bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Expériences d’accompagnement de futurs enseignants ou d’enseignants débutants à différents ordres d’enseignement
Authors: Damboise Caroline , Fortier Sylvie , Arsenault Lilianne , Prud’homme Annie-Claude , Leblanc Maude
Published: October 2021

Lors du symposium no14 qui s’est déroulé dans le cadre du 7e Colloque international en éducation, une table ronde a accueilli cinq intervenantes du domaine de l’éducation provenant de différents ordres d’enseignement. Cette table ronde a constitué une occasion pour échanger sur les enjeux associés à l’arrimage entre les croyances et les pratiques pédagogiques chez le personnel enseignant de différents ordres d’enseignement, tels que relevés par les différentes communications, et de revenir sur des expériences ou dispositifs de formation mis en oeuvre afin de contribuer à l’accompagnement des enseignants à cet égard. Les intervenantes ont partagé leur expérience d’accompagnement de futurs enseignants et d’enseignants débutants faisant ressortir des malaises ressentis par ces derniers qui correspondent à des éléments souvent soulevés par les écrits scientifiques. On note également des processus mis en place, selon les différentes situations, pour favoriser l’insertion professionnelle et l’intégration dans une équipe-école tant par des processus de codéveloppement que des réflexions de groupe ou individuelles sur les connaissances et les conceptions de ces enseignants qui ont été accompagnés. L’analyse de la pratique professionnelle constitue un point focal rapporté par toutes les intervenantes.
Portrait des croyances entretenues par les enseignants de science et technologie au secondaire : élaboration d’un questionnaire et analyse typologique
Authors: Boissard Bénédicte , Potvin Patrice
Published: October 2021

Il est aujourd’hui reconnu que les stratégies d’enseignement privilégiées par les enseignants dépendent de leurs systèmes de croyances (Buehl et Beck, 2014 ; Driel et al., 1998 ; OCDE, 2014). Puisque de tels choix auront nécessairement des conséquences sur les apprentissages, la réussite et la motivation des élèves, il apparaît crucial de mieux connaître leur nature. Nous avons conséquemment élaboré et validé un questionnaire visant à mieux comprendre les croyances relatives à la nature de la science, à l’enseignement et à l’apprentissage des enseignants de science technologie (ST), avec l’objectif d’éventuellement établir les liens indirects qu’elles peuvent entretenir avec la motivation de leurs élèves. Basé sur d’autres questionnaires existants, cet outil a permis d’inférer les croyances entretenues à partir de 30
 
items distribués en trois axes selon le modèle Sujet-Objet-Agent-Milieu (Legendre, 2005). Une analyse typologique a notamment permis de regrouper les réponses des enseignants (N = 25) en deux classes : d’un côté les « subjectifs, réfractaires à la technologie et directifs » et de l’autre les « objectifs, technophiles et participatifs ». Nous discutons finalement des implications possibles de ces résultats pour la formation continue des enseignants de ST.
« En faire toujours plus » : un besoin pédagogique et des pratiques enseignantes conséquentes ? Étude de cas à l’aune du rapport au savoir et des croyances d’un enseignant de sciences humaines et sociales au secondaire
Authors: Vincent Valérie , Therriault Geneviève
Published: October 2021

« Les résultats des élèves sont satisfaisants, mais j’ai besoin d’en faire toujours plus pour le développement de leurs connaissances et l’évolution de mes pratiques ». Léo est un enseignant du secondaire en sciences humaines et sociales (SHS), suivi lors d’une étude de cas et d’un mentorat centré sur l’arrimage entre ses croyances épistémologiques, ses conceptions de l’enseignement/apprentissage et ses pratiques. Ce suivi est réalisé dans le cadre d’un postdoctorat au Québec, centré sur l’idée que le rapport au savoir des enseignant·e·s est une part de leur habitus influençant leurs pratiques. Comment le rapport au savoir et les croyances épistémologiques/pédagogiques de Léo peuvent-ils alors expliquer son besoin « d’en faire toujours plus » ? Quel est leur impact sur ses pratiques ? Quel mentorat enseignant·e/chercheur·e envisager ? Des observations filmées de ses enseignements en SHS, des entretiens post-observations et des séances de mentorat ont été analysés. On constate une évolution de ses pratiques, passant d’un rapport quantitatif à un rapport qualitatif aux savoirs scolaires.
Représentations sociales, rapports aux savoirs et pratiques enseignantes autour de questions socialement vives environnementales : quels croisements, quelles tensions ?
Authors: Jeziorski Agnieszka , Therriault Geneviève , Morin Émilie
Published: October 2021

