bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
İş Yaşamında Yalnız Bireyin Örgütsel Yaratıcılık Algısı: Ar-Ge Çalışanları Kapsamında Bir Araştırma
Authors: FİDANBOY Cemalettin Öcal , FİDANBOY Mahsa
Published: December 2022

İş dünyasında Ar-Ge ve inovasyon performansının arttırılmasına yönelik olarak yapılan araştırmalar günden güne önem kazanmaktadır. Ar-Ge çalışanlarının yalnızken mi yoksa takım halindeyken mi daha yaratıcı oldukları halen bir merak konusudur. Ar-Ge faaliyetleri, bireyin yalnız başına gerçekleştirdiği temel araştırmalardan, takım halinde gerçekleştirdiği uygulamalardan ve geliştirme çabalarından oluşmaktadır. Bu araştırmada; iş yaşamında yalnızlık hisseden bireylerin örgütsel yaratıcılık algılarının belirlenmesi amacıyla, bilişim sektöründeki 122 Ar-Ge çalışanından kolayda örneklem yöntemiyle veri toplanmıştır. Bulgular; Ar-Ge çalışanlarının yalnızlık davranışlarıyla örgütsel yaratıcılık algıları arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin bulunmadığını göstermiştir. Bu sonuç, temel araştırma aşamasında bireysel olarak gerçekleştirilen çabaların bireyde yalnızlık hissi oluşturmadığını ve geliştirme aşamasında gerçekleştirilecek takım çalışmaları için bir motivasyon olarak algılandığını düşündürmüştür.
A Brief Review on The Common Defects in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
Authors:   Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technology, College of Technological Studies, Public Authority for Applied Education & Training, Kuwait., Albannai Abdulaziz I.
Published: December 2022

Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) process, which depends on conventional welding arc processes, is a promising option for industries when compared to typical manufacturing processes for assembling large and complicated products. WAAM process attracting manufacturing industries due to its potential to make large and complicated components with real sharp production run time with almost single step process. The process represents greater material savings, higher material buildup rate and speed, cost savings, lower cycle time, less impact on the environment, and capability of producing large size parts when evaluated with other fabrication methods. This paper focuses on WAAM process and reviews some of the common possible process defects found in variety of studies made previously to summaries a guideline for the causes of such defects and provides some prevention methods found by those studies. Of these common possible defects found in researchers works and reviewed in this work are pores, lack of fusion, cracks, and residual stress.
Post Tubectomy, Fallopian Tube Recanalization
Authors:   Chief Consultant Surgeon (Retired) Bheri Zonal Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal, K N Joshi
Published: December 2022

Bilateral tubectomy is one of commonly used method of contraception worldwide as a permanent method of family planning procedure for women, which can be done laparoscopically or by open method of surgery. Many women regret for their decision of permanent sterilization and some of them come to restore their fertility, because they have lost their press child which is usually male and some come because they have remarried. To restore fertility in post tubectomy women, fallopian tube re-canalization or in vitro fertilization (IVF) is the answer. For post-tubectomy cases, fallopian tube recanalization can be done manually by open surgery or with laparoscope. Since 2014 till date, 18 cases of post-tubectomy fallopian tube recanalization, manually by open method of surgery is done. This method was found to be most feasible, simple and no special instrument or equipment was needed. As such general surgical instruments were used in bilateral fallopian tube anastomosis with too satisfying results.
Microbiological Examination of Meat-pie sold in Owerri Municipal
Authors:   Faculty of Pharmacy Madonna University Elele Rivers State, Mercy Enemchukwu Chizoba , Oliseloke Anie Clement ,   Faculty of Pharmacy Delta State University, Abraka Delta State., Kayode Egbon Temitope ,   Faculty of pharmacy Fuoye Ekiti State, Nwachukwu Michael ,   Department of Microbiology Imo State University Owerri, Ukaga Chinyere Nneka
Published: December 2022

Background: Microbial pollution of baked foods like meat-pie sold by street hawkers has become a world health challenge. Pastries foods sold in Nigeria cities are consumed by huge sector of people both the old and young. Method: This present study was carried out to monitor the microbiological quality of street foods like meat-pie sold in Owerri municipal area of Imo state. These were analyzed by standard procedures to ascertain the colony forming units/ gram of meat-pie samples. The aerobic colony counts samples were categorize as sufficient, capable and insufficient collection according to public health laboratory services, UK guidelines for total coliform counts, because guideline were used. Result: All the plates studied indicated the evidence of coliform. The outcome of the study prove that the meat-pie samples studied in Owerri municipal were heavily polluted with microbes, proving the non-enforcement of inspection and inadequate of maintenance of standard contact to hygienic aspect of meat-pie. Conclusion:It is insinuated that proper ethics of hygienic and sanitary conditions has to be maintained both personally and institutionally from preparation to cleaning, is required in street food centers to avoid any food born hygienic outbreak in future
An Exploration of Philosophical Ideas of Select Thinkers in Artificial Intelligence
Authors:   Associate Professor of Philosophy,Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Campus, Pilani – 333 031 Rajasthan, India, Sachdev Kumar Neeraj , Mehra Aryan ,   Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
Published: December 2022

