bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Technical Characteristics of Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) in Ciayumajakuning, West Java Indonesia
Authors: Widianingrum D. , Widjastuti T. , Anang A. , Setiawan I.
Published: May 2020

Purpose : This research aims to study the technical characteristics of Muscovy duck in Ciayumajakuning. Research Method : The study uses a survey method and applies a purposive sampling to take samples by observing 22 farmers. Data analysis used in this study is a descriptive exploratory method. Findings : The results show that 95.5% of pens are in postal shape; 50% of the pen material is made from bamboo, wood, and roof tile while the other 50% is made from bamboo and roof tile; 72.7% of observed farmers have size of pens of 1-100; 95.5% of feed is in pasta-shaped and 4.5% is in flour; the frequency of 2 times feeding is 86.4%; mostly-used (54.5%) feed ingredient is in the form of Aking rice bran and 18.2% use pur bran; 9.1% farmers apply traditional raising management, 81.8% is semi-intensive, and 9.1% is intensive; lastly, sex ratio of 1: 1 reaches 18.2%. Conclusion that the technical characteristics of Muscovy duck in Ciayumajakuning have not yet been standardized. It is expected that the farmers, relevant agencies, and other related parties can overcome the problem and seek for better and optimal management.Limitations : Research includes feed, pen, and raising management of Muscovy Duck.Value : The basis for establishing national standards for Muscovy Duck production and development.
Detection of Land Damage for Biomass Production with Thematic Overlays based Geographic Information Systems
Authors: Sondari Nunung , Abdullah Rohana , Agustine Rineu , Nurlukman Candra P. , Mulyana Hudaya , Ria Elly Roosma
Published: May 2020

Purpose : Nationally, not all regions in Indonesia have detected land damage for biomass production. Whereas the determination of land damage needs to be done as an effort of its control. The aim of this study is to compile a map of the status of soil and land damage for Biomass production.Research Method : This research was conducted with a scoring calculation method with a thematc map overlay using a Geographic Information System. Findings : The results showed in 12 study areas, where they had an area of 58.509,31 ha of Effective Work Area, with three categories of potential land damage, namely 56.96% moderate damage, 43% minor damage, and 0.004% very mild damage.Limitations : It would be better taking a sampling point even if the soil type is the same.Value : As a form of the Minimum Service Standards for the Environment Sector, which is status information service based on the standard criteria for national land damage.
Validating an evaluation school functionality tool
Authors: Roper Margaret , Taimo Leticia , Bisgard Jennifer L. , Tjasink Katharine
Published: May 2020

Background: Evaluators are cognisant of the need to determine the effects of an intervention within its context.Objectives: In education evaluations, there was a gap in context-specific assessment tools to determine the status of school functionality with the ultimate aim of examining whether there is a relationship between school functionality context and teaching and learning outcomes. To meet evaluation standards, evaluators must ensure that evaluation tools and data are accurately measuring the indicators and variables. The focus of the article is on lessons learned from a tool validation process. These are shared to guide evaluators in similar settings.Method: Khulisa Management Services (Khulisa) has conducted research and evaluations in South African schools since 1993. In 2011, Khulisa developed a school functionality tool based on local and international literature, engagement with key stakeholders, and through a series of implementation phases over various evaluations. The tool identifies high functional, functional, stagnant but functional and dysfunctional schools. The authors of this article undertook a reflection process to evaluate the evidence gathered to support the meaningfulness, usefulness and appropriateness of the tool properties.Results: Lessons from the validation process include the need to build time and resources for validation from the beginning, validating a tool over time and across evaluations adds value, training of data collectors is critical, and analysis is important towards establishing the consistency and reliability of a tool.Conclusion: While reliability analysis and the validation process are ongoing, preliminary results show that the tool has potential to document context appropriately.
Editorial: ‘Ecological crisis–anthropological crisis’
Authors: Guichard Jean
Published: May 2020

No abstract available.
Addressing the shortage of pathologists in Africa: Creation of a MMed Programme in Pathology in Zambia
Authors: Mudenda Victor , Malyangu Evans , Sayed Shahin , Fleming Kenneth
Published: May 2020

Background: With approximately one pathologist for one million people compared to ratios of approximately 1 to 25 000 in the United States and United Kingdom, there is a severe shortage of pathologists in much of Africa. The situation is particularly severe in Zambia, where, in 2009, the ratio was 1 to 1.4 million.Objective: To address this, a postgraduate Master of Medicine (MMed) training programme was launched in Lusaka in 2011.Methods: The process and most significant challenges and lessons learned were documented, as they may be of value to other countries facing similar challenges.Results: Since 2011, four Zambian pathologists have graduated, doubling the number of indigenous pathologists in the country. Currently 10 students are in training. The most significant problem was issues arising from the split responsibilities of the Ministries of Health and of Education and the most important lesson learned was the crucial need for broad local ownership and commitment.Conclusion: Successfully addressing the shortage of local pathologists by creating country-specific, postgraduate MMed training programmes, even in situations of restricted resources, is feasible. However, having access to and support from the shared resources, expertise and knowledge of a regional College of Pathologists would be a major advantage.
Student midwives’ knowledge, skills and competency in relation to the active management of the third stage of labour: A correlational study
Authors: Muzeya Fungai , Julie Hester
Published: May 2020