Cet article propose une réflexion théorique sur l’articulation entre les conceptions d’enseignants sur des objets de savoir d’une part, et leur agir professionnel sur ces objets, d’autre part. Nous illustrerons notre propos à travers deux études menées en France et au Québec et s’inscrivant dans le champ de l’enseignement des questions socialement vives environnementales (QSVE). La première porte sur le lien entre les représentations sociales du développement durable (DD) chez des futurs enseignants de sciences humaines et de sciences naturelles et leurs pratiques au regard de l’éducation à l’environnement et au développement durable (EEDD). La seconde s’intéresse au rapport aux savoirs d’une enseignante de sciences au regard des sciences naturelles (SN) en tant qu’objet de connaissance et en tant qu’objet d’enseignement. Afin d’enrichir notre réflexion, nous présentons une opérationnalisation originale du concept de pratiques enseignantes, dont les différentes dimensions (finalisée, technique, interactive, affective) sont mises en relation avec les concepts de représentations sociales et de rapports aux savoirs. Cette mise en perspective et réflexion théorique permet notamment d’identifier des croisements et des tensions entre les croyances et les pratiques enseignantes au regard des QSVE en référence aux approches transformatrice-sociocritique et transmissive-positiviste de l’EEDD.
L’autodétermination des élèves ayant une déficience intellectuelle moyenne à sévère : connaissances, croyances et pratiques déclarées d’enseignantes
Authors: Charette Catherine , Chatenoud Céline , Caouette Martin , Souissi Fatine
Published: October 2021

La participation sociale et le développement de l’autodétermination des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle sont au coeur de plusieurs conventions internationales (ONU, 1971, 1975) et de politiques ministérielles au Québec (MSSS, 2001). L’implantation, au Québec, du programme éducatif CAPS-I, Compétences axées sur la participation sociale (Gouvernement du Québec, 2019) constitue un changement pour les enseignants d’élèves ayant une déficience intellectuelle moyenne à sévère (DIMS). L’autodétermination y est positionnée comme un levier important au développement de la participation sociale des élèves (Algozzine et al., 2001
 
; Cobb et al., 2009). Or, l’appropriation de ce concept au sein des écoles est encore partielle (Cho et al., 2011
 
; Shogren et al., 2014), ce qui nécessite d’accompagner les enseignants (Shogren et al., 2015a
 
; Whemeyer et al., 2013). L’article présente les résultats de sept entretiens de recherche menés avec des enseignantes du primaire oeuvrant auprès d’élèves ayant une DIMS. L’analyse des représentations qu’elles ont de l’autodétermination permet de mettre en lumière les liens entre leurs connaissances et leurs croyances au sujet de celle-ci ainsi que les pratiques pédagogiques qu’elles y associent. Des recommandations sont formulées afin de favoriser l’appropriation du concept d’autodétermination dans les écoles québécoises et de soutenir l’accompagnement des enseignants vers le changement souhaité.
PROJEKTNO ISTRAŽIVANJE NA TEMU NARODNI VEZ U RAZREDNOJ I PREDMETNOJ NASTAVI LIKOVNE KULTURE
Authors: Drljača Miroslav D. , Peulić Ranka M.
Published: October 2021

Važnost tradicije i narodne umjetnosti postaje sve više aktuelna u nastavi, ali joj se ipak ne pridaje dovoljno značaja ili ako se to čini onda je u pitanju metodički zastarjeli i neadekvatan pristup. Naše istraživanje je zasnovano na umjetnosti (engl. Art-based Research) u okviru kvalitativnog metodološkog pristupa, a u kojem je učenik postavljen u ulogu aktivnog istraživača. U istraživnaju je učestvovalo 272 učenika razredne i predmetne nastave. Podaci su prikupljeni sistemskim posmatranjem, intervjuima te likovnom analizom dječjih radova. Pozivajući se na novija istraživanja iz metodike nastave likovne kulture koja zagovaraju nastavu u kojoj je učenik aktivan kreator vlastitog znanja, određeni su ciljevi istraživanja. Namjera nam je bila da se utvrdi da li narodni vez može služiti kao podsticaj za dječje likovno izražavanje u razrednoj i predmetnoj nastavi i na koji način učenici mogu realizovati projektno istraživanje, ali i izraditi vlastiti rad podstaknuti narodnim vezom kao likovnim motivom. Nalazi istraživanja ukazuju da se narodni vez, kao likovni motiv, po svim svojim karakteristikama, može prilagoditi nastavnim temama određenim Nastavnim planom i programom u osnovnoj školi. Učenici vole istraživati, posebno putem intervjua dolaziti do informacija. Narodni vez kao likovni motiv, uz mogućnost korištenja različitih likovnih materijala i tehnika, razvija kod učenika raznovrsne pristupe likovnom problemu što dovodi do posebnih i inovativnih likovnih rješenja. U radu se, nastoje ponuditi prijedlozi za prevazilaženje nedostataka koji nastaju uslijed minimalne satnice, tradicionalnog pristupa nastavi likovne kulture te posebnih uslova u nastavi uvedenih zbog pandemije koronavirusa. Rješenje se pronalazi u konstruktivističkom pristupu i primjeni projektnog istraživanja u metodici nastave likovne kulture.
ПРЕТЕЧЕ ДРУШТВА УЧИТЕЉА РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРПСКЕ У ВРИЈЕМЕ ОТОМАНСКЕ И АУСТРОУГАРСКЕ ИМПЕРИЈЕ
Authors: Ловрић – Боснић Бранка , Лепир – Шиник Бранка
Published: October 2021

