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Kosor, Jr. V. Olympia Co.’S Llc, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 83 (Dec. 31, 2020), Jorge "Coco" Padilla

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

This case focuses on Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes’ public forum component as it relates to defamation. Michael Kosor, a homeowner in the Southern Highlands community, criticized the developