bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Need for Intervention for Psychological Well-Being (PsWB) of Gen-Y Employees in Selected Business Process Outsourcing in the Philippines
Authors: Areola, Phd HSG Eunice Mareth Querol , Perono Irvin Recto , Ilagan Joan Camille
Published: May 2021

The study is descriptive correlation. Using Ryff’s scale for Psychological Well-Being, the relationship of demographics – age, tenure in the company and the years of experience in the BPO industry were statistically analysed using correlation. Relationship amongst the dimensions of PsWB were also tested. Only age has a positive significant relationship with the dimensions of PsWB to be specific – Autonomy, Environmental Mastery and Positive Relations to Others but to a weak extent only. Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the six dimensions of PsWB with a positive high correlation.
Distance Learning in Philippine Business Programs: An Action Research for the Delivery of Quality Education Towards Sustainable Community Development
Authors: Areola, Phd HSG Eunice Mareth Querol , Ilagan Joan Camille P , Perono Irvin Recto
Published: May 2021

Education is one of the hardest hit sector of the ongoing global health crisis. Elsewhere, educators continue to grapple with their new reality of balancing content, context and form in order to efficiently deliver online the critical teaching and learning in the business programs. A much-needed clarity for the new direction of education is needed by all academic stakeholders. While governments emphasize a new normal for teaching and learning, every student and educator is left with multiple unanswered questions: how does the virtual community expect to learn? Is it enough to know the best practice of a different country context, or should there be local practices that also deserve to be repeated and amplified? Is the localICT infrastructure sufficient? Are educators equipped with both technical and soft skills? Are students prepared to learn virtually? Do academic institutions have the resources to implement large-scale virtual learning? The adaption for distance learning by the Business programs becomes the center of this action research.
Meningkatkan Integritas Remaja Berbasis Sertifikasi BNSP Penyuluh Antikorupsi Bersama LSP P3 Pembangun Penyuluh Integritas Bangsa
Authors: Faeni Dewi Puspaningtyas , Faeni Ratih Puspitaningtyas , Oktaviani Retno Fuji , Hidayat Ravindra Safitra
Published: May 2021

In 2021 Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index was ranked 102, sliding sharply from rank 85th in 2019. Surveys indicate that Indonesia is in an emergency zone of corruption. In a survey conducted by Transparency International from June 2019 to June 2020, with observers  public service users on the basis of good corporate governance (GCG) to public officials in public service centers in 180 countries.  Indonesia is equivalent with countries such as Gambia.   Ironically, the survey was announced three months before the two arrests of two government officials in two strategic positions in the republic.  A worrying fact, as Indonesia grapples with the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, the sea of work relations breakers, the huge financial needs of the country's social assistance for indonesians affected by the pandemic, the officials of strategic departments are caught in the criminality of corruption. The legal precedent involving state officials is not the first event, but rather occurs because of the weak legal apparatus, the pattern of existing work culture, inadequate education on corruption and low public knowledge regarding the prevention of corruption. Community Service (PKM) aims to provide education for the younger generation with the objective mainly prevention of corruption with a constructive process that is assessments of the BNSP Certification (National Professional Certification Agency) as an Anticorruption Extension that has legal legitimacy. Respondents or assessments involved are 100 (one hundred) people in the campuses in the Jakarta province in the period of  June 2020 to May 2021. This BNSP Certification Process involves LSP (Professional Certification Body) P3 National Integrity Extension Builder (LSP P3 PIB) in circa 4 (four) months completed. Starting from the General Orientation process, followed by the Technical Orientation process, the filing process, Pre Assessment, then ending with the Competency Test process which the whole procession was accompanied by assessment subject and assessors from LSP P3 PIB. The conclusion of this PKM activity is, the respondents in this case the Assessment strongly animates all processes until obtained competency 90% of the overall Assessment.
Linguistic Analysis of Some Errors of Arabic-Turkish Writing: A Case Study of Arabic Learner in Dubai
Authors: Moghazy Mohamed
Published: May 2021

This research focuses on the phonetic distinctions between Arabic and Turkish and the student's work. Based on ACTFL writing competence requirements, the morphological and syntactical differences between Arabic and Turkish in writing an essay about the student's summer vacation. Also, what is the impact of L1 on L2 and L3 writing proficiency? Additionally, the phonological and morphological differences between Arabic and Turkish, and syntactical variations in Arabic and Turkish. Lastly, a grade 11 trilingual IB student is a case study of the research. Also, CBI (content-based instruction method) and different methods could help students enhance their writing proficiency.
Translation Techniques and Bald on Record Politeness Strategy
Authors: Dessy Dwijayanti  , M.R. Nababan  , Tri Wiratno
Published: May 2021

