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Exploring Attributes of Ethical Leadership and Ethical Guidelines in Malaysian Public Sector
Authors: Mohamed Norazamina , Abdullah Azizah , Marha Yaacob Najihah , Ahmad Suraya
Published: July 2019

State departments, federal departments, statutory bodies, local authorities and district and land office of Malaysian Public Sector are responsible to provide ethical and efficient public services. However, due to the absence of ethical leadership and organizational ethical guidelines, cases of corruption and mismanagement continue to occur in the public sector. Thus, the objective of this paper is to explore the attributes of ethical leadership and ethical guidelines in Malaysian public sector. This study employs a qualitative research by analyzing data from interviews with key informers of public sector using conceptual content analysis. The study reveals role model, attachment, ethical support, knowledgeable, disciplined, shared values, virtue values and leaders’ spirituality encouragement as the attributes of ethical leadership. Meanwhile, guidance, communication, check and balance, concern on stakeholders and compliance are the attributes of ethical guidelines.   These identified attributes should become the ethical identity and ethical direction of Malaysian Public Sector. Thus, ethical leadership and ethical guidelines are to be the internal mechanism for organizational ethical self-identity precautionary. This would enhance the public trust as well as the international community trust towards public sector.
LTV, Macro Economics and ROE to Stock Return in Real Estate and Property Companies Listed on LQ 45 Period 2009 – 2017
Authors: Hendrawan Riko , Avitianti Avi
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this research is to exemine the effect of Loan to Value (LTV), exchange rate, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Interest Rate and Return on Equity (ROE) to return of property stock that entered at LQ 45 in Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2009 - 2017. Using selected 5 Real Estate and Property Companies as research samples. Panel Data Regression Tehniques were use for this research. The result of this research is LTV partially has no significant effect on stock return, partial exchange rate has no significant effect on stock return, GDP partially significant effect of stock return interest rate partially does not have significant influence retun share, ROE partially significant effect of stock return and there is simultaneously significant influence between LTV, exchange rate, GDP, interest rate and ROE to stock return.
How long are The Survival Time in the Industrial Sector of Indonesian Companies?
Authors: Titik Kristanti Farida , Isynuwardhana Deannes
Published: July 2019

Cox Hazard model with time independent covariates is used to view the functions of survival and hazard for each group of industrial sector of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The hazard explains whether events of financial distress will occur in companies that have survived for a certain period. The survival function shows the relationship between probabilities to survive and time, in which time indicates the duration of an event (financial distress). The results of statistical analysis show that the survival time for each industrial group varies from 10.5 to 12.5 years. The results can be used as a basic idea for companies to determine when the preventive actions should be conducted so that companies will sustain their business.
Sex, Sin and Marriage: Feminists in Patriarchal Culture, Religious Values and the Struggle for the Equality
Authors: Nuriyati Samatan Dr. , . .
Published: July 2019

Sex, Sin and Marriage: Feminists in Patriarchal Culture, Religious Values and the Struggle for the Equality, is a study conducted on the novel Eks Parasit Lajang by Justina Ayu Utami. The approach of this research is qualitative with Critical Analysis of Frankfrut School method through four levels of analysis: Totality, Awareness, Alienation and Criticism. The results of this study show that in the level of totality, Ayu Utami sees the problems experienced by character A as a problem that not only comes from herself, but also from her family who embrace Patriarchal culture, religious values, and also the values come from the society. In the level of Awareness, Ayu Utami sees that the world is constructed by men, and marriage as a mean of legitimizing power (patriarchal); in the level of Alienation, Ayu Utami is alienated from the concept of the church which is considered problematic; about herself and her sexual organs; about the values of women and marriage, until she decides to "take off the Cross's necklace" and ends up "deciding not to have any religion". In the Criticism level, Ayu Utami criticizes her religion’s "Holy Book", Patriarchal culture and also criticizes on the State regulations which she considers unfair especially in marriage arrangement as well as the society values which are considered confining and disadvantaging women, but not for men.
Comparative Analysis of Facial Expression Detection Techniques Based on Neural Network
Authors: Mohan Yogendra , Tripathi Vikas
Published: July 2019

Face detection is a critical part of vision and a robot needs to identify a human accurately. A human face undergoes several states of facial expression in a day. Many object detection techniques are applied to identify a facial expression from a digital image or a video frame. Each object detection technique has its own benefits. The overall objective of this paper is to explore the benefits and limitation of existing techniques and provide a comparative analysis. Neural network based facial expression detection technique has demonstrated potential benefits over existing facial expression detection techniques.
Modelling and Simulation of the Electrical Vehicle Using Matlab and Verifying it by Driving Cycles
Authors: Maaz Mufti Gussan , Ur Rehman Mobeen , Abdul Basit Dr.
Published: July 2019

