bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exploring the Effect of Science Teachers’ Age Group on Technological Knowledge, Technological Content and Pedagogical Knowledge in Augmented Reality
Authors: Cyril Nelson , Thoe Ng Khar , Sinniah Deva Nanthini , Rajoo Murugan , Sinniah Sivaranjini , Adzmin Wan Noor , Lay Yoon Fah , Shukor Sharfuddin Abdul 
Published: March 2022

This study describes the effect of science teachers’ cognizance of technological knowledge, technological content and pedagogical knowledge towards augmented reality across five age groups. This pilot study involved 44 science teachers from Penang, Malaysia using a 5-point Likert scale instrument. The administered survey instruments consisted of 18 questions on technological knowledge; technological content knowledge; and technological pedagogical knowledge. The analyses showed that generally teachers had good technological knowledge but their technological content and pedagogical knowledge seemed to be less. The results also showed that two items had significant differences using the Kruskal Wallis non-parametric test. The findings would be used as a tool to revise the servicing teachers’ technological practices using augmented reality incorporated in their daily teaching and learning sessions to obtain better learning outcomes. The research findings could also be used for further research exploring other variables affecting teachers’ technological knowledge. The intervention may be used in teachers’ training curriculum and continuing professional development in terms of determining their level of technological content and pedagogical knowledge that would increase the interest of students in learning and exploring science using Augmented Reality.
FENOMENA ONLINE BUYING BEHAVIOR DALAM PANDEMI COVID-19 (STUDI INTERAKSI SIMBOLIK PADA GENERASI MILENIAL)
Authors: Dira Meirin Rahma , Kartika Tina 
Published: March 2022

Pandemi telah mengubah habit masyarakat atau perilaku masyarakat dalam bertransaksi secara nontunai. Seiring dengan World Health Organization (WHO) yang mengeluarkan himbauan kepada masyarakat agar dapat menerapkan contactless payment. Contactless payment ini merupakan cara untuk pengurangan kontak dengan pembayaran tunai dengan menggunakan transaksi elektronik pada aplikasi belanja online, sehingga belanja online menjadi salah satu alternative konsumen untuk mengurangi kontak langsung saat melakukan transaksi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana motif dalam menggunakan shopee dan interaksi (termasuk mind, self, society) yang dilakukan oleh warga SMK Negeri 5 B.Lampung Bandung selama pandemi COVID-19. Jenis penelitian ini termasuk penelitian kualitatif yng menggunakan metode penelitian fenomenologi dengan pendekatan interaksi simbolik. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, metode observasi non-partisipan pada 10 informan kunci warga SMK Negeri 5 B.Lampung. Hasil penelitian menunjukan motif dalam penggunaan aplikasi Shopee yaitu pada shopping dan relaxation. Interaksi yang terjadi mengacu pada konsep mind, self, society adalah generasi milenial menggunakan transaksi Shopee selama pandemi Covid-19 cenderung ke perilaku gaya hidup baru sebagai bentuk kemudahan layanan masyarakat untuk mengurangi resiko terinfeksi virus corona. Penelitian selanjutnya dapat terfokus kepada hubungan dan perilaku dan adaptasi penggunaan aplikasi belanja online Shopee di tengah pandemi covid-19.
Oral Health Status and Practice among Buddhist Monk and Nun Students: Monastery Based Study in Nepal
Authors: Prajapati Dilip , Lama Sonam Rinchen , Mahanta Swagat , Subedi Shreya , Mahat Swastika 
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Oral health conditions can be largely preventable but still major health burden for many countries.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate oral health status and practice among Buddhist monk and Nun students in Nepal.
Methods: Monastery based cross sectional study was performed among 422 students from six monasteries with age group 6 to 20 years old from March to October 2021. A set of oral health related questionnaire were used followed by intraoral examinations including assessment of Decayed Missing Filled Teeth (DMFT), Gingival Status and Calculus Score along with dietary habits. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS with descriptive, Mann Whitney test and Spearman’s correlation test.
Results: Oral health knowledge attitude and practice were good in compared to other school children with same age groups. The mean DMFT Score were 1.62 ± 2.19 and mean dmft 0.59 ± 1.4 with good gingival and calculus score. Very few of them (47, 11.1%) had filled permanent tooth and 98 (23.2%) of them had dental pain within past six months of study. None of them (100%) had undergone orthodontic treatment where 23% had class III Angle’s Molar relationship. Dental caries showed an increasing trend in relation to age with significant moderate correlation (r=0.35, p<0.05).
Conclusions: The increased oral pain among Buddhist monk and nun with untreated dental caries regardless of sugary foods seems to be a challenging problem in monasteries with limited provision of dental service.
"Does Stock Market Liquidity Affect Firms' Dividend Policy?"
Authors: Hettiarachchi M.H.A.S.U , Samarakoon S.M.R.K , Rathnayake R.M.T.N. 
Published: March 2022