We attempt to explore the presence and working of philosophical ideas of select thinkers in the whole architecture of artificial intelligence. This exploration delves into the philosophical connections relating to the proof of the existence of artificial intelligence. It further examines the philosophical perspectives of strong and weak versions of artificial intelligence, language processing and the inner working of artificial intelligence itself.
Social Media and Organizational Crisis Management: The use of Facebook by Ghanaian Senior High Schools to Manage Fire Outbreaks
Authors:   University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1882, Oppong Stephen Oppong , Abembia Jasper Ayelazuno Abembia , -shi Saaka Gloria Bore , Dukper Lois Leikib , Dorothy Arhin-Dofo , Rukaya Abdul Rahman , Rashida Abdul Rahman , Kobi, Serwaa Tieko , Abdulai Salima
Published: December 2022

Communication plays an important role in the successful operation of organizations. During crises, the survival of these organizations highly depends on its response structure. This study delved into how social media and Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook are used to manage the effects of fire outbreaks in Senior High Schools in Ghana, using Saint Charles Senior High School as a case study. The study sought to ascertain the knowledge respondents have on the use of Facebook, and the challenges they encounter, in managing and responding to fire outbreaks. The study also proposed the reinforcement and integration of Facebook in the school’s crisis response. The study adopted the mixed method approach to obtain information through the use of key interview guides and personal interviews. From the survey, 31.1 % of respondents stated that the impact of the use of Facebook in communicating the fire outbreak was satisfactory. Another 31.1 % of the respondents said the impact was effective and 26.7 % said the impact was weak. The last 11.1 % of the respondents said that its impact was very effective. Generally, 88.9 % were of the view that the use of Facebook did not pose any challenge in managing the crisis while 11.1 % of the respondents thought it posed some challenges. The study recommended that the school should create accounts on other platforms so they can be easily accessible. The study advocated for the review of Ghana Education Service’s (GES) policies on banning the use of mobile phones in schools as this would help inform students of fire safety precautions. Finally, it was recommended that the school should use quality electrical wires and appliances. Policy regulations for building wiring should be reinforced by Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) as this would help reduce fire outbreaks.
The Effects of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Model and Initial Abilities of Students Critical Thinking Skills in Class VII Natural Science Subject MTsN 2 Kerinci
Authors:   Master of Biology Education, Padang State University, Padang, Indonesia, Hernaya Nita , Razak Abdul
Published: December 2022

The observation results show that students' critical thinking skills are still low. This is due to low learning activity, lack of teacher innovation, teachers do not pay attention to initial abilities and conventional learning. Efforts that can be made to overcome this problem are by using the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) learning model. The purpose of this study was to see the effect of the CTL model and initial abilities on students' critical thinking skills in science learning. This research is a quasi-experimental research. The research population was students of class VII MTsN 2 Kerinci. The sample was taken by purposive sampling, so class VIId was the control class and class VIIc was the experimental class. Data analysis on hypothesis testing was carried out using two-way ANOVA. The research results obtained were (1) The average value of critical thinking skills in the experimental class was 78.02 with high criteria while the control class was 67.60 with moderate criteria. (2) The value of students' critical thinking skills with high initial abilities in the experimental class was 83.96 with very high criteria while the control class was 72.12 with high criteria. (3) The value of critical thinking skills of students with low initial abilities in the experimental class was 72.08 with high criteria while the control class was 62.08 with low criteria. (4) There is no interaction between the CTL learning model and students' initial abilities in influencing students' critical thinking skills.
Moroccan Tertiary Students’ Ability in Comprehending Listening and Reading in Argumentative Discourse
Authors:   English high school professor, Doctoral Studies center on language and society, Faculty of language, letters and arts, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco, Berkane Rajae
Published: December 2022

Listening and reading are indisputably receptive skills that provide learners with language input through the discourse they see or hear. Teaching them separately at the University level has many benefits as well as stumbling blocks in the learning process. Thus, many researchers argue for integrating listening into reading since there is a significant positive correlation between them. Admittedly, the present research is a plea for the idea of integrating the two skills to enhance a high level of learners’ comprehension. To attain this objective, this study is an attempt to determine whether there is a significant relationship between listening and reading in argumentative discourse. To test this hypothesis, 92 Semester 4 participants studying at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Moulay Ismail in Meknes, ENS (Ecole Normale Supérieure) in Meknes, as well as the Faculty of Language, Letters, and Arts, Ibn Tofail in Kenitra were administered listening and reading proficiency tests to examine their abilities in comprehending listening and reading texts in the argumentative mode of discourse. To this end, two types of instruments namely Pearson product-moment correlation and simple linear regression have been used to analyze the data collected. The results revealed that there is a positive correlation between listening and reading (r= .60, p=< 0.001). Therefore, given this positive correlation, several pedagogical recommendations related to its pedagogical implications have been put forwards for practitioners and syllabus designers to reflect on and draw on to strengthen students’ listening and reading abilities in argumentative discourse.
Legal Review of the Cancellation of Peace (Homologation) of PKPU Savings and Loans Cooperatives and their Legal Consequences (Case Study of Supreme Court Decision Number: 874 K/ Pdt.Sus -Bankrupt/2022)
Authors:   Master of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Central Java, Darsosuwongso Ragiel S , Paulus Darminto Hartono
Published: December 2022

