bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Godliness is next to cleanliness but sex is sinful: The roles of disgust in religious scrupulosity
Authors: Stewart Patrick A. , Adams Thomas G. , Senior Carl
Published: March 2019

There is a growing literature suggesting disgust plays a major role in religiosity. However the relationship between different domains of disgust sensitivity and general religious fundamentalism or religious scrupulosity remains unknown. Two studies are reported that examined the relationship between specific types of disgust sensitivity i.e., pathogen, sexual, and moral disgust and specific religious beliefs i.e., fear of sin and fear of God. In the first study it was found that fear of sin and fear of God were significantly related to sexual disgust and pathogen disgust, respectively. In the second study the experimental induction of disgust lead to greater fear of sin but not the fear of God. These findings suggest that pathogen and sexual disgust sensitivities may serve as effective mechanisms for inflated scrupulosity while state disgust is only related to specific forms of scrupulosity. Taken together the outcomes from both studies converge on a greater understanding of the so called ‘Human Behavioural Immune System’ model that can account for social behaviour with an evolutionary of adaptive benefit and perhaps more importantly highlights the possible drivers of specific religious behaviour.
Mother-infant interpersonal neural connectivity predicts infants’ social learning
Authors: Leong Victoria , Noreika Valdas , Clackson Kaili , Georgieva Stanimira , Brightman Laura , Nutbrown Rebecca , Fujita Sayaka , Neale Dave , Wass Sam
Published: March 2019

Social learning allows infants to learn vicariously by observing adult behaviour, but how the infant brain accomplishes this feat remains unknown. Here, electroencephalography (EEG) signals were simultaneously measured from forty-seven mothers and infants (10.7 months) during a live social learning task. First, infants observed mothers demonstrate positive or negative emotions toward novel toys. Next, infants’ own toy interaction (learning) was measured. Infants’ social learning likelihood was robustly predicted by mother-infant interpersonal neural connectivity in the Alpha (6-9 Hz) band. Stronger dyadic neural connectedness predicted increased learning, and was associated with extended ostensive eye contact and maternal utterances. Intra-infant neural connectivity predicted learning valence (positive/negative) but was unrelated to learning likelihood. Therefore, interpersonal connectivity is a neural mechanism by which infants learn from their social partners.
Beyond the Aggregate Score: Using Multilevel Modeling to Examine Trajectories of Laboratory-Measured Aggression
Authors: Chester David
Published: March 2019

Aggression is often measured in the laboratory as an iterative ‘tit-for-tat’ sequence, in which two aggressors repeatedly inflict retaliatory harm upon each other. Aggression researchers typically quantify aggression by aggregating across participants’ aggressive behavior on such iterative encounters. However, this ‘aggregate approach’ cannot capture trajectories of aggression across the iterative encounters and needlessly eliminates rich information in the form of within-participant variability. As an alternative approach, I employed multilevel modeling to examine the slope of aggression across the 25-trial Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) as a function of trait physical aggression and experimental provocation. Across two preregistered studies (combined N = 392), participants exhibited a modest decline in aggression. This decline reflected a reciprocal strategy, in which participants responded to an initially-provocative opponent with greater aggression that then decreased over time in order to matched their opponent’s declining levels of aggression. Against predictions, trait physical aggression and experimental provocation did not affect participants’ overall trajectories of aggression. Yet exploratory analyses suggested that participants’ tendency to reciprocate their opponent’s aggression with more aggression was greater at higher levels of trait physical aggression and attenuated among participants who had already been experimentally-provoked by their opponent. These findings (a) illustrate several advantages of a multilevel modeling approach as compared to an aggregate approach to iterative laboratory aggression paradigms, (b) demonstrate that the magnifying effects of trait aggression and experimental provocation on laboratory aggression are stable over brief time-frames, and (c) suggest that modeling the opponent’s behavior on such tasks reveals important information.
Is there more violence around schools? Four tests across nine cities
Authors: Ashby Matthew P J
Published: March 2019

Objectives: Research evidence on schools as a factor in the distribution of neighborhood violence has produced varying and at-times directly contradictory results. Drawing conclusions from existing research is also complicated by data limitations and methodological differences. The present study sought to further research in this area using a novel open-data source.Methods: Police-recorded assault and personal robbery data from nine large US cities were used to test four hypotheses (derived from the routine activities approach) on spatio-temporal patterns of violence around schools. Multi-level Markov Chain Monte Carlo models were used to reflect the clustered structure of the data.Results: The presence of a public secondary (middle or high) school in a census block group was associated with higher daytime assault and robbery counts on weekdays when schools were in session but not on non-school weekdays, and the effect was larger for larger schools. No such relationships were found for elementary schools. However, there were variations between cities, in that there was no effect in one city and the effect sizes in other cities varied substantially.Conclusions: The results were consistent with the routine activites approach, suggesting a role for middle and high schools in the distribution of neighbourhood violence. The differences between cities suggest that studying multiple cities is important in the investigation of crime and place, and that open data may provide a mechanism for overcoming the data-access difficulties that have previously limited multi-city studies of spatio-temporal variations in crime.
Teaching English Language through Literature
Authors: Marasini Nabin Chandra
Published: March 2019

