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Examining the Intricacy of Character Formation among Kenyan Children: The Diminishing Role of Schools
Authors: Osabwa Wycliffe , Ogeno Jackton , Nyanje Daniel Batso
Published: February 2022

Kenya, like the rest of the world, is grappling with the problem of undesirable character among its citizens. Whereas the country’s system of education identifies character formation as one of the aims of its education, the same is not reflected in the products of the system. This paper sought to reflect over the whole affair of character formation, with special focus on why schools have not been able to successfully achieve this important learning outcome. The paper, drawn from an earlier analytical study on pedagogies of character formation among Kenyan schools, exposed the underbelly of society in general, where the latter passed as a major impediment towards character formation efforts. Some influencers, among them showbiz celebrities and political icons, proved quite impressionistic to youngsters, hence drawing them into the vices they portrayed. Families, on the other hand, had not fully lived up to their primary duty of moulding children into righteous beings, and various reasons were advanced. However, schools, despite their infirmities, were established as the better option, owing to their relatively structured way of forming character among children. Whereas they were variously blamed for the mess in the society, they still remained the only reliable agent that the country relied on – given the professionalism within them, and the amount of time children spent there. It is for this reason that the paper advocated the strengthening of character formation programmes in schools, specifically, finding ways through which knowledge on and conviction for good character could best be communicated to learners.
Evaluation of Available Resources for Early Childhood Education Programme in Adaklu District, Volta-Region, Ghana
Authors: Dzakadzie Yayra , Agbayisah Seth
Published: February 2022

The study sought to evaluate the available resources for Early Childhood Education (ECE) programme delivery in Adaklu district, Volta-region, Ghana. Two research objectives guided the study, and they were to examine the availability of instructional resources for ECE programme delivery and to ascertain the available infrastructure for the provision of ECE programme in the district. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a self-constructed 4-point Likert type scale questionnaire. The study covered 200 ECE teachers within 40 basic schools in the district. Stratified random sampling technique was used to obtain sample for the study. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (population t-test) were used to analyze data obtained with respect to each research question. It was evidenced from the study that essential instructional and infrastructural resources necessary for the delivery of quality Early Childhood Education were absent and in limited supply in the schools within the Adaklu district. The study concludes therefore that the provision of ECE in the Adaklu district within the Volta Region of Ghana is not of high quality. It is recommended among others that the head teachers, the coordinator for Early Childhood Education and the director of education in the Adaklu district should identify other sources of funding like appealing to NGOs, prominent individuals and philanthropists in and out of the district to help provide instructional resources for the education of children in the schools within the district. This would help minimize the inadequacy and total lack of teaching and learning materials within the schools in the district.
Model Selection and Design of Storm Water Drainage Systems at Oleh, Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Ologhadien I. , Esebene G. O.
Published: February 2022

Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency curves and equations present the exceedance probability of a given rainfall intensity and storm duration expected to occur at a particular location, for the design of storm water drainage systems and hydraulic structures. The aim of this study was to develop IDF curves/equations aim for Oleh, a municipality situated in the low-lying and flood prone region of Nigeria. The study was conducted using annual maxima rainfall series (ARMS) of 28 years obtained from Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The AMRS were extracted into 15 Nos. storm durations between 10minutes and 600 minutes. The AMRS of each duration was fitted to Gumbel (EV1), LN2 and Normal (N) distributions using the K-S and A-D goodness-of-fit module of Easyfit software, Version 5.6. The graphical plots, development of IDF models and computations of performance measures of R2 NSE and RSR, were executed in Microsoft Excel, 2010. The results of GOF tests show that for K-S tests, Gumbel (EVI) is best-fit distribution in four durations, LN2 was best –fit in Nine out of fifteen durations, and Normal distribution durations scored 2. Similarly, for A-D GOF test, Gumbel (EVI) scored three (3), LN2 scored eleven (11), while Normal distribution scored one (1). Consequently, LN2 is the best-fit distribution, seconded by Gumbel (EVI). Accordingly, LN2 and Gumbel (EVI) distributions have been adopted in the development of the IDF models for Oleh municipality, while the performances of the IDF models may be presented the inequality; 0.984 ? R2 ? 0.998; 0.990 ? NSE ? 0.998 and 0.045 ? RSR ? 0.096. The graphical plots, IDF curves and models exhibited the peculiar attributes of IDF curves/equations reported in literature. The performance measures show that the equations are robust for practical application in the design of storm water drainage systems and hydraulic structures.
Rice Farmers’ Awareness and Perception of Climate Change in Ondo State, Nigeria
Authors: Adekunmi A. O.
Published: February 2022

