bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE IMPACT OF TEAM-BASED LEARNING IN THE TEACHING CAMPUS PROGRAM ON STUDENT SELF-EFFICACY AND TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM
Authors: Suwartono Tono , Aziez Feisal , Istikharoh Lutfi , Furqon Miftahul , Anjarani Shelia , Saefurrohman Saefurrohman , Hawanti Santhy , Faisal Faisal
Published: March 2022

This study aims to investigate the impact of team-based learning practice in the Teaching Campus program on the participating students' self-efficacy and the school mentor teachers' professionalism. A mixed methods approach was employed in this research. A total of 44 students (comprising 22 students who participated in the Teaching Campus program and 22 students who did not take the program) and seven teachers in partner schools were involved in the study. A questionnaire survey to assess students self-efficacy was administered. Interviews with teachers were also conducted to evaluate how much the program affected their professionalism during the activity. The responses obtained from questionnaires were analyzed using the inferential statistical tool of T-test, whereas the qualitative data elicited from interviews were analyzed using a thematic procedure. The ex-post facto design comparing self-efficacy of the two groups has shown that there is a significant difference, where the students who took part in the Teaching Campus program are  superior over those who did not. In addition, the teachers who co-worked with the students in their schools have stated that they benefited from the scheme. These results have strong implications for the 'Freedom to Learn - Freedom Campus' policy in current Indonesia's higher education system, more specifically the 'Teaching Campus' program, which includes team-based learning as an essential component. Betterment in its implementation is encouraged to make, according to results of this study.
Analisis Peningkatan Kinerja Pegawai dan Kemampuan Pengelolaan Arsip
Authors: Ismiyati Ismiyati
Published: March 2022

Village governance has the broadest scope of autonomy that is as point center in implementing government programs. Consequently, the governance should prepare to improve the performance of their employee and archive management, so that it runs effectively and efficiently in providing the services for society. The hypothesis in this study is whether is an influence of physical work environment, work facilities, employee competence on the archives management and performance employees. Methods and data collection use interviews, documentation, and questionnaires. Data analysis uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by using LISREL version 8.51. Results of study measurements obtained equation of regression PA = 0.57 + 0, 37LKF + 0, 37FASKER + 0, 25KOMPEG, Errorvar = 0.0036, R2 = 1.00 and KINPEG = 0, 21LKF + 0, 16FASKER + 0, 63KOMPEG, Errorvar = 0.00, R2 = 1.00. The results showed that the physical work environment, work facilities, and employee competence positively influenced the archive management and performance employees.
Traditional Perspective of Mental Disorders Through Kebangru'an Music
Authors: Khaerunnisa Dina
Published: March 2022

Mental disorders affect a person's ability to think and act. Based on Riskesdas 2018, the number of people with mental disorders in Indonesia reached 9.8%. Indonesian people who still adhere to ancestral culture often use traditional medicine to treat mental disorders. In Benyer Hamlet, Telagawaru Village, East Lombok Regency, mental disorders are treated with traditional medicine, namely through kebangru'an music. Kebangru'an is defined as a spirit that enters the human body, causing behavior that is different from usual. This research uses qualitative research. Data was collected using in-depth interviews, non-participatory observations, and document analysis. The selection of informants was made by purposive sampling. The validity of the data was tested by using the triangulation technique. The research results are the values that the people of Dusun Benyer contain in this kebangru'an music, namely religious values related to dynamism and monotheism beliefs. Moral values are seen as philosophical values in musical instruments and ritual materials. The aesthetic value is seen in the strains of the gending in the kebangru'an music. Further research is needed on the combination of traditional and medical treatment.
Use of Hexagonal Boron Nitride in Lithium Ion Battery Separators and Developments
Authors: ELMUSA Benan , AY Nuran
Published: March 2022

Günümüz dünyasında sürekli artan enerji talebi ve karbon salınımının azaltılması zorunluluğu çeşitli zorluklar yaratmaktadır. Bu diğer enerji türlerine yani yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarına yoğunlaşmayı ve etkin enerji depolamayı gerektirir. Üretilen enerji için yüksek güç yoğunluğu, uzun ömürlü ve uygun maliyetli depolama cihazları gerekmektedir ve bu ihtiyaca pil teknolojisi bir çözümdür. Lityum iyon pilleri (LİP) taşınabilir elektronik cihazlar için en popüler şarj edilebilir pillerdir. Yüksek elektrik yoğunluğa sahip olması aynı zamanda yüksek hızlı şarj özelliği, yavaş deşarj ve uzun ömürlü olması avantajlarındandır. LİP, NiCd pillerden daha pahalıdır, ancak daha küçük ve daha hafif olmakla birlikte daha geniş bir sıcaklık aralığında çalışır. Bu özellikler sayesinde LİP çok alanda kullanılmaya başlamıştır. LİP en büyük dezavantajı yüksek sıcaklıklarda bozulmasıdır. Bu sorunda pilin bileşenlerinin etkisi büyüktür. Ayırıcılar pillerin içindeki elektrokimyasal reaksiyona doğrudan dahil olmayan, elektrotlar arasındaki teması keserek dahili kısa devreleri önleyen, sıvı elektrolitleri depolayan, şarj-deşarj işlemleri sırasında iyonların verimli bir şekilde aktarılmasını sağlayan ve yüksek sıcaklıklarda LİP'lerin kullanımını mümkün kılan en önemli bileşenlerden biridir. Bu derleme ile de hekzagonal bor nitrürün LİP’lerde kullanımına ilişkin kapsamlı bir genel bakış sağlamaya çalışıyoruz.
Prototyping Digital Tongue Diagnosis System on Raspberry Pi
Authors:   Faculty of Engineering,   National Defense University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, MALAYSIA, Yusof Muhammad Azrae , Kamarudin Nur Diyana ,   Cyber Security Centre,   National Defense University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, MALAYSIA, Rahayu Syarifah Bahiyah ,   Cyber Security Centre,   National Defense University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, MALAYSIA, Makhtar Siti Noormiza ,   Cyber Security Centre,   National Defense University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, MALAYSIA, Mohamed Hassan ,   Cyber Security Centre,   National Defense University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, MALAYSIA, Tajudin Noorain ,   Digital Security Department,   Eurecom, Sophia Tech Campus, 450 Route des Chappes, CS 50193 - 06904 Biot Sophia Antipolis Cedex, FRANCE
Published: March 2022