“The harder we look at the dividends picture, the more it seems like a puzzle, with pieces that just do not fit together” (Black, 1974). Since the days of Modigliani & Miller (1961), scholars have been studying dividend policy. However, until quite recently, the idea of liquidity has rarely been mentioned. The study examined whether there was a relationship between the firms' dividend policy and any shares' liquidity criteria in the Sri Lankan context. This study represented 100 companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and studied the performance throughout 2015-2019. Dividend policy becomes dependent, whereas Amivest liquidity, turnover liquidity, and Gopalan liquidity become explanatory variables. Amivest liquidity and turnover liquidity are stock market liquidity measurements, whereas Gopalan liquidity measures firm liquidity. The relationship between variables was evaluated using a combined linear regression method. The study has determined no meaningful relationship between dividend policy and liquidity measures of Amivest liquidity and turnover liquidity. However, the study detected a significant reverse relationship between dividend policy and Gopalan liquidity. It emphasizes that firm dividend policy is affected by the firm liquidity but not by the stock market liquidity in the Sri Lankan context. Based on the negative relationship between the firm's dividend policy and the Gopalan liquidity, it may be suggested that owners who have invested in high liquid companies are less likely to receive dividends. Management may then skip or reduce the dividend and reinvest further because of the lower propensity to pay. On the other hand, if the company is low in liquid, the expected dividends are higher than the capital gains. And in the case of a company's liquidity, management may have an idea of whether investors want dividends or capital gains. Consequently, investors also can make better investment decisions if they concern firm liquidity in the Sri Lankan context, and they can have better rewards as they prefer.
Keywords: Colombo Stock Exchange, Dividend policy, Stock Market Liquidity
Critical Review on Terminology and Definitions of Blended Learning
Authors: Danushka S.A.N. , Weerasinghe T.A. 
Published: March 2022

Blended learning seems an effective solution to knowledge dissemination among the knowledge community in the modern educational context. As the concept of ‘blended learning’ is interpreted differently by individuals, it makes a conceptual and definitional ambiguity among the practitioners over the years. This review tries to establish an insight into terminological and conceptual ambiguity over the definition of blended learning, and it would support scholars to be consistent in defining blended learning in future studies. The review was conducted with 74 research papers published in international peer-reviewed journals accessed via Google Scholar and Scinapse. The findings were thematically analysed in-depth and identified four dimensions of blended learning: Technology, Pedagogy (Educational), Cultural and Social, and Economical. The further analysis of review results could lead into formulating an amenable definition on blended learning - a combination on face-to-face and online instruction which ensure greater flexibility in students’ learning and congruity of course delivery - which is termed as ‘popular sense’ in this paper. Further, it is noted that blended-learning definition often tends to get influenced by contextual and personal experiences of the educationalists.
Keywords: Blended Learning, Blended Learning Definitions, Technology-integrated Learning
Contribution of Mentoring on Organizational Commitment of Millennial Employees: A Case Study of Knowledge Process Outsourcing Organization
Authors: Perera T. , Kariyapperuma S. 
Published: March 2022

