bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Büyükşehirlerde Toplumsal Etkileşimin Vuku Bulduğu Bir Alan Olarak Otobüsler: Ankara Örneği
Authors: MİRZA GİRGİN Ayşe
Published: June 2023

Bu çalışmada kişilerin kent yaşamında birbirleriyle etkileşime girme biçim ve yolları toplu ulaşım mekânı özelinde incelenmektedir. Büyük kentler çok çeşitli coğrafyalardan, kültürlerden, etnik, dini ve mesleki farklar taşıyan kişilerin bir araya geldiği ve birlikte yaşama kültürünü oluşturmaya, yeniden oluşturmaya ve sürdürmeye çalıştıkları yerlerdir. Tüm bu farkları bünyesinde barındıran ve kentsel ayrışma ile birbirinden uzak düşen kent sakinlerinin bir araya gelme mekânı ise kamusal alanlardır. Kahvehane, cami, hastane, park gibi alanlar kamusal alanların ilk akla gelen örnekleri olsa da, buralar genel olarak bulundukları bölge ve semtin sosyal, ekonomik ve kültürel özellikleri ile sınırlı bir kamusallık sergiler. Bu noktada toplu ulaşım araçları, diğer kamusal alanlardan içerdiği insan yelpazesinin çeşitliliği açısından ayrışır. Toplu ulaşım araçları tüm cinsiyetleri içeren, farklı semtler arasında yolculuk eden kişilerin bir araya geldiği ve dolayısıyla sınıfsal/kültürel geçişkenliğe izin veren bir mekân olarak, etkileşime giren yurttaşlar bağlamında daha kapsayıcıdır. Bu durum ise bir iletişim ortamının oluşmasına ve bu iletişimin içeriğinin daha zengin bir yapıda olmasına neden olabilir. Dolayısıyla bu çalışmada kentte önemli bir karşılaşma mekânı olan otobüslerde ortaya çıkan iletişimin mahiyeti, bireylerin gündelik yaşamlarındaki yeri ve etki potansiyelinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, 19-79 yaş aralığında üç farklı yaş grubundan, yarısı kadın yarısı erkek olmak üzere Ankara’nın farklı semtlerinde ikamet eden 30 kişiyle derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Bu görüşmeler sonucunda, toplu ulaşımda bir araya gelen yurttaşların gündelik edimleri, iletişim ve etkileşim biçimleriyle bir yandan yaşadıkları toplumun genel bir yansımasını sundukları öte yandan o toplumun kültür, siyaset ve gündelik yaşam gibi alanlarını durmaksızın yeniden inşa ettikleri görülmüştür.
Historische Atlas van Breda
Authors: Hupperetz Wim
Published: June 2023

Bespreking van een boek van Ton Kappelhof, Karel Leenders, Jan Willem Messer; Paul Klep (red.)
ANALYTICAL VALIDITY OF UNIVERSITY TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) SCORES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAFIA, NIGERIA
Authors:   Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Kwon-Ndung Linda , Anthony Ugwu ,   Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Abubakar Mamuda ,   Registry Department, Federal University of Lafia, Dahiru Musa ,   Registry Department, Federal University of Lafia
Published: June 2023

The weak performance of university undergraduates currently in Nigeria can be traced to the University admission structure. Applicants who met admission requirements in the Senior Secondary School Certificate by acquiring the requisite five credits or its equivalent are seen as potential University undergraduate students. Candidates who score the required cut off points in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (PUTME) are presumed to be proficient of pursuing chosen courses of study effectively in the University. This study investigated the relationship between University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), assessment and the first-year academic performance of 2016/2017 students in Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research was used as the research design to find the analytical predictive legitimacy and validity of University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the students’ academic performance. The population of 1500 students were admitted into the University within the 2016/2017 academic session and a stratified and purposive random sampling technique was used to collect data from a sample of 360 students from selected Departments of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Social Sciences. A self- developed pro-forma invoice was used to collect student’s UTME scores along with Grade Point Average (CGPA) for the first year. A correlation analysis was used to establish the relationship between UTME scores and First session examination results of students. The validity index of the research instrument was determined and two hypotheses were formulated and a regression analysis used to determine the relationship between UTME scores and the CGPA in Federal University of Lafia. While the CGPA was the criterion variable, the UTME scores was the predictor variable. The results revealed that students’ UTME scores do not essentially imply their genuine scores or intellectual ability. This was confirmed by the weak relationships revealed by students’ scores in UTME and the corresponding CGPA at the end of the first year. The study recommends that a more vigorous post-UTME screening to sieve the candidates before the candidates is offered admission. The JAMB also needs to monitor more effectively the examination management process to safeguard any form of manipulations of results given the fact that the computer-based process can also be compromised by desperate stakeholders.
CHINA AND THE CHALLENGE TO GLOBAL ORDER
Authors:   Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology Washington, D.C., United States, Jones Bruce , Yeo Andrew ,   Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C., United States
Published: June 2023

For two decades, China sought to profit from key arrangements of the global political and economic order. Now, in several (though not all) domains, China seeks to subvert these long-standing arrangements and prevent the emergence of new ones, in order to broaden its scope for action. It has also started to propose new arrangements under Chinese diplomatic leadership, starting to seek a role as an ordering power. In response, the United States and its Western allies must adapt their strategies. That does not mean refusing to cooperate with China in areas of common interest (for example, nonproliferation); but in most domains, the United States must not just look to the leading democracies but also to a wider constellation of states willing to act in defense of the core purposes of the order.
EXPLAINING ELECTION AS A CURSE TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: REFLECTIONS FROM SOME SELECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Authors:   Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Inokoba Preye , Ikporukpo Iyabrade ,   Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
Published: June 2023