Tongue inspection is a complementary diagnosis method that widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by inspecting the tongue body constitution to decide the physiological and pathological functions of the human body. Since tongue manifestation is done by practitioner’s observation using naked eye, many limitations can affect the diagnosis result including environment condition and experiences of the practitioner. Lately, tongue diagnosis has been widely studied in order to solve these limitations via digital system. However, most of recent digital system are bulky and not equipped with intelligent diagnosis system that can finally predict the health status of the patient. In this research, digital tongue diagnosis system that uses intelligent diagnosis consisted of image segmentation analysis, tongue coating recognition analysis, and tongue color classification has been embedded on Raspberry Pi. Tongue segmentation implements Hue, Saturation and Value (HSV) color space with Brightness Conformable Multiplier (BCM) for adaptive brightness filtering to recognized tongue body accurately while eliminating perioral area. Tongue Coating Recognition uses threshold method to detect tongue coating and eliminate the unwanted features including shadow. Tongue color classification uses hybrid method consisted of k-means clustering and Support Vector Machine (SVM) to classify between red, light red and deep red tongue and further gave diagnosis based on color. This experiment concluded that it is feasible to embed the algorithm on Raspberry Pi to promote system portability while attaining similar accuracy for future telemedicine.
Pemanfaatan Software Geogebra pada Materi Lingkaran dengan Menggunakan Model Discovery Learning untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Tanimbar Utara
Authors: Ratuanik Mesak , Feninlambir Selina
Published: March 2022

Diperlukan model pembelajaran yang memberikan kesempatan kepada siswa untuk memahami konsep yang diajarkan dan mengkomunikasikan ide atau alasan, sehingga salah satu model pembelajaran yang digunakan adalah model pembelajaran discovery learning  yang memberikan kesempatan pada peserta didik untuk mencari tahu tentang suatu permasalahan dan menemukan solusinya berdasarkan pada hasil pengolahan dan informasi yang dicari dan dikumpulkannya sendiri, sehingga peserta didik memiliki pengetahuan baru yang dapat digunakannya dalam memecahkan persoalan yang relevan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang pada prinsipnya dimaksudkan untuk penerapan pembelajaran dengan pemanfaatan software geogebra pada materi lingkaran dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran discovery learning sebagai upaya meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa kelas VIIIa SMP Negeri 1 Tanimbar Utara. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas karena peneliti bertindak secara langsung dalam penelitian, mulai dari awal sampai akhir tindakan. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIIIa SMP Negeri 1 Tanimbar Utara yang berjumlah 26 siswa, sedangkan objek penelitian adalah keseluruhan proses dan penerapan pembelajaran menggunakan software geogebra dengan metode discovery learning untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah: lembar observasi keterlaksanaan pembalajaran, pedoman wawancara siswa, bahan ajar dan lembar evaluasi berupa Lembaran kerja siswa kuis. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa dengan pemanfaatan software geogebra ini dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa kelas VIIIA SMP Negeri 1 Tanimbar Utara, pada materi lingkaran dengan kategori baik.
Genograma e Ecomapa: revisão bibliométrica das publicações globais
Authors: Gomes Samantha , Santos Ivan , Cabral Elizabeth , De Melo Márcio Cristiano
Published: March 2022

O genograma e o ecomapa são ferramentas/instrumentos utilizados em Estratégias de Saúde da Família na Atenção Primária em Saúde no Brasil e em outros países a fim de compreender a composição familiar e suas respectivas interações entre os membros da família e com membros que compõem seus núcleos sociais. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a produção científica global sobre as ferramentas genograma e ecomapa, com relação ao volume de publicações, sua dinâmica temporal e os países de publicação, bem como seus delineamentos metodológicos e principais achados. Foi realizada uma análise de revisão bibliométrica com base nas publicações disponíveis nas principais bases de dados de indexação de periódicos da saúde. Dos 20 trabalhos analisados quanto seu país de publicação entre o ano 2000 e 2021, 55% (n=11) foram publicados em periódicos brasileiros, 40% (n=8) foram publicados em periódicos dos Estados Unidos da América e 5% (n=1) na Austrália. Em conclusão, como observado nos resultados, o volume de artigos que compuseram a amostra final a ser estudada incorporam a utilização primária do genograma e ecomapa para alcançar os objetivos propostos, nos convidando a atentar para sua utilização como um forte instrumento de ampliação da prática clínica através do Método Clínico Centrado na Pessoa pautado em evidência científica.
GESTÃO DE RECURSOS HUMANOS MÉDICOS EM UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Authors: Benigno Pena Batista Paulo
Published: March 2022