This research aims to identify the types of directive speech acts representing the Bald on politeness strategy and describe the translation techniques used in translating directive speech acts representing Bald on politeness strategy in the Rich People Problems Novel. The research used the descriptive qualitative approach with observation, note-taking techniques and focus group discussion (FGD). The data in this research are in the form of utterances representing the politeness strategy of bald on record and collected using purposive sampling. A focus group discussion was conducted to determine the translation techniques used in translating utterances representing the politeness strategy of bald on record in Rich People Problems Novel. In addition, the data were validated using source and method triangulation. The findings of this study revealed that there are 121 utterances of directive speech acts and 14 sub of directive speech acts representing bald on record politeness strategy. Furthermore, there are 15 translation techniques found in this research.
Transitive Word Order in Karonese Language
Authors: Rahmawati  , Mulyadi
Published: May 2021

The research aims to look for word-formation from suffix -i and -pe and the prefix-ken. The problem of the research was whether the suffix -i and -ken and the prefix pe- can form transitive in sentences. This study used the qualitative approach. The complex predicate data were analyzed using the agih method which is part of the language itself which becomes the determining tool. This is an appropriate method of analyzing language. This study indicates that sentence formation in the Karo language initially uses the VOS word order. At the suffix-i, the transitive word order VOS is found, the suffix -ken used the VO word order and at the prefix pe- also used the VOS word order. The suffix -i was initially used with adjectives, intransitive verbs, and nouns to form a root word in the form of a locative transitive verb (referring to a place). If suffix –ken combined with a root word which is a group of adjectives, intransitive verbs, or nouns, the meaning becomes causative, making the sufferer become/do something. The prefix pe- functions to change adjectives, intransitive verbs, and nouns into transitive verbs. The derivative form produces a causative meaning.
Hedging of Cooperative Principles in Bunker of the Dead Movie
Authors: Laras Anindya  , Romel Noverino
Published: May 2021

Language is used in communication as a way to express their thoughts and feelings. Communication is how people use the message to give meaning to other people. Good communication happens when the speakers and the listeners can deliver their intended message clearly to understand each other. In communication, there is a theory called the cooperative principle. The cooperative principle is elaborated in four sub-principles or maxims. These maxims will make sure the information about the topic that is being discussed in the conversation clearer. However, some people sometimes communicate without following these maxims or violate maxims, knows as hedging maxim. This research aims to reveal the types of hedging maxims used by the characters in Bunker of the Dead movie. Grice’s cooperative principle is to analyze the research. Descriptive qualitative is employed as the research method, and a movie transcript as the research data. The result of this research shows that there are three types of hedging maxims, namely hedging maxim of quality, hedging maxim of relevance and hedging maxim of manner. One of the maxims, namely hedging maxim of quantity, does not exist in the movie. The most used hedging maxim is the hedging maxim of quality.
Contextualizing Morphosyntactic Features in Wole Soyinka’s Ake-the Years of Childhood
Authors: Raj Salisu Mohammed , Alagbe Adewole A.
Published: May 2021

The term ‘morpho-syntax’ has a dual meaning because it is a combination of both morphology and syntax. These two are language components that a stylistician can adopt in any write-up. This act by a stylistician is what brings about the uniqueness of a write-up which is based on individual’s use of language. It is also termed the morphology of linguistics adopted by a writer to achieve communicative effectiveness. Wole Soyinka’s language is said to be complex to most readers, possibly due to the morpho-syntactic features inherent in his text. Thus, the thrust of this paper is to identify the morpho-syntactic features and to discover the reason for the complexity of Wole Soyinka’s language in his book titled: Ake- The Years of Childhood. Using the functional stylistics as our model of analysis, we examined factors that are obviously and silently responsible for his complexity of languages, such as code-mixing, direct translation from Yoruba into English, a single word or sentence having several interpretations, coinages and his sentence structures. From our analysis, we discovered that the factors mentioned above are actually responsible for the complexity of Soyinka’s language and truly his use of language stands as a barrier to general readers comprehending most of his works.
An An Existential Reading of GB Shaw’s Arms and the Man
Authors: Ibrahim Md. Ibrahim Khalil
Published: May 2021

This paper attempts to analyze George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man from existentialistic approach. Adopting a qualitative content analysis method, it concentrates on the fundamental components of existentialism such as searching for the true identity and selfhood, the authenticity of meaningless war and absurd romantic love questioning freedom of choice and decision. Representing the futile Bulgarian war along with its controversial customs and manners, it demonstrates the ultimate destination of the individuals of the play. Additionally, it figures out how the major characters like Sergius and Bluntschli reached the peak of their sincere individuality and refuted their conventional professional advantages and ancestral positions. The study also includes how the downtrodden characters like Louka and Nicola confronted the worthless social system, the erroneous noble lifestyle and the deceitful aristocracy for the search of a distinguished survival.
The West Hegemony and the East Resistance in Fictions Entilted “Semua Untuk Hindia” and “The Dan Pengkhianat” By Iksaka Banu
Authors: Nuratikah Nuratikah , Wiyatmi Wiyatmi
Published: May 2021