The study investigated rice farmers’ awareness and perception of climate change on rice production in Ondo State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of the rice farmers, determine the level of awareness among rice farmers, examine the perceptions of the respondents on climate change, examine the coping strategies to climate change and identify the constraints militating against the production of rice. A validated interview scheduled was used to source information from one hundred and forty-four rice farmers. Primary data were collected on some socio-economic characteristics of rice farmers, awareness level of climate change, perceived effect of climate change on rice production, adaptation strategies and constraints to rice production in the study area. Descriptive statistics such as frequency count, percentage, mean, and ranking were used to summarize the data. Multiple regression analysis was employed to determine the relationships between selected socio-economic characteristic of rice farmers and their level of awareness of climate change. The mean age of rice farmers was 43.1 years with male (59.7%) dominated rice farming, 78.5% were married, and 70.2% percent could read and write. The mean annual income was N298.611 and mean farm size was 3.3hectares. Rice farmers were aware of climate change through some changes in climate elements such as excessive rainfall, prolonged dry season, high temperature, pests, and diseases infestations etc. As perceived by rice farmers, some effects of climate change were poor growth, poor yield, poor marketing, and the adaptation strategies employed were increased farm size, planting of improved rice varieties, irrigation practices change in planting periods etc. The regression results shows that household size had co-efficient (0.30), sex (0.509), years of farming experience (0.211) and level of education (0.383) which are positively significant to rice farmers’ awareness of climate change. It was found that rice farmers were aware of climate change. The study therefore recommends that rice farmers should be encouraged by Government and Non-Government agencies through the provision of improved rice varieties, fertilizers etc. Rice farmers should also be encouraged to form themselves into cooperative societies in order for them to have easy access to credit and other facilities.
Anti-prolactin Agent with Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Synergistically Improve Egg Production in Indigenous Chicken via Regulating Broody Behavior
Authors: Barman Deabasish , Sarkar Sumon , Parvez Mst. Misrat Masuma , Hasan Md. Mahmudul , Aziz Fahima Binthe , Islam Rakibul , Ahmed Soshe , Haque Md Hakimul , Rashid Md. Bazlar
Published: February 2022

Despite the indigenous chicken's many natural advantages, broodiness continues to be a substantial barrier to minimizing egg production and economic losses. Prolactin is the primary regulator of broodiness. As a result, the goal of our research was to see if lower prolactin levels can limit broodiness, resulting in increased egg production and increased economic value. Sixty indigenous chickens aged 18-20 weeks were divided into three groups of 20 hens each. One was left untreated, two were given GnRH (0.50 ml/bird @ S/C) with Anti-prolactin (Bromocriptine 640 g/bird/day @ orally), and three were given GnRH, Anti-prolactin, and cold therapy (1 time/day) for three months. The chickens were first given GnRH injections once a week for three weeks. It was given on the 13th day of egg production and continued for 10 days. After utilizing GnRH plus anti-prolactin medications for 13 days, the cold application was given every day at the same time. Hormone analysis, egg production, broody time, pause time was noted. Prolactin levels fell in all treatment groups. The number of egg production per clutch was significantly (p<0.05) increased in both treated groups, and the highest was recorded in GnRH plus anti-prolactin group (33eggs / clutch). Surprisingly, pause day and broody time significantly (p<0.05) decreased in the same Group B (7d, 4d respectively). Postmortem ovary analysis substantially supports the treatment group's finding against the control group. Overall, combining an anti-prolactin drug with GnRH enhances egg production by synergistically modulating broody behavior.
Fuzzy e-paraopen Sets and Maps in Fuzzy Topological Spaces
Authors: Sankari M. , Murugesan C.
Published: February 2022

This article is to study the concepts of fuzzy e-paraopen and fuzzy e-paraclosed sets in fuzzy topological spaces. Further, we extent to study few class of fuzzy maps namely fuzzy e-paracontinuous, ∗-fuzzy e-paracontinuous, fuzzy e-parairresolute, fuzzy minimal e-paracontinuous, fuzzy maximal e-paracontinuous mappings and study their properties.
Effect of Covid-19 on Medical Education and Examination: A Cross-Sectional Survey across Medical Colleges of Pakistan
Authors: Rafay Abdul , Hiba Halaila-tul , Jamil Manahil , Arshad Ashhar , Hussain Azhar , Malik Awais A. , Afzal Muhammad F.
Published: February 2022