Друштво учитеља Републике Српске основано је 5. августа 2020. у Бањој Луци и чини прве кораке у борби за побољшање статуса учитеља у друштву. Међутим, та борба није новијег датума него сеже даље у прошлост. У вријеме Отоманског царства школство се одвијало при вјерским заједницама. Долазак Аустроугарске на ове просторе доноси одређене позитивне помаке јер уводи организовано школовање. Од недовољно плаћених учитеља очекивало се да код ученика граде позитиван однос према Монархији, што их је стављало под присмотру власти. Идеје великих педагога (Дистерверга, Хербарта и др.) учитељима преноси први школски часопис у Босни и Херцеговини с краја 19. вијека „Школски вјесник“. Почетком 20. вијека долази до првих удруживања учитеља оснивањем „Задруге за учитељску сирочад“, а потом многих учитељских удружења у Сарајеву, Мостару, Бањој Луци и другим мјестима, што је најактивнији период формирања разних учитељски удружења на овим просторима. Циљ овог теоријског проучавања јесте утврдити која учитељска удружења су постојала у периоду од времена турске власти до одласка Аустроугара са наших простора, које активности су обављали, у каквим друштвеним околностима, те какав су значај имали на учитељску заједницу и положај учитеља у друштву.
БАСНА КАО РИЗНИЦА ВРИЈЕДНОСНИХ СУДОВА – ИЗМЕЂУ СХВАЋЕНОГ И ПРИХВАЋЕНОГ
Authors: Поповић Данијела
Published: October 2021

Циљ овог рада јесте да укаже на могућности примјене проблемске наставе приликом интерпретације басне у IV разреду основне школе. У том циљу спровели смо истраживање у коме је учествовало N=211 ученика из основних школа на територији општина Подгорица и Даниловград. Узорком су обухваћене градске и приградске школе. У градским срединама гдје су школе са већим бројем одјељења рађен је тест изједначавања. На основу овог теста изабрана су два одјељења најсличнија по познавању књижевности. Критеријум по кому су бирана одјељења јесте просјечан број бодова освојених на тесту и стандардна девијација. Примјеном а приори статистичке анализе моћи тестова утврдили смо да је обим реализованог узорка довољан за доношење високо поузданих статистичких закључака. Резултати статистичке анализе показали су да је проблемски приступ при интерпретацији басне Лисица и јарац довео до свеобухватнијег доживљаја и разумијевања басне, као и прихватања система вриједности које нам поменута басна доноси.
How Do the Determinants of New Product Development Matter in the International Context? The Moderating Role of Learning Orientation
Authors: Peng Michael Yao-Ping , Shao Lijin
Published: October 2021

New product development provides a resource for enterprises to gain competitiveness, especially for enterprises that are exploring the international market. It is necessary to understand how the strategic behaviors, cultures, and capabilities of international enterprises are critical factors in improving innovation and new product development. From an external perspective this study argues that firms can facilitate the development of dynamic internationalization capabilities through knowledge acquisition in the organizational learning literature via social networks. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among relational embeddedness, export market orientation, dynamic internationalization capability and new product development, as well as the moderating effect of learning orientation. This study empirically verifies its research framework from 217 Taiwanese internationalized enterprises. Partial least squares structural equation modeling is used to detect the relationships between the variables in the model. Many items must be taken into consideration regarding specific facet scales. Our research results confirm previous studies that indicate positive correlations between relational embeddedness and international exploration as well as export market orientation. The results also suggest that international exploration and international exploitation have positive effects on new product development. Learning orientation plays a moderating role in terms of the relationships among relational embeddedness, export market orientation, international exploration, international exploitation, and new product development. Based on the empirical results, research conclusions and theoretical implications are proposed.
Quiz as an adjunctive modality in teaching Clinical Microbiology for Undergraduate Medical Students
Authors: Mehta Abhishek , Tripathi Kiran , Bansal Himanshi
Published: October 2021

Conventional teaching modalities like Didactic lectures if practised alone fails to transfer concepts as effectively as active learning approaches. Active learning methods like Quizzing leads to active participatory involvement of students, motivates them by increasing interest in the subject and act as a driving force for more effective learning. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Quiz as an adjunctive teaching modality in clinical microbiology for undergraduate medical teaching and to compare it with conventional teaching methods like Didactic lectures. In this interventional study conducted in the Dept. of Microbiology of a Govt. Medical College of Central India, Second MBBS students were divided into two groups. The topic Universal precautions was split and covered through two modules. One module was administered through lecture to one group and through Self study followed by Quiz to another group. Cross over was done for the second module. To evaluate the students performance pretest and post test were conducted for both the methods. In case of both the groups a significant absolute learning gain was observed for both the modalities. However in both the groups the learning gain and effect size were towards much higher side for Quizzing as compared to didactic lectures. Our study has shown the positive impetus of the active teaching learning modalities like Quizzing on self directed learning, and an added advantage of this approach on the learning gain as compared to the conventional teaching.
O sistema estadual de participação popular e cidadã e o gabinete digital do governo Tarso Genro no Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Oliveira Vinicios Gonchoroski de , Felippi Ângela Cristina Trevisan
Published: October 2021

