bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Getis-Ord Gi* statistics at adaptation of perennial hydrocarbon content data in Bolshoy Balyk river basin
Authors: Dobryakova V.A. , Moskvina N.N. , Zhegalina L.F.
Published: July 2020

Balyk river basin for the period 2006–2017 using ArcGIS Pro statistical analysis tools are presented in this article. The information basis of the research is the local environment monitoring data of license areas of Ugra, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, RF. The research was implemented in two stages. At the first stage, pollution hot spots were revealed basing on the calculation of local Getis-Ord Gi* index for each year. The calculation was made taking into account the mutual location of sampling points and value of the neighborhood. At the second stage hot spots genesis for 12 years was analyzed via modelling space-and-time cube. Clustering time series of hydrocarbons average annual concentration according to the Getis-Ord Gi* indicator made it possible to determine the places of one-off pollution, most likely associated with oil spills, and to track pollutants transportation along the current. The location of the increasing river ecosystem pollution was also determined. The obtained results enable bringing out basic zones of permanent high hydrocarbon concentrations and places of periodic discharges into the river basin.
Board structure, firm performance and risk: Recent evidence from Greece
Authors: Rompotis Gerasimos G.
Published: July 2020

This paper examines the relationship between the characteristics of the board and the performance and risk of a firm using data from forty-five Greek listed companies over the period 2015-2018. The analysis considers various alternative performance measures, both accounting-based and stock-based, as well as two measures for risk. The board characteristics considered are the size of the board, the number of female members on the board, the number of non-executive members on the board, and the duality regarding the roles of the chief executive officer (CEO) and the president of the board. As far as the board size is concerned, the results show no significant impact on performance. This finding is in line with past studies on Greek companies. On the contrary, the presence of women on the board seems to be negatively related to performance. The same seems to be the case for the non-executive members, especially when the stock returns are taken into consideration. Finally, when it comes to duality, the results indicate the occupation of the president and CEO roles by the same person exerts a positive impact on firm performance decreasing, at the same time, its risk. This study contributes to the literature in various ways. First, it uses the most recent data from the Greek market. Furthermore, from a political point of view, the study covers a very interesting period, given that during 2015-2018 Greece had for a first time a left-wing government, a factor that could possibly affect the conduction of business in Greece. In addition, the finding that the duality in the roles of CEO and president can lower the risk of a firm is a new finding. Finally, in general, the results confirm the conclusions of the previous studies on Greek companies about the poor impact of the board on firm performance.
Conducting Narrative Studies in Pakistan: Reflections from the Field
Authors: Khan Haji Karim
Published: July 2020

This reflective paper emerges from the analysis of my experience of carrying out narrative studies in Pakistan — a country where narrative research in education is still very young. Field-notes, reflective journals and research memos were the key sources for the analysis. The reflections showcase my experiences of getting the insider’s views, co-constructing narratives, and co-constructing the research reality while carrying out narrative research studies in Pakistan. Findings have pertinent implications for narrative research studies in Pakistan and elsewhere in a similar settings.
A quantum algorithm for automata encoding
Authors: Tsai Edison , Perkowski Marek
Published: July 2020

Encoding of finite automata or state machines is critical to modern digital
logic design methods for sequential circuits. Encoding is the process of
assigning to every state, input value, and output value of a state machine a
binary string, which is used to represent that state, input value, or output
value in digital logic. Usually, one wishes to choose an encoding that, when
the state machine is implemented as a digital logic circuit, will optimize
some aspect of that circuit. For instance, one might wish to encode in such a
way as to minimize power dissipation or silicon area. For most such
optimization objectives, no method to find the exact solution, other than a
straightforward exhaustive search, is known. Recent progress towards
producing a quantum computer of large enough scale to surpass modern
supercomputers has made it increasingly relevant to consider how quantum
computers may be used to solve problems of practical interest. A quantum
computer using Grover?s well-known search algorithm can perform exhaustive
searches that would be impractical on a classical computer, due to the
speedup provided by Grover?s algorithm. Therefore, we propose to use Grover?s
algorithm to find optimal encodings for finite state machines via exhaustive
search. We demonstrate the design of quantum circuits that allow Grover?s
algorithm to be used for this purpose. The quantum circuit design methods
that we introduce are potentially applicable to other problems as well.
Dependencies of current harmonics of some nonlinear load devices on rms supply voltage
Authors: Korunovic Lidija , Anastasijevic Ivan
Published: July 2020

The paper deals with the determination of current harmonic dependencies of
some nonlinear load devices on the rms supply voltage. These dependencies are
based on the laboratory experiments that include the variations of rms supply
voltage in relatively wide ranges. The experiments were performed on some
representatives of nonlinear load devices. Both current harmonic amplitudes
and their angles are recorded during the voltage changes, and corresponding
dependencies on rms voltage are obtained by curve fitting. The results are
related to actual devices that are typically used in residential load sector.
The obtained dependencies are the indices of potentially significant effects
of rms voltage variation on current harmonics in low voltage installations.
Design and electromagnetic modeling of integrated LC filter in a buck converter
Authors: Ahmed Bensaci , Yacine Guettaf , Rabah Djekidel , Hamid M-H-A
Published: July 2020

