bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Biotic potential of Transeius montdorensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) under technocenosis conditions
Authors: Popov* D. A. , Grintsevich A. V.
Published: December 2023

The subtropical mite species Transeius montdorensis is widely used to control thrips and other sucking pests in European countries. To develop a domestic technology for the mass rearing of T. montdorensis, its biotic potential has been evaluated under large scale production. The growth rate of T. montdorensis is 0.19±0.017, the doubling time is 4.7±0.29 days at 26–27 °C. In the tested range of mite densities (5–80 ind./ml), the growth rate tends to decrease as the density increases. This trend can be approximated by a logarithmic curve. The density 60–80 ind./ml causes not only a significant drop in the population growth rate but also the decrease in range of its fluctuations. Higher fluctuations of growth rate at lower predator densities (5–15 ind./ml) are probably due to the fact that, in some containers, the predator is unable to hold back outbreaks of its prey (the flour mite Tyrophagus entomophagus). As a result, the prey overpopulates the substrate, which causes its contamination by waste products stimulating microflora development. The growth rate in the density range of 5–15 ind./ml is lower than expected and does not differ significantly from that in the range of 20–30 ind./ml. This indicates that the prey uncontrolled growth inhibit the reproduction of T. montdorensis. The population doubling time is a reliable indicator for screening the best stock culture of T. montdorensis for its successful rearing up to density 60 ind./ml within 6–8 days, i.e., before mass growth of fungi in the substrate. The range of 20–30 ind./ml is the optimal starting density for mass rearing, and when the predator reaches a density of more than 60 ind./ml, it should be resettled or offered for sale.
Artistic Signature's Aesthetic Consistency and Differentiation in Arabic Calligraphy
Authors: Mohsen Ali A , Abdul Amir Wissam K , Al-Nouri Amin A. Yassin
Published: December 2023

The artistic signature of calligraphers has been regarded as a significant aspect of Arabic calligraphy since its inception. As the art form evolved and acquired an aesthetic dimension, the artistic signature became an integral part of this dimension. The calligrapher failed to include his name on the frames, a practice that has become customary among calligraphers nowadays. This tradition allowed to trace the evolution of Arabic calligraphy and identify certain gaps in the calligraphy composition. Additionally, the inclusion of calligrapher's name contributes to the achievement of visual balance within the calligraphy composition, signifying consistency or formal separation. The current study concentrated to investigate the aesthetics of artistic signature in Arabic calligraphy, comprising of four parts. These parts include the research problem, its significance, objectives, area, and the definition of key terminologies. The current study analyzed a total of 25 samples, out of which 5 were selected for further analysis. The researchers appointed a descriptive approach to examine the sample models thereafter, the implementation of artistic signatures varied across the models, with the utilization of calligraphy,(Al-Ijaza, Kufi, Ta'liq, Diwāni, and Raq’a). Alterations in the structure and measurement of certain signature letters facilitated the creation of shorthand, which reduced the spaces within the signature structure and achieved formal closure. Additionally, the placement of signatures was distributed among different locations.
Renaissance of Islam: A Content Analysis of Muhammad Rashīd Riḍā’s Exegesis
Authors: Hamim Khairul , Abdillah M Masykur
Published: December 2023

The current study aimed to investigate the concepts of Islamic Revival in the light of Rashīd Riḍā’s interpretation. This study was guided by a single research question. The research question focused on the exegesis of the Islamic Renaissance according to the teachings of Rashīd Riḍā. The current study comprised a library research that employed text documents as its data sources. The primary sources of the data included two monumental works by Rashīd Riḍā namely Tafsīr al-Manārand Majallah al-Manār (al-ManārMagazine). In the meantime, pertinent journal articles and scientific books provided the secondary data for the current study. Content analysis was used as an analytical approach. The words, sentences, and paragraphs related to the theme of the current study were examined in depth. Moreover, the study also demonstrated that Rashīd Riḍā’s exegesis of the Islamic Renaissance  has five dimensions. Firstly, the emphasis on the purity of Islam; secondly, the prohibition of blind imitation (taqlīd); thirdly, the emphasis on a rational approach to the interpretation of the Qur’ān; fourthly, the emphasis on ijtihād; and fifthly, the incorporation of modern knowledge. This study contributes to the dissemination of valuable insights in order to address the complex problems encountered by Muslim societies and the world as a whole in the modern age.
Analyzing John H. Hick’s Religious Pluralism and Its Implications from Islamic Ethical Perspectives
Authors: Kazeem Akeem Olayinka , Shehu Fatmir
Published: December 2023

This paper underscores religious pluralism postulated by John Hick (1922–2012) to (re)solve various perceived conflicts of religious diversity and inter-religious relationships in the modern times. To embark on the religious implications of Hick’s postulation from an Islamic standpoint with an emphasis on the ethical perspectives, this study discusses all the relevant conflicts arising due to the misrepresentation of certain issues in a religious context. Additionally, this research is eloquent as it highlights certain moral principles provided by Islam to address the real and potential conflicts of religious diversity and inter-religious issues without any apologetic view of Islamic core doctrines; this contrasts with Hick’s approach that implies a fundamental revision in the foundational doctrines of Islamic belief system. Therefore, to focus on the doctrinal, theological, and epistemic implications; concerning any attempt by the Muslims to adopt Hick’s view with special attention on Islamic ethics as the better alternative, this research analyzed various Qur’ānic verses. Furthermore, the study uses a qualitative method of interpretive and critical analysis approaches and the relevant Qur’ānic verses and previous studies to originate its sources of data from related research. Moreover, the paper concludes that an ethical approach to religious diversity and interreligious issues and conflicts is more pragmatic and effective based on Islamic perspectives other than Hick’s religious pluralism, which necessarily implies religious relativism, agnosticism, and skepticism that are antithetical to the Islamic worldview.
Karaçay-Malkar Türkçesi Atasözlerinde Bağımlı, Basit Kelime Gruplarının Kullanımı
Authors: VARDAR Saniye Aybüke
Published: December 2023