Modelling of the Electric Vehicle is analyzed in this paper to evaluate the performance and range of the EV. The indigenous platform of MATLAB has been used to model and simulate the different scenarios of range covered by the EV by varying the accessory power associated with them. The mathematical system was further verified by simulating the standard drive cycles for different regions of the world including the standard drive cycle of U.S.A. and E.U. These results show that the power of the accessories associated with the Electric Vehicles plays a major role in deciding the distances covered by it. A suitable selection can help to increase the range of the Electric Vehicles.
Design and Development of Mach Zehnder Interferometer based Optical Sensors to Detection of Arsenic compound in Drinking Water
Authors: Afzal Nehal Shaikh , Mukherjee Anindita , Manju Devi Dr.
Published: July 2019

Water, the inevitable need of any individual, must be monitored. Detection of the arsenic chemical  present in water leads to contagious diseases. The legacy makes people difficult to survive. The consequences are cancer, other diseases.  Employing photonic crystal waveguide with the rally round of mach Zehnder interferometer, it is feasible to correctly compute arsenic compound level in water.   MZI sensor has many compensation, diminutive, least use of instrumentation, and ready to be used with CMOS technology. Follows in the paper, arsenic compound level of wavelength range of 1530–1565 nm is analyzed and detected. Experiential program from the band arrangement that for minute change in refractive index is accounted, subsequently logical shift in the frequency and amplitude will be evident enlarging mach Zehnder interferometer will behave as a sensor. Thus projected alternate included optical Mach Zehnder Interferometer (MZI), composed of  graded index channel waveguide that can be frequently used as chemical and biological sensor in this manuscript. This dissertation describes how the MZI operates two arms predominantly to conquer the industrial challenges. Manuscript represents test data, graph and results that exemplify the performance of whole system.
Adaptive Resource Observation for Congestion Alleviation using Constrained Application Protocol
Authors: Kwon Jung-Hyok , Lee Sol-Bee , Park Jaehoon , Hwang Kyu-Sung , Lim Yongseok , Kim Eui-Jik
Published: July 2019

This paper presents an adaptive resource observation (ARO) for congestion alleviation using constrained application protocol (CoAP), which prevents buffer overflow of the client by adjusting observing period of the associated servers. The operation of ARO consists of two main phases; 1) buffer overflow estimation, 2) observing period adaptation. In the former, the client estimates whether buffer overflow will occur by comparing its service rate with packet arrival rate, then it determines the new observing period that can prevent buffer overflow of the client. The latter is used to adjust the observing period of servers considering the predefined the minimum and maximum queue threshold. ARO can significantly reduce the number of dropped packets caused by buffer overflow. The simulation results show that ARO achieves a higher network performance than legacy CoAP.
BSCL: Blockchain-Oriented SDN Controlled Cloud Based Li-Fi Communication Architecture for Smart City Network
Authors: Ahmed Khan Fazeel , Abubakar Adamu , Mahmoud Marwan , Ahmad Al-Khasawneh Mahmoud , Abdulsalam Alarood Ala , . .
Published: July 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) smart city initiative has transformed technology spectrum into its new era of development. The increasing amount of data generated by millions of IoT devices and the rapid flow of data across distributed IoT devices are transmitting to remotely located cloud infrastructure over the Internet. Unfortunately, these large amounts of data and its flow based on the traditional energy-intensive network infrastructure is neither efficient nor substantially scalable. It is essential to design a comprehensive network infrastructure to handle large amount of high-speed data-processing in an IoT spectrum. Apparently, Blockchain and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) approaches can leveraged the scalability of the environment for IoT spectrum. In addition, the emergence of distributed cloud technology and Li-Fi spectrum can transform the capability of data-processing for IoT devices. The challenge lies in efficiently blend the integration of Li-Fi, Blockchain, SDN and Cloud technologies for IoT environment. To address this challenge, we design a multiaccess communication modulation model for efficient optimization of distributed network with an SDN based controller and integration of robust cloud infrastructure for high-speed data-processing. The proposed model is based on Li-Fi communication architecture which significantly reduced in the utilization of energy for managing large-scale infrastructure. We performed simulation and analysis across multiple dimensions to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our proposed model. The evaluated output shows that our model significantly improved the overall performance and efficiency of the communication infrastructure as compared with other ultra-modern models.
A Reliable and Secure AODV Protocol for MANETs
Authors: Kumar Singh Yadav Ajit , K. Yadav Rajesh
Published: July 2019