This paper presents the design and electromagnetic modeling of a new
structure of integrated low-pass LC filter in a buck converter. This
micro-filter consists of a planar circular coil placed between two Mn-Zn
ferrite substrates. Mn-Zn ferrite has been chosen because of its high
permeability and permittivity. In this micro-filter substrates act not only
as a magnetic core but also as a capacitor. A modelling of the
electromagnetic and electric behavior of the integrated filter, we have
simulated with the help of the software PSIM 9.0 on the equivalent
electrical circuit of the dimensioned filter. A visualization of the
different electromagnetic phenomena that appear during the operation of the
filter is determined in 3D space dimension using the finite element method.
Enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS) and reduced low dose rate sensitivity (RLDRS) in bipolar devices
Authors: Pershenkov Vyacheslav , Bakerenkov Alexander , Rodin Alexander , Felitsyn Vladislav , Zhukov Alexander , Telets Vitaly , Belyakov Vladimir
Published: July 2020

Possible physical mechanism of enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS) and
reduced low dose rate sensitivity (RLDRS) in bipolar devices is described.
Modification of the low dose rate conversion model is presented. The
enhanced or reduced sensitivity can be connected with a specific position of
the effective Fermi level relatively acceptor and donor radiation-induced
interface traps. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of the low dose
rate effects is presented. The effect of the oxide trapped charge on the
value of the oxide electric field and the yield of the oxide charge were
taken into account. It leads to dependence of the accumulation of
radiation induced oxide charge and interface traps on the dose rate. In
enhancement version the ELDRS and RLDRS conversion model describes the low
dose rate effect in as ?true? dose rate effect.
Determining PES compliance in sectoral acts connected to forestry
Authors: Markovic Aleksandar , Keca Ljilјana
Published: July 2020

One of the ways to preserve nature and ecosystems from a group of market
mechanisms is a mechanism called Payments for Ecosystem Services - PES. In
this paper, sectoral laws related to forestry and nature protection are
analyzed to determine whether the existing legislation has elements that are
similar to PES and support its implementation or are closer to the principle
of ?command and control?. Three acts were selected for analysis: the Forest
law, the Water law, and the Environmental Protection Act. These are the
three sectoral acts that are closely related to nature conservation policy,
with forest and water systems being the largest suppliers of ecosystem
services and the most common subject of PES schemes. The aim of this
research is to find those articles of these laws that contain the basic
elements of the PES definition, by using certain keywords to search for
articles of the acts. Qualitative and quantitative content analysis was used
for the analysis. First, keywords were identified to distinguish the
articles of acts that are relevant to the research itself, and later the
meaning of each article was transformed into one or more terms called
?determinants?. In this way, the meaning of the articles was determined and
quantified to determine if there was a number of articles that overlapped
with the PES principles to some extent. In this research, we found that
there are very few articles and parts of the legislation that fully support
PES, and ecosystems and ecosystem services are not explicitly linked to
valuation and funding. In each of the acts in the chapters related to
financing, there are elements of PES and there is some form of financing of
activities aimed at preserving and improving the ecosystems and the
environment. The closest to the PES is the Water law. The Forest law has
certain disadvantages, as funds are collected from sources that have no
connection with forest ecosystems, and EPA is based on the ?Polluter pays?
principle and is farthest from the PES concept.
Institutional reforms and income distribution: Evidence from post-transition EU countries
Authors: Josifidis Kosta , Supic Novica , Bodor Sladjana
Published: July 2020

This paper provides an explanation of income dynamics in the posttransition
EU countries from the perspective of institutional changes. As a result of
seemingly-unrelated regressions analysis on panel data from 1990-2014, we
find robust evidence of the relationship between income shares and
institutional reforms. The impact of reforms on the top and below-average
income shares is negative, whereas this effect on above above-average income
share is positive. Decline of income share for the richest class during the
post-transitional period can be attributed to the loss of privileges
associated with the existence of an institutional vacuum in the first years
of transition. Although transition increased wages for workers at the end of
income distribution, the job losses had a stronger effect than wage
increase, so the overall effect on income share of this group is negative.
The winners of reforms appear as the workers with above-average income,
whose skills are complementary to the changes instituted by transition to
market economy and integration in the EU.
Economics of deforestation: Poverty, inequality and socio-environmental impacts of the consumption of firewood in Ecuador
Authors: Vallejo María , Caicedo Maribel
Published: July 2020