Background: COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in the Wuhan city in 2019, causing the whole world to undergo a period of lockdown to curtail the disease. This affected education and examination of medical students across the world including Pakistan. Objective: To know the impact of COVID-19 on the medical education and future of medical examination, from medical students’ perspective. Methods: An online qualitative survey was conducted among the medical students of different medical colleges of Pakistan from 20th October 2021 to 15th November 2021. Google forms were used to collect data. Informed consent was obtained at the start of the survey. SPSS version 22 was used for data analysis. Results: Our study had a response rate of 99.7% with 4548 respondents, ranging from the first year to final year MBBS. The highest number of respondents were from 1st-year MBBS and accounted for 25.4% (n=1153 responses). 93% (n=4254) of the respondents agreed that lockdown had impacted their education, 85.1% (n=3870) were having online classes and only 9.6% (n=436) were satisfied with online education. 65% (n=2998) considered online education to be an ineffective teaching method. Only 25% of the respondents (n=1137) wanted to be examined online whereas 34.5% (n=1571) were of the view that online viva was an ineffective method of examination. 41% (n=1897) of the respondents considered that students should be promoted without examination during the COVID-19 pandemic and 41.5% (n=1886) thought that students who had passed the written exam should be promoted without viva. 46% (n=2117) favored the rational method of exam. Conclusions: Our data showed that the majority of students having online classes were not satisfied with this mode of education due to financial constraints, connectivity issues and quality of lectures and these problems need to be resolved.
Recognition for Convenience! Kenya’s Foreign Policy towards South Africa under Moi’s Era (1978-1998)
Authors: Mabeya Danvas Ogeto
Published: February 2022

During the 1970s, majority of states, including Kenya followed the practice of recognizing states and not governments. In so doing, they downplayed the granting of formal recognition to new governments. Kenya’s policy, then, was clearly stated in parliament in 1971 when the then foreign affairs minister, Dr. Njoroge Mungai, was asked to comment on the Kenya government’s position on the military regime of General Idi Amin of Uganda. He stated, “Kenya could not afford to interfere with internal matters of another state nor let any state interfere with internal matters of Kenya.” However, during the Post–Cold War period, Kenya’s recognition policy underwent major transformations to include recognition of de jure governments. This study critically examines Kenya’s recognition of South Africa government during and after the Cold War in a bid to reveal any distinct policy trends if any during Moi’s era. The study aims to ascertain how, Kenya’s recognition policy, has largely, been formulated, articulated and exercised during Moi’s administration (1978-1998). The central question of this study is this: What recognition trends emerged towards South African government under Moi’s administration (1978-1990)?
Social Networking User Sites and Their Implication on Personal Security of Dagoretti North Constituency Residents in Nairobi County
Authors: Mmaka Mohamed Abdul , Mwaeke Panuel , Bor Erick
Published: February 2022

This study was necessitated by the rising wave of insecurity in the posh places of Nairobi County including in the gated areas that this study presupposed was linked to information shared in social networking user sites. The study was guided by three objectives; to identify the features of online interaction in social networking user sites and their implication on personal security of Dagoretti North Constituency residents in Nairobi County, to identify personal security risks associated with interaction on social networking user sites; and to establish the risk mitigation measures that cushion social networking users in Dagoretti North Constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 378 members of public while Key Informants (K.I) guide were used to collect qualitative data from 10 K.I who comprised of; police officers in crime branch sections of Kilimani and Kawangware police stations. Stratified random sampling technique was used to pick the main respondents. Data was analyzed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and results presented using descriptive statistics. Qualitative responses were presented in verbatim quotes and selected comments. According to this study, Instagram (61.9%), Facebook (48.7%), Google+ (42.1%) and Twitter (31.5%) were the most frequently used sites, used every day. The study concluded that; social media sites expose user’s geographical coordinates, allow the use of pseudo names and credentials that disguise the criminals making them difficult to apprehend, made it easy to find victims with just a few keystrokes, allows replication of information and conceal originality, and hence predisposes user’s credentials to theft. The different features of social media networking sites exposed users to major personal security risks such as abductions, rape, robberies, break-ins, murders and burglaries. In order to address the personal security risks brought about by disclosure of personal identifiable information on social networking sites on the users, the study recommended policy formulation through the ICT ministry to create mechanisms for reaching out to SNS users for purposes of user education on safe usage of SNS. Further, as a matter of policy, the government should benchmark with developed countries for advanced preventive regulations measures against social networking vulnerability hence cushion and protect SNS users.
Organizational Commitment in the Cross-functional Relation: Case of the Moroccan Hospital Supply Chain
Authors: Bouachouch Mustapha , Lamrabet Hicham
Published: February 2022

In recent years, the environment of health systems has been changing particularly with the rapid progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, since February 2020, the COVID-19 has constituted a major challenge for the health system, in general, and an organizational challenge for all hospitals, in particular, where the quality of inter-functional relationships plays an essential role. Thus, the internal services of the hospital require critical interactions in order to anticipate a significant influx of patients. In this perspective, this research aims to conceptualize the hospital as a Hospital Supply Chain (HSC) and explore the causal relationship between organizational commitment and cross-functional relationships in the HSC context. In doing so, the analysis of the literature makes it possible to deduce a series of propositions. In this sense, an exploratory qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews, makes it possible to compare our theoretical framework with the empirical framework.
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions as Configurations of Jurisdictional Powers and Economic Capacity: Nordic Experiences from Åland, Faroes and Greenland
Authors: Karlsson Agneta
Published: February 2022