In recent years, Mobile ad hoc networks ((MANETs) have generated great interest among researchers in their implementation under several computing environments. However, MANETs are highly susceptible to various security attacks due to their inherent characteristics. The ad hoc on demand distance vector (AODV) is most suitable routing protocol for mobile adhoc networks in which resource consumption attacks are frequent if it is not detected timely. In this paper, we have proposed a scheme to detect as well as overcome black hole attacks using an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). The proposed scheme is implemented using network simulator 2(NS2) to compare its performance against the standard AODV with and without attack. The results of the simulation show that proposed scheme optimizes the end-to-end delay, normalized routing load, packet delivery fraction and average throughput in comparison with AODV protocols under black hole attack.
Wireless Electroencephalography Based Blood Pressure Monitoring
Authors: A. Jafri R. , Shahid N. , F. Shamim M. , A. Alam M. , W. Munir M. , Z. Ul Haque M.
Published: July 2019

The number of cardiac patients and aged individuals are at a rise all around the world. Taking care of such individuals is a major challenge these days. In many cases, these patients require special care and regular monitoring of vital signs like blood pressure (BP). Focusing a prevalent idea of wireless brain-computer interface (WBCI), an innovative research work is considered to meet essential routine monitoring of BP for cardiac patients and aged people without any reliance. The research framework involves the use of wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) headset to control wrist BP and arm BP monitors to determine accurate BP readings in the proposed system. An Android application "Smart Home Monitor" is developed that screens the information from the headset. The research framework is tested on ten individuals to examine the precision in BP readings from two different BP monitors. Results specify that both upper arm blood pressure readings i.e. Systolic BP readings (SBP = 119.6 ±5.1 mmHg) and Diastolic BP (DBP = 79.5 ±7.4 mmHg) were found to be better than the wrist BP readings (SBP = 128.2 ±11.7 mmHg and DBP = 83.6 ±10.3 mmHg). This examination assessed that the designed system empowers the framework to be reliable, remote and compact.
Big Data Framework for Auditing Process
Authors: P. Yudowati Siska , Alamsyah Andry
Published: July 2019

An audit of financial report is a review of the organization financial statement that carried out by the independent and professional in their field which is the Auditor. The Big Data methodology offered a different approach compared to the current audit procedure, which mostly using manual process. Big Data equipped with learning capabilities and automation process in order to achieve better and faster result. Another advantage of using Big Data methodology is to provide comprehensive and multi-dimensional view of the problem. This paper provides a framework to incorporated auditing process and Big Data approach, specifically by mapping the internal and external data source to one of audit process stage, which is risk assessment process.
Key Success Factor for Successful ERP Implementation in State Owned Enterprises
Authors: Rahayu Sri , Juliana Dillak Vaya
Published: July 2019

ERP implementation is a way to improve competitive advantage, and ERP is one of the factors that affect the company's performance. However, many studies reveal that many companies trying to implement ERP failed although in the end many were successful. To achieve its success, several key factors to be considered include top management support, effective project management, business process reengineering, hardware and software selection, education and training, and vendor support. This study aims to explore the key of successful implementation of ERP in state-owned enterprises in Bandung, Indonesia. Related to state owned enterprises that have failed and succeeded in the implementation of ERP, the effective management project analysis has a significant influence on the success of system implementation while top management support, business process reengineering, hardware and software selection, education and training and vendor support have no effect on the success of ERP implementation. However all variables studied simultaneously have effects on the success of ERP implementation.
How Well the Implementation of Carhart Model in Market Overreaction Condition? Evidence in Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors: M. Sembiring Ferikawita , . .
Published: July 2019

This study aims to determine an ability of the four-factor model of Carhart in explaining the portfolio returns formed in condition of market overreaction. The four-factor model is basically a model proposed by Fama and French and then developed by Carhart which adds price momentum factor into the model. While market overreaction is a market condition caused by excessive reactions from investors when receiving information. The portfolios used are the winner and loser formed based on the returns of each portfolio to the average of the returns. Both portfolio consist are the stocks of non-financial sector in Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period July 2005 - December 2015. The data used are the Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI), stock market capitalization, book to market ratio of each shares and the difference of returns of the loser over of the winner, as an indicator of price momentum factor that formed in market overreaction condition characterized by occurance the reversal of returns.The results show that the four-factor model can explain the portfolio return well. Implementation of the GARCH (1,1) model to improve the accuracy of the estimation results also shows similar findings.
The Influence of Government Policy on the Management of Border Conflict between Indonesia and Oecusse District, Timor Leste
Authors: Kase Petrus , M. Tamunu Lenny , E. Oiladang Chrisistomus , W. Tadeus Dhey
Published: July 2019

Although the government of Indonesia and Timor Leste have conducted a number of policy decisions and actions to manage border conflict between Indonesia and Oecusse District, Timor Leste, the conflict remains unresolved and has the potential to continue. This study examines the influence of government policy on the management of border conflict between the two countries. Data obtained from questionnaires were analysed statistically descriptive, and through Pearson correlation and simple linear regression. The findings show that Indonesian government policy decisions and actions are slightly slow and less equal in acting on managing the border conflict, and less clear in implementing border line regulation between the two countries, but has high ability to prevent the conflict escalation. Customary figures who live in the border conflict region highly agree with and suggest to the government of both sides the use of customary law/oath as policy alternative in managing the conflict but the suggestion remains less responded well. This study also reveals that Indonesian government policy positively and moderately correlates, however, its influence on management of the border conflict is 33.5%. The government of Indonesia needs to improve its policy decisions and actions to manage the border conflict so that can prevent well the potential of the conflict continuation.
An Underwater Image Enhancement via Wavelet domain Gradient Guided Filter
Authors: Jiji Chrispin , Ramrao Nagaraj
Published: July 2019