Background: Lesotho has been experiencing health challenges as indicated by its high maternal mortality ratio of 620 per 100 000 live births for the year 2010, which has been linked to its limited human resources.Objectives: The knowledge and skills of final-year student nurse-midwives related to the active management of the third stage of labour were determined.Method: A quantitative, descriptive survey design was used to conduct this study with 99 final-year midwifery students at four nursing schools in Lesotho using stratified sampling. The structured questionnaire collected data on the knowledge and self-reported competency. Subsequently, the controlled cord traction marks, extracted from the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), were compared to the self-reported competency of these midwifery students using R software version 3.4.0.Results: The mean score for knowledge and the OSCE was 73.8% (n = 99) and 77.2% (n = 99), respectively. The majority of respondents (95.2%, n = 99) rated themselves highly in terms of the active management of the third stage of labour competency. There was no correlation between the self-reported competency and knowledge (r = 0.08, p = 0.4402), and self-reported competency and OSCE scores (r = −0.004, p = 0.01).Conclusion: The high mean scores for the knowledge and the OSCE indicate that the theoretical component of the curriculum on the active management of the third stage of labour was effective in equipping final-year midwifery students with knowledge and skills to carry out this competency.
Developing pastoral therapy as a professional qualification in South Africa: Rationale and motivation
Authors: Meyer Juanita
Published: May 2020

The professional training of pastoral therapists has been a topic of controversy for many years in South Africa. Up to date, the training of pastoral workers has been limited to the study of ministry and as such is limited by the primary aims and outcomes of this curriculum. In a post-apartheid, post-colonial South Africa, the need for pastoral workers is intensified by the needs of community- and faith-based organisations for trained and registered therapists to alleviate the counselling needs of their beneficiaries on all social levels. This article discusses the current state of affairs of the training and curriculum related to the profession of pastoral therapy in the context of South Africa, the various sociopolitical and religious needs that are still left unanswered in the field, and makes recommendations for the registration and accreditation of the profession with a specific curriculum focused on multicultural, multi-spiritual and post-modern nuances. The author argues that such a curriculum, accredited by a statutory body, can operate as a national health resource, will be more cost-effective than other related health services and may transform the social justice landscape related to both the providers and beneficiaries of this type of care.
The challenges of being a female pastor: A case of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe
Authors: Mupangwa Terence , Chirongoma Sophia
Published: May 2020

The focus of this article is to highlight some of the inherent gender injustices experienced by the female pastors within the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFMZ). Drawing insights from the field research conducted in pursuance of a doctoral programme, the study foregrounds some of the barriers that women have had to endure when it comes to the issue of being ordained as a pastor. The article also interrogates the reasons used as a basis to exclude female pastors from the key decision-making bodies and to deny them the opportunity to preach at the national conference, which is the biggest gathering within the AFMZ. This is a qualitative study utilising interviews, focus group discussions and the observation method. The main findings emerging from this study reveal that whilst some positive changes have been made towards the inclusion of women in the pastoral ministry, however, there are still many gaps needing urgent attention before the AFMZ becomes a gender-inclusive and gender-equitable faith community.Contribution: This article foregrounds the challenges faced by female pastors in the AFMZ. It advocates for gender mainstreaming and gender inclusive policies in the AFMZ leadership structures. This is in sync with the focus of this collection, for which the main thrust is on women and religious leadership.
African and Western approaches to the moral formation of Christian leaders: The role of spiritual disciplines in counteracting moral deficiencies
Authors: Kretzschmar Louise
Published: May 2020

This article begins with a brief outline of current African and Western contexts, and the moral predicaments in which leaders in South Africa find themselves. The research problem addressed is how the spiritual maturity and moral excellence of Christian leaders can be advanced. The methodology employed draws on African and Western cultural and Christian traditions of moral formation. Whilst some common means of moral formation are discussed, particular attention is given to the role of spiritual disciplines. The article aims to address the following question: ‘how do leaders become the kind of people who will make good and right decisions, live moral lives, contribute to the life and work of the church, care for others and the environment, and pursue social justice?’ Three clusters of moral deficiencies are discussed, including pride, vainglory (self-glorification or narcissism) and greed, together with the spiritual disciplines that can counteract them. The central argument is that spiritually mature and morally excellent leaders can address more effectively the moral challenges facing the church and South African society.Contribution: This transdisciplinary article contributes to the HTS’s theological research by combining the academic disciplines of Christian Spirituality and Theological Ethics with particular reference to leadership formation. It further contributes to academic contextual discourse by evaluating African and Western traditions of moral formation and advancing practical means of addressing leadership deficiencies.
Reformed theology and natural science – Conflict or concurrence?
Authors: Van der Walt Izak J.
Published: May 2020