We take the concept of the economics of deforestation to analyse the
consumption of firewood in Ecuador during 2018. We identify poor rural
populations as being at risk, since the incomplete burning of firewood
generates emissions of CO2 that can reach levels that are harmful to their
health. We calculate that 95% of the impacts associated with the consumption
of firewood are concentrated in rural areas, most of them in poverty
conditions: the deforestation of 5,935 hectares, the emission of 1,317.38 Gg
of CO2 and 94.58 Gg of CO due to the consumption of 782.08 Gg of firewood.
We suggest an energy policy based on solidarity to reduce health risks for
these communities, which in turn will enable other impacts to be mitigated.
However, it will be necessary to include specific policies for commercial,
industrial and productive uses of firewood, where about 65% of firewood
consumption and its impacts are concentrated.
Women’s participation in the Brazilian labour market in the context of economic growth with income distribution (2004-2013)
Authors: Troncoso Leone
Published: July 2020

Between 2004 and 2013, Brazilian economy experienced economic growth with
improvement in income distribution. In this context, the reduction of the
participation of young people continued and it was accompanied by lower
participation of adult men and deceleration in increase of adult women?s
participation. The good performance of the labour market increased the
income of households in which women participated in economic activity.
Despite the improvement, in 2013, the number of households with low
socioeconomic status in which adult women faced difficulties to participate
in economic activity remained significant. Thus, the deceleration in the
increase in adult women participation rate occurred in the presence of a
significant number of women from low income and low participation rates,
while in households with higher income levels the participation rate of
adult women reached a very high level.
Experience of unplanned maternity: Case studies of two young single mothers in Belgrade
Authors: Tomanovic Smiljka
Published: July 2020

The paper is based on the analysis of narratives from the case studies of two
young single mothers from the longitudinal qualitative research in Belgrade.
The aims of the paper are exploration and interpretation of the positioning
and meaning of motherhood within social biographies of the working-class
single mothers. The intention is to study experience of single motherhood
among young women with lower social-economic status by exploring how it is
contextualised within structural, normative and institutional frameworks, as
well as within relational and biographical contexts. The analysis proved the
assumption that, although the position of motherhood within their life
courses is similar, its meaning within their social biographies is different
due to their different experience and subjectivities. In the concluding
discussion, I argue for taking into account feelings as part of maternal
experience, as well as to interpret agency as embedded in relational and
biographical contexts within a young woman?s social biography.
The implications of nostalgia in German modern sociology
Authors: Petrov Ana
Published: July 2020

In this article, I deal with nostalgia as an implicit category in the
19th-century German sociological discourses. I draw on the approaches that
argue that sociology can be seen as a nostalgic social science since the
sociologists? discourses were focused on the issues of causes,
characteristics, and consequences of the modern age for individuals and
society. Trying to explicate modern society, usually by comparing it to the
premodern forms of social order, modern sociologists shaped dichotomous
categories that were used for the definition of basic sociological concepts,
one of the typical ones being the dichotomy between modern society and
traditional communities. I here argue that modern sociologists constructed
their theories in relation to the idea of a lack or loss, i.e. in relation
to the question of what the modern society left behind during its growth:
community, spirit or freedom. An alternative, a solution, or simply a
utopian object for making comparison are found exactly in the object that is
lost - in the nostalgic reflection on those aspects of humanity that were no
longer possible in the modern age. Hence, I argue that modern sociology can
be defined as a certain discourse on social loss. This will be elaborated on
the examples of theories of Ferdinand Tonnies, Max Weber, and Georg Simmel.
Contemporary tendencies in the sociology of sport: From constitution to „fragmented“ discipline
Authors: Milovanovic Ivana , Radenovic Sandra
Published: July 2020

In the paper, the authors point to the elements of the development of the
sociology of sport, through the process of ?extrication? of sport from play
and leisure to the transformation of discipline conditioned by a pragmatic
consumerist approach to sport, and therefore by the sociology of sport.
First, they provide an overview of the emergence and constitution of the
sociology of sport in Europe and the United States, with a focus on the
development of that discipline in Serbia. Emphasizing that contemporary
sport is largely shaped by market relations in mass society, the authors
point to the importance of sociological research on the mutual influence of
sport on society and society on sport, with a critical reaffirmation of the
issues of contextual cognitive possibilities and social conditionality of
sport. In particular, they emphasize the need for reaffirmation of the
sociology of physical culture, which in its cognitive oeuvre is closer to
the sociology of culture and general sociology, as opposed to the
contemporary pragmatically conditioned tendencies to ?fragment? the
sociology of sport towards new related sub-disciplines. Therefore, the
authors argue that the existence of a number of sub-disciplines that have
arisen from the sociology of sport is one of the evident indicators that in
the domain of sociological knowledge, it is difficult to overcome the
influences of pragmatic-new-positivist approaches, which narrow not only the
critical-cognitive aspects, but also the practical needs of society for a
true understanding and the humane development of the sport and activities
related to it.
Cultural capital and students’ achievement: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Authors: Radulovic Mladen , Vesic Dragan , Malinic Dusica
Published: July 2020

