL, trnH-psbA, ITS và ITS2 bằng kỹ thuật PCR. Các kết quả chỉ ra rằng các băng của sản phẩm PCR đúng với kích thước dự kiến như 743 bp, 440 bp, 624 bp, 565 bp, 214 bp cho rbcL, matK, trnH-psbA, ITS, và ITS2, tương ứng. Các trình tự này sau đó được so sánh với các trình tự trên Ngân hàng gen Quốc tế (NCBI). Kết quả đã chỉ ra rằng giống Bạch đàn lai CU98 và CU82 có tỷ lệ tương đồng 100% của trình tự đoạn gen rbcL và matK và ITS2, tương đồng 99,81% của đoạn gen ITS, 98,85% của đoạn gen trnH-psbA. Kết quả cũng cho thấy sử dụng chỉ thị trnH-psbA và ITS làm mã vạch DNA để giám định giống Bạch đàn lai CU98 và CU82 ở Việt Nam là tốt nhất. Kết quả nghiên cứu là cơ sở quan trọng cho việc xác định giống Bạch đàn lai CU98 và CU82 đang trồng ở nước ta phục vụ các định hướng phát triển trong tương lai.
SỬ DỤNG ẢNH LANDSAT VÀ MÔ HÌNH MẠNG THẦN KINH NHÂN TẠO - MARKOV DỰ BÁO BIẾN ĐỘNG SỬ DỤNG ĐẤT TẠI BẢO LÂM, LÂM ĐỒNG
Authors: Cương Nguyễn Văn , Cường Nguyễn Hữu , Hằng Nguyễn Thanh
Published: June 2023

Biến động sử dụng đất đai không chỉ phản ánh quá trình phát triển của các yếu tố kinh tế - xã hội mà còn là kết quả của sự linh hoạt trong chính sách đất đai của nhà quản lý. Mục đích của nghiên cứu này là dự báo biến động sử dụng đất trên địa bàn huyện Bảo Lâm, tỉnh Lâm Đồng thông qua việc khai thác thông tin ảnh Landsat đa thời gian cùng mô hình tích hợp mạng thần kinh nhân tạo - chuỗi Markov. Trong đó, ảnh vệ tinh được dùng để giải đoán thành lập bản đồ thực phủ/hiện trạng sử dụng đất các năm 2010, 2015 và 2020. Từ kết quả giải đoán này, nghiên cứu đã sử dụng mô hình mạng thần kinh nhân tạo - chuỗi Markov để phân tích, dự báo biến động sử dụng đất cho 6 nhóm đất trong các năm 2025 và 2030. Kết quả dự báo đến năm 2030, diện tích lớp phủ rừng có xu hướng giảm mạnh chỉ còn 62.375,25 ha, chiếm 42,63% tổng diện tích tự nhiên và giảm 12.651,28 ha tương đương 16,68% so với hiện trạng sử dụng đất năm 2020 của huyện Bảo Lâm.
Revisiting Strategy and Performance Concepts in the Strategy Tripod Framework
Authors: Souza Elnivan , Forte Sergio , Teixeira Sara , Oliveira Zaila Maria , Teixeira Sandrina
Published: June 2023

The association between Strategy and Financial Performance is commonly used in scientific research. However, the dichotomy between deliberate and emergent strategies, although already discussed by several researchers, does not have a consensus in the literature. Also, the predominant practice in the academy investigates the financial perspective of performance and usually does not consider its plural aspects. Based on this reflection, this theoretical study discusses gaps in Peng's et al. (2009) strategy framework focusing on Strategy and Performance. As a result, we propose a review of the strategy framework, incorporating four strategic stages (deliberate, delibergent, emergent, and emergerate) and plural performance. We also propose methodological research that can be performed in business strategy.
Peningkatan Kemampuan Menulis dan Literasi Digital Peserta Didik SMP Negeri 66 Jakarta Melalui Pelatihan Penggunaan Aplikasi Canva
Authors: Eliastuti Maguna , Amelia Rika , Marlina Batubara Fitri , Nuraini Nunung , Fardiah Nisa , Damayanti Alfiani , Rizqiani Annisa , Purba Eva Flora Wani , Paron Oktavianus Dore , Putri Risa Amelia
Published: June 2023