O artigo discute as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) na gestão pública, em específico, no caso do governo do Rio Grande do Sul, durante a administração Tarso Genro (2011-2014). O objetivo é compreender o processo de adoção das TIC como forma de promover a participação cidadã, analisando um mecanismo do Sistema Estadual de Participação Popular e Cidadã (SISPARCI), o Gabinete Digital (GD). A progressiva presença das TIC na gestão pública é analisada desde a formação do meio técnico-científico-informacional enquanto elemento explicativo dos fenômenos contemporâneos. Em termos metodológicos, adota-se a ótica dos atores governamentais e da sociedade civil. A pesquisa se situa numa perspectiva crítico-cultural da tecnologia. Os resultados evidenciam a existência de dificuldades na implantação do sistema, a ocorrência de alterações na prática cidadã durante a vigência do SISPARCI e a descontinuidade da proposta com o encerramento do governo Tarso Genro.
Factor Analysis of Service Expectation of Farmer Producer Organization from Agribusiness Incubator
Authors: Kumar R. Ramesh , Malarkodi M. , Uma K.
Published: October 2021

This paper aimed to study the service expectation of Farmer Producer Organization from the Agribusiness incubator. The study was carried out with 60 FPO’s in Tamil Nadu. The data was collected through survey method using a well-structured online interview questionnaire. The exploratory factor analysis was carried out to reduce the data. The first factor named as which explained 25.37 percent of the variance, the second factor named as early stage business development services which explained 10.27 percent of the variance, the third factor named as business development services which explained 11.50 percent of the variance, the fourth factor named as physical infrastructural assistance which explained 2.21 percent of the variance. The obtained results of Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed that four factors such as market assistance services, early stage business development services, business development services and physical infrastructural assistance explained about 71.69 percent of the variance of factors with respect to service expectation of FPO's from the Business incubator.
Why Aren’t Children in Bhutan Reading?
Authors: Gyeltshen Dawa
Published: October 2021

This micro study aimed to explore, “Why aren’t children in Bhutan reading?” For the purpose of this study, I have chosen students of two primary schools and one central school. I did case study with 20 students of class IV to VI from each school. I focused my study on reading in both the languages taught in Bhutanese schools: Dzongkha, the national language, and English, as a second language. I collected my data using semi structured interview with students. I also talked informally with some of the students. This small study has led me to my current interest of finding out the main reasons why children are not reading in Bhutan.
Clinical Supervisory Skills of School Heads: A District – Based Learning Action Cell Program
Authors: R. Vilan Roderick
Published: October 2021

Using the non-experimental descriptive survey research design this study aimed to investigate the   level of the clinical supervisory skills of the public elementary school heads as perceived by district supervisors. Eventually came up with a district-based LAC session which addressed the grey areas found in this study. Using the universal sampling this study was conducted on all public elementary and secondary schools in the division of Davao del Sur. This study utilized the researcher-made questionnaire which items focused on the supervisory skills, the Cronbach Alpha was tested to assess its validity and reliability. This study revealed that the school heads from both elementary and secondary frequently used the process in conducting clinical supervision. Moreover, this study further revealed that there were locations wherein school heads got low specifically in the art of questioning the teacher to draw his/her instructional problem. Classroom teachers should have encouraged learners to join co-curricular activities and tap stakeholders to financially support the learners who opted to join co-curricular activities.
The Selectivity of Purse Seine Againt Euthynnus affinis Catch in PPN Muara Angke Jakarta
Authors: Samudra Donny , Junianto . , Supriadi Dedy , M. Apriliani Izza , M. A. Khan Alexander
Published: October 2021

Purse seine is one of the fishing gear that has been used by PPN Muara Angke fisher to catch pelagis fish. The selectivity of purse seine was still being researched until now . This research was conducted  determine the selectivity of purse seine fishing gear with parameter the length of Euthynnus affinis, weight and numbers catch on purse seine fishing gear landed in PPN Muara Angke. The research used a survey method with quantitative descriptive analysis. The sampling method used in this was purposive sampling and random sampling. The data collected during the research were primary data and secondary data. Primary data included the number and weight of catches, fork length of Euthynnus affinis from five purse seine fishing vessel in PPN Muara Angke. Secondary data included production data of purse seine catches from 2015-2019 and vessel data obtained from Central Port Management Unit Jakarta and PPN Muara Angke. Purposive sampling used for the number of catch, weight of catch, production of purse seine catch from 2015-2019 and purse seine fishing vessels data. Random sampling used for fork length Euthynnus affinis fish, 250 samples were taken randomly on one purse seine fishing vessel. The research results pusre seine fishing gear which was landed at PPN Muara Angke was not selective due to the percentage length of the Euthynnus affinis was worth, proportion of amount and weight less than 60%.
Assessment of the Status of the Fishery of Indwagyi Lake, Myanmar Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Authors: Opperman Luca , Connalin John , Opperman A. Wren , Lunn Zau , Naing Tun Htoo
Published: October 2021

Aims: Indawgyi Lake, in northern Myanmar, is the country’s largest lake and among the largest in Southeast Asia. Although the lake’s fishery provides an important source of food and livelihoods, relatively little is known about the status of its fishery and how human actions are affecting it. Further, some basic information on fish populations has not been documented, such as the extent to which fish migrate, either downstream toward the Ayeyarwady River or into the lake’s tributaries. Similar to other lakes in the region (e.g., Inle Lake in central Myanmar), the fishing practices of Indawgyi Lake appear to be intensifying. Thus, improved understanding of the lake’s fishery and fish-migration patterns can inform future management.