Este trabalho, escrito em 2015, é fruto de um curso de gestão e de anos de reflexão sobre como conduzir pessoas dos mais diversos antecedentes pessoais num trabalho, como o de uma unidade de medicina intensiva, nobre e necessário, mas sempre desafiador de nossos limites cognitivos e intelectuais, éticos e morais bem como de nossa resistência física e nossa resiliência psicológica em jornadas laborais longas, extenuantes e imprevisíveis. Seleção e gestão de pessoas é ainda mais desafiador dada a escassez de profissionais e às deficiências de treinamento para o trabalho em ambiente moderno, eticamente e tecnicamente muito exigente, que é a realidade em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de alto impacto que pretende um impecável padrão de qualidade e de excelentes resultados clínicos. O autor tem uma carreira voltada para a assistência médica e o ensino e se encontrou num ambiente privilegiado, e que assim se manteve por muitos anos, que se movia pelo pensamento do seu fundador “O Hospital que somente cura, é do passado! O presente e o futuro requerem um Hospital inteligente, lugar de cultura, de ciências para a vida, de tutela e desenvolvimento da saúde perfeita.” (D. Luigi Verzé – 14/03/1920 a 31/12/2011 – Fundador da Obra Monte Tabor)”. Este hospital contou, mesmo antes da sua efetiva fundação, com forte comprometimento com assistência médica e pesquisa de ponta, equidade na atenção ao enfermo sem renda que lhe permitisse acesso a tratamentos e cuidados idênticos aos ofertados aos clientes dos “planos de saúde”. Mas um outro aspecto relevante e diferencial desta Obra foi o comprometimento em educar as novas gerações e novos talentos dentro dos melhores padrões de assistência médica, metodologia da pesquisa e gestão empresarial. Neste hospital foi construída uma carreira que passou pela participação na criação de um Serviço de Nefrologia, Hemodiálise e Transplante Renal (de 1989 a 2011), pela atuação como Coordenador de Ensino (2007-2019) e como Coordenador de Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (2008-2020) tendo participado fortemente da implantação de um conceito de unificação da atividade de várias unidades de terapias intensivas. Esta foi uma experiência que trouxe no seu bojo ganhos qualitativos, de gestão de segurança e qualidade, de recursos humanos e materiais e de sustentabilidade bastante duradouros.
CRITIC Temelli MABAC Yöntemi İle Türk Hava Yollarının Yıllara Göre Performansının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: KELEŞ Murat Kemal
Published: March 2022

Havayolu ulaşımı son yıllarda yolcular tarafından hız, zaman ve maliyet gibi avantajları nedeniyle daha çok tercih edilmektedir. Bu durum rekabetin yoğun olduğu havayolu sektöründe firmaların müşterilere verdikleri hizmetin kalitesini artırmalarını, rekabete yönelik stratejiler geliştirmelerini ve iyi bir performans göstermelerini gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, 2016-2020 yılları arasında Türk Hava Yolları’nın (THY) beş yıllık performansı değerlendirilmiştir. Bu kapsamda, “net dönem kâr/zarar”, “uçak sayısı”, “doluluk oranı”, “çalışan sayısı”, “taşınan yolcu sayısı” ve “arz edilen koltuk kilometre” kriterleri dikkate alınmıştır. Çalışmada THY’nin yıllara göre performansı güncel olan çok kriterli karar verme yöntemlerinden CRITIC ve MABAC yöntemleri ile değerlendirilmiştir. CRITIC yöntemi ile değerlendirme kriterlerinin ağırlıkları bulunmuş, MABAC yöntemi ile de THY’nin yıllara göre performansı sıralanmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, THY’nin performansı üzerinde ağırlığı en fazla olan kriterin “uçak sayısı”, önem derecesi en düşük olan kriterin ise “net dönem kâr/zarar” kriteri olduğu neticesine ulaşılmıştır. MABAC yöntemiyle yapılan sıralamada da THY’nin performansının en iyi olduğu yıl 2019 iken, performansın en düşük çıktığı yıl 2016 olarak belirlenmiştir.
La sagesse collective des agneaux
Authors: Hoàng Vương Quân
Published: March 2022

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RESUME PENGANTAR EKONOMI MAKRO
Authors: GEBY
Published: March 2022

Definisi ekonomi yang telah banyak kita dengar dan baca dari berbagai literatur buku dan awal bahas ekonomi negara Yunani dalam bahasa Greek yaitu Oikos Nomos, yang berarti tata laksana rumah tangga. Sesudah melalui masa yang sangat panjang, barulah ilmu ekonomi mendapatkan bentuk serta takrif (definisi) yang mantap seperti sekarang ini.Di dalam takrif itu ternyata bahwa masalah utama dari setiap persoalan ekonomi adalah problem of choice (masalah pemilihan) diantara pelbagai alternatifpeuggunaan sesuatu barang.
Ekonomi Mikro
Authors: Adelia
Published: March 2022