In this research we set out to determine whether the effect of cultural
capital on students? achievement is mediated by self-efficacy. Furthermore,
we wanted to determine whether, in the context of this psychological factor,
cultural capital maintains a direct effect on students? achievement. The
stratified quota sample consisted of 575 eighth grade students from 30
primary schools on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Mediation effect
of self-efficacy was analysed in simple mediation model where cultural
capital was predictor variable and achievement criteria. It was found that
cultural capital in context of self-efficacy directly contributes to
students? achievement (?=.23). Its indirect effect through students? sense
of self-efficacy was also recognized (?=.12). The paper also presents the
implications of our findings for educational policies and school practices.
We discussed the need for revision of curriculum and the importance of
formative assessment with special attention to providing a feedback that has
positive effect on students? self-efficacy.
Between enlightenment and counter-enlightenment: The historical-philosophical meaning of Wittgenstein’s tractatus
Authors: Sumonja Milos
Published: July 2020

From a canonical writing of the analytic philosophy to an existentialist
diversion inside the scientific worldview - not many major works of the
contemporary philosophy have become a subject of so divergent
interpretations as Wittgenstein?s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. This paper
attempts to elucidate the meaning of the Tractatus from the perspective of
the insight that the modern conflict in the ways of seeing the world between
scientific Enlightenment and aesthetic Counter-Enlightement has informed the
historical context of the book?s emergence, as well as its interpretative
history. It is argued that Wittgenstein resorts to modernist irony so as to
show by the example of the Tractatus itself the irrationality of the
Enlightenment?s core belief that both sides in the aforesaid historical,
ideological and exegetical dispute share, which is that scientific method
exhaustes human rationality.
Oceans, Natural Disasters and Tourism
Authors: Swarbrooke Professor John
Published: July 2020

In recent years, the world seems to have seen increasing numbers of natural disasters, affecting coastal tourist destinations as well as places with no connection to tourism. Ritchie noted in 2008 that despite the apparent increases in natural disasters there still seemed to be a lack of research in the tourism field on the management of these disasters covering response, recovery, reduction and readiness (Ritchie, 2008). While things have improved since then there is still some truth in his contention. These natural disasters include extreme weather events such as hurricanes, storms, floods and landslides, and heatwaves as well as disasters in which the weather plays a part, such as wildfires, and disasters that are not linked to the weather at all, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and disease outbreaks. These natural disasters not only appear to be becoming more frequent but also more severe and sometimes occurring in places which have not seen such things before, and sometimes in major coastal tourist destinations.
Conclusions and the Future
Authors: Swarbrooke Professor John
Published: July 2020

In this book, I have attempted to cover a very broad subject, namely the impact of tourism on the marine environment. The text and the case studies together present the reader with a picture of the situation at the time of writing, which is late 2019 and early 2020. However, the situation is changing rapidly, not least due to the pace at which global warming is affecting the oceans and the rapid growth of the tourism industry in many parts of the world. In this final chapter, I will try to bring everything together and make a number of points by way of a conclusion although I hope that for many readers this chapter will stimulate them to find out more and undertake research that takes our knowledge of this fascinating subject further. Given how important the oceans are to the tourism industry and tourists it is highly surprising, and perhaps almost shocking, how little of the tourism literature focuses on the relationship between tourism and the marine environment. Before we look specifically at this relationship, though, I believe that it is important to start by setting the scene by looking at the ‘big picture’ that provides the context for the relationship between tourism and the marine environment.
The Marine Environment
Authors: Swarbrooke Professor John
Published: July 2020

The fact that open ocean covers two-thirds of the surface of our planet dramati- cally illustrates the importance of the marine environment to life on Earth. But the importance of the oceans goes far beyond their sheer size for it is the oceans that largely determine our climate for the weather around the world is heavily influenced by what happens in our seas. ‘Weather patterns are primarily controlled by ocean currents which are influenced by surface winds, temperature, salinity, the Earth’s rotation and ocean tides....Ocean currents bring warm water and rain from the equator to the poles and cold water from the poles towards the equator’ (www.greentumble.com, 2016). Every schoolchild knows that the sun evaporates water from the sea which then become clouds that then produces almost all of the rain and snow which falls on every land mass in the world. The oceans also absorb heat from the sun and from human activities; this heat is then carried to the land in those places where the prevailing winds blow from the sea to the land. At the same time, the oceans play a vital role in the carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide that is in the air.
O ESTÁGIO CURRICULAR NO CONTEXTO DA EAD: A RELAÇÃO ENTRE TEORIA E PRÁTICA NA FORMAÇÃO DO PEDAGOGO
Authors: Kuhn Ana Paula , Maciel Cristiano
Published: July 2020

