bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI DAN BUDAYA KERJA TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KARYAWAN NAFAZ COLLECTION
Authors: Ansori Muhammad Bahrul , Karmila Mila , Barlian Barin
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of simultaneously and partially Communication and Work Culture on Employee Productivity in Nafaz Collection. The research method used in this study is a quantitative method with a census approach. The population in this study amounted to 55 employees at Nafaz Collection. The type of data used in this study is primary data obtained through questionnaires. The data testing technique used in this study uses the validity test, reliability test and classic assumption test. Data analysis in this study used multiple regression analysis using SPSS software version 25. The results of this study indicate that communication and work culture simultaneously have a significant effect on employee productivity in nafaz collection. Communication partially has a significant effect on Employee Productivity in the Nafaz Collection and Work Culture partially has a significant effect on Employee Productivity in the Nafaz Collection.
PENGARUH DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI PADA DINAS KESEHATAN KOTA PALOPO
Authors: Alfianti Alfianti , Iterson Gebrilla , Mardito Arlesius , Swandewi Ni Putu Ani , Erwina Erwina , Amri Amri
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini mengungkapkan pokok permasalahan yang berkenaan dengan kinerja karyawan. Dengan demikian, penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja pegawai pada dinas kesehatan kota palopo. Penelitian ini adalah korelasional dengan pendekatan kuantitatif yang diterapkan dengan menggunakan rumus statistik untuk membantu dalam menganalisa data dan fakta yang diperoleh. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua pegawai pada Dinas Kesehatan Kota Palopo sebanyak 150 orang. Sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu pegawai yang berstatus PNS pada Dinas Kesehatan Kota Palopo sebanyak 30 orang yang diambil menggunakan teknik purposive. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linear sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara Disiplin Kerja terhadap kinerja pegawai pada Dinas Kesehatan Kota Palopo. Disiplin kerja memberikan kontribusi terhadap kinerja responden, sehingga dapat dijadikan tolak ukur dalam meningkatkan kinerja pegawai.
DAMPAK SHOPPING LIFESTYLE DAN FASHION INVOLVEMENT TERHADAP IMPULSE BUYING KONSUMEN CLARISSA STORE JOMBANG
Authors: Husna Saadatul , Ningsih Lilis Sugi Rahayu
Published: August 2023

Analyzing shopping lifestyle and fashion involvement on impulse buying in Clarissa Store Jombang consumers. The advantages of Clarissa Store lie in its fashion that follows trends, reasonable prices, and easy accessibility for consumers to obtain products both offline and online through check-out. Data collection methods include observation, questionnaire distribution, and various literature reviews. The research employs a quantitative approach using multiple linear regression analysis. Sampling was done using non-probability purposive sampling technique, resulting in a sample size of 93 respondents. The research findings indicate: (1) The influenc e of shopping lifestyle on impulse buying in Clarissa Store Jombang consumers, as seen from the latest model indicators, is that consumers are interested in products that are constantly updated according to current trends, which can support their lifestyle, boost self-confidence, and self-recognition. (2) The influence of fashion involvement on impulse buying in Clarissa Store Jombang consumers. Fashion is an important aspect to support consumers' activities since it is no longer solely based on daily style but also an individual's self-image in the public eye. (3) The research results prove that shopping lifestyle and fashion involvement have an impact on impulse buying in Clarissa Store Jombang consumers. Consumers who shop at Clarissa Store Jombang have a spontaneous urge to make unplanned purchases.
ANALISIS DAMPAK PANDEMI COVID-19 TERHADAP TINGKAT KEMISKINAN DI DESA GURUN MUDO KABUPATEN SAROLANGUN
Authors: Ilham Muhammad , Tarmizi Ahmad , Fielnanda Refky
Published: August 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dampak pandemi Covid-19 terhadap tingkat kemiskinan di Desa Gurun Mudo  Kabupaten sarolangun dan untuk mengetahui Apakah terdapat perbedaan tingkat kemiskinan antara sebelum dan sesudah masa Covid 19 di Gurun Mudo  Kabupaten Sarolangun. Skripsi ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan diperoleh hasil dan kesimpulan sebagai berikut: (1) Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 Pada Tingkat Kemiskinan di Desa Gurun Mudo Kabupaten Sarolangun cukup parah apalagi di bagian ekonomi (2) Perbedaan Tingkat Kemiskinan Antara Sebelum dan Sesudah Masa Covid 19 di Desa Gurun Mudo  Kabupaten Sarolangun, kondisi sebelum adanya masa covid 19 di Desa Gurun Mudo. Namun setelah adanya masa Covid 19 di Desa Gurun Mudo, pengangguran semakin meningkat, terlihat banyaknya beberpapa kepala keluarga dna pemuda hanya di rumah dan tidak bekerja seperti biasa, selain itu pula angka kriminalitas meningkat, baik dari pencurian dna juga perkelahian dan berdampak pada meningkatnya angka perceraian dalam keluarga disebabkan ekonomi keluarga yang semakin memburuk hal ini dibuktikan dengan tingkat kemiskinan yang mencapai 55.07%
Resumo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso dos cursos de graduação das áreas de Ciências Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas
Authors: Centro Universitário Fundação Hermínio Ometto
Published: August 2023

