bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social, economic, and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents retained in or recently disengaged from HIV care in Kenya
Authors: Enane Leslie A. , Apondi Edith , Aluoch Josephine , Bakoyannis Giorgos , Lewis Kulzer Jayne , Kwena Zachary , Kantor Rami , Chory Ashley , Gardner Adrian , Scanlon Michael , Goodrich Suzanne , Wools-Kaloustian Kara , Elul Batya , Vreeman Rachel C.
Published: September 2021

Introduction

Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV, ages 10–19) experience complex challenges to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and remain in care, and may be vulnerable to wide-scale disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed for a range of effects of the pandemic on ALHIV in western Kenya, and whether effects were greater for ALHIV with recent histories of being lost to program (LTP).

Methods

ALHIV were recruited from an ongoing prospective study at 3 sites in western Kenya. The parent study enrolled participants from February 2019–September 2020, into groups of ALHIV either 1) retained in care or 2) LTP and traced in the community. Phone interviews from July 2020–January 2021 assessed effects of the pandemic on financial and food security, healthcare access and behaviors, and mental health. Responses were compared among the parent study groups.

Results

Phone surveys were completed with 334 ALHIV or their caregivers, including 275/308 (89.3%) in the retained group and 59/70 (84.3%) among those LTP at initial enrollment. During the pandemic, a greater proportion of LTP adolescents were no longer engaged in school (45.8% vs. 36.4%, p = 0.017). Over a third (120, 35.9%) of adolescents reported lost income for someone they relied on. In total, 135 (40.4%) did not have enough food either some (121, 36.2%) or most (14, 4.2%) of the time. More LTP adolescents (4/59, 6.8% vs. 2/275, 0.7%, p = 0.010) reported increased difficulties refilling ART. Adolescent PHQ-2 and GAD-2 scores were ≥3 for 5.6% and 5.2%, respectively.

Conclusions

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating socioeconomic effects for Kenyan ALHIV and their households. ALHIV with recent care disengagement may be especially vulnerable. Meanwhile, sustained ART access and adherence potentially signal resilience and strengths of ALHIV and their care programs. Findings from this survey indicate the critical need for support to ALHIV during this crisis.
Establishment of a quadruplex real-time PCR assay to distinguish the fungal pathogens Diaporthe longicolla, D. caulivora, D. eres, and D. novem on soybean
Authors: Hosseini Behnoush , Voegele Ralf T. , Link Tobias I.
Published: September 2021

Diaporthe species are fungal plant pathogens of many important crops. Seed decay is one of the most important diseases on soybean. It is caused by various species of the genus Diaporthe and responsible for significant economic damage. In central Europe the four species D. longicolla, D. caulivora, D. eres, and D. novem are considered the principal species of Diaporthe on soybean. Fast and accurate detection of these pathogens is of utmost importance. In this study four species-specific TaqMan primer-probe sets that can be combined into a quadruplex assay were designed based on TEF sequences. The specificity and efficiency of the primer-probe sets were tested using PCR products and genomic DNA from pure cultures of the four Diaporthe species and other soybean fungal pathogens. Our results indicate that the primer-probe sets DPCL, DPCC, DPCE, and DPCN allow discrimination of D. longicolla, D. caulivora, D. eres, and D. novem, respectively, and can be used to detect and quantify these four Diaporthe species in parallel using quadruplex real-time PCR. In addition, the quadruplex real-time PCR assay was evaluated on different plant materials including healthy and infected soybean seeds or seed lots, soybean stems, and soybean leaves. This assay is a rapid and effective method to detect and quantify Diaporthe species from samples relevant for disease control.
Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia
Authors: Joachimdass Raphael Joe , Subramaniam Kavitha , Sit Nam Weng , Lim Yang Mooi , Teo Chin Hai , Ng Chirk Jenn , Yusof Afzaninawati Suria , Loganathan Annaletchumy
Published: September 2021

Purpose

To determine the prevalence of crude herbs’ use in the self-management of hypertension and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with hypertension.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was performed among patients with hypertension attending a government health clinic. Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle modifications, medical history and predictors of crude herbs users were obtained. The diversity of crude herbs used was assessed using a modified international complementary and alternative medicine questionnaire (I-CAM-Q) and the HRQOL was assessed using the SF36 instrument.

Results

Out of the 294 patients recruited, 52.4% were female, 41.5% were Malay and 38.8% were within the 60 to69 age category. The prevalence of crude herbs users was 30.6% and the most common herbs used were pegaga (Centella asiatica), peria (Momordica charantia) and betik (Carica papaya). Using the regression analysis, significantly higher odds of using crude herbs are noted among Malay or Indian patients who have these characteristics: attained secondary education, experienced falls or muscle pain, and had systolic blood pressure of more than 140 mmHg. There was no significant difference in HRQOL domains between the crude herb users and non-users (p>0.05).