Colonialism exerts its influence on the colonized in the fields of economy, politics, and ideology. Iksaka Banu, a well-known Indonesian writer, takes colonialism issues as the topic in his works. This qualitative descriptive research implemented postcolonial approach to uncover and explain various forms of the West hegemony and the East resistance in fictions entitled “Semua Untuk Hindia” and “Teh dan Pengkhianat”. The research results reveal that: (1) there are forms of hegemony carried out by the colonizer (West) in perpetuating its power in the colonized (East), (2) there are forms of resistance carried out by the colonized (East) to resist the power domination carried out by the colonizer, (3) The forms of hegemony carried out by the colonizer include torturing, restricting access, and degrading the natives, and (4) the forms of resistance carried out by the colonized include performing both passive and active resistances such as learning a language, wearing traditional clothes, building schools, building painting studios, performing coolie rebellion, and kidnapping the colonizer.
Xuan Zang’s Five Transliterations Revisited: A Corpus Linguistic Study of Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra
Authors: Yang Xiaodong , LI Zhen
Published: May 2021

This paper examines the early translation theory of the Five Transliterations, which has been considered to be proposed by Xuan Zang back to 1300 years before, through corpus linguistic methods. The statistics based on our Sanskrit-Chinese Parallel corpus of Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra reveals that there exists very weak linguistic evidence that Xuan Zang proposed such a translation theory. The tension between historically recorded translation theories and practice is also discussed based on our findings. It is recommended that a corpus linguistic study may play a significant role in analyzing historical translation documents.
The German Orientalist School Vis-à-vis the History of Arabic Literature: Carle Brockelmann as a Locus Classicus
Authors: Salmon Hakeem
Published: May 2021

It is an incontestable fact and incontrovertible truism that Orientalism- a term deployed to signify a socio-political trend signifying intellectual enquiry and the academic study of Eastern cultures by the Western intelligentsia – is one of the sources of information about Islam and Muslims. This is a culmination of gargantuan endeavours lent Arab autochthonous patrimony; whether the fragments scribbled in pure Arabic; or those documented in other Asian or African languages; or other Islamic languages such as Persia, Urdu and Turkish; in terms of preservation, study, editing, publication, or indexing. It would be pertinent here to mention the tremendous efforts the Muslims have made to follow what the Westerners have accomplished. The issue of Orientalism has polarized the Arab writers into two extremes: the Revolutionary, obsessed with an unbridled, enthusiastic penchant and infatuated with an irrational hallucinatory predilection to the level of deference and obsequiousness; and the Neo-conservative who discern it as a reprehensible scourge and pestilential plague that should not be embraced at all; not even with a long pole. Between these extremes, we have yet another constellation that is liberal, moderate and detached in its assessment of any matter with a scintilla of nexus to Orientalism. While identifying ourselves and pitching our tent with this coterie, we hereby present Carle Brockelmann, an iconic connoisseur and illustrious belletrist from German mise-en-scene (based on the application of the theory of ‘Aqiq’s taxonomy of Orientalists according to geographical cleavage as propounded in his Encyclopedia christened al-Istishraq wa ‘l-Mustashriqun ) and dissect through analytical framework his blazing trail feat in the stratosphere of History of Arabic Literature.
How Might Cognitive Factors Affect Iranian EFL Learners’ Response to Feedback Provided on Writing? An Individual Differences Perspective
Authors: Sazideh Khalil , Mallahi Omid
Published: May 2021

The researchers exploring the effectiveness of feedback have normally contrasted groups of learners receiving different types of feedback treatments. However, since there are always individual responses to any pedagogical treatment within a group of students and the effects of feedback can vary significantly even in participants receiving the same kind of feedback in the same experiment, the present study used a qualitative case study approach and techniques such as narrative construction and qualitative comparative analysis to see how the individuals with different cognitive characteristics (namely, language learning aptitude and working memory) respond to various types of feedback (namely, direct feedback, indirect feedback with error codes and metalinguistic feedback with explanations) provided on linguistic aspects of their writings and how these characteristics might impact their learning from the feedback. The comparison of the students’ responses to the feedback provided indicated that different individuals respond to and benefit from the learning potentials of different types of corrective feedback in different and their own unique ways. In fact, the learners having higher levels of aptitude and working memory were better able to resolve their problems and improve their writing as a result of the feedback received. On the whole, the findings of the present study confirm the important role of considering learners’ individual characteristics in any pedagogical intervention.
The Evaluation of ESP Textbooks Based on Students’ Perspectives
Authors: Bakhsheshi Atigh Reza , Kazemipour Khabbazi Salva
Published: May 2021