A relação teoria e prática tem sido amplamente discutida nos Cursos de Pedagogia, sendo o Estágio Curricular Supervisionado um importante elemento no processo de Formação de Professores. Questiona-se como se estabelece a relação teoria e prática no planejamento e efetivação do Estágio Curricular em Pedagogia da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso-UNEMAT ofertado pela Universidade Aberta do Brasil-UAB. Este estudo de Doutorado objetivou analisar como se deu a relação da teoria com a prática, no processo de desenvolvimento nos três Estágios Curriculares (Educação Infantil, Ensino Fundamental e Espaços não escolares). Tratou-se de uma pesquisa exploratória de abordagem qualitativa, realizada com um grupo de 15 alunas. Observou-se a elaboração dos projetos de estágio, as interações presenciais e a distância e a regência em sala de aula. Neste artigo priorizamos os relatórios reflexivos. Os resultados apontaram que a vivência do Estágio Curricular necessita potencializar o exercício da reflexão crítica acerca das práticas de ensinar e do saber docente, o que implica problematização e trocas de experiências e de conhecimentos para o trabalho coletivo e para compreensão da escola como contexto singular de formação de professores. As análises foram realizadas considerando o Projeto do Curso de Pedagogia que corrobora com o pensamento de professor enquanto intelectual transformador, discutido por Giroux (1997). Pressupõe-se que o estágio curricular supervisionado tem a função fundamental que não é apenas levar os conhecimentos teóricos ao campo da prática, mas compreendê-los, pensando a realidade vivida pelo futuro professor.
PROSPEK PEMBERLAKUAN HUKUM ADAT DALAM HUKUM PIDANA NASIONAL
Authors: Setyawan Vincentius Patria
Published: July 2020

This study aims to determine the existence of customary law specifically related to customary offenses in national criminal law and its implementation that has been applied so far, and to find out the prospects for its application after the HP bills have been implemented. The results of this research are to provide an overview of present and future.
PERKEMBANGAN PEMBUKTIAN PADA PUTUSAN VERSTEK: STUDI KASUS DI PENGADILAN NEGERI SLEMAN DAN KOTA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Sundari Elisabeth , Widiastiani Nindry Sulistya
Published: July 2020

Article 25 of HIR provides that in case the defendant does not appear at court process (verstek), the claim will be accepted unless it is unreasonable and against the rights. In the beginning, that article was interpreted that in case the defendant doesn’t  appear at court process (verstek), the plaintiff shall not obeyed to proof his claim. How is the development of that previous interpretation? Normative legal research has been conducted to redress that issue. The data were collected from secondary data resources from Sleman and Yogyakarta District Court decisions concerning the burden of proof  in verstek recently,  and being  analized  qualitatively. The research result shows that there is a development in  interpretating Article 125 HIR, where the judges burdened the plaintiff to proof his claim. That interpretation development supports the strive to get the truth beyond reasonable doubt, to meet a fair decision,  as good as to avoid fraud claim, and haphazard decision.
TITAH RAJA KASULTANAN YOGYAKARTA DALAM PERSPEKTIF TEORI BESLISSINGENLEER TER HAAR
Authors: Pawana Sekhar Chandra
Published: July 2020

This paper discusses on the theoretical perspective of Beslissingenleer Ter Haar on decree of the king of Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. The issue of this paper is how the perspective of Ter Haar’s beslissingenleer theory on decree of the king of Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat as the functionary of adat law. This paper was conducted under the basis of normative method with statute approach, as secondary data were obtained from the literature related with the topic. The existence of decree of the king is a form of the exixtence of legal functionaries that can make a law in the fellowship of adat law, especially the Kraton Kasultanan of Yogyakarta.
TELAAH YURIDIS PEMBERIAN HAK GUNA BANGUNAN KEPADA PERSEKUTUAN KOMANDITER (CV)
Authors: Adhim Nur , Mahmudah Siti , Benuf Kornelius
Published: July 2020

UUPA regulates that legal subjects to land rights, including land with the right to Building Rights (HGB), are owned by Indonesian citizens or legal entities established under Indonesian law and domiciled in Indonesia. A different thing happened when the issuance of a Circular from the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) stated that a CV could apply for land rights in the form of HGB. The difference in the substance of the rules is the problem. This problem will be analyzed using normative juridical research methods, using secondary data, in the form of primary legal materials, and secondary legal materials. The author concludes that a CV cannot be granted a HGB certificate, because a CV is not a Legal Entity, and if it is done on behalf of another person or nominee there is a criminal threat.
PELAKSANAAN PENAWARAN TENDER DALAM PASAR MODAL DAN AKIBAT HUKUMNYA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Pasaribu Abigail Frida Christine Chiquita
Published: July 2020