Atheistic natural scientists propagate a normative materialistic view of the universe, where God as creator is superfluous. Much effort is being expended to bring into disrepute any notion of extraneous control over the laws of nature. The idea of the universe and everything in it as an ongoing ‘cosmic accident’ is presented as the only truth. This is in stark contrast to recent scientific discoveries in disciplines such as biochemistry and palaeontology. In this article, the most recent developments in the fields of intelligent design and the anthropic principle will be interrogated to demonstrate that the reformed faith in God as Creator is credible and that the notion of creation as God’s general revelation to humankind is increasingly being accepted by the natural scientific community.
Mobile phone banking: A comparative analysis of e-service quality and customer loyalty of banking applications and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services
Authors: Chigori Darlington , Viljoen Kim , Ford Mari , Cilliers Liezel
Published: May 2020

Orientation: Mobile devices are becoming a popular means to access the Internet and conduct e-banking activities. Banks are marketing e-banking solutions to increase their customer base.Research purpose: This study contrasts how the service quality of mobile phone applications and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data banking influence customer loyalty. The study examined e-service quality to validate and determine the nature of the relationship of the proposed model.Motivation for the study: The study was conducted in a mobile banking (MB) setting in South Africa, with a technologically savvy young adult population. To win customer loyalty, banks need to provide innovative solutions to this group of clients.Research approach/design and method: A positivistic paradigm with a quantitative approach and descriptive design was adopted for this study. A convenience sampling method was used to distribute a questionnaire to 300 students, with a response rate of 73%.Main findings: The findings showed that fulfilment, privacy and efficiency were all significantly related to overall service quality and customer loyalty for both banking models. Based on the findings, privacy, fulfilment and efficiency are critical facets to both MB applications and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data banking.Practical/managerial implications: Banks need to target ‘unbanked’ customers to register for a bank account via Unstructured Supplementary Service Data banking or MB applications.Contribution/value-add: However, there is still a lack of knowledge about these services among the population. Therefore, banks need to educate potential and existing customers on these products and services to fully exploit the market segments.
Why the English Home Language Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement will not improve learners’ reading comprehension
Authors: De Lange Maryna M. , Winberg Christine , Dippenaar Hanlie
Published: May 2020

Background: The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), and similar international assessments, have consistently shown South African intermediate phase learners’ performance to be among the lowest worldwide. Of particular concern is the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Home Language in the Intermediate Phase and, specifically, the document’s treatment of the assessment of reading comprehension.Objectives: In this study, the CAPS requirements for assessing reading comprehension were examined, with the aim of laying the groundwork for an improved policy framework.Method: The research design of the study involved evaluating the assessment of reading comprehension in the CAPS document, using a social realist approach to uncover its underlying structures and mechanisms.Results: The study found that a principled approach to the assessment of reading comprehension was lacking, which had a cumulative effect across the CAPS document, resulting in random, yet highly prescriptive, requirements.Conclusion: The study concluded that CAPS does not provide adequate guidance for improving reading comprehension and, moreover, that the prescribed programme of assessment is not supported by the research literature on reading comprehension. The study recommends that better, more evidence-informed and consultative policies and guidelines be introduced to support teachers in the assessment – and, ultimately, the improvement – of intermediate phase learners’ reading comprehension.
Knowledge and perceptions about schistosomiasis among primary school children and teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Authors: Mazani Edmore , Taylor Myra , Kjetland Eyrun F. , Ndhlovu Patricia D.
Published: May 2020

Background: Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma. In 2014, over 258 million people worldwide required treatment for the disease. Schistosomiasis is known to be prevalent in the northern region of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, especially among school-going children but less is known about their knowledge of the disease and their attitude towards being treated for the disease at school.Methods: The study was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional survey conducted through self-administered questionnaires among grades 5 and 7 learners from 10 randomly selected rural primary schools in iLembe and uThungulu, KwaZulu-Natal. Teachers from the same schools participated during the same period.Results: A total of 730 learners and 78 teachers took part in the study. Among the learners, 73.2% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 69.7% – 76.4%) correctly identified freshwater contact as a risk for schistosomiasis, but only 42.7% (95% CI: 38.8% – 46.8%) knew how to prevent it. Among the teachers, 96.8% (95% CI: 87.8% – 99.4%) knew the risk and 69.0% (95% CI: 55.3%– 80.1%) knew the prevention of schistosomiasis. Almost 70% (95% CI: 65.9% – 72.8%) of the learners and 67.6% (95% CI: 42.1% – 65.6%) of the teachers reported their willingness to receive treatment with praziquantel at school.Conclusion: This study showed that basic knowledge about the risk of schistosomiasis among the participants was high, but the cause and prevention of the disease were less well understood. There is need to include schistosomiasis in health education both at school and through community awareness programmes.
A dog bite study in a dog rabies-affected area in South Africa
Authors: Weyer Jacqueline , Le Roux Chantel A. , Kajese Charles , Fernandes Lucy
Published: May 2020