This paper is concerned with the relationship between jurisdictional powers and economic and innovative capacity in the context of sub-national island jurisdictions (SNIJs). The “jurisdictional powers thesis”, prominent in the present island studies debate, is confronted and discussed with reference to an empirical, comparative, study of the three Nordic SNIJs: the Åland Islands, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The paper takes as its point of departure an ideal-type SNIJ which is characterized by a good match between jurisdictional powers and economic capacity; it then analyzes the three cases in terms of this ideal-type. Three different types of configurations emerge, representing three types of “deviations” from the ideal-type SNIJ; these are discussed in terms of their development potentialities.
Figurations of Islandness in Argentine Culture and Literature: Macedonio Fernández, Leopoldo Marechal, and César Aira
Authors: Cheadle Norman
Published: February 2022

This article explores islandness in the River Plate imaginary. Two modern foundational “island texts” – Thomas More’s Utopia and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe – have exerted a formative influence on the Spanish-American colonial imagination, an influence inflected by the particular historical experience of the River Plate region and its dominant city, Buenos Aires. The figuration of islandness is examined in three twentieth century Argentine novels by Macedonio Fernández, Leopoldo Marechal, and César Aira. The article finds both continuity and evolution in the images of islandness in these novels.
Of Hubs and Hinterlands: Cyprus as an Insular Space of Overlapping Diasporas
Authors: Teerling Janine , King Russell
Published: February 2022

This paper uses the metaphor of diasporic hubs and hinterlands to document and analyse the various diasporic formations that overlap and encounter each other on the divided island of Cyprus. After a review of the various ways that islands interface with migration processes and some essential historical and statistical background on Cyprus and its population, the paper considers a number of migrations/diasporas that are based on or affect the island. They include the emigration from the diasporic hub of Cyprus during the 1950s-1970s; return migration, both of the original emigrants and their descendants; the British military/colonial settlement of Cyprus; retirees and ‘lifestyle migrants’; and various categories of recent immigrants, for whom Cyprus is a diasporic hinterland. We draw both similarities and differences between migratory dynamics in the northern, Turkish Cypriot part of the island and the southern, Greek Cypriot part. In the final part of the paper we describe recent fieldwork on various spaces of inter-diasporic encounter in Cyprus.
Recent International and Domestic Migration in the Maltese Archipelago: An Economic Review
Authors: Azzopardi Rose Marie
Published: February 2022

Migration strategies often permit densely populated island territories to alleviate unemployment, ease pressure on limited resources, and compensate for the absence of economic diversification. This paper evaluates two types of recent migratory flows affecting the Maltese archipelago: international migration to and from the islands triggered or intensified by European Union membership; and domestic, inter-island movements between the ‘mainland’ (Malta) and the smaller island (Gozo).The descriptive statistics used are based on published data, whilst the qualitative evaluation is derived from focus groups and interviews with stakeholders. Conclusions suggest that emigration remains an overall positive experience at the individual level, with constructive spill-over effects, mingling of cultures and better use of resources at the national level. Such benefits can be expected to increase if authorities design policies which encourage rather than discourage migratory flows.
Trumping the Ethnic Card: How Tourism Entrepreneurs on Rodrigues tackled the 2008 Financial Crisis
Authors: Wergin Carsten
Published: February 2022

The 2008 global financial crisis had significant repercussions on small island states and territories. This article discusses the efforts of tourism entrepreneurs from Rodrigues, a subnational island jurisdiction and a dependency of the Republic of Mauritius, to combat those effects by organizing themselves as the group Associations du Tourisme Réunies (ATR). Their aim was to secure subsidies from the Mauritian government to reduce the price of airfares to Rodrigues so as to attract more tourists to the island. The article offers an ethnographic account of how the economic crisis was tackled in a creative way by ATR and how its members put the negative image of a Creole minority suppressed by a Hindu majority to strategic use to achieve a stronger recognition of Rodriguan interests within the Republic of Mauritius.
The Partition of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Authors: McIntyre W. David
Published: February 2022

This paper reviews the separation of the Ellice Islands from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, in the central Pacific, in 1975: one of the few agreed boundary changes that were made during decolonization. Under the name Tuvalu, the Ellice Group became the world’s fourth smallest state and gained independence in 1978. The Gilbert Islands, (including the Phoenix and Line Islands), became the Republic of Kiribati in 1979. A survey of the tortuous creation of the colony is followed by an analysis of the geographic, ethnic, language, religious, economic, and administrative differences between the groups. When, belatedly, the British began creating representative institutions, the largely Polynesian, Protestant, Ellice people realized they were doomed to permanent minority status while combined with the Micronesian, half-Catholic, Gilbertese. To protect their identity they demanded separation, and the British accepted this after a UN-observed referendum.
Effect of European Union Education Policy on Turkish Education System in Scope of European Union-Turkey Relations
Authors: ALTIN Omca
Published: February 2022