This paper seeks to examine the importance of literature in the English language classroom and looks at the effect of its use. Examples given will be mainly from personal experience gained from teaching Nepalese students. It is necessary to understand the importance of teaching English Language through literature in order to make language learning an enriching experience for students. The growing trend of learning English in Nepal has increased its significance as well. The uses of literature in the classroom explore the interesting uses of words, phrases and sounds in contexts. It, then, without human intervention increase students’ awareness of literary language and help them understand language better.
Realities of Teachers' Professional Development in Community Campuses of Tribhuvan University
Authors: Ghimire Nani Babu
Published: March 2019

Teacher professional development (TPD) is the modern aspect of teaching learning process. To do effective teaching, the teacher should be trained, excellent as well as up-date according to the change of time. The main purpose of this paper is to explore realities of the teachers’ professional development of the teachers in community campuses of Tribhuvan University (TU). There is great importance of TPD in the teachers of the community campuses since it helps the teacher to develop various kinds of professional skills, knowledge, new techniques and modern technology of teaching. Similarly, there is the great role of TU for the TPD of the teachers of community campuses. As the affiliation university it should organize subject wise teachers’ training time and again. Similarly, it should hold seminar, workshop and conference on the burning issues of teaching and learning. Teachers’ professional development is the demand of the present time and promoting teachers’ capacity is the most important aspect of the quality education. This article is based on the theme of the mini research which is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal.
Tourism in Nepal, Real or Hyperreal: A Postmodern Perspective
Authors: Upadhyay Prakash
Published: March 2019

The major argument of this paper is that many countries including Nepal have been active in devising tourism policies to support ideologically driven definitions, cultural heritage and symbols of national identity and ethnicity. However, innovative alterations in the field of tourism, economic, political events and emerging paradigms clarifies that post-modern tourism in Nepal and other countries is facing the challenges of not only about prospects, increasing diversities in tourism types, behaviour, but also about risks, uncertainty and quandaries of emic and etic behaviours. Post-modern tourism has always been associated with mystification, pluralities, prospects, challenges, risks and ostracism. The focus on confusions, risks and uncertainties both real and hyperreal (perceived) associated with behavioural changes, bizarre tourism, perplexity, media roles, political instabilities call for a need to re-conceptualization of culture, tradition and legitimacy and to build up an innovative socio-cultural-political and technological understanding of the issues embedded with post-modern tourism.
Potentials and Problems of Agricultural Development in Dhading District
Authors: Pathak Ram Sharan
Published: March 2019

The cereal crops, cash crops and pulses are mainly grown in Dhading district owing to variations in topography and climate. Cereal crops are most dominant crops in the district in terms of area under cultivation and production. Cereal crops account for 93 percent of the cultivated land and 78 percent of the total crop production. In this context, this paper tried to analyze potentials and problems of agriculture development in Dhading District. To the end, the study purposively selected six settlements from total 216 settlements located around Thopal Khola drainage basin of central Dhading. Three factors (i.e. distance from the district headquarter, different forms of transportation which affect in different ways on the agricultural transformation and terrain, such as river valley and ridge area providing different base to agricultural development) were taken into consideration while selecting those settlements. Primary data were collected from 132 farm households, ranging from 20 households from small villages to 24 households from large villages. The study found that farmers were well aware about their concern with return against the investment from agricultural crops, which are yet determined more by natural factors than infrasturcture and facilities. Therefore, the agricultural development policies and programmers require mitigating adverse impacts of natural factors by providing and strengthening the facilities and services such as irrigation, road access, service centres, supply of agricultural inputs, market demand links, etc, ensuring their long term impacts.
Athapahariyas: A Geographical Perspective
Authors: Khatiwada Shambhu Prasad
Published: March 2019

Cultural geography attempts to real-life situations of Athapahariyas in Dhankuta district. Their sense of place bring to where they live, how they shape their way of living to respond in this place. their socio-economic and political changes are also reshaped by the place or surrounding habitat. In this context, this effort is made a valuable literature for detailed socio-economic and cultural studies as a lane of folklore geography with concerning theories of sense of place. The main objective of this paper is to analyse some aspects of the Athapahariyas and seeks to answer meaning of places as an aspect of environmental experiences.
“मार्यो च्याङ्बा मार्यो असिनामा पारयो” कथाको सबाल्टर्न विश्लेषण "Maryo Chyangba Maryo Asinama Paryo" Kathako Sabaltern Vishleshan
Authors: कोइराला Koirala नरेन्द्र Narendra प्रसाद Prasad
Published: March 2019

प्रस्तुत लेखमा कथाकार मनु ब्राजाकीद्वारा लिखित मा¥यो च्याङ्बा मा¥यो असिनामा पा¥यो कथालार्ई सबाल्टर्न सिद्धान्तका कोणबाट विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । सदियौँदेखि इतिहास विहीन भएका वा बनाइएका समाजका किनारामा रहेका आवाज विहीन तथा अधिकार विहीन समूदाय नै सबाल्टर्न वर्ग हुन् । सबाल्टर्न एउटा बृहत् सिद्धान्त हो । यसभित्र सबै प्रकारका विभेदहरूका कारण किनारीकृत हुन पुगेका सबै शोषित पीडितहरू अटाउन सक्ने भए पनि यस लेखमा प्रस्तुत कथामा सबाल्टर्न वर्गको वर्गीय, लैङ्गिक र जातीय अवस्था पहिचान गरी समाजमा (कथामा) उनीहरूकोे स्थान, उनीहरूमाथिको प्रभुत्व र उनीहरूको प्रतिरोधको अवस्थाको विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । यस कथामा वर्गीय दृष्टिले निम्न वर्ग, जातीय दृष्टिले निम्न जात (अछुत) र लैङ्गिक दृष्टिले नारी सबाल्टर्न पात्रका रूपमा देखिएका छन् भने उनीहरूको प्रतिनिधित्व समाजसापेक्ष छ, उच्च वर्गीय प्रभुत्वको चक्रमा पिसिएकै कारण उनीहरू सबाल्टर्न हुन पुगेका भए पनि उनीहरूमा प्रतिरोध चेतना न्यून रहेको छ भन्ने निष्कर्ष निकालिएको छ ।
नेपालको अर्थतन्त्रमा विश्वव्यापिकरणको प्रभाब Nepalko Arthatantrama Bishwabyapikaranko Prabhav
Authors: ढकाल Dhakal लिलाबल्लभ Lilaballav
Published: March 2019