Background: Rabies is an untreatable and highly fatal viral zoonosis. Despite the ability to control and prevent the disease, it is estimated that one person dies of rabies every 10 minutes in developing countries. However, the true burden of the disease remains undefined in most developing countries because of a lack of systematic surveillance. Dog bite data obtained from healthcare facilities where dog bite victims seek medical care may provide an additional source of information that can be used to inform the burden of disease and identify points for interventions for improved delivery of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent the disease.Methods: A descriptive epidemiological study was conducted using data obtained from dog bite registers and patient case files at a healthcare facility for a two year period (2015-2017).Results: The study reported frequency, demographics, source, geographic and temporal distribution of bite cases reported to a hospital serving a rabies-affected community. In addition, the post-exposure management of dog bite cases at this facility is described.Conclusion: Dog bites was not an infrequently reported at the healthcare facility, with up to 29 cases reported in a month during the study period. The affected population was defined and it is motivated that this information is useful for targeted health interventions. Findings related to the delivery of PEP may also be used to direct training and re-training of healthcare workers for improved delivery of PEP.
A learner perspective on the implementation of Geographic Information Systems in selected schools in KwaZulu-Natal province
Authors: Zondi Thabile A. , Tarisayi Kudzayi S.
Published: May 2020

Contemporary literature reveals a plethora of studies on the implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in South Africa. However, these studies provide an educator’s perspective while neglecting the learner’s perspective, which is provided in this study. The researchers used a qualitative collective case study in the interpretivist paradigm. A purposive sample of five schools and 50 grade 12 learners was used in this study. The data were generated using observations, five focus group discussions and 10 interviews. This study established that the learners lacked fundamental knowledge of GIS and that GIS was not being properly taught.
Black self-hatred: Regaining self-worth – From decolonisation towards reconciliation in South Africa – A practical theological appraisal
Authors: Baloyi Magezi E.
Published: May 2020

The black-on-black violence that typifies the present-day South Africa, amongst other things, manifests itself in different forms, for instance, mob justice, xenophobia, black undermining and even harassing another black person in the workplace, along with other signs of an inferiority complex. The affirmation of ‘Black is Beautiful’, which was a popular slogan used by the slain Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, finds slippery ground to resonate amongst the black masses today; hence, the manifestation of self-hatred still has a space within black communities. It is the continuity of this pathology, from an outward look to inward thinking, decisions and actions that deprives African people of a chance to make an impact in respect of self-worth, decolonisation and reconciliation. As much as people can blame the slow pace of the transformation agenda in South Africa, it is equally important to determine the role of inflicted self-hatred as a factor in the process. It is a bone of contention that being truthful to self-worth and self-esteem takes courage to make us active participants in our decolonisation, which will ultimately play a role in the reconciliation of the previously (and presently) divided South Africa.
The Dominican Robert Kilwardby (ca. 1215–1279) as schoolman and ecclesiastical official
Authors: Beukes Johann
Published: May 2020

This article, by reworking the most recent specialist contributions, presents a fresh overview of the scholastic and ecclesiastical contributions of the Oxford Dominican Robert Kilwardby (ca. 1215–1279). After highlighting the current research problem of the ‘canon’ in Medieval philosophy, the article turns to Kilwardby as a positive example of a ‘non-canonised’ thinker from the high Middle Ages – one who is thus thoroughly researched in a specialised or niche compartment, but who remains mostly unacknowledged in mainstream or ‘canonised’ Medieval philosophy. The article thus reappraises Kilwardby intending to accentuate his scholastic and ecclesiastical contributions beyond the confines of a particular niche. Kilwardby’s often provocative combination of Aristotelian natural philosophy and Augustinianism as a schoolman, and his central yet problematic role in the Paris-Oxford condemnations of 1277 as an ecclesiastical official, are henceforth reappraised.Intradisciplinary/interdisciplinary implications: As a millennium-long discourse, Medieval philosophy functions in a Venn diagrammatical relationship with Medieval history, Church history, patristics and philosophy of religion. Whenever ‘mainstream’ or ‘canonised’ Medieval philosophy is impacted from the niche research, it may well have implications that these closely related disciplines could take note of. Such is the case in this ‘hourglass’ reappraisal of life and work of Robert Kilwardby as a scholastic thinker and an ecclesiastical official.
Tratamiento Fisioterapéutico Con Propiocepción Y Fortalecimiento De Un Paciente Con Tendinitis Rotuliana
Authors: Zambrano-Chavarría Jean Carlos
Published: May 2020