The problem of Tender Offer is sticking to the surface, among others, because there have been several cases involving the Takeover of a Public Company by another Party, thus causing losses to other Shareholders, especially the Public Shareholders. This study aims to determine the arrangement of Tender Offers in Indonesia and the impact of the Takeover on a Public Company that was taken over. The form of research in the writing of this journal is normative legal research using the statutory approach. The legal materials used are of two types, namely primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. The results of this research are: First, Mandatory Tender Offer is regulated in POJK No. 9/POJK.04/2018. There is a provision that the Controllers must refloate within two years if the share ownership exceeds 80% as a result of the Mandatory Tender Offer. Then, the Voluntary Tender Offer is regulated in POJK No. 54/POJK.04/2015 concerning Voluntary Tender Offer. In general, the background to the Voluntary Tender Offer is that the Target Company plans to be delisted, as well as changing its status to a Private Company (Go Private). Also, the Voluntary Tender Offer can be made if the Bidder wishes to increase its investment portfolio and assesses that the Target Company has the potential to continue to develop in the future. Second, Takeovers can have legal consequences on the status of the company, company controllers, and employment.
Obstacles influencing The obstacles influencing sports activities in Saudi universities
Authors: SAYYD SAMEER MOHAMMED
Published: July 2020

Objectives: The aim of this study to evaluate the sports activities in Saudi universities from the students perspective also, to investigate the obstacles influencing sports activities in Saudi universities.

Methods: This study is used the descriptive approach to study 114 respondents were randomly selected from in some Saudi university. The questionnaire was used study comprises five questions. An online questionnaire was designed by Google forms and was distributed by email and WhatsApp.

Results: The study revealed some obstacles that hinder the success of sports activities in Saudi Arabia universities for males are: Sports injuries, Lack of facilities, Lack of tools, Non updated programs, admission conditions are not clear, Lack of student interest to do sport, Lack of time in university time table to do sport, There is no scheduled for the sport activities in Saudi universities, lack of fund and lack of human recourse.

Conclusion: Can see the importance to investigate the most important factors to enhance sports activities. As well most of the university's students agree with the important need to enhance the sports activities. In addition, all of the obstacles consider by the student are easy to solve if universities implement important the factors.
Knowledge Assessment And Application Psychological Skills Training (PST) In the Co-Curricular Trainer of the Malaysian Teacher Education Institute
Authors: Mohamad Hashim Junaidy , Mohd Noor Mohad Anizu
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study is to examine the level of knowledge and skills to apply the Psychological Skills Training (PST) among the Co-Curriculum Coaches of Malaysian Teachers' Teachers Institute which are randomly selected. A total of 77coches participated in this study consisting of 63 male coaches and 14 female coaches. The instrument for this study is a set of The Sports Psychology Revised Coach-2 (SPARC) questionnaire modified by the researchers based on the suitability. The questionnaire consists of 2 parts namely coaches demography and knowledge level Psychological Skills Training (PST) consisting of 10 items of questions and skilled to apply psychological Skills Training (PST) exercise sports psychology skills (10 items) based on Likert scale five values. An analysis is carried out descriptively involving frequency and percentage. The results based on application training showed that the method of self-talk training was very frequent and always applied, by 10 samples or 12.9%, followed by stress management training method by 6 samples or 7.8% and findings also showed that 66.2% or 51 samples did not apply the biofeedback training session method while training their athletes. Findings also showed that Co-Curriculum Coaches at the Malaysian Teachers Institute of Malaysia are less knowledgeable and less skilled to apply Psychological Skills Training (PST) even though the coaches have the qualifications in sports specific and sports science certificate at the highest level. 8% and findings also showed that 66.2% or 51 samples did not apply the biofeedback training session method while training their athletes. Findings also showed that Co-Curriculum Coaches at the Malaysian Teachers Institute of Malaysia are less knowledgeable and less skilled to apply Psychological Skills Training (PST) even though the coaches have the qualifications in sports specific and sports science certificate at the highest level. 8% and findings also showed that 66.2% or 51 samples did not apply the biofeedback training session method while training their athletes. Findings also showed that Co-Curriculum Coaches at the Malaysian Teachers Institute of Malaysia are less knowledgeable and less skilled to apply Psychological Skills Training (PST) even though the coaches have the qualifications in sports specific and sports science certificate at the highest level.
Penggunaan Playdogh Dalam Mengembangkan Motorik Halus
Authors: Yuningsih Adhykha , Hasanah Uswatun
Published: July 2020

Abstrak Motorik Halus adalah gerakan ringan yang menggunakan otot-otot kecil, memanfaatkan jari jemari serta membutuhkan koordinasi gerak dan daya konsentrasi yang baik. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu: Untuk mengetahui cara penggunaan playdough di kelompok A umur 3-4 tahun. Metode penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dapat diambil kesimpulan, guru memang sudah menerapkan Langkah-Langkah Penggunaan Playdough. Pertama, persiapan sebelum pembelajaran diantaranya menetapkan tujuan pembelajaran, menyiapkan playdough. Kedua, pada saat pembelajaran diantaranya guru membagi anak dalam beberapa kelompok kecil, memperkenalkan media playdough, membagikan media playdough untuk setiap anak, dan anak diperkenankan membentuk benda-benda yang diinginkan. Hanya saja guru sering menerapkan anak untuk meniru bentuk adonan dari yang sudah guru buat.
Fungsi Evaluasi Dalam Manajemen Tahfizh Al-Qur’an
Authors: Ariani Lia , Jauhari Tontowi , Mulyadi Mulyadi
Published: July 2020