This article aims to find out the insolvency that occurred for the cancellation of the pkpu peace (homologation) in the Savings and Loans Cooperative and the legal consequences that occurred for the insolvency. This research uses normative or doctrinal legal research methods that are perspective or applied. This research uses primary and secondary sources of legal material. The analyst technique used is the syllogism method which uses a deductive thinking pattern. Based on the results of this study can be concluded. The analyst technique used is the syllogism method which uses a deductive thinking pattern. Based on the results of this study can be concluded. The cancellation of peace (Homologation) for the Cassation decision with Register Number: 874K/ Pdt.Sus -Bankruptcy/2022 resulted in the bankruptcy of the Intidana Savings and Loan Cooperative and had an impact on the dissolution of the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative. In this case, based on Articles 170, 171, 291 of Law No. 37 of 2004 concerning Insolvency and PKPU as well as Articles 46 and 47 of Law No. 25 of 1992 concerning Cooperatives. In addition, the legal facts state that the Intidana Savings and Loan Cooperative (defendant) has neglected its agreement on the peace agreement (homologation) causing the losses suffered by the plaintiffs. Meanwhile, the legal consequences of Decision No. 874K / Pdt.Sus -Bankrupt / 2022, namely the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative cannot manage, control the cooperative's property and lose the ability to carry out legal actions that provide losses to bankruptcy assets. In addition, another impact was the dissolution of the legal entity of the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative which resulted in the Cooperative being unable to operate and resume its business.
The Importance of Magnetic Force Microscopy Method in the Study of Magnetic Nanomaterials and its Comparison with Electron Microscopy Methods
Authors:   Nangarhar University, Department of Physics, Nangarhar University campus, Nangarhar University, Nangarhar, Afghanistan., ATIF ABDULRABI , SAFI BASHIR ULLAH ,   Nangarhar University, Department of Physics, Nangarhar University, campus, Nangarhar University,Nangarhar, Afghanistan., JAWAD KHALID ,   Laghman University, Department of Physics, laghman University campus, laghman University, laghman, Afghanistan.
Published: December 2022

In recent years, magnetic nonmaterial’s have been utilized in the different fields due to their unique magnetic properties. There are various methods to investigate and study the properties of magnetic nonmaterial’s. Magnetic force microscope (MFM) belongs to a family of scanning probe microscope methods based on atomic force microscopy for the study of the magnetic properties of the sample surface and its topography at the nanoscale. In this paper, the importance of the MFM method in the study of magnetic materials, the operation principles, MFM modes and their applications was investigated. Also, the advantages and limitations of the MFM method compared to the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) methods were evaluated. The presented information in this paper reveals that the MFM method is a more appropriate technique for probing the properties of magnetic nonmaterial’s. Additionally, due to the higher sensitivity of the dynamic method of the magnetic force microscope than its static state, more favourable images of the surface of the magnetic sample can be obtained.
Noticias B&D
Authors: López de la Fuente Elena
Published: December 2022

Actualidad del sector
Entrevista a Sara Acosta. Editora de la revista Ballena Blanca, coordinadora de suplemento ambiental de Cinco Días y directora de comunicación de la Fundación CONAMA
Authors: Morales Sanabria Carmen
Published: December 2022

Sara Acosta, periodista ambiental, explica en esta entrevista cómo ha evolucionado esta disciplina en los últimos años, cuáles son sus grandes retos y su situación en otros países.
XXIII Jornadas Gestión de la Información de SEDIC: Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente desde las Instituciones Culturales ¿Estamos muy verdes? (2022, Madrid, 27-29 Abril)
Authors: Toril Moreno Rosario
Published: December 2022

Resumen de las diferentes comunicaciones, iniciativas, talleres y actividades que se llevaron a cabo en las XXIII Jornadas de Gestión de la Información de la Sociedad Española de Documentación e Información Científica (SEDIC), celebradas en Madrid del 27 al 29 de abril en el Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid y en la Biblioteca Nacional de España. El tema elegido para esta edición es la  sostenibilidad y el  medio ambiente desde instituciones culturales, ya que estamos en tiempos de emergencia climática y las bibliotecas, museos y archivos deben ser un sector que ayude a la acción por la conservación del planeta.
Notes: Confusion in the removal of directors by shareholders under the Companies Act 71 of 2008: Miller v Natmed Defence (Pty) Ltd
Authors: Cassim Rehana
Published: December 2022

This note critically analyses the judgment in Miller v Natmed Defence (Pty) Ltd 2022 (2) SA 554 (GJ), in which the court ruled on the validity of the removal of a director by the company’s sole shareholder. Three issues were in contention: whether a shareholder must furnish the director with reasons for the proposed resolution to remove a director from office under s 71 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008; whether a shorter notice period for the shareholders’ meeting was legally acceptable; and whether the meeting that was held telephonically was valid. The court ruled that the director’s removal from office was valid and dismissed his request to be reinstated as a director. This note critically analyses the judgment and argues that the court misinterpreted some aspects of s 71 of the Act.
‘Miserable, laborious, and short’: The lives of animals
Authors: Pretorius D M
Published: December 2022