Objek dalam pelatihan ini ialah peserta didik SMPN 66 Jakarta. Pelatihan penggunaan aplikasi Canva bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis dan literasi digital peserta didik SMPN 66 Jakarta dengan mengajarkan cara efektif memvisualisasikan informasi dan mempresentasikan ide melalui alat digital. Melalui pelatihan ini, peserta didik akan berlatih dan bereksperimen dengan aplikasi Canva, sehingga dapat meningkatkan literasi digital dan kemampuan kreativitas mereka. Diharapkan pelatihan ini akan membantu peserta didik menerapkan Canva dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dengan lebih mudah dan efektif. Pelatihan penggunaan aplikasi Canva bertujuan meningkatkan kemampuan menulis dan literasi digital peserta didik SMPN 66 Jakarta. Metode evaluasi yang digunakan meliputi diskusi dan persamaan persepsi, penyusunan modul pelatihan, penyusunan instrumen penilaian, pelatihan penggunaan canva, serta evaluasi dan penyusunan laporan. Hasil evaluasi ini akan memberikan gambaran tentang peningkatan kemampuan peserta didik dalam menggunakan Canva serta kepuasan mereka terhadap pelatihan ini.
Pendampingan dan Pelatihan Literasi Baca Tulis untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Belajar Mahasiswa PGSD FKIP Universitas Cenderawasih
Authors: Rusli Tiffany Shahnaz , Hidayah Hidayah
Published: June 2023

Literasi baca tulis menjadi hal yang sangat diperlukan khususnya bagi mahasiswa PGSD. Mahasiswa PGSD yang ingin menjadi guru akan menghadapi sekulitan dalam proses belajar mengajar jika tidak mahir membaca dan menulis. Tujuan artikel ini adalah mendeskripsikan implementasi ilmu pengetahuan khususnya dibidang baca tulis bagi mahasiswa PGSD FKIP Universitas Cenderawasih. Metode pengabdian yakni survey lapangan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi adalah tiga langkah dalam proses yang digunakan. Hasil observasi awal menunjukkan bahwa beberapa mahasiswa masih tidak memahami literasi baca tulis. Melalui kegiatan yang menyenangkan, mahasiswa akan menumbuhkan kecintaan mereka terhadap membaca dan menulis dan meningkatkan kemampuan literasi. Hasil pengabdian ini menghasilkan respons yang positif dan antusias dari mahasiswa PGSD yang berarti literasi baca tulis akan meningkat.
2000-2022 YILLARI ARASINDA HEMŞİRELİK ALANINDA KAN VE KAN ÜRÜNLERİ TRANSFÜZYONU KONULU YÜKSEK LİSANS TEZLERİNİN RETROSPEKTİF İNCELENMESİ
Authors: BÖLÜKBAŞ Ferdağ , KOC Aysegul
Published: June 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışma ülkemizde 2000 ve 2022 yılları arasında kan ve kan ürünleri ile ilgili yapılmış olan yüksek lisans tezlerinin incelenmesidir.
Yöntem: Retrospektif tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışmada, kan ve kan ürünleri ile ilgili yapılan çalışmaları belirlemek amacı ile Yükseköğretim Kurulu (YÖK) Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanı “kan ve kan ürünleri transfüzyonu”, “kan transfüzyonu”, “güvenli kan” ve “hemovijilans” anahtar kelimeleri yazılarak seçim kısmında yüksek lisans tezleri seçilerek tarama yapılmıştır. Yapılan tarama sonucunda 19 yüksek lisans tezi içerisinden dahil etme kriterlerini karşılamayan 3 tez çalışma dışında bırakılmış olup 16 tane tez araştırmaya dahil edilerek verileri analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Yapılan inceleme sonucunda 16 yüksek lisans tezi değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Tezlerin % 68,5’inin (n= 11) son 5 yılda yapıldığı, çalışma desenlerine göre incelendiğinde %68.75’inin (n=11) tanımlayıcı çalışma desenine sahip olduğu, örneklem grubu incelendiğinde %75’inin (n=12) hemşirelerin oluşturduğu, veri toplama formları incelendiğinde %87,5’inin (n=14) veri toplama formlarının araştırmacı tarafından hazırlandığı ve tezlerin yapılma amacı incelendiğinde %43.75’inin (n=7) kan transfüzyonlarına dair hemşirelerin bilgi düzeylerini belirlenmesi ve % 25’inin (n=4) kan transfüzyona dair bilgi düzeyi ve eğitimin etkisinin belirlenmek için yapıldığı belirlenmiştir. Tezlerin danışman öğretim üyelerinin %37,5’i (n=6) profesör olduğu, %27,50’sinin (n=6) hemşirelik anabilim dalında ve %18,75’i (n=3) İstanbul ve Gaziantep illerinde yapıldığı görülmüştür.
Sonuç: Son yıllarda yapılmış olan tezlerde kan transfüzyonu, kan transfüzyonu güvenliği ve hemşirelerin kan transfüzyonu bilgi düzeyleri ile ilgili çok fazla çalışma yapıldığı görülmüştür. İncelenen tezlerde tanımlayıcı çalışmaların fazla olmasından dolayı randomize kontrollü çalışmalar yapılması önerilir.
Self-Absorption in the Digital Era: A Review of "Self-Improvement
Authors: Hughes James J.
Published: June 2023