Pondok Pesantren Daarul Huffaazh merupakan lembaga dakwah yang berorientasi pada pendidikan Al-Qur’an dengan program takhassus dan pendidikan umum, diniyah serta tahfizh regular. Program tahfizh Al-Qur’an Daarul Huffaazh menerapkan fungsi perencanaan (planning), pengorganisasian (organizing), pengarahan (actuating), dan pengawasan (controlling). Meskipun demikian dijumpai banyak santri tidak mampu mencapai target  hafalan Al-Qur’an, sehingga perlu dianalisis fungsi manajemen di Pondok Pesantren Daarul Huffazh Desa Bernung Kecamatan Gedong Tataan  Kabupaten Pesawaran. Pembinaan santri dengan cara-cara tertentu dan terus menerus, dalam menghafal al-Qur’an. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan metode fenomenologi. Data penelitian diperoleh dari sumber data primer dan sekunder fungsi manajemen Daarul Huffaazh, dengan snowball sampling, dan data dikumpulkan dengan teknik wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian mengambarkan bahwa Pondok Pesantren Daarul Huffaazh menerapan empat fungsi manajemen yaitu perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pengarahan dan  pengawasan, akan tetapi dapat dikatakan fungsi manajemen belum berjalan secara maksimal, terutama pada fungsi pengawasan atau evaluasi, kurang berjalannya fungsi evaluasi menyebabkan banyak santri tidak mencapai  target yang telah ditetapkan.
Pre-service teachers’ scientific explanation with e-scaffolding in blended learning
Authors: Amelia Rizki , Rofiki Imam , TORTOP Hasan Said , ABAH Joshua Abah
Published: July 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of e-scaffolding in blended learning on pre-service teachers' scientific explanation abilities as well as to find out the patterns of scientific explanation of pre-service teachers who learn by e-scaffolding in blended learning. This study employed mixed-method with concurrent embedded design. Quasi-experimental research design in the form of a one-group pretest-posttest control group design was used as a quantitative approach, whereas the learning process and scientific explanation patterns were described in a qualitative approach. The population of this study was 152 elementary school pre-service teachers of a state university at Malang, while the sample was 24 elementary school pre-service teachers in the seventh semester. The sample selection technique in the study was purposive sampling. The instrument used for measuring scientific explanation abilities was problem descriptions. The quantitative data were analyzed using the t-test, while qualitative data were analyzed using descriptive method. The finding of the study indicated that pre-service teachers' scientific explanation improved after learning with e-scaffolding in blended learning. The pre-service teachers were able to explain the relationship between theory and problems very well. The recommendation for future research, it is crucial to investigate the characterization of scientific explanation
Introduction, connection, application, reflection, and extension (ICARE) learning model: The impact on students’ collaboration and communication skills
Authors: Siahaan Parsaoran , Dewi Ermawati , Suhendi Endi
Published: July 2020

The 21st-Century skills are skills that must be possessed by students to compete in the era of globalization. The provisioning of these skills to students can go through the physics learning process at school. Introduction, Connection, Application, Reflection, and Extension (ICARE) learning model is one of the learning models that can be applied in Physics learning in high school to train students' skills in critical thinking, creative thinking, communication, and collaboration. The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement of communication and collaboration skills of students after applying the ICARE learning model. The research method used was quasi-experimental with a single-group interrupted time series design. The sample were high school students in one of the Karawang districts, consisting of 12 male students and 15 female students. During the learning activities, students will be given a worksheet with several different questions each meeting tailored to the material being studied, and the answer will be used as a source for analyzing their written communication skills. These questions lead students to be able to communicate the results of their experiments following scientific principles. Experimental activities conducted by students will be analyzed to measure their collaborative skills, and students' presentations will be used to measure their oral communication skills. The improvement of those three aspects was analyzed at each meeting. The results showed that the implementation of learning using the ICARE approach was able to improve the ability of students to collaborate with an average score of 7.87 at the first meeting to 15.93 at the second meeting. While the communication, especially report-writing skills of students, increased from the average of1.53 at the first meeting to 3.6 at the second meeting. The aspect of making presentation material increased from 1.67 to 3.17, and the aspect of oral presentation increased from 1.53 to 3.53 at the second meeting. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that students' communication and collaboration skills improve after the ICARE learning model implemented
Instructional Strategies for Foreign Languages Learning: A Practical Approach of Mahmud Yunus’ Thought
Authors: Maulana Mohammad Firman
Published: July 2020