Ilmu ekonomi adalah bagian ilmu sosial yang mempelajari manusia bagaimana menentukan pilihan dalam menggunakan sumber daya (resource) untuk menghasilkan benda (comodity) yang diperoleh untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari agar memperoleh guna atau manfaat (utility) yang sebesar-besarnya.
Pengertian koperasi, koperasi syariah dan UMKM
Authors: Ananda Ahriana
Published: March 2022

Koperasi mengandung makna “kerja sama”. Koperasi (cooperative) bersumber dari kata co-operation yang artinya “kerja sama”. Koperasi berkenaan dengan manusia sebagai individu dan dengan kehidupannya dalam masyarakat. Manusia tidak dapat melakukan kerja sama sebagai satu unit, dia memerlukan orang lain dalam suatu kerangka kerja sosial.
Rangkuman Sejarah Pemikiran Ekonomi Islam
Authors: Julianggara Muh Dwi
Published: March 2022

Ekonomi Islam mulai diterapkan sejak era Nabi Muhammad SAW. Hingga kemudian dikembangkan oleh ulama-ulama dan intelektual muslim dari waktu ke waktu hingga sempat mengalami kejayaan dan kemundurannya. Nabi Muhammad SAW adalah seorang pedagang ulung dan jujur, membawa barang dagangan Khadijah dari Mekkah ke Syam.
Sejarah Ekonomi Pemikiran Islam
Authors: Firawati
Published: March 2022

Ekonomi Islam mulai diterapkan sejak era Nabi Muhammad SAW. Hingga kemudian dikembangkan oleh ulama-ulama dan intelektual muslim dari waktu ke waktu hingga sempat mengalami kejayaan dan kemundurannya. Nabi Muhammad SAW adalah seorang pedagang ulung dan jujur, membawa barang dagangan Khadijah dari Mekkah ke Syam.
Prinsip ekonomi Islam
Authors: AMELIA RESKI
Published: March 2022

Ilmu ekonomi adalah bagian ilmu sosial yg mempelajari bagaimana manusia menentukan pilihan dalam menggunakan sumber daya
Pengertian koperasi dan UMKM
Authors: N.N Andhini putri
Published: March 2022

Koperasi syariah dijalankan berpedoman pada hukum-hukum syariah,sehingga menjamin kemaslahatan dalam kegiatannya. Koperasi syariah harus dijalankan oleh oranng orang yang mengerti ekonomi syariah dan dapat menyampaikan ilmu-ilmunya kepada masyarakat sebagai anggota koperasi, sehingga masyarakat mengerti keunggulan bertransaksi di koperaasi syariah, dan memilih koperasi syariah dari pada di lembaga ekonomi yang bersistim kapitalis untuk melakukan kegiatan ekonomi. Ketika koperasi dijalankan sesuai jati dirinya ia akan tumbuh dan mencapai tujuannya, seperti jika kita analogikan ketika kita ingin memasak makanan yang kita sukai, kita perlu bumbu dan cara khusus untuk mendapatkan hasil yang sesuai selera, sesuai dengan apa yang kita inginkan, begitu pun koperasi.
Pengertian koperasi dan UMKM
Authors: sandita Riana putri
Published: March 2022

Koperasi syariah memiliki peran strategis dalam menumbuhkan sektor riil terutama pada usaha skala mikro dan dengan prinsip syariah. Koperasi merupakan lembaga usaha yang memberdayakan rakyat kecil dengan mengedepankan nilai-nilai mulia seperti keadilan, kebersamaan, kekeluargaan, dan kesejahteraan bersama. Sedangkan Pengertian UMKM adalah usaha produktif yang dimiliki perorangan maupun badan usaha yang telah memiliki kriteria sebagai usaha mikro. Arti dari keduanya mempunyai peran penting dalam kehidupan masyarakatnya yang dimana di terapkan dengan sistem syariah atau sesuai dengan ajaran islam.
Makalah pengertian koperasi syariah dan UMKM
Authors: GEBY
Published: March 2022

Koperasi syariah dijalankan berpedoman pada hukum-hukum syariah,sehingga menjamin kemaslahatan dalam kegiatannya. Koperasi syariah harus dijalankan oleh oranng orang yang mengerti ekonomi syariah dan dapat menyampaikan ilmu-ilmunya kepada masyarakat sebagai anggota koperasi, sehingga masyarakat mengerti keunggulan bertransaksi di koperaasi syariah, dan memilih koperasi syariah dari pada di lembaga ekonomi yang bersistim kapitalis untuk melakukan kegiatan ekonomi. Ketika koperasi dijalankan sesuai jati dirinya ia akan tumbuh dan mencapai tujuannya, seperti jika kita analogikan ketika kita ingin memasak makanan yang kita sukai, kita perlu bumbu dan cara khusus untuk mendapatkan hasil yang sesuai selera, sesuai dengan apa yang kita inginkan, begitu pun koperasi.
ベトナム新首相と新時代のチャレンジ
Authors: Mai Nhat Chi
Published: March 2022

ファム・ミン・チン氏（ベトナム語：Phạm Minh Chính）は正式に新首相に選出され、ベトナム社会主義共和国の第八代首相として務め始めた
Tugas Makalah Nurindah Amaliah_90500120046 "PENGERTIAN KOPERASI SYARIAH DAN UMKM ( PENGERTIAN KOPERASI SYARIAH DAN UMKM)"
Authors: Ar Hijriani
Published: March 2022