Conclusion

Besides taking allopathic medications, certain patients with hypertension use crude herbs as a form of self-management. Although patients are adamant about integrating crude herbs as a form of self-management, the effects of doing so have not been properly investigated. This implies that the healthcare staff members need to communicate with the patients regarding the use of crude herbs together with conventional drugs.
On the quality of quantitative instruments to measure digital competence in higher education: A systematic mapping study
Authors: Saltos-Rivas Rafael , Novoa-Hernández Pavel , Serrano Rodríguez Rocío
Published: September 2021

In this study, we report on a Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) on how the quality of the quantitative instruments used to measure digital competencies in higher education is assured. 73 primary studies were selected from the published literature in the last 10 years in order to 1) characterize the literature, 2) evaluate the reporting practice of quality assessments, and 3) analyze which variables explain such reporting practices. The results indicate that most of the studies focused on medium to large samples of European university students, who attended social science programs. Ad hoc, self-reported questionnaires measuring various digital competence areas were the most commonly used method for data collection. The studies were mostly published in low tier journals. 36% of the studies did not report any quality assessment, while less than 50% covered both groups of reliability and validity assessments at the same time. In general, the studies had a moderate to high depth of evidence on the assessments performed. We found that studies in which several areas of digital competence were measured were more likely to report quality assessments. In addition, we estimate that the probability of finding studies with acceptable or good reporting practices increases over time.
Improving health care from the bottom up: Factors for the successful implementation of kaizen in acute care hospitals
Authors: Shatrov Kosta , Pessina Camilla , Huber Kaspar , Thomet Bernhard , Gutzeit Andreas , Blankart Carl Rudolf
Published: September 2021

Background

Kaizen—a management technique increasingly employed in health care—enables employees, regardless of their hierarchy level, to contribute to the improvement of their organization. The approach puts special emphasis on frontline employees because it represents one of their main opportunities to participate directly in decision making. In this study, we aimed to (1) understand the experiences of nurses in two hospitals that had recently implemented kaizen, and (2) identify factors affecting the implementation of the technique.

Methods

By means of purposeful sampling, we selected 30 nurses from different units in two private acute care hospitals in Switzerland in May 2018. We used the Organizational Transformation Model to conduct semi-structured interviews and perform qualitative content analysis. Lastly, originating from Herzberg’s motivation theory, we suggest two types of factor influencing the implementation of kaizen—hygiene factors that may prevent nurses from getting demotivated, and motivational factors that may boost their motivation.

Results

Nurses generally experienced kaizen as a positive practice that enabled them to discuss work-related activities in a more comprehensive manner. In some cases, however, a lack of visible improvement in the workplace lowered nurses’ motivation to make suggestions. Nurses’ attitudes towards kaizen differed across both hospitals depending on the available managerial support, resources such as infrastructure and staffing levels.

Conclusions

From our findings, we derived several coping strategies to help health practitioners implement kaizen for the benefit of their organization and employees: Strong managerial support, appropriate use of kaizen tools, and a greater sense of team cohesion, among other factors, can influence how effectively hospital teams implement kaizen. To reap the benefits of kaizen, hospital managers should promote the exchange of opinions across hierarchy levels, allocate the necessary resources in terms of personnel and infrastructure, and show nurses how the technique can help them improve their workplace.
Effect Of Computer-Based Tests On The Academic Performance OfB.Sc. (Ed.) Physics Students At The University Of Agriculture, Makurdi
Authors: Tachia Mfeuter Joseph
Published: September 2021

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of computer based test (CBT) on the academic performance of B.S.c (Ed.) physics students at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi. The results of 100L students who wrote their examinations with paper-and-pencil test (PPT), from2011/2012 to 2013/2014 academic sessions and those that wrote with CBT from 2014/2015 to2015/2016 academic sessions were analyzed. The raw scores of students’ result were used for this research. The population of this study was six hundred and thirty nine (639) registered students in B.sc (Ed.) Physics, which is the total number of 100L students’ who registered and wrote their examinations from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016 academic sessions at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM). For the purpose of this study, the descriptive survey design was used. The purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample from the population. The results were analyzed using the Students T-test. The findings of this research show that, there is no significant effect of CBT on the academic performance of B.sc (ED) Physics at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Mixed Integer Programming Technique According to Traffic Light for Autonomous Collision Free Ground Based on Traffic System
Authors: Islam Nahida , Hanif Dr. Mohammad Hanif
Published: September 2021