The recently proven indisputable role of textbooks in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses has led to a major trend of interest in the value of ESP textbooks. As learners and their learning needs are one of the most significant factors in ESP courses, textbook evaluation from learners’ points of view has become more common in this field. Accordingly, this paper has focused on the opinions and attitudes of the students about their ESP textbooks. Filling a questionnaire designed by Litz (2005) and answering some questions in a semi-structured interview, students of biology and psychology at the University of Tabriz expressed their opinions about different aspects of their ESP books. No significant difference was found between these two groups and they had a generally positive attitude about their textbooks. The shortcomings of the books were mentioned by some of the students in the informal interviews which led to some suggestions for material developers as well as teachers.
Investigating the Persuasive Writing Performance of Moroccan Advanced EFL Students: Is it a problem of “Language” or ‘Reasoning” Acquisition Device?
Authors: Khartite Brahim , Nadif Bendaoud , Benfilali Ismail
Published: May 2021

This study investigates the extent to which the results of rhetorical comparisons of persuasive essays by US English native speakers and others by Moroccan advanced EFL students will provide empirical evidence for Kaplan‘s (1966) contrastive rhetoric hypothesis. This is especially regarding the fact that EFL students-writing problems are a byproduct of the negative transfer of rhetorical strategies from their first language (L1). This hypothesis is tested by comparing 20 EFL and Arabic L1 persuasive essays by the same EFL students to essays in English as L1 by native speakers to identify the extent to which the language of composing and one’s cultural background affects the writing quality of their essays. The study hypothesizes that if Kaplan’s contrastive rhetoric claims were accurate, then Moroccan advanced EFL writers would produce essays that tend to be rhetorically less accurate when judged by standard English rhetorical criteria. Moreno’s (2005) approach to match comparable corpora of persuasive essays from two different cultural and linguistic backgrounds was adopted. As for the study participants, 40 advanced student-writers from two discrepant language and cultural backgrounds were recruited to take part in the study. While the results of a stepwise multiple regression analysis provides further evidence corroborating the validity of the rhetorical measures used in the study, group mean scores comparisons and a Multiple Discriminant analysis of the data indicates that those writers from various cultural backgrounds seem to face far more similar than different rhetorical problems and their writing inadequacies are equally distributed regardless of which language the study participants used to write their essays.
Languages Spoken and its Influence to the Lexicons and Language Perspectives of ESL Students
Authors: Tamano Roseniya G. , Otara FatimahSakina A. , Umpa Jamzien M.
Published: May 2021

The linguistic relativity of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis posits how language influences a person’s view of the world. This is where this study is entrenched and attempted to investigate the extent of influence of English language on the vocabulary of the selected English Education major students from a state university in Mindanao, Philippines. Employing survey for their profile, picture-lexicalization, and focus group discussion, data disclosed that roughly 70% perceived themselves to be very proficient in their native language; proficient in Filipino, which is the country's official national language and somewhat proficient in English language. Despite these perceptions of their proficiency in the languages they speak, picture-lexicalization method yielded practically 80% of the respondents use the English language compared to their native and Filipino languages. The participants disclosed that familiarity with the language played a major part in their picture-lexicalization. Finally, the FGD further revealed the respondents’ view that their native language is a reflection of their identity. The Filipino language makes them “real” Filipino or their national identity, while English language is a language of prestige and education that they can use to communicate with other nationalities.
“Castration or Decapitation?” A Feminist Reading of Two Stories by Angela Carter
Authors: Neimneh Shadi
Published: May 2021

This article examines two stories by Angela Carter, “The Bloody Chamber” (1979) and “The Executioner’s Beautiful Daughter” (1974) to account for Carter’s unique and ambivalent dismantling of patriarchal myths. Carter conflates two patriarchal tropes, castration and decapitation, to figure the oppression of women while allowing for an avenue of resistance. Using the French version of feminism, the work of Hélène Cixous in particular, the psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Lacan, and the postmodern critique of Linda Hutcheon, the article contends that Carter uses the trope of decapitation to link beheading to loss of agency and thus to serve her project of exposing violent patriarchal and sexual structures. She utilizes decapitation to interrogate female inferiority and project its castrating impact on those women who are threatened with this punishment. Decapitation, however, becomes a means of undermining patriarchal logic from within since Carter reverses its targets and logic just as she does with castration. Carter’s act of conflating castration and decapitation and unsettling their connotations revises power structures and challenges attributing castration to men and decapitation to women, offering a postmodern critique of patriarchal fixities, oppressive boundaries, and negative gender constructions imposed on women.
Mobile-based Interactive Media in Remedial Reading Instruction
Authors: Gabejan Alona Medalia , Eñego B. Tejas, Jr.  , Lacanaria Kristine Harion G.
Published: May 2021

This study investigated if there would be a significant effect of using mobile-based interactive media on the word recognition and comprehension of Grade-7 students who underwent remedial reading classes because they were identified as non-readers or belonging to the frustration level of reading comprehension.  It employed a standardized reading test in administering the pre-test and post-test among the students before and after utilizing the said interactive media, respectively. The test included word recognition (oral) and comprehension (written) tests to determine the reading ability of the students. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the students both for word recognition and comprehension. The use of mobile-based interactive media was found effective in enhancing the reading skills of students, even for those students who were already in Grade-7 and those who belonged to the Frustration Level of reading comprehension. The study recommended that a longer period of time could be allotted for remedial reading instructions while using mobile-based interactive media and that interviews could be used as a follow-up strategy in ascertaining the improvement of students’ reading skills.
A Study on the Techniques of Presenting Vocabulary to Increase Students’ Motivation
Authors: Phung Ha
Published: May 2021