There is no gainsaying that lawful, peaceful and credible elections are the invaluable ingredients for democratic deepening and consolidation. It is also seen as an indispensable feature of democratic governance, a source of legitimacy enjoyed by the government and to a considerable degree it also establishes the height of political development of a given polity. And more importantly, election is also conceived as a mechanism of peace building; it serves as a medium of peaceful resolution of societal political differences and preferences while at the same time building citizen’s trust in the capacity of collective decisions and institutions to govern. However, in most African transitory and ailing democracies such as Kenya, Gabon, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Cote d’Ivoire, elections are now becoming a source of credible threat to democratic sustenance, stability and governance. Elections in these polities are devoid of democratic ingredients; they are rather fraudulent, lawless, destructive and violent in nature. This obviously cannot enthrone stable and sustainable democratic systems. Thus, this paper interrogates the dangers and damage these illegal, unsecured and undemocratic elections pose to the democratization processes and political systems in Africa. To achieve the purpose of the study, the paper mainly drew its data from secondary sources and based in inferences from selected African countries argued that if these affected countries fail to reconfigure and democratize their electoral processes and systems, elections will remain a formidable threat to the democratization process and governance process and state systems of these societies.
TVET FINANCING AND RESOURCING FOR THE SUSTENANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ILARO)
Authors:   The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria, Adelusi Abosede , Adelusi Oluwatobiloba ,   Connaisance & Frontier Solicotors Obalende, Lagos Nigeria
Published: June 2023

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is very important for the empowerment of youths globally, the unemployment rate of young graduates in Nigeria has been on a steady increase for years, and several scholars had in their reports and findings opined that the government should invest in technical and vocational training for Nigerian youth. This study examined the funding of the Nigerian Polytechnics and Technological Institutions using the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro as a case study, to assess whether the current increase in the Tertiary Education Tax from 2% to 2.5%, can it have a positive impact on technological education? as the focus of this study. To examine whether the current increase will lead to an increase in the funding of Polytechnics in Nigeria or will revitalize vocational and technical education in Nigeria. The methodology for the study was the sourcing of information through both secondary and primary sources, the study is descriptive, and the oral interview was used to examine the opinion of practitioners and the users of the services of these Institutions The finding reveals that there exists a gap between the industry and our TVET institutions and that the government should increase the percentage given to the Polytechnics from the proceeds of the Tertiary Education tax, which presently is 25%. The study recommended that the TVET institutions should identify through interaction with industries the challenges they have and find a way to provide practical solutions, this will bridge the gap between the institutions and the industries. Government should increase the funding of the Polytechnics in the country through the increase in the percentage accruing to it from the Tertiary Education Tax.
El feedback como estrategia para desarrollar las competencias del estudiantado de los Másteres oficiales del español como lengua extranjera en España
Authors:   Universidad de Lleida, Landry L. OLEA , Isabel B. DEL ARCO ,   Universidad de Lleida.
Published: June 2023

Esta investigación analiza el impacto de la retroalimentación en el desarrollo de las competencias del estudiante de los Másteres oficiales en español como lengua extranjera (ELE) en España. Así, indaga y describe los mecanismos de retroalimentación, aplicando una metodología mixta secuencial. Los hallazgos dejan constancia de la efectividad del feedback en buena parte de los Másteres. Pero, todavía hay que pensar estrategias para la sistematización del feedback, para que sea un verdadero instrumento de desarrollo competencial.
Conductas de publicación de selfis: relación entre la autoestima y los cincos grandes rasgos de la personalidad
Authors:   Universidad Técnica de Machala, Joyce P. RODRIGUEZ , Paulette M. QUEZADA ,   Universidad Técnica de Machala, Rosa M. SALAMEA ,   Universidad Técnica de Machala
Published: June 2023

El objetivo de la investigación es describir la asociación de la autoestima y los rasgos de personalidad con relación al sexo y frecuencia de publicación de selfis. Los motivos de publicación se asociaron levemente con la autoestima y no con los rasgos de personalidad. Los rasgos de la personalidad y autoestima poseen una débil-moderada asociación con el sexo, frecuencia de publicación y motivos de publicación de selfis. Los estudiantes se perciben de manera favorable en las diferentes dimensiones analizadas.
El autoconcepto e inteligencia emocional como predictores del apoyo social percibido en adolescentes
Authors:   Universidad Técnica de Machala, Cinthya A. QUEZADA , Zully C. NAVARRETE ,   Universidad Técnica de Machala, Yadira L. SANCHEZ ,   Universidad Técnica de Machala
Published: June 2023

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar si el autoconcepto e inteligencia emocional (IE) son predictores del apoyo social percibido en adolescentes. Se empleó una muestra de 376 estudiantes 216 (57,4%) mujeres y 160 (42,6%) hombres. Se usaron los siguientes instrumentos: la Escala Multidimensional de Apoyo Social Percibido; Evaluación de la Expresión, Manejo y Reconocimiento de Emociones y Autoconcepto Forma 5. Se concluye que existen vínculos significativos entre la IE y autoconcepto sobre el apoyo social percibido.
Conducta transexual. Significados, usos y conductas a seguir en la Comunidad Educativa
Authors: Ruth C. CUETO , Johanna M. GOMEZ
Published: June 2023