The optimization process has been applied in the present study for a collision-free self-directed ground-Based traffic system. An algorithm has been proposed, called MIPATS (Mixed integer programming Algorithm for self-directed ground-based Traffic system), which makes the high-performance crossway crossing discrete-time trajectory for every transport. The Constraints are very well designed and the process has been optimized to make collisions free crossway crossing system. The potency of the suggested MIPATS is measured through a protracted model using a microscopically dealings simulator, ANYLOGIC. The pretending results show that MIPATS performance is better traffic throughput compared to a general traffic light model.
A Note Concerning Fermat Numbers
Authors: Feliksiak Monica
Published: September 2021

The Fermat’s Numbers are clearly all of the form 6n + 5, with one exception to this rule. This paper presents a general formula, showing the structure of Fermat numbers.
CAUTIVERIO Y PANDEMIA.
Authors: Osorio Soto Gary Martín
Published: September 2021

El presente artículo, realiza el análisis sanitario de Tacna y Arica durante la pandemia mundial de la “Gripe Española” durante la administración chilena de Tacna y Arica, en el contexto del cautiverio posterior a la Guerra del Pacíco.
History Of Epizootics, Epidemics And Evolution Of Coronaviruses
Authors: MAMINIAINA Olivier Fridolin , RAZAFINDRAFARA Mirantsoa Suzanne
Published: September 2021

Alors que les coronavirus émergents sont toujours devenus un problème mondial de santé humaine et animale, en particulier le SARS-CoV, le MERS-CoV et le SARS-CoV2 (syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère coronavirus 2), de nombreux chercheurs se sont concentrés sur les caractéristiques épidémiques, virologiques et cliniques de chaque coronavirus. depuis la première description de l'IBV (virus de la bronchite infectieuse) en 1930. Incontestablement, les chauves-souris constituent un réservoir naturel pour de nombreux virus, dont les coronavirus, et ont joué un rôle épidémiologique crucial dans l'émergence de nombreuses maladies virales chez l'homme ou l'animal via d'autres animaux comme hôtes intermédiaires. Dans cette revue, nous tenterons de situer les différentes épizooties et épidémies causées par le CoV, leur réservoir ainsi que leur évolution en relation avec l'histoire des intrusions humaines sur leur environnement.
Spielfeld versus Konzertbühne
Authors: Kämper Julian
Published: September 2021

Julian Kämper zieht ausgehend von den Massenphänomenen Sport und e-Sport, bei denen ein Millionenpublikum live oder vor dem Bildschirm einzelnen Akteur*innen beim Austragen von Spielen zusieht, Parallelen zur musikalischen Aufführungspraxis im Konzert. Die Integration von Game-Elementen wird in diesem Zusammenhang als eine kompositorische Strategie begriffen, um eine gesteigerte (körperliche) Präsenz der Interpret*innen zu erzeugen und die Kommunikation zwischen Bühnenakteur*innen und Publikum zu intensivieren. Die Argumentation wird konkretisiert anhand von spielbasierten Stücken des Komponisten und Klangkünstlers hans w. koch, in denen sich eine Ästhetik des Imperfekten manifestiert.
Self-Evaluation of Jurnal Informatika Sunan Kalijaga (JISKa): Perspectives of Reviewers and Authors
Authors: Gunawan Eko Hadi , Wonoseto Muhammad Galih , Minati Sekar , Nuruzzaman Muhammad Taufiq
Published: September 2021

The success of JISKa is inseparable from the role of reviewers and authors. Unfortunately, JISKa had never been assessed or evaluated by reviewers and authors despite the fact that assessment from the reviewers and authors would be valuable feedback for JISKa’s self-evaluation. Therefore, survey-based research has recently been conducted to assess JISKa’s performance using the User Acceptance Test of OJS version 2.4.8.0. This study used a survey method to obtain an assessment and evaluation from reviewers and authors related to JISKa.The respondents in this study consist of 68 authors and 26 reviewers. The result of this study stated that 91.2% of the authors and 84.6% of reviewers are satisfied with JISKa. A percentage number of 100% of writers and reviewers wants JISKa to raise its level of Sinta accreditation. This accreditation is awarded in 2018 and will end in 2023. JISKa is now on Sinta 4.The JISKa website appearance looks good and easy to use. The dashboard on the JISKa page is user-friendly for the author. However, the current version of JISKa OJS 2.4.8.0 needs to be upgraded to OJS version 3. There are some points for the future consideration of JISKa: JISKa needs to promote itself more, upgrade the OJS version, and provide the reviewers with certificates of appreciation for future consideration.
A Machine Learning Framework for Improving Classification Performance on Credit Approval
Authors: Prastyo Pulung Hendro , Prasetyo Septian Eko , Arti Shindy
Published: September 2021