Söz diziminin inceleme alanına dâhil olan kelime grupları ile ilgili yapılan farklı birçok çalışma bulunmaktadır. Yapılan çalışmalarda, araştırmacıların farklı tanım ve tasnifleri bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Türkoloji’de kullanılan geleneksel tasniflerden farklı olarak A. N. Baskakov’un Çağdaş Türkçede Kelime Grupları isimli eserinde yaptığı, Oktay Selim Karaca’nın Bağımlı ve Bağımsız Kelime Grupları isimli eserinde geliştirdiği tasnif ışığında yapısal-gramatik plana, söz dizimlik bağlantı tiplerine, ögeler arasındaki bağımlılık ilişkisine, birleşen ögelerin sayısına ve işlevsel-semantik plana göre 5 basamaktan oluşan bir yöntem ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmada Karaçay-Malkar Türkçesindeki atasözleri ile ilgili yazılan eserler taranarak çalışmada kullanılacak veriler elde edilmiştir.

İlk aşamada elde edilen verilerden bağımlı kelime grupları tespit edilmiştir. Daha sonra yapısına göre basit kelime grupları ayrılmıştır. Bir sonraki aşamada da temel ögesinin sözcük türüne göre, söz dizimindeki görevine göre ve kelime grubunu meydana getiren kelimelerin birbirleriyle olan bağlantı yöntemine göre tasnif edilmiştir. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda ortaya çıkan tasnifte kelime gruplarının büyük çoğunluğunun sıralanma ilişkisi bağlantı yöntemi kullanılarak oluşturulduğu gözlemlenmiştir.
16.-17. YÜZYIL BÂBÜRLÜ KAYNAKLARINDA EMİR TİMUR İMAJI
Authors: YILDIRIM Ali
Published: December 2023

1370 yılında Maveraünnehir’de tarih sahnesine çıkan Emir Timur kendi döneminin büyük bir devlet adamı ve askeri olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Hindistan’da neşet eden Bâbürlüler de Emir Timur’un soyundan gelmektedir. Söz konusu devletin banisi Bâbür Şah’ta Emir Timur’un beşinci göbekten torunudur. Bâbürlüler açısından Emir Timur övünülmesi ve örnek alınması gereken bir şahsiyettir. Bu çalışmada Bâbürlü hükümdarlarının büyük ataları Emir Timur’u nasıl adlandırdıkları izah edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Emir Timur, Bâbürlü historiyografisinde, sanatında ve politik söyleminde vücut bulmuştur. Bâbürlü vekayinâmelerinde Emir Timur’un ekseriyetle Sâhipkıran, Emir ve Gürkan unvanları üzerinde durulmuştur. Emir Timur’un Bâbürlü hükümdarları nezdinde bir meşruiyet kaynağı olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Bilindiği gibi Emir Timur kendi döneminde meşruiyetini Cengiz Han'ın soyundan almaya çalışmıştır. Bâbürlü döneminde ise Emir Timur'un bizzat kendisi bir meşruiyet kaynağı haline gelmiştir. Bununla birlikte Bâbürlülerin kendi soylarından bir meşruiyet devşirip devşirmediği konusunda farklı görüşlerde bulunmaktadır. Bâbürlüler politik saiklerle prestijli soylarının yanı sıra gazi sultan imajını da işlemişlerdir. Alt kıtanın bu hükümdarları ayrıca Emir Timur’u bir mit olarak kullanmışlar ve kendisinin mirasına sahip çıkmaya çalışmışlardır.
Dr. Hüseyin Mir Caferi, Tarih-i Tahavvûlât-ı Siyasi, İçtimai, İktisadi ve Ferhengi-i İran der Devre-i Timuriyân ve Türkmânân (Timurlular ve Türkmenler Devrinde İran’ın Siyasi, Sosyal, İktisadi ve Kültürel Değişiminin Tarihi), İntişarât-ı Daneşgâh-ı Isfahan, Tahran 1379 h.ş., 381 ss.
Authors: AKA İsmail
Published: December 2023

Müellif doktorasını Türkiye’de İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih bölümünde tamamladıktan sonra, Isfahan Üniversitesinde görev almış ve buradan emekli olmuştur. O, eserin önsözünde İlhanlıların çöküşünden Timur’a gelen bu devrin İran tarihinde Fetret devri olarak nitelendiğini ifade ile bu devirde irili ufaklı birçok devletin varlığını sürdürdüğünü, fakat bunlar arasında devamlı bir mücadele yaşandığını, bu mücadeleler yüzünden halkın büyük sıkıntı çektiğini, halkın Allah’tan bir kurtarıcı beklediğini ve nihayet Timur’un zuhur edip İran’da hâkim olduğu, onun da Cengiz Han gibi ele geçirdiği ülkeleri tahrip edip, çok kan döktüğü, ancak kısa zaman sonra o ve haleflerinin kültür ve medeniyet alanlarında önemli katkılarda bulunduklarını ifade eder.
Karakteristik Ibu dengan Kejadian Stunting
Authors: Fitriahadi Enny , Arintasari Farida , Merida Yunri
Published: December 2023