Suplemento do v.9 - 2021 dos resumo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso, dos cursos de graduação, das áreas de Ciências Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas.
Resumo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso dos cursos de graduação das áreas de Ciências Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas
Authors: Centro Universitário Fundação Hermínio Ometto
Published: August 2023

Suplemento do v.8 - 2020 dos resumo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso, dos cursos de graduação, das áreas de Ciências Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas.
Pengaruh Tunjangan Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Bagian Umum Sekretariat Daerah Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota
Authors: Delfina S  , Berian Hariadi  , Emi Handrina3
Published: August 2023

Regional Allowances are allowances given to civil servants and civil servants that are associated with attendance and performance assessments. The regional performance allowance is an improvement from the existing allowance and will become a specific allowance to spur performance and at the same time ensure fairness in the provision of allowances. The provision of regional performance allowances is one of the real steps taken by the regional government in order to carry out bureaucratic reform in the form of providing remuneration to employees in the regional government environment in order to create employee welfare and motivate employees to work hard in carrying out their respective duties.The General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Regency of Fifty Cities is one of the regional apparatuses which in general are employees who work in the General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Regency of Fifty Cities with the status as Civil Servants (PNS). Based on the Regent of Fifty Cities Regulation Number 8 of 2021 concerning Additional Income for State Civil Apparatus in the Regency Government of Fifty Cities, there are several types of income allowances, namely position allowances, family allowances, structural allowances, and performance allowances.The General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Regency of Fifty Cities oversees 3 (three) Sub-Sections consisting of the Administrative Sub-Division of Leaders, Expert Staff and Personnel, Equipment Sub-Section, and Household Sub-Section.

The Head of the General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Regency of Fifty Cities informed that most employees receive performance allowances from the government under the auspices of the State Civil Service Agency. The Head of the General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Regency of Fifty Cities further stated that the performance of the employees was quite good but there were still some employees who showed indiscipline at work such as being late for work, not attending the apple every Monday morning, or there were still many employees who came home early from working hours. the work regulations that have been made by the Fifty Cities Regency Human Resources Development Personnel Agency.
Studi Rekonfigurasi Jaringan Distribusi 20 kV pada Penyulang DPRD ULP Cianjur Kota Menggunakan ETAP
Authors: Setia Giri Angga , Nur Fathul Muhammad , Haz Fauzia
Published: August 2023

In the distribution of electricity from electric power sources to consumers who are located far apart, they always experience losses, namely in the form of voltage drops and power losses. However, the voltage loss that occurs in the process of distributing electrical energy is a waste of energy if it is not controlled optimally. Concerning the quality of service, the main factor which becomes the benchmark is the continuity of service and the quality of service voltage. The impact of these losses results in low levels of service quality to customers. Analysis of voltage drop and power loss is needed to determine the size of the voltage drop at the end of the DPRD feeder network. The calculation of voltage drops and power loss uses simulation results of ETAP method. The results of mathematical calculations and simulations are analyzed to determine the factors that cause the voltage quality at the end of the DPRD feeder network to be below the standard service voltage of 20 kV. The results of the analysis and simulation show that the factors that cause the voltage quality at the end of the DPRD feeder to be below the standard of service quality level are the transformer loading system, the type of conductor, and the distance of the substation to the far end of the feeder network. Then the problem was resolved by changing the type of conductor and reconfiguring it by shifting part of the load to the Lampegan feeder so that the voltage profile at the end of the DPRD Feeder was initially 17.527 kV after reconfiguration increased to 18.137 kV.
Rancang Bangun Aplikasi Pengukuran Tingkat Kebugaran Berbasis Android
Authors: Pratama Efdi Aditya , Jumnahdi Muhammad , Puriza M Yonggi
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan aplikasi pengukuran VO2Max. VO2Max adalah volume maksimal O2 yang diproses oleh tubuh manusia pada saat melakukan kegiatan yang intensif. VO2Max ini adalah suatu tingkatan kemampuan tubuh yang dinyatakan dalam liter per menit atau milliliter/menit/kg berat badan. Tinggi rendahnya VO2Max seseorang berhubungan dengan kemampuan beraktivitas seseorang. Semakin tinggi kadar VO2Max seseorang, maka tingkat aktivitasnya semakin tinggi dan tingkat kelelahannya semakin rendah. Pengujian aplikasi ini menggunakan sampel sejumlah 50 Atlit SKO Bangka Belitung. Metode Test pada aplikasi ini terdapat terdiri 3 metode pengukuran, yaitu : Cooper Test, Balke Test, dan Beep Test. Penelitian ini menghasilkan aplikasi pengukuran VO2Max berbasis android dan panduan praktis untuk mengetahui cara mengukur VO2Max atau daya tahan tubuh. Hasil uji efektivitas menunjukan bahwa aplikasi pengukuran VO2Max berbasis android tidak ada perbedaan antara hasil manual dan digital. Fungsi aplikasi pengukuran VO2Max yaitu untuk memandu jalannya tes yang memudahkan pengguna dalam pelaksanaan tes dengan pencatatan hasil yang otomatis. Aplikasi ini menggunakan indicator masing-masing metode, Cooper Test dan Balke Test menggunakan Indikator Jarak dan waktu untuk mengetahui jarak dan waktu saat berlari, metode Beep Test menggunakan indicator sound dan  animasi berlari yang memudahkan pengguna, animasi ini juga akan bertambah cepat dengan bertambahnya tingkatan. Keluaran dari hasil  pengguna aplikasi untuk memantau dan mengetahui nilai VO2Max
Oral medicine administration errors in a patient with an enteral feeding tube
Authors: Geridönmez Özgenur , Tecen Yücel Kamer , Olgen Uygar
Published: August 2023