Mark Coeckelbergh is a Belgian philosopher who specializes in the philosophy of technology. His work primarily explores the intersection of technology and society, specifically the philosophical implications of emerging technologies such as AI and robotics. He has written on whether machines can be moral agents and how ethical frameworks should be applied to autonomous machines. He has a broad philosophical perspective drawing on classical sources, Eastern philosophy, Marxism, Foucault, phenomenology, and the postmodernists. In this short text, he brings his remarkable insights and erudition to bear on our attempts at self-improvement in the age of AI.
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility, Market Equity Value, Information Asymmetry, Market Beta, and Earnings Management on Equity Capital Costs in Property and Real Estate Companies Listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2019-2021
Authors: Pasaribu Rosita , Wulandari Bayu , Telaumbanua Nikmat Kasih , Silalahi Magdalena , Simarmata Tionar Regina , Hasibuan Mhd Zulkifli
Published: June 2023

This study aims to analyze the Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility, Equity Market Value, Information Asymmetry, Market Beta, and Earnings Management on the Cost of Equity Capital in Property and Real Estate Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2019 to 2021. The type of data used in this study is secondary data sourced from the financial reports of Property and Real Estate Companies from 2019-2021. The sample selection method used in this study is purposive sampling and the data processing method used is the multiple linear regression method, T-Test and F-Test through SPSS 25 software. The results of this study show that Corporate Social Responsibility, Equity Market Value, Information Asymmetry, Market Beta, and Earnings Management simultaneously have a significant effect on the Cost of Equity Capital. Partially, the Equity Market Value has a negative effect on the Cost of Equity Capital. Meanwhile, Corporate Social Responsibility, Information Asymmetry, Market Beta, and Earnings Management partially do not have an effect on the Cost of Equity Capital.
Sodišče slovenske narodne časti: propaganda
Authors: Čoh Kladnik Mateja
Published: June 2023

At the beginning of June 1945, the Court of the Slovenian National Honour was established. Until the end of August 1945, it put to trial those who collaborated with the occupiers and “domestic traitors” in any way during the Second World War and thus tainted Slovenian national honour. It gave sentences including loss of national honour, light or heavy forced labour, and complete or partial confiscation of property for the benefit of the state. The process of establishing the court was supported by extensive propaganda. Newspapers wrote about national honour, national treason, and what kind of a sentence the guilty deserve. Articles on the responsibility of individuals were published and people were being urged to help uncover “national traitors” and “criminals”. During the time that the court operated, the newspapers mostly published the names of the convicted, the descriptions of the (alleged) crimes, and the sentences by the Court of the Slovenian National Honour.
Uveljavitev monološke strukture v slovenskem zgodovinopisju
Authors: Grdina Igor
Published: June 2023

In the period after the Second World War, Slovenian historiography became completely dominated by the monological structure for a few decades. Various research paradigms were not in in the same starting position even in principle. Janko Orožen characterised such a state as the “Grafenauer dictatorship”. This notion is based on the fact that medievalist Bogo Grafenauer was the most influential person in the Slovenian historiographical circle after the Second World War. His dominance, which was evident in his position as an editor of the Historical Review—the editorial board initially did not include even the most prominent medievalist of that time, Milko Kos—, was influenced by external and internal factors. The main external factor was the radical monologism of communist authorities. Grafenauer recognised Marxists as having a leading role in researching history from the mid-18th century on. Furthermore, he often referenced Marxist terminology (class struggle, military democracy) despite not being a Marxist initially. The internal factors for the dominance of the monological structure include its tradition; attempts at establishing tradition in Slovenian historiography are attributed to Ljudmil Hauptmann who tried to do so after the First World War.
Mladoletni obsojenci v Sloveniji v obdobju 1945–1953
Authors: Mikola Milko
Published: June 2023