Animal welfare legislation in South Africa is deficient, especially in relation to farm animals reared for ingestion by human beings. That being so, this article analyses aspects of public international law, administrative law, constitutional law and interpretation of statutes that may contribute towards affording more legal protection to such animals. An overview of recent case law highlights that the Constitutional Court has mandated a shift away from the traditional laissez-faire legal attitude to human use of animals towards one that requires enhanced protection of their interests. To that end, extensive legislative reform is necessary to rectify the deficiencies of the present system.
Let the people speak! Resisting the erosion of the right to public participation in the wake of The Federation of Fly Fishers v The Minister of Environmental Affairs
Authors: Hall Jenny
Published: December 2022

The need for public participation in environmental decisions is accepted in both international and South African law. In the run up to, and just after, the transition to democracy, South Africa was exemplary in many instances in ensuring that participation occurred in a meaningful and broad-based way. In recent years, however, some may question whether the underlying rationale for public participation is still as valued by government, or whether it is being diluted to a mechanistic procedural requirement reminiscent of the past. Disputes about the way in which requirements to give effect to public participation are being implemented have recently surfaced in the courts in respect of several environmental issues. There has been strong public opposition to municipal service delivery regarding waste and water, seismic testing off the South African coast, and law-making activities regarding trout. This article considers the court’s oversight of public participation processes in respect of one of those issues — recent decisions on the introduction of executive regulations. It does so by tracing the particular dynamics regarding the need for public participation in South Africa and assessing the way in which the court has adjudicated public participation disputes in the law-making context. It finds that the court appears to be willing to play its oversight role in a way which is true to the underlying ethos of democratic decision-making in the environmental context, albeit that further opportunities for the court to consider the full range of matters involving participation should be welcomed.
Reimagining the right to engage in commercial activity on another’s land as a positive trading servitude
Authors: Kiewitz Leigh-Ann
Published: December 2022

This article shows that it could be theoretically possible to create a positive praedial trading servitude in the context of the right to trade on another’s land if certain established requirements are complied with when the doctrinal framework of South African law and s 63(1) of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 are applied. In light of s 63(1) of the Deeds Registries Act and the intention and subtraction from the dominium tests, it is conceivable that a positive trading right has the ability to burden land and to subtract from the servient owner’s entitlement of use and enjoyment of the land even in a physical sense. Therefore, such a right may be real and registrable. Furthermore, it is possible that a positive trading right could comply with the commonlaw criteria for the establishment of a praedial trading servitude. The article also examines the possible nature and content of positive personal trading servitudes. If parties do not negotiate for a positive praedial trading servitude, a personal servitude can be negotiated in favour of the beneficiary in his or personal capacity.
KEEFEKTIFAN APLIKASI MACROMEDIA FLASH TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM PADA KELAS X UPT SMKN 1 SINJAI
Authors: Fatahillah Andi Muhammad , Mustamir Mustamir , Nurjannah Nurjannah
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Keefektifan Aplikasi Macromedia Flash Terhadap Pembelajaran PAI Pada Kelas X UPT SMKN 1 Sinjai. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam penelitian eksperimen dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi berjumlah 62 orang, dan yang menjadi sampel penelitian berjumlah 31 orang dikelas TKJ 1 sebagai kelas eksperimen dan 31 orang dikelas TKJ 2 sebagai kelas kontrol. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu melalui tes, observasi, dan dokumen. Dari kedua hasil analis dikelas eksperimen dan kelas control dapat di ditarik kesimpulan bahwa keefektifan pembelajaran PAI lebih meningkat menggunakan macromedia flash dibandingkan dengan metode konvensional. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari peningkatan keefektifan pembelajaran PAI di kelas eksperimen sebesar 41,93, sedangkan di kelas control keefektifan pembelajaran PAI sebesar 26,7. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat diketauhi bahwa pembelajaran PAI efektif ketika menggunakan aplikasi macromedia flash di kelas X UPT SMKN 1 Sinjai.
PENGARUH KEPRIBADIAN GURU MATA PELAJARAN AKIDAH AKHLAK TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR PESERTA
Authors: R Nurhayati R Nurhayati , Musdiana Musdiana , Jamaladdin Jamaladdin , Ahmad Nur Isra
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepribadian guru mata pelajaran akidah akhlak terhadap motivasi belajar peserta didik MTs Al-Hidayah Batulappa. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam penelitian questionnaire dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi berjumlah 87 orang dan yang menjadi sampel penelitian berjumlah 87 orang peserta didik. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu melalui koesioner (angket) dan dokumen. Teknik analisis data menggunakan regresi linear sederhana dengan bantuan software SPSS 16. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh hasil analisis dengan menggunakan software SPSS, Besar pengaruh kepribadian guru mata pelajaran akidah akhlak terhadap motivasi belajar peserta didik MTs Al-Hidayah Batulappa adalah 4,6 %. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Kepribadian Guru memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap motivasi belajar peserta didik di MTs Al-Hidayah Batulappa
PENGARUH POLA ASUH DAN MOTIVASI ORANG TUA TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER RELIGIUS SISWA MI MIFTAHUL JANNAH
Authors: Muhammad Ali  , Prasetiya Benny , Halili Heri Rifhan
Published: December 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pola asuh dan motivasi orangtua terhadap pembentukan karakter religius anak. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian expost-pasto dengan menggunakan rancangan korelasional untuk melihat hubungan antar variabel bebas (X1), Variabel bebas (X2) dan Variabel terikat (Y). Penelitian ini pada sekolah MI Miftahul Jannah Desa Bulujaran Kidul Kecamatan Tegalsiwalan Kabupaten Probolinggo yaitu dengan memilih kelas IV, V dan VI yang jumlah total seluruhnya 38 siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pola asuh dan motivasi orang tua terhadap pembentukan karakter religius siswa mi miftahul jannah.
PENGAPLIKASIAN KEPEMINPINAN KOLEKTIF KOLEGIAL ORGANISASI MUHAMMADIYAH
Authors: Al Fikri Muhamad Aldo , Arqam Muhammmad Lailan
Published: December 2022