Proper nutrition is vital for all patients with an expected lifespan. It is strongly recommended that patients whose oral intake is impaired or suspected to be impaired should be provided nutritional support. Concurrent medication administration during enteral nutrition may result in complications unless necessary precautions are taken. This study presents a case of a 94-year-old male patient with poor general health condition and being treated in a palliative care service. The patient was fed with an enteral feeding tube for seven drugs. There have been two tube occlusions causing the replacement of the tube since the enteral feeding tube was placed.The clinical pharmacist checked how the patient’s drugs were given through a nasogastric tube and how the patient’s relatives administered the drugs. Inappropriate dosage form selections and errors in administration through the nasogastric tube were identified. The interaction and incompatibility of the patient’s medications with the nutritional formula were also investigated. The clinical pharmacist informed the person giving the medicine to the patient about the correct administration of the medicine from the tube. The proper method for administering medications from the tube was ensured accordingly. Following the clinical pharmacist’s training, it was observed that the nasogastric tube was correctly used to administer the drug and the patient being monitored had no tube obstruction in the later phases of the treatment.It may be beneficial for a pharmacist to review drug dosage forms and applications in patients with a feeding tube in order to ensure correct administration and avoid undesired drug interactions.
A new HPLC method for selexipag analysis in pharmaceutical formulation and bulk form
Authors: Özcan Saniye , Öğüt Egemen Güvenç , Levent Serkan , Can Nafiz Öncü
Published: August 2023

Selexipag is a new non-prostanoid prostacyclin receptor agonist used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. Selexipag is a long-acting IP receptor agonist with a shorter half-life than all other licensed drugs targeting the prostacyclin pathway, mostly administered intravenously or by subcutaneous infusion or inhalation. In this study, a new high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed to analyze Selexipag in bulk and pharmaceutical formulations. The method used a column with Supelco Ascentis® Express (Sigma Aldrich, USA) model phenyl hexyl functional group (100×4.6 mm, ID, 2.7µm). Chromatographic separation was in isocratic elution mode, and the mobile phase mixture was acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid: water containing 0.1% formic acid (60:40, v/v) ratio. The method was linear in the concentration range of 15.7-117.6 µg/mL, and the LOD and LOQ were obtained as 2.4 and 3.1 µg/mL, respectively. Various method parameters have been tested according to the ICH Q2(R1) manual, and it is a method with high accuracy and precision. Therefore, the developed method is suitable for selexipag’s bulk and pharmaceutical formulation analysis.
SAFETY OF SPORTS EVENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE STATUS OF A MASS EVENT IN THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Authors: Maciejewski Dariusz
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this article is to present the safety of non-mass sports events and their functioning in the crisis management system in relation to the activities undertaken by the service established to ensure and maintain public safety and order, before, during and after the sports event. As well as discussing the actions taken during the occurrence of an event having the features of a crisis situation. The article also attempts to discuss the role and tasks of the state in building a security system based on a crisis management system within the operating state entities (services, inspections, guards), local government and private. An attempt was also made to present legal regulations regarding the safety of mass events and the lack of such regulations regarding events that do not have such a status. The role of the Police in the internal security system of the state, during the emergence of crisis situations, procedures of conduct developed and implemented in order to operate effectively were discussed in detail. It should also be emphasized that the article in question does not exhaust the topic of safety of events that do not have the status of a mass event, and is a contribution to further work in this area.
SECURITY OF DELIVERIES IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
Authors: Samulska Katarzyna
Published: August 2023