Mahmud Yunus’ thoughts about instructional strategies that he wrote in his book are rational and comprehensive enough to motivate students to learn. His strategies focus on fostering students’ self-confidence, independence, creativity, and courage to try to manifest themselves and to actualize themselves. This study tried to look further at how these instructional strategies were carried out in foreign language learning, such as English learning and Arabic learning. The method used in this research was literature research with data source triangulation. To collect the data and information, we used deductive thinking. A descriptive qualitative method was used to present the results of the study. The results of this study showed that the instructional strategies of Mahmud Yunus emphasized teaching patterns with a system of direct method, practical and collaborative learning. This approach is relevant in language teaching for both, beginners and intermediate levels. Therefore, educators and further research will be very good if they can apply Mahmud Yunus’ instructional strategy in language learning.
Evoking 21st-Century Skills: Developing Instrument of Critical Thinking Skills and Mastery of Ecosystem Concepts
Authors: Harahap Lia Junita , Ristanto Rizhal Hendi , Komala Ratna
Published: July 2020

Instrument is one of the supports of learning success. Assessment of student knowledge will encourage students to get better grades and will have an impact on increasing student knowledge. This study aims to develop the instruments of critical thinking skills and the ecosystem concept mastery. The instruments produced were an essay test adopted from Facione and a multiple-choice test adopted from Anderson Krathwohl. This research was conducted on September 2018 - October 2019 with 37 tenth-grade students as the sample. The research method used was the 4D model (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate), however this research did not do the disseminate stage due to the limitation of time. The results showed that the instruments are feasible with the results of expert validation of 81.03 and 85.00 respectively. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the developed instruments could be used to measure the critical thinking skills and mastery of concepts. However, these tests must be developed further in large classes with more students.
The Correlation between Parents’ Personalities and Responsible Environmental Behavior on Students’ Learning at School
Authors: Karnadi Karnadi , Sudarwanto Sudarwanto , Rismayati Ade Imas
Published: July 2020

Environment is everything around the human being and influences the development of human life. Environmental problems have to be solved by all parties, including parents. Environmental responsibility behavior comes from an awareness of the problems that occurred. This awareness can solve the problems. The responsibility behavior of parents is the result of the interaction of various factors, one of them is a personality factor. This study aimed to recognize the correlation between personality and environmental responsibility behavior of parents. This research was conducted in SMP (Junior High School) Labschool Jakarta, SMP Labschool Kebayoran, and SMP Labschool Cibubur in the first semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The population of the study was all parents whose children study at the mentioned Lab schools. The method used was a survey method through correlational studies. The correlation coefficient obtained was 0.961. It could be interpreted that the determination coefficient was 92.4 %. Based on the result, it could be concluded that the personality variable contributed to the parents’ environmental responsibility behavior (92.4 %) while 7.6 % was determined by other factors. The very high correlation could have an impact on a child's parenting. Parents who have a high personality will educate their children to have a high personality and environmental responsibility as well. Learning models in schools that are appropriate and contain strong Islamic values will be able to strengthen the personality of a child that has been formed by his parents at home.
The Mapping of Indigenous Knowledge of People at 3T (Frontier, Outermost, and Least Developed) Regions as an Ethnoscience Study
Authors: Parmin Parmin , Taufiq Muhamad
Published: July 2020

This research intended to map indigenous knowledge of people in the frontier, outermost, and least developed regions or generally referred to as 3T (Terdepan/Frontier, Terluar/Outermost, Tertinggal/Least Developed) regions. This research employed a qualitative research approach through a descriptive method in which an experimental method was performed for mapping the indigenous knowledge. The target mapping area was Papua, Aceh, West Kalimantan, and East Nusa Tenggara. Geographical position, research funding, and time allocation became the main considerations in selecting these areas. The four 3T regions are said to be the most appropriate as the locals remain to believe and apply their indigenous knowledge. The mapping results found that several indigenous knowledge is potentially tested scientifically in labs, they are Bakar Batu, Tanam Sasi, and Honai in Papua; Rumoh Aceh and Batu Nisan in Aceh; Berjuluk Baatutuk and Betang Radang in West Kalimantan; and Ebang and Welang in East Nusa Tenggara. There are numerous traditions found in the research location, yet those that do not have met the criteria of scientific objects, such as myths and legends, were not included. The mapping results were followed by confirming the opinions of prospective science teachers obtained by 85 % of 54 students who were interested in this finding as a study of ethnocentric The research concluded that the indigenous knowledge of people in 3T regions are unique and required to be further examined scientifically and could be reviewed as a source for Ethnoscience course. This research recommendation is that in science learning, especially in the 3T region should pay attention to efforts to change traditional knowledge into scientific knowledge through integrating the mapping of indigenous knowledge as the content of ethnoscience.