Se ofrece a la comunidad educativa información que le facilite comprender la conducta transexual a favor de prevenir conductas de riesgo en niños y púberes ante la influencia de creencias y actitudes conducentes al cambio de género. Estimular la intención de reconstruir su sexo y reasignar su género durante los periodos indiscriminado y de transición del desarrollo sexual, es discutible. La madurez biopsicosocial y el indicador de edad adulta deben prevalecer.
Examination of Motives, Adoption and Challenges in Digital Payment among Gen Z and Millennials Consumer
Authors: Dr. V. Kanimozhi  , Ms. Aparna Pradeep
Published: June 2023

Digital payment methods have become increasingly prevalent in recent years, revolutionizing the way transactions are conducted. Understanding the factors that drive the adoption of digital payment platforms and the challenges encountered by younger consumers is crucial for businesses and policymakers alike. This research utilizes a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to gather comprehensive data. The study identifies the motives behind the adoption of digital payment, including convenience, security, and peer influence, while also exploring the barriers and challenges faced by Generation Z and Millennials, such as trust issues and technological complexities. By analysing the findings, this research aims to provide valuable insights and recommendations for businesses and policymakers to better cater to the needs and preferences of these consumer segments.
A Study on Factors Influencing the Selection of Tourist Destination by Touristers in Kerala
Authors: Dr. S. Kamalasaravanan  , Chithu K Mathew
Published: June 2023

One of the earliest human activities is travel and tourism. Man used to roam in prehistoric times in quest of food and shelter. Travel, however, had evolved into a leisure activity that was mostly done to escape a monotonous routine as time went on. God’s Own Country of Kerala is a much sought-after tourist destination of India. Kerala is not only known for its hill stations, backwaters and the scenic beauty but also for its beaches. After Goa, Kerala is said to have most of the beaches in India hence making it a beach destination. From the south of Kerala, at Thiruvananthapuram to the north at Kannur, Kerala has got umpteen numbers of beaches gracing its landscape
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures
Authors: Fischer Paul
Published: June 2023

A Radio 4 Book of the Week

‘Fascinating … filled with lively historical digressions.’ New York Times ‘Best True Crime of 2022’

In 1888 Louis Le Prince shot the world's first motion picture in Leeds, England.

In 1890, weeks before the public unveiling of his camera and projector – a year before Thomas Edison announced that he had invented a motion picture camera – Le Prince stepped on a train in France – and disappeared without a trace. He was never seen or heard from again. No body was ever found.

Le Prince's family were convinced Edison had stolen Louis's work, and so they sued the most famous inventor in the world. By the time the lawsuit was over, Le Prince's own son was dead under suspicious circumstances – and modern Hollywood was being born.

Paul Fischer's new book excavates one of the Victorian age's great unsolved mysteries, and in the process offers a revelatory rewriting of the birth of motion pictures.
PROSPECTS OF MUSIC AS A FORM OF HEALING IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
Authors: Pravina Manoharan
Published: June 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about rapid changes to all forms of human interaction and mobility from travel, work conditions, learning environments, to social activities. Around the world, individuals and communities had to deal with both health-related fears and stress, prompted by social distancing and isolation. While the health advantages of the quarantine order have been well documented, its emotional strain on people has had far reaching consequences. As a coping mechanism to deal with the stress of quarantine, the internet was suddenly flooded with posts and videos of people turning to music as a form of individual and communal healing. This paper looks at how communities around the world found solace in music as a form of solidarity that united people regardless of age, gender, nationality, creed and political affiliation. The prospects of music in presenting people with a sense of belonging in times of solitude is explored through the various accounts around the world on the healing power of music. Findings further strengthen previous works on the effects of music on a person’s emotional stability and as a means of communal solidarity.
ALTERNATIF PEMBAHAGIAN HARTA PUSAKA ISLAM DI SINGAPURA: ANALISIS DARI PERSPEKTIF FIQH
Authors: Intajalle Feirul Maliq , Abdullah Luqman
Published: June 2023

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti kaedah alternatif dalam menyelesaikan pembahagian harta pusaka di Singapura. Sungguhpun hukum pusaka Islam diterima pakai dalam perundangan negara, sebahagian daripada harta pusaka si mati tidak dianggap sebagai harta pusaka dan ini menyumbang kepada permasalahan pembahagian harta pusaka orang Islam di Singapura. Disebabkan itu, terdapat beberapa kaedah alternatif telah dicadangkan oleh fatwa. Dengan itu, artikel ini akan menganalisis kaedah alternatif ini daripada perspektif fiqh. Secara ringkasnya,kaedah alternatif ini menggunapakai beberapa bentuk kontrak seperti musyarakah, Hibah/Hibah al-Ruqba dan nuzriah sebagai jalan keluar kepada permasalahan yang berlaku.
KEBAJIKAN WARIS DHAWI AL-ARHAM SEBAGAI PENERIMA HARTA PUSAKA DAN CABARAN PERLAKSANAANNYA DI MALAYSIA
Authors: Mahad Musa Zahari
Published: June 2023