Credit scoring is a model commonly used in the decision-making process to refuse or accept loan requests. The credit score model depends on the type of loan or credit and is complemented by various credit factors. At present, there is no accurate model for determining which creditors are eligible for loans. Therefore, an accurate and automatic model is needed to make it easier for banks to determine appropriate creditors. To address the problem, we propose a new approach using the combination of a machine learning algorithm (Naïve Bayes), Information Gain (IG), and discretization in classifying creditors. This research work employed an experimental method using the Weka application. Australian Credit Approval data was used as a dataset, which contains 690 instances of data. In this study, Information Gain is employed as a feature selection to select relevant features so that the Naïve Bayes algorithm can work optimally. The confusion matrix is used as an evaluator and 10-fold cross-validation as a validator. Based on experimental results, our proposed method could improve the classification performance, which reached the highest performance in average accuracy, precision, recall, and f-measure with the value of 86.29%, 86.33%, 86.29%, 86.30%, and 91.52%, respectively. Besides, the proposed method also obtains 91.52% of the ROC area. It indicates that our proposed method can be classified as an excellent classification.
دور الافصاح المحاسبي للكشف عن تأثير العمليات الارهابية باستخدام معيار FNO101 لتحقيق تنمية مصرفية مستدامة دراسة تطبيقية لمصرف الموصل للتنمية والاستثمار شركة مساهمة خاصة
Authors:   Ministry of Education- Iraq, Mayxan Bayn J.
Published: September 2021

يهدف هذا البحث الى بيان دور واهمية المعيار المحاسبي ( الافصاح ) للكشف عن تأثير العمليات الارهابية على نشاط ( مصرف الموصل للتنمية والاستثمار ، شركة مساهمة خاصة ) باستعمال معيار FNO101 وهو معيار محاسبي اصدرته مجلس معايير محاسبة الاستدامة ، لبيان تأثير وقوع الحادثة الاليمة لدخول المجاميع الارهابية ( المسمى بداعش الارهابي ) الى بلدنا العزيز ( العراق ) على القوائم والتقارير المالية قبل وبعد عامي ( 2014- 2015 ) ، لذا تم اتباع المنهج الاستنباطي للجانب النظري والمنهج الاستقرائي والوصفي للجانب العملي ومن اهم نتائج البحث تبين ارتفاع نسب مؤشرات معيار ات الاستدامة للمعيار FNO101 المصرفي للأعوام قبل الحادثة الأليمة ( 2012 -2013) حيث كان هناك بداية انتعاش اقتصادي وتحقيق ارباح وايرادات مستدامة وانخفاضها لاعوام الحادثة (2014-2015 -2016 ) حيث كان هناك تأثير سلبي واضح ومفصح لفترة ركود اقتصادي وتحقيق خسائر وارباح صفرية وملاحظة ارتفاع نسبي وتدريجي بعد الانتصار على العناصر الارهابية للاعوام (2017-2018 ) حيث بدأ بولوج انتعاش اقتصادي بيئي واجتماعي من جديد .
Not Built to Last: Military Occupation and Ruination under Settler Colonialism
Authors: Weiss Joseph
Published: September 2021

This article explores the afterlife of a military base on the islands of Haida Gwaii, unceded territory of the Indigenous Haida Nation. Canadian Forces Station Masset was officially decommissioned in 1997, its buildings abandoned by Canada’s armed forces. The understanding of both Haida and their settler neighbors was thus that the army was gone, leaving only ruins and ambivalent affects in its wake. Yet the military had not actually left; rather, it remained in concealment, continuing to monitor the territory it had occupied. At work in this strange juxtaposition of absence and presence, I argue, is the deliberate production of a paradox, a constitutive contradiction that serves to reinforce the structures of settler domination even as it mitigates the visible presence of the forces of occupation. The affects of ruination engendered by the military’s departure, I contend, form part of these processes of settler concealment and deception.
Care and Scale: Decorrelative Ethics in Algorithmic Recommendation
Authors: Seaver Nick
Published: September 2021

The people who make algorithmic recommender systems want apparently incompatible things: they pride themselves on the scale at which their software works, but they also want to treat their materials and users with care. Care and scale are commonly understood as contradictory goals: to be careful is to work at small scale, while working at large scale requires abandoning the small concerns of care. Drawing together anthropological work on care and scale, this article analyzes how people who make music recommender systems try to reconcile these values, reimagining what care and scale mean and how they relate to each other in the process. It describes decorrelation, an ethical technique that metaphorically borrows from the mathematics of machine learning, which practitioners use to reimagine how values might relate with each other. This “decorrelative ethics” facilitates new arrangements of care and scale, which challenge conventional anthropological theorizing.
Course scheduling optimization using genetic algorithm and tabu search
Authors: Amrulloh Arif , Sela Enny Itje
Published: September 2021

