bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Study on the Limitations and Improvements of Applying Innovative Teaching Methods in Higher Education through Qualitative Meta-Analysis
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Yang Suyoung
Published: February 2024

Objectives The purpose of this study is to comprehensively analyze the limitations and improvement methods presented in studies that have applied innovative teaching methods to higher education students so far, to derive comprehensive results, and to examine the meaning of effective application in the future.
Methods For this purpose, a total of 43 related studies were collected and analyzed using qualitative meta-analy-sis research methods according to the 6 steps. In other words, it went through the process of setting a topic, se-lecting research materials, coding and categorizing data, comparing and analyzing research, deriving results, de-riving comprehensive results, and diagramming. And in order to increase the validity and reliability of data analysis, triangulation verification was conducted with 2 relevant experts.
Results As a result of the study, it was possible to comprehensively conclude that the limitations and improve-ment methods of innovative teaching methods are all related to three common factors: subject characteristics, learner characteristics, and instructor role. And as a result of examining the meaning of future effective application according to comprehensive results, each type of innovative teaching method must be appropriate for the sub-ject's goals or content in relation to the subject characteristics. And regarding learner characteristics, the learner's grade, major, and learning type must be considered, and the role of the instructor must be considered. It was found that positive effects can be expected when applied with consideration of the roles of lesson planning, managing, and evaluating.
Conclusions The results of this study are expected to be helpful in applying innovative teaching methods more effectively in the future to achieve positive effects.
Comportamiento agronómico del pasto insurgente bajo diferentes dosis de residuos sanguíneos líquidos y composición química del suelo
Authors: Hungria Rodrigues Marcello , Backes Clarice , Marques Santos Alessandro José , Rodrigues Lucas Matheus , Teodoro Arthur Gabriel , Fernandes de Resende Cinthya Cristina , Ribon Adriana Aparecida , Giongo Pedro Rogerio , Bezerra Fernandes Patrick , Graciano da Costa Ana Beatriz
Published: February 2024

El objetivo fue evaluar el comportamiento agronómico y la composición química de suelos cultivados con pasto insurgente (Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu) sometido a dosis crecientes de residuos sanguíneos líquidos. El experimento siguió el diseño de bloques completamente al azar con seis tratamientos y cuatro repeticiones. Las siguientes dosis de residuos sanguíneos líquidos procesados se aplicaron para analizar el rendimiento del pasto insurgente: 0, 150, 300, 450 y 600 m3 ha-1. Además, se utilizó en conjunto con la fertilización química a razón de 50 kg ha-1 de P2O5 y 100 kg ha-1 de N (este tratamiento no se manejó con residuos sanguíneos líquidos). El rendimiento de forraje de pasto insurgente estuvo influenciado por la estrategia de fertilización (P<0.001) – los valores más altos observados para esta variable se registraron bajo dosis de residuos sanguíneos de 450 m3 ha-1 y  600 m3 ha-1. La capa de suelo de 0.0 a 0.20 m afecta a la fracción de materia orgánica. Por otro lado, el contenido de fósforo (P) presentó diferencias entre las estrategias de fertilización; así, fue posible observar que la dosis de residuos de 450 m3 ha-1 resultó en la mayor disponibilidad de nutrientes. La aplicación de residuos sanguíneos líquidos como fuente alternativa de fertilizantes orgánicos puede ser factible, ya que promueve un aumento significativo de la masa forrajera.
Spacetime-Efficient Low-Depth Quantum State Preparation with Applications
Authors: Gui Kaiwen , Dalzell Alexander M. , Achille Alessandro , Suchara Martin , Chong Frederic T.
Published: February 2024

We propose a novel deterministic method for preparing arbitrary quantum states. When our protocol is compiled into CNOT and arbitrary single-qubit gates, it prepares an N-dimensional state in depth O(log⁡(N)) and spacetime allocation (a metric that accounts for the fact that oftentimes some ancilla qubits need not be active for the entire circuit) O(N), which are both optimal. When compiled into the {H,S,T,CNOT} gate set, we show that it requires asymptotically fewer quantum resources than previous methods. Specifically, it prepares an arbitrary state up to error ϵ with optimal depth of O(log⁡(N)+log⁡(1/ϵ)) and spacetime allocation O(Nlog⁡(log⁡(N)/ϵ)), improving over O(log⁡(N)log⁡(log⁡(N)/ϵ)) and O(Nlog⁡(N/ϵ)), respectively. We illustrate how the reduced spacetime allocation of our protocol enables rapid preparation of many disjoint states with only constant-factor ancilla overhead – O(N) ancilla qubits are reused efficiently to prepare a product state of wN-dimensional states in depth O(w+log⁡(N)) rather than O(wlog⁡(N)), achieving effectively constant depth per state. We highlight several applications where this ability would be useful, including quantum machine learning, Hamiltonian simulation, and solving linear systems of equations. We provide quantum circuit descriptions of our protocol, detailed pseudocode, and gate-level implementation examples using Braket.
ANALISIS KONSEP KEPATUHAN BERAGAMA DARIPADA PERSPEKTIF ISLAM
Authors: Abdul Azis Azra Qistina , Muwazir Mohd Rizal
Published: February 2024