Islam menetapkan panduan yang bersepadu melalui hukum faraid demi menjaga kebajikansetiap waris seiring dengan matlamat perundangan faraid itu sendiri, iaitu memberi hakkepada yang berhak. Hak pewarisan kepada waris dhawÄ« al-arhÄm merupakan perkarayang tidak boleh dikesampingkan, bahkan menjadi perbincangan yang mendalam antarapro dan kontra sebagai penerima pusaka. Artikel ini bertujuan menjelaskan kedudukanwaris dhawÄ« al-arhÄm dalam sistem pusaka Islam dan cabaran perlaksanaan tentangagihan kepada mereka di Malaysia. Untuk mencapai objektif tersebut, kajian ini berbentukkualitatif iaitu berdasarkan pengumpulan data yang memfokuskan metode kepustakaan.Analisis data memfokuskan nas-nas syarak dan huraian ilmuan fiqh berkaitan waris dhawÄ«al-arhÄm. Hasil kajian mendapati ijtihad yang dinamik dikalangan fuqaha tentangpendekatan terbaik dengan memberikan agihan pusaka kepada waris dhawÄ« al-arhÄm.Kebajikan waris dhawÄ« al-arhÄm turut diperakui bagi membuktikan Islam mengiktirafkeluarga luas (extended family) dalam sesebuah masyarakat.
PENGARUH KELUARGA TERHADAP PENYESUAIAN PERSEKITARAN KERJAYA EKSPATRIAT AKADEMIK ANTARABANGSA : KAJIAN KES UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
Authors: Razak Rudie Adie , Othman Irma Wani , Mohd Suki Norazah , Awang Hasbullah , Jupiter Herlina , Yusoff Muhammad Safuan
Published: June 2023

Penarikan dan pengekalan kualiti kakitangan akademik adalah menjadi salah satu pertimbanganÂ penting dalam polisi pengantarabangsaan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi. Dalam menambahbaikÂ kedudukan global dan taraf serta kualiti di peringkat antarabangsa. Penubuhan universiti melaluiÂ Institusi Pengajian Tinggi menggalakkan lebih ramai kedatangan/pengrekrutan kakitanganÂ akademik antarabangsa kerana pengetahuan yang ditawarkan oleh mereka dan situasi ini menjadiÂ salah satu perkara yang menjadi semakin penting dan berlaku di Malaysia. Kajian ini memfokuskanÂ pengaruh keluarga terhadap penyesuaian persekitaran kerjaya ekspatriat akademik di UniversitiÂ Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Penyelidik memilih untuk mengaplikasikan pendekatan kaedahÂ penyelidikan kualitatif melalui reka bentuk kajian kes iaitu persampelan bertujuan menggunakanÂ sesi temu bual separa berstruktur ke atas dua puluh orang ekspatriat akademik yang berkhidmat diÂ UMS. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa faktor keluarga merupakan pengaruh penyesuaianÂ persekitaran kerjaya seseorang ekspatriat akademik semasa berkhidmat di Malaysia dan dilihatÂ sebagai satu input berharga bagi ekspatriat akademik itu sendiri dalam menyesuaikan diri dalamÂ kerjaya arena pendidikan tinggi negara sekaligus menggalakkan pengekalan ekspatriat akademik diÂ UMS khususnya dan industri pendidikan tinggi di Malaysia secara amnya.
PENGANTARABANGSAAN PENDIDIKAN TINGGI: AMALAN DAN CABARAN
Authors: Othman Irma Wani , Mohd Shahff Mohd Kamal , Yusoff Muhammad Safuan , Mohd Suki Norazah , Awang Hasbullah , Jupiter Herlina
Published: June 2023

Amalan dasar pengantarabangsaan pendidikan tinggi negara meletakkan pemahaman terhadapÂ pelaksanaan strategik dan komprehensif dilihat dari perspektif berbeza oleh pelbagai pihak yangÂ terlibat. Dalam usaha menonjolkan keterlihatan Malaysia sebagai hab kecemerlangan akademik diÂ persada antarabangsa, antara cabaran yang dihadapi memberi tumpuan terutamanya dari aspekÂ penglibatan para akademik ekspatriat dalam merangsang kegiatan peringkat antarabangsaÂ pendidikan tinggi negara dan peningkatan kapasiti enrolmen pelajar antarabangsa bagiÂ pembudayaan ilmu dan pembangunan minda kelas pertama. Bertitiktolak dari perdebatan tersebut,kertas kerja ini bertujuan untuk menerokai kepelbagaian amalan dan cabaran dilalui oleh komunitiÂ universiti, iaitu para akademik ekspatriat, golongan mahasiswa antarabangsa dan pihak pengurusanÂ universiti dalam mencorak keperluan dan kepentingan strategik universiti seiring dengan peralihan kontemporari pendidikan tinggi menuju ke arah pengantarabangsaan. Perbincangan kertas kerjaÂ ini berdasarkan hasil kajian yang dilakukan terhadap 55 orang informan yang dipilih dari sepuluh(10) universiti awam Malaysia yang terlibat sama ada melalui perbincangan fokus berkumpulanÂ mahupun ditemu bual secara mendalam. Dapatan kajian membuka suatu perspektif lanjutanÂ tentang pengalaman komuniti universiti terhadap amalan dan cabaran yang mempunyai implikasiÂ ke atas perlaksanaan dasar pengantarabangsaan pendidikan tinggi negara. Sumbangan kajian iniÂ diharapkan memberi input baru dan mengalihkan tumpuan kontekstual literaturÂ pengantarabangsaan sistem pendidikan yang selama ini dikatakan berfokus bagi tujuan menjanaÂ pendapatan sesebuah universiti, kepada pemahaman berbentuk lebih subjektif terutamanya dalamÂ konteks mengutilasikan pengalaman sumber manusia ke arah menyumbang pendidikan tinggibertaraf antarabangsa.
AMALAN PENENTUAN KADAR URUF PEMAKAIAN EMAS PERHIASAN DI WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR DAN SELANGOR
Authors: Yasin Ummi Farahin , Abdul Rahman Noor Naemah , Rosele Muhammad Ikhlas
Published: June 2023