Scheduling courses in higher education often face problems, such as the clashes of teachers' schedules, rooms, and students' schedules. This study proposes course scheduling optimization using genetic algorithms and taboo search. The genetic algorithm produces the best generation of chromosomes composed of lecturer, day, and hour genes. The Tabu search method is used for the lecture rooms division. Scheduling is carried out for the Informatics faculty with four study programs, 65 lecturers, 93 courses, 265 lecturer assignments, and 65 classes. The process of generating 265 schedules took 561 seconds without any scheduling clashes. The genetic algorithms and taboo searches can process quite many course schedules faster than the manual method.
A study of employee well-being in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Authors: Moovala Vijayalaxmi
Published: September 2021

Organisations are investing in employee well-being initiatives, as employees constitute the most important stakeholder group. Employee well-being requires a focused and concentrated approach. The main aim of this study was to assess the importance of  employee well-being in organisations in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study was based on the five domains of employee well-being model [1]. The five domains being the health domain, the work domain, the values/principles domain, the collective/social domain, and the personal growth domain. The study revealed that majority of the participating organisations were focusing more on factors related to physical health and physical safety of their employees than on mental health. Significant factors like pay and rewards, autonomy, job satisfaction, people management policies, professional management,  workload distribution, and leadership need improvement when compared to factors like work-life balance, open and inclusive work environment. All these factors relate to the work  domain.  In the values/principles domain, more participating organisations had a clear mission and objectives, and were investing in  training their managers and employees, whereas ethical standards, diversity and inclusion, cultural engagement, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, dignity at work and mutual trust at the workplace, needs to be given more attention. Very few participating organisations have value-based leadership and a well-being strategy in place. Teamworking, dignity and respect at the workplace  were evident in more participating organisations than factors like positive and healthy relationships, employee voice, supportive management style. All these factors contribute to the collective/social domain of employee well-being,  In the personal growth domain,  performance management and personal development plans,  open and collaborative culture, and succession planning were prevalent in more participating organisations than effective utilisation of employees’ skills, coaching and mentoring, resilience training, positive emotional relationships, financial well-being, challenging work , lifelong learning, access to training  and creativity. Mid-career review was conspicuous by its absence in all participating organisations. The study reveals that employee well-being in organisations in the Kingdom of Bahrain needs more attention and focus than what is being accorded now.
Study on Ecological Protection and Restoration : from the Perspective of a New Public Governance Model
Authors: WU Yiming , Zhonghua Wang , Zijun He
Published: September 2021

With the increasingly serious environmental pollution, the sustainable development of human society has become the focus in China and even the world, which makes the theoretical research on environmental governance become particularly important. According to the change process of environmental governance theories, a theory can solve or explain some problems in reality, but with the development and change of economy and society, the theory needs to be innovated and integrated continuously to achieve good environmental governance and continuous improvement. This paper firstly sorts out the historical context and evolution logic of environmental governance theories in China and abroad, and scientifically divides and reviews the development of the theories. Secondly, this paper researches on China’s first batch of ecological protection and restoration pilot projects of MRFFLG in Ganzhou city through various kinds of sources of data collection ,such as semi-structured interviews, field visits and second-hand data collection. It is found that environmental governance changes from operational applied governance to exploring a new paradigm of multi-subjects governance. Moreover, the environmental governance theory is integrated and innovated from several dimensions, such as governance objectives, policies and methods. This paper also puts forward the multiple approaches of environmental governance, and analyzes and solves problems with the multiple logic of environmental governance, and sums up the experience and lessons of environmental governance practice. Finally, this paper looks forward to the theoretical development of environmental governance, which has far-reaching significance for how to construct the environmental governance model with Chinese characteristics and effectively promote the sustainable development of the environment.
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LOCATION ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR SHOPPING (Case study : At Grandlucky Superstore Jakarta)
Authors: Yanti Vera , Ong Danny , Sofyanty Devy
Published: September 2021

This Study to determine the effect of lovation on Consumer Shopping Behaviour of Grandlucky Superstore Jakarta. The formulation of the problem in this study is whether there is an influence between the location of consumer shopping behavior at grandlucky Superstore Jakarta . The Population in this study were consumers at Grandlucky Superstore Jakarta , the determination of the number of samples using the slovin formula obtained a sample of 50 people. The variables examined in this study consisted of location factors as independent variables and consumer behaviour as dependent variables. The data used in this study were collected using a questionare that had previously been tesyed for the level of validity and reliability. Analysis of the research can be done using a linear regression formula and test the coefficient of determinant by using the help of SPSS 23 Software the result of the correlation coefficient of 0.859 indicate the relationship between location/ place against consumer behaviour. The determinant test obtained by R Square is 0.737 or 73 %of the variables of consumer behaviour are influenced by location / place variables, while remaining 27 persen is influenced by other factors.the same regression test is obtained by the regression equation Y= 7.105+0.794X, if the location/place coefficient is 0, then the consumer behaviour is 7.105

Keyword : Location/ Place, Consumer Beauviour
In Tribute to the Kuwaiti Poet Ali Al-Sabti
Authors: Al-Rifai Nada Yousuf
Published: September 2021

