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Board Diversity and Earnings Quality of Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
Authors: Essien Michael David , Akpan Dorathy Christopher 
Published: June 2024

Investors’ confidence in the financial reporting process has been hampered because of unethical accounting practices and earnings management and this could be as a result of weak governance structures. The main objective of this study therefore was to examine the effect of board diversity on earnings quality of deposit money banks listed on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group from 2014-2023. The independent variable of the study was proxied by board age diversity, board experience diversity and board financial expertise, while the dependent variable was proxied by discretionary loan loss provision. The research design adopted for this study was ex post facto because secondary data were used. The sample size of this study was 10 deposit money banks purposively selected. Ordinary least square regression was used to analyze the data used and statistical software package employed was E-view version 10. The findings of the study revealed that board age diversity has a non-significant negative effect on the discretionary loan loss provisions; experience diversity and board financial expertise have significant negative effect on discretionary loan loss provisions of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. Thus, it was concluded that board diversity has significant influence on earnings quality of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. Therefore, it was recommended that the management of deposit money banks should prioritize recruiting board members with robust financial background and expertise to enhance both their earnings quality and financial risk management strategies.
The Potential of The Big Island of Melaka and the Tomb of Sultan al-Ariffin Sheikh Ismail as a Visitor-Friendly Religious Tourism Destination
Authors: Muhammad Masruri  , Mustapha Ahmad Sharifuddin , Abdul Khalim Mustapahayuddin , Shofaussamawati  
Published: June 2024

Abstract: Big Island Melaka is one of Malaysia's historical and religious tourist destinations. However, many people are unaware of the island's historical and religious significance. The purpose of this research is to explore and describe the current state and history of Melaka Big Island as an Islamic tourist destination through content analysis methodology. The results of the study found that the Big Island is a historical island that contributed greatly to the effective spread of Islam in Melaka and its surroundings. The existence of the tomb of Sultan al-Ariffin and other figures is the main attraction for many religious tourists to come to the Big Island to get to know more about the historical side of this Big Island. However, some tourists continue to engage in khurafat activities and violate Islamic restrictions. The Big Island should adopt the idea of Islamic tourism to make it free from aspects of shirk and khurafat as well as cosy and welcoming to visitors. Local authorities need to be concerned about monitoring the activities carried out by visitors to this Big Island. With various studies on programmes and activities that have been carried out, it is hoped that the management of Pulau Besar will be better for the purpose of being recognised as an Islamic tourist destination that is visited by tourists at the local and global levels.

Abstrak: Pulau Besar Melaka merupakan antara destinasi pelancongan bersejarah dan keagamaan di Malaysia. Walau bagaimanapun, ramai orang tidak menyedari tentang pentingnya nilai sejarah dan aspek agama di pulau ini. Penulisan ini bertujuan bagi meneroka dan menghuraikan keadaan semasa dan sejarah Pulau Besar Melaka sebagai destinasi pelancongan Islam melalui metodologi kualitatif analisis dokumen. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa Pulau Besar merupakan sebuah pulau bersejarah yang memberi sumbangan besar kepada kejayaan penyebaran Islam di Melaka dan sekitarnya. Keberadaan makam Sultan al-Ariffin serta tokoh lainnya merupakan tarikan utama pelancong keagamaan ramai datang ke Pulau Besar bagi mengenal lebih dalam sisi sejarah Pulau Besar ini. Namun demikian masih terdapat aktiviti khurafat serta dilarang agama yang dilakukan oleh sesetengah pengunjung. Konsep pelancongan Islam perlu diaplikasikan di Pulau Besar bagi menjadikan tempat pelancongan tersebut bebas daripada unsur syirik dan khurafat serta selesa dan mesra pengunjung. Pihak kerajaan tempatan perlu mengambil berat terhadap pengawasan aktiviti yang dijalankan pengunjung Pulau Besar ini. Dengan pelbagai kajian berkenaan program dan aktiviti yang telah dijalankan diharapkan pengurusan Pulau Besar ditambah baik bagi tujuan ianya diiktiraf sebagai destinasi pelancongan Islam yang ramai dikunjungi oleh pelancong di peringkat tempatan mahupun antarabangsa.
Morphological Neologisms: The Emergence of Social Media Slang on TikTok
Authors: Wan Mohd Muzani Atifah , Mohammad Lotfie Maskanah 
Published: June 2024