विश्वव्यापिकरण विश्वमा आर्थिक, राजनीतिक एवम् सास्कृतिक पद्धतिहरुको एकिकरण हो । यसले संसारमा बिचार, बस्तु तथा सेवाहरुको स्वतन्त्र आवागमनको पक्षपोषण गर्दछ । यसले विश्वका सम्पूर्ण मानवजाति विचको अन्तरसम्बन्धलाई बढावा दिन्छ । यसले संसारका उद्यमीहरु विच प्रतिश्पर्धा तथा उदारीकरण र निजीकरणलाइ जोड दिदै विश्वका मुलुक तथा जनताहरुबिच एकिकृत तथा अन्तरआश्रित अर्थतन्त्रको निर्माणमा ध्यान दिन्छ । विश्वव्यापिकरणले पूँजी, प्रबिधि, श्रम तथा उत्पादनका अन्य साधनहरुको विश्वव्यापिरुपमा स्वतन्त्र आबागमनमा जोड दिने भएकोले एउटा अन्तरनिर्भर विश्वअर्थतन्त्र निर्माणमा कोषेढुङ्गाको काम गर्दछ । विश्वका बिभिन्न मुलुकहरुले निर्माण गरेका व्यापारिक अबरोधहरुको अन्त्य वा न्यूनीकरण गरी वस्तु तथा सेवाहरुको अन्तराष्ट्रिय बजारको निर्माण गर्दछ । नेपालले आफ्ना श्रमिकहरुलाइ अन्तराष्ट्रियश्रमबजारमा आपूर्ति गर्न सफल हुनुको मुख्यकारण पनि विश्वव्यापिकरणकै परिणाम हो । देशबाट ठूलो संख्यामाश्रमशक्ति विदेशी मुलुकहरुमा पुगी श्रम गरी खर्बौंको बिप्रेषण नेपाल भित्रिएको छ । यसबाट नेपालमा गरिबी न्यूनीकरण भइ नेपालीहरुको आर्थिक स्तर बढाउने काम भएको छ । नेपाली उत्पादनले विदेशी बजार पाएको छ । पूँजी एवम् प्रबिधि भित्रीएको छ । नयाँ बिचार, पद्धति, संस्कृति एवम् सभ्यताको विनिमय भएको छ । तर यी फाइदाहरुको बाबजुत विश्वव्यापिकरणले नेपाललाई वैदेिशक बस्तुहरुको बजारमा रुपान्तरित गरेको छ । आन्तरिक उद्योगधन्दा विस्थापित भएका छन् । अन्तरनिर्भरता भन्दा पनि परनिर्भरता बढेर गएको अवस्था छ । व्यापार घाटा चुलिएर गएको छ । बिप्रेषणमा आधारित अर्थतन्त्र निर्माण हुन पुगेको छ ।
PENGARUH MOTIVASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN
Authors: Yusa Viola De , Rananda Andika
Published: March 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh motivasi terhadap kinerja karyawan di PT Sumber Trada Motor Bandar Lampung. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode penelitian asosiatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT Sumber Trada Motor Bandar Lampung.  Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik sampel jenuh dan metode analisis data menggunakan regresi linier sederhana dan pengujian hipotesis menggunakan uji t. Responden dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 36 karyawan. Uji persyaratan instrumen dalam penelitian ini menggunakan uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas. Motivasi kerja berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja. Artinya semakin baik motivasi diberikan kepada karyawan maka semakin tinggi pula tingkat kinerja karyawan pada perusahaan.
PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR MENULIS TEKS NARRATIVE MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA GAMBAR BERSERI DI SMPN 1 KARANGAN
Authors: Rahayu Ratna Tri
Published: March 2019