This is a eulogy of the Kuwaiti poet and writer Ali Hussein Al-Sabti, who died at the age of 86. He was a prominent poet of Kuwait who contributed to the beginnings of the modern poetic movement in Kuwait, writing literary and social stories and articles subsequently published in Kuwaiti and Arab newspapers. He served as a member of the Writers Association and the Journalists Association and wrote for many Kuwaiti newspapers. He also won many awards and honors from authorities and institutions sponsoring poetry and literature, including the Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Prize for Poetic Creativity. The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters mourns this man who enjoyed a busy journey in literary and cultural work marked by elaborate poems and distinguished writings. The death of Al-Sabti, a great poet and writer, marks a loss for the cultural and literary movement in Kuwait.
A Study on the Relationships between Elementary School Principal's Positive Leadership and Teacher's Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Remote Area in Taiwan
Authors: FAN Chih-Wen , Hsieh Wu-Mei
Published: September 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the current state and related situations of the relationship between principal’s positive leadership and teacher’s organizational citizenship behavior of elementary schools in Hualien County.

This study adopted questionnaire survey, using stratified random sampling to select 347 public elementary teachers in Hualien County. The research tool was the “Questionnaire of the Relationship between principal’s positive leadership and Teacher’s organizational citizenship behavior of elementary schools” adapted by the study. A total of 326 valid questionnaires were collected, with the effective recovery rate 93.9%. The data obtained were analyzed and tested with descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, product moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The following conclusions were reached.

 

1.The overall current situation of principal’s positive leadership and teacher’s organizational citizenship behavior of elementary schools was good.

2.Principal’s Positive Leadership and Teacher’s organizational citizenship behavior of elementary schools was significantly positively related.

Principal’s Positive Leadership of elementary schools could effectively predict Teacher’s Organizational Citizenship Behavior.

 

Finally, based on those findings, the study suggests some implications of administrative authorities, elementary school principals, teachers, and further studies as well
Analysing Factors Affecting the Nabire Regent's Accountability Report (LKPJ) Nabire Regency
Authors: Suripatty Petrus Izaach
Published: September 2021

This study applied qualitative approach through the process of finding, understanding, explaining and obtaining an overview of social phenomena and public phenomena regarding the Synergy of Relations between the Legislative and Executive arms of regency government carrying out the authority of the Accountability Statement Report (LKPJ) of the Regent of Nabire Regency. Data collection techniques applied were; observation, interviews and questionnaires. The data analysis technique applied were qualitative data analysis technique to describe the facts obtained from the results of field studies and literature reviews to clarify the picture of the research results. The results of interviews related to the theory of institutional relations, found a negative and conflicting relationship existing between the two; legislative and executive parties, a position that build a political bargain that benefits each party so that it gives birth to political commitments and deals in the Regent's LKPJ agreement caused by the sectoral ego of each party. The executives consider themselves as having more understanding than the legislature and vice versa. Another problem is the lack of experience, education and the emergence of election winners as leaders/Chairmen of the Regional People's Representative Council which is a political party under the leadership of the executive/regent who has an emotional relationship in the form of family relations with the Regent. Suggestions from researchers from the executive side to carry out the Annual LKPJ to the Legislature on time and the need to strengthen the DPRD's supervisory function on the performance of local governments in order to create good governance. The Nabire DPRD critically and carefully supervises the LKPJ of the Regent of Nabire Regency based on the vision, mission, RPJM and RPPD in a transparent, responsive, efficient, effective, accountable, participatory, measurable, fair and sustainable manner. Publicization of the Regent's LKPJ document and strengthening of the legislative function through training, comparative studies, as well as the availability of funding to finance experts who can assist with legislative tasks is required.
Exchange Rates Management and Disaggregated Manufacturing Sector Output in Nigeria (1986-2019)
Authors: ADEFABI Rasak Adetunji
Published: September 2021

This study investigated the effect of exchange rates management on manufacturing sector in Nigeria from 1986-2019. Secondary data used in the analysis were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, (2020) and World Development Indicators, (2020). Stationarity and orders of integration of the variables were examined with both Augmented-Dicky-Fuller (ADF) and Philip-Perron (PP) unit root tests. Having disaggregated manufacturing sector output into oil and non-oil source, two different models emerged. The results of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bound test for co-integration revealed that the variables under oil sector model were co-integrated, while there was no evidence of co-integration in non-oil model. ARDL technique of estimation results showed that, both in the short-run and long-run, real exchange rates negatively and significantly impacted on oil manufacturing sector, while real interest rates negatively and significantly influenced the sector in the short-run. In the non-oil model, it was found that, both in the short-term and long-term, while real exchange rates negatively and significantly impacted on the sector, inflation produced positive and significant effect. Authority in Nigeria should improve on trade competitiveness of Nigeria with other countries via empowering the domestic currency to improve on domestic manufacturing sector performance.
Analysis Of Factors That Contribute To Unemployment Among Graduates at Kluang, Malaysia
Authors: HASSAN MOHD SAYUTI , Supramaniam Hakileswari
Published: September 2021