Abstract: This study explores recent social media slang, neologised or popularised on TikTok, the social media application that allows the creation and sharing of short videos. It identifies the slang words and investigates semantic shifts, functions, origins and morphological processes involved in slang formations. Twenty new slang words were identified from extracts collated from fifty-one TikTok videos. Of the four criteria of slang: low degree of formality, taboo term, regular usage, and special familiarity, it is found that all the slang words fulfil the fourth criterion as they are only familiar to social media users. Most of the slang words are used as a form of group association in which these words are commonly known to people who are aware of TikTok or social media trends. For the word formation methods of which there are eight: affixation, compounding, conversion, shortening, sound-imitation, reduplication, creative respelling, and semantic shift, the identified slang words were largely formed through semantic shifts, whereby these words are existing ones that have evolved into having new meanings. Results of the analyses of the identified slang words lead to the deduction that all of them are unrelated to the health or medical sector even though these words were made popular during the COVID-19 pandemic that was ravaging the whole world.

Abstrak: Kajian ini meneroka slanga media sosial terkini, yang dicipta dan dipopularkan di Tiktok, iaitu aplikasi media sosial yang membenarkan penciptaan dan perkongsian video-video pendek. Kajian ini mengenalpasti slanga dan mengkaji perubahan semantik, fungsi, asal-usul dan proses morfologi yang terlibat dalam pembentukan slanga. 20 slanga baru telah dikenalpasti daripada ekstrak yang telah dikumpulkan daripada 51video TikTok. Daripada empat kriteria slanga: tahap formaliti yang rendah, istilah pantang-larang, penggunaan biasa, dan kebiasaan khas, telah didapati bahawa semua slanga memenuhi kriteria keempat kerana slanga tersebut hanya dikenali oleh pengguna media sosial. Kebanyakan slanga digunakan sebagai tanda asosiasi kepada kumpulan tertentu, dimana perkataan-perkataan ini hanyalah dikenali oleh orang yang tahu tentang TikTok dan trend media sosial tersebut. Untuk kaedah pembentukan perkataan dimana terdapat lapan kaedah: imbuhan, kata majmuk, penukaran, pengurangan, imitasi bunyi, reduplikasi, ejaan kreatif, dan perubahan semantik, slanga yang telah dikenalpasti sebahagian besarnya dibentuk melalui perubahan semantik, dimana perkataan-perkataan ini adalah perkataan yang sedia ada, namun telah diberikan makna baharu. Hasil analisis slanga yang telah dikenalpasti membawa kepada kesimpulan bahawa kesemuanya adalah tidak berkaitan dengan sektor kesihatan atau perubatan walaupun kesemuanya telah dipopularkan semasa pandemik COVID-19 yang telah menjejaskan seluruh dunia.
Persaingan Kerusi Marginal Dalam Pilihan Raya Malaysia: Kajian Kes PRN Johor 2022
Authors: Azlan Ariff Aizuddin , Mohamed Noor Muhamad Nadzri 
Published: June 2024

Abstrak: Sejak Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12 (PRU 2008), persaingan pilihan raya di Malaysia menjadi semakin sengit. Di saat gabungan parti pemerintah, Barisan Nasional (BN) mencatatkan penurunan populariti yang agak jelas sehingga PRU 2018, pakatan atau parti-parti pembangkang pula mencatatkan penambahan sokongan dari masa ke semasa. Dari sudut kewilayahan, terdapat corak yang ketara di mana BN dan Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) kelihatan popular di luar bandar dengan menjadikan isu Melayu-Islam sebagai instrumen untuk mengukuhkan sokongan politik di peringkat akar umbi, manakala Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) dan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) di kawasan bandar dan pinggirannya dilihat menggunakan pendekatan berbentuk tadbir urus baik. Namun, di sebalik transisi dan perpecahan politik yang berlaku, muncul kawasan-kawasan pilihan raya yang sengit dengan majoriti yang rendah dan semakin banyak dalam kalangan para pemenangnya. Malah, kawasan-kawasan ini dianggap sebagai penentu kemenangan kepada mana-mana pilihan raya di Malaysia, baik di peringkat negeri mahu pun persekutuan. Walau bagaimanapun, fenomena ini masih kurang perhatian sarjana sains politik Malaysia, di sebalik signifikan dalam politik negara. Bertitik-tolak daripada premis ini, penulisan ini dihasilkan dengan menggunakan kerangka analitikal kerusi marginal dan kajian lapangan. Situasi Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor 2022 dijadikan kajian kes dalam meneroka dan menjelaskan fenomena ini.