Penulisan arikel ini mengungkapkan konsep kepemimpinan kolektif kolegial dengan mengupas, mendalami, dan meggambarkannya serta menampilkan pengaplikasiannya yang dilakukan oleh organisasi keagamaan yakni Muhammadiyah mulai dari hakikat istilah kolektif kolegial, teori, pendapat yang kemudian yang dikaji dan diteliti dengan mengangkat organisasi Muhammadiyah sebagai contoh kasus penerapan sistem kepemimpinan tersebut dengan bahasa ilmiah yang dilakukan penulis. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah library research atau studi kepustakaan untuk mendapatkan data yang bersifat teoritis sebagai landasan teori ilmiah lalu memilih dan menganalisa sumber literaur-literatur yang sesuai dengan judul yang akan diteliti. Hasil dari penelitian ini ialah yang pertama, kepemimpinan kolektif kolegial suatu sistem kepemimpinan yang berkelompok dengan pemangaku jabatan pemimpin lebih dari satu hingga dua orang dengan cara menetapkan keputusan yang tidak absolut namun dengan demokratis. Kedua, pengambaran cara kerja sistem kepemimpinan kolektif kolegial dalam penerapannya di organisasi Muhammadiyah memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap perkembangan organisasi tersebut tentunya akan menjadi sebuah formulasi proyeksi pembentukan atau pengembangan organisasi-organisasi lain serta pijakan rujukan dimasa yang akan datang.
KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGIK GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MENINGKATKAN INTERAKSI PEMBELAJARAN PESERTA DIDIK SD INTEGRAL RAHMATULLAH TOLITOLI
Authors: Abrar Andi Muhammad
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui kompetensi Pedagogik guru pendidikan agama Islam (PAI) dalam meningkatkan interaksi pembelajaran di SD Integral Rahmatullah Tolitoli. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif  deskriptif, melalui observasi dan wawancara mendalam dan studi dokumentasi. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan teknik reduksi data, penyajian data, verifikasi data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa:1. Guru PAI memiliki Kompetensi pedagogik berupa : pemahaman terhadap peserta didik, perancangan pembelajaran, pelaksanaan pembelajaran yang mendidik dan dialogis, pemanfaatan teknologi pembelajaran, evaluasi pembelajaran, pengembangan  peserta  didik untuk mengaktualisasikan  berbagai  potensi yang dimiliki. 2. Upaya guru PAI meningkatkan interaksi pembelajaran yaitu pertama, Interaksi guru terhadap peserta didik dengan cara, pengaturan kelas, menjelaskan materi pelajaran, mengajukan pertanyaan pada peserta didik, pemberian point/ nilai, pemberian latihan soal pada peserta didik, memeriksa hasil kerja peserta didik, pengulangan materi pelajaran, pemberian tugas belajar, pemberian tugas diskusi. Kedua, Interaksi peserta didik terhadap guru dengan cara menjawab pertanyaan guru, mengerjakan soal, mengerjakan tugas diskusi, mencatat pelajaran, mengulangi materi pelajaran, mengerjakan tugas di depan.
The Effectiveness of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Sungkai Leaves (Peronema Canescens Jack.) Against Blood Glucose Levels in Alloxan-Induced Male Mice
Authors: Naldi Jefri , Darwin Syamsul , Zulfikri Zulfikri
Published: December 2022

This research aims to test antidiabetic using alloxan induction on mice test animals. The type of research used is experimental, which includes sampling, sample determination. Extract preparation with ethyl acetate solvent, extract characteristics test and simplicia, extract and simplicia screening test. Antidiabetic testing was carried out using male mice as test animals. Screening tests for the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, steroids, and glycosides for the anti-diabetic test of Sungkai leaves were carried out using alloxan induction in mice. With initial KGD 90-120 mg/dl. Extract concentrations were 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg with negative control CMC Na 0.5% and metformin positive control 65 mg/kg. The most effective decrease in mice blood glucose on days 3, 7, 10 and 14 was at an extract concentration of 300 mg/kg bw with a decrease of 114 mg/dl. Based on the results of the ANOVA statistic Fcount 208.813> Ftable 2.87 so H0 is rejected, there is a significant decrease in blood sugar in mice. The results of the anti-diabetic test of the ethyl acetate extract of Sungkai leaves at a dose of 300 mg/kg body weight had an anti-diabetic effect on male mice after alloxan induced on the 14th day with an average of 114 being the most effective in reducing the male mice's KGD.
Pemanfaatan Metode Accelerated Learning dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Numerasi Siswa SD
Authors: Nasir Muhammad
Published: December 2022