Koperasi sebagai lembaga ekonomi rakyat yang telah lama dikenal diindonesia yang dikenal sebagai bapak koperasi, mengatakan bahwa koperasi adalah Badan Usaha Bersama yang bergerak dalam bidang perekonomian. Koperasi syariah mulai diperbincangkan banyak orang ketika menyikapi semaraknya pertumbuhan Baitul Maal Wattamwil yang dikenal dengan sebutan BMT.
Bodily Self-Consciousness in Dreams Questionnaire (BSD-Q) and Its Relation to Waking Dissociative Experiences
Authors: Erdeniz Burak , Tekgün Ege , Menteş Özge , Çoban Aslıhan , Bilge Selma , Serin Emin
Published: March 2022

According to virtual reality dream theory (Hobson & Friston, 2014) while dreaming, brains generate a dream world similar to a virtual reality environment, and this world utilizes the same predictive self/world modelling capacity as that used during wakefulness. The theory proposes that phenomenology of dreaming experience is based on the waking experience, a view widely accepted by dream researchers. In the current research, we argued that individuals with different bodily experiences, eg those with different intensities of dissociative experiences during waking, will report corresponding differences in the profoundness of sensory modality experiences, such as that of somatosensory (i.e., touching in dreams). In order to test this hypothesis, firstly, we developed a novel bodily self-consciousness in dreams questionnaire (BSD-Q), that was completed by 414 participants. The questionnaire measured the intensity of different sensory modality experiences in past dreams. The results showed that a four factor solution explains 64% of the total variance, and yielded sufficient reliability with McDonald’s ω ranging from .62 to .84, and Cronbach’s α ranged from .61 to .84. Along with the BSD-Q, we administered the Dissociation Questionnaire (DIS-Q) (Vanderlinden, Van Dyck, Vandereycken, Vertommen, & Jan Verkes, 1993), which showed a significant positive correlation between the bodily self-consciousness in dreams and dissociative experiences during waking. In conclusion, the results showed that all of the modalities pertain to bodily self-consciousness in dreams and are significantly correlated with waking state dissociative experiences.
Sex difference in human olfactory sensitivity is associated with plasma adiponectin
Authors: Pfabigan Daniela M , Vezzani Cecilia , Thorsby Per Medbøe , Sailer Uta
Published: March 2022

Energy deprivation as well as hormones that regulate appetite and eating can influence olfactory function. This study investigated olfactory sensitivity for a food-related and a non-food odour prior to and after a meal, and its relationship to the energy-regulating hormones ghrelin and adiponectin.The olfactory sensitivity for orange and rose (PEA) odour in healthy, normal-weight volunteers (19 women, 45 men, 1 undisclosed individual) was not affected by the consumption of a meal. Olfactory sensitivity was not associated with concentrations of circulating ghrelin. However, olfactory sensitivity was higher for women than for men, indicating better olfactory performance. This difference between women and men was related to concentrations of plasma adiponectin, an adipose-specific hormone.Adiponectin may thus explain why sex differences in olfactory sensitivity emerge, and may also account for some of the inconsistencies in previous findings on sex differences. Our findings add to the limited literature on the impact of stomach and adipose tissue-derived hormones on olfactory sensitivity. Further studies are needed to establish a causal link between circulating adiponectin and a sex difference in olfactory sensitivity.
Antibiotic Prescription Knowledge among Dental Students at BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Authors: Dali Mamta , Shrestha Sneha , Koirala Bandana
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Drug prescription is the act of indicating one or more drugs which requires theoretical and clinical knowledge combined with practical skills. Wrong drug posology is the most common prescription error done by students creating a serious issue because it directly affects patients’ health and safety.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge of fourth year and final year BDS students on antibiotic prescription for the common oral conditions.

Methods: A pretested questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted involving 82 BDS students from 4th and final years of BPKIHS, Dharan from January - December 2017, to assess the most commonly prescribed antibiotics, the dental conditions that need antibiotics, barriers during prescribing antibiotics, sources of information used for prescribing drugs, and awareness regarding the WHO Guide to Good Prescribing. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS and expressed as frequency distribution in percentages.

Results: Amoxicillin was the most commonly prescribed drug for majority of dental infections (93%). It was used for 97% of orofacial infections and 88% of dentoalveolar abscess. The main barriers for the prescription were “not knowing the exact drug dose” (28%) and not knowing the brand names (24%). The WHO guidelines were not followed by 82% of the students, whereas 92% were aware of antibiotic resistance and their possible reasons.

Conclusion: Knowledge on antibiotic prescription was found insufficient and following of the specific professional guidelines was regrettably low. Most commonly prescribed drug was amoxicillin and main barrier during prescription writing was lack of knowledge on the proper drug posology.
Infected Dentigerous Cyst in a 14-year-old Child Associated with Unerupted Third Molar: A Case Report
Authors: Vaidya Subhani , Limbu Senchhema , Dikshit Parajeeta , Malla Manisha , Verma Lokesh
Published: March 2022

The dentigerous cyst is a developmental odontogenic cyst, accounting for 10% of all cysts of the jaws, being the vast majority of current odontogenic cyst. Its characteristic features are unilocular radiolucent lesion which encloses permanent tooth buds or, under certain circumstances, displaced tooth buds. This paper presents a case of an infected dentigerous cyst associated with right mandibular unerupted third molar in a pediatric patient with various clinical and radiographic characteristics. The treatment comprised of proper evaluation of the past medical history, clinical, radiographic, histological examinations that helped to administer appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan; followed by complete removal of the cyst along with the involved tooth structure under general anesthesia.
Storage temperatures for Bowdichia virgilioides seeds
Authors: Esteves Giovana , Chiari Gabriel , Valenzuela César Alfredo , Cardoso Amanda A. , Santos Filho Plinio Rodrigues dos , Santos Breno Régis
Published: March 2022

Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth is a tree species native to the Brazilian Cerrado that has been listed as an endangered species due to its overexploitation in the last decades. Given its slow and difficult propagation in natural environments, propagation in plant nurseries appears as an interesting strategy to preserve this endangered species. Therefore, in this study we employed a wide range of temperatures (i.e. from -25°C to -196°C) to store seeds of B. virgilioides in the short-term, and evaluated its efficiency by assessing seed germination rate, speed index, time and synchrony, as well as seedling growth and quality. Germination percentage was only slightly negatively affected by storage time (up to 32 weeks) at 25°C. Despite that, after 32 weeks of storage, all storage temperatures resulted in similar seed germination parameters and seedling growth and quality. Overall, our results highlight that the seeds of this species can be stored in the short-term at a wide range of temperatures, facilitating large-scale propagation in plant nurseries.
Role of Liquidity Risk in Asset Pricing: Evidence from Sri Lanka
Authors: Herath H.M.K.M , Samarakoon S.M.R.K
Published: March 2022

Securities liquidity varies over time, which leads to equity return volatility. It implies that the liquidity in the capital markets is a significant source of risk. Therefore, liquidity risk in securities is difficult to diversify and contributes to the systemic market risk. This study aims to analyze the relationship between securities returns and liquidity risk while taking into account the time-varying characteristics of illiquidity on the Colombo Stock Exchange from 2015-2019 and taking into account the effect of liquidity level, using the Generalized Method of Movements (GMM) framework model to assess the persistence of illiquidity securities contributions of the updated version of the Amihud illiquidity (Amihud, 1986) proxy to represent across time market illiquidity and to research the time-series relationship between liquidity and returns. The pricing of liquidity risk and its implications for expected returns are empirically tested using the conditional liquidity adjusted capital asset pricing model (LCAPM), where stock returns are cross-sectionally dependent on market risk and three additional betas (β1, β2 , β3 ) that capture different aspects of illiquidity and its risk. The findings reveal some support for the conditional capital asset pricing model (CAPM), but results are not robust to alternative specifications and estimation techniques. The total effect of liquidity risk is 0.11%, and illiquidity is 2.5% per year. Illiquidity premium depends on the expected transaction cost at the end of the holding period for investors' 2.5%. This makes the overall illiquidity premium of 2.61%. These estimates and the overall importance of liquidity level and liquidity risk depend on the model implied restrictions of a constant market risk premium and a fixed transaction cost. However, LCAPM has constructed conditionally; it can relax these model-implied constraints and estimate different liquidity risk premiums while also allowing transaction costs to be a free parameter. The overall liquidity risk characterized by liquidity betas with a single market risk premium is relatively small and barely significant in the restricted model. Using this unrestricted model, find that the overall illiquidity premium corresponds to 2.61%. The empirical results shed light on these channels' toal and relative economic significance and provide evidence of flight to liquidity.

 

Keywords: Capital Asset Pricing Model, Liquidity Risk, Liquidity beta, Generalize Method of Movement, Sri Lanka
Socio-economic, Trading Sophistication and Self-reflection on Investors’ Overconfidence Bias: Evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange
Authors: Kawshala B.A.H. , Anuradha P. A. N. S.
Published: March 2022

Individual investor’s behavior is extensively influenced by biases that highlighted in the growing discipline of behavior finance. This study is one of another effort to assess the determinants of behavioral biases in investor’s investment decision-making. The present study has analyzed the influence of socio-economic, trading sophistication and self-reflection factors, which cause changes in the extent of overconfidence level among the individual individuals. The study analyses the perception of 243 survey responses from individual investors of Colombo Stock Exchange. A survey has been conducted to investigate the influence of determinants of overconfidence with the help of a well-structured close-ended questionnaire. The collected data are analyzed with the help of t-test, ANOVA and simple linear regression. The results show that those self-reflective males who has high education qualifications and have more investment experience are more subject to the overconfidence. The study also concludes that the investors’ age, profession and income do not influence investors' overconfidence bias. The potential limitations of the present survey can be ascribed to socially desirable responses and their difference with actual market behavior. Further, due to time and resource constraint, the data set is limited to investors of only Colombo Stock Exchange. Moreover, this study is most relevant for financial advisors, as it facilitates them in gaining a better understanding of their clients’ psychology. It can aid them in developing behaviorally modified portfolio, which best suits their clients’ predisposition, and the study is useful for the market regulators, financial educators, stock market advisors and individual investors in avoiding costly investment mistakes. Moreover, the study attempts to explore the impact of demographic and investment characteristics in one go, which makes it a valuable contribution in the existing literature.