This article deals with the subject of service in administrative proceedings after the amendment to the Code of Administrative Procedure. The models of electronic delivery are described, i.e. the public electronic registered delivery service and the public hybrid service. The changes introduced by the Act on electronic delivery were discussed. A catalog of entities obliged to use electronic delivery has been indicated. The reasons for exemptions from electronic deliveries were presented. An attempt has been made to show the advantages and disadvantages of electronic delivery
Cybernetics approach to social norms, motivations and information flow in the society — selected issues
Authors: Górny Maciej Henryk
Published: August 2023

This paper is the second one (after “Informing, pseudo-informing, disinforming — problems and methods”) in the series of papers on information policy. Effectiveness of actions taken within the framework of information policy depends largely on understanding of the essence of information and information process. Theories of information may be helpful in achieving this understanding. Most important theories of information are here: Marian Mazur’s qualitative theory of information (which was discussed in the previous article in the series) and Claude Elwood Shannon’s mathematical theory of communication (which will be discussed in this paper). Theories of information are part of cybernetics — i.e. science of control (control means exerting a deliberate influence on specific phenomena). Understanding of the properties of objects that one wants to control is of fundamental importance to the effectiveness of any control action — this is the reason, why Józef Kossecki’s cybernetic theory of social norms and motivations is discussed in this article.
Security Education as a Missing Element in Public Policies
Authors: ROPSKI JANUSZ
Published: August 2023

Both public policies and security education focus on social problems and threats which are brought with civilization development we all experience. The aim of the discussion in that paper is analyzing the main targets of public policies and security education which prepare society to perform tasks effectively and respond to threats in various spheres of life. The research problem is: Would it be worthy to complement public policies with knowledge and tasks which are in the realm of security education? The methods used for conducting the research are critical quantitative and qualitative analysis of collected source materials, literature and legal acts.The finding formulated on the basis of the conducted research is that it is worth considering completion of public policies with knowledge and practical tasks of security education.
The theme of a crusader in “Dabiq” – a propaganda magazine of the Islamic State (Daesh)
Authors: Klein Grzegorz
Published: August 2023

The investigations recapitulated in this article focused on the propaganda of the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State. The scientific exploration concerned the use of the theme of a crusader in “Dabiq” magazine, which in the years 2014-16 was an important element in (des)information activities of the terrorists. The research was focused on both quantitative aspects concerning the application of the said theme as well as the contexts in which it was used. It was assumed that the purpose for which the theme of a crusader was used was to build/enhance the sense of threat among Muslims.
Krajowy System e-Faktur jako model centralnego rejestru faktur
Authors: Szymanek Paweł
Published: August 2023

Zgodnie z zaleceniami z Zielonej księgi w sprawie przyszłości podatku VAT1 w wielu krajach Unii Europejskiej (UE) utworzono centralne rejestry faktur (CRF). Opisano w niej dwa modele umożliwiające skuteczniejsze zwalczanie i eliminowanie oszustw podatkowych w podatku od towarów i usług, polegające na:1) stworzeniu jednej wspólnej hurtowni danych, a także wprowadzeniu obowiązku przesyłania ściśle wytypowanych danych w odpowiednim formacie do tej hurtowni danych przez wszystkich podatników celem weryfikacji danych otrzymanych przez administrację podatkową;2) wystawianiu faktur elektronicznych i przesyłaniu ich do centralnej bazy administracji podatkowej celem dalszego sprawdzania i weryfikowania otrzymanych danych oraz jednoczesnego wysyłania faktur przez podatnika swojemu kontrahentowi.JPK_VAT przesyłane do wspólnej hurtowni danych stanowią odpowiednik pierwszego modelu, Krajowy System e-Faktur (KSeF) stanowi natomiast odpowiednik drugiego modelu CRF. Funkcjonowanie obydwu modeli w Polsce jednocześnie wydaje się zbędne.
Obowiązek pomocnictwa fiskusowi…?!
Authors: Charkiewicz Mariusz
Published: August 2023

W niniejszym opracowaniu poruszono tematykę obowiązku, nałożonego m.in. na księgowych, notariuszy, radcówprawnych, adwokatów, doradców podatkowych, banki, instytucje finansowe, Pocztę Polską, zgłaszania organompodatkowym i organom ścigania transakcji, które mogą mieć związek z praniem pieniędzy lub finansowaniemterroryzmu. Wymienione podmioty są ustawowo zobligowane do analizy, ewidencjonowania, zgłaszania podejrzanychzachowań, a za niewykonanie tego nakazu grożą surowe sankcje. W związku z powyższym może powstaćdylemat natury moralnej, może się bowiem okazać, że trzeba będzie złożyć zawiadomienie dotyczące własnegoklienta.
Effect of Problem-Based Learning on Acquisition of Creative Thinking Skills among Chemistry Students in Ogoja Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria
Authors: Adah Stephen Akomaye
Published: August 2023