By unifying on the basis of common culture and values, the European Union (EU) is aiming to develop cooperation and deepenintegration between 27 member countries. Education issue which holds great importance at the point of reaching these targetsalso plays a great role at the success of Union’s policies. Turkey, who wants to partake in such a Community, concurrentlyrealized various regulations in the education field in the scope of the EU harmonization process as well as the other politicalfields during the full membership process. In this study; EU education policy was handled within the course of history in thecontext of EU-Turkey relations and the effect of EU education policy on the Turkish education system is going to be evaluated.This is a literature review study conducted on written sources, and it was based on the scanning model of the qualitativeresearch method. At the result of the study; it was seen that EU education policy is very effective over the Turkish educationsystem which on its course to the EU full membership process. In this context, Turkey realized significant regulations in theeducation field within the frame of criteria designated for candidate countries by the EU. However, it has been observed thatthere are deficiencies in the regulations. Thus, Turkey should properly designate the root causes of problems regarding theeducation field and strictly accelerate the realization of studies in terms of criteria designated by the EU in this field in order tobe a society with a higher level of development.
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with Dural Metastasis Masquerading as Meningioma
Authors: Mohamad Nur saadah , Ramli Ramiza Ramza
Published: February 2022

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the commonest head and neck malignancies in South East Asia. The tumor arises from epithelial layer of the nasopharynx, found most frequently at the Fossa of Rosenmuller (FOR). NPC can spread to its adjacent structures and cause distant metastasis. However, the occurrence of dura metastasis is uncommon despite being closely located. Consequently, a lesion of the dura may be misdiagnosed as meningioma, especially when it presents with a dural tail sign in the Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI). We reported a case of a 48-year-old lady with progressive right eye diplopia and blurry of vision which later on MRI noted an extensive base of skull mass at the petroclival, suprasellar and orbital apex with adural tail Meningioma was the primary diagnosis until tissue biopsy of the nasopharynx and posterior part of inferior turbinate later revealed as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, non-keratinizing type.
A Malignant Lymphoma Presenting as a Non-healing Oral Ulcer
Authors: Mohd Safian Ahmad Izani , Mohamad Irfan , Aziz Azliana , Hussain Faezahtul Arbaeyah , Husin Azlan , Zulkarnain Sarah
Published: February 2022

Lymphomas are the second most common non-epithelial malignant tumour in the oral and maxillofacial region. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is more frequently diagnosed eventhough oral cavity involvement is less than 4% of all NHLs. Usually, the oral manifestation of NHL is secondary to the widespread involvement. Primary oral NHL is relatively rare and difficult to diagnose in clinical setting as it presents as local swelling, pain, discomfort and mimics pyogenic granuloma, periodontal disease, osteomyelitis and other malignancies. A chronic, solitary non-healing ulcerative lesion of the oral mucosa is often misdiagnosed as non-neoplastic especially in a previously healthy young adult. Here, we share a case of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the soft palate, in a 22-year-old healthy gentleman with no other symptoms. Meticulous clinical evaluation and complete investigations are required for prompt diagnosis, timely treatment which carries betterprognosis.
Sternocleidomastoid Flap Repair for Pharyngo-cutaneous Fistula Complicating Parapharyngeal Abscess: A Case Report
Authors: Pui Mun Yee , Sultan Abdul Kader Mohamed Iliyas , Abdullah Abdul Mokthi , Pek Ser Heng , Ing Ping Tang
Published: February 2022

Pharyngo-cutaneous fistulas (PCF) are commonly seen in major hypopharyngeal and laryngeal post-operative patients. Reports of PCF as a complication of deep neck abscess is scarce. The majority of post total laryngectomy PCF closure are achieved via conservative management, only large fistulas requires surgical closure. However, there is little evidence on closure of fistulas from abscess origin shall there be a failure of conservative treatment. We present a case of a female patient with multiple comorbid who had left parapharyngeal abscess complicated with PCF who have successfully treated sternocleidomastoid pedicle flap repair.
Brief Overview of the Currently Available COVID-19 Vaccines
Authors: Krasilnikova Anna
Published: February 2022