Stunting merupakan gangguan pertumbuhan anak dibawah lima tahun dan Stunting telah menjadi permasalahan kesehatan baru-baru ini baik di tingkat nasional maupun internasional, stunting dapat dicegah sejak dini yaitu pada masa bayi, balita dan anak dengan mengoptimalkan gizi atau nutrisi selama balita dengan bahan lokal, tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui karakterisktik ibu dengan kejadian stunting, penelitian ini menggunakan metode crosssectional dengan cara pengumpulan data primer berdasarkan karakteristik, responden dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu dan balita yang ada di wilayah binaan Puskesmas Minggir yang telah memenuhi kriteria dengan karakteristik, sedangkan sampel penelitian berjumlah 80 orang. Hasil penelitian uji statistik menggunakan uji Chi Square menunjukan bahwa investigasi resiko kejadian stunting berdasarkan karakteristik responden di Puskesmas Minggir Sleman Tahun 2023 adalah riwayat pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan p-value 0.000, kelengkapan imunisasi dasar dengan p-value 0.010 dan pada variabel vitamin A, p-value 0.000. , kesimpulan terdapat hubungan antara karakteristik ibu terhadap kejadian stunting di Puskesmas Minggir Godean Sleman Yogyakarta, penelitian ini disarankan untuk dilanjutkan dengan menambahkan variable terkait pembuatan model MP-ASI berbahan pangan lokal.
Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dan Interaksi Sosial dengan Kualitas Hidup Lansia
Authors: Setyowati Sri , Rahayu Bety Agustina , Purnomo Parmadi Sigit , Supatmi Supatmi , Purwaningsih Eni
Published: December 2023

Semua lansia pasti menginginkan kualitas hidup yang baik. Proses penuaan terjadi degenerasi sel, yang akan berpengaruh pada aktivitas kesehariannya. Keluarga adalah orang terdekat yang diharapkan dapat mendampingi lansia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dan interaksi social dengan kualitas hidup pada lansia di Timbulharjo, Sewon, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Teknik total sampling digunakan dalam penelitian ini yang mana populasi dan sampel berjumlah 60 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa kuesioner dukungan keluarga dan interaksi social yang telah di uji validitas (>0,361) dan reliabilitas (0,89). Instrumen untuk mengukur kualitas hidup lansia menggunakan instrument WHOQOL-BREF dengan uji Cronbach alpha kategori baik (0,798). Analisa data dengan menggunakan analisis kendalltau. Hasil menunjukkan mayoritas responden mengatakan mendapat dukungan yang baik (51,70%). Semua responden menyatakan kurang melakukan interaksi sosial (100%). Meskipun demikian mayoritas dari mereka merasa memiliki kualitas hidup yang baik (68,30%). Hasil tabulasi silang dan Analisa menunjukkan mayoritas dari mereka yang menyatakan memiliki dukungan baik memiliki kualitas hidup yang baik (15 orang). Hasil uji menyatakan terdapat hubungan antara dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia dengan p-value 0,004. Sedangkan terkait variable interaksi sosial mengatakan interaksi kurang namun mayoritas tetap merasa memiliki kualitas hidup yang baik (41 orang). Hasil uji menyatakan kedua menyatakan adanya hubungan antara interaksi sosial dengan kualitas hidup lansia dengan p-value 0,001.
Hubungan Riwayat Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah (BBLR) dengan Pertumbuhan Baduta
Authors: Suyami Suyami , Setianingsih Setianingsih , Khayati Fitriana Noor , Rohmawati Agustin Nur
Published: December 2023

BPS Jawa Tengah menjelaskan tahun 2021 terdapat 22.240 balita BBLR. Klaten tahun 2021 tercatat 870 bayi BBLR. BBLR di Puskesmas Bayat tahun 2022 tercatat 56 balita, namun 1 balita meninggal dunia. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah menganalisa hubungan riwayat BBLR dengan pertumbuhan baduta di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Bayat. Penelitian kuantitatif ini menggunakan dengan desain deskriptif korelasional pendekatan retrospektif. Populasi 55 baduta yang lahir dengan riwayat BBLR tahun 2022 di Puskesmas Bayat. Sampel seluruh baduta yang lahir dengan riwayat BBLR tahun 2022 di Puskesmas Bayat berjumlah 55. Instrumen penelitian berupa data KIA (riwayat BBLR), lembar kuisioner karakteristik ibu, lembar persetujuan, infant ruler, dan timbangan, analisis data dengan uji Kendall’s Tau.  Hasil penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan riwayat BBLR dengan pertumbuhan baduta berdasarkan bb/u yang memiliki nilai pvalue 0,016 < 0,05 di Puskesmas Bayat. Tidak ada hubungan riwayat BBLR dengan pertumbuhan baduta berdasarkan pb/u yang dibuktikan dengan pvalue 0,766 > 0,05. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah BBLR menjadi faktor gangguaan pertumbuhan, namun masih terdapat faktor lain yang lebih kuat dan berpengaruh dibandingkan dengan riwayat BBLR. Hasil Riwayat BBLR tidak berhubungan dengan Pertumbuhan baduta berdasarkan pb/u dengan tingkat keeratan sangat rendah dan riwayat BBLR berhubungan dengan pertumbuhan berdasarkan bb/u dengan tingkat keeratan rendah.
Pengaruh Penerapan Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3) dengan Kinerja Pekerja: Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Aldyirwansyah Muhammad , Windusari Yuanita , Fajar Nur Alam , Novrikasari Novrikasari
Published: December 2023

Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3) mejadi salah satu aspek perlindungan tenaga kerja yang memiliki peran besar dalam upaya meningkatkan produktivitas perusahaan. Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3) merupakan suatu pemikiran dimana penerapannya dilakukan untuk mencegah terjadinya kecelakaan kerja, kebakaran, peledakan dan pencemaran lingkungan dan dapat berdampak pada keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja, tenaga kerja maupun orang lain di tempat kerja penulisan artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3) terhadap kinerja karyawan. Metode yang digunakan dalam artikel ini adalah metode systematic review. Data yang digunakan adalah artikel jurnal yang diambil secara online dari basis data Google Cendekia (Google Scholar) mulai dari tahun 2021 sampai 2023 yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini dari 25 artikel yang ditemukan hanya 6 artikel yang diteteliti.Hal yang dapat dijadikan indikator kinerja seseorang yaitu tingkat kerapian kerja, ketepatan waktu, kualitas keja, kuantitas kerja, dan pengetahuan kerja, seringkali hal yang terjadi adalah karyawan tidak mematuhi atau menerapkan Keselamatan dan Keshetan Kerja (K3) di Tempat kerja mereka, seperti tidak menggunakan alat pelindung diri yang lengkap, bersikap lalai dan tidak waspada ketika berhadapan dengan pekerjaan yang berisiko tinggi, ataupun mengabaikan rambu-rambu peringatan yang telah dipasang.
Futuristic business intelligence framework for start-ups
Authors: Ajalkar Deepika Amol , Waheed Shaikh Abdul , Matheen Mohammed Abdul , Gupta Poonam , Shinde Jayashri Prashant
Published: December 2023

Small businesses like start-ups and freelancing are on the rise these days. Economic changes implemented in India provided a watershed moment for India’s diverse sectors, as well as for Asia’s start-up ecosystem. However, these start-ups face a lack of financial preparation, and as a result, some of them fail. The current article covers the notion of assisting newcomers in the market with financial planning. This article intends to equip new start-ups with methods and tools such as investment plans, social marketing planning, finance management, work-life balance, savings plans, and future finance plans. Some extras include taxes storage facilities. Start-ups and freelancers use several platforms for different objectives, therefore they face many issues in communications, time planning. This article also seeks to remove the aforementioned concerns by offering a single platform for the organization’s chat, calendar, to-do lists, announcements, alerts, and Payrolls, attendance, and so on. Furthermore, for business enhancement, the project strives for business analytics as the future scope and will give a single platform for client needs to decrease mistakes to a minimum. This article introduces the “Xenom” framework, which is used to realise the optimisation design of the business management system and information analysis platform. Furthermore, the collaboration of diverse platforms would eliminate time gaps, allowing businesses to follow their aims and forecast more efficiently.
Form and Functions of Particles in Shinyiha
Authors: Asheli Nicholous
Published: December 2023

Shinyiha, is also referred to as Nyiha, is among the Bantu languages spoken in Tanzania. It is categorized as M 23 in Guthrie’s referential Bantu language classification system. In this paper, attention is paid to the form and functions of particles in this language. It is noted that particles are among the least studied word categories in Bantu languages (cf Schneider-Zioga, 2015). The absence of adequate attention to the form and function of particles is glaring in the already unstudied Bantu language. It is anticipated that the description and analysis of items in this word category will provide some useful insights into human language word categories in general and those of Bantu languages and Shinyiha in particular. This paper specifically pays attention to haa, pee, ishi, mwee, –ope, nziila, alaa and bhuulo as particles in Shinyiha. More specifically, the paper attempts to discuss the meaning/use of those particles and their distribution. It is shown that particles have a variety of properties and meanings/functions. Based on the varied properties and functions, I demonstrate in this paper that particles are pragmatic and context-sensitive. Because of their pragmatic and context-sensitivity, particles have special semantic functions and roles such as showing certainty; attention calling; expressing exhaustiveness, surprise, confirmation, focus, stating condition, showing emphasis, meaning intensification, after-thoughts, etc. I conclude that particles are a unique category of words in Shinyiha which indicates human communication is complex in that as humans communicate they deploy a variety of strategies to ensure they meet their communicative agenda.
Enmeshment of Zimbabwean law and literature in Petina Gappah’s Rotten Row (2016)
Authors: Dube Nhlanhla
Published: December 2023

This article assesses the relationship between Zimbabwean literature and Zimbabwean law. This is done by closely reading two short stories from Petina Gappah’s 2016 anthology Rotten Row. A discussion of the ever-burgeoning literature and law movement is conducted in order to situate the article within the broader law and humanities interdisciplinary effort. Images of legal figures and legal institutions are assessed in order to determine the portraits they produce in the fiction. The close relationship of the Zimbabwean court judgement and the judgement as storytelling method in fiction is highlighted and explained. It is concluded that Gappah’s fiction is strongly connected to the law and that this is a deliberate story telling strategy.
Methods of health education used by indigenous communities in Kunene and Otjozondjupa Regions of Namibia
Authors: Hamunyela Miriam Ndalilashiwa , Nekongo-Nielsen Haaveshe , Tjiramba Emmy
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study was to explore the methods that Namibia’s indigenous communities of Kunene and Otjozondjupa regions use to communicate and share health related information, issues and solutions. The socio-cultural theory informed this study as its main idea states that although solitude provide opportunity for learning, the social occasions of conversation, discussion, question and answer, demonstration and joint work play a critical role in teaching and learning. The collected interview data were analysed using a grounded theory approach and content analysis. The results show the Namibia’s indigenous communities of Kunene and Otjozondjupa regions came to know through flexible and simple methods of Show and Tell, Demonstration, Observation, Imitation, Experience and Practice, Trial and Error or Experimentation, and Questioning. The study recommends more research on the documentation of Namibian indigenous health knowledge to afford future generation access to the rich knowledge their ancestors originally had a claim on. The study further recommends for these methods to be considered by stakeholders in education sector so that they can be integrated in educational policies and programmes and applied at the classroom level.
Rethinking biology teaching at the University of Namibia
Authors: Kwembeya E. G , Mbukusa N
Published: December 2023

