bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Energy Consumption Using Sequential to Better Signal (SBS) Scheme for Green Celluler Network
Authors: Mahmudah Haniah , Puspitorini Okkie , Wijayanti Ari , Siswandari Nur Adi , Kusumaningrum Yetik Dwi 
Published: June 2020

Over time, cellular communication technology developed significantly from year to year. This is due to increasing the number of users and the higher needed. To overcome this problem, many providers increase the number of new base station installations to fill up the customer's needed. The increase number of base stations does not take into account the amount of power consumption produced, where in the cellular network Base Stations (BS) are the most dominant energy consuming equipment estimated at 60% - 80% of the total energy consumption in the cellular industry. In addition, energy waste often occurs in the BS where the emission power will always remain even if the number of users is small. Power consumption and energy savings are important issues at this time because they will affect CO2 emissions in the air. This paper proposes to save energy consumption from BS by turning off BS (sleep mode) if the number of users is small and distributed to other BS (neighboring BS) which is called cell zooming technique. The cell size can zoom out when the load traffic is high and zoom in when the load traffic is low. To determine the central BS and neighboring BS, a sequential to better signal (SBS) scheme is used where this scheme sorts neighboring BS based on the SINR value received (user). The results of this research, base station can be able to save energy 29.12% and reduce CO2 emission around 3580 kg/year. It means saving energy consumption which is also reducing air pollution occurs and this term can be named as green cellular network.
IDENTIFICATION OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY DIFFICULT TOPICS AS PERCEIVED BY UPPER BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
Authors: Abd-El-Aziz Abd-El-Latif Adekunle , Jimoh Jelil Adebayo , Muhammad Hassan Abdullahi 
Published: June 2020

The study identified basic technology difficult topics in upper basic curriculum as perceived by teachers and students in Ibadan metropolis. A research question and one hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey of the correlational research design using multi-stage sampling technique. “Questionnaire for Identification of Basic Technology Difficult Topics in Upper Basic Education” (QIBT-DTUBE) was the main instrument for data collection. Face and content validity of QIBT-DTUBE was established by three technology education experts. The reliability coefficient for QIBT-DTUBE yielded 0.91 using Cronbach Alpha reliability technique. Research questions were analyzed using Mean and Standard deviation while the null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance using t-test statistics. Result obtained indicated that teachers and students perceived ten topics as difficult to teach and learn while the students identified additional nine topics that are difficult to learn. More so, a significant difference exists between the mean ratings of upper basic education teachers and students on their perceived levels of difficulty of basic technology topics. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that basic technology specialist teachers be supported with appropriate trainings and refresher courses on all the topics identified as difficult.
Keywords: Difficult Topics, Basic Technology, Basic Education Curriculum, Teachers’ Perception, Students’ Perception
SOCIAL MEDIA USE INTENSITY AT WORKPLACE AMONG HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVES OF A GOVERNMENT AGENCY HEADQUARTERS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Authors: Ishak Nurhamizah , Khairuddin Farah Nadzirah , Aziz Nur Shaziella 
Published: June 2020

Browsing social media is a common daily activity for most people all around the globe nowadays regardless of age and gender. Although the frequency, duration and motive of browsing social media differs from one person to another, the existence of employees who have social-media mania and keep browsing social media all the time even during their working hours causes the employers to monitor their employees‘ social media use intensity at workplace from time to time. This study looks at the level of social media use intensity at workplace among Human Resources executives of a government agency headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Questionnaires were used to collect data on the sample. Due to its quite small population size, total population sampling method is applied. Out of 68 executives, only 30 completed the questionnaires (response rate = 44.12%). Findings revealed that the sample have high level of social media use intensity at workplace. However, there was no statistically significant difference between social media use intensity and gender. Other than that, it was found that the main motive behind using social media at workplace is interpersonal. As for the implications of this study, it contributes to the corpus of knowledge in the area of social media use intensity at workplace in local organization context and provides empirical data to assist organization in conducting appropriate policy to control social media use intensity at workplace among their employees.
Keywords: Social Media Use Intensity, Motives Behind Using Social Media, Government Agency
ECONOMIC GROWTH ANALYSIS: A STUDY ON MALAYSIAN MARKET
Authors: Abdul Manaf Suhaily Maizan , Mohamed Hamidi Shuhada , Mohd Said Nur Shafini , Omar Ali Siti Rapidah , Adenan Nur Dalila 
Published: June 2020

Economic performance of a country is mostly determined by the growth and any other internal and external factors. In this study, researchers purposely focused on Malaysian market by examining the relationship between export, inflation rate, government expenditure and foreign direct investment towards economic growth in Malaysia by applying the yearly data of 47 years from 1970 to 2016 using descriptive statistics, regression model and correlation method analysis. By applying Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method, the result suggests that export, government expenditure and foreign direct investment are positively and significantly correlated with the economic growth. However, inflation rate has negative and insignificant relationship with the economic growth. The outcome of the study is suggested to be useful in providing the future research direction towards the economic growth in Malaysia.
Keywords: economic growth; export; inflation rate; government expenditure
FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYEE’S TURNOVER INTENTION IN BANKING SECTOR IN PENANG
Authors: Arvindraj Arvindraj , Shanmugam Jaya Kumar 
Published: June 2020

This study aims to investigate factors that influence employee’s turnover intention in banking sector in Penang. The are several factors expected to influence the employee’s turnover intention which are distributive justice, job stress, job satisfaction and compensation. A total of 150 bank employees from different banking sectors were selected and questionnaires were distributed to them. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between all factors and employee’s turnover intention. All factors have an influence towards employee’s turnover intention. This study will help the bank management to identify the potential factors that influence their staff to quit from the current job. Several recommendations and suggestions for further research are also discussed at the end of this study.
Keywords: Employee Turnover, Distributive Justice, Job Satisfaction, Compensation
Assessing the Impact of Recent Global Crisis on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Winarno Tri 
Published: June 2020

In this article we examine three broad issues. The first is to measure the impact of 2008 global financial crisis on Indonesia’s economy, particularly on loans extended to small and medium scale enterprises at regional level. Next is to analyze significant factors of inducing loans extended to small and medium scale enterprises. Finally, it is to fill the gap in the literature by introducing a quantitative methodology. A spatial lag model and spatial error model are used to assess the three broad issues. Regionally, quarterly panel data spanning from 2002 up to 2011 are employed to support the analysis. One of the results is the global financial crisis that negatively impacts on Indonesia economy, particularly on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In terms of loan extended to the SMEs, there is strong and positive spatially correlation among province, showing commoving and integrating economy within the territories of Indonesia. Finally, this research suggests that interest rates is not significantly correlated with loans to SMEs, which indicates that the access to financial institutions is more important and urgent to boost the performance of SMEs in Indonesia which is reinforcing the opinion of financial inclusions for SMEs.
The Impact of Political Risk on Imports in Malaysia
Authors: Hanif Azlina , Sidek Noor Zahirah Mohd 
Published: June 2020

This paper examines the impact of political risks on imports in Malaysia. A wide array of indicators for political risk is used to examine their relative importance on imports. The paper uses Fully-modified OLS regression technique and the findings reveal that several types of indicators namely socio-economic conditions, law and order, religion in politics, democratic accountability and bureaucracy quality seem to exert significant impact towards imports in Malaysia. The impact however, is relatively small. An important policy implication is that policy makers should account for political risks apart from other institutional risks such as the conventional economic and financial risks in the formulation of trade policies.
Al-Qaradawi’s Juristic Perspectives On Zakah of Agricultural Wealth as Reflected in His Fiqh Al Zakah
Authors: Rosele Muhammad Ikhlas , Abdullah Luqman , Ramli Mohd Anuar 
Published: June 2020

This paper discusses al Qaradawi’s perspective on several issues in zakah of agricultural wealth. It analyzes his juristic views on the issues as reflected in his master piece Fiqh al Zakah. This paper focuses mainly on three issues, namely, nisab of agriculture, deduction of debts and expenses and zakah on rented land. It is found out that al Qaradawi’s perspectives on zakah of agricultural wealth based on the maqasid and he goes beyond the typical approaches of many Muslim scholars who only rely on the usul fiqh methods in deducing the rulings from the legal texts in Al Quran or Al Sunnah.
Theoretizing A New Sustainable Business Event: Extension of Mair and Jago Model
Authors: Zamzuri Norol Hamiza , Awang Khairil Wahidin , Abdul Aziz Yuhanis , Samdin Zaiton 
Published: June 2020