Artikel ini akan membincangkan mengenai penentuan kadar uruf pemakaian emas perhiasan di Malaysia. Penentuan ini adalah bertujuan menentukan kadar wajib zakat emas perhiasan yang dimiliki umat Islam. Kajian dilakukan dengan menjelaskan hukum zakat emas perhiasan dan penentuan uruf pemakaian emas perhiasan. Selanjutnya kajian melakukan tinjauan terhadap amalan penentuan kadar uruf tersebut dengan memfokuskan terhadap dua negeri iaitu Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor. Kajian dilakukan secara induktif dan deduktif. Hasil kajian mendapati, dua negeri tersebut telah melakukan kajian terhadap kadar uruf pemakaian emas perhiasan di negeri masing-masing. Kajian dilakukan secara quantitative melalui soal selidik dan dianalisis bagi memperoleh kadar yang dikehendaki. Namun, terdapat beberapa permasalahan dalam kajian yang dijalankan tersebut.
MARKETERâ€™S PRICING STRATEGY VS. COMPETITION LAW
Authors: Lo Ching Wing,
Published: June 2023

Marketers put greater emphasis in pricing strategy during their marketing planning simply because pricing is one of the most important elements of marketing mix that can generate revenue. Formulating of product or service prices is a strategic activity because the price or prices assigned to a product or range of products will create an impact on consumerâ€™s perception towards a companyâ€™s products and determine its subsequent purchase. Marketers need to exercise creativity in pricing strategy in order to attract consumerâ€™s positive perceptions and purchase decisions. As a result, various pricing strategies have been introduced for products and services such as value-based pricing, bundle pricing, price skimming, penetration pricing, competitors oriented pricing, and discriminatory pricing to name a few. By applying all these creative pricing strategies, to great extent have enable marketers to compete effectively as well as to win over consumerâ€™s perception in purchase decisions. On one hand, it is an effective strategy for the marketers to succeed in business. But on the other hand it may be unfavourable to the consumers especially when there are unfair trading practices occurred on the pricing strategies implemented. In this situation it is classified as anti-competition and abuse of dominant position. In order to protect both the business-to-business consumers and end consumers, the Malaysian government has implemented the Competition Act 2010 which came into force on 1 January 2012 with the aim to control anti-competition and abuse of dominant position. The Competition Act 2010 is changing the way marketers formulating and implementing their pricing strategies. This is because the Competition Act 2010 has specific clauses in prohibiting enterprises in setting prices by exploiting consumerâ€™s position for their profiteering advantage. Hence, marketers are presently caught in a difficult position when formulating pricing strategy which at the same time has to comply with the Competition Act 2010. To date, limited review has been conducted on marketerâ€™s pricing strategy vis-Ã -vis competition Act pricing policy. The purpose of this paper is to compare the marketerâ€™s pricing strategy and competition Act pricing policy and to evaluate how the relevant sections of the competition Act impact marketerâ€™s pricing decisions. In the conclusion, non-pricing strategies are recommended to counter the competition Act pricing policy prohibitions.
Pengaruh Keluarga Dalam memperkasa Keputusan Ekspatriasi Akademik Ekspatriat Berdikari Di Universiti Awam Malaysia
Authors: Yusoff Muhammad Safuan
Published: June 2023

Ekspatriasi merentasi sempadan yang dilakukan oleh kebanyakkan golongan profesional u trend perkembangan kerjaya yang dilakukan di seluruh dunia sama ada secara berdikari mahupun dihantar oleh majikan dalam sesebuah organisasi. Perkara tersebut juga tidak berkecuali berlaku terhadap golongan ahli akademik antarabangsa yang melakukan ekspatriasi melalui inisiatif diri sendiri yang dikenali sebagai akademik ekspatriat berdikari. Keputusan untuk melakukan ekspatriasi ini sememangnya dilakukan bagi mendapatkan peluang kerjaya yang lebih baik dan mampu mendatangkan pelbagai kelebihan yang mana tidak diperoleh sewaktu berkerjaya di negara asal. Namun begitu disebalik setiap keputusan yang dilakukan pastinya mempunyai pelbagai cabaran yang harus ditempuh. Bersandarkan pendekatan kualitatif melalui temu bual mendalam ke atas dua puluh (20) orang akademik ekspatriat berdikari yang berjaya ditemubual, fokus utama kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh keluarga dalam memperkasa keputusan ekspatriasi akademik ekspatriat berdikari di universiti awam Malaysia yang meneruskan kerjaya di negara tuan rumah. Hasil dapatan yang diperoleh dari temu bual yang dilakukan ke atas dua puluh orang responden, memperlihatkan keputusan ekspatriasi didorong oleh elemen kekeluargaan iaitu (i) sokongan dan galakan keluarga seterusnya mampu memperkasa (ii) kemesraan hubungan bersama pasangan. Dari keseluruhan dapatan yang diperoleh telah membuktikan bahawa keluarga memainkan peranan besar dalam memberi keyakinan kepada akademik ekspatriat berdikari dalam membuat keputusan untuk bereskpatriasi sekali gus membawa kepada implikasi positif dalam sesebuah perhubungan bersama pasangan di negara tuan rumah.
Monitorial Approaches: Contemporary And Conventional Initiatives
Authors: Jing Guo
Published: June 2023