El trabajo propioceptivo debe ser incluido en la etapa resolutiva de una lesión y del entrenamiento, ya que es aquí donde se potencializan cada una de las cualidades necesarias para la práctica deportiva y la actividad física cotidiana. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo recuperar funcionalmente el miembro inferior afectado de un paciente con tendinitis rotuliana, mediante técnicas propioceptivas y de fortalecimiento muscular, para de esta forma reincorporarlo a las actividades de la vida diaria. La investigación fue realizada en el centro de rehabilitación de la Federación Deportiva de Manabí, Portoviejo, Ecuador. Cuando finalizó el tratamiento pudo observarse que el paciente tuvo mejoras en la fuerza, tono y resistencia muscular, así como la mejora de reflejos automáticos. La propiocepción de la articulación de la rodilla es esencial para una movilidad y estabilidad articular apropiada, puesto que procede de receptores localizados en estructuras musculares tendinosas, cutáneas y articulares.
Palabras clave: tratamiento fisioterapéutico, propiocepción, fortalecimiento muscular, tendinitis rotuliana.
Tuberculosis Extrapulmonar: Presentación De Un Caso Clínico
Authors: Echeverria-Pilco María José
Published: May 2020

La tuberculosis abdominal comprende alrededor del 5% de todos los casos de tuberculosis, esta patología es considerada una enfermedad de inicio insidioso y presentación crónica, misma que rara vez es catalogada como una urgencia; sus complicaciones, sin un adecuado enfoque clínico, pueden desorientar al médico, en muchos casos de tuberculosis en niños, la confirmación de laboratorio nunca se establece, como sucede con este caso en particular y es allí donde se determina que un diagnóstico presuntivo de tuberculosis abdominal basado en la respuesta clínica o imagenológica que presente el paciente al tratamiento empírico, especialmente para situaciones en las que existe un alto índice de sospecha de esta patología.

Palabras clave: tuberculosis abdominal, tuberculosis en niños, tratamiento.
Capacitación del talento humano y la gestión de la calidad en instituciones del sector salud
Authors: Durán-Solórzano Stéfano Alexander , Martínez-Minda Héctor Alfredo
Published: May 2020

Este documento está fundamentado en bases teóricas de estudios realizados sobre el desarrollo del talento humano. Las empresas contemporáneas están en una continua actualización de conocimientos impartidos al talento humano, pues las necesidades de adiestramiento y capacitación son una etapa obligada en el escenario laboral, para poder enfrentar el desafío a la apertura de nuevos mercados nacionales e internacionales y de esta manera alcanzar la eficiencia y garantizar la competitividad. Es esencial determinar los canales de capacitación que se han de aplicar, la estructura en la que estará basado; por ejemplo, la comunicación en las diferentes etapas es fundamental, los recursos tecnológicos (TICs) como herramientas básicas para proporcionar información de la empresa a los empleados, en razón de que permitirá hacerlo con efectividad y en menor tiempo, garantizando que las actividades estarán desarrolladas en base a la Gestión de Calidad Total. Se evidencia que las organizaciones deben implementar acciones que desarrollen al personal, de modo que existen muchas maneras de preparación, entre las que sobresalen las capacitaciones virtuales, que ofrecen múltiples ventajas, como: la disponibilidad de horario y accesibilidad, además, la educación virtual fortalece la capacidad del pensamiento crítico.

Palabras clave: Formación, gestión, capital humano, empresas.
Programa audiovisual de técnicas de higiene bucal para la Facultad de Odontología de la ULEAM, Ecuador
Authors: Zambrano-Pincay María Victoria
Published: May 2020

La presente investigación se realiza en la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, con el objeto de apoyar en la planificación y actividades educativas que tienen como fin capacitar a pacientes y a sus acompañantes que esperan ser atendidos en el Centro de atención en la Facultad de Odontología de la ULEAM, para adquirir comportamientos que favorezcan la salud bucodental a través de un programa audiovisual de técnicas de higiene bucal. Este estudio es de tipo descriptivo, transversal y analítico. Se hace referencia a los programas preventivos promocionales de salud bucal, con revisión de conceptos de los determinantes de la salud, prevención y promoción. Donde se concluye que la técnica audiovisual se inserta en una metodología que desarrolla a los participantes como sujetos activos, capaces de construir nuevos conocimientos; el programa que se desarrolla se espera contribuya al mejoramiento de la salud oral.