In the current situation, unemployment in Malaysia, in particular youth unemployment, has increased due to certain unbalance in the labor market, aggravated by the current economic and financial crisis. For example, many other young graduates are currently unemployed, referring to research in a career which also normally doesn't really demand a graduate degree. The above dilemma is debatable, and the explanation behind it is that the level of education could not help to address the rate of unemployment, but could further increase the prevalent social problem. Human resources, especially young people, are perhaps the country's most valuable asset. The solution to the problem of youth unemployment is therefore a matter of great concern. It requires the development of modern employment policies that are in line with economic realities. Sampling methods are being used to select a sample from the general population. For the data analysis, the researcher used the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) tool. the data that are showed the dependent variable which is an effect of unemployment or reliability test has an excellent reliability value is 0.702. While the independent variables of reliability test of factors of unemployment has a good reliability which is 0.730. Hence, the questionnaire that have been constructed are valid.
A Re-Examination of Measures for Typifying Political Parties’ Philosophies, Policies and Democracy in Free Societies and Lessons for sub-Saharan Africa’s Emerging Societies
Authors: MASUMBE Peter SAKWE
Published: September 2021

This article re-examines measures on how plentiful political parties’ philosophies and policies implant democracy in free societies, to adduce lessons for political parties in sub-Saharan Africa’s emerging societies. From Bawn et al.’s (2012) charaterising framework on political parties’ in free societies, I expand their theory of political parties by affirming that, interest groups, activists and lay voters, rather than leaders of political parties must be the key actors in policy-making and democratisation; as groups’ alliances develop collective plans and screen contestants for party nominations based on loyalties to parties’ agendas. This premise contrasts with those theories, which believe that, parties are tools for self-seeking leaders. The variance edifies, because parties dominated by interest groups, activists and voters, rather than leaders, are more responsive to voters’ preferences. Thus, I debunk the prevailing practices of political parties’ philosophies and policies in sub-Saharan African societies, wherein elective offices aspirants rebuff popularising in solving social problems, but scheme on narrow self-seeking predatory ambitions at the electorates’ chagrin.
Towards Building a Functional Whole-of-Government M&E System for Zambia: The Supply Side
Authors: Kanyamuna Vincent
Published: September 2021

Monitoring and Evaluation Systems have been identified the world over as powerful tools for good governance, they provide relevant information about development projects, programmes and policies. For that reason, governments, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, including civil society organisations have adopted M&E systems to better their performance through accountability, feedback loops and continuous learning mechanisms. This study investigated the functional status of Zambia’s public sector M&E system. Using a designated diagnostic checklist and analytical framework, the country’s whole-of-government M&E system was found to be weak in several aspects. Specifically, the study argues that for any M&E system to function satisfactorily, it is required that both its ‘supply-side’ and ‘demand-side’ are well developed and sustained. The diagnostic findings have revealed that Zambia’s whole-of-government M&E system had both its supply-side and demand-side weak. However, the study has not focused on both sides, instead, the supply-side has been fully explored and clear suggestions for improvement are made herein. Consequently, the study has proposed a new model which when implemented would holistically strengthen the Government –wide system for M&E. It remains to the powers that be to adopt and implement the recommended model. Government will need to strengthen and sustain its M&E political championship, restructure all government functions towards a results-based management approach—statistics, information technology, skills, policies, laws, etc to support an M&E regime. Likewise, the issues covered in the proposed model could also be of use to other organisations seeking to strengthen their M&E systems. Particularly, the methodology used to undertake the needs analysis could be of utmost applicability by others before embarking on a fuller process of building and strengthening their systems for M&E. Another study was underway to support the demand-side of Zambia’s M&E system.
Impact of Covid-19 on the Global Economy and Migration
Authors: Adli Maryam , Saleem Amama , Saleem Tamima , Adli Hawa , Adli Maria
Published: September 2021

The World Health Organization stated COVID-19 a global pandemic, it has quickly spread all over the world, posing immense health, environmental and social challenges to the global population. The coronavirus outbreak is critically interrupting the global trade and has shattered the core sustaining pillars of the modern world economies. Concerns have been raised about policy changes, enforcement actions, immigrant detention, and deportation practices during the outbreak. The impact of COVID-19 on these trends implies new dimensions for global governance and organizations. This article seeks to highlight Azerbaijan's problems in the context of the battle against a pandemic. Because a country's economy has been impacted, a comprehensive study may give a better understanding of the results, illuminating the areas that require more assistance and growth.
Role of Technology Access and Technical Self-Efficacy Towards Lecturers’ Readiness in Blended Learning
Authors: AL ADAWIAH SYARIFAH RABIYAH
Published: September 2021