A monitor has a role that has been understood as an invaluable help in aiding individuals to learn something different and new. The benefit and value of monitoring in the efffort to aid one's process of learning is where the conception of the ''More knowledgeable person'' (the ones who aid another person to move from point A to point B and beyond what they on their own) is shown repeatedly in the education field through practice. Conceptions that were generally introduced concerning monitorial system usually said to be parallel or in other words, combined with the ideas where it needs individuals with vast knowledge in the subject to make it a success as monitors. To guide involved however, a huge variety exists in the channels where these goals are being looked into monitoring programs. To bring greater clarity to the different perspectives, this paper discuss different approaches corresponding to the views in teaching and learning as well as the number of aspects that are involved in the mentioned teaching and learning process which is beneficial to school administratice thus for them to justify their mission for monitoring programs to guide, train and indentify novices and monitors.
THE FACTORS OF SUBJECTIVE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVANTS
Authors: Nadzri Ema Nazlinda , Yaacob Zulnaidi
Published: June 2023

Financial well-being has been a subject of interest among policy makers and the public. However, the contributing factors of financial well-being are still inconclusive. This study investigates the relationship between three controllable personal factors and subjective financial well-being among public health employees in Malaysia. The three factors are financial literacy, financial management, and financial behaviour. Data were collected from 100 public health servants through an adapted questionnaire survey. The analysis revealed that financial literacy, financial management and financial behaviour are significant predictors of financial well-being. The implications of this study are also discussed in detail in this paper. This study has expanded the body of knowledge of financial well-being by presenting evidence from public health servants; this niche area has not yet been widely explored in the literature.

Abstrak

Kesejahteraan kewangan telah menjadi subjek minat di kalangan pembuat dasar dan orang ramai. Walau bagaimanapun, faktor penyumbang kesejahteraan kewangan masih tidak dapat disimpulkan. Kajian ini mengkaji hubungan antara tiga faktor peribadi yang dapat dikawal dan kesejahteraan kewangan subjektif di kalangan pekerja kesihatan awam di Malaysia. Ketiga faktor tersebut adalah celik kewangan, pengurusan kewangan, dan tingkah laku kewangan. Data dikumpulkan dari 100 pegawai kesihatan awam melalui tinjauan soal selidik yang disesuaikan. Analisis menunjukkan bahawa literasi kewangan, pengurusan kewangan dan tingkah laku kewangan adalah peramal kesejahteraan kewangan yang signifikan. Implikasi kajian ini juga dibincangkan secara terperinci dalam makalah ini. Kajian ini telah memperluas pengetahuan kesejahteraan kewangan dengan mengemukakan bukti dari pegawaikesihatan awam; bidang niche ini belum banyak diterokai dalam literatur.
Comparing Useful Words in Second Language Adult Learners’ Writings with BNC Wordlist: A Prototype Approach
Authors: Mohd Nor Nor Arifah , Din Wardatul Akmam , Othman Irma Wani , Mohd Suki Norazah
Published: June 2023

This research focusses on the preliminary investigation of vocabulary knowledge on teachers undergoing the Teacher Graduate Programme (PPG) in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). By conducting this research it is possible to determine whether these teachers are familiar with the same set of words listed in BNC therefore have sufficient vocabulary knowledge which they most probably impart to their students. Forty-four adult studentswer. e asked to write an English essay based on the topic given by the teacher. Soft copies of their essays were compiled and converted to .txt files which were then transferred and analyzed using the Simple Concordance Program 4.0.9 List of words in BNC (refer rank frequency order cited in ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/bncfreq/flists.html, Oct. 23, 2014)and list of words based on frequency gathered from the essays of the PPG students were then compared. It is found that the a dult students arcompetence in using words that are common in BNC wordlist.
AMALAN WAKAF DALAM KALANGAN MASYARAKAT ISLAM DI KOTA BHARU KELANTAN
Authors: Ismail Nor Aishah , Abdul Razak Azila , Muhammad Fidlizan
Published: June 2023

Wakaf merupakan salah satu institusi Islam yang telah wujud sejak zaman Rasulullah s.a.w. yang mana ia merupakan gabungan elemen rohaniah dan kebendaan. Wakaf berfungsi sebagai pemangkin ekonomi dan pembangunan umat Islam. Walau bagaimanapun, hasil kajian terdahulu mendapati tahap kefahaman masyarakatterhadap wakaf adalah pada tahap sederhana. Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi amalan berwakaf dalam kalangan masyarakat Islam. Kaedah borang selidik digunakan melibatkan 365 orang responden di daerah Kota Bharu Kelantan. Model regresi logistik diaplikasikanbagi tujuan mengetahui hubungan antara faktor-faktor yang dikenal pasti. Hasil analisis kajian menunjukkan bahawa pemboleh ubah dalaman iaitu faktor kepercayaan kepada agama, faktor kerohanian dan faktor kepuasan kebajikan adalahsignifikan mempengaruhi amalan berwakaf. Turut mempengaruhi amalan berwakaf adalah pemboleh ubah demografi seperti tingkat pendapatan, tahap pendidikan, status pekerjaan dan bilangan tanggungan. Kajian ini membuktikan bahawa institusi wakaf dan pewakaf berperanan penting untuk memastikan objektif kajian melalui amalan wakaf dapat dicapai.
THE IMPACT OF WORK OVERLOAD AND JOB INVOLVEMENT ON WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AMONG MALAYSIAN DOCTORS
Authors: Abdul Razak Ahmad Zainal Abidin , Yunus Nek Kamal Yelp , Mohd Nasurdin Aizzat
Published: June 2023

This study examined the relationship between work overload and job involvement with the two dimensions of work-family conflict [work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW)]. The sample comprised of 391 local doctors working full-time in nineteen public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. Statistical results using regression analysis indicated that work overload was positively related to both work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW). On the other hand, job involvement was found to have no significant impact on the two forms of work-family conflict. Implications of the results, limitations, and future research directions are also presented.
ROLES OF UMS-LIC IN OVERCOMING ICT DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AMONG SMES IN LABUAN
Authors: Amboala Tamrin , Goh Say Leng , Muhammad Mohd Zulkifli
Published: June 2023