Abstract: Since the 12th General Election (GE 2008), electoral competition in Malaysia has become increasingly dynamic. At the time of the ruling party coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN) recorded a clear decline in popularity until the 2018 general election, when the coalition or opposition parties recorded an increase in support over time. From a regional point of view, there is a significant pattern where BN and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) remained popular in rural areas by using Malay-Islam issues as an instrument to strengthen political support at the grassroots level, while the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the Parti KeADILan Rakyat (PKR) in urban areas and its suburbs were heavily engaged in the good governance approach. However, despite the transition and political division that took place, there are fierce electoral districts with low majorities and more among the winners. These areas are considered to be decisive for any election in Malaysia later this year, both at the state and federal levels. However, this phenomenon is still under-researched and covered in the Malaysian political science corpus, despite its significance in national politics. Based on this premise, this study is based on the analytical framework of marginal seats and field studies. Therefore, the phenomenon of the Johor 2020 State Election is positioned as a case study in exploring and explaining this dynamic.
Pelestarian Sumber Daya dan Lingkungan Pesisir dan Laut
Authors: Uneputty Prulley A , Haumahu Sara , Mamesah Juliaeta A B 
Published: June 2024

Negeri Oma, Maluku Tengah memiliki potensi sumber daya perikanan dan kelautan yang cukup tinggi terutama ikan dan moluska. Namun saat ini terjadi penurunan potensi sumber daya tersebut disertai dengan penurunan kualitas lingkungan dan kerusakan ekisistem laut dan pesisir. Penurunan kualitas lingkungan perairan, potensi sumber daya perikanan dan kelautan serta kerusakan ekosistem disebabkan karena kurangnya pemahaman masyarakat tentang upaya pelestarian atau konservasi dari sumber daya dan lingkungan perairan tersebut. Dengan demikian, Tim Pengabdian dari Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Universitas Pattimura perlu memberikan penyuluhan kepada masyarakat Negeri Oma tentang pelestarian sumber daya dan lingkungan pesisir dan laut. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah untuk memberikan pengetahuan praktis tentang ekosistem-ekosistem utama yang ada di perairan yang menunjang ketersediaan sumber daya perikanan dan kelautan, faktor penyebab kerusakan ekosistem pesisir dan laut dan penurunan sumber daya perikanan, dampak kerusakan ekosistem dan sumber daya laut, serta upaya untuk mengurangi dampak tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah ceramah, diskusi dan pengisian kuisioner sebelum dan sesudah kegiatan berlangsung. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata pemahaman peserta kegiatan sebelum penyampaian materi adalah 36,25% dan meningkat menjadi 90% setelah kegiatan diberikan. Selain itu peserta menunjukkan antusiasme yang tinggi dalam mengikuti kegiatan penyuluhan ini.
Profiles of Cancer Patients at Surgical Oncology Outpatient Clinic at Dharmais Cancer Hospital as National Referral Hospital in Indonesia from 2017 to 2021
Authors: Sofyan Rian Fabian , Ramadhan Ramadhan , Purwanto Denni Joko , Gautama Walta , Dien Alban W , Brahma Bayu , Iskandar Bob Andinata , Kurniawan Febriyanto , Husein Abdul Muhaimin , Sabatini Nafilla Nesantya , Ginawang Asto 
Published: June 2024