With an ever-increasing growth in the composition of millennial employees in the workforce, understanding their expectations and demands and applying strategies to keep them fully engaged and committed has become a challenge. As this group grows significantly employers need to make major changes in their engagement and motivating models. In the modern business context, most organizations tend to offer career growth opportunities with benefits and arrange mentoring programs to facilitate employee career growth and solve their issues and concerns within the organizational environment. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study is to explore how the mentoring program at XYZ Company contributes to the organizational commitment of millennial employees. Theoretical foundations are basically drawn from Homan's Social Exchange theory and Meyer and Allen’s Organizational Commitment model. This qualitative case study has used the in-depth interview method to collect primary data from a sample of 20 mentors and mentees. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis method and pattern matching technique was used to identify the categories and themes that emerged through analyzing data. The results of the study indicated that mentoring program at XYZ Company is effective and has an impact on organizational commitment of millennial employees. Mentees perceived the impact of mentoring on organizational commitment in terms of mentor's influence, role of mentoring on emotional attachment and role of mentoring on obligation to stay. Mentors increase the commitment of mentees by appreciating and valuing their commitment, tracking and reviewing their performance and guiding them towards extra effort. Further, it revealed that mentors play very important role in motivating mentees to exert great effort in terms of being productive and punctual, achieving targets and ensuring quality. Their desire to maintain organizational membership is indicated by their feelings on being valued, proud and the bond with people and the culture. Finally, mentors create an obligation to stay by delegating more authority and responsibilities, providing growth opportunities and training and developing them properly. It was identified that mentees are committed in terms of affective commitment and normative commitment. However, it was evidenced that they were committed to the job but not to the organization. This professional commitment is mainly influenced by their intention of achieving rapid career growth. These findings provide important insights for the management of the organization on the expectations and demands of millennial employees and the nature of strategies that they should introduce to keep them fully engaged and committed.
Keywords: Mentoring, Employee Engagement, Organizational Commitment, Millennial employees
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Materi Mengenal Nama Allah dan Kitab-Nya melalui Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Inside Outside Circle pada Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam
Authors: Fathonah Siti 
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar peserta didik pada pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam materi pokok Mengenal Nama Allah dan Kitab-Nya di SD N Grinting 02 Kecamatan Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran kooperatif tipe inside outside circle pada kelas V A. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Model penelitian yang digunakan adalah model siklus yang dikembangkan oleh Kemmis dan Taggart. Subjek pada penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V A SD Negeri Grinting 02 Kecamatan Bulukamba, Kabupaten Brebes dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 32 anak, yang terdiri dari 16 siswa laki-laki dan 16 siswa perempuan tahun ajaran 2019/2020. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilaksanakan dalam 2 (dua) siklus yang masing-masing siklus terdiri dari tahap perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, evaluasi dan refleksi. Setiap siklus dilaksanakan dalam 2 kali pertemuan. Indikator keberhasilan dalam penelitian ini adalah adanya peningkatan hasil belajar siswa dilihat dari meningkatnya rata-rata kelas yang mencapai 84 dan persentase ketuntasan belajarnya mencapai 91%. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan peserta didik dapat menjalin komunikasi yang positif antar peserta didik dalam proses pembelajaran dan meningkatnya hasil belajar peserta didik dalam pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam. Hasil belajar terjadi peningkatan dari pra siklus, siklus 1 dan siklus 2 (61,73,84, hal yang sama terjadi juga pada persentase ketuntasan (28%, 59%, 91%). Melihat hasil belajar peserta didik yang mencapai nilai rata-rata yang telah ditetapkan peneliti dan observer, maka penerapan strategi pembelajaran kooperatif tipe inside outside circle dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam peserta didik kelas V A SD Negeri Grinting 02 Kecamatan Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes tahun pelajaran 2019/2020.
Upaya Peningkatan Prestasi Belajar Pratata Rambut melalui Metode Problem Based Learning pada Mata Pelajaran Pengeritingan Rambut Sanggul Tradisional dan Kreatif
Authors: Utami Tri Puji 
Published: March 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk meningkatkan prestasi belajar pratata dalam menggulung rambut dengan roll set peserta didik dalam pelajaran pengeritingan rambut sanggul tradisional dan kreatif. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas dengan model Kemmis and Taggart. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMK Negeri 3 Magelang dengan melibatkan 34 siswa kelas XI Kecantikan. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, angket, dan tes. Analisis data menggunakan tiga tahap yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan verifikasi data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar, motivasi, dan keterampilan siswa meningkat disetiap siklus.
Formy innych fakultatywnych podatków gminnych w świetle regulacji francuskiego Generalnego kodeksu podatków
Authors: Mariański Michał 
Published: March 2022