Siswa kelas delapan di SMP akan mendapatkan teks Recount dan Narrative di semester 2. Keduanya memiliki kesamaan dalam menggunakan Simple Past Tense. Jadi penulis tidak menghadapi kesulitan dalam mengajar Kompetensi Dasar 12.2. Tetapi fakta tentang pencapaian siswa berbeda. Hanya ada 57,14 yang dapat mencapai minimum penguasaan siswa. Itulah sebabnya penulis mengadakan penelitian tentang penerapan gambar serial untuk meningkatkan penguasaan siswa dalam menulis teks naratif di Kelas VIII Semester 1 tahun akademik 2014/2015 SMPN 1 Karangan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengatasi semua masalah. Jadi penelitian yang dilakukan adalah Xlassroom Action Research (CAR) dengan menggunakan 2 siklus 4 tahap. Setelah pembelajaran mengajar menggunakan media, peningkatannya adalah sebagai berikut persentase ketuntasan siswa adalah 57,14% selama pra-siklus, 67,86% pada siklus pertama, dan 89,29 /% pada siklus kedua. Rata-rata prestasi siswa telah meningkat dari 64,41 pra siklus, menjadi 74,71 dan 78,25 pada siklus 2. Itu sebabnya kolaborator dan penulis menyimpulkan bahwa penelitian telah meningkatkan prestasi siswa
PENGGUNAAN METODE BUZZ GROUP UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN KIMIA KELAS X SMAN 5 JEMBER
Authors: Suryono Siswo
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini fokus pada permasalahan peningkatan prestasi belajar siswa pada matapelajaran kimia melalui penerapan metode buzz group Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan  metode Buzz Group terhadap prestasi belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan menggunakan metode Buzz Group dapat mengefektifkan proses belajar mengajar di kelas ditinjau dari (1) Peningkatan nilai rata-rata dan peningkatan jumlah siswa yang mencapai ketuntasan belajar pada siklus I nilai rata-rata yang dicapai 68,86 dan ketuntasan belajar mencapai 61,11%, sedangkan pada siklus ke II nilai rata-rata meningkat menjadi 78,53 dengan persentase ketuntasan 88,89% (2) Respon siswa terhadap model pembelajaran metode diskusi Buzz Group adalah Positif dengan skor rata-rata72 %.
PENGARUH KOMPENSASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN
Authors: Zuriana Zuriana , Rananda Andika
Published: March 2019

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh Kompensasi terhadap Kinerja karyawan di PT Sumber Trada Motor Bandar Lampung. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode penelitian asosiatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT Sumber Trada Motor Bandar Lampung.  Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik sampel jenuh dan metode analisis data menggunakan regresi linier sederhana dan pengujian hipotesis menggunakan uji t dan uji f. Responden dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 36 (tiga puluh enam) karyawan. Uji persyaratan instrumen dalam penelitian ini menggunakan uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Kompensasi berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja. Artinya semakin baik kompensasi diberikan kepada karyawan maka semakin tinggi pula tingkat kinerja karyawan pada perusahaan.
Analysis of External Environmental Factors Which Affect the Development of Ride-sharing Platform Based on ISM model, Examples of DiDi
Authors: Li Lin
Published: March 2019

The concept of â€œsharing economyâ€ was first proposed jointly by American Marcos Felson and Joan Spence. They described a new way of life consumption with â€œcollaborative consumptionâ€. The main feature of sharing economy is individuals achieve point-to-point direct transactions of goods and services through third-party platforms [1]. However, the objective conditions at that time made it difficult to put into practice. With the development of network technology, it is possible to integrate offline idle goods or personal services and provide them to users at a lower price, and become a viable new business model. As a Ride-sharing platform, Uber has become the leading enterprise in the sharing economy, its successful experience is the learning target of other sharing economic platforms, and the business model is also representative in sharing economic industry. However, Uber naively believes that the leading business model and business methods in the US market can be seamlessly extended to other countries and regions, without paying attention to localization for the users, in China and even Southeast Asia, Uber suffered a huge defeat and was replaced by DiDi and Grab. As the largest ride-sharing platform in China, DiDi was pushed to the turmoil in the second half of 2018 due to security issues, two women were raped and killed by DiDi driver while riding, and the call to shut down DiDi was endless in China. In China, Ride-sharing Platform, from Uber to DiDi, from DiDi's strong development to the current endless call to shut down, what kind of key external environmental factors affect the development of the ride-sharing platform? This paper attempts to clarify the external environmental factors that affect the development of shared travel platforms, and use the ISM model to clarify their levels and relevance.
A Implementation and Application of qualifying New Teacher Qualified With Rule Based Classification Method Master Information Engineering of West Sumatra
Authors: Huda Asrul
Published: March 2019

Teachers are professional educators with the primary task of educating, teaching, guiding, directing, train, assess and evaluate students on early childhood education, formal education, primary education and secondary education. New teacher Qualified is the New Teacher Qualified and professional educators who will spearhead the national education in achieving national educational goals intact. Teacher of Informatics has three different concentrations namely Multimedia, Software Engineering and Computer Network. To determine the concentration of Teachers of Informatics, do classification using qualifying applications built using the criteria of Rule Based Classification Rule established and proven valid, practical and effective.
Holistic BIM Adoption in Malaysia: A Stock Flow Diagram of Education Institution Precedence
Authors: Mamter Shahela , Abd Aziz Abd Rashid , Zulkepli Jafri , Mamat Mohd Esham
Published: March 2019

The government has allocated substantial budget for the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) to increase productivity in the construction sector by focusing on increasing technology adoption. However, the Construction Industry Transformation Plan (CITP) has reported that Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Malaysia is low in uptake. It is estimated that only 10 per cent of construction stake players have adopted the technology. In order to encourage BIM adoption in the Malaysia construction industry, the government strategy is to impose level 2 BIM for all government projects from 2019 onwards. Therefore, the research objectives of this paper are to identify the main BIM driving factor and to simulate the intervention model of low BIM adoption in Malaysia. Primary data were collected through questionnaire survey and analysis of the mean value shows that education institution scored the highest value as a potential driving factor to holistic BIM adoption. Consequently, using the stock flow diagram in system dynamic modelling, the paper reveals the novelty of the development of intervention model among the education institution enablers. The use of the intervention model has the potential to assist the Malaysian government in improving the uptake the CITP and reach for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Impact of the Life Insurance on Economic Growth in ASEAN
Authors: Safitri Karin Amelia
Published: March 2019