Background: Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Dharmais Cancer Hospital is set to be the National Cancer Center with an obligation to support all hospitals throughout the country that specialize in cancer. Surgical Oncology is one of the departments that handles the most cases in Dharmais Cancer Hospital. The types of cancers that are managed in Surgical Oncology Departments are breast cancer, head and neck cancer, thyroid cancer, skin cancer, and soft tissue cancer. Objective: This paper aims to find the newly diagnosed cancer patients’ characteristics and socioeconomic features in Dharmais National Cancer Center from 2017 to 2021. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study using the medical record database of outpatients at Dharmais Cancer Hospital as a data collection method from 2017 until 2021. The sample size includes all new cancer patients in Dharmais Cancer Hospital that have been recorded. Result: Over 500,000 patients visited Dharmais Cancer Hospital in the last 5 years with an average of over 100,000 visits per year. Over 90% of the patients have solid tumors, and over eight thousand patients were admitted to the Surgical Oncology Outpatient Clinic, it was concluded that the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer is breast cancer (66.7%) of all types of cancer in the past 5 years. Most of the new patients are female (88.1%) with the most common age group of 40 to 55 years old (50.7%). Most of the patients are senior high school graduates (42.8%). Conclusions: The general characteristic of cancer patients is dominated by breast cancer patients, most patients are female, in the age group between 40 to 55 years old, and senior high school graduates. Further studies need to be done on each type of cancer to have a better understanding of the profiles and characteristics of solid cancer patients in Dharmais Cancer Hospital.
Phyllodes Tumor on Male Breast: A Literature Review
Authors: Dzulhijar Naufal , Yamsun Muhammad 
Published: June 2024

Background: Phyllodes tumor is a neoplasm from the fibroepithelial lesion and is rare to be found. Hence, there are some case reports that phyllodes tumor also can be found in the male breast. From 1990 until 2020, 13 articles show the phyllodes tumor in the male breast. The incidence of this tumor is 6.92% of all malignancies in the breast and occurs at a younger age, ie 25-30 years. Despite the rare cases of phyllodes tumors on male breasts, this study aims to explore and summarize the risk factors, diagnostic approaches, and treatment used for the cases. Methods: This literature review is synthesized with analysis of the source of information from online databases, such as NCBI, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley Online Library, World Health Organization, Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia, and Perhimpunan Onkologi Indonesia (POI). The keywords are “phyllodes tumor on male breast” and “tumor filodes pada pria”. Thirteen articles provided the cases by years of publication later than 2012, but only 7 cases fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria were used for analysis. Results: Phyllodes tumors on the male breast would likely appear in those who have gynecomastia or prostate disease and are currently on therapy for the disease. Gynecomastia has the potential to affect an estrogen/androgen imbalance. Several case studies mention that there is an incidence of breast tumors in men who use long-term estrogen therapy. Treatment with bicalutamide for men with prostate cancer can also lead to malignant phyllodes tumors in men. Conclusions: Phyllodes tumors on male breasts are rare cases that need to be understood by physicians for diagnostic approach and effective treatment. The male who have a history of gynecomastia or prostate disease should be cautious as they can develop phyllodes tumors in the future.
Spray deposition and uniformity assessment of unmanned aerial application systems (UAAS) at varying operational parameters
Authors: Byers Coleman , Virk Simerjeet , Rains Glen , Li Steve 
Published: June 2024

The use of Unmanned Aerial Application Systems (UAAS) has increased rapidly in agriculture in recent years. Information regarding their spray performance, as influenced by operational parameters, is important to understand for their effective utilization. A study was conducted to assess the spray characteristics of two commercial UAAS platforms (TTA M4E and DJI Agras T30) using three different nozzle types, flight speeds, and application heights. Spray deposition was recorded across the swath to assess and compare spray behavior under these selected varying operational parameters. In-swath deposition uniformity was evaluated using the coefficient of variation (CV) for different theoretical effective swaths computed from single-pass spray patterns. The results indicated a highly variable spray deposition with the majority of coverage concentrated directly below the UAAS flight path. Coarser droplets produced by the AIXR (Air-Induction Extended Range) and TTI (Turbo Teejet Induction) nozzles exhibited greater coverage directly under the UAAS while finer droplets from the XR (Extended Range) nozzle showed improved uniformity across wider swaths. Coverage decreased with an increase in flight speed for both platforms. Application height had no effect on spray coverage for the TTA M4E, but coverage increased with height for the DJI Agras T30 within the tested range. Both increased flight speed (5.0 and 6.7 m s-1 for the TTA M4E and DJI Agras T30, respectively) and height (3.0 m for both the TTA M4E and DJI Agras T30) showed increased uniformity. Among the tested parameters, only a few exhibited an acceptable variability (CV≤25%) within the range of theoretical effective swaths. The TTA M4E had a CV&lt;25% for the flight speeds of 3.4 and 5.0 m s-1, and a height of 3.0 m at an effective swath of 2.0 m. In contrast, the 2.3 and 3.0 m heights, XR and TTI nozzles, and 4.5 and 6.7 m s-1 speeds exhibited acceptable variability for the DJI Agras T30 for an effective swath of 4.0 m. For both UAAS, none of the tested parameters had an acceptable CV (≤25%) at the widest swath (4.0 and 9.0 m for the TTA M4E and DJI Agras T30, respectively) recommended by the manufacturer.
Design of novel triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) bone scaffold with multi-functional pores: lower stress shielding and higher mass transport capacity
Authors: Jiang Jian , Huo Yi , Peng Xing , Wu Chengwei , Zhu Hanxing , Lyu Yongtao 
Published: June 2024