Palabras clave: Programa, audiovisual, técnicas, higiene, bucal.
Análisis estadístico de la satisfacción laboral en los trabajadores del área de farmacia del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, Ecuador
Authors: Mendoza-Mestanza Geanella Vanessa
Published: May 2020

A pesar de que la definición de calidad de vida tomó fuerza recientemente, muchos profesionales y científicos han pretendido evaluar sistemáticamente su relevancia en el comportamiento de las personas. La relevancia del estudio se fundamenta en la calidad de vida y la satisfacción laboral de los funcionarios del área de farmacia del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo. El objetivo del estudio es analizar las correlaciones entre las dimensiones de la calidad de vida y la satisfacción laboral desde la perspectiva estadística. Para el desarrollo de la investigación se emplearon los resultados propuestos en el artículo científico “Calidad de vida y satisfacción laboral de los funcionarios del área de farmacia del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, Ecuador” (2019). Se establecieron correlaciones en función de dimensiones como la salud, felicidad, satisfacción con la vida, satisfacción económica, satisfacción con la vida familiar (con dos escalas) y satisfacción con el bienestar subjetivo. Los parámetros antes mencionados, así como las correlaciones entre variables fueron analizadas estadísticamente mediante el programa informático SPSS. Se concluye que todas las dimensiones de calidad de vida tuvieron respuestas afirmativas con respecto a esta variable, demostrando que el personal tiene una calidad de vida positiva.

Palabras clave: estadística, correlación, calidad, satisfacción laboral, farmacia.
Pre-Service Teachers' Attitude on ELT Research
Authors: Kustati Martin , Al-Azmi Hidayat
Published: May 2020

This paper reports on a research determining the attitudes of pre-service EFL teachersâ€™ attitude to research in English language teaching (ELT) in Indonesia. A mixed method was used in this study. A survey questionnaire was completed by 217 (F= 187, M=30) participants who enrolled in the fourth year of undergraduate teacher education. Then, interview was used to identify their problems in conducting the research. The participants acknowledged that they had positive attitudes towards research in ELT. Meanwhile, they had negative views about English department involvement in their research. While there were no significant sex differences in the attitudes to ELT research. The interview findings revealed that there were some factors that made them get difficulties in doing their research. The pedagogical implications of the study for the pre-service teachers include the need to be aware of the significant relationship between attitude and background in research practice and they should be trained formally on conducting  and writing ELT research.
Diagnosing the barriers for integrating Educational Technology in Physics courses in Lebanese secondary schools
Authors: Yehya Fouad Yehya , Barbar Aziz , Abou Rjeily Suzanne
Published: May 2020

This paper investigates the barriers affecting the success implementation of ICT in the Lebanese secondary physics classes. It is realistic based study adopted the descriptive quantitative method to collect data by attitude test survey from 94 Lebanese secondary schools from different Lebanese districts.

The results indicated that the ICT implementation in physics courses was not attained. Physics teachers must improve their ICT skills. Moreover, the low technology periods per week and revealing curriculum content, inflexibility of the curriculum to ICT implementation, insufficient existence of computer labs, lack financial support, insufficient training, inadequate technical support, unavailability of internet connectivity and the crowded class rooms were main barriers that prevent the implementation of ICT.
Palestinian Teachers' Views on the Factors That Limit Students' Creativity and Some Possible Strategies to Overcome Them
Authors: Raba' Ahmed Awad , Harzallah Hussam Tawfeeq
Published: May 2020

This study seeks to investigate the degree of enhancing creative thinking skills in the English for Palestine and math curricula from the teachers of English and math perspectives. To accomplish this aim, the researchers used a 20-item questionnaire and a 5-question interview. Findings of the research showed that the degree of using creative thinking in schools and curricula is low and inadequate. In the light of these findings, the researchers recommended divergent methods of teaching, adequate training for teachers and students on different techniques and the inclusion of activities in the curricula to improve studentsâ€™ creative thinking.
The Sustainability of Pancasila in Indonesian Education System
Authors: Silalahi Ronald Maraden , Yuwono Untung
Published: May 2020

Pancasila as the ideological foundation of Indonesia is inseparable from education. In the implementation level, education is directed to build the values of Pancasila through learning programs. However, Indonesian education is still at an alarming condition, because the competencies of the graduates are not equivalent to the graduates from the other countries. This phenomenon underlies the formation of 2013 Curricula that emphasizes on the development of Pancasila values as the core competencies. This research was aimed at reconstructing Pancasila ideology and discussing the steps to revitalize Pancasila in Indonesian education system. Critical Discourse Analysis was conducted in three stages, namely text description, discursive practice, and socio-cultural practice to reconstruct Pancasila ideology in 2013 Curricula and their juridical foundations. Focus Group Discussions were conducted to review the application of the 2013 curriculum as well as the revitalization of Pancasila in Indonesian education system. The analysis revealed that the revitalization in Indonesian education system is absolutely needed, because the values of Pancasila as one of the core competencies that must be owned by the students have not been fundamentally and appropriately implemented in education and learning process.
The Influence of Managerial Skill and Creativity on Decision Making in Public Junior High Schools of Tangerang City And Regency
Authors: Huda Syafa'at Ariful
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this research is  to  determine the influence of managerial ability and creativity on headmasterâ€™s decision making in Junior High School of Counties and Tangerang City.