In his contribution, the author deals with the issue of juvenile convicts in Slovenia who were serving their sentence of deprivation of liberty with forced labour and deprivation of liberty in the period 1945–1953. The emphasis lies on listing the penal institutions in which the juvenile convicts served their custodial sentence. Furthermore, the regime in such institutions is described. The author finds that until 1953 juvenile convicts served the two types of sentences alongside adult convicts in the same penal institutions and were subject to the same regime. Their situation began improving only after 1951, when they were separated from the adult convicts in the correctional facilities in Maribor and Rajhenburg. They were finally completely separated in July 1953, when they were relocated to the Radeče Correctional Facility where a special department was founded specifically for them.
Westni – celjski veleindustrialci
Authors: Mikola Milko
Published: June 2023

The article deals with the entrepreneurial activity of the Westens from 1894, when Adolf Westen Sr established a company for the production of enamelware in Celje, to 1945, when the Communist authorities confiscated all their companies in Slovenia and elsewhere in Yugoslavia. The main emphasis of the article lies on the enamelware factory in Celje, which enabled the Westens to become leading industrialists. Moreover, the author gives an overview of their other companies in Slovenia or Yugoslavia and some other European countries. Furthermore, the article provides a general depiction of the Westens’ attitude towards their workers, Nazism and German occupier authorities, and the Liberation Front.
Delovanje taborišča Šentvid
Authors: Drobnič Miha
Published: June 2023

The article deals with the operation of the Yugoslav communist camp for political prisoners and prisoners of war, which was founded by Ozna (Department for the Protection of the People) in the institution Škofovi zavodi (Bishop’s institutions) in Šentvid nad Ljubljano immediately after the end of the Second World War in May 1945. A more detailed overview of the regime in the Šentvid camp shows that internees dealt with severe overcrowding, severe hunger, poor hygienic conditions, frequent health problems, and various forms of physical and psychological violence. As a result, some of the prisoners died already in the camp, and many of them were taken to be executed at killing grounds without any judicial processes, especially to the killing grounds in the area of Kočevski rog. The only releases of a large number of internees took place after the amnesty in August 1945; only a few internees at the Šentvid camp lived long enough to have reached them.
Lazer e educação dos trabalhadores da cerâmica vermelha
Authors: Zanelatto João Henrique , Beretta Tatiane , Da Silva Cleber Borges , Salib Gabriela Rech , Lima Rodrigo da Costa , De Souza Alexandra Serafim
Published: June 2023

Situado no sul catarinense, o município de Morro da Fumaça teve sua economia baseada na produção de tijolos, em especial no período de 1970 a 1990. Nesse período ocorreu um grande crescimento do número de cerâmicas/olarias e da mão-de-obra necessária a produção. Grande parte dessa mão-de-obra foi constituída por migrantes proveniente de vários municípios de Santa Catarina e também de outros estados. Assim, o objetivo do artigo foi dar visibilidade para as experiencias dos trabalhadores da cerâmica vermelha/olarias de Morro da Fumaça no período de 1970 a 1990. Centramos a análise em dois aspectos da vida desses trabalhadores: o lazer e a educação.
A elaboração do luto no cônjuge longevo e a sua autonomia: reflexões sobre perdas do companheiro(a) na fase sênior
Authors: Da Silva Francisca Sousa Vale Ferreira , Monte Patrícia Melo , Garcia Edna Linhares
Published: June 2023