Kepatuhan beragama merupakan salah satu pembolehubah yang boleh mempengaruhi tingkah laku seseorang dalam membuat keputusan pengurusan. Kepentingan tersebut menyebabkan terdapat pelbagai instrumen dibangunkan di serata dunia bagi mengukurnya. Namun, ia ternyata belum cukup memandangkan sehingga kini hanya terdapat beberapa instrument yang benar-benar relevan untuk mengukur kepatuhan beragama daripada perspektif Islam. Perbezaan fahaman agama dan kebudayaan antara punca utama sebahagian skala tersebut ditolak terutamanya jika ia berfokuskan agama Kristian. Adapun, ada yang beranggapan pemansuhan item bersifat “gender-specific” (seperti model El-Menouar, 2014) dianggap sesuai dijadikan pengukur kepatuhan beragama Islam. Namun ia dilihat kurang mengambil kira aspek amalan sunah dalam Islam. Berbeza dengan model El-Menouar yang terdiri daripada: “basic religiosity”, “central duties”, “religious experience”, “religious knowledge” dan “orthopraxy”, kajian ini menggunakan istilah yang lebih menyeluruh berdasarkan Syariah Islam di mana Quran dan Hadis dijadikan sebagai sandaran utama. Demikian, dimensi “al-taqarrub”, “al-ibadah”, “al-ma’rifah”, “al-muraqabah” dan “al-halal” diperkenalkan sebagai konsep kepatuhan beragama menurut perspektif Islam.
Ross Ice Shelf Displacement and Elastic Plate Waves Induced by Whillans Ice Stream Slip Events
Authors: Wiens Douglas A , Aster Richard C. , Nyblade Andrew A. , Bromirski Peter D , Gerstoft Peter , Stephen Ralph A.
Published: February 2024

Ice shelves are assumed to flow steadily from their grounding lines to
the ice front. We report the detection of ice-propagating extensional
Lamb (plate) waves accompanied by pulses of permanent ice shelf
displacement observed by co-located GNSS receivers and seismographs on
the Ross Ice Shelf. The extensional waves and associated ice shelf
displacement are produced by tidally triggered basal slip events of the
Whillans Ice Stream, which flows into the ice shelf. The propagation
velocity of 2800 m/s is intermediate between shear and compressional ice
velocities, with velocity and particle motions consistent with
predictions for extensional Lamb waves. During the passage of the Lamb
waves the entire ice shelf is displaced about 60 mm with a velocity more
than an order of magnitude above its long-term flow rate. Observed
displacements indicate a peak dynamic strain of 10-7, comparable to that
of earthquake surface waves that trigger ice quakes.
Multiple factors influence decision making for the surgical treatment in patients with renal cell carcinoma
Authors: Kröger Dahlin Britt-Inger , Hlodan Jan , Ghaffarpour Ramin , Ljungberg Börje
Published: February 2024

Background: Surgical strategy in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is considered based on the renal function. Partial nephrectomy (PN) preserves kidney function better than radical nephrectomy (RN), lowering risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim was to evaluate whether renal function and other clinical variables were important for surgical treatment selection.
Methods: Patients with RCC, surgically treated between 1994 and 2018 were included. There were 663 patients in all stages, 265 women and 398 men, mean age 66 years. Clinical data: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), WHO performance status (WHO-PS), Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), surgery, T-stage, M-stage, RCC type, tumor size, age, and gender were extracted from the medical records. Statistical analysis included Mann-Whitney U, X2-test, and logistic regression analysis.
Results: Of 663 patients, 455 were treated with RN and 208 with PN. In all patients, preoperative eGFR was significantly higher in PN (80.8) than in RN (77.1, p = 0.015). Using logistic regression tumor size (odds ratio [OR]: 0.96; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.95–0.98, T-stage (OR: 0.46; 95% CI: 0.33–0.65), WHO-PS (OR: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.04–0.57), and CCI (OR: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.05–1.44), associated to treatment selection, while eGFR, M-stage, age, and gender did not.
In cTa subgroup, eGFR was also higher in PN (84.6) than in RN (75.0, p = 0.007). Using logistic regression, tumor size (OR: 0.93; 95% CI: 0.83–0.98) and WHO-PS (OR: 0.36; 95% CI: 0.20–0.66) associated to treatment selection, while eGFR, CCI, age, and gender did not.
Conclusion: Tumor size, CCI scores, T-stage, and WHO-PS, all had an impact on the surgical strategy for all RCC patients. In patients with T1a RCC, tumor size and WHO-PS associated independently with treatment decision. After adjusted analysis, renal function lost its independent association with the treatment strategy in RCC patients.
Barnehagelederes rolleforståelse i implementeringen av en statlig initiert prosess
Authors: Janninger Linda , Salvesen Paal Eckhoff , Åmot Ingvild
Published: February 2024