The development of the insurance business in ASEAN has an impressive growth in the course of recent years. Reverse statement from OuÃ©draogo et al., (2016) who explained the level of life insurance development in developing countries remains low comparatively to developed countries. The ASEAN insurance industry, with the increasing number of insurance companies and people using insurance services, can even play a greater role in supporting overall economic growth in that region. This study aimed at examining the contribution of life insurance sector which is measured by three parameters e.g insurance penetration, insurance density and premium volume to the economic growth in the sample of 6 developing countries on ASEAN religion during 2005-2015 period i.e. Singapore, Malaysia, Phillipine, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. The analytical method is applied by using fixed effect model. The result of this study showed that the life insurance premium volume, penetration and density have positive effects on economic growth.
The Factors that Influence Tax Avoidance in Companies listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors: Fauziati Popi , Yunilma Yunilma , Dimuk Musdalifah , Nevianti Neva , Iby Nurul Nisa
Published: March 2019

Tax avoidance is accomplished by intelligent analysis and choice of tax impact and by taking advantage of faults and loopholes in the existing tax laws. This study examines the factors that influence tax avoidance. There are three hypotheses that will be tested in this study and the results show that showing that accounting quality and conservatism does not affect tax avoidance while sales growth has an effect on tax avoidance.
HRM Practices, Workplace Bullying, and Turnover Intention: The Mediating role of Employee Engagement
Authors: GADI PAUL DUNG , Kee Daisy Mui Hung
Published: March 2019

Employees are an organizationâ€™s main source of growth and success. It is important for an organization to establish and keep long-term relationships with their high performing employees (Gadi & Kee, 2018). Hence, it is necessary for organizations to identify the employeesâ€™ turnover intention (Mete & SÃ¶kmen, 2016; Abid & Butt, 2017).This article provides a review of HRM practices, workplace bullying and turnover intention. It is argued that both HRM practices and workplace bullying are two important conditions that influence employeeâ€™s turnover intention (Razzaghian & Ghani, 2014; Son, 2014). Drawing on social exchange theory, this article suggests that there is a significant relationship between HRM, workplace bullying and turnover intention. Therefore, this article proposes employee engagement could be a potential mediator between HRM practices, workplace bullying, and turnover intention. Suggestions and implications for future study on HRM, workplace bullying, and turnover intention are also suggested. Finally, the motive of the researchers in determining these models and relating them to the researchersâ€™ intent is to provide a general view of what the management needs to know and expect and what are the various avenues available for future consideration to address the acute issues pertaining to workplace bullying, HRM practices, and turnover intention.
Parentsâ€™ Perceptions on Social Skills Functioning of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Study
Authors: Ting Joanna Hie Ping , Yeo Kee Jiar
Published: March 2019

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social communication, social interaction and sensory sensitivities. Social skills are one of the common deficits displayed by children with ASD. However, the level of impairment exerted by children with ASD relies on the disorder severity. Social skills are critical to successful social-emotional, communication and cognitive development. Specific social skills deficits include difficulties in initiating interactions, maintaining social reciprocity, sharing attention, taking another personâ€™s perspective, and inferring the interests of others. In this study, social skills consist of social awareness, social cognition, social communication, social motivation and autism mannerism. This study aimed to uncover the conceptualization of social skills from the parentsâ€™ perspective, thus providing an indication of education on the topic of ASD.
The Mediating Effect of Job Performance on the Association between Training and Employees' Productivity in Public Organizations in U.A.E
Authors: Mohamed Al Ali Rashid Ali Ahmed , Md  Yusoff Rosman , Kazi Abdul Ghafoor , Binti Ismail Fadillah
Published: March 2019

Training and Development is a very important factor in most organizations in today business world. While job performance is an essential factor that influences the productivity of employees and affected by training as well. This study is conducted in U.AE in the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs. The aim of this study is to investigate the mediating role of job performance on the association between training and employeeâ€™s productivity. It is assumed in this study poor job performance and the inability to develop the skills and knowledge of staff is mainly because of inadequate training in accordance with modern methods and theories. The findings showed that training is strongly correlated with employeeâ€™s productivity and this relationship is mediated by the effect of job performance. It is highly recommended to focus on using new training methods based on latest theories to improve the performance of employees as well as their productivity.
KEDUDUKAN DAN FUNGSI PERATURAN DAERAH (PERDA) KABUPATEN/KOTA SEBAGAI INSTRUMEN OTONOMI DAERAH DALAM SISTEM PERUNDANG-UNDANGAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Jumadi Jumadi
Published: March 2019

Desentralisasi menuangkan prinsip-prinsip otonomi daerah, yaitu luas, nyata dan bertanggung jawab. Konsekuensi yuridis dari desentralisasi kewenangan daerah, salah satunya adalah desentralisasi dalam hukum dan perundang-undanganHakikat perda sebagai sarana penampung kondisi khusus di daerah merupakan sebuah karakteristik perda yang tidak dimiliki oleh peraturan perundang-undangan lainnya yang hanya memposisikan peraturan perundang-undangan dimaksud sebagai alat hukum tertulis untuk kepentingan nasional semata. Hakikat perda sebagai sarana penampung kondisi khusus di daerah merupakan fungsi perda yang tidak hanya sebagai penjabaran lebih lanjut dari peraturan perundang-undangan nasional, akan tetapi juga sebagai sarana hukum dalam memperhatikan ciri khas masing-masing daerah.
Indo-US Strategic Partnership and Regional Politics
Authors: Hussain Mujahid , Jalal Syed Umair , Bilal Muhammad
Published: March 2019