Study Design:  To gather preliminary information, we surveyed 6 villages around Indawgyi Lake collecting Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) about the migratory behavior of fish and current state of the fishery.

Place and Duration of Study: Hepa, Hepu, Lone Ton, Lonsant, Mamon Kaing, and Nyaung Bin along Indawgyi Lake in Myanmar

Methodology: We interviewed fishermen in large groups at 6 villages (approximately 60 fishermen overall), aggregating results into the six village groups due to the consensus style of interviews. We performed additional spatial analyses using Google Earth Engine.

Results: Fishermen reported that nearly all the fish they commonly catch are migratory, with most using upstream tributaries for spawning during the wet season. Fishermen also reported that, although most tributaries remained in good condition, several have been severely impacted by land-use changes, including gold mining. Fishermen consistently reported that harvest levels have declined dramatically in the past two decades even as they deploy more nets. Across the villages interviewed, the top recommendation to combat declines was to increase/strengthen enforcement of regulations.

Conclusion: This research demonstrates the utility of TEK to provide preliminary information on poorly studied systems that can inform conservation and management.
Set Theory INC# ∞# Based on Innitary Intuitionistic Logic with Restricted Modus Ponens Rule. Hyper Inductive Denitions. Application in Transcendental Number Theory. Generalized Lindemann-Weierstrass Theorem
Authors: Foukzon Jaykov
Published: October 2021

In this paper intuitionistic set theory INC#∞# in infinitary set theoretical language is considered. External induction principle in nonstandard intuitionistic arithmetic were derived. Non trivial application in number theory is considered.The Goldbach-Euler theorem is obtained without any references to Catalan conjecture. Main results are: (i) number ee is transcendental; (ii) the both numbers e + π and e − π are irrational.
Comparison between Laparoscopic and Open Repair of Umbilical and Paraumbilical Hernia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Authors: Mitra Arti , Chandak Unmed , Sahu Shiv Kumar , Pawaskar Yuvraj , Waldia Akanksha
Published: October 2021

Background: Laparoscopic repair of umbilical and paraumbilical hernia has largely replaced conventional (Open) repair. The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic vs. open repair of umbilical & para umbilical hernia in a tertiary care government hospital.

Methods: A total 50 patients of age >18 years diagnosed with umbilical and paraumbilical hernia who underwent laparoscopic and open hernia repair from May2018 to Nov 2020 were enrolled and divided into two groups of 25 patients in each. The patients were followed up in the post-operative period in the wards during daily rounds till the time of discharge; 1 and 6 months after discharge and yearly.

Results: The mean age for open group was 44.24±7.68years while the mean age for laparoscopic group was 50.0±11.82years. Operative time was more in laparoscopic repair (81.68±18.37min) as compared to open (55.44±16.54min). Post-operative pain (VAS score) was greatest in the open group in comparison to lap group at 6 hr, 24 hr, day 8 and at 1month. Postoperative overall complication rate (Infection, seroma and recurrence) was 12% in the laparoscopic group and 28% in the open group. Recovery was faster with laparoscopic repair with a mean postoperative hospital stay of 3.28days as compared to 5.88days for open mesh repair. Patients treated with laparoscopic repair were early return to routine activity and work.

Conclusion: The laparoscopic approach appears to be safe, effective and acceptable. It is a complex but very efficient method in experienced hands and it offered a significant advantage over open repair.
The Relationship between Social Capital and Soft Skills among University Students
Authors: Mahzan Awang Mohd , Careemdeen Jalal Deen
Published: October 2021

This study aims at identifying the level of social capital to improve soft skills among university students in Malaysia. Social capital construct based on Putnam's [1] social capital theory. Social capital in this research refers to students' participation in community-based activities and university's clubs. Soft skills construct included university students' communication, leadership, teamwork, continuous learning, critical thinking, ethics and professionalism, and entrepreneurship skills. This study is a survey research design using a questionnaire instrument for data collection. The sample was chosen randomly, participating in a total of 264 university students in Malaysia. The study used descriptive analyses such as mean, standard deviation, t-test, and Pearson Correlation to analyze the data. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23 was used for the data analysis The findings of study demonstrated that the majority of university students had moderate levels of both constructs, namely social capital and soft skills. Results from this study revealed that there was no significant difference in social capital based on Gender. However, the results of the study found there is a significant difference in soft skills based on Gender. Accordingly,' it has been found that male students had a higher soft skill compared to female students. Correlation analysis demonstrated that there was a significant positive relationship between social capital and soft skills. Overall, this study suggests the importance of social capital towards soft skills development.
Effect of Constructivist Instructional Strategy on Students Achievement in Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum in Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Jeremiah Samuel , Bosede Eze Foluke
Published: October 2021