Kenyataan yang sangat memprihatinkan ini disaksikan sendiri oleh peneliti ketika mengadakan prapenelitian di SD Negeri 3 Macorawalie Kabupaten Sidrap. Peneliti melakukan observasi pada guru kelas V. Dari hasil observasi, diketahui bahwa murid kesulitan dalam menerjemahkan soal cerita dalam kalimat matematika. Selain itu, murid sulit mengecek hasil yag diperoleh. Hal ini tentu berdampak pada rendahnya kualitas pembelajaran. Berdasarkan permasalahan di atas maka diperlukan pertimbanagan untuk menggunakan metode yang dapat membantu siswa memahami pelajaran FPB dan KPK dalam bentuk soal cerita. Metode yang dimaksud adalah metode accelerated learning (pemercepatan pembelajaran). Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian tindakan kelas (classroom action research). Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas V SD Negeri 3 Macorawalie  Kabupaten Sidrap dengan jumlah siswa 25 orang yang terdiri dari 15 siswa laki dan 10 siswa perempuan. Data dikumpulkan melalui metode tes, wawancara, dan metode observasi. Pada siklus I belum dikatakan berhasil. Hal ini dapat dilihat dengan perolehan nilai tes formatif yang berkisar 7 orang yang memperoleh nilai minimal 70 dengan ketuntasan belajar 28%. Pada siklus II sudah mengalami kenaikan yaitu ada 13 orang memperoleh nilai minimal 70 dengan ketuntasan belajar 52%. Pada siklus III, sebanyak 25 orang (semua siswa) telah memperoleh nilai rata-rata 70 dengan ketuntasa belajar 100%. Pembelajaran melalui metode accelerated learning dapat meningkatkan hasil pembelajaran FPB dan KPK dalam bentuk soal cerita siswa.
Analisis Kebiasaan Belajar Siswa Berprestasi di SD Negeri 107955 Lubuk Pakam
Authors: Sitorus Jesika , Ndona Yacobus , Saragi Daulat
Published: December 2022

Hasil pendidikan yang terbaik dapat dicapai dengan cara belajar siswa atau kebiasaan belajar yang dilakukan oleh siswa, sehingga siswa memperoleh prestasi dalam pendidikan. Sebagai generasi penerus, setiap siswa perlu mendapat pendidikan yang baik sehingga potensi-potensi dirinya dapat berkembang dengan pesat, tumbuh menjadi manusia yang memiliki kepribadian tangguh dan memiliki berbagai macam kemampuan serta keterampilan yang bermanfaat (Ananda, 2017: 20). Peneliti ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian studi kasus. Bogdan dan Biklen (Ananda & Fadhilaturrahmi, 2018: 15) menjelaskan bahwa “dalam bidang pendidikan, penelitian kualitatif sering disebut penelitian naturalistik, karena penelitian ini sering berada di tempat dimana peristiwa peristiwa yang menarik perhatian terjadi secara alamiah”. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang bertujuan mencari informasi mengenai kebiasaan belajar siswa berprestasi, dalam penelitian ini dimulai dari pencarian siswa berprestasi secara akademik yang memiliki nilai tertinggi yang masuk rangking tiga besar. Kebiasaan siswa berprestasi saat di sekolah, siswa selalu hadir tepat waktu sebelum proses belajar mengajar dimulai, siswa selalu memperhatikan dan mendengarkan guru yang sedang menjelaskan materi pelajaran di depan kelas, mencatat materi yang dipelajari, siswa bertanya mengenai materi yang kurang dipahaminya dan siswa konsentrasi dan disiplin dalam mengikuti pembelajaran di dalam kelas.
Investigating Teacher’s Linguistic Competence in Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Authors: Wahyoedi Bontisesari , Barus Irma Rasita Gloria
Published: December 2022

Being a language teacher means they are not only fluent in using the target language but also possess competence in the study of language. Hence, linguistic knowledge is one essential skill a language teacher needs to possess. Using a descriptive qualitative research design of the content analysis, this article aimed to investigate the linguistic competence of an English teacher and its implementation in the classroom. The recordings of online classroom sessions of an English for Academic Purposes course were observed. The teacher, as the main object of the study, was also interviewed to enrich understanding through open-ended questions. The collected audio-visual data was then analyzed and categorized based on the linguistic features employed by the teacher. While existing studies focus on the linguistic competence of pre-service teachers, the findings are inclined to negative results. Hence, by investigating the teaching practice of a teacher with 30 years of experience, the findings revealed the descriptions of linguistic features evident in the data and explained how those features helped the teacher in carrying out the teaching and learning session. Subsequently, it is recommended that English teachers increase their language awareness as well as linguistic competence so that they can perform better in meeting the students’ needs in acquiring and improving English language skills.
The Sociolects of Antique Merchants in the Ular Market Medan
Authors: Sisi Sisi Rosida , Losi Rizky Vita
Published: December 2022