Background: The bone repair requires the bone scaffolds to meet various mechanical and biological requirements, which makes the design of bone scaffolds a challenging problem. Novel triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS)-based bone scaffolds were designed in this study to improve the mechanical and biological performances simultaneously.Methods: The novel bone scaffolds were designed by adding optimization-guided multi-functional pores to the original scaffolds, and finite element (FE) method was used to evaluate the performances of the novel scaffolds. In addition, the novel scaffolds were fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) and mechanical experiments were performed to evaluate the performances.Results: The FE results demonstrated the improvement in performance: the elastic modulus reduced from 5.01 GPa (original scaffold) to 2.30 GPa (novel designed scaffold), resulting in lower stress shielding; the permeability increased from 8.58 × 10−9 m2 (original scaffold) to 5.14 × 10−8 m2 (novel designed scaffold), resulting in higher mass transport capacity.Conclusion: In summary, the novel TPMS scaffolds with multi-functional pores simultaneously improve the mechanical and biological performances, making them ideal candidates for bone repair. Furthermore, the novel scaffolds expanded the design domain of TPMS-based bone scaffolds, providing a promising new method for the design of high-performance bone scaffolds.
An ovine knee simulator: description and proof of concept
Authors: Bartolo Maria Kristina , Newman Simon , Dandridge Oliver , Halewood Camilla , Accardi Mario Alberto , Dini Daniele , Amis Andrew A. 
Published: June 2024

AimsThe ovine stifle is an established model for evaluation of knee treatments, such as meniscus replacement. This study introduces a novel ovine gait simulator for pre-testing of surgical treatments prior to in vivo animal trials. Furthermore, we describe a pilot study that assessed gait kinematics and contact pressures of native ovine stifle joints and those implanted with a novel fiber-matrix reinforced polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol (PVA-PEG) hydrogel meniscus to illustrate the efficacy of the simulator.MethodsThe gait simulator controlled femoral flexion-extension and applied a 980N axial contact force to the distal tibia, whose movement was guided by the natural ligaments. Five right ovine stifle joints were implanted with a PVA-PEG total medial meniscus replacement, fixed to the tibia via transosseous tunnels and interference screws. Six intact and five implanted right ovine stifle joints were tested for 500 k gait cycles at 1.55 Hz. Implanted stifle joint contact pressures and kinematics in the simulator were compared to the intact group. Contact pressures were measured at 55° flexion using pressure sensitive film inserted sub-meniscally. 3D kinematics were measured optically across two 30-s captures.ResultsPeak contact pressures in intact stifles were 3.6 ± 1.0 MPa and 6.0 ± 2.1 MPa in the medial and lateral condyles (p &lt; 0.05) and did not differ significantly from previous studies (p &gt; 0.4). Medial peak implanted pressures were 4.3 ± 2.2 MPa (p &gt; 0.4 versus intact), while lateral peak pressures (9.4 ± 0.8 MPa) were raised post medial compartment implantation (p &lt; 0.01). The range of motion for intact joints was flexion/extension 37° ± 1°, varus/valgus 1° ± 1°, external/internal rotation 5° ± 3°, lateral/medial translation 2 ± 1 mm, anterior/posterior translation 3 ± 1 mm and distraction/compression 1 ± 1 mm. Ovine joint kinematics in the simulator did not differ significantly from published in vivo data for the intact group, and the intact and implanted groups were comparable (p &gt; 0.01), except for in distraction-compression (p &lt; 0.01).ConclusionThese findings show correspondence of the ovine simulator kinematics with in vivo gait parameters. The efficacy of the simulator to evaluate novel treatments was demonstrated by implanting a PVA-PEG hydrogel medial meniscal replacement, which restored the medial peak contact pressures but not lateral. This novel simulator may enable future work on the development of surgical procedures, derisking subsequent work in live animals.