The study investigated the effect of problem-based learning strategy in fostering creative thinking skills among senior secondary chemistry students in Ogoja Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. A pre-test, post-test non-randomized control group quasi experimental design was adopted while a sample of one hundred and twenty-five (125) senior secondary two (SS 2) Chemistry students drawn from a population of 2533 chemistry students participation in the study. One co-educational school each was selected from two out of five Local Government Areas in the zone through purposive and simple random sampling techniques. An intact class from each of the two schools was randomly assigned to experimental and controls groups. An instrument titled Creative Thinking Skills Acquisition Scale (CTSAC) with a reliability index of 0.09 was used for data collection. The data obtained was analyzed using mean scores to answer the research questions and the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The results showed that students exposed to problem-based learning strategy exhibited a higher propensity in the acquisition of creative thinking skills than those taught using the conventional lecture method of instruction. The result further indicated that there is no significant influence of gender on students’ acquisition of creative thinking skills. Based on the result obtained, it was therefore recommended that problem-based learning strategy be used to teach chemistry and other STEM subjects in secondary school to help students develop creative thinking skills.
Effects of Senior Secondary School Physics Students’ Self- Concept, on Performance in Jos North L.G.A Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Job Ejiga Peter , Paul Shie Dominic
Published: August 2023

The study investigated the relationship between Senior Secondary School physics student, self - concept and academic performance in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, three research questions and three hypotheses was formulated for the study. The instrument for data collection was self- concept conduct inventory questionnaires (SSCIQ) and physics achievement test questions (PAT). A correlation research design was used for the study. The correlation coefficient of 0.98 provides an estimate of reliability of a full test were half- test correlation is 0.96. The targeted population of the study comprises of SS II physics students in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, numbering 350 students of these numbers 227 were male and 123 were female students respectively. The sample size used for this study was 200 students. A simple random sampling technique was employed to draw a representative sample for the study. The Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient ‘r’ was used to determine the relationship between self-concept and students' academic performance. While the t- test for independence samples was used to examine the differences that existed between male and female self-concept and their academic performance in physics. The finding was that there is positive relationship between Senior Secondary school students' self-concept and their performance in physics. It also revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female students' self-concept and academic achievement in physics. The findings further revealed that the male and female students do not differ significantly in their academic performance in physics. The recommendations made among others were that necessary measures be put in place in our educational system to remove inferiority complex in our students and enhance the development of positive self-concept on their academic achievement students.
Effects of Senior Secondary School Physics Students’ Attitude on Performance in Jos North L.G.A Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Job Ejiga Peter , Paul Shie Dominic
Published: August 2023

The study investigated the relationship between Senior Secondary School Physics students’ attitude and academic performance in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The instrument for data collection were students’ attitude questionnaire (SAQ) and Physics achievement test questions (PAT). A correlation research design was used for the study. The correlation coefficient of 0.98 provides an estimate of reliability of a full test where half- test correlation is 0.96. The targeted population of the study comprised of SS II physics students in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, numbering 350 students of these numbers 227 were male and 123 were female students respectively. The sample size used for this study was 200 students. A simple random sampling technique was employed to draw a representative sample for the study. The Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient ‘r’ was used to determine the relationship between attitude and students' academic performance. While the t- test for independence samples was used to examine the differences that existed between male and female attitude and their academic performance in physics. The finding was that there is positive relationship between Senior Secondary school students’ attitude on their performance in physics. The findings further revealed that the male and female students do not differ significantly in their academic performance in physics. The recommendations made among others were that necessary measures be put in place in our educational system to remove negative behaviour in our students and enhance the development of positive attitude of the students in their academic performance.
Effects of Teacher’s Qualification and Instructional Materials on Secondary School Mathematics Student’s Academic Performance in Jos Metropolis of Plateau State
Authors: Shie Dominic Paul , Job Ejiga Peter
Published: August 2023