The study examined effect of constructivist strategy on students Achievement in Senior Secondary Mathematics in Rivers State. The research was guided by three research questions and corresponding hypotheses. The population is all the thirty four thousand, one hundred and sixty eight (34,168) of all Senior secondary II (SS11) students in Rivers State during the 2018/2019 Academic year. A sample size of 280 students in four intact classes were selected through purposive sampling technique. Two of each of the classes were used as experimental and control groups. Non randomized pre-test, post test control group design was used for the study. Instrument used for the study was Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) made up of 25 items drawn from simple statistics and Lesson Packages. The instrument was validated by experts and reliability coefficient of the instrument was obtained through test-retest method. The scores obtained were subjected to Pearson product moment correlation coefficient analysis and the result yielded 0.82. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Mean and Multiple Classification Analysis  (MCA) were used in analyzing the data. Findings reveals that constructivist strategy was more effective in facilitating students achievement in Mathematics than expository method. The result did not show a significant difference in students’ achievement in Mathematics in terms of gender and school type. The study therefore recommended among others the use of constructivist strategy in the teaching and learning of Mathematics in schools.
Assessment of Oil Spillage Impact on Vegetation in South-Western Niger Delta, Nigeria
Authors: Wakil Adamu Umar , Yeboah Emmanuel , Sarfo Isaac , Kweku Nunoo Edward , Kwang Clement , Kofi Addai Foster , Oduro Collins , Darko George , Ndafira Grace Chikomborero , Batame Michael , Aboagye Appea Emmanuella
Published: October 2021

The present study assesses the impact of oil spillage in the Southwestern Niger Delta of Nigeria over the past fifty (50) years. It further sought to find out the driving forces and implications of oil spillage on vegetation, livelihoods and other key parameters. The study employed geospatial techniques and a secondary source of data to achieve the objectives set out in this study. The Global Moran I statistical tool was used to determine the spatial autocorrelation based on feature locations and attribute values. We observed built-up areas, bare land, and less dense vegetation had an overall increment of 1975.98 km2, 1370 km2 and 23805 km2, respectively. Dense vegetation had declension of 22058.33 km2 over the past five decades. Findings depict a declining trend in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, attributed to oil spillage as the key contributory factor. Occasioned by anthropogenic activities, the driving forces were traced to attacks on oil pipelines during conflicts and illegal means of creating leakages to siphon crude oil for sale. To achieve sustainability in oil spill management in the Delta, the study recommends further research to ascertain the cost of losses incurred apply geospatial techniques to monitor and predict environmental changes that inform decisions of key actors.
Exploring post-Covid-19 Lockdown Students’ Satisfaction in Ethiopian Higher Education Context in case of some Selected Universities
Authors: Kassahun Zeleke Wale
Published: October 2021

This study aimed to explore post Covid-19 lockdown students’ satisfaction from some higher education institutions in Ethiopia. The study used descriptive and explanatory research designs. A total of 480 students were taken from twelve public Universities as a sample and 366 valid questionnaires were collected. Convenience and snowball sampling were used to select the employees from each University. Also, cross- sectional survey method was applied to collect data via a Likert scale questionnaire. Correlation and multiple regression modeling were used to predict the relationships. Initially, a pilot test was a sample of 35 students to check data scale reliability. The study found that all the independent variables (crush time, leadership, and students’ initiation, instructors’ commitment) variables had a statistically significant correlation with Students’ satisfaction. Moreover, the study founded that all the studied variables were predictors of students’ satisfaction (R2= 0.672); however, the predictors that had highest influence were instructors’ commitment and crushes time. Significant emphasis and devotion is required particularly on variables such as instructors’ commitment and crush time as they are identified as a significant influencer of students’ satisfaction. Universities shall focus on enhancing instructors’ commitment and they have to allocate adequate time as before COVID -19.
A new LC-MS Method for the Determination of p-Chloroaniline and (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- Amino-α- (trifluoromethyl) Benzene Methanol in Efavirenz Bulk Form
Authors: Devanna N. , Mabbu Indhu Priya , Sumathi G.
Published: October 2021

The main objective of the present research study is to develop and validate a sensitive, specific, accurate and precise LC-MS method for the determination of p-Chloroaniline and (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- amino-α- (trifluoromethyl) benzene methanol in Efavirenz bulk form. The effective separation of p-Chloroaniline and (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- amino-α- (trifluoromethyl) benzene methanol were achieved by using Hypersil BDS (C18, 100 x 4.6 mm, 3 µm) column and a solvent system of Buffer (0.1% Formic acid in water): Methanol (30:70 v/v) with a flow rate of 0.4 ml/min. The p-Chloroaniline and (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- amino-α-(trifluoromethyl) benzene methanol were monitored on mass spectrometer coupled with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, positive polarity mode and quadrapole mass analyzer. The Retention time of p-Chloroaniline, (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- amino-α- (trifluoromethyl) benzene methanol and Efavirenz were found at 5.7min, 7.6min and 11.1min resepectively. The detection limit and quantification limit were observed at 0.25ppm and 0.75 ppm respectively for both p-Chloroaniline and (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- amino-α-(trifluoromethyl) benzene methanol. Those analytes were linear in the concentration ranges from 0.75ppm to 3.75ppm and the percentage relative standard deviation of six replicates of same concentrations of both the analytes were less than 10%. Hence this method was effective in separation and determination of p-Chloroaniline and (S)-5-Chloro-α-(cyclopropylethynyl)-2- amino-α- (trifluoromethyl) benzene methanol in Efavirenz.
A Clinical Practice Guideline Summary for Pharmacological Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder in Malaysia
Authors: Abousheishaa Aya Ahmed , Sue-Yin Low , Khin Kok Chee , Sulaiman Ahmad Hatim , Huri Hasniza Zaman , Guan Ng Chong
Published: October 2021

Background: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are systematically developed statements to assist practitioners and patients with appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. However, evidence suggests that the uptake of these recommendations in routine care is still limited, particularly in resource-constrained countries.