Pictures confined in underneath are often yield limited visibility and low dissimilarity due to haze in undersea. Existing approaches enhance pictures but frequently undergo noise issue; this paper presents a hybrid method for solving mage enhancing difficulty in frequency domain. Firstly, we propose locally adaptive Non locally robust regularization to deblur the image. The deblurred image has small gray-level rate in any color channel. Secondly we used an open dim channel scheme to increase visibility in low-intensity rate. Thirdly, gradient guided filter to enhance the details. Later, we use the soft-thresholding process to decrease noise in high-intensity rate to advance texture information. Finally, image is well enhanced via wavelet domain gradient guided filter. The projected technique intends to raise perceptual visibility, keep extra texture information as well lower noise effect. The performance evaluations prove that projected scheme give up better results by existing methods.
Visualization of Crime News Sentiment in Facebook
Authors: Bakri C. Haron M. , Z. Z. Abidin Siti , Azmina M. Zamani N. , . .
Published: July 2019

Facebook has become a popular platform in communicating information. People can express their opinions using texts, symbols, pictures and emoticons via Facebook posts and comments. These expressions allow sentiment analysis to be performed by collecting the data to obtain the public’s opinions and emotions toward certain issues. Due to a huge amount of data obtained from Facebook, proper approaches are required to cater the texts and symbols used in the comments. There are also limited amount of dictionary on Malay texts which make it more challenging to process and classify the positive and negative words used in the comments. Thus, hybrid approach is applied during the data processing to visualize the results. In this work, a combination of lexicon-based approach and Naïve Bayes are used. This study focuses on analyzing the public’s sentiments on crime news in Facebook by using word cloud visualization. The visualization displays important words used in a form of a word cloud. Moreover, the percentage of positive and negative words existed in the comments is also shown as part of the visualization results.
Workplace Deviant Behavior among Malaysia hotel Employees. Does organizational Factors Matter?
Authors: Alias Mazni , Kok Wai Chew , Ahmad Zauwiyah , Mutalib Azim Abdul
Published: July 2019

This study aims to develop a theoretical model of the determinants of workplace deviant behaviour among Malaysia hotel employees. From our extensive reviews, we found that organisational-related factors are potential in predicting hotel employee’s deviant behaviour.  We established that organisational justice, trust in management, work autonomy, organisational constraint and organisational ethical climate as the organisational-related factors potential to influence deviant behaviour.  Practical involvements of HR professionals were recommended to support organisation in eradicating deviant behaviour at workplace.
Effectiveness of a Mathematics Instructional Package on Pólya’s Steps Including Video Clips to Enhance Problem Solving Abilities of 6th Grade Students in Bhutan
Authors: Namgyal Tenzin , Kongmanus Kobsook
Published: July 2019

This study investigated three objectives: 1) to determine the effectiveness of a mathematics instructional package on Ploya’s steps including video clips to enhance problem solving abilities of 6th grade students in Bhutan, 2) to compare students’ mathematics problem-solving abilities before and after implementing the package by using a pretest and posttest, and 3) to examine students’ satisfaction level after learning with the mathematics instructional package. In the first semester of 2017, twenty-eight 6th grade students at Khamdang Lower Secondary School in Trashi Yangtse District in Bhutan were selected as the sample by employing the purposive sampling technique. The instruments used in this study were 1) the instructional package (lesson plans on Pólya’s steps with video clips), 2) problem-solving ability tests, and 3) questionnaires. The data were statistically analyzed to determine the effectiveness index (E.I), dependent sample t-test, mean and standard deviation. The results revealed that the effectiveness index of the lesson plans of the instructional package was higher than the set criteria of 0.50. The improvements in problem solving abilities of the students after implementing the instructional package were statistically significant (p<0.05). The students’ satisfaction level after implementation of the instructional package proved to be “very high”. In conclusion, the lesson plans on Pólya’s steps including video clips were determined to be an effective tool to increase 6th grade students’ mathematics problem-solving abilities.
Environmental Management Influence for Shade Trees on the temperature Reduction of yhe building.
Authors: Khunthong Thanawuth , . .
Published: July 2019