The ongoing pandemic COVID-19, coupled with the absence of an effective antiviral treatment against SARS-CoV-2 is forcing the world community to focus on the specific prevention of COVID-19. Mass immunization, along with other public health measures, can reduce morbidity and mortality and reduce the burden of economic and social losses due to the global spread of Covid-19. Currently, more than 30 vaccines have already been authorised, and more than 60 candidates are now in clinical trials phases III. This review summarises and classify the current information about available vaccines and briefly describes their mechanisms of action, safety, and potential benefits and drawbacks. This paper also provides a brief overview of the present data of phases III COVID-19 vaccines clinical trials, summarised in the table and focusing mainly on their demographic data and clinical effectiveness.
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Authors: Chen Sandy , Suran Jantra N. , Paek Matthew , Akin Erin Y.
Published: February 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Radiology
Не платят налоги вокруг, не заплатите и Вы или пространственно-авторегрессионный анализ склонности к нарушению налогового законодательства
Authors: Нагапетян Артур , Бонячук Мария , Григорьева Валерия
Published: February 2022

В работе оценивается влияние показателя склонности уклонения от налогообложения в одних регионах Российской Федерации на этот же показатель в соседних регионах. В том числе было оценено влияние следующих факторов: уровень образованности, коэффициент демографической нагрузки, уровень преступности, заболеваемости, присутствия женщин, уровень брачности, безработицы, склонность к кредитованию. Практическая роль настоящей статьи состоит в выявлении причин ухода от налоговых сборов, повышении налоговой грамотности и в будущем исключении нарушений налогового кодекса. Полученные результаты могут иметь практический интерес для лиц, проектирующих электронные системы налогообложения.
Маркетинговое исследование рынка мобильных приложений
Authors: Ватолина Олеся , Колодин Дмитрий
Published: February 2022

Статья посвящена маркетинговому исследованию рынка мобильных приложений через универсальную платформу −магазин приложений. Основываясь на данных проведенного социологического опроса, анализе рынка мобильных приложений, а также эффективности инструментов взаимодействия участников рынка разработана адаптация модели уровней товара по Ф. Котлеру, построена схема взаимодействия участников рынка мобильных приложений, проведен математический анализ зависимости выявленных факторов с помощью метода критерия χ2 Пирсона.
Students' perception on the use of Google Translate in learning Pronunciation
Authors: Khasanah Uswatun , Madjdi A.Hilal , Nuraeningsih Nuraeningsih
Published: February 2022

Since the Covid-19 pandemic that occurred in Indonesia, teaching and learning activities must be carried out online. Therefore, to improve students’ pronunciation skills, the teacher suggests to students to use Google Translate Application as media to learn pronunciation independently. Google Translate is an application that has various features, one of them is the pronunciation feature that can convert sound into text. This feature can be used by students’ to practice pronunciation so that it can train students’ ability to pronounce difficult words. The aim of this research is to describe the students’ perceptions of using Google Translate Application and to describe the obstacles do students find using Google Translate Application as media in learning pronunciation.

This research used descriptive qualitative research design. The participants of this research is 15 students of the tenth grade an Islamic public senior high school in Kudus, Indonesia. The data was collected by distributing a questionnaire to the respondents.

The result of this research shows the students’ perception on using Google Translate Application as media in learning pronunciation was positive, because students can learn practically and independently. While the obstacles that students found when learning pronunciation using Google Translate were that Google Translate often had errors, could not be used offline, took a long time to load, and had low accuracy.

Therefore, to help students improve their pronunciation ability, students’ can use Google Translate Application as learning media. To minimize obstacles when using Google Translate Application, it is recommended to use Wi-Fi, so that the connection is good so that loading can be faster and reduce errors.
Pengaruh Pendapatan, Pengetahuan Dan Kerentanan Penyakit Terhadap Willingness To Pay (WTP) Premi Jaminan Kesehatan Pada Pekerja Sektor Informal
Authors: Dwi Prakoso Anom
Published: February 2022

Latar belakang: Target Pemerintah Indonesia tentang Cakupan Semesta atau 100% kepesertaaan Jaminan Kesehatan pada tahun 2019 gagal tercapai, bahkan sampai akhir Oktober 2020. Kegagalan cakupan semesta mengakibatkan Keuangan BPJS Kesehatan semakin terpuruk setelah mengalami defisit. Pekerja sektor informal menjadi sektor paling dominan yang belum mengikuti skema Jaminan Kesehatan sebanyak 30.487.891 pekerja. Pendapatan rendah, tidak pasti tiap bulannya serta ditambah kenaikan premi mengakibatkan menurunnya kesediaan membayar (willingness to pay) premi Jaminan Kesehatan.

Tujuan Penelitian: Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu menganalisis pengaruh  pendapatan,  pengetahuan dan kerentanan penyakit terhadap willingness to pay (WTP) premi Jaminan Kesehatan pada pekerja sektor informal.