Objectives: This article aimed to (1) identify current CPGs for the pharmacological management of MDD that address and are compatible with the needs of Malaysian psychiatrists (2) collate and summarise these CPG recommendations to produce a more culturally sensitive and end-user friendly guideline summary.

Materials and Methods: A multidisciplinary steering group followed an adapted development approach that included; (1) searching for guidelines on the pharmacological management of adults with depression, (2) screening them for relevant recommendations, (3) critical appraising these guidelines, and (4) extracting the required information. A panel of experts then reviewed the developed guideline summary.

Results: Six potentially relevant guidelines for the pharmacological management of depression in adults were identified. The developed summary included a decision algorithm to guide the selection of antidepressant therapy based on clinical factors, potential drug-drug interaction, tolerability, and cost of the medications. The review panel considered the summary recommendations easy to use and had the potential for uptake by busy psychiatrists.

Conclusion: A CPG summary for the pharmacological management of depression was developed that focuses on evidence-based, contextually relevant recommendations that are feasible for implementation within the local healthcare settings in Malaysia.

Practical Implications: The developed guideline summary has the potential to enhance the implementation of evidence-based practice in the management of Major Depressive Disorder within the Malaysian context.
Problems of Chemical Control in Agriculture: A Social Perspective
Authors: Saburo Shimada Belmiro , Vinícius Simon Marcos , Bueno da Silva Vinícius , Silva Schmidt Jéssica da , Boes Sackser Guilherme Augusto , Hiromi Kiahara Larissa
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Agriculture is fundamental for society, being important in the production of food to meet the demand of the population that has been growing, using various methods to improve the productivity of agricultural crops. To ensure that the crop has its production, adequate crop management must be carried out, and the control of pests, diseases and weeds, for this, one of the methods used today, is chemical control.

Aims: The objective of this work is to carry out a brief review of the literature on chemical control problems in agriculture, a social perspective, describing its importance in the agricultural sector.

Literature Review: Chemical control brought many benefits and allowed agriculture to gain a boost in its production, due to the benefits provided by its use in the control of pests, diseases and weeds, but it caused some problems with its use, in the social, environmental and in the agricultural sector. These problems had many consequences, and over time, by adopting sustainable rural development, seeking sustainable production, the objective was to reduce the use of agrochemicals, by using alternative means of pest, disease and weed control. The means of control mainly used are biological and cultural control, associated with the awareness of the population, which together favors the reduction of the need for chemical control in crops, reducing costs, maintaining the sustainability of the agricultural sector, ensuring that plant can produce, and enabling a more sustainable production.

Final Considerations: Using alternative means of control, social awareness, and following sustainable development, agriculture is becoming more suitable in all aspects, whether social, environmental and economic, helping the development of society as a whole, providing agriculture with less use of chemical control, and a more sustainable model.
Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Job Performances with the Mediation Impact of Occupational Stress
Authors: Rajapakshe Wasantha , Jayaratne A. R. W. K.
Published: October 2021

This study investigates the impact of emotional intelligence on the job performance of the banking employees in Sri Lanka with the mediation impact of occupational stress. The quantitative approach uses the confirmatory survey method, and it was verified.  The data has been analyzed by using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The confirmatory factor analysis results, RAMSEA=0.089, CFI=0.920, and χ2/df, =3.437, show that the proposed conceptual model fit. The findings reveal that emotional intelligence has a direct effect of 0.385 on job performance and an indirect effect of 0.023 through the mediatory path of occupational stress, resulting in a total effect of 0.408, which is significant (p<0.05). Therefore partial mediation can be observed. Even though higher emotional intelligence leads to higher job performance, this positive impact is lowered due to the partial mediation effect of occupational stress. Therefore, it can be stated that to improve the banking employees' performance, and emotional intelligence can be used as a human resource management strategy.
Perancangan Realtime Board Game untuk Melestarikan Alat Musik Tradisional Jawa Tengah dengan Menggunakan Soundtrack dan Mechanics Tile Placement
Authors: Kurniawan Septian Yoga , P T. Arie Setiawan , Prestiliano Jasson
Published: October 2021