Vocabulary plays an important role in English teaching and learning because it can stimulate students’ participation and help students improve their skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. This study was conducted to determine how vocabulary is presented and what factors affect students' motivation in learning vocabulary lesson and thus, suggest some ways of improving the effectiveness of vocabulary teaching and learning at the University of Technology (TNU), Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam. The data was collected by using two research instruments, including questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that both lecturers and students found a lot of benefits from using techniques in presenting vocabulary such as visual aids and verbal means. However, there were some difficulties teaching and learning new words at TNU. The research is also believed to be a reliable source of reference for teachers to enhance the effectiveness of using techniques of presenting vocabulary. Hopefully, it will be the springboard for many further studies in the future in the same research field.
Designing Online English Grammar Exercises 10th Graders via Learning Management System Chamilo
Authors: Nguyen Thi Hong Minh , Linh Truong Thuy
Published: May 2021

The integration and application of Information Communication Technology in language teaching has become more and more prevalent in the era of 4.0, which has brought about a lot of significant influences on students’ language learning. However, having a self-led online tool which is appropriate to one’s students’ backgrounds and is free and open-access in a school in a mountainous area in a developing country like Vietnam has not yet been so popular. In the present study, for the purpose of enhancing students’ learning, online grammar exercises for 10th graders at Thai Nguyen High School, Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam, were designed in a learning management system called Chamilo. The study investigated the benefits of the platform towards students’ grammar learning achievements by identifying the changes in students’ scores as well as sought evaluative feedback from teachers and students as the users of the tool. The research instruments included a grammar test in the pre-intervention and after-intervention combined with two questionnaires for eight teachers and twenty students at grade 10 and interviews with the focus group of 5 students.  The findings suggested a remarkable improvement in students’ post-test score and a significant relationship between the practice of online exercises and students’ grammar results. Furthermore, positive responses from the teachers and students on such use of the platform indicated that Chamilo could be used as learning tools to enhance students’ grammar learning.
Attitude and Motivation in Language Learning: A Review
Authors: Pham Thuan
Published: May 2021

Among the attributors to language learners' success, attitude and motivation are widely recognized as two important attributors. This article aims to review and discuss attitude and motivation in language learning. More specially, the paper sheds light on how these two contributors are conceptualized by scholars in the literature and the configuration of the two elements in language learning. The discussions are expected to help language educators better understand the two concepts.
Spatial Organization of the Micromollusc Community under Recreational Load
Authors: Yorkina Nadiia , Tarusova Natalia , Umerova Ava , Telyuk Polina , Cherniak Yevheniia
Published: May 2021

The recreational load is an important factor in transforming the living conditions of living organisms in the urban environment. This article examines the role of recreation as a driver of the changing habitat of soil micromolluscs in the park environment in an urban landscape. The hypothesis that recreational exposure changes the hierarchical organization of the spatial distribution of the micromollusc community was tested. An experimental polygon was located in Novooleksandrivskiy Park (Melitopol, Ukraine) and represented 7 transects with 18 test points in each. The set of soil properties explained 24.7% of the variation in the mollusc community. The distance from trees was able to explain 6.8% of mollusc community variation. The distance from recreational pathways was able to explain 12.2% of the variation in the mollusc community. The spatial eigenfunctions were able to explain 54.2% of mollusc community variation. The spatial patterns of variation in the structure of the assemblage of molluscs were found to be due to various causes. Thus, the broad-scale component was due to the distance from trees and the distance fro m the recreational pathways and was associated with the variability of soil penetration resistance, aggregate structure, electrical conductivity, soil moisture and density. The recreational load is the cause of this pattern formation. In turn, the medium-scale component reflected the influence of soil aggregate composition on the mollusс community and components independent of soil properties. The fine-scale component reflected the variability of the mollusc community, which was independent of soil properties.
Flood Development Process Forecasting Based on Water Resources Statistical Data
Authors: Mandryk Oleg , Oliynyk Andriy , Mykhailyuk Roman , Feshanych Lidiia
Published: May 2021