UMS KAL as a University is always perceived as a workforce supplier rather than as a continual training partner and provider for SMEs and professionals at Labuan. As anInternational financial hub the ability to adopt ICT and e-commerce among SMEs are no longer an option. A campus located in Labuan offers great opportunities to be grasped by SMEs to achieve that goal. However, due to the growth characteristic of ICT, skills shortages will remain as an issue haunting SMEs. Continuous staff training is the way out, however many SMEs are reluctant to train their workforce. Issues and barriers pertaining to skills development were reviewed by referencing previous studies undertaken. The paper highlights ICT skill challenges facing SMEs in Labuan. The paper concludes by outlining several suggestions to improve on ICT development among SMEs in Labuan. This paper highlights how UMS-LIC can play its important part to promote socio-economic development in the field of ICT.
PRELIMARY STUDIES OF DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Authors: Chin Keng Tan , Ismail Amalin Sofia , Kah Ching Yeoh
Published: June 2023

Project delays are referred to a situation where the project is not completed within the schedule. Projects can be delayed for a large number of reasons and usually will contribute to the cost and time overruns. Project delays are considered as one of the common problems in the construction industry and usually, causing negative effects on the project in terms of performance, time and cost. In relation to the construction projects in Malaysia, the objectives of the study are as to identify the factors causing project delays and to suggest solutions to reduce project delays. The researcher conducted three (3) semi-structured interviews to collect data to achieve the objectives. The interview sessions were conducted among three contractors chosen from different companies to access about their experience involving the project delays. The respondents were requested to comment to the factors for project delays and to suggest approaches for overcoming the problems of project delays. The research findings indicate that financial constraints, delay in subcontractors’ works and improper project planning are the major causes of project delays. The findings of the research suggest that manage financial resources efficiently, clients to pay progress payment to contractors on time, effective communication between contractors and labours, motivate labours through proper training, and proper project planning can help to reduce project delays.
THE IMPACT OF FIRM’S CAPABILITIES ON DIGITAL BRAND PERFORMANCE OF SME’S ONLINE BUSINESS
Authors: Tamin Masran , Abdul Adis Azaze-Azizi
Published: June 2023

In online business, firms are very sensitive to any changes in the market including internet application for business operation usage. The growth of online business in Malaysia is not in line with the interest of digital brand performance to improve the competitiveness of the companies and maintain their position in the market. Hence, this study aims to investigate the factors that influence digital brand performance in SME. This study employed Resource Based View (RBV) theory which is a unifying framework for the fundamental determinant of digital brand performance. The study examines the relationship between firm’s capabilities (innovation capability, branding capability, market-sensing capability, human and organization capability) and digital brand performance. A total of 155 SMEs online business participated in this study. The result of this study found that both market sensing and human and organization capability have significant impact on digital brand performance in SMEs context. Recommendation and suggestion for future research were also discussed to improve digital brand performance for Malaysian SMEs online business.
Determinant Factors of Supply Chain Technology Adoption among Sabah Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Authors: Mohamad Faisal Shafiennawanie binti , Idris Sidah
Published: June 2023

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the key industry in Malaysia which they play an important economic and social role and often contributed to innovation to the country. However, the SMEs in Malaysia still face great challenges within their supply chain such as limited technology access, low productivity, and poor managerial capabilities. Sabah SMEs has low production levels and had to slow down the development of products and services. It will continue affecting the overall operation of Sabah SMEs. As Sabah SMEs have the biggest contribution to Sabahâ€™s development and provide many job opportunities, thus, it is needed for this study to identify determinant factors that influence the adoption of supply chain technology within Sabah SMEs such as perceived usefulness, complexity, compatibility and top management support. This study use diffusion of innovation (DoI) theory as underpinning theory to explain the adoption of supply chain technology according to the aspects of innovation attributes and organizational factor. This study employs a quantitative approach through a survey questionnaire distributed purposefully to Sabah SMEs in all sectors (manufacturing, services, and agriculture). The respondentsâ€™ data obtained will be analysed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for descriptive analysis while statistical data will be analysed through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) via Partial Least Squares (PLS). The outcome is to examine the relationship between the variables and the extent to which the relationship between the variables was related to each other. Hence,this finding may help the SMEs entrepreneur, researchers, and policy-makers to realize and make a refinement on supply chain technology adoption among Sabah SMEs.
A STUDY ON PERCEIVED GENDER DISCRIMINATION, JOB STRESS AND TURNOVER INTENTION IN SERVICE SECTOR OF PAKISTAN
Authors: Syeda Mahera Husain
Published: June 2023

The study explores Pakistani working women’s perceptions on gender discrimination and identifies a knowledge gap about how women are treated unfairly in positions of power. The study also focuses on the relationship of gender discrimination with job stress and how the productivity of the firms is reduced which results in employee intention to quit the organization. It further investigates the mediating role of job stress between gender discrimination and employee turnover intention. A total of 268 questionnaires were used. Based on quantitative research approach, the data analysis was done by using IBM SPSS Statistics 22 and Smart PLS software version 3.0. Bootstrapping was used on the statistical data, which showed a mediating effect between gender discrimination, employee turnover intention and job stress. The software was used to assess convergent validity, discriminant validity, cross loading and hypotheses. The results interestingly highlights that all 3 hypotheses were significantly correlated at 1% significant level. In addition, results indicated that gender discrimination had a significant influence on employee turnover intention. Companies can lessen gender prejudice by giving female employees equal opportunity. The findings of this study clearly show that prejudice is widespread and is evident in two service sector businesses. Therefore, implementing anti-discriminatory rules was strongly advised in order to enhance the organizational legal foundation.
THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE
Authors: Alhumaidan Abdullah-Abdulaziz
Published: June 2023