Niniejsza publikacja stanowi fragment badań nad francuskim generalnym kodeksem podatków (Code général des impôts), w zakresie podatków lokalnych. Publikacja ta ukazuje specyfikę tzw. innych fakultatywnych podatków gminnych, które francuski ustawodawca wprowadził obok innych gminnych podatków obowiązkowych. W ramach niniejszego opracowania analizie poddano trzy z czterech innych lokalnych podatków fakultatywnych: podatek od przekazania gruntu, który stał się możliwy do zabudowania (art. 1529- Taxe sur la cession de terrains devenus constructibles); podatek od nieużytków handlowych (art. 1530 - Taxe sur les friches commerciales) oraz podatek od zarządzania środowiskiem wodnym i zapobiegania powodziom (art. 1530 bis - Taxe pour la gestion des milieux aquatiques et la prévention des inondations). Niniejsze opracowanie nie tylko przybliża specyfikę francuskiego systemu podatkowego, ale stanowi pierwszy krok w kierunku możliwego wykorzystania istniejących w prawie podatkowym francuskim konstrukcji i rozwiązań przez polskiego ustawodawcę
Pojęcie broni palnej w art. 263 Kodeksu karnego i w ustawie o broni i amunicji
Authors: Jagiełło Dariusz , Gardocka Teresa 
Published: March 2022

Celem opracowania jest pokazanie kształtowania się ustawowego pojęcia „broń palna” w polskim prawie, a także ewolucji odpowiedzialności za jej nielegalne posiadanie. Desygnaty pojęcia „broń palna” to nie tylko egzemplarze broni wytworzone fabrycznie, ale również inne przedmioty, które mogą być użyte jak broń (kryminalistyczne pojęcie broni). Zagadnienie to jest istotne ze względu na trwające od kilku lat prace nad nową ustawą o broni. Przyjęcie poprawnej, zrozumiałej definicji jest kluczowe dla odpowiedzialności karnej. Istotne jest też prawidłowe określenie pojęcia „posiadania” broni, co budzi wciąż wątpliwości w orzecznictwie sądowym.
W Polsce ustawa o broni i amunicji w zakresie interpretacji pojęcia broń i broń palna jest niejasna. Odwołuje się do pojęć trudnych do zdefiniowania.
Historyczne spojrzenie na polskie regulacje odnoszące się do posiadania broni przez osoby cywilne, nie funkcjonariuszy służb, pokazuje postępujące komplikowanie się tych regulacji, zupełnie nieodpowiadające komplikowaniu się rzeczywistości.
Obowiązująca ustawa ma 56 bardzo rozbudowanych przepisów, i w zakresie definicji żaden obywatel bez specjalistycznego przygotowania jej nie zrozumie. Z kolei specjaliści z zakresu kryminalistyki prezentują różne poglądy na to, co jest a co nie jest bronią, szczególnie gdy chodzi o broń palną. Przeczy to podstawowym zasadom prawidłowej legislacji i praktycznie uniemożliwia obywatelom zrozumienie obowiązującego prawa, co jest istotne szczególnie w kontekście odpowiedzialności karnej za posiadanie broni palnej.
Autorzy przedstawili analizę dogmatyczną obowiązującego prawa, odwołując się do koncepcji kryminalistycznych definicji broni. Posłużyli się także historyczną analizą przepisów dotyczących posiadania broni palnej przez obywateli poczynając od okresu międzywojennego.
Wreszcie dokonali analizy orzecznictwa polskich sądów zarówno administracyjnych (pozwolenia na broń) jak karnych (przestępstwo nielegalnego posiadania broni).
Quasi-Gaussian Multibeam Solar Laser Station for a Megawatt Solar Furnace
Authors: Hugo Costa  , Joana Almeida  , Dawei Liang  , Bruno D. Tibúrcio  , Dario Garcia  , Miguel Catela  , Claudia R. Vistas  
Published: March 2022