            The research used survey method with path analysis applied in testing hypothesis. Technique of data collecting is using instrument in the form of questionnaire. The number of 60 headmasterâ€™s as sample by simple was selected random sampling.

The result of this research indicated that : 1) there is a direct positive effect of managerial ability to headmasterâ€™s decision making, 2) there is a direct positive effect of creativity to headmasterâ€™s decision making and 3) there is a direct positive effect of managerial ability to creativity.
The impact of pedagogical leadership on pedagogical coordination in secondary schools
Authors: Marti­nez Inmaculada Garci­a , Tadeu Pedro Jose Arrifano
Published: May 2020

Educational Leadership has an international recognition as a factor in school improvement (OECD, 2009, 2014). The international investigations guarantee this. Within the multiplicity of investigative lines that concern this factor, there is one that alludes to its impact on school improvement, especially in contexts of the social inequality. Within the pedagogical leadership, it has been evidenced that the shared modalities of leadership that invite other members of the educational organization to be involved in a common project are associated with a greater commitment for the improvement and inclusion of all the students. At the same time, other factors come into play, such as the professional identity of both management and staff, professional capital (Hargreaves and Fullan, 2014) or the inclusive practices outlined in this type of context. This intervention oscillates around these issues, offering a vision about studies carried out in the international sphere that associate, on one hand, the impact of leadership on the educational organization and, on the other, positive effects in challenging contexts. Finally, the results obtained from a questionnaire designed specifically for this research will be presented, in which secondary school teachers were asked to respond to questions related to the collaboration in the center, if they received support from the management team to improve their practices if they perceived themselves as school leaders or teachers. Among the results found, it is observed that there is a positive trend towards the construction of a common educational project in secondary schools by the management team. Likewise, there is a positive predisposition on the part of the teaching staff to be more involved in the initiatives of the educational center and towards collaboration and coordination with other colleagues.
Effects of procrastination behavior, stress tolerance and study habits on academic achievements of Indian Students residing in India (Kerala) and UAE.
Authors: Dev Smitha
Published: May 2020

This paper is designed to study various factors affecting the academic achievements of high school students. The study was conducted on 210 high school students from Abu Dhabi and Thiruvananthapuram. Procrastination behavior inventory, an index of stress tolerance and study habits scale were used to understand the various factors interfering their academic achievement. The data were analyzed using the statistical techniques; such as, Product-moment coefficient of correlation â€“ person r, and factor analysis. Results provide an insight into the numerous factors effecting students in their learning process and it is a fact that students need to get adequate support and motivation from teachers and parents to keep up their focus on the educational goal.
Elementary School Teachers' Mathematical Connections in Solving Trigonometry Problem
Authors: Saleh Sitti Fithriani , Purwanto Purwanto , Sudirman Sudirman , Hidayanto Erry , Susiswo Susiswo
Published: May 2020

This study aims to reveal mathematical connections of elementary school teachers in solving trigonometric problem. The subjects of this study were 22 elementary school teachers as the prospective participants of Professional Teacher Education and Training (PTET). They came from several districts of South Sulawesi Province. The teachers were given trigonometry problem. Trigonometry problems could encourage teachers to connect geometrical and algebraic concept, graphical representation and algebraic representation, as well as daily life context. The result shows that most of the subject teachers of this study solved the problem according to procedures they know without considering everyday life context. On the other hand, there were some subjects who connected problem with everyday life context using graphical, verbal, or numerical representation. Thus, subjects who were able to connect problem information with appropriate concepts and procedures are categorized as substantive connections. While the subjects who were able to connect problem information with mathematical concepts but less precise in using the procedure are categorized as classification connections.
The Puerto Rican Flag - A Study in Vexillology
Authors: Morales-Ramirez Carlos A.
Published: May 2020

This study tests Puerto Ricans' knowledge about the national and municipal flag, since it is known that teaching with flags is part of the social studies standards of the island. Two questionnaires were provided to 50 participants to test their knowledge of the national, municipal and Latin American flags. For the national and municipal flags, the participants were asked to provide the symbolism. A total of 96% drew the national flag correctly, although no one identified all the symbolisms correctly. Only 2% of the participants identified all Latin American flags correctly. A Chi-square test was performed to test if flag knowledge and level of education were independent variables. The test value was 0.30 which is greater than the P > 0.10; therefore, the null hypothesis was accepted: Ho = the level of schooling of the participants and their knowledge of the Puerto Rican flag are independent.
Major Features, Benefits, and Prerequisites for Intelligent Enterprise Managing System
Authors: Olefirenko Alexander Ivanovich , Galuschenko Alexey
Published: May 2020