The Ukrainian Carpathians is the territory with a great threat of floods. This is due to natural and climatic conditions of this region, which is characterized by mountainous terrain, high density of hydrological network and a significant amount of precipitation. Amount of precipitation here ranges from 600 mm on plains to 1,600 mm on mountain tops. The main factors of floods occurrence are excessive precipitation, low water permeability of soil and a high proportion of low-permeability rocks (flysch layers with a predominance of clay layers). Therefore, catastrophic floods in the region were also observed in previous centuries, when the anthropogenic impact on the environment, including forest ecosystems, was not comparable with the current one. Any flood is characterized by a period of development, a period of its critical (maximum) intensity and a period of decline. In the present paper, based on the use of methods for approximating the curves and the results of experimental studies of flood waters, a method of mathematical description and forecasting of the flood development is suggested. The recommended direction of further research may be related to the development of experimental means to determine the parameters that affect the process of flood formation.
Human-Wolf (Canis lupus) Conflict in Upper Mustang of Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
Authors: Pahari Sagar , Joshi Rajeev , Poudel Bishow
Published: May 2021

Human-wolf conflict has been one of the major issues in the Himalayan region of Nepal. It has obstructed the sustainable management initiatives in Annapurna Conservation Area. The aim of this study is to assess the status of human-wolf conflict, conservation threats to wolf and people’s perception towards this endangered carnivore. Questionnaire survey was conducted in different wards of three rural municipalities (RM) of the Upper Mustang. Similarly, key informants were interviewed followed by several discussions with stakeholders. The results indicate “wolf’s preference for domestic livestock” as the most probable cause of depredation with IRR value 0.91. The number of victims was found highest in Lomanthang RM (ward number 2) where 90% of respondents reported to be victims. However, in terms of the loss in monetary value, Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda RM (ward number 4) ranked highest with the loss of NRs. 55,880 (≈$479.1)/HH/year and Barhagaun Muktichhetra (ward number 3) is the least affected. Similarly, by number, mountain goat casualties (172) were highest in last 5 years, but the maximum economic loss was due to the horse depredation (NRs. 68,00,000 or $57,347.20) among sampled households. The results indicate that the negative perception of local people is the major threat to wolf. Active participation of local people in conservation and awareness program can play a vital role to reduce and mitigate the human-wolf conflict at community level.
Psychological Aspects of Building Environmental Consciousness
Authors: Khrushch Olena , Karpiuk Yuliya
Published: May 2021

This paper provides a theoretical analysis of environmental consciousness in terms of its defining features, structural dimensions and types. More specifically, it explores the correlation between the anthropocentric/ecocentric perspective and sustainable household practices and interactions with the natural world. Another focus is the underlying dimensions of environmental consciousness such as environmental sensitivity, sustainable consumption, environmental concern and commitment to act pro-environmentally. Ecological crisis is examined through the lens of spirituality, value orientations, attitudes, worldviews and environmental consciousness. Among the other issues addressed are effective environmental literacy programs through school-family partnership and the driving forces of pro-environmental behaviour.
Integrated Management of Land, Water and Bioresources for Sustainable Agriculture in North Eastern Region of India
Authors: Sanjay-Swami
Published: May 2021

The ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. There is no single way to implement the ecosystem approach, as it depends on local, provincial, national, regional or global conditions. The North Eastern Region (NER) of India represents three geographies (East Himalayas, Brahmaputra Valley, and North East Hills) and covers about 7.7 percent of the total geographic area of India. Around 56 percent of the cultivated area of the NER is under low altitude (valley or lowland), 33 percent under mid-altitude (flat upland), and the rest under high altitude (upland terrace). The environment, local conditions, socio-economic and socio-cultural life of different tribal communities and the rituals associated with agricultural practices have developed many Indigenous farming systems, which have in-built eco-friendly systems for conservation, preservation and utilization of natural resources. However, with the passage of time, some of these practices have been further refined and modified to cater the location specific present day needs for conservation of natural resources, particularly soil and water resources. The present article is to discuss some important ecosystem approaches/traditional practices followed in the North Eastern Region with recent innovations to make agriculture more efficient and more sustainable.
Estimation of Economic Loss of Agricultural Production and Livestock Population in Tamil Nadu due to Sago Industrial Pollution: A Case Study
Authors: Periyasamy Palani
Published: May 2021

The study focuses on the economic loss of agricultural production and livestock population in Tamil Nadu due to sago industrial pollution. Primary data was obtained from 413 households. A larger number of sago processing industries in identified villages belonging to taluks, namely Salem, Mettur and Attur, were sampled to estimate the loss of agricultural production and livestock population. The outcome of the research recommends improving the health of the ecosystem and managing sago effluents.
La caja negra
Authors: Vázquez Ortiz Rafael , Vázquez Ramírez Humberto
Published: June 2021

El proceso de enseñanza–aprendizaje de la Arquitectura ha sido un tema a tratar en los distintos foros promovidos para tal fin, como la Asociación de Instituciones Nacionales de la Enseñanza de la Arquitectura (ASINEA), de la cual forma parte la carrera de Arquitectura de la Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes; las temáticas de mayor aportación están enfocadas al desarrollo de proyectos de investigación de las áreas técnicas o teóricas, que si bien es cierto son importantes en  el  proceso,  también  es  cierto  que  se  carece  de  propuestas  prácticas  para  el  desarrollo  de  la  creatividad  en  el  complejo  proceso  de  la enseñanza-aprendizaje de la Arquitectura.
الصبر في القرآن الكريم وأثره في بناء الشخصية السليمة: دراسة موضوعية مقاصدية
Authors: Abu-Alhaj Thabet Ahmad , Arrifin Sedek , Abdul Faiz Mohammed
Published: May 2021