Artikkelen setter søkelys på betydningen av ledelsesprosesser som skjer i forbindelse med implementering av statlige kompetansehevingsprosesser i norske barnehager. Inkludering av alle barn og tidlig innsats vektlegges som viktig for å fremme demokrati og likestilling (Meld. St. 6 (2019–2020)). «Kompetanseløftet for spesialpedagogikk og inkluderende praksis» er en slik planlagt prosess, og innebærer et systemrettet samarbeid mellom barnehager og blant annet pedagogisk psykologisk tjeneste (PPT) gjennom kompetanseutvikling innenfor det spesialpedagogiske feltet. Ledere i barnehagene får en viktig nøkkelrolle i denne prosessen, i utrullingen av den og i gjennomføringen av det tverrfaglige og tverretatlige samarbeidet som rettes mot det enkelte barnet og barnets familie. Våre funn viser at styrerne har tillit til de statlig styrte prosessene og til aktørene som er involvert Kompetanseløftet. I den sammenhengen ser vi lite refleksjon over omfang, innhold og mål i det arbeidet som er satt i gang. Dette kan være uttrykk for leders tillit til retningslinjer og politisk-administrativ styring, men kan også forstås som en ukritisk tilnærming til politisk-administrativ styring som aktualiserer en diskusjon om leder som organisasjonens portvokter. Vi ser altså en ambivalens i materialet som er interessant å diskutere i lys av teori om strategisk og utadrettet ledelse. Funnene er basert på kvalitative intervjuer.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT
Kindergarten-leaders’ understanding of their role in the implementation of a state-initiated process
The article highlights the importance of management processes that take place in connection with the implementation of state-planned competence-raising processes in Norwegian kindergartens. The article discusses how a selection of kindergarten leaders experience the process associated with the implementation of the Competence Boost at an early stage and how trust and competence affect the handling of the process. The findings show that the leaders have confidence in the state-controlled processes, but we see little reflection on the scope, content and goals of the work that has been initiated. This may be understood as an uncritical approach to political-administrative management that actualizes a discussion about the leader as the organization’s gatekeeper.
IMPLEMENTASI BAURAN PEMASARAN PADA KOPIXEL JEMBER
Authors: Taufiqurrochman Muhammad , Khristianto Wheny , Wahyudi Edy
Published: February 2024

Kopixel merupakan salah satu cafe yang ada di Kabupaten Jember dan beralamat di Jalan Sumatra No. 101a, Tegal Boto Lor, Kecamatan Sumbersari, Kabupaten Jember. Persaingan yang ketat dan banyak munculnya café yang baru menimbulkan pertanyaan bagi peneliti bagaimana implementasi bauran pemasaran yang digunakan Kopixel agar mampu bertahan dan bersaing dalam dunia pemasaran yang semakin pesat. Tujuan dari peneliti ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan dan mengimplementasikan bauran pemasaran yang ditinjau dari aspek bauran pemasaran pada Kopixel. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kopixel menerapkan strategi bauran pemasaran 7P yang meliputi product, price, place, promotion, people, process, dan physical evidence. Café ini menjual 67 jenis pilihan minuman dengan berbagai rasa dan 10 pilihan makanan. Kopixel menentuan harga melalui pengamatan harga pasar yang disesuaikan dengan segmentasi pasar dan berdasarkan tingkat strategis lokasi. Strategi promosi yang dilakukan menggunakan strategi word of mouth, direct marketing dan media sosial. Kopixel dapat menerapkan usahanya hingga saat ini karena dapat menerapkan aspek strategi bauran pemasaran serta terus melakukan inovasi-inovasi agar usahanya tersebut dapat berkembang dan bertahan.
TEXTUAL INTERPRETATION OF THE COWS OF BASHAN AND CRITICS OF AMOS IN AMOS 4: 1-3
Authors:   Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Bastian Yonas , Dirgaprimawan Bernadus ,   Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta
Published: February 2024

The book of Amos, chapter 4:1-3, illustrates Amos's strategic choice in rebuking the government officials who indulge in luxury. Amos compares these elites to the cows of Bashan. Through rhetorical critique of that passage, this article aims to analyze the motives why Amos deliberately uses the metaphor the cows of Bashan. Amos wants his criticism that he conveys to be right on target to his interlocutors. He recognized that his interlocutors were not ordinary people; they were part of the elite class accustomed to luxurious lifestyles. Taking advantage of their husbands' high positions, they enriched themselves while turning a deaf ear to the grievances of the common people. Therefore, this article believes that through the metaphor of the cows of Bashan and the hook punishment, Amos makes a sarcastic satire because it is seen as effective in touching upon the sensitivities of these government officials. Amos chose the metaphor of the cows of Bashan also because of the socio-geographical context that is very close to their lives. Through this sarcastic satire, Amos successfully conveyed his theological message cleverly: that God does not remain silent in reproaching anyone who disregards the marginalized and oppressed.
Inspeção e inovação: um novo relacionamento com as escolas?
Authors:   Escola Superior de Educação de Setúbal, Madeira João , Duarte José B. ,   Universidade Lusófona
Published: February 2024