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of teacher’s qualification and instructional material on students’ performance in Mathematics in Jos metropolis. Three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses were formulated for the study. A sample size of one hundred (100) students was selected for the study through simple random sampling technique. The research design used for the study was a descriptive survey design. A Questionnaire was used as instruments for data collection. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and inferential statistics of chi-test was used to test the research hypotheses. findings of the study revealed that teacher qualification has significant effect on students’ performance in Mathematics in Jos Metropolis. The findings of the study showed that teacher’ years of teaching experience has significant effect students’ performance in Mathematics in Jos Metropolis. The study also revealed that the availability and teachers’ ability to use instructional materials has significant effects on students’ performance in Mathematics in Jos metropolis. It was recommended that the government and employers of teachers should recruit qualified teachers to teach Mathematics at the senior secondary school level. It was also recommended that Mathematics teachers with long term teaching experience should be assigned to teach the subject.
Using Achievement Goal Orientation and Self-Regulated Learning Strategy as Predictors of Academic Achievement in English Language Among the Secondary School Students’ in Anambra State, Nigeria
Authors: Kingsley Ekene Emesi , Nne Anyanwu Adeline , Elizabeth Ezenwosu Ngozi
Published: August 2023

Students’ achievement goal orientation and self-regulated learning strategies are strong indicators and facilitators of proactive learning. The study aimed to examine students’ achievement goal orientation, self-regulated learning strategy in predicting academic achievement in Anambra State. Four research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a predictive correlational design. The population of the study comprised of 21,204 SS II students from which a sample of 630 was drawn. Multi-stage procedure was used to select the sample. Two standardized research instruments namely; Achievement Goal Orientation Questionnaire (AGOQ), and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), as well as scores from students’ promotional examination were used for data collection. Cronbach’s alpha was used to determine the reliability of the items in the instruments. Reliability indices of 0.73, for mastery-approach, 0.71, for mastery- avoidance, 0.82, for performance-approach, 0.76, for performance-avoidance, 0.72 for work- avoidance, 0.64 for monitoring, 0.73 for planning, and 0.68 for self-regulating activity respectively were obtained. The overall reliability coefficient was 0.71 which shows that the instrument was reliable and good for the study. The standard multiple regression was used to analyze the collected data. The t-test for r, F-test and test of significance for ?, were used to test hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings showed that students’ achievement goal orientation and self-regulated learning scores yielded an adjusted R squared of .025. This implies that predictors accounted for about 2.5% of the variance scores in academic achievement in English language. Findings also revealed that the proportion of variance in academic achievement scores in English language explained by achievement goal orientation and self-regulated learning scores is statistically significant. Finally, it was recommended.
Forecasting Model Accuracy Assessment in a Bottled Water Supply Chain
Authors: Wofuru-Nyenke Ovundah King
Published: August 2023

This study presents an accuracy assessment of various classical time series forecasting methods to determine the most accurate forecasting method for predicting demand of the 50cl product of a bottled water supply chain. The classical time series forecasting methods compared are the moving average, weighted moving average, exponential smoothing, adjusted exponential smoothing, linear trend line, Holt’s model, and Winter’s model. The Mean Absolute Percent Deviation (MAPD) value was determined for the various forecasting methods to find the forecasting method with the least MAPD and hence the highest forecasting accuracy. The tracking signal measure was also used to determine the forecasting models which were biased. The results showed that though the weighted moving average method began to underforecast demand in the final period, it had the lowest MAPD value of 2.25%, making it the forecasting method with the highest accuracy for predicting the 50cl bottled water demand. On the other hand, though the exponential smoothing forecasting method had the highest MAPD value of 3.43% and least accuracy for predicting the bottled water demand, its forecasts were consistently within the tracking signal control limits. This study will aid supply chain analysts in implementing accuracy assessment of classical time series forecasting models.
Hydrochemical Assessment and Characterizationof Selected Boreoles Water in Onopa, Azikoro and Agbura Axis of Atissa in Yenagoa Metropolis of Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Egbo Walamam Mansi , Ikele Eremasi Yaguo Benjamin
Published: August 2023

Groundwater is now the major source of domestic, commercial and industrial source of water for residents of major cities all over the world. Residents in Yenagoa metropolis also depend heavily on boreholes water for their daily needs. The aim of this study was to assess the physicochemical and heavy metals characteristic of selected boreholes water in Onopa, Azikoro and Agbura communities of Attisa Clan in Yenagoa metropolis of Bayelsa State. Parameters analysed include: EC, TDS, TSS, TH, pH, TA, Cl, F, NO3, SO4, PO4, DO, COD, BOD, Ca. Heavy metals include Mg, Fe, Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb. Evaluation of WQI and HPI was also undertaken. Results show that all the physicochemical parameters were within the standard limit of (WHO). WQI evaluation revealed that all the water samples have excellent quality for drinking with respect to physicochemical qualities. However, HPI evaluation revealed that the waters are not safe for drinking with respect to heavy metal pollution significantly influenced by high Cadmium concentration in most of the samples. It is concluded that Cadmium is a heavy metal of concern in the study area and that regular monitoring of drinking water should be undertaken in order to protect public health and wellbeing.
Urban Crime and Policing Approaches in Nigeria
Authors: ILLAH Obadiah , ONYEGBULEM Emeka Valentine , Zhebago Emmanuel Peter
Published: August 2023