Thailand is located in a humid  tropical climate and near  the equator. Thus  the average air temperature is high throughout the  year.  Environmental factors   factors   such  as  the  sun,  wind  and  humidity affects   residential buildings especially, heat  from  the sun  is a main  factor,  which  leads  a problems of heat  inside  the  buildings (Prawewan Amornpong, 2001).  Therefore, Installling air conditioning inside  the buildings is the solution for this  problem. However, from  the  study  on  the  properties of  plants  it was  found  that  plants  are  effective in blocking  the   sun's   rays   as  well   as  effectively  maintaining  the   air   temperature  in  the   area   (Soontorn Boonyathikarn, 1999).  So, planting trees  to prevent the sunlight, as shade  to reduce  sun heat  in the buildings should   be  an  approach, which   could   be  adopted to  decrease the  use  of  air  conditioning and  also  energy consumption in buildings (Trungjai Buranasompob, 2000).  This  research aims  (1) to study  and  create  design guidelines on landscape models which  conforms to the environment of sunlight and wind  in the central region of Thailand and (2) to propose the guidelines on architectural landscape designs and plants’  setting  around the buildings in 8 directions; North  (N),  Northeast (NE),  East  (E),  Southeast (SE),  South  (S),  Southwe st (SW), West  (W)  and Northwest (NW).  The results   found  that the landscape model  included the setting  on plants  as shade  at all sides  of the building envelope during  08.00-17.00 PM  of the day  throughout the year.  These  can reduce  the  air  temperature of the  building envelope as well  as the  average temperature inside  the  buildings, this showed a decrease in temperature by as much  as 3.95°C or 13.478% compared with  the average exterior air temperature of the buildings throughout the year.
Training Model to Enhance Human Resource Development of Government Organizations
Authors: Kerdnoonwong Sumolnit
Published: July 2019

The research was aimed to (1) study the best practices of the organizations that have been awarded the Public Sector Management Quality Award (PMQA) (2) present the recommendations of the training model that promote human resource development of government organizations in Thailand. The study was found that the Department of Community Development and the Department of Mental Health were only two organizations that have been awarded PMQA in the sector of staff administration and development. They had similar policy on staff administration and development which was focused on the development of personnel as "human capital" as well as “training” is one of the most important tools in order to develop the staff. The concept of training was based on the criteria of OPDC (Office of the Public Sector Development Commission), position competency, well-being and satisfaction of the staff. Training process step starts from need analysis, then develop courses and assess of the training. The training methods are both formal and informal training which is based on the context the content of the training, the trainee the time and place. Quality assurance system, follow-up evaluation by trainees and their supervisors are the training management.
Effect of Breastfeeding Education on Mother’s Knowledge and Infant Weight Gain
Authors: Said Norimah , Mazlan Marlina , Shahruddin Rashidah
Published: July 2019

Breastfeeding education should be delivered by a person who is qualified and expertise in lactation management. This study is conducted to evaluate the effects of breastfeeding education on mothers' knowledge and infants’ weight gain. The mothers received individual and group counselling education interventions. The intervention resulted in a significant difference in the level of knowledge regarding post breastfeeding education between groups (p< 0.001). However, the infants’ weight patterns showed an increase in total of 489 grams for the control group and 356 grams for the intervention group by week four. Support from nurses is vital for the successful assistance of mothers in breastfeeding to empower them and boost their confidence.
The Antecedents of Halal Consumption Pattern: The Mediating Role of Muslim Lifestyle, Risk Perception and Trust
Authors: Sulaiman Yaty , Kamariah Nik Mat Nik , Hasmini Abd Ghani Noor
Published: July 2019

Halal food industry globally experiencing rapid growth which is estimated at USD 2.3 trillion (RM8.3 trillion). Although the halal food market is a fast growing situation, Muslims were sometimes doubtful to consume halal food due to alleged contamination with non-halal ingredients. The question arises of how the specified factors explain halal food consumption. Thus, this paper aims to examine the factors that may influence halal food consumption mediated by risk perception, trust and Muslim lifestyle. Quantitative study has been conducted which consists seven variables measured by a total of 57 Items using seven-point Likert-scale. For this study, data were collected using 240 questionnaires from household consumers. Partial least squares (Smart PLS) were used to analyze the collected data. The ultimate finding implies that all independent variables of halal nutritional knowledge, halal consciousness, green halal consumption and mediator of Muslims lifestyle, risk perception and trust have a significant impact on the halal consumption pattern. Moreover, Muslim lifestyle and risk perception have mediate influence between green halal consumption and halal consumption pattern. As a result, the consumers who choose to consume halal product are practicing green in their consumption. Food and product selection are important for them in order to avoid non-halal food/products which believed this matter aligned to be a good Muslim. Living based on Muslim Lifestyle help to monitor their halal consumption pattern. The finding suggests that producers, including green products producers need to abide to good manufacturing practice to ensure their halal business success.
The Influence of Interpretation, Commitment and Nature Conservation Knowledge on Pro-Conservation Behavior Among Malaysian Students
Authors: Suhaimi Taat Muhamad , Fazley Charlie Elver , Hanisdah Saikim Fiffy
Published: July 2019