Questão fundamental na pesquisa recente: a tensão entre a tradicional função inspetiva de regulação e os novos papéis a assumir face à complexidade da sociedade atual e aos novos conhecimentos. Nessa tensão se situa o Memorando de Bratislava (de 2013), produzido pela Standing International Conference of Inspectorates (SICI), ou seja, Conferência Internacional Permanente das Inspeções. Ora esse documento continua pouco conhecido entre nós mas assume grande importância pelas questões que levanta sobretudo quanto a inovação na ação inspetiva. Quisemos percecionar o modo como a Inspeção Geral de Educação e Ciência (IGEC), membro da SICI, se tem posicionado perante as propostas aí surgidas. A investigação mostra que as avaliações externas realizadas pela ISEC, sua atividade mais visível, tendem para uma matriz uniformizadora e diluidora das caraterísticas culturais de cada escola. Todavia, nas práticas da autoavaliação, apesar de sentidas como “obrigação” prévia à avaliação externa, surgem sinais de que a ação inspetiva será melhor compreendida pelos docentes se as visitas forem realizadas, não para mera prestação de contas, mas para uma partilha de análise dos problemas de aprendizagem e procura de soluções. Essa é uma das propostas daquele Memorando.
CONCEPT MAP IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF BIOLOGY SUBJECT
Authors:   Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Seremban, Seremban Tiga, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, SALLEH SITI SALWA , WAN GHANI WAN ARYATI ,   Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Seremban, Seremban Tiga, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, HAMKA KAMARODIN JULIANA ,   Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Seremban, Seremban Tiga, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, BAHARUDDIN SUZANA ,   Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Seremban, Seremban Tiga, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Published: February 2024

Biology is a remarkably complex subject. It takes imagining, memorising and remembering facts, concepts, and processes. Students perceive Biology as a challenging and an unexciting subject. Apart from that, it is difficult to develop skills in visualisation and imagination while trying to grow the students’ reason and judgment. A comprehensive method to facilitate memorisation is required to tackle this issue. One of the approaches is by implementing a concept map (CM) in multimedia courseware as the teaching module. CM represents knowledge and facts in a visual and graphical form. With a proper design and development, CM helps assist students in their learning process. This paper describes the design and development process of multimedia teaching and learning prototype that applies CM for teaching biology. The objectives of this research are to propose a CM approach as well as to evaluate its effectiveness from end users’ point of view, particularly biology subjects taught in secondary school Form Five syllabus. A standard model in multimedia application development known as ADDIE is applied in this research. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the prototype application in which effectiveness and usability parameters are being measured. The result demonstrates 86% of the respondents perceived the tools as relatively useful, and both the pre-test and post-test revealed steady improvement in learning abilities. Therefore, this prototype is developed to better aid the process of teaching and learning of Biology
KUPASAN AWAL MENGENAI KEBOLEHPASARAN GRADUAN DI MALAYSIA: KUALITI GRADUAN, FAKTOR MAJIKAN, KURIKULUM UNIVERSITI DAN KOMPETENSI PENDIDIK
Authors:   Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Terengganu, Malaysia, AL NOOR MALINJASARI , MAT SALLEH SUZILA ,   Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Terengganu, Malaysia, KAMARUDDIN KARDINA ,   Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Kedah, Malaysia, BORHANUDDIN RAHAYU IZWANI ,   Fakulti Perakaunan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Malaysia, MOHD NOOR HASMIDA ,   Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Terengganu, Malaysia,   Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Terengganu, Malaysia, MOKHLAS HASMI ,   Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Malaysia
Published: February 2024

Kadar pengangguran yang tinggi telah menimbulkan keresahan di kalangan para graduan di Malaysia. Kadar pengangguran nasional pada 3.3 peratus ini menunjukkan prestasi pasaran buruh negara. Tahap pengangguran tidak hanya mempengaruhi tahap individu; ia juga mempunyai kesan meluas di seluruh sistem ekonomi yang pelbagai lapisan. Kajian ini cenderung untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kebolehpasaran graduan. Oleh itu, satu cadangan awal bagaimana membendung masalah pengangguran di kalangan graduan telah dikupas melalui empat faktor utama. Empat faktor yang mempengaruhi kebolehpasaran graduan adalah: kualiti graduan, kecekapan pendidik, faktor majikan, dan kurikulum universiti. Oleh itu, kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk mencadangkan satu kerangka konsep mengenai isu kebolehpasaran graduan di Malaysia
WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND GOVERNMENT-LED INITIATIVES: ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) LEVEL IN A NON-URBAN AREA
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Sabah, BADRUM SITI YASMIN , MAPA MOHAMMAD TAHIR ,   Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Published: February 2024