The University of Namibia students today are very diverse. This is largely due to differing cultures, learning styles and levels of emotional and social maturity. Acknowledging this diversity will help avoid the “common sense” based predisposition of higher education teachers to treat every student the same. Diagnosing student needs and crafting learning experiences in response to revealed diagnoses is therefore imperative. In this study, second year Biometrics students were profiled with a focus on the social, economic, political and psychological aspects of their lives. Data from Sixty five (65) Biometrics students from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Namibia were recorded using a two-part questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire comprised personal and socioeconomic questions and the second part was a VARK questionnaire. The VARK questionnaire was used to determine a person’s sensory modality preferences. The percentage of the students who fell into the four modalities, that is, visual, aural, read/write, kinaesthetic or multimodal was determined. The most popular learning style was multimodal (61.3%). In addition, there was a significant relationship between the race of the student and their mode of transport to the University campus (Chi-square, p<0.001) with most of those who walk to campus and those using buses or taxi being black. A highly significant association existed between race and student funding (Chi-square, p<0.001), with the majority of black students on NSFAF funding (40). This study reveals the government’s commitment to the funding of higher education since the majority of the previously disadvantaged black students are funded by NSFAF. The internationalisation of Namibian higher education and cross-border provision of higher education have increased student diversity, hence the need to respond to such diversity in our academic practice. We therefore recommend the tracking of these students until they finish their degree program to see if application of the knowledge acquired through this study will improve student learning and performance.
The importance of practical work in the teaching and learning of integrated natural sciences and health education at the University of Namibia, Rundu Campus
Authors: Utete Christina Nyarai , Ilukena Alex Mbonabi
Published: December 2023

This research paper reports on the importance of practical work in the teaching and learning of integrated natural sciences and health education (INSHE) at Rundu campus. This research was triggered by Ministry of Education report of 2004 which raised growing concerns about the amount and quality of practical work carried out in secondary schools that have both suffered as a result of the impact of the national and international tests in science worldwide. This emanated from a high percentage of secondary school science teachers who experienced a fall on time spent on practical work that appeared to be between one third and a half of all lesson durations. The aim of this study was to enhance the understanding of theory by using practical work. The study adopted a mixed approach method in reporting informants’ views as data was collected from several laboratory experiments where it was found out that the informants lacked rudimentary knowledge, methods and skills. It is against this backdrop that this research used questionnaires and semi – structured (stimulated – recall) interviews for the purpose of providing allogamy of claims and ideas. This study involved a total of ninety – three (93) pre -service INSHE student – teachers. These informants were purposefully selected due to lack of exposure in practical work from their former schools. The findings from this study indicated that there is both a degree of exposure and enhancement of conceptual understanding of theory using practical work after student teachers have been exposed to practical work at the University of Namibia, Rundu Campus (UNAM:RC). The results also revealed that there is a need for improvement in administering practical work in schools. It is evident that practical work plays a very important role in the teaching and learning of integrated natural sciences subjects.
Professional Orientation
Authors: Augart Julia , Liebel Barbara
Published: December 2023

Employability and employability skills or attributes, such as teamwork, problem-solving and communication or language skills as well as ICT or digital skills, have become important aspects in the context of teaching and learning in higher education. In order to respond to these changes and needs, the German Section at the University of Namibia introduced a new component, namely “Professional Orientation” in their first-year modules to raise students’ awareness about the job market and to increase their language competence. Different professions and careers are introduced by guest speakers to give students insights into various professional careers with German. This is combined with a holistic language training that involves reading, listening, speaking and especially writing. This approach, as observations and evaluations have shown, enhances students’ language competence in speaking, listing, but also reading and especially writing, as one subject specific employability skill, communication skills in general as well as digital skills. Further, it raises students’ awareness about employment opportunities and specific skills especially in a subject that lacks a professional specification.

 

Keywords: employability – employability skills – digital competence – career guidance – foreign language learning – language competence – communication skills – German Studies
Experience of international students on studying a master's course at Delta University
Authors: Nghitoolwa Hilya Tulipomwene Shuulinawa
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the experiences of international students on studying a postgraduate course at Delta University. Previous studies have not explored in detail the experiences of blended learning on international students during the Covid-19 era when universities in the UK shifted teaching from face-to-face to blended or online learning. This research thus seeks to address this research deficit by employing zoom interview method to examine international students’ experiences of blended learning. 