Human behavior has caused negative impact on our environment. The exploration, exploitation and destruction of our planet occurred merely to satisfy the desires of human being. Thus, to sustain a better future particularly in terms of healthy lifestyles and maintain environmental sustainability, the human behavior towards conservation must be changed. Therefore, this quantitative research involved secondary students in order to identify and explore the level and influence of students’ interpretation, commitment, knowledge and pro-conservation behavior. The respondent consists of 500 students from selected urban secondary schools in Sabah, Malaysia. Questionnaire adapted from previous researches was the instrument used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that there was significance influence of student’s knowledge and commitment on pro-conservation behavior. The research findings revealed that the students’ interpretation, commitment, nature conservation knowledge and their behavior were important and needed more attention from various parties in order to develop their lifelong attitude towards environment and biodiversity conservation. Hence, the environmental organizations need to design and organize a lot of conservation programmes in schools in order to promote conservation and build positive impact on the students’ behavior towards environment and biodiversity conservation.
Bungled Pronunciation of English in Colleges of Punjab, Pakistan: A Survey Along with its Ramifications
Authors: Ahmed Akeel
Published: July 2019

The prime and predominant objective of this study is to investigate and analyze the botched pronunciation of English language words prevalent in public and private sector colleges of Punjab, Pakistan. We have discussed that, what are the key factors which are responsible for such botched and poor pronunciation. The paper has surfaced the bungled pronunciation got through an oral questionnaire. The paper has identified the major pitfalls embedded in English language pronunciation while pointing out why it is happening and where the problem lies. A comparative study regarding public colleges of those countries where English is secondary language viz. India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Students of different subjects and teachers of different subjects having teaching experience of several level have been taken on board. Altogether 30 govt. in-service public sector college teachers and 40 teachers from private sector colleges responded to the questionnaire; and 117 students from private and public sector colleges tendered responses. The study has underpinned the English language skill of the teachers by pinpointing that what weightage pronunciations bears in English language skill.
Significance of Regulations in Driving Internal Environmental Management among Contractors for GSCM Application
Authors: Ming Heng Yong , Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid Zul , Riazi Mehdi Riazi Salman
Published: July 2019

This paper is aiming to study the significance of Regulations as driver in Internal Environment Management practice as part of GSCM practices. Accordingly, the objectives are to identify the drivers in driving Internal Environmental Management among Contractors for GSCM application and to analyse the significance of Regulations in comparison to other Drivers in driving Internal Environmental Management among Contractors for GSCM application. Quantitative research design approach is employed in this study. The independent variables in this study are the drivers of GSCM implementation in construction sector, while the dependent variable is the level of adoption of Internal Environmental Management for GSCM application in the construction sector. The result shows that Regulations driver is the significant factor for Internal Environmental Management practice. The research is significant in providing all relevant parties insights into the most significant driver in Internal Environmental Management, so that further improvement can be carried out for a successful GSCM application in Malaysia.Â Â
Receiving and Responding to WhatsApp Official Group Messages Among Employees: An Early Interpretation Analysis
Authors: Omar Nuredayu , Su Mustaffa Che , Abu Talib Zuraidah
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this article is to provide an initial analysis of the study related to the process of receiving and responding to the WhatsApp official group messages at work. Many previous studies have focused on the usage factors, advantages and disadvantages, as well as the implications of using WhatsApp. But this paper will reveal the interpretation of a small group of employees at Universiti Utara Malaysia of their roles and actions related to WhatsApp official group messages. A total number of five administrative and academic staffs had been involved in this initial study.Â  The results of this initial study will be used to strengthen the interview questions for the next phases of this study - focus groups and in-depth interviews, as well as the development of a questionnaire instrument. This initial study revealed that all Informants have joined at least one WhatsApp official group and have a number of other WhatsApp groups. Three dominant themes emerged and had been interpreted from the data as related to reception and feedback to the WhatsApp messages, namely the reception and message development; the use of appropriate grammar and manners; and the awareness of time value, respect differences, and message impacts to the organization. This study contributes to an understanding of the real situation of the usage of WhatsApp group in an organization where the selected employees are aware that every message they want to share with others may affect their organization.Â Â
Expert Views on Metacognitive Strategies for Arabic Language Learning: An Application of the Fuzzy Delphi Method
Authors: Hanan Mustapha Nik , Mohmad Rouyan Nurazan , Farhan Mustapha Nik , Daud Nadwah , Shukri Mat Teh Kamarul
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this paper is to seek expert opinion on the importance of each of the metacognitive strategies. It uses the Fuzzy Delphi Method which is a scientific analysis technique to obtain expert consensus on a particular issue. In this paper, ten experts in the field of Arabic language teaching from five public universities in Malaysia participated to rank the importance of nine metacognitive strategies from the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (Oxford, 1989). Findings indicate that they agree on the importance of the know-how knowledge, superiority of planning over monitoring and evaluation as well as the need to be aware on how fluent speakers perform. This paper concludes with a discussion on the expertsâ€™ ranking in the light of Arabic language learning.Â Â Â
Effectiveness of Maintenance and Inspection Process using Augmented Reality Application
Authors: Abdul Aziz Faieza , Alostad Eisa , Arifin Ahmad Kamarul , Sulaiman Shamsuddin , Chun Hoe Ooi
Published: July 2019