Keywords: Colombo Stock Exchange, Overconfidence, Self-reflection, Socio-economic, Trading Sophistication
Demographic Factors and Financial Literacy among Undergraduates: Special Reference to State Universities in Sri Lanka
Authors: Bogahawaththe C.D. , Sugathadasa D.D.K.
Published: March 2022

In recent times, financial literacy has become a blistering problem in both developing and developed countries as a significant element that permits people to insure a successful financial state. The empirical findings revealed that financial literacy among young students highly depend on demographic factors and found a number of variables to be associated with financial literacy, though the results are contradictory. Therefore, as one of dynamic segment of the society, the objective of this study is to identify whether there is any significant difference between demographic factors and financial literacy among Undergraduates in the State Universities of Sri Lanka. Hence, as proxy of demographic factors age, gender, education level, education major and year in university were employed whereas financial literacy as dependent variable. A sample of 120 undergraduates was randomly selected and surveyed, using a structured questionnaire from four State Universities. The data were analyzed through independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA in order to test the significant difference while to study the relationship correlation analysis is used. Further, multiple regression also has been used to find the model fit and variation of the dependent variable caused by independent variables. The results of the study revealed that there is a significant difference between all the independent variables with dependent variable by indicating that female, non- management stream undergraduates along with those who are not following professional causes had lower financial literacy than others. Consequently, the study recommends relevant authorities at higher education plus with industry bodies to take necessary actions on improving the financial literacy among undergraduates by considering all streams, gender, age and education level through relevant workshops, awareness and training programs promptly.

Keywords: Demographic factors, Financial Literacy, Undergraduates
Impact of Quality of Accounting Information Systems on Organizational Effectiveness of Automobile Companies in Sri Lanka
Authors: Ranganath G.D.M. , Rajeshwaran N.
Published: March 2022

Accounting Information System (AIS) is adopted as one of strategies to improve decision making process in the turbulent business environment. However, to enhance organizational effectiveness, which dimension of quality of AIS should be highly prioritized is still skepticism. Therefore, the study has three objectives, firstly, to identify the extent of quality of AIS of Automobile Companies in Sri Lanka. Secondly, to identify the extent of organizational effectiveness of automobile companies in Sri Lanka. Thirdly, to examine the impact of quality of AIS on organizational effectiveness of Automobile Companies in Sri Lanka. The Conceptual model has been developed by using three independent variables (system quality, information quality and service quality) and organizational effectiveness is the dependent variable. Accordingly, primary data has been collected by distributing questionnaires to 120 AIS users who were working in head office and branches as a sample from 30 automobile companies in Sri Lanka by using convenient sampling method. The collected data has been analysed by using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The results of the study reveal that overall quality of AIS as well as organizational effectiveness is at high level in Automobile Companies in Sri Lanka. Further, the quality of AIS is showing statistically significant positive impacts on organizational effectiveness of automobile companies in Sri Lanka. The system quality as well as service quality of AIS is highly impacted on organizational effectiveness than information quality of AIS. Findings of the study are beneficial to mangers and financial executives not only to automobile companies but also it is useful to other sectors to plan for designing excellent AIS to achieve the organizational effectiveness.

Keywords: Accounting Information System, System Quality, Information Quality, Service Quality, Organizational effectiveness
Financial Literacy and its determinants: A Case of professionals’ in Sri Lanka
Authors: Madhushani P.W.G. , Rajapakse R.P.C.R.
Published: March 2022

The main focus of this study is to identify the level of financial literacy and its determinants among professionals engaged in the fields of Medicine (Doctors), Engineering (Engineers), Management (Managers), Law (Lawyers) and other fields such as Aviation and Navigation (Captains and Pilots) as they can be considered as strategic decision makers of different fields in the country. Further they are assumed to be having accumulated wealth or excess funds for buying investment products. So, it is important to know whether they have the knowledge in effective utilization of their wealth. Study employed a descriptive survey design. A sample of 300 respondents from Colombo district was selected as it has the highest level of service sector employability. For the purpose of collecting data, a well-designed questionnaire was distributed under stratified random sampling technique based on a way that all 13 divisional secretariats in Colombo district were represented. The analysis (One-way ANOVA test results) revealed that, basic financial literacy (knowledge on time value of money, inflation, interest rates and real values) as well as the advanced financial literacy (knowledge on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, stock market, and portfolio diversification) among the respondents are at medium level, except doctors, lawyers, captains and pilots. Therefore, results concluded that all educated people are not financially literate. Linear regression results indicated that economic and financial education, self-analytical skills, monthly income level and the field of employment are as significant determinants of financial literacy. Those who are in the professions where there is lack of touch in economic and financial education are possessed with low financial knowledge. Therefore, it is important to implement a national strategy of improving economic and financial educational programmes especially for those who are not engaged in the fields of management.

Keywords: Financial literacy, Financial and Economic education, Self-analytical skills
Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Stock Returns: Evidence from a Frontier Market
Authors: Sarangi I. W.M.S. , Samarakoon S.M.R.K. , Wanigasekara W.A.D.K.J.
Published: March 2022

This study examines the mergers and acquisitions on stock returns in the Sri Lankan context. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of mergers and acquisitions on stock returns of Sri Lankan companies and establish whether there is any relationship between mergers and acquisitions on stock returns. For the intended purposes, the impact of mergers and acquisitions on stock returns, the secondary data is used from 10 listed companies for the period from 2010 to 2019. The event study methodology is used to examine the reaction of investors to the announcement of mergers and acquisitions. The event window was 80 days, which is 40 days before and after the announcement date. The result indicates that mergers and acquisitions announcements generate positive significant Cumulative average abnormal returns (CAAR) at the event date. However, after the event date, acquirer companies exhibit very low CAAR close to zero or sometimes negative value and not statistically significant. Thus, findings suggest that the shareholders' reaction to the information content of mergers and acquisitions limited to event day. After the announcement date, the CAAR takes a gradual declining trend.