Malaysians are generally knowledgeable and aware of waste but have not transformed this into favorable attitudes and behaviors toward sustainable waste management practices. Regulations, economic incentives and education are just a few of the tools available to policymakers to influence behavior, particularly in non-urban areas. An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) were conducted in Penampang, Sabah. A total of 401 individuals from several villages participated and responded to the KAP questionnaire. The KAP variables were assigned with scores to determine the level (weak, low, moderate and high). Pearson's correlation coefficient was employed to determine the association between knowledge, attitude and practice. Most respondents were found to have high knowledge and attitude levels but lack in practice. Knowledge and attitude were found to be significantly correlated (r = .406, p = .000). Significant negative correlation was found between knowledge and practice (r = -.139, p = .005) and attitude and practice (r = -.284, p = 000). Appropriate intervention initiatives must be enforced soon to teach environmentally friendly behaviors’ so that Malaysians can keep up with the challenges of a developed country.
BIODIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF LEPIDOPTERANS AT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM) PAHANG, JENGKA CAMPUS
Authors:   Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Malaysia, AKMAL ABU BAKAR MOHAMAD AZAM , MOHD ZAKI MUHAMMAD LUQMAN ,   Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Malaysia, LOKMAN MOHD SYARAFUDDIN ,   Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Malaysia, NAZIRIE AHMAD IZZUDIN ,   Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Malaysia, ZALI HAZIQ IQMAL ,   Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Malaysia, AHMAD LUTFY SITI NURULJANNAH ,   Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Malaysia
Published: February 2024

This study was conducted to record the lepidoptera species at UiTM Pahang in July and August 2019. A total of 261 Lepidoptera species belonging to 21 species from four families were recorded. Nymphalidae (54%) was found to be the most dominant followed by Pieridae (31%), whereas Hesperiidae (9.2%) and lastly Papilionidae (0.06%) were less common. There were 12 species of Nymphalidae collected followed by 4 species of Pieridae, 4 species of Papilionidae and 1 species of Hesperiidae sampled in three study sites comprising forest area, plantation area and urban area. The diversity analysis (Shannon-Wiener index, Dominance index and Evenness index) were used to analyse the biodiversity of the species. The findings of this study contributed to the local fauna database which can be useful for future researchers.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ODL AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC: STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
Authors:   Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sabah, 88997, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah., WILLIE D. TAMSIN NOWYANNIE , BAHRIN ANI JUAINI ,   Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sabah, 88997, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MATMALI NORFAZILLAH ,   Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sabah, 88997, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah., RAMLEY ALAN SITI ZURAINI ,   Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sabah, 88997, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MICHAEL ROSELINE ,   Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sabah, 88997, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Published: February 2024

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, universities’ main mode of teaching have transitioned from conventional face-to-face learning to Open Distance Learning (ODL). This sudden shift to online learning has posed a myriad of challenges to students such as individual related challenges, technical challenges and learning experience related challenges. Those who are enrolled in a high-demand ODL programme may be confronted with the additional challenge of balancing work, family, and studies. The current study aims to investigate the association between challenges faced by ODL learners and their emotional wellbeing. Using stratified sampling, 133 distance learning students were randomly selected from all faculties as study samples. A questionnaire was designed and distributed through an online survey. Findings from the study suggest that out of the three ODL challenges, individual-related challenges had the highest impact on students' emotional wellbeing during ODL. These findings are beneficial to the respective stakeholders, such as the top management, coordinators and counselors. With such information, various initiatives, measures, or policies could be introduced to improve the status quo (ODL) as well as to address emotional wellbeing issues delicately.
No todos somos de clase media. Estratificación subjetiva en la Argentina contemporánea
Authors: Assusa Gonzalo , Rodríguez de la Fuente José
Published: February 2024

En el presente artículo construimos modelos explicativos sobre el posicionamiento subjetivo de clase social en Argentina, que aporten nueva evidencia y líneas de análisis, considerando el devenir histórico de esas tendencias. Los análisis que presentamos se basan en los datos de la Encuesta Mundial de Valores y en la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Estructura social de Argentina y Políticas públicas durante la pandemia por Covid-19. Entre los principales resultados, encontramos que existe un grado razonable de correspondencia objetiva entre la posición de clase social y su identificación subjetiva, aunque este arreglo se encuentre mediado por los contextos políticos y económicos que marcan coyunturas diferenciales, y que dan lugar a diversos repertorios simbólicos de imágenes de clase.
The Role of Social Media Influencers in Increasing Tourists’ Visit Intention in Indonesian Marine National Park
Authors: Pratomo Luki Adiati , Rahayu Fatik , Siregar Raymond , Rahayu Dwi Hartini , Risde Kahti Ramadhia , Lisanti Prameshwari Dinda
Published: February 2024

This study aims to determine the role of influencers in encouraging tourists' desire to visit the Indonesian Marine National Park.  This research will measure the influencer's source characteristics and subjective norms influencing attitudes toward marketing communication and risk perception.  Finally, it will investigate the effect of risk perception on tourists' visit intention. 190 respondents of consumers familiar with tourism influencers serve as the data for the analysis of covariant-based SEM.  This research finds that source characteristics and subjective norms positively influence attitudes toward marketing communication. Attitude toward marketing communication does not affect the perceived risk of consumers.  Otherwise, the perceived threat does not affect consumer visit intention. Implications and further research are provided.
Intervening for Good: Governmental Intervention for Enhancing Service Worker Capability in Hospitality Business
Authors: Mahmud Amir
Published: February 2024