Augmented reality is the integration of digital information and userâ€™s real life environment. It overlays virtual information on top of existing environment to userâ€™s perception towards the reality. Technicians and engineers in automotive industry at workshops today have mountains of data and information for diagnostics and repair. The worker must search for the information, and then manually check to see if he can assess the problem and repair what is not functional. Worker must refer to a printed drawing of the testing body, with the inspection parts marked on this drawing. Augmented reality application is proposed to replace these conventional references to eliminate their disadvantages. The objectives of this paper are to develop an augmented reality applicationto and evaluate the effectiveness of augmented reality application developed. Vuforia, Blender and Unity were used to develop augmented reality application due to their easy to use features. The application developed will be tested by respondents to conduct inspection and maintenance process using both conventional references and augmented reality application developed. Survey will also be carried out to evaluate the acceptance level of locals towards augmented reality application as well. The technology has proven to be popular in the automotive industry.Â Â
Social Process and Cohabitation: A Trend of the New Generations
Authors: Ounjit Laila Wilailak
Published: July 2019

Cohabitation is a phenomenon which has taken place relatively recently in Thailand and is likely to spread and increase gradually in the future. Currently there are very few systematic studies on cohabitation among adolescents in Thailand and information has been obtained mostly from public media such as; newspapers, television programs and the internet. This qualitative and quantitative research aims to study the social process and cohabitating among Thai Adolescents. One thousand three hundred and twenty-eight respondents, who were in years one to four of their studies, were selected to participate, using a stratified random sampling technique. The survey was designed to use questionnaires to gather information from the respondents. In addition, semi-structured interviews were carried out with students, to provide a more in-depth understanding of the issues under study. The conceptual framework for this study was derived from empirical observation and intuition; imitation, social contact and social control. The results of the study revealed that there is a prevalence of cohabitation among Thai Adolescents. The significant factors that influenced the studentsâ€™ cohabitation are foreign cultures, including American, Japanese and Korean culture (45.12%).Â  Their peers' cohabitation did not play a key role in the respondents wanting to experience cohabitation. The belief that traditional Thai women should reserve themselves for marriage was accepted among respondents (44.75%). Many of the respondents indicated that their families opposed cohabitation. Additionally, sexual behavior of Thai women is limited in the traditional norm. Cohabitation is considered as untraditional and teenagers are dating each other secretly (42.13 %). The information available and institutional education on the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unwanted Pregnancies, allow adolescents to better understand the consequences of pre-marital sexual relationships (45.92%).Â Â
Photochemical Analysis of Food Species of the Cruciferous (Cabbage) Family
Authors: B. Ashirova Zh. , Ð•. Anuarova L. , Ð¢. Berik N. , S. Newsome A. , M. Rakhmetova A. , Y. Yessenbekova A. , T. Abdrasulova Zh. , Zh. Kuzhantaeva Zh.
Published: July 2019

The article deals with several species of the cruciferous family (Cruciferae Juss.): headed cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.), turnip cabbage (BrassÑ–s rapa L.), cultivatedÂ radish (Raphanus sativus L.), horseradish (Armoraciarusticana Gaerth.-Mey-Scherb.), Italian asparagus, or broccoli (Brassica Sylvestris L., or Brassica oleracea L.), and others. It has been determined how many micro- and macroelements, as well as fat-Â or water-soluble vitamins they contain. The phytochemical research has been conducted in the Food Safety and Quality Assessment Laboratory of the Almaty Technological University. The photochemical analysis of the species concerned has been carried out in accordance with GOST 25555.3-82, GOST 30417-69, and M-04-41-2005.Â Â Â
Regression based Analysis for Bitcoin Price Prediction
Authors: Muhammad Fahmi Azim , Azah Samsudin Noor , Mustapha Aida , Razali Nazim , Kamal Ahmad Khalid Shamsul
Published: July 2019