Metode: Penelitian cross sectional dilakukan di Kabupaten Kudus, Jawa Tengah pada bulan Januari-Februari 2020. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dengan jumlah 200 pekerja sektor informal yang belum menjadi peserta BPJS Kesehatan. Variabel dependen yaitu willingness to pay. Variabel independen yaitu pendapatan, pengetahuan dan kerentanan penyakit. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan analisis data dengan regresi logistik.

Hasil:  Willingness to pay premi Jaminan Kesehatan pada pekerja sektor informal meningkat pada pendapatan ≥Rp 2,218,451 (b=2.02; CI 95%= 1.01-3.55; p=0.044), pengetahuan tinggi (b=4.64; CI 95%= 2.36-8.31; p<0.001), kerentanan penyakit tinggi (b= 3.01; CI 95%= 0.26-5.75; p=0.031).

Kesimpulan: Pendapatan, pengetahuan dan kerentanan penyakit memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap  willingness to pay  premi Jaminan Kesehatan  pada pekerja sektor informal.
Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kejadian ISPA Pada Balita Berusia 6-24 Bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Lebdosari Semarang
Authors: Maulida Devina Alya , Darundiati Yusniar Hanani , Nurjazuli Nurjazuli
Published: February 2022

Background:

Acute Respiratory Infection is an infectious disease that occupies the first position of the top ten diseases of Lebdosari Community Health Center which are mostly suffered by the community, especially in infants with an incidence of 3.32%.

Objectives:

This Study aims to analyze the relationship sources of indoor air pollution and family practices to the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in infants aged 6-24 months in the Lebdosari Community Health Center Semarang.

Research Metodes:

This study used a cross-sectional design. Sample size of about 121 toddlers taken by purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire. Analysis of research was used chi-square test.

Results:

This study showed that there was a relationship between kitchen smoke (p-value = 0.029 RP = 2,676 95% CI = 1,296-5,527), the use of household insecticides (p-value = 0.045 RP = 2,974 95% CI = 1,329-6,653), presence of smokers in the house (p-value = 0.042 RP = 2,120 95% CI = 1,013-4,434), and opening windows practice (p-value = 0.001 RP = 3,191 95% CI = 1,589-6,409) with the incidence of ARI. There was no relationship between sun-curing bedding practice and hand-washing practice with the incidence of ARI.

Conclusion:

There was a relationship between kitchen smoke, the use of household insecticides, presence of smokers in the house, and opening windows practice with the incidence of ARI ARI in under five Children in The Works area of Lebdosari Community Health Center Semarang.
Factors Affecting Occupational Safety and Health Behavior in Welding Workshop Workers
Authors: Sugiarto  , Yenni Melda , Hilal T Samsul
Published: February 2022

Background:

Accidents are generally caused by workers not applying a safety act in welding work, improper use of protective equipment, improper environmental regulation

Objectives:

This study aims to determine the factors related to occupational safety and health behavior in welding workshop workers.

Research Metodes:

This research is a quantitative study with an observational approach using a cross sectional design. The research sample was 52 welding workshop workers in Suka Karya Village, Jambi City. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Data collection techniques by interview.

Findings:

Bivariate results show that there is a relationship between knowledge (p = 0.000), attitude (p = 0.004) and occupational safety and health facilities (p = 0.003) with the behavior of implementing occupational safety and health among welding workshop workers in Suka Karya Village.

Conclusion:

Occupational safety and health behavior in welding workshop workers is related to knowledge, attitudes, and facilities

 

Keywords: occupational safety and health behavior
Automatic Extraction of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)-based Cadastral Map: Case Study in AL-Shatrah District- Iraq
Authors: Difar Hussein F. , Abed Fanar M.
Published: February 2022

Cadastral map environment is directed, more than ever before, towards Artificial Intelligence use to produce fast and accurate maps and keep up with the huge population growth. The traditional approach currently in production of maps is expensive and effort-intensive in addition to be considered as highly time-consuming process.  UAV-based cadastral mapping imagery that use automatic techniques are newly being exploited to accelerate the process of production or updating. The state-of-the-art intelligent algorithms are capable to extract land boundaries from images better than conventional techniques. This paper presents an automatic workflow of cadastral map production based on land boundary and automatic feature extraction from UAV-based imageries. The developed workflow involved four steps: (i) Flight planning and Ground Control Points (GCPs) observation, (ii) image pre-processing, (iii) image segmentation (iv) boundary detection and extraction (classification), (v) postprocessing, and (vi) accuracy assessment. The study area includes geometrical and affect spectral reflectivity (slums) covered by 206 images those captured using a quad-rotary UAV (DJI Phantom 4 pro). The mosaic image of the Area of Interest (AOI) was produced by following Structure from Motion /Multi-view Stereo (SfM-MVS) photogrammetry which covers 0.592 km2 ground area using pix4DMapper software. The Multi-Resolution Segmentation (MRS) algorithm was applied for object generation and later both spectral and geometrical information (area, brightness, border and the normalized digital surface model NDSM)) utilised to extract the boundaries by Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA) rule-based expert systems in eCognition software. The most exciting challenge in this AOI was buildings separation depending on number of buildings using the QGIS software. The accuracy assessment of the obtained results showed that 88% of the extracted boundaries were correct following automatic extraction routine when compared to manual digitizing. This approach can highly compensate time, efforts, and low accuracy outcomes from traditional surveying and manual registration approaches applied in Iraqi institutes nowadays. The presented approach can definitely help to speed up map production phase and keep pace up with population expansion and modern technologies.
Measurement and Analysis of the Distribution of Pb-214 Lead Isotope in Baghdad Soil using Remote Sensing Techniques
Authors: Hammood Hadeel Kh. , Al Ramahi Fouad K. Mashee , Hussain Hayder S.
Published: February 2022