A elaboração do luto é comum a todos os seres humanos, porém, os sentimentos vivenciados pelos enlutados são singulares, e merecem a atenção necessária em todos os ciclos vitais. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir como o luto ocorre no idoso, bem como mostrar quais as influências dos novos arranjos familiares para o cônjuge idoso enlutado, demonstrando seus principais sentimentos perante o luto, e fazendo a interface luto no idoso e a sua autonomia dentro de novos arranjos familiares. Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura, exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa. Para o levantamento dos dados foram utilizadas as bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Online – SciELO e a biblioteca virtual de Saúde na América Latina e Caribe – LILACS. O conteúdo foi analisado sob o referencial da Teoria da Compreensão Hermenêutica do filósofo Hans-Georg Gadamer (2008). Os resultados apontam para a autonomia como importante baliza para a continuidade dos projetos de vida e do bem-estar do idoso enlutado. Portanto, quando o idoso, por morte do cônjuge, tiver que compor novos arranjos familiares torna-se imprescindível que o apoio dentro da nova família não implique em tolhimento da autonomia do idoso enlutado. Assim, importa mais ao idoso receber o apoio para a elaboração do luto e a segurança de uma qualidade de vida, sem ultrajes aos seus objetivos de vida e à sua autonomia. Nesse sentido, é imprescindível que os apoios familiares na elaboração do luto do cônjuge idoso se mantenham despretensiosos de cerceamento da sua autonomia, contribuindo, assim, para a elaboração do luto saudável.
Development of an arduino based real time environmental monitor for animal facilities
Authors: Rolim Wesley Jhonnes Ramos , Spencer Patrick Jack , De Andrade Delvonei Alves
Published: June 2023

Animal facilities are installations of great importance for the advancement of animal research, since it is where the activities of animal breeding, maintenance and experimentation are carried out. Based on this assumption, the present dissertation addresses the development of a monitoring system for environmental factors such as temperature, relative humidity, ammonia and luminosity in an automated way through open source hardware and software aiming at a low cost, accessible prototype that will contribute to guarantee animal welfare, the technical management of the facilities, shared monitoring in real time, decision making in case of irregularities in the observed factors and computerized systemic record. After installing the prototype in the breeding room of the IPEN animal facility, tests were carried out with calibrated detectors in order to validate the readings. Our data confirm the positive correlation obtained, thus validating the adoption of the open source sensor as a tool for monitoring.
Mapeamento de ambientes subaquáticos com sonares de escaneamento mecânico usando a plataforma ROS
Authors: Mesquita Leonardo Almeida Jacobina , Pinheiro Oberdan Rocha
Published: June 2023

Ambientes subaquáticos possuem grande potencial para descoberta e extração de recursos, além de abrigar cabeamentos de comunicação, são bastante importantes para o setor de defesa naval de um país como o Brasil. Mesmo se tratando de um ambiente promissor para diversos setores da indústria, existe grandes dificuldades em explorar este território. Uma das formas mais confiáveis para geração de imagens, em ambientes subaquáticos, é usando sonares. Nesta produção, é apresentada a pesquisa de um método de mapeamento de ambientes subaquáticos, cujo objetivo é entregar uma nuvem de pontos tridimensional do ambiente desejado, usando plataforma ROS e um sonar de escaneamento mecânico. Testes foram feitos, com o módulo, em um ambiente controlado e os resultados mostram a viabilidade do sistema.
Promoting customer loyalty through e-marketing communication at commercial banks
Authors: Anh Nguyen Quoc , Sang Tang My , Pham Duong Phuong Thao
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The research aims to find out the relationship between e-marketing communication, customer satisfaction, and loyalty at Vietnamese commercial banks.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Customers who use e-banking services in Ho Chi Minh City are surveyed to gather the data. Using Google Forms, the survey was first pretested on 10 people. There were 224 valid responses to the official survey. Following that, SmartPLS processed the data in two steps: evaluating the measurement model and the structural model.

Findings: The results show that e-marketing communication has a positive relationship with customer satisfaction and loyalty. Besides, customer satisfaction mediates a positive relationship between e-marketing communication and customer loyalty.

Conclusion: The outstanding advancement of information technology has facilitated digital transformation in all aspects of life, including the banking industry. As technology advanced, marketing was the industry that underwent the most change. E-marketing makes it possible to establish and maintain a close relationship with clients, which is essential for being successful in luring them. E-marketing must connect many people, particularly the target customer group, and is not just focused on the design, logo, and overall user interface.

Research Limitations and Implications: The effectiveness of direct marketing is not combined or compared in this study. It only examines the effect of e-marketing.