The United States and India relationship has changed from offense to more extensive engagement since 2004. 0With mutual interest and potential of both, the US and India relationship has matured into a strategic partnership through mutual atomic cooperation. This paper investigates the cost and advantage of the strategic partnership of India and the US and the effect on the South Asian balance of power in the backdrop of PakUS relationships. It additionally concentrates on the security structure of the neighborhood, and challenges for the US to keep up strategic partnerships with the opponents India and Pakistan.
Mitigating Challenges of CASA-1000 for Greater Regional Cooperation
Authors: Abbas Zaheer , Afridi Manzoor Khan , Kalim Inayat
Published: March 2019

To sustain economic growth of the South Asian region, an uninterrupted supply of abundant Central Asian energy needs to be ensured. The situation for energy trade between the two regions is mutually beneficial. The Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000) is a well-thought initiative to fulfill the energy demands of the region by transmitting 1300 megawatts electricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Central Asian partners are enthusiastic on the completion of CASA-1000 as the project is expected to bring an economic boost to the countries. Despite many opportunities, the project is facing some challenges in the form of financing of the project, security of the transmission lines, political instability of Afghanistan, and sustainability. This paper attempts to highlight challenges which may impede the successful implementation of the project.
Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan’s Gulf Policy
Authors: Shah Syed Jawad , Ishaque Waseem , Fatima Noor
Published: March 2019

Foreign policy formulation and management is quite sensitive. No country can either desire or afford to remain isolated internationally. Furthermore, a state is always concerned with its security and survival and cannot afford to sacrifice national interests. As a member of the international community, states, apart from ensuring their national interests are also expected to play their due role for international peace and stability. Pakistan has always followed a pragmatic foreign policy and demonstrated exceptional skills in balancing her relations with major powers and regional players. Pakistan has also maintained a finely balanced policy towards Middle East and Gulf. The crises in Yemen, transformation in the Middle East and transitional balance of power demand a reevaluation of our foreign policy which avoids a zerosum game between Iran and Saudi Arabia so that Pakistan can also remain relevant to the regional and international players.
Nuclear Security and Diplomacy in South Asia: Future Prospects for the Nuclear Pakistan
Authors: Khan Asghar , Dadda Amjad Ali , Shah Syed Ali
Published: March 2019

This paper rationalizes the major pressures on Pakistani nuclear program in a regional perspective and explores the sufficiency of various solutions that Pakistan can adopt to cope with them. The paper argues that though Pakistan reluctantly entered the nuclear race compelled by India, the club of early nuclear powers does not recognize this compulsion. The pressures on Pakistan are multifarious: sanctions on acquisition of arms, aid, and engaging in economic activities and overt/covert diplomacy (ranging from persuasion to intimidation and isolation). The paper finds that for Pakistan, besides nuclear arms, the main issues are her statehood, security, and development. The paper recommends that future demographic developments and finding a solution to the economic woes would help Pakistan in making its nuclear programme safe. The change in global perception about Pakistan’s economic and security needs would help in achieving this aim.
Hygiene Practice And Sanitation On Microbiological Quality Of Smoked Fish In Smoking Places In Ternate 2017
Authors: Sakriani Sakriani
Published: March 2019

Ikan Fufu merupakan ikan asap khas Kota Ternate, jika pengelolaannya tidak tepat akan berdampak pada kesehatan individu maupun kesehatan lingkungan. Tujuan: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui higiene dan sanitasi tempat pengasapan ikan di Kota Ternate. Penelitian ini dilakukan di 12 tempat pembuatan Ikan Fufu yang ada di Kota Ternate. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional deskriptif. Angka lempeng total pada semua ikan yang telah diperiksa sesuai ambang batas, Hasil: ALT pada semua ikan yang telah diperiksa berkisar 4x10 hingga 6,69x104 koloni/g. Bahan baku yang digunakan baik secara fisik, suhu penyimpanan sesuai dengan yang seharusnya (0 s.d -5oC), tidak dilakukan penyimpanan ikan yang telah diolah, dan ikan diangkut dengan kendaraan yang bersih. Kesimpulan: Pengolahan ikan asap yang dilakukan menghasilkan kualitas ikan asap yang baik secara mikrobiologi. Saran: Pada penelitian berikutnya dilakukan pengukuran mengenai lama pengasapan dan ikan yang diukur adalah ikan yang telah dipasarkan.
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE OUTCOME OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CATHETER USED IN HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY
Authors: Odiya Dr. Sudarshan , Laddha Dr. Ashok , Mathur Dr. Raj Kumar , Jharia Dr. Shailendra Kumar
Published: March 2019

Background; Congenital penile anamoly are common in male population of paediatric age group and most common is hypospadias. Different types of catheters are being used during hypospadias repair. The objective of this study was to compared the post-operative clinico- pathological complications, patient`s compliance, effectiveness of hypospadias repair between All-silicone, Latex Foley`s, & P.V.C stent (Feeding-tube).

Methods: Prospective study, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria with a sample size of 60 patients, study carried out in patients posted for hypospadias surgery  in Department of Surgery, M.G.M Medical College and M.Y Hospital , Indore (Division of Pediatric Surgery), by a same surgeons of Paediatric Surgery Unit, M.G.M.M.C & M.Y. Hospital INDORE, (M.P),with the use of 3 types of catheter, namely, latex foley’s  catheter, All-silicon foley’s catheter, P.V.C-stent (feeding-tube), 20 in each group.