This article examined the nexus between urban crime and policing approaches in Nigeria. It looked at the reality of urban crime situation and posits that there are a number of obstacles severing crime policing in Nigerian urban centres. Using secondary sources, study found staggered law enforcement efforts, declining family values, fear, and ignorance as obstacles leading to urban crimes in Nigeria. The Routine Activity Approach of crime was adopted in the analysis of identified variables and their consequences within the context of the Nigerian State. In bridging this gap, the study recommends that city residents should restrain from carrying or carelessly displaying objects precipitating to crime in their neighborhoods; government should recruit more hands into the law enforcement agencies so that patrols are extended to all nooks and crannies of the city centres. there is need for individual security consciousness as well as system strengthening enhancement as measures to overcoming the situation.
Development and Factorial Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Executive Stress among Nigerian Oil Company Workers in Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Mkpaoro Dr. I.E. , Ezeudu Prof. S.A.
Published: August 2023

This study was designed to develop and factorially validate an instrument, Executive Stress Measurement Scale (ESMS) for measuring executive stress among Nigeria oil company workers in Rivers State. The study was instrumentation. Sample consisted of 120 executive workers. Four major constructs that constitute the elements of executive stress were identified. The four sub-scales are symptoms and main causes of executive stress, nature of job stress and work-load. 108 items drafted instrument was presented to two specialists and 5 experts for face validation. Ninety items survived the exercise. The 90 items were administered to executive workers in three Nigerian oil companies in Rivers State. Data collected from the field were subjected to factor analysis. 55 items after factor analysis were found to be well loaded. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of ESMS of 55 items. 0.89 reliability coefficients were obtained for the entire items and 0.86, 0.82, 0.81 and 0.70 for each factor. Further analysis was done to the data using factor analysis, correlation and t- test statistics. Validity of the ESMS is 0.80. Recommendations includes; that ESMS should be use by the Rivers State Education Commission, Directorate of Petroleum Resources, School Researchers, Oil Company Workers among others.
Kidnapping and Socio-Economic Development in Rivers State between 2009-2019
Authors: Jason Ossai O. , Nsiegbe Graham , Chidinma Nnadozie Juliet
Published: August 2023

Socio-economic processes and developmental aspirations of a country or region are usually challenged by a myriad of criminal and conflict-ridden activities, especially in 3 rd world countries of Africa and particularly in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. This paper examines kidnapping and socio-economic development of Rivers State, between 2009-2019. The paper adopted the structural-choice theory as its theoretical foundation. The design of the paper is based on the survey research design; as such data was generated quantitatively via the use of a 4 point likert scale questionnaire administered on 400 respondents which represented the sample size of the study. The sample size was determined using the Taro Yamene formula. Additional data which supplemented those generated via the questionnaire was gotten through interviews and other textual materials. The study was guide by a single hypothesis which was tested using a chi-square(x 2 ) at a critical value of 5% (0.05) level of significance while data was analyzed using the simple percentage statistical method. The paper revealed that there is a strong relationship between kidnapping and socio-economic development in Rivers State between, 2009-2019. Accordingly, the paper recommends amongst others; government should put mechanisms in place that will engage the youths in compulsory education and skills acquisition while social infrastructural facilities be maintained to improve human capital index and also assist in wealth creation.
Analysis of the effectiveness of the first cycle of permethrin 5% in pediatric patients with scabies
Authors: Ullón César
Published: August 2023

The goals of treatment are eradication of the mites from the infected individual, prevention of spread of scabies to other individuals, relief of associated itching, and recognition and treatment of complications. Treatment generally includes everyone in the household, even if they have no symptoms: symptoms can take 4-6 weeks to develop after a person is infested. Scabies is most commonly treated with 5 % permethrin dermal cream. The objective of this paper was to describe factors associated with treatment response and effectiveness of a first course of 5 % permethrin in a pediatric population with scabies. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out through the study of medical records from a primary health care center in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The study period will include records from January 2020 to September 2022. The study population will consist of pediatric patients receiving care at the center and diagnosed with scabies. This study identified that breastfeeding is not a factor associated with response to treatment, however, a history of scabies is a risk factor for both the development of the disease as well as a factor delaying symptom remission. A low rate of non-response to the first course of treatment with permethrin 5 % was identified, which implies an acceptable effectiveness of this treatment for the management of scabies, together with hygienic-sanitary measures
Contribution of genetic factors in the occurrence of breast cancer in cuban women
Authors: Pérez Reyes David José , Lardoeyt Ferrer Roberto , Robaina Castellanos Martha Sonia
Published: August 2023