Practical Implications: The banks should identify, contact, and maintain regular contact with potential customers. They can incorporate unstructured data from social networks. Furthermore, the banks must develop methods for evaluating and measuring the efficacy of their marketing efforts. This study gives bank managers in Vietnam suggestions for an appropriate e-marketing strategy.
Encouraging Multicultural Education through Modern Outdoor Sustainable Set-ups for Early Childhood
Authors: Restall Simone
Published: June 2023

Embracing a multicultural education by addressing effective strategies to benefit young childrens learning through applying an emergent curriculum and encouraging a hands-on discovery pedagogy is the objective of this study. Acknowledging and celebrating diversity through interaction and a play-based learning journey, throughout the Early Years, is the way forward, by providing the correct multiculturally oriented learning environment. Exploring diverse cultural approaches for learning through play and encouraging spontaneous child-initiated activities through interaction with the environment aims to enhance experience-based knowledge. Addressing individual learner variability in suitable and stimulating natural environments should encourage children to engage in meaningful, interactive, diverse learning experiences. According to recent research, multicultural learning platforms in the form of an outdoor, sustainable play area would encourage young children to achieve necessary life skills in a more dynamic, hands-on manner. This investigation sets out to explore successful possibilities of improving learning outdoor set-ups in our local schools. Using natural and sustainable materials to set up these outdoor play areas will offer our young children real life experiences while achieving the desired age-appropriate learning milestones.
Determination of Phenolic and Antioxidant Activity of Helichrysum Melitense Extract
Authors: Buttigieg Andrew , Lia Frederick
Published: June 2023

Plants produce secondary plant metabolites via biosynthetic pathways to defend themselves from pathogens, herbivores and environmental stressors. These secondary plant metabolites are very useful in the chemical industry as they are unique sources for various pharmaceutical products, such as food additives and medicinals, the latter due to antiviral, antibiotic, antioxidant, and antifungal properties that they show.This investigation deals with Helichrysum melitense, an endangered endemic flowering species unique to the Maltese islands, and the effect of seasonal, defatting process and part of plant variation on its extracts phenolic content and antioxidant activity. Information regarding this plant is scarce, and this study will aim to give more insight regarding its phytochemicals and their properties, as well as helping profile Maltas biodiversity. Samples of this plant were taken from four different locations in Gozo (ekka, Qawra, Wardija and Ta en) during the winter and summer seasons. The samples were extracted from three different plant parts (leaves, root/stems and flowers) through one of two extraction methods. The extracts were then subjected to several assays for the quantification of phenolic content (TPC, TFC and ToPC) and antioxidant activity (DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, FRAP and OH). Results showed that phenolics are higher in winter, while antioxidant activity showed mixed results. DPPH, ABTS and CUPRAC indicated that antioxidant activity is higher in winter, while FRAP and OH exhibited opposing results. Polar fractions showed higher phenolic content as well as antioxidant activity than defatted fractions. The highest phenolic content and antioxidant activity were found in leaves followed by root/stems and then flowers. Correlation analysis was performed and, overall, a positive relationship between phenolic content and antioxidant activity was established implying that antioxidant activity increases upon increased values of phenolic content, and decreased upon decreased values.
Teacher Connectedness An Educators Perspective
Authors: Ghio Stephanie
Published: June 2023

This research study examines how lecturers at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) engage and connect with students. It analyses the impact of teacher connectedness from the educators perspective. Through an interpretivist approach that implemented phenomenography as the research method, the qualitatively different ways in which lecturers at MCAST engage with their students and how they experience teacher connectedness were analysed in order to understand the nature of student-teacher interactions. These interactions can positively affect students by guiding them towards appropriate behaviours and improved student outcomes. Three different ways in which MCAST lecturers experience teacher connectedness were identified, with a change in focus from teacher-centred to student-centred across the categories of pedagogic connectedness. Knowledge gained from this study can contribute towards the adaptation of teacher connectedness into pedagogical practices that will encourage educators to acquire skills that facilitate positive pedagogic engagements.
A Mixed-Method Approach Towards Identifying Students Game-playing Characteristics, Styles and Motivational Drives Behind Them
Authors: Jaftha Nevena , Chircop Tatjana
Published: June 2023