In 2017, a significant number of individuals profited from the staggering growth of the price of Bitcoin from $800 USD in January to almost $20,000 USD in December. Because the cryptocurrency market being relatively new when compared to traditional markets such as stocks, foreign exchange, and gold, there is a significant lack of studies in regard to predicting its price behavior. This research is interested in evaluating a number of regression-based algorithms in predicting the price of the Bitcoin (BTC) against United States Dollar (USD). Among the algorithms that will be investigated include the Linear Regression (LR), Neural Network Regression (NNR), Bayesian Linear Regression (BLR), and Boosted Decision Tree Regression (BDTR). By applying such regression-based analysis algorithms, the findings f should further help document the behavior of such a brand new, challenging yet extremely lucrative market.Â Â
Efficacy of Dosages of the Embryonic Stimulant Preparation for Preventing of Postpartum Complications in Cows
Authors: Hamidullovich Baimishev Murat , Petrovich Eremin Sergey , Baltukhanovich Baimishev Hamidulla , Aleksandrovna Baimisheva Svetlana , Nasibulovich Khakimov Ismagil , . .
Published: July 2019

The research was aimed at determining the optimal dosage of "STEMB" (Embryonic Stimulant) for preventing delivery and postnatal complications, for which purpose 4 groups of 20 cows in each were formed. During the experiment, the animals in the studied groups were in similar feeding and keeping conditions, dry matter in the diet amounted to 44.95%. The animals in the experimental groups received "STEMB" subcutaneously three times in the 30 days period before delivery with the interval of 7 days in the following dosages: the first experimental group received 0.05 ml per 1 kg of live weight; the second experimental group received 0.075 ml per 1 kg of live weight; the third experimental group received 0.10 ml per 1 kg of live weight; the cows in the reference group did not receive the preparation. It has been determined that the dosage of "STEMB" equal to 0.075 ml per 1 kg of live weight prevents postpartum complications, shortens the labor and the postpartum period. The obtained data may be used for developing the reference criteria of using "STEMB" for correcting the reproductive function and preventing complications during delivery and postnatal complications.Â Â Â
Prevention and Correction of Motivation for Illegal Behavior of Minors
Authors: Yu. Blyasova I. , A. Klayberg Yu. , A. Malyushina Yu. , Ð. Kokanov N. , Yu. Lushnikova T.
Published: July 2019

The relevance of the research based on the necessity of studying the components of criminal motivation of minors and their psychological content.In this regard, this article is aimed at identifying the components of criminal motivation, prevention and correction with the help of a correctional-developing training program "Quartet".The leading approaches (or methods) of the study of this problem are the systematic approach, methods of mathematical statistics, which allows to develop and carry out prevention and correction of criminal motivation.The article presents the results of the trainings with minors, the main concepts of criminal motivation are revealed.The analysis of the differences between the parameters of the psychological content of the components of the motivational sphere of the personality of the juvenile offender (individual, personal, cognitive, emotional and behavioral) of the U. Student's t-criterion showed that there are reliable positive changes in the structure of the motivational sphere of the personality of the minor offender. In the control group of minors, there was no change, according to it, we can conclude that the motivation for illegal behavior of minors can be corrected by means of socio-psychological training through awareness and influence on the psychological content of the components of the structure of the motivational sphere and changes in the hierarchy of leading motives.The materials of the article are of practical value. Research materials can be used in professional activities of investigators, juvenile inspectors, social rehabilitation centers dealing with juvenile offenders. They are applicable in dealing with educators, psychologists, and employees of law enforcement agencies for advisory and educational purposes. The technique "Dominant criminal motive" can be used both in individual work with juvenile offenders and for monitoring the state of juvenile delinquency.The correctional-developing training program â€œQuartetâ€ developed by the author can be used to change the motivational sphere of the personality of juvenile offenders, the formation of adequate behavior of minors, and to carry out measures to prevent the relapses committed by minors.The reliability of the research results, its conclusions and recommendations is provided by the methodology and logic of the research.Â  Â
Conceptual Aspects of Development Banks
Authors: Alekseevna Bunich Galina , Aleksandrovich Rovenskiy Yuriy , Tambievna Akhvlediani Julia , Anatolievna Zvonova Elena
Published: July 2019

The development of national and regional economies in the conditions of financial and economic instability determines special conditions for the formation of financial resources.The innovative improvement of national economies of developing countries has substantiated active evolvement of financial institutions such as development banks.The formation and evolvement of development banks is going through a new phase. These are not the financial institutions that were formed by the metropolis countries after the collapse of the colonial system. They have different mission, goals, principles, methods and instruments.Modern development banks prioritize the issues of financing socio-economic projects, crediting traditional sectors of the economic activity, and, above all, the infrastructure development of regions, the construction of transport systems, and energy supply. Today one of the most important areas of the development banksâ€™ credit activity is the formation of a loan portfolio for small and medium-sized businesses.With all the diversity of development banks substantiated by historical and economic characteristics of countries and regions, the UNO and the World Bank Group distinguish common features, principles and peculiarities. These peculiarities and unique functions of development banks are found in international standards that define a special status of development banks as financial institutions.Â