In the vibrant world of hospitality, the workforce serves as the pillar of regional tourism growth. The symbiotic relationship between hotel staff, the service providers, and guests, the consumers, is at the heart of this industry. Hotels, therefore, must continually enhance their staff quality, as they are the hotel’s living embodiment. Recognizing this, the Indonesian government has implemented certification programs through the Tourism Office to maintain service standards.  This study delves into the impact of such interventions on service quality. It juxtaposes the self-evaluation of workers (n=325) post-intervention with customer perceptions (n=454), revealing a positive correlation between government intervention, employee self-assessment, and customer satisfaction.
Impact on clinical outcome of ventricular arrhythmias in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Authors: Cambise Nello , Gnan Eleonora , Tremamunno Saverio , Telesca Alessandro , Belmusto Antonietta , Tinti Lorenzo , Di Renzo Antonio , Aurigemma Cristina , Burzotta Francesco , Trani Carlo , Crea Filippo , Lanza Gaetano Antonio
Published: February 2024

Background

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a largely used treatment for severe aortic stenosis. There are limited data, however, about predictors of long-term prognosis in this population. In this study, we assessed whether ventricular arrhythmias may predict clinical outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI.

Methods and results

We performed a 24 h ECG Holter monitoring in 267 patients who underwent TAVI for severe aortic stenosis within 30 days from a successful procedure. The occurrence of frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs; ≥30/h), polymorphic PVCs and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) was obtained for each patient. Clinical outcome was obtained for 228 patients (85%), for an average follow-up of 3.5 years (range 1.0–8.6). Cardiovascular events (CVEs; cardiovascular death or resuscitated cardiac arrest) occurred in 26 patients (11.4%) and 63 patients died (27.6%). Frequent PVCs but not polymorphic PVCs and NSVT were found to be associated with CVEs at univariate analysis. Frequent PVCs were indeed found in 12 patients with (46.2%) and 35 without (17.3%) CVEs [hazard ratio 2.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03–5.09; P = 0.04], whereas polymorphic PVCs were found in 11 (42.3%) and 54 (26.7%) patients of the two groups, respectively (hazard ratio 1.44; 95% CI 0.64–3.25; P = 0.38), and NSVT in 9 (34.6%) and 43 patients of the two groups, respectively (hazard ratio 1.18; 95% CI 0.48–2.87; P = 0.72). Frequent PVCs, however, were not significantly associated with CVEs at multivariate Cox regression analysis (hazard ratio 1.53; 95% CI 0.37–6.30; P = 0.56). Both frequent PVCs, polymorphic PVCs and NSVT showed no significant association with mortality.

Conclusion

In our study, the detection of frequent PVCs at Holter monitoring after TAVI was a predictor of CVEs (cardiovascular death/cardiac arrest), but this association was lost in multivariable analysis.
Diversified Teaching of English Translation Courses in Colleges and Universities Based on the Integration of Multiple Features
Authors: Yang Yang
Published: February 2024

The development of informatization in education has provided the possibility of using resource libraries to enhance English translation courses. Facing this new demand, this paper adopts an entity-based approach to connect multimodal entities with other structured entities, to construct a multimodal knowledge graph for English translation courses in colleges and universities. On this basis, the recommendation model of collaborative filtering is introduced to provide students with personalized English translation exercise recommendation services according to the mastery of knowledge points processed by the knowledge graph. After the model is designed, the knowledge points of the English translation course in a university are firstly extracted physically, and then two classes are selected in the university for controlled experiments. The number of successes in terms of vertical depth strategy is 264, the success rate is 88%, and the success rate of recommendation based on the centrality of knowledge points and contribution value is 94.66%. The mean score of the experimental class was 72.12 and the control class was 67.48. The significant difference in the scores can be confirmed by the fact that the p-value of the independent square root test for the two classes was less than 0.5. English teachers can benefit from this model’s assistance in evaluating English translation resources and providing a variety of teaching methods.
Integration of the rural revitalization strategy in the construction of rural elderly services in the information age
Authors: Zhang Huixia
Published: February 2024