The growth of the event sector is underpinned by the demand of organizing a business event. Thus, it leads to an increase in economic and social impact. However, the problems from the growth of this sector potentially results from the use of several event materials, transportation and infrastructure development. Organizing a green event is seen as one of the strategies to reduce the environmental impact. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the issues involved throughout the process of greening an event by applying Mair and Jago Model. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with event managers from six Malaysia business event companies that encourage green practices during their event. Findings suggest that impact, initiative, support and performance motivates event organizers in organizing a green event. It has also been found that knowledge, resources and behaviour are the barriers faced by event organizers throughout the process of organizing a green event. Based on the findings it appears that two important factors have emerged from the data collection and analysis that showed a deviation from the Mair and Jago Model, namely “impact” for the motivation element and “support” for the barrier element. The main limitation of this study was the scope of the study; as it only focuses on business events. However, as the main purpose of this study is to explore the issues of organizing a green event, it has been found that there are other issues need to be explored in other contexts and geographical area. Apart from this, as this is a case study, it can only replicate according to the circumstances of this case study. However, this study can be generalized in terms of the theory that has emerged from it. It is suggested that further research should explore more issues in other contexts and geographical areas.
What Determines Adoption of E-banking Among Nigerians? A Conceptual Approach
Authors: Salimon Maruf Gbadebo , Yusoff Rushami Zien , Mohd Mokhtar Sany Sanuri 
Published: June 2020

Extant studies in the field of consumer behavior and information technology acceptance have established that adoption of electronic banking is determined by several factors. While several of these studies emanate from developed nations, few are available in developing countries like Nigeria. Aside, most of these studies concentrate on intention to adopt and failed to find out why customers lack trust and do not satisfy with the services render to them. Hence, this study looks into issues of trust and satisfaction of e-banking adoption and their relationship with other determinants as this will help to increase the rate of adoption of e-banking that is generally low in Nigeria.
Bangladesh Import Education from New Zealand: Opportunities & Challenges
Authors: Ali Ershad , Peya Arunima Ghosh , Subramaniam Geetha 
Published: June 2020

Bangladesh is an emerging economy and has been earning about 7% GDP growth during the last two decades. It has 150 universities which can accommodate 3 million students. Every year, about 5 million young students enter university level education. Therefore, about 2 million young people desire to move overseas for higher education. Existing literature focusses on the need for young generation to go overseas for higher education but the challenges as well as opportunities for studying overseas have not been addressed. This study aims to investigate the opportunities and challenges for Bangladeshi students in choosing New Zealand as a study destination.
The Role of Human Capital Management in Enhancing Engagement and Retention Among Top Talent in Organization: A Critical Literature Revie
Authors: Hassan Roshidi 
Published: June 2020

In this challenging global economic, organizations are fighting in the war of talent to remain competitive. It is no doubt that the role of human capital management (HCM) is the upmost important for organization and there are many aspects of HCM that can be applied and used by human capital practitioners. On the other hand, the organization needs to understand the many aspects of HCM and try to link it in order to make employees engage and retain in the organization especially the top talent. Employees who are engaged are said to become more committed to the organization and thus build some emotional link between the employees and employer, which in turn lead to retention. Detailed literature review was undertaken to explore the role of HCM in enhancing engagement and retention among the top talent. Through the literatures reviewed, it was found that several HCM practices such as creating great work environment, encouraging positive discretionary behaviour, and competitive reward and recognition had actually help in enhancing employee’s engagement. While some HCM practices also such as equitable reward package, continuous training and development program, and fair performance appraisal significantly contributed to employee’s retention. Hence, this paper will focuses on discussing the role of HCM as a vital component to enhance engagement and retention of top talent based on findings and suggestions from reviewing the vast literatures.
Sharia compliance in the construction industry: Is this something to build upon?
Authors: Annabi Carrie Amani , Husein Ummesalma Mujtaba , Hassan Fatima , Nasir Nouman 
Published: June 2020

Sharia principles imply a mode of organising society and its various facets, as well as serving as a guide for the conduct of individuals within the institutional and social context. Accountability to be one of the pillars of environmental ethics within Islam. Another of the most important Islamic concepts is the solidarity of Islamic generations. Thus, the broader environmental dimension related to building is a social concern. Building standards need to take into account this concern for preserving sustainability for future societies. Sharia compliant projects should be permissible business. Prophet Muhammad’s (P.B.U.H.) Hadith hallmarks the significance of adhering to Islamic legislation and highlights Halal and permissible business. Therein permissible/Halal business derives its elaboration from Islamic legislation. Sharia principles are often articulated in broad terms. This has created a license to use discretion on how to apply these principles. Owing to the fact there are different schools of Islamic jurisprudence, interpretation of dicta are not always co-terminus. This paper looks into the various components particular to the discussion on Sharia compliant logistics. In order to discuss the hypothetical facets involved in the depiction of Sharia compliant logistics for construction, the discussion is broken down to address the values associated with Sharia compliant business and therefore the implications of Sharia compliant construction logistics leads on from there.
The relationship between output growth and unemployment in the Philippines economy (1990-2014):
Authors: Mojica Marlon A. , Tatlonghari Virgilio M. 
Published: June 2020