Landscape of classroom teaching and learnings has changed Integrating information and communication technology (ICT) as a source of blended teaching and learning, either in the classroom or outside the classroom, has become one of the evolutions in classroom learning. To be part of this evolution, UTMSPACE has started to implement blended learning in teaching and learning. Therefore, the study intended to examine the readiness of UTMSPACE lecturers towards the implementation of blended learning and to explore the current practice of blended learning among the lecturers. The findings confirmed the lecturers’ readiness for blended learning implementation.

This study also examines how personal factors affected the success of e-learning systems and provided better results. Structural equation models on the data of 101 targeted respondents showed that online communication self-efficacy, attitude, and online media are the multiple mediators between the technology access and technical usage self-efficacy and lead to increased blended learning readiness among the lecturers at UTMSPACE. It appears that despite technological factors, the lecturers with a high belief in their ability and attitude are more prepared to adopt the alternative ways of teaching and learning as they gain more experience.

Keywords: Blended learning, UTMSPACE, readiness.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PUNCTUALITY, ATTENDANCE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Authors: Maulana Saima , ALIMAN BAI DONNA , ULANGKAYA ZAIDA
Published: September 2021

This study sought to determine the Senior High School English teachers’ teaching practices in terms of punctuality, attendance and its relationship to students’ academic performance. Specifically, it determined the Senior High School English Teachers’ level of punctuality and attendance; the Senior High School Students’ level of academic performance in English; and the significant relationships of the teachers’ level of punctuality and attendance and their Senior High students’ level of performance in English. The study used the descriptive-correlational survey method. The respondents of the study were the twenty four (24) teachers of the twelve (12) senior high schools of Maguindanao, Philippines. There were two (2) Senior High English teachers that were chosen randomly from each senior high schools of Maguindanao. It has a total of twenty-four (24) Senior High English Teachers. In every teacher, there are 10 senior high school students chosen randomly with a total of two hundred forty (240) senior high school students. The immediate supervisors of the teachers from the twelve (12) secondary schools answered the research problem number 1, while the final grades in English of the two hundred forty (240) senior high students were taken from their English teachers to answer the research problem number 2. The respondents of this study were chosen randomly using lottery. Pearson’s Product - Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to determine the significant relationship of the level of punctuality and attendance of the English teachers to the students’ level of academic performance. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that the Senior High School English Teachers’ level of teaching practices is influenced by their punctuality and attendance. It further concluded that teachers’ punctuality and attendance contributed to students’ level of academic performance in English.

 

Keywords: Senior High School English Teachers, Punctuality, Attendance, Students’ Academic Performance
The Dow Doesn’t Serve Society
Authors: Bechtel Gordon
Published: September 2021

It has recently been shown that American GDP causes several human imperatives and is itself caused by globalization (Bechtel, 2021).  This note reports a surprising exception to this finding; namely, in contrast to other human imperatives, the Dow doesn’t cause any good, nor is it caused by any good.  The findings here will inform the conceptual collision between Federal Reserve theory and modern monetary theory (Kelton, 2021) vis-à-vis the global isolation of the Dow.  Hopefully, this information will also prevent young holders, who can’t afford the long-term Dow strategy advocated by media pundits, from getting hurt.
Organizational levers supporting police officers’ psychological health in the workplace after exposure to a potentially psychologically traumatic event
Authors: Deschênes Andrée-Ann
Published: September 2021

One in two police officers report having experienced a potentially psychologically traumatic event (PPTE) in the course of their career that has had an impact on their professional or personal life. In addition, daily exposure to PPTEs results in major adverse effects that affect all aspects of health: psychological, emotional, and physical. However, it is not necessarily PPTEs as such that cause psychological distress at work; rather, the determining factor seems to be the organization’s response to police officers’ exposure to PPTEs. The purpose of this study is therefore to identify the organizational factors that explain psychological health at work for police officers who have experienced a PPTE in the line of duty. The results show that the quality of relationships with the superior and colleagues, the availability of support such as advice, job demand, and job decision latitude are factors that partially explain the psychological distress that police officers experience at work after a PPTE [R2 = .38, p<.05; F(1,451) = 55.99, p<.001]. Conversely, quality relationships with co-workers, job demand, and job decision latitude partially account for the workplace psychological well-being experienced by officers after a PPTE [R2=.42, p<.05; F(1,457) = 109.55, p<.001]. This study highlights the importance for police organizations to promote good relationships between police officers and, above all, to encourage managers to invest in their relational skills and counseling-type social support. The study limitations and new avenues for research are also discussed.