تناولت هذه الدراسة موضوع الصبر في القرآن الكريم من حيث التعريف به، وحقيقته، والأسباب المعينة على تحصيله، وآثاره العقائدية، والنفسية، والاخلاقية، والاجتماعية، في تكوين الشخصية السليمة، فكانت الدراسة موضوعية مقاصدية، ترتكز على بيان دور الصبر في تكوين الشخصية السليمة، وبيان مقاصد الاسلام من التأكيد على هذا الخلق العظيم، وهدفت الدراسة إلى بيان ماهية الصبر، وحقيقته،، وحكمه، وكيفية تحصيله، وبيان الآثار المقاصدية للصبر في تربية الشخصية المسلمة السليمة والإيجابية، ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة ونتائجها المرجوّة فقد استخدم الباحثون المنهج الموضوعي التحليلي، كما ختمت بتوصيات معينة على تعزيز هذا الخلق العظيم يشترك في إعدادها وتنفيذها المجتمع بكل مؤسساته، لإعداد جيل يكون ذا شخصية صالحة ومصلحة للمجتمع.  
This study focuses on the topic of patience in the Holy Quran in term of its definition, reality, and specific reasons of the attainment of patience. The study was carried by examining the ideological, psychological, moral, and social effects of patience in developing credible character. Moreover, this thematic and intentional study demonstrates the role of patience in developing a credible character and identifying the Islamic purposes to equip this excellence character to human being. In light of these views, this study aims to demonstrate what patience is, its origin, wisdom, the method of its attainment, and the purposefully effects of patience in nurturing a cridible and positive Muslim character. The results indicated that there were specific recommendations to promote this excellence character to human being where the society and all institutions participate in preparing and implementing these recommendations for a better individual, society and the next generation.
مناسبات النِّصف الأول من سورة المدثر دراسة مقارنة بين تفسير مفاتيح الغيب والبحر المحيط
Authors: Al Ketbi Salma Salem Hamidi Khasouni Al Ketbi , Al Kubaisi Dr. Ahmed Abdel Karim
Published: May 2021

تضمنت هذه الدراسة التعريف بعلم المناسبات وموضوعه، والتعريف العام بالسورة من حيث اسمها ومناسبتها للمحور وتاريخ نزولها وترتيبها وفضائلها، ثم استخراج المناسبات في تفسير النصف الأول من سورة المدثر في تفسير مفاتيح الغيب والبحر المحيط. وتجيب هذه الدراسة عن أهمية علم المناسبات، وواقعيته، ومدى توظيف ذلك على تفسيري الرازي وأبي حيان من خلال الوقوف على النصف الأول من سورة المدثر، وإظهار أوجه الاتفاق والاختلاف فيما بينهما، فضلاً عن أوجه الموازنة. ويعتمد هذا البحث المنهج الاستقرائي والمنهج المقارن، وقد توصَّل إلى نتائج، من أبرزها: عراقة علم المناسبات؛ لما يظهره من إعجاز وترابط آيات القرآن، والتأكيد على عنايـة الإمامين بالمناسـبات، وإبراز أوجه الاتفاق فيما بينهما في بيان المناسبة غالبًا، وإيضاح تفرّد أحدهما بذكر المناسبة دون غيره، وأوضحت الدراسة أيضًا أنَّ المناسبات منها ما هو ظاهر، ومنها ما هو خفي يحتاج إلـى تدبر وتمعن وتحقق.
This study attempts to analyses the notion of munasaba (coherence) in the Quranic verses along with its topics, the general definition of Quranic chapters, its coherence for the mihwar (axis), the history of its revelation, orders, excellences via an analytical study of the first half of Surah al-Muddaththir in two exegeses Mafatih al-Ghayb and al-Bahr al-Muhit. This paper sheds light on the importance of understanding the concept of munasaba and its realism and how, in turn, this concept employed by al-Razi and Abu Hayyan’s interpretations of first half of Surah al-Muddaththir especially in terms of their agreement and disputation together with their balance of interpretive possibilities. Hence, inductive and comparative analysis employed to identify the historical overview of the science of munasaba and the relations that connects inter-verse level that is between verses of each surah. The main contention of this paper is that both scholars their approaches to the verses of the Quran is coherence as well as there are aspects of which they agreed upon and also the outcome of their extended tafsirs was some unique, apparent or nuance that require a very deep reflection.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH TOOL TO IDENTIFY FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE OF CHEMISTRY EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
Authors: Chroustová Kateřina , Bílek Martin , Šorgo Andrej
Published: May 2021