An alternative multirod solar side-pumping concept for the production of multiple quasi-Gaussian beams is proposed. This scheme was based on the One-Megawatt solar furnace in Odeillo, France, which collected and concentrated the solar light into a multilayered pyramidal pumping cavity placed at the focal zone. Each layer was comprised of a square array of four laser heads, each composed of a biconic surface that reflected the solar rays towards a Nd:YAG rod fixed inside a fused silica flow tube. A pyramidal reflector was placed inside the pumping cavity to close it and maximize the harness of solar energy. Compared to the previous multibeam solar laser station design for the same solar furnace, considerable alleviation of thermal lensing effects was achieved with the present approach, allowing the improvement of the laser beam quality factors and, consequently, the possibility of a 32-laser-beam generation, each with a quasi-Gaussian profile. For this case, 9.44 kW total laser power was calculated. Additionally, 20.01 kW total multimode laser power was numerically determined, which corresponds to a 10.93 W/m2 collection efficiency and a 2.0% solar-to-laser power conversion efficiency.
Метод адаптивної передтренажерної підготовки авіадиспетчерів на засадах самоспрямованого навчання
Authors: Пальоний Андрій Сергійович , Колівашко Вікторія Вікторівна 
Published: March 2022

The subject matter of the article is the processes of self-directed learning (SDL) skill formation for air traffic controllers at the pre-simulator training stage to acquire competence for the purposeful mastery of their professional knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the ability for self-organization, personal, and professional self-improvement, which will contribute to their successful professional development and continuous professional development throughout their lives. The existing SDL sub-competencies will enable the air traffic controller to use them in the simulator training in self-regulation mode. The article develops an adaptive SDL method for an air traffic controller in the pre-simulator training stage. The tasks: to describe the basic principles of SDL for air traffic controllers; to develop a cyclical SDL model for pre-simulator training of air traffic controllers; to build a conceptual model of the system of air traffic controller pre-simulator training based on SDL and an adaptation model as the main component of the automated system of adaptive pre-simulator training of air traffic controllers. The methods used are analysis, comparison, and synthesis; system analysis; graphic and object modeling; decomposition methods and graph theory. The following results were obtained. The cyclic model of SDL presented in the paper is the basis for the developed conceptual model of the system of air traffic controller pre-simulator training, based on the principles and elements of SDL. The considered adaptation model can be applied in the automated system of pre-simulator training of air traffic controllers. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the results obtained is as follows: the proposed approach to the adaptive pre-simulator training of air traffic controllers will optimize the process of such training not only in sense of improving the quality of the training itself in the formation of professional competencies but also in terms of developing special cognitive and metacognitive skills, making the pre-simulator training itself indeed signs of adaptation, considering the individual preferences of the student in the strategic and tactical management of their learning.
Propuesta de un videojuego de rol para el estudio de la ética
Authors: Preciado Álvarez Francisco , Sambrano Aguayo Marco Antonio , Moreno Zacarías Hugo Martín , Silva Valeriano Cesar Eduardo , Moreno Meza Roció de Jesús 
Published: March 2022

El presente trabajo presenta una propuesta de un videojuego del genero de rol para el estudio de la ética en el área de tecnologías y negocios. Para el proceso de análisis y diseño de la propuesta, se empleó la metodología Huddle y el software rpgmaker mv como plataforma para el desarrollo del videojuego. Como resultado se obtuvo un videojuego tipo rol que incorpora casos de estudio de la ética en el área de tecnologías y negocios que puede ser escalable.
This paper presents the proposal of a rol playing videogame as a for the study of ethics in the area of technologies and business. For the process of analysis and design of the proposal, the Huddle methodology was used, and the software rpgmaker mv for the development of the videogame. As a result, a role-playing videogame was created that incorporates case studies of ethics in the area of technologies and business that can be scalable.