Aiming at the uncertainty of decision-making factors and the difficulty of quantifying various subjective and objective weights in the process of rural pension service quality evaluation, this paper proposes a rural pension service quality evaluation method combining improved interval AHP and CRITIC method based on indicator correlation at the level of rural revitalization strategy. The method is based on 5 guidelines and 11 common factors, comprehensively considers the influence of subjective and objective weights on the design scheme, introduces the interval number and triangular fuzzy number, and establishes the evaluation index system of rural elderly service. By utilizing the improved interval AHP and CRITIC method, the subjective and objective weights of each evaluation index can be calculated. The analysis is done by combining examples to explore the ecological niche of the senior care industry, the rural suitability for elderly people, and their expectations and perceptions of the service. From the market ecological niche, it can be seen that the result of the senior care manufacturing industry measure is 0.85, which contributes the most to the rural economy in rural revitalization. The travel, ecological landscape, living services, and socio-economic environment in rural areas are improved under the rural revitalization strategy, and the weighted scores of the four are 0.5528, 1.1524, 1.299, and 0.6031, respectively. According to the comprehensive results, the rural revitalization strategy has resulted in a noticeable increase in the rural aged-care industry and services.
Multidimensional Attribution and Governance Optimization Path of State Audit to Promote Rural Revitalization in the Information Age
Authors: Huang Rong , Tan Binrui , Xie Qinghua , Han Bing
Published: February 2024

With the in-depth implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, it is of great significance to study the supervision and governance mechanism of national audit in the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. As the main components with smaller contribution rates will be discarded when evaluating and analyzing the influencing factors of rural revitalization, it may affect the analytical judgment of the actual problem. Therefore, based on stepwise regression, this paper adopts ridge regression to correct multicollinearity, with the help of the ridge trace diagram to judge the correlation between independent variables intuitively and quickly, and through the ridge calculation as much as possible to retain the independent variables that have a greater impact on rural revitalization. The principal component-ridge regression model is proposed because it takes into account the advantages and disadvantages of various regression methods. To solve the problem of unstable regression coefficients caused by multiple covariances, to analyze the important influencing factors of state auditing on rural revitalization according to the regression coefficients, and to establish the governance optimization path of state auditing to promote rural revitalization. According to the regression results, the government audit variable has a significance level of 1%. The comprehensive governance function of government audit has a regression coefficient of -0.038 that shows significant and negative results at a 1% confidence level. The performance scores of rural sustainability as well as financial dimensions are in the range of 0.8 to 1, which is a good level.
Periodic solution analysis of a population dynamics system model for pulsating organisms
Authors: Du Mingyin
Published: February 2024

Population dynamics has a wide range of applications in ecological theory, especially in the fields of plant and animal conservation and the management and development of ecological environments. Periodic solution analysis of a population dynamics model for pulsating organisms. The influence of impulsive dynamics on the periodic solution of the system is investigated in this paper, which considers several types of population dynamics systems with impulsive effects. First, the impulsive differential modeling of the model of a constantator in a polluted environment considering time-lagged growth response and impulsive inputs proves that only ̄t needs to be sufficiently large to have x(t) > m
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An Analysis of the Values of Project-Based Learning in English Language Teaching and the Cultivating Functions it Displays
Authors: Zhang Liping
Published: February 2024

In this paper, an English teaching cultivation evaluation model based on RBF neural network is designed to solve the problems of poor generalization ability, low evaluation accuracy, and correlation coefficient of the current teaching evaluation model. Before establishing the evaluation model, conditional information entropy is used to screen the evaluation indexes of the English teaching cultivation function, and six dimensions of core literacy and five dimensions of thinking ability are selected as evaluation indexes. A new relative merit matrix is constructed under the constraint of relative merit by using the screened conditional attributes. Selection, crossover, and mutation operations are used in the RBF neural network to select the optimal parameters through the introduction of the genetic algorithm. Finally, the assessment data of students after project-based English teaching are analyzed for values and nurturing functions using the evaluation model. According to the findings, project-based English teaching led to the highest average score of 29.15 for students’ values compared to the dimensions of interest, ability, and personality. In terms of the six dimensions of core literacy and the five dimensions of thinking ability, the score difference between the experimental class and the control class is more than 1.2 points, and the Sig value of each dimension is less than 0.05, which indicates that English teaching based on Project-Based Learning promotes students’ values, core literacy and thinking ability.
Healthy Cookies: Nutritious Food Innovation Through Fortification By-products of Tuna (Thunnus sp.) Fish Bone Flour
Authors: Sitepu Gressty Sari Br , Andayani Safira Noor , Setiabudi Gede Iwan , Maharani Made Dwipa Kusuma , Panjaitan Fenny Crista Anastasia
Published: February 2024

Healthy cookies is one of the processed pastries by utilizing the nutritional content contained in tuna fish bone by-products so that it is used as an alternative snack for people with osteoporosis. This study aims to analyze the chemical and sensory characteristics of cookies added with tuna fish bone flour. The research method used was an experimental method with two treatments, namely cookies without the addition of tuna fish bone flour and cookies with 6% tuna fish bone flour substitution which were analyzed using one-way Anova on XLStat software. The results showed that the addition of 6% tuna fish bone flour produced higher values of ash, protein and fat content, namely 3.170%, 25.878% and 43.865% while the water content and carbohydrates decreased, namely 5.488% and 21.599% The sensory results of cookies adding tuna fish bone flour received a "good" assessment of color and texture and "neutral" on aroma, taste and overall acceptability.
Roles of Procurement Committees in Promoting Construction of Quality Infrastructure in Public Primary Schools in Moshi Municipal Council, Tanzania
Authors: Deusdedit  Bimbalirwa  , Evans Ogoti  , Dr. Eugene Lyamtane
Published: February 2024