The research discovered that some international students had positive experiences of studying a postgraduate course because the university staff members were supportive towards students. Furthermore, blended learning gave students the flexibility to manage their studies. On the contrary, students’ negative experiences were attributed mostly to Covid-19 regulations of social distancing whereby students made limited friends and various students’ activities were cancelled. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations are made. Provision of sufficient and relevant information to students on what will be taught in courses is needed in order for students to make the right decisions regarding the courses of study. Additionally, students need extra support on how to write the dissertation. Moreover, lecturers should offer the pre-recorded videos as an online live session because students concentrate effectively when lectures are leading the session compared to when students are on their own.
Challenges of large class teaching at the university
Authors: Iipinge Sakaria M.
Published: December 2023

Class size is a major concern to any educational system. At university, a class of any size (small or large) appears to be an acceptable norm. However, when classes are too large, they are considered to contribute some complex challenges related to the teaching and learning process. Whether the class is big or small, instructors are expected to teach and assess students effectively. This paper presents a general reflection on the author's personal experiences with teaching two large classes at undergraduate level at a university. The paper aims at sharing this personal account of experiences with fellow educators who may find themselves in similar situations of teaching and assessing large groups of students at any level of education. Although what constitutes a large class has been a subject of debate in literature, the author adopts from previous authors to define "a large class as one in which characteristics and conditions present themselves as inter-related and collective constraints that impede meaningful teaching and learning'~ Therefore, in the context of this paper, this meaning is adopted as a working standard that sets the parameters of the discussion of the concept of a 'large class ~ Furthermore the paper is based on the critical reflective practices and experiences as the author draws most of the evidence based on narrative practices and principles. A narrative representation of the author is found to be the most appropriate method of telling this experience.
Instructional leadership
Authors: Shitana Silas Shituleipo
Published: December 2023

Instructional leadership is one of the transformational leadership theories which focus on the task-person tension and dominates the world of organizations into the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The notion of instructional leadership emerged in the early 1980's. This was due to the fact that the public wanted change in education and to close the gap in the achievement between students who traditionally do well in schools and those who do not. Instructional leadership is also one of the most useful tools in creating a forward-looking environment. Various research studies show that instructional leadership has been criticized because it focused on curriculum and instructions from principals; as a result a principal is a center of power and authority. Instructional leadership model also focuses on the direction of influence which is increasingly concerned with teaching and learning.
Marcial del Adalid e o seu legado na Real Academia Galega
Authors: Touriñán Morandeira Laura
Published: December 2023

Marcial del Adalid (A Coruña, 1826-Pazo de Lóngora, Oleiros, 1881) é unha das grandes figuras da música galega do século XIX. Formado en Londres e partícipe da actividade artística de París, admirador de Mendelssohn, Schubert e Chopin, relacionado coas elites da creación musical do seu tempo, podemos consideralo como un dos alicerces musicais do Rexurdimento. A prolífica produción compositiva de Marcial del Adalid, especialmente para piano, enmárcase dentro do Romanticismo centroeuropeo, actualizado coas tendencias imperantes da época. A súa obra, certamente ambiciosa, atinxe rexistros académicos e, ao mesmo tempo, procura raíces identitarias na tradición, o que lle confire unha forte personalidade, na procura dunha linguaxe propiamente galega. Con todo, malia a popularidade que acadou na súa época, en moitos aspectos segue sendo un gran descoñecido. Hai case cen anos que a súa biblioteca, de innegable valor, constituída por centos de partituras dos máis destacados compositores españois e estranxeiros, xunto coa case totalidade do seu legado compositivo, foi doada á Real Academia Galega, converténdose esta institución na depositaria do maior fondo documental atesourado sobre o autor, referente de consulta obrigada para o seu estudo. A musicóloga Laura Touriñán investigou a súa obra e preparou para a Real Academia Galega este valioso traballo. Contribuír á recuperación do noso patrimonio musical e ao enaltecemento do eximio mestre Adalid é a motivación principal que vertebra o presente traballo.
Crtanje grafova funkcija i krivulja u Latexu koristći PGFPlot
Authors: Gržinčić Teja , Maksimović Marija
Published: December 2023

LATEX je software koji nam omogućuje jednostavnu izradu strukturiranih dokumenata, profesionalne kvalitete, za tiskanje. Koristi se za pisanje i uredivanje znanstvenih i seminarskih radova, te testova i bilješki. PGFPlots je dodatan makro paket LATEX sustava koji služi za konstruiranje i uređivanje raznovrsnih grafova funkcija i dijagrama. U ovome radu su navedene i opisane ključne naredbe i parametri ovog paketa. Također prikazana je njihova uporaba na primjerima koji se javljaju u školskoj matematici kako bi učiteljima olakšali pripremu materijala za učenje i provjeru znanja. Rad je proizašao iz završnog rada na Fakultetu za matematiku Sveučilišta u Rijeci koji je izradila studentica Teja Gržinčić pod mentorstvom doc. dr. sc. Marije Maksimović.
Hindmanov teorem
Authors: Drmić Božidar Grgur , Vuković Mladen
Published: December 2023

Američki matematičar Neil Hindman je 1974. godine dokazao sljedeći teorem: ako je skup N obojan s konačno mnogo boja tada postoji beskonačan podskup od N čiji je pripadni skup svih parcijalnih suma obojan istom bojom. U ovom članku prezentiramo dokaz koji je objavljen zadnjih godina, a uključuje topologiju i teoriju skupova.
QRCODE BASED BATIK PRODUCT LABELING INNOVATION AS A STRENGTHENING OF PERSONAL BRANDING AND INCREASING THE MARKETING OF BATIK MSMEs AS COMPETITION PREPAREDNESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
Authors: Sunarjo Wenti Ayu , Muhardono Ari , Edi Wibowo Dwi
Published: December 2023