The modern conditions of high-tech and highly competitive markets require the evolution of the enterprise automation systems. Such new, the post-ERP systems should meet the conditions for the provision of customer self-service and other counterparts, the dramatic decrease of the manual labour through automation, robotic application, integration with other systems and external contracting systems, multi-channel marketing and distribution, reduction of supply chains and other current trends. These systems should be built on the new IEM Automation Paradigm (Intelligent Enterprise Managing) and therefore belong to the IEM system class. As stated in the IEM paradigm article, a modern approach to solving the task of automation is based on the application of "best" solutions for each separate entity or business unit. In practice, however, this approach has resulted in a series of significant problems. The scale of the problems is increasing with the growth in transactional load, competitive pressures on the market, requirements for accelerate optimization, and business processes changes.
The inter and intra Relationship between Economics, Administrative sciences and Social sciences disciplines
Authors: Benlagha Noureddine , Hemrit Wael
Published: May 2020

The aim of this paper is to present a framework proposal for measuring the extent to which the six disciplines (Economic, Administrative sciences, Finance and investment, Accounting, Banking and Insurance and risk management) reach out to spaces shared with other disciplines at the College of Economic and Administrative sciences in the University of Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. First, in the Intraspecific Relationship measurement, our results indicate that these disciplines are far from having a dependence with History, Politics, Ethics and Sociology. Second, we find that the studies of the Sharia are flourishing and the economic and administrative sciences courses in the field are being defended. In the field study of Interspecific Relationships, our results indicate a deficiency of the relationship between the related disciplines in different manners. Economic and Administrative sciences disciplines have, especially, the lowest degree of openness, compared to the rest of disciplines.
Building English Vocabulary Schema Retention Using Review Value Calculation for ESL Students
Authors: Arslan Cihangir , Tanis Burhan Mustafa
Published: May 2020

Vocabularies, the core of any language, is probably the most challenging and time-consuming part of learning a foreign language in a diverse and disperse community of learners. This study proposes an approach that can help a learner build up his/her English vocabulary volume by intensive article reading, inclusion of Google Cloud Natural Language API, Glosbe Dictionary API and the use of computing technology, the review value calculation. The review value calculation was able to determine the number of days where the new words should be reviewed and be part of the long-term memory. Result shows that students were able to increase their vocabulary acquisition skills by applying technology and computing to their study routines. Students were able to retain words fast and understand better, by employing an interactive monitoring process. If the system will be implemented carefully, it will hypothetically produce a faster technique in acquiring new vocabularies for foreign students.
Learning with simulations: Influence of a computer simulation with hand- on activities on students' learning of the physics capacitors' concepts
Authors: Yehya Fouad Mounier , Barbar Aziz M. , Abou-Rjelil Suzanne
Published: May 2020

The persistence of this study was to investigate the contribution of a computer simulation to studentsÂ´ learning of physics concepts (charging and discharging of capacitors). Interactive computer simulation (Crocodile simulation) was used to spread over the aim of this study. This attempt assesses the progress in understanding the concepts by grade 11 Scientific section after four complete periods (200 minutes) in two different situations: 1- using only a computer simulation; 2-using computer simulation with â€œhand- onâ€ activities. The progress was measured through post-test. The results of both descriptive and inferential statistics show that the learnersâ€™ understanding of capacitorsâ€™ concepts that can be enhanced and were highly achieved when learners used the computer simulation combined with â€œhand- onâ€ activities. The use of Hands-on activities was identified as the cause of this differentiation.
Fatal Encounters
Authors: Jacobsen Koepke Deanna , Thomas David , Manning Alexis
Published: May 2020

Research has been conducted for several decades on the framing of stories in the media.  This article looks at the way newspaper articles report on and frame the deaths of unarmed people of color at the hands of law enforcement and security personnel from 1999-2017 to determine if local and national print media frame these stories using similar terminology and concepts.  Tabular, graphical, and statistical analysis all demonstrate that local and national newspapers do not use similar terminology and concepts.
eHealth Systems' User Experiences from Healthcare Workers
Authors: Andersen Synnove Thomassen
Published: May 2020

This article analyze how healthcare workers experience the use of eHealth systems. The empirical data is from a qualitative case study, is derived from a number of eight participating health clinics use of eHealth systems, by healthcare workers. Our analysis shows that by adopting a simple, small-scale and user-oriented approach, and by focusing on the needs and circumstances of users instead of advanced technology, it was possible to reveal domestication of eHealth systems. While these findings cannot be generalized, they provide insight into and shed light on trends concerning the negotiations of healthcare workers with eHealth technology. Themes related to the experience of user interfaces in eHealth systems have generally not been explored in detail. This research thus contributes new insight to the field.