Results: The total number of admissions in the study period from March 2017 to March 2018 in paediatric surgery division in our hospital was – 60. Out of which, 05 was glanular hypospadias cases, 16 was coronal hypospadias cases, 11 was distal-penile hypospadias cases, 13 was mid-penile hypospadias cases. 05 was proximal-penile hypospadias cases, 10 was scrotal &perineal hypospadias cases. Of these 60 patients, 06 - had small urethro cutaneous fistula at the site of original meatus. 01 had wound-dehiscence. 13 had need of anticholinergic/ antispasmodic Tropan. 06 required re-do surgery & 01 had accidental dislodgement of stent.

Conclusion: All-silicon foley`s & latex foley`s catheter having similar results. Thus, can be used in hypospadias surgery according to their availability as, CHOICE OF CATHETER in place of P.V.C stent[(feeding-tube).

Study Design: Observational Study.

Keywords: Hypospadias, All-silicon foley`s catheter, latex foley`s catheter, P.V.C stent[(feeding-tube).
The Hemoglobin Levels and Hematocrit Decrement is less in Severe Preeclampsia Patients Undergoing Caesarean Section with B-Lynch as Prophylaxis
Authors: Parwis Ahmad , Anwar Anita D , Irianti Setyorini
Published: March 2019

Objective: To analyze the differences between the reduction in hemoglobin and hematocrit level in severe preeclampsia patients who have had Caesarean section with and without B-Lynch prophylaxis. Method: The design of the study was an experimental analytic with Randomized Control Trial (RCT). Thirty patients who came to Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Soreang Hospital, and Cibabat Hospital during 11 July - 25 September 2012 and met inclusion criteria were selected and divided into two groups. The first group were caesarean section with B-Lynch prophylaxis, the second one were without BLynch prophylaxis. The sample were taken with simple random sampling. Each patient were examined for hemoglobin and hematocrit level before and 6 hour after C section. The data was analyzed by t-test and Mann Whitney test. Result: There were significant differences (p <0.05) on the decrease of hemoglobin and hematocrit level between patient who were performed B-Lynch prophylaxis and those who were not (7.98% vs 19.75%; p = 0.001 and 9.02% vs 18.28%, p = 0.013, respectively). Conclusion: The decreasing hemoglobin and hematocrit level before and 6 hour after C section is less in patient with severe preeclampsia who had caesarean section with B-Lynch prophylaxis compared to cesarean section without B-Lynch prophylaxis. [Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 1-3: 139-44] Keywords: B-Lynch, postpartum haemorrhage, preeclampsia
The Risk of Urinary Tract Infection in Post-Operative Pelvic Organ Prolapse is Increasing in Patients with Shorter Urethral-Anal Distance
Authors: Fakhrudit Emir , Fauzit Amir , Effendy Kms Yusuf , Theodorus Theodorus
Published: March 2019

Objectives : The purpose of our study was to find the correlation between urethral-anal distance and urinary tract infection (UTI) after surgery for grade III and IV uterine prolapse. Methods : Cross sectional study of 57 consecutive women who underwent surgery for grade III and IV uterine prolapse Fisher exact test was used to determine independent risk factors. Results : Eight (14%) women developed a UTI. The risk of UTI was significantly increased in women whose distance between the urethra and the anus was less than 50.27 mm, with PR: (95%Cl): 43.75 (6.05-303.61) and p: 0.001. Conclusion: There is correlation between urethral-anal distance and urinary tract infention (UTI) after surgery for grade III and IV uterine prolapse. [Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 1-3: 152-5] Keywords: cystocele, pelvic organ prolapse, rectocele, urinary tract infection, uterine prolapse
Motivation is the Strongest Influence in Choosing Delivery Place
Authors: Astuti Indria
Published: March 2019

Objective: To analyze the factors that correlated with decision to choose the most appropriate delivery place of mothers’ delivery attended by health personnel, in West Bandung District.

Method: This was a case-control study with consecutive sampling method on the mothers who gave birth at two health centers: Cikalong Wetan and Cipongkor, West Bandung District. There were two groups of mothers. First, the case group consisted of 52 mothers at non-healthcare facilities. Second, control group consisted of 52 mothers at healthcare facilities. There were sociodemographic (culture,

educational), contextual (income, transportation, distance,

availability health facilities) and characteristics of needs (counseling, prenatal care, motivation) factors and dependent variable was decision in choosing the place of delivery. The data was analyzed using chi square test to determine the correlation factors, whereas multiple

logistic regression was used to determine the strongest correlating factors.

Result: The results showed that there were correlation between various factors with the decision selection of delivery place of the mothers by health care in: cultural factor (OR = 23; p < 0.001; CI 95% : 7.99-66.20), educational factor (OR = 4.86; p < 0.001; CI 95% : 1.35- 19.09), income factor (OR = 2.36; p = 0.031; CI 95%: 6.51-57.49), transportation factor (OR = 19.35; p < 0.001; CI 95%: 6.51 to 57.49), distance factor (OR = 3.19, p = 0.007; 95% CI: 1.67-37.69), availability health facilities factor (OR = 7.94, p = 0.007; CI 95% 1.67-37.69 and OR = 3.97; CI 95% : 0.40-39.75), counseling factor (OR = 23, p < 0.001; CI 95%: 7.99-66.20), prenatal care factor (OR = 5.21, p < n0.001; 95%: 2.24-12.12), motivational factor (OR = 196, p < 0.001; CI 95 % : 41.64-922.48). The strongest factor was the motivational factor (OR = 103.33; p < 0.001; CI 95%: 10.00-1065.72).