This paper examines the empirical relationship between unemployment and real output in the Philippines utilizing quarterly data from the Labor Force Survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority for the period from 1990-2014. The study employed three variants of Okun’s Law – the “gap” approach, the “first difference” approach, and a dynamic approach. Findings show that the Okun’s coefficients based on the gap approach are consistent with the theoretical expectation of a negative relationship. In the ARDL model, labor force participation rate and trade openness were found to be significantly related to unemployment. The result of dummy variable test revealed the presence of structural break following the re-definition of unemployment in the Philippines in 2005. Recursive least squares and rolling regressions show evidence of parameter instability in several sub-periods.
Halal issues in processed food: Misuse of the Halal logo
Authors: Hassan Faridah , Hanif Azlina 
Published: June 2020

Professor Dr Faridah Hj Hassan is a professor of Marketing and Strategic Management from Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam. She is a prolific writer and researcher in the areas of Halal food marketing and branding, Islamic tourism and strategic management. Her passion in Halal branding lends her an important role as the Director of iHalal Management and Science, FBM, UiTM.
Dr Azlina Hanif is a senior lecturer of Economics from Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA. Her research interest is in the areas of International Trade and Islamic Economics. She is currently doing research on the research performance of universities in South East Asia under the ERASMUS+ program.
Causality between VAT and economic growth in Nigeria: An ARDL bounds testing approach
Authors: Yusuf Hammed Agboola , Abidin Irwan Shah Zainal , Bakar Normiza , Musibau Oluwaseyi Hammed 
Published: June 2020

Value Added Tax(VAT) is a consumption tax imposed at every stage of consumption level whose burden is burned by final consumer of goods and services. In most developing economies in the world, VAT as a source of revenue to the government that has been notable for its significant role in ensuring economic efficiency. However, VAT revenue has been underutilised in Nigeria due to a high level of corruption in the process of administering the tax. This study examines the impact of VAT, domestic investment and trade openness on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2016 using ARDL techniques. The research design is time series, and the data were analysed using time series unit root test, error correction model regression, short run and long run ARDL. The result found that VAT, domestic investment and trade openness had a positive and significant impact on real GDP. Also, corruption index is negative also significant in the long run. In the same vein, past value added tax had a negative and weak significant impact on real gross domestic product indicating convergence to long-run causality between economic growths and VAT and economic growth. The Error Correction Model (ECM (-1)) coefficient had a negative and statistically significant sign. This shows that 39 percent can quickly correct short-run deviation. The study, therefore, recommends that tax administrative loopholes should be plugged for tax revenue to contribute immensely to the development of the economy since past VAT had a significant impact on economic growth.
Relationship between ownership concentration and financial performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria: Does a turning point exist?
Authors: Kurawa Junaidu Muhammad , Umar Umar Habibu 
Published: June 2020

This study seeks to establish a non-linear relationship between ownership concentration and financial performance of the listed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The data were extracted from the annual reports and accounts of six (6) sampled DMBs from 2003 to 2014. A panel data regression technique was used to analyse the data collected. The study establishes that the relationship between ownership concentration and the financial performance of listed DMBs in Nigeria changes from negative to positive when the ownership concentration reaches 54.94%. This signifies that the relationship between ownership concentration and financial performance is negative if the concentration is below 54.94%. On the other hand, the relationship is positive if it is concentrated above 54.94%. Hence, it is recommended that the ownership of DMBs should not be concentrated below the cut-off point (54.94%) with the view to earning profits.
THE DYNAMIC OF CACI MULTIFUNCTION IN MANGGARAI ETHNIC NOWADAYS
Authors: Jama Karolus Budiman , Ardika I Wayan , Ardhana I Ketut , Setiawan I Ketut 
Published: June 2020

Manggaraian ethnic has a special art named Caci. The art holds and became an identity of the whole of Manggaraian. The art was begun as the ritual of farmer’s land fertility. In its developing, the aesthetic has gone under the multifunction in it show time. The art is not only performing for the shake of the local people culture, but also perform for the political interest as well as the catholic church in Mangggarai. This research used ethnographic method, data collected through the observation, interview, documentation, and triangulation. The research was done in Manggaraian ethnic of Flores. Every Caci performance has its own unique ideology. The ideology goes behind the cultural Caci performance is the ideology of fertility. The ideology goes behind the government interest of Caci performance is capitalism economy and political power. The church ideology is inclusivism through the inculturation languages.
Keywords: dynamic, multifunction, caci, ideology, culture identity