The Ular Market in Medan facilitates buying and selling of antiques, making this place often visited by antique connoisseurs. This study examines the sociolects of antique merchants in the Ular Market, Medan. Sociolect is identical to language variations that are formed due to social factors. The purpose of this study was to describe the forms of sociolects and the factors causing the creation of the language variation of the antique merchants in the Ular Market. In this study, the researcher applied a qualitative study with a descriptive approach. Results showed that sociolects of antique merchants in the Ular Market were formed in three varieties: (1) lexical variations in Medan Malay vocabulary, (2) phonological variations indicated by the clarity of vowels /a/ and /e/ and the shift of the pronunciation of vowel /?/ to vowel /e/, and (3) syntactic variations established by the Medan dialect in which the language develops in the local socio-cultural environment. Furthermore, the factors that cause the sociolects are educational factors (merchants come from mountainous areas so they do not receive high education) and socio-cultural factors (merchants stick to the strong family sense so that the duration of using their local language is longer).
Translation Shifts in the Social Dilemma Documentary Movie Subtitle
Authors: Amilia Ika Kartika , Adipta Hadena
Published: December 2022

This study was intended to investigate the types of translation shifts in a documentary movie entitled The Social Dilemma. The method employed was descriptive qualitative to describe the translation shifts occurring in English-Indonesian movie subtitles. The types of shifts were analyzed using Catford's shift typologies. The findings showed that all types of Catford's shifts were applied in the movie subtitles. From the data collected, it was found that there were 56 level shifts (5%), 327 intra-systems shifts (30%), 243 unit shifts (22%), 83 class shifts (7%), and 392 structure shifts (36%). Based on the findings, the type of shift applied the most was structure shift. This happened since English and Indonesian have different grammatical structures, resulting in obligatory and optional shifts. In the obligatory shifts, the form of the SL sentences must be altered following the rules accepted in the TL culture. On the other hand, the SL form can be retained as long as it is still comprehensible in the TL.
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE INCLUSÃO NA EDUCAÇÃO PRESENCIAL E EM EAD
Authors: Schuster Ivani , Thesing Nelson José , Allebrandt Sergio Luis
Published: December 2022

O estudo buscou analisar a educação inclusiva do século XXI e suas respectivas Políticas Públicas de Inclusão pela Educação a Distância. O processo está regrado por legislações específicas, que impulsionaram a necessidade de se reinventar, de certa forma, alguns acomodados, com prática permanece o desafio, se realmente cumpre o que está estabelecido em lei. Desta forma, objetivo geral do estudo é apresentar a educação especial e inclusiva, destacando as lutas pela inclusão social nos Currículos, especialmente para Educação Especial, na modalidade de Educação a Distância. Apresentar a importância da formação dos profissionais da educação para trabalhar com estratégias de ensino diferenciadas na visão do Currículo como ferramenta no processo de ensino/aprendizagem e trabalhar as necessidades educacionais especiais pelas estratégias que possam favorecer o conhecimento, a compreensão, a reflexão, a inclusão e a cidadania dentro das salas de aula, estimular a formação de cidadãos esclarecidos no tocante a essa temática e possibilitar o entendimento e conscientização das necessidades educacionais especiais, mais precisamente, incentivar paralelamente a inclusão e a cidadania no espaço escolar. O procedimento metodológico para elaborar o estudo foi desenvolvido pela pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória, consultas em livros, revistas, sites e trabalhos acadêmicos relacionados ao tema.
Efficient and Low-Cost Skin Cancer Detection System Implementation with a Comparative Study Between Traditional and CNN-Based Models
Authors: Mampitiya Lakindu Induwara , Rathnayake Namal , De Silva Subashini
Published: December 2022

Medical image classification is an essential task in the field of combining medical applications with Artificial Intelligence. This study is carried out to introduce an accurate, precise method for skin cancer recognition. This research investigates the performance of classifying skin cancer dataset HAM10000 using ResNet50, MobileNet, and the traditional Support Vector Machines (SVM) model. The dataset combines seven cancer types: Actinic Keratosis, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Benign Keratosis, Dermatofibroma, Melanoma, Melanocytic Nevus, and Vascular Lesion. The SVM classifier is designed to employ a Histogram of Oriented Gradient (HOG) features with Principle Component Analysis (PCA). Moreover, the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique is used to balance the dataset. Additionally, six conventional machine learning (ML) methods are used to compare the results with the calculation of precision, recall, F1 Score, and accuracy. The results confirm that the SVM method outperforms the other algorithms with an accuracy of 99.15%. The novelty contribution of this research activity is mainly based on the development of a high accuracy, low computational complex machine method for skin cancer types recognition in the domain of medical image classification.
 