Gamification is a motivational tool that is designed to improve an already existing process and, for an educational gamified system to deliver the intended goal, it is of greatest importance to identify users learning and gaming background and their behaviour in related situations, but also, their expectations from gamified interaction that is intended for specific purposes. As a part of Malta College of Arts Science and Technology (MCAST) pre-implementation strategy, this study employs a mixed methods approach. The study was conducted in the March-July of 2019 period, and it involved 74 Level 2-3 MCAST, chosen by convenience sampling. The findings show that participants prefer playing in cooperative digital game contexts, and, generally play more than 3 times a week. 64.38% of respondents like the idea of learning via games, while the majority of students (48.65%) has a habit of replaying a game once they have finished it. In the classroom, students would like to see more lecturers who adapt to their level, have more interaction both between themselves and the lecturer, and more activities integrated. In addition, students suggested involving more practical aspects within the more abstract theoretical modules in order to help them assimilate their knowledge. Among those students, in the sample, who play digital games, explorers and socializers are the prevalent player types, with a few strong killers. With this in mind, the following rounds of research will explore in more details students a) learning and gaming patterns, b) and factors leading to student satisfaction in order to adequatlly incorporate in the system those game mechanisms that prevalent player types find the most stimulating.Highlights:The majority of participants prefer playing digital games.The majority of participants prefer playing in cooperative mode.The majority of participants play digital games more than 3 times a week.The majority of participants likes the idea of learning through games.The participants call lecturers to adapt to their level; involve more interaction both between themselves and the lecturer in the classroom, and have more activities integrated. Participants call for blending more practical aspects within the more abstract theoretical modules in order to help them assimilate their knowledge. Among the participants who play digital games prevalent player types are explorers and socializers.
Absenteeism in Post-Secondary Education
Authors: Jaftha Nevena , Zahra Micallef Marouska , Chircop Tatjana
Published: June 2023

This literature review explores the main causes and effects of absenteeism in a post-secondary educational context, as well as strategies that can potentially be used by such educational institutions to tackle absenteeism. With this aim, the literature review defines absenteeism in post-secondary educational institutions, highlights its main causes, possible effects, as well as examples of practice and recommendations on how this phenomenon can be curbed. Given the complex and multifactorial nature of the phenomenon, absenteeism cannot be tackled by simple intuition-based methods and is not a one-tool fix. Not only that effectively addressing absenteeism requires a combination of strategies and involves various actions and stakeholders, but also, there is evidence that strategies where educators show more interest in individual students life and behaviour have a significant effect on students attendance.
Did the COVID-19-Related Shift to Online Schooling Influence Students Mental Wellbeing? A Quantitative Study on Level 4 Students at MCAST
Authors: Gauci Charmaine , Cumbo Renzo Kerr , Zarb Ayrton
Published: June 2023

Following a global increase in daily new cases, hospital admissions, and mortality rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 11th March 2020. To mitigate the spread of the virus, non-essential shops, schools, and higher education institutions around the world were temporarily closed and learning was conducted online. This study investigates the impact on the mental health and wellbeing of level 4 students undertaking a vocational education and training (VET) higher education at the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) following the transition from traditional learning to online education during the pandemic. Data was collected using a quantitative approach through an online questionnaire distributed to MCAST students from different institutes which were invited to participate in this study. According to the findings of this study, students suffered from a lack of attentiveness and motivation for their studies, as well as lower self-esteem during this shift. Moreover, several variables have been identified to correlate with the degree of distress reported by participants, in particular the daily hours of online activities and the students wellbeing prior to the shift to virtual learning. This study proposes strategies that can limit such disadvantages of online learning while proposing techniques that could be adopted following the participants stated desire for future hybrid forms of education.
The Influence of Factors Stimulating the Consumption of Bottled Water in Malta
Authors: Camilleri Christian , Rizzo Alex
Published: June 2023

Consumption of bottled water is often referred to as one of the biggest mysteries of capitalism, in other words, the packaging and selling of something that is already more cheaply available. Within this context, this research study aims to investigate what drives the Maltese customers to opt for bottled water rather than cheaper, more accessible and similarly high-quality tap water. To reach this aim, this study intends to examine the influence of factors namely image, social norms, emerging trends, advertising, convenience, lack of public information on tap water, taste and hardness of tap water, the colour of tap water, health and safety risks associated with tap water, and irregular water supply (as independent variables) on the consumption of bottled water (as the single dependent variable). A research methodology was developed to systematically apply the research strategy adopted in this study. The two key multivariate analytic techniques implemented were Factor Analysis, followed by the Multiple Regression. Whilst the former aims to condense the information contained in the initial ten independent variables into a smaller set of new independent variables with minimal loss of information, the latter aims to predict the consumption of bottled water in terms of the most influential factors.