The study investigated the Roles of Procurement Committees in Promoting Construction of Quality Infrastructure in Public Primary Schools in Moshi Municipal Council, Tanzania. The study anchored on Resource Dependence Theory, whereas convergent design under a mixed methods research approach was employed. Probability and non-probability sampling techniques (simple random, stratified random and purposive sampling) were used to sample 113 participants from 6 public primary schools and Municipal heads of departments. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data. Validity of the instruments was established through three experts from the Department of educational planning and Administration at Mwenge Catholic University, whereas reliability of the instruments was established through the Cronbach's Alpha technique (reliability coefficient = 0.8). Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypothesis was tested at a significant level of 0.05. Qualitative data from the interview guides were analysed thematically by transcribing the information, coding and generating themes according to the research questions that were presented in verbatim quotations. The study revealed that public primary schools' procurement committee members and experts worked hard to ensure construction and renovation materials and services were acquired in accordance with Force Account Method and Public Procurement Regulatory Authority regulations. The study also found out that primary schools' committee members were not certain about their procurement roles in planning and purchasing because they were not involved by the head teachers in the procurement process. This tendency compromised the quality of infrastructure being constructed and renovated in public primary schools in Moshi Municipality. The study concluded that the procurement committee had a significant role in constructing public primary school buildings in Moshi Municipality. The study recommended that the Ministry of PO RALG should create awareness among head teachers on the roles of procurement committee members and experts.
Environment and Trachoma in the North Region of Cameroon
Authors: Kah Evans Ngha
Published: February 2024

Environment and trachoma in the north region of Cameroon aim at finding out the environmental aspects linked to societal, habitual, individual, household-and community-level factors relevant to interventions for Trachoma prevention. Three health districts with the highest prevalence of trachoma were selected in the sample. In order to get data, a mixed method was used comprising quantitative and qualitative research methods. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observation techniques were used for qualitative research, as well as questionnaires for quantitative data. It was obtained that the environment constitutes an important component of trachoma disease propagation and is persistent due to the fact that the ways of life of the population have shaped their habitat, favouring this trachoma.
Impact of Supply Side Shocks on Kenyan Exports to COMESA
Authors: Hellen Jepkorir Chemnyongoi  , Rodgers Asman Wanyonyi
Published: February 2024

The study sought to determine the impact of supply-side shocks on Kenyan exports to COMESA region. This was motivated by the increasing number of shocks that have hit the country, the region and the global economy in the recent past. Using secondary data covering the period from 1990 to 2021, the study applied the Vector Auto Regression model and estimated impulse response functions to show the effect of shocks on each of Kenya's exports to the region. The study established that Kenya's exports to COMESA as a region are impacted by oil price shocks, variations in investment level in Kenya and exchange rate. Erratic weather patterns characterized by droughts do not affect the country's exports to the region. Therefore, the paper recommends that for Kenya to boost its exports to the region and subsequently boost Intra-COMESA trade, the government of Kenya should promote investment and ensure that the country gets enough crude oil supplies even when global prices are rising as this will boost the country's exports to the region.
Proximate, Dietary Fibre and Organoleptic Analysis of Mung Beans Yoghurt
Authors: Adisti Qamahadlina  , Fatma Zuhrotun Nisa  , Fasty Arum Utami
Published: February 2024

Mung beans have the potential to be processed into functional food. Mung beans are known as high-nutrition foods, especially protein and dietary fibre. One of the alternatives in processing mung beans is fermentation, which will produce mung bean yoghurt. The fermentation process can increase the nutritional value of mung beans. Besides that, the fermentation of mung bean yoghurt can also increase the consumer acceptability and economic value of mung bean. The objective of this research is to determine the ash content, water content, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, and dietary fibre content of mung bean yoghurt, and also to find out the results of organoleptic analysis of mung bean yoghurt. This is a cross-sectional study, measuring every variable at one time on mung bean yoghurt. Organoleptic test, include the colour, aroma, flavour and texture of yoghurt were measured among 30 semi-trained panelists. Mung bean yoghurt contains 84 (45%) of water, 0 (7%) of ash, 7 (26%) of protein, 0 (15%) of fat, 7 (44%) of carbohydrates and 3 (66%) of dietary fibre. For organoleptic analysis, the color of mung bean yoghurt does not differ significantly compare to commercial cow milk yoghurt. While for the aroma, flavour, and texture, mungbean yoghurt differs significantly from commercial cow milk yoghurt. This research can be concluded that the protein and dietary fibre content of mung beans yoghurt is higher than commercial cow milk yoghurt. However, mung bean yoghurt has less fat than commercial cow milk yoghurt. The aroma, flavour, colour of commercial cow milk yoghurt is preferable to mung bean yoghurt.