The research is to investigate corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice’s impact on environmental, economic and social performances. Data was collected by a survey, further, the sampling method was a random-probability method since owners and managers of medium and smaller manufacturers have the same chance to fill it. SPSS and PLS were used for analyzing the data. However, findings illustrated that moral activities affect social and ecological outcomes, but, those practices were not shown any influence on the economic outcome for these enterprises, and could be attributed to the tough economic challenges that the country has faced. This study provided some suggestions for future researchers to understand these domains broadly besides overcoming the limitations of the research.
COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SHARIA BANK AND CONVENTIONAL BANKS 2015-2019
Authors: Enny Arita  , Ratnawati Raflis
Published: June 2023

This study aims to compare the financial performance of conventional banking with Islamic banking for the 2015-2019 period by using financial ratios consisting of CAR, ROA, ROE, LDR, and BOPO. Based on the sample criteria, which have been determined, two groups of research samples were obtained, namely 10 conventional banks and 10 Islamic banks. The sample was taken using the purposive sampling method. The statistical analysis tool used to prove the hypothesis in this study was the independent sample t-test. Data analysis in this study was carried out using descriptive statistical techniques. Based on the results of the independent sample t-test, it shows that there is a comparison of banking financial performance consisting of CAR, ROA, ROE, LDR, and BOPO between conventional banks and Islamic banks with a significant value(0.000 < 0.5).
Silizium steigert Erträge von Weizen
Authors: Schultz Olaf
Published: June 2023

Frankfurt a.M. Die Düngung mit amorphem Silikat hat für das Getreide zahlreiche positive Effekte. Mit Versuchen in Brandenburg werden diese aufgelistet.
KẾT QUẢ ĐIỀU TRỊ TỔN THƯƠNG XƯƠNG MŨI DO CHẤN THƯƠNG TẠI BỆNH VIỆN HỮU NGHỊ VIỆT ĐỨC
Authors: Đào Văn Giang , Nguyễn Hồng Hà
Published: June 2023

Chấn thương mũi khá thường gặp trong chấn thương hàm mặt, khi bị tổn thương hay để lại nhiều di chứng nặng nề về giải phẫu, chức năng và thẩm mỹ. Nghiên cứu được thực hiện tại Bệnh Viện Hữu Nghị Việt Đức từ 2020 đến 2021. Phương pháp nghiên cứu mô tả lâm sàng tiến cứu, được thực hiện trên 82 bệnh nhân có tổn thương xương mũi. Kết quả: nguyên nhân chủ yếu do tại nạn giao thông, chiếm 72%. Rất ít tổn thương xương mũi đơn thuần mà chủ yếu gặp trong bệnh cảnh đa chấn thương với 81,7%. Tất cả các bệnh nhân được chụp CT-scan để chẩn đoán trước mổ. Kết quả xa: tốt với 78%, trung bình là 18.3% và kém là 3.7%. Kết luận: phẫu thuật điều trị gãy xương mũi mang lại kết quả tốt cho bệnh nhân cả về mặt giảu phẫu, chức năng, thẩm mỹ cũng như tâm lý của bệnh nhân.
NHẬN XÉT MỘT SỐ ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG VÀ CẬN LÂM SÀNG UNG THƯ LƯỠI DI ĐỘNG Ở BỆNH NHÂN TRẺ TUỔI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN K
Authors: Ngô Quốc Duy , Ngô Xuân Quý
Published: June 2023

Mục tiêu: Nhận xét một số đặc điểm lâm sàng và cận lâm sàng ung thư lưỡi di động ở người trẻ tuổi tại Bệnh viện K. Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: 46 bệnh nhân ung thư lưỡi di động không quá 40 tuổi có giải phẫu bệnh là ung thư biểu mô vảy và được điều trị tại bệnh viện K từ tháng 1/2017 đến tháng 5/2022. Kết quả: Tuổi trung bình là 34,1±4,9. Tỷ lệ nam/nữ: 0,84/1. Bệnh nhân vào viện vì đau tại u (63%) và tự phát hiện u (30,4%) và chủ yếu phát hiện trong 3 tháng đầu (58,7%). Triệu chứng xuất hiện đầu tiên: đau tại lưỡi (60,9%), sờ thấy u (26,1%), vết loét lưỡi (13%). Vị trí u lưỡi ở bờ tự do chiếm 89,1% với hình thái sùi loét kết hợp chiếm đa số (41,3%). Trên phim chụp cộng hưởng từ, trên xung T1, 67,4% BN có u giảm tín hiệu trước tiêm và 95,7% BN tăng tín hiệu sau tiêm; trên chuỗi xung STIR, phần lớn u tăng tín hiệu (95,7%). Về mô bệnh học, đa số bệnh nhân có độ biệt hóa vừa (78,3%). Kết luận: Ung thư lưỡi di động ở người trẻ tuổi (≤40 tuổi) ít gặp. Đa số bệnh nhân vào viện ở giai đoạn sớm hơn khi mới xuất hiện triệu chứng trong 3 tháng đầu với vị trí hay gặp ở bờ lưỡi di động. Chụp cộng hưởng từ có vai trò quan trọng trong chẩn đoán ung thư lưỡi. Giải phẫu bệnh vẫn là tiêu chuẩn vàng trong chẩn đoán bệnh.