The present research aims to measure concentration of lead  Pb214 in soil using remote sensing and GIS, associated radiological hazards in Baghdad, Iraq. Concentration of specific radioactivity of radioactive elements was measured and analyzed naturally and artificially in 48 soil samples for separate sites from Baghdad, Iraq using crystalline spectroscopy to detect germanium. The average radioactivity concentrations of lead were found, as it was found to have varying values ​​from one site to another, as most of them exceeded the international permissible limit, as the highest concentration was recorded at 180 Bq in the sample H28 in Waziriyah district. Battery Lab (1), and the lowest concentration value is 40Bq in (H4, H15, H45) which represents (Dora Expressway, Mansour Street, Fuel Express, and Mahmoudiya Road 2).

Remote sensing data techniques, and Global Positioning System (GPS) have been used to analyze the effect of the isotopic distribution of heavy bullets for the city of Baghdad. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), concentrations were measured and observed. Results of interpolation maps showed isotope of lead is concentrated in the center and west of Baghdad, and then graded with fewer values in other sites.
PENGARUH STRUKTUR MODAL, STRUKTUR KEPEMILIKAN DAN UMUR PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP PENGUNGKAPAN TANGGUNG JAWAB SOSIAL
Authors: Wahyuni Ika
Published: February 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of the company's capital structure, company ownership structure and company age on the disclosure of social responsibility. This study uses a sample of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2015-2019 period. A total of 41 companies were sampled in this study. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling with predetermined criteria. The data used are in the form of financial reports and/or financial reports obtained from the IDX official website or reports from the company's website in the form of annual reports or sustainability reports. The results show that capital structure has no effect on CSR, institutional ownership has a negative effect on CSR. while foreign ownership and company age have a positive effect on CSR. The results of this study support the stakeholder theory and agency theory where a certain group of people has a great influence on the survival of the company.Keywords : capital structure; company ownership; structure company age; CSR
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility, Audit Committee, and Financial Performance on Firm Value
Authors: Rosharlianti Zulfa , Pratiwi Aziza
Published: February 2022

This study aims to determine the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility, audit committee and financial performance on firm value. The population in this study is the consumer goods industrial sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2017-2019 period as many as 64 companies. The example of this examination was dictated by purposive testing technique and got 31 organizations recorded on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2017-2019 period so the all out example was 93 perceptions. The type of data used is secondary data obtained online through the www.idx.com. Speculation testing in this investigation utilizing various straight relapse examination. The test tool used is Eviews 9. The results of this study indicate that simultaneously Corporate Social Responsibility, audit committee and financial performance have a positive and significant effect on firm value. Partially, Corporate Social Responsibility has a negative and insignificant effect on firm value, while the audit committee and financial performance have a negative and significant effect on firm value.
THE STRENGTH OF GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MODERATING THE EFFECTS OF GREEN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ON GREEN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE
Authors: Lastanti Hexana Sri , Augustine Yvonne
Published: February 2022

This study aims to determine the effects of intellectual capital on green competitive advantage and firm performance with good corporate governance as a moderating variable for this relationship. It uses primary data questionnaires distributed to employees with at least 3 years of working experience. The findings of this study show that green structural capital, green relational capital, and green intellectual capital have positive effects on green competitive advantage. Meanwhile, green human capital and green relational capital have positive effects on firm performance. On the other hand, green human capital has no effects on green competitive advantage. Likewise, green structural capital and green intellectual capital have no effects on firm performance. Good corporate governance heightens the effects of green structural capital, green relational capital, and green intellectual capital on green competitive advantage. Also, it heightens the effects of green human capital, green relational capital, and green intellectual capital on firm performance. Regardless of its positive effects, good corporate governance is unable to moderate the effects of green human capital on green competitive advantage and the effects of green structural capital on firm performance.