Received: 24 October 2022 | Revised: 5 December 2022 | Accepted: 12 December 2022
 
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
COVID-19, Agriculture and Food Security in Ghana; The Way Forward
Authors: Afele John Tennyson , Ansah Emmanuel Gyan , Nimo Eunice , BLANKSON SYDNEY STANLEY , Gorleku David Ofoe , Tieku Esther Odi , Hene Maxwell Osei , BABATUNDE RAPHAEL
Published: December 2022

Food production, its availability and accessibility will continue to be a key contributor to human existence. The world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020 and its effect trickled to reduced production in many industries across the globe. Understanding effects of the pandemic in Ghana triggered this paper. The study took the form of a desk review where current studies across the globe on the effect of the pandemic on agriculture and food security were reviewed, after which it was supported by data from questionnaire administrations. Across the globe, agricultural production experienced a reduction which phased into food security and its pricing. This was not limited to the extremely affected countries, but also, in countries were COVID-19 infections were low, agriculture, food security and its pricing experienced negative impacts. One key limiting factor that spiked the challenge in the agricultural sector was that reduced availability of labour for production. In many leading food producing countries, the challenge become acute when perishable food crops began to get damaged. In Ghana, the virus similarly led to restrictions in movements in and between epicenters. It was reported that, 77.4% of Ghanaians in a study conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service were negatively affected by the increased prices in food sold in the country. Without immediate and effective management as well as policy interventions from the Ghanaian government, it is highly possible for most farmers and agricultural businesses to completely collapse. This communication is to highlight some ongoing and disturbing effects of the pandemic to policy makers as well as individual and governmental strategies that are been put in place to curb adverse effects on food production. This will help enhance Ghanaians standards of living amidst economic challenges.
Welfare impacts of adoption of improved soybean varieties in northern Ghana
Authors: Danso-Abbeam Gideon
Published: December 2022

Soybeans are an integral part of Ghana's smallholder cropping systems and show significant promise for combating soil fertility decrease and improving food security and wellbeing for households. Many yield-enhancing improved soybean varieties (ISVs) have been produced and distributed in Ghana, but little is known about the adoption and impact of these cultivars. This paper explores the welfare effects of adopting ISVs using data collected from 330 soybean farmers in Northern and Savannah regions of Ghana. The results indicated that about 47% of the sampled farming households have adopted the ISVs. The first-stage results of the instrumental variable 2sls (IV-2SLS) indicated that adoption of ISVs are influenced by factors such as farm size, engagement in non-farm economic activities, membership of farmer group and household asset index. Furthermore, after correcting for observed and unobserved differences in household characteristics, adoption of ISVs led to a significant gains in productivity and consumption expenditure per capita (welfare indicators). Overall, the findings suggest that ISVs need to be scaled up in order to have a stronger influence on the welfare of smallholder farmers in Ghana.
Techno-economic comparison of standalone solar PV and hybrid power systems for remote outdoor telecommunication sites in northern Ghana
Authors: Issahaku Mubarick , Kemausuor Francis
Published: December 2022

Telecommunication services have continued to evolve to meet the ever-changing bandwidth demand requirements. The electricity grid network of Ghana is faced with challenges, including low voltages, a lack of quick fault response teams, and the proximity to specific locations. Using diesel generators to address the shortfall in grid supply is expensive and has implications for greenhouse gas emissions. This study evaluated the technical and economic benefits of using a standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) system, hybrid (Solar PV/diesel), conventional diesel generators (DG), and grid extension to power an off-grid outdoor telecommunication site. Power solutions configurations were simulated using hybrid optimization of multiple electric renewables (HOMER). The study found the optimum design to be a standalone solar PV/battery system with 56.3 kW solar PV array and Sixty (60) pieces of 12 V SAGM batteries of 135 Ah. The optimum design had a net present cost (NPC) of US$ 88,176.00 and a cost of energy (COE) of US$ 0.321/kWh. The COE and the NPC of the optimum system were approximately 50% less than the design with DG only, which could significantly impact service tariff and improve access to digital connectivity. The COE from the solar PV/battery system is not competitive with the grid power supply (COE = US$0.12). However, considering the electric distance limit or breakeven distance of 4.51km for grid extension, the solar PV/battery is preferred. Therefore, the stakeholders in providing power solutions to off-grid locations should consider solar PV technology.
Impact of Landuse and Landcover Changes on Hydrological Components of the Oti Sub-Basin of Ghana
Authors: Ampofo Steve , Boadi Manu Mercy Ama , Ampadu Boateng , Adonadaga Melvin-Guy
Published: December 2022

Landuse and landcover have over the decades been undergoing changes as a result of natural and human activities. These changes for a given area can be attributed to fluctuations in the infiltration ability of the land, leading to changes in the hydrological cycle of a given catchment area. This research assessed some of the impacts that landuse and landcover changes coupled with climate variations have on the hydrological components of the Oti sub-basin of Ghana using the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) with ArcGIS® interface for the development of models from which conclusions were drawn. The research incorporated into the SWAT system two landuse and landcover data: 1984 and 2013 which were modeled and evaluated alongside soil, slope and climate dataset. The results from running the model indicated a very significant change in landuse and landcover and a loss of forest cover which has negative effect on the hydrological components of the basin. Also, the rainfall trend analysis gave negative significant values of -2.28 and -2.78 for the two stations located at Zabzugu and Bimbila within the basin. Together, these changes have led to an increase in evapotranspiration (ET) and decrease in surface water, lateral ﬂow and groundwater recharge. This is an indication that climate change impact on the basin is a function of the landuse and landcover changes. There is an urgent need for all stakeholders to help protect the basin from anthropogenic activities such as farming too close to the basin in order to prevent future water availability issues in the basin.