Alat musik tradisional adalah sebuah warisan budaya dalam suatu daerah. Namun dengan adanya perkembangan jaman, musik tradisional mulai ditinggalkan oleh masyarakat setempat. Masyarakat lebih suka mendengarkan dan memainkan alat musik modern dibandingkan musik tradisional yang kedepannya bisa menimbulkan kepunahan dari warisan budaya itu sendiri. Salah satu alat musik tradisional yang harus dilestarikan adalah gamelan. Gamelan berasal dari Jawa yang terdiri dari beberapa alat musik yang dimainkan secara bersamaan. Gamelan dimainkan ketika acara adat dan pertunjukan tari tradisional seperti kuda lumping. Maka dari itu dibutuhkan sebuah media untuk melestarikan dan memperkenalkan musik tradisional kepada masyarakat yang belum sadar akan pentingnya menjaga warisan budaya tersebut yaitu Board Game. Board Game dengan Gameplay yang menggunakan Soundtrack untuk mengenalkan gambaran musik gamelan dipilih karena bukan hanya sekedar permainan, namun juga bisa menjadi media edukasi untuk melestarikan alat musik tradisional bagi pemainya. Setelah memainkan permainan ini, pemain lebih tertarik untuk melestarikan kebudayaan daerah dan secara tidak langsung pengetahuan mengenai alat musik tradisonal Jawa Tengah bisa tersebar melalui permainan ini.
Semiotic Analysis of a Public Service Advertising I compost food waste
Authors: Kurniawan Muhammad Rudi , N Sahrul , Syafwandi Syafwandi
Published: October 2021

Most of the current researches on analyzing public service advertisings (PSA) about food waste into compost is concentrated on the interconnection between environmental, economic, and social aspects. This study has considered the semiotic analysis of the selected PSA through Barthes’ The Five Codes theory. Using the semiotic framework, the paper explains the messages of the PSA “I Compost Food Waste” and describes how this advertising provides insight into design innovation. The findings have shown that the PSA combined with the semiotics is capable of raising people’s awareness about food waste into compost.
Overexpressed Smurf1 is degraded in glioblastoma cells through autophagy in a p62‐dependent manner
Authors: Han Da , Li Shengzhen , Xia Qin , Meng Xinyi , Dong Lei
Published: October 2021

Homologous to E6AP C‐terminus (HECT)‐type E3 ubiquitin ligase SMAD‐specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (Smurf1) was originally identified to ubiquitinate Smad protein in the TGF‐β/BMP signaling pathway. Recently, Smurf1 has been reported to promote tumorigenesis by regulating multiple biological processes. High expression of Smurf1 plays a vital role in brain tumor progression by mediating aberrant cell signaling pathways. Previous reports have shown that Smurf1 is degraded mainly through the ubiquitin–proteasome system, but it remains unclear whether Smurf1 is degraded by autophagy in tumor cells. In this study, we show that autophagy activators promote Smurf1 degradation in glioblastoma (GB) cells. The autophagy receptor p62 colocalizes with ubiquitinated substrates to promote sequestration of cytoplasm cargo into the autophagosome. We report that autophagic degradation of Smurf1 is dependent on p62. Moreover, the autophagic degradation of Smurf1 is prevented in the absence of the HECT domain or E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. We further proved that activation of autophagy leads to a decrease of Smurf1 and the inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway in GB cells. Our results suggest that enhancement of autophagic degradation of Smurf1 may be a potential approach to treating GB.
Neuro‐adaptive output‐feedback optimized stochastic control for the active suspension systems with state constraints
Authors: Zhang Jiaxin , Li Yongming
Published: October 2021

This article investigates an adaptive neural network (NN) output‐feedback optimal control design problem for active suspension systems (ASSs) with stochastic disturbance. The ASSs under consideration contain the characteristics of spring nonlinear dynamics, unmeasured states, and state constraints. The NNs are developed to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions. Meanwhile, observer‐based output feedback control design method is proposed based on the adaptive backstepping technique. Furthermore, the stability of the closed‐loop system is demonstrated by constructing the barrier Lyapunov function, thus ensuring that the full‐state constraints are not exceeded. In particular, the simulation validations are given for the cases of bump, C‐class, and D‐class road displacements inputs. Finally, the simulation results verify the effectiveness of the studied control strategy.
Enhanced Microwave Absorption of Shape Anisotropic Fe3O4 Nanoflakes and Their Composites
Authors: Pan Jialiang , Zhang Rujing , Zhen Zhen , Wang Min , Li Zechen , Yin Defei , Meng Lingyuan , He Limin , Zhu Hongwei
Published: October 2021

As a widely applied microwave absorbing material, Fe3O4 with various nanostructures has been extensively studied to further satisfy the practical applications. Herein, uniform Fe3O4 nanoflakes (FNFs) are synthesized by electrospinning and subsequent thermal treatment. The absorbers filled with 30 wt% FNFs (thickness: 1.5 mm) show superior reflection loss (RL) of −60.26 dB at 15.20 GHz due to the hierarchically cross‐linked conductive network and shape anisotropy. Furthermore, the FNFs composited with carbon nanotube (FNFs/CNT) and coated with polypyrrole (FNF@PPy) are prepared by direct mixing and vapor‐phase polymerization, respectively, to optimize the microwave absorption. Fast carrier mobility and enlarged interfacial area are realized to enhance electrical conductance and polarization loss. FNFs/CNT present multiple RL peaks of −50.9, −54.3, and −45.1 dB at 3.38, 6.70, and 12.65 GHz, respectively. Meanwhile, FNF@PPy shows wider effective absorbing bandwidths at low‐frequency of C‐band (2.32 GHz, 5.68–8.0 GHz) and S‐band (1.02 GHz, 2.79–3.81 GHz). This study confirms the considerable microwave absorbing performances of FNFs and their composites, and provides candidates for different potential applications in microwave absorption.