Keywords: Acquisition, Colombo Stock Exchange, Event Study analysis, Merger, Stock Return
Impact of Corporate Incentives of Finance Managers on Financial Performance of Public Listed Companies in Sri Lanka
Authors: De Livera M. S. S.
Published: March 2022

In the context of improving financial performance of companies throughout the world, corporate incentives provided to finance managers with respect to enhanced employee performance is of paramount importance. However, this paper is based on the findings of public listed companies in Sri Lanka. Even though theories to satisfy and motivate employees through corporate incentives have been extensively studied, most researchers do have different views on major predictions on financial performance of listed companies. This paper aims to ascertain the adequacy and the level of corporate incentives of finance managers required to enhance financial performance of public listed companies in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of investigation, a quantitative study with the use of deductive method, using stratified random sampling technique consisting a sample of 200 Public Listed Companies out of a population of 306 was used. Both primary data sourced through questionnaires from the representative sample of the population and secondary data available in the annual reports of listed firms within last 5 years were used to conduct multiple correlation and regression analysis.

The obtained results were relatively according to the literature developed in the study as expounded by Fredrick Herzberg under Two Factor Theory and also by Alderfer under ERG theory. The results indicated corporate incentives have a strong effect on financial performance and a strong relationship between corporate incentives with financial performance of listed firms. Corporate incentives in the context of factors of motivation were more effective than hygiene factors as explained by Herzberg and also by Alderfer which the theoretical framework was based upon in this study.

This study recommended that public listed companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange should focus on intrinsic corporate incentives (factors of motivation) as emphasized by Herzberg than extrinsic corporate incentives (hygiene factors). This study implied that Human Resource practitioners, theorists, researchers and remuneration policy makers to consider requisite level of corporate incentives to formulate remuneration policies and procedures to mitigate, avoid and prevent discrepancies in incentive anomalies to motivate finance managers to gain successful financial growth.

Keywords: Anomalies, Deductive Method, Financial Performance, Hygiene Factors, Sample Size
Impact of Disclosure of Integrated Reporting Practices on Stakeholder Value Creation (Special References to Listed Companies in Sri Lanka)
Authors: Adhikari S.A.S.S. , Sameera T.K.G.
Published: March 2022

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of disclosure of integrated reporting (IR) practices on stakeholder value creation with special reference to listed companies in Sri Lanka. IR has become a new phenomenon in Sri Lanka. The studies conducted in other countries have proved that the impact of disclosure of IR practices on stakeholder value creation varied with time, country, and method used to measure variables and relationship found is inconclusive. Therefore, this research attempts to fill this research gap by examining the impact of disclosure of IR practices on stakeholder value creation. The two independent variables were used in the study as content elements, guiding principles. The dependent variables were earning per share (EPS) and return on capital employed (ROCE). The study applied the method of content analysis. The sample of the study consists the 50 of the top-most capitalized listed companies from 2015 to 2018. The authors constructed a disclosure index based on the content elements and guiding principles of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and measured the integrated reporting disclosure score (IRS) of each company. Three hypotheses were used to achieve study objectives, whereas hypotheses were tested by the panel regression analyses. The findings of the study statistically confirmed that IR disclosure of both content elements and guiding principles were positive and significant impact on the stakeholder value creation process. Therefore, this study infers that IR is contributing towards the stakeholder value creation and it would be useful for corporates to decide how effectively the organization can implement IR. The further study provides insights on IR adoption to the practitioners and policymakers.

Keywords: Content elements, Guiding principles, Integrated reporting, Integrated reporting framework
Financial Performance of the Firms and the Enterprise Risk Management: A Sri Lankan Perspective
Authors: Rozairo H.P. , Samarakoon S.M.R.K. , Liyanaarachchi U.S.
Published: March 2022

Risk management and financial performances in organizations had been of mounting importance when it comes to the research arena during the past few decades and is still heavily discussed globally nowadays. The tendency is to take an all-risk encompassing overview of risk management instead of considering risk management from a narrow-based overview. This all-risk encompassing approach to risk management is usually mentioned as Corporate Risk Management. A noticeable dearth of research is there in the studies that have been done on the relationship between corporate risk management and financial performance in organizations. There are so many shreds of evidence for the statement that organizations will enhance their performance by using the corporate risk management concept. The main objective instigated during this study is that the proper match between corporate risk management and, therefore, the firm factors: namely, industry competition, firm size, firm complexity, and monitoring by the board of directors and the relationship among corporate risk management and firm performance. This study identifies the impact of corporate risk management on financial performances of Banks, Diversified Financials, Insurance, Energy, and Retailing sectors in the Colombo Stock Exchange, which include 86 companies, were considered as the population and supported a sample of 60 firms. The research began with a search for companies that indicated they were utilizing the corporate risk management concept in their annual reports covering their fiscal year 2018. The findings indicate that firms should consider the implementation of a corporate risk management system following structural variables affecting the firm. These findings will be interesting to the policymakers, future researchers, as well as to the general public and any third party who are keen on corporate risk and financial performance of Banks, Diversified Financials, Insurance, Energy, and Retailing sectors in Sri Lanka.

Keywords: contingency theory, corporate risk management index, firm performance, Sri Lanka