Introduction: breast cancer is a disease of multifactorial etiology, where genetic factors and environmental factors are involved, in Cuba it constitutes the second cause of mortality in women "however" it is not known what the risk of a woman is developing it attributable to genetic predisposition, limiting an effective genetic counseling. Objective: to identify the preferential clustering of breast cancer in relatives of cases with respect to the population and to analyze the genetic contribution in people with breast cancer attended at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology (INOR). Methods: we conducted an analytical study of cases and nested neighborhood controls in a dynamic cohort. The sample consisted of 66 cases and 132 controls. The genetic contribution was studied through the tools of genetic epidemiology. Results: there was a preferential clustering of this disease in families that, in the population, genetic factors defined the familial prevalence of breast cancer in the relatives of the cases and there was an increasing tendency to suffer the disease as the proportion of genes to be shared increases. Conclusion: the preferential aggregation of breast cancer is identified and the contribution of genetic factors in the appearance of this disease in women attended at INOR is analyzed, showing that a person has three times more risk of suffering breast cancer attributable to the history of this disease in second-degree relatives
Interdisciplinary approach in support of academic trajectories: teacher and psycho-pedagogical training in action
Authors: Catrambone Rosa , Ledwith Andrea
Published: August 2023

Accompanying formative trajectories at the Higher Level implies two essential components: collaborating to overcome cognitive difficulties inherent to the change of educational level and promoting the construction of an academic biography through group interaction and individual adaptation in the training process. In addition, it is essential to provide students with a space for active listening that gives them meaning, empowerment, and emancipation and fosters communication and social bonding in the classroom, generating a subjectivizing experience for teachers and students. Accompaniment also implies specific constitutive elements of each career, such as a language that reflects communication and professional identity and the integration of epistemic views that support a type of knowledge necessary for teaching. These elements, developed throughout the academic trajectory of each student, become the fundamental basis for generating institutional approaches, innovative didactic proposals, and diverse psycho-pedagogical interventions. In this context, interdisciplinary postures, based on complex thinking, offer an integrated development perspective for each student, allowing unique experiences in collaborative work among peers and teaching intervention. This is fundamental for their training and future performance in accompanying the school trajectories of children and adolescents, working in a collective and interdisciplinary way in schools.
A comprehensive approach to the impact of job stress on women in the teaching profession
Authors: Veloz Montano María de las Nieves
Published: August 2023

Stress related to working conditions, or work-related stress, is the way in which the body reacts to different situations, causing a physical or psychological imbalance. This article contextualizes the work of our female teachers, identifies the causes, conflicts, physical and emotional symptoms brought about by inadequate interaction with the work environment. The research presented here is quantitative and qualitative, assuming as a basic condition to face this study, its dynamic, participative and transforming character. Due to its essence, the research will be descriptive, explanatory and participatory. We worked with an intentional sample of 50 female teachers working in seventh, eighth and ninth grades in four basic secondary schools located in the municipality of San Miguel del Padrón. A survey was applied to teachers to obtain information about our object of study. The emotional state of the female teachers analyzed and their job dissatisfaction are variables that affect their health, motivation, personal fulfillment and performance, thus also affecting the effectiveness of our educational institutions.  The improvement of teachers, starting from considering the need to prevent work stress for an adequate professional performance in the context of performance, presupposes the design of various strategies that are conceived from the theoretical references of the historical-cultural approach, with a structure and operation that considers potential levels in correspondence with individual educational needs and adjusted to current conditions.
A case study on the variability of the coefficient of consolidation and its design reliability
Authors: Look Burt
Published: August 2023

The consolidation characteristics of cohesive soils are estimated using established relationships between the coefficient of consolidation (cv) and index tests, as well as laboratory oedometer tests. While the design cv is preferred from the field dissipation tests, the conversion from a horizontal to vertical value needs to be considered. A trial load was used to verify the consolidation parameters during a Queensland Road upgrade, which involved both road widening and raising of the existing embankments over compressible soils. Construction was done in 4 stages, and with preloading and surcharging in selected areas. Settlement monitoring and Asaoka plots were used to validate the design, and “moderately conservative” design values were adopted. This case study is used to show the large variability of the cv by the various test methods. While 99% of the site settlement was within the magnitude and time predicted during design, a 25 m length was not consistent with the data and performance of the rest of this site within the flood plain. The back-calculated cv was below the lowest test value and even data from nearby settlement plate monitoring from adjacent stages. In situ tests were located within 25m of this unconforming area and given that stratigraphy was consistent then the cv value adopted may not be representative. The lessons learnt show the various verification and validation process required to envelope risks, but all conditions with a “moderately conservative” design may not be covered.