Conclusion: This study concluded that there was correlation between sociodemographic, contextual, and characteristics of needs with the decision in choosing place of delivery that attended by health personnel. Motivation was the strongest factor correlated to the mothers’ decision to deliver at public health center.

[Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 1-4:173-8]

Keywords: characteristics of demand, contextual, delivery place, socio-demographic
The Number of LH Receptor could Predict the Success of Oocyte Maturity in the Process of In Vitro Maturation
Authors: Amansyah Adek
Published: March 2019

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the number of LH receptor and the success of oocyte maturity in the process of in vitro maturation (IVM).

Method: This experimental study was conducted in the Permata Hati Infertility Clinical Laboratory, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, with the samples of 300 oocytes obtained through collecting immature cow’s oocytes from the abattoir and grouped the oocytes into 3 (three) groups based on the pattern of oocyte cumulus

cells on the vesicle germinal stage 2 - 8 mm with three layers of cumulus cell. The sample of the cumulus cells from these three groups were taken and the LH receptor examination was done with immunohistochemistry. After that, the IVM process was performed to the three groups and its development for 24 hours was evaluated. Its maturation quality was evaluated with the emergence of the first polar body (1PB) and compared to the other groups and related to the number of LH receptor in the three groups.

Result: The result of this study indicated that the oocyte cumulus cells showed a difference of function during IVM process. The maturity rate in this study showed that the number of LH receptor was related to the morphological pattern of oocyte cumulus cells with oocyte maturity. The maturity of the cumulus cells which 100% covered the oocyte was higher than that of the cumulus cells which >

50% and < 30% covered the oocytes, namely, 74% compared to 60% and 12%. The result of this study also showed that the average number of LH receptors in the three groups (A, B, and C) was 183.4, 78.8, and 24.0 respectively. A significant difference was found in the

three groups (p < 0.0001). When related to IVM maturity, this difference showed that the bigger number of oocyte cumulus cells influenced the oocyte maturity.

Conclusion: The number of LH receptor can be used as a prediction to determine the success of oocyte maturation in the process of in vitro maturation.

[Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 1-4:183-7]

Keywords: IVM, LH receptor, oocyte cumulus cell
Tenascin-C is Strongly Expressed in the Anterior Vaginal Walls of Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Authors: Sulham Risma N.
Published: March 2019

Objectives: To compare the expression of tenascin in the anterior vaginal wall in women with pelvic organ prolapse and without pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Method: This study was a cross sectional study. The study was conducted in RS Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo and other network hospitals of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Hasanuddin University, Makassar, from 1st January 2011 to 1st April 2012. This study assessed the expression of tenascin in 35 women with pelvic organ

prolapse grade III and IV and the controls were 35 women without pelvic organ prolapse. Tenascin expression was assessed by immunohistochemical

examination using tenascin antibody staining (mouse monoclonal antibody Novacastratenascin C, code NCLTenasC). Sampling was done by consecutive sampling. Data processed by the chi-square. The significance level used was 0.05.

Result: The result of this research shows that with exception of history of bearing baby > 4000 gr weight (p=0.572); age, parity, menopausal status, and body mass index were significantly different between the group. This indicates that the variable does not affect the

calculation of research data. While parity, menopausal status and body mass index (BMI), from an analysis of risk factors for POP were associated with increased intensity of tenascin is significant in postmenopausal status, and BMI > 25 (overweight) (p
Unicornuate Uterus with Rudimentary Horn and Complicated with Endometriosis
Authors: Wijaya Liva
Published: March 2019

Objective: To report the congenital abnormalities of müllerian duct and review its literature.

Methods: Case report.

Case: A sixteen years old unmarried woman came to our policlinic with chief complain of cyclical abdominal pain (VAS 6). She had regular menstruation. In other hospital, she had diagnosed as suffering from ovarian tumor. Our examination showed that the uterus was unicornuate with rudimentary horn. We did explorative laparotomy.

We took out the left cornu and left salpingoophorectomy due to hematosalphing and endometrial cyst. The Visual analogue score after surgery was reduced until VAS 2.

Conclusion: Congenital abnormalities of the müllerian ducts are relatively common. Comprehensive examination can diagnose this abnormality earlier, thus intervention can be given as soon as possible.

[Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 1-4: 215-8]

Keywords: abnormalities müllerian ductus, endometriosis
International migration and the diversification of Europe
Authors: Liďák Ján
Published: March 2019

The text discuses importance of migration in contemporary world and the transformation of the migration as a process. The author provides theoretical background, describes the reasons for migration and its character as well as problems that source countries and the countries receiving immigration have to face. Moreover, black economy related to the migration, as human trafficking, is also analyzed as well as the problems migration poses for political systems of liberal nation states. The text focuses on the immigration from Muslim countries, its characteristics and consequences for particular states and the EU as a whole. Finally, the paper analyses actions undertaken by the EU and its member states that are aimed at limiting and shaping of immigration.
Publiczna socjalna pomoc mieszkaniowa - losy, rozwiązania i treść
Authors: Cesarski Maciej
Published: March 2019

The article analyses contemporary understanding of the place of social housing in improving the situation of poor population. The text and reflections contained in it revolve around the Przymeński and Oliwa -Ciesielska’s book that deals with contemporary and future problems related to public housing.