This community service activity is important to carry out because there is an urgency to introduce batik products more widely, especially Pekalongan batik which has its own distinctive and unique motifs and philosophies, and has differentiation which will be packaged through batik innovation with Quick Response Code labeling which can be accessed by consumers with a display that contains information about the profile of the SME maker along with the batik motifs complete with meanings and symbols and philosophies. Through this strategy, SMEs can market batik products more exclusively but still maintain the local wisdom and philosophy of Indonesian batik culture. In addition, SMEs are also able to boost the independence of SMEs in readiness for competition in the global market. The activity was carried out with partners, namely the Kauman Batik Kampoeng Association, East Pekalongan District, Pekalongan City. Activity partners have problems in the commercialization of branding and digital marketing. The method is carried out through several stages. Before the service team carries out activities, it begins with observations, adjusting the needs of service activity partners and creating a website for information needs that can be accessed via QRcode-based labels. The service team provides solutions to problems through training and assistance, including regarding the importance of QRCode-based batik labels, preparing UKM profiles for the QRCode database which refers to the website, assistance in using QRCode-based batik labels, as well as assistance and management of brand rights and copyrights.
STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY ECONOMY THROUGH USE OF OIL WASTE AND ECOPRINT TRAINING FOR SME INNOVATION IN PASIR DISTRICT HORSE
Authors: Aminda Renea Shinta , Darmawan Ahmad , Azzahra Ananda Puteri , Julianti Anisa , Yuliasari Rahma , Hidayah Wafa
Published: December 2023

Pasir Kuda Village was assigned as the location for KKN group 02 at Ibn Khaldun University, Bogor. The focus of the work program isStrengthening the community economy throughMSMEs in the surrounding community formmmore andincrease the competitiveness of their products. The duration of this activity is 25 days, from 7-31 August 2023 in RW 04, Pasir Kuda Village, West Bogor. Students use their creativity and knowledge to make real contributions to society through innovative solutions. They also involve 6th grade elementary school students in training to hone their creativity and skills. The research methods used are surveys and case studies with a descriptive approach. Primary data was obtained through direct observation and interviews with related informants, while secondary data was collected from sources such as history, profiles, regulations, policies and documentation of activities in RT04 RW03 and RT02 RW04, Pasir Kuda Village. The implementation includes data collection techniques, field observation, direct interviews, as well as documentation as the main medium for obtaining the required information. There are two main stages, namely training in processing used cooking oil into aromatherapy candles and implementing ecoprint techniques at SD Negeri Cibalagung 04
THE INFLUENCE OF DISCIPLINE, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND COMPETENCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF OUTSOURCING EMPLOYEES PLASA TELKOM BOGOR REGIONAL 2
Authors: Sabtu Sulvia , Tanjung Hendri , Teungku Ramly Amir
Published: December 2023

Performance management is management about creating relationships and ensuring effective communication between employees and their superiors. This study aims to analyze the influence of discipline, knowledge management and competence on the performance of outsourced employees at Plasa Telkom Bogor Bogor Regional 2. This research uses quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The sampling method used in this study was simple random sampling. The number of samples to be used in this study were 30 outsourced employees. The results showed that all variables had a significant effect on variable Y. The work discipline variable (X1) had a significant effect on employee performance because the results of the t significance test showed that the sig value of X1 was 0.036, this shows a significance value of less than 0.05. The Knowledge Management variable (X2) has a significant effect on Employee Performance (Y), this can be seen from the t significance test which shows the sig value of X2 is 0.035 (smaller than 0.05). Competency variable (X3) has a significant effect on employee performance (Y), this can be seen from the t significance test which shows the sig value of X3 is 0.015 (smaller than 0.05).
Utjecaj čimbenika
povezanih s poslom na zadovoljstvo odgojitelja
Authors: Turić Dragana , Požega Željko
Published: December 2023

Široko je prihvaćena teza kako odgojitelji i njihova kompetentnost čine jednu od glavnih pretpostavki kvalitetnog odgoja i obrazovnih aktivnosti u predškolskim ustanovama. Odgojitelji su odgovorniza integriranje djece u svijet učenja i razvijanje svih ostalih stvaralačkih aktivnosti koje su od velikogznačaja za daljnje aspekte djetetova života. Kako bi odgojitelj mogao kvalitetno i produktivno obavljati svoj posao, ključni je preduvjet osobno zadovoljstvo poslom. Zadovoljstvo poslom jedan je od ključni čimbenika svake organizacije što uključuje i odgojno-obrazovne ustanove. Cilj je rada istražiti doprinos karakteristika posla u predviđanju zadovoljstva poslom odgojitelja u predškolskim ustanovama. Provedenim empirijskim istraživanjem analizirane su psihološke karakteristike ispitanika (procjena stresnosti posla, procjena indikatora psihološke klime, procjena psihološkog kapitala) te karakteristike posla (fizičko okruženje, primanja, odnosi u kolektivu) pri objašnjavanju zadovoljstva poslom odgojitelja. Za potrebe je ovoga istraživanja korištena Skala općega zadovoljstva poslom, Skala procjene stresnosti posla odgojitelja te Skraćeni upitnik psihološkog kapitala UPK-12. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 238 odgojiteljica u Republici Hrvatskoj. Istraživanjem se želi utvrditi postoji li statistički značajna razlika zadovoljstva poslom odgojitelja s obzirom na psihološke karakteristike odgojitelja i karakteristike predškolske ustanove u kojoj rade.
Stavovi roditelja o programu poduke neplivača u
organizaciji Školskog športskog saveza grada Osijeka
Authors: Rastovski Dražen , Lovrinčević Jurica , Nadj Filip Stipan
Published: December 2023