Currently, the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) has been strongly recommended to science teachers. For identification the factors of successful ICT implementation the Unified Theory of Use and Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT) is applied, which works as the theoretical background of planned monitoring of Czech chemistry teachers´ attitudes to this problem. This theoretical review introduces the process of creating the modified UTAUT model serving as the basis for a research tool to be exploited for the future survey. Within this process three sources were exploited: (1) theories dealing with factors which influence user behaviour in relation to the use of modern technologies, (2) the analysis of research results focused on the acceptance and use of ICT in chemistry instruction and (3) results of researches conducted by the authors in the field of the effectiveness of the educational software used in chemistry teaching and learning. The conducted analysis of these three sources resulted in defining the presented survey and designing the appropriate theoretical model and research tool.
Key words: chemistry education, educational software, The Unified Theory of Use and Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT), teachers´ attitudes.
TRUTH, FAITHFULLNESS AND RELIABILITY VAGUENESS IN THE ACCOUNTING THEORY AS A CHALLENGE FOR ACCOUNTING TEACHERS
Authors: Maruszewska Ewa Wanda , Szewieczek Aleksandra , Strojek-Filus Marzena
Published: May 2021

The study was aimed at examining the notion of truth, faithfulness and reliability approaches in chosen social sciences, and accounting theoretical foundations among them. In order to explore whether accounting conceptual framework together with accounting theoreticians have developed a satisfactory understanding of the notion of truth, faithfulness and reliability, a literature review was undertaken seeking the definitions and classifications of truth that might be useful in business practice, especially in accounting preparation of financial reports. The main method used in order to achieve the aim was a critical analysis of the contemporary English and Polish literature on accounting, philosophy, as well as psychology and sociology to go to the comparison of the truth and reality perception from various perspectives. The results have shown that the recent changes made in foundations of accounting theory did not provide a satisfactory solution to the problem. The researchers contribute to the existing literature as there is an on-going debate on the direction and extent of changes in the international harmonization and standardisation of accounting that is focused on the problem of faithfulness of the information disclosed in the financial reports. It is argued that the understanding of truth is a key to an understanding of accounting theory and an inevitable factor of proper practice of accounting. Considering accounting teaching process, there was a qualitative analysis conducted based on accounting curricula of Polish public university with long tradition in accounting undergraduate and graduate education. With regards to the accounting curricula of a chosen university, it has been observed that there is an urgent need for a discern of accounting curricula in order to make substantive contents corresponding with developing economic surroundings of business entities preparing financial reports. Moreover, the importance of non-algebraic approach is stressed as a result of the study. Key words: economic reality, faithfulness, faithful representation, financial reporting, truth in accounting, accounting education.
DESIGNING LEARNING OBJECTS FOR ITALIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Molinari Andrea
Published: May 2021

This research aims at analyzing the effectiveness of SCORM-based e-learning material in introducing companies to innovative practices, specifically the use of Digital Signature and Certified Electronic emails. These two tools have recently become mandatory in the Italian Public Administration, thus forcing them to pursue innovation through dematerialization processes. This innovation involves millions of Italian citizens and companies that now have the opportunity to interact with public bodies in a more efficient and effective way. Nevertheless, neither the Public Administration nor most of the companies (especially Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - SME) were ready for this radical change in the use of electronic communication. A significant training effort has been delivered to allow end-users to absorb the concepts, tools, methods and procedures that take advantage of citizen-to-government and business-to-government communication. Most of this effort relied on e-learning and virtual communities’ tools and services, providing support to citizens and organizations facing this new technical and organizational challenge. The authors present the successful experience in the design, creation and delivery of the distance learning materials designed for these purposes, together with the best practices and lessons learned.
Key words: e-learning, public administration, dematerialization, learning objects.
CHEMICAL CONCEPTS IN MOTION: THE ROLE OF COLLECTIVE SCHEMES ON THE LEARNING ABOUT INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
Authors: Nascimento Marcelo Gouveia , Garcia Alves Gabriel Nicolas , Bueno Filho Marco Antonio
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this research is to access data related to how College students collectively develop structural schemes during the resolution of experimental problems of investigative nature. This research included two situations presented to six students in the Undergraduate and Teacher’s Licensure Chemistry Course at the Federal University of ABC (Brazil) involving Liquid Chromatography contents. The students were divided into groups and asked to make a decision about the best experimental conditions to separate a mixture of chlorophyll, xanthophyll and -carotene in spinach extract. They possessed different stationary phases and elements. The students’ explanations were recorded on an audio-visual device and analysed via computer assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) supported by the Transana software. As a result, evidence of the collective development of a scheme characterized by conceptual relations pertinent to the structural field was identified; however, such evidence was incomplete. The interference of the teacher in the students’ decision making was a relevant factor during the resolution of the problems. Conceptual and logical operations of thinking (operative invariants) gaps may be an opportunity for a pedagogical intervention during the resolution of problems in the classroom.
Keywords: Theory of Conceptual Fields, collective schemes, intermolecular interactions.