Cilj rada bio je utvrditi stavove roditelja o provedenom programu neplivača u organizaciji Školskog sportskog saveza grada Osijeka. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 112 roditelja djece koja su pohađala program poduke neplivača. Roditelji su putem online upitnika odgovarali na pitanja o programu poduke neplivača.Iz deskriptivnih podataka vidljivo je kako većina roditelja smatra a je važno procijeniti stupanj znanja plivanja djece radi njihove sigurnosti. Manji broj roditelja mišljenja je da su oni ti koji bi svoju djecu trebalipodučiti plivanju. Što se tiče utjecaja škole plivanja na školske obveze djeteta, roditelji su većinom mišljenja da nisu problem izostanci s nastave kao ni priprema za nastavu te ne smatraju da su djeca preopterećena. Dio roditelja iskazao je kako im je teško organizirati prijevoz do bazena. Iako većina roditelja negira da nema povjerenja u program plivanja, mišljenja su i da bi učitelji trebali pratiti učenike na bazene. Dosadašnji program ocjenjuju kao vrlo dobar. Korelacijskom analizom utvrđeno je da postoji statističkiznačajna pozitivna niska povezanost stava roditelja da oni sami trebaju podučavati svoju djecu plivanju s mišljenjem da program šteti djetetovom pohađanju i pripremi za nastavu. Također je utvrđeno da postoji statistički značajna pozitivna niska povezanost stava roditelja da oni sami trebaju podučavati svoju djecu plivanju s povjerenjem u sigurnost programa škole plivanja.
Implementation of SIC Algorithms in the 5G DL
Authors: Mokrani Amine
Published: December 2023

In this paper, we have implemented successive interference cancellation algorithms in the 5G downlink. We have calculated the maximum throughput in Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode in the downlink, where we have obtained a value equal to 836932 b/ms. The transmitter is of type Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) with eight transmitting and receiving antennas. Each antenna among eight transmits simultaneously a data rate of 104616 b/ms that contains the binary messages of the three users. In this case, the cyclic redundancy check CRC is negligible, the Block error rate BLER is null, the MIMO category is the spatial diversity. The technology used for this is called Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) with a Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation. The transmission is done in a Rayleigh fading channel with the presence of obstacles. The MIMO Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) receiver with two transmitting and receiving antennas recovers its binary message without errors for certain values of transmission power such as 50 dBm, with 0.054485% errors when the transmitted power is 20 dBm and with 0.00286763% errors for a transmitted power of 32 dBm(in the case of user 1) as well as with 0.0114705% errors when the transmitted power is 20 dBm also with 0.00286763% errors for a power of 24 dBm(in the case of user2) by applying the steps involved in SIC.
A RELAÇÃO ENTRE O CONTEXTO FAMILIAR E O TRANSTORNO DE ANSIEDADE EM CRIANÇAS
Authors: Adams Claudia Almeida , Bernardelli Estela Maris Camargo
Published: December 2023

Este estudo apresenta a relação entre o contexto familiar e o transtorno de ansiedade em crianças de 8 a 10 anos, atendidos nos anos de 2021, 2022 e até o primeiro semestre de 2023, no Serviço de Psicologia de Vacaria/RS. A questão norteadora é como o sistema familiar torna-se um espaço de adoecimento e não de cuidado e proteção e de que modo ele deve ser incluído nos processos de tratamento? O percurso metodológico é de uma pesquisa de natureza básica, com abordagem quanti e qualitativa e os objetivos têm caráter exploratório. O tratamento dos dados, frutos de pesquisa documental, teve como base a abordagem sistêmica, procurando identificar os sintomas daquilo que é vivenciado a partir do contexto familiar de cada usuário do serviço. Buscou-se demonstrar a identificação da relação entre os transtornos de ansiedade e o ambiente familiar. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam que a descrição dos principais aspectos do ambiente familiar que colaboram para o surgimento do transtorno de ansiedade em crianças estão ligados às diversas formas de violência intrafamiliar, que vão desde a agressão até o abandono afetivo, uso de substâncias psicoativas, falta de planejamento familiar e vulnerabilidade social. A compreensão desses elementos é fundamental para os encaminhamentos dos usuários do serviço de psicologia, bem como a necessidade de incluir a família no tratamento.
POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS NA ESCOLA
Authors: Jesus Márcia Campos de , Lima Fernanda Dias de Andrade , Mariano Sangelita Miranda Franco , Ferreira Gustavo Lopes , Schütz Jenerton Arlan
Published: December 2023

O presente ensaio tem como objetivo analisar as políticas educacionais no Brasil e como estas vem moldando as especificidades da escola e impactando a desigualdade da permanência de estudantes no sistema público de ensino. Nesse sentido, trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica que se baseia na literatura do materialismo histórico-dialético a fim de responde ao questionamento: as políticas educacionais no Brasil estão moldando as especificidades da escola e impactando na desigualdade e permanência de alunos no sistema público de ensino? Ademais, considera-se que as políticas educacionais estão moldando as especificidades das escolas que precisam se adaptar para responder às demandas solicitadas pelas políticas de accountability, sem considerar as reais necessidades dos estudantes e de suas famílias. Já em relação às desigualdades na permanência no sistema pública de ensino, é notório que a aprendizagem de estudantes pertencentes a diferentes grupos socioeconômicos no contexto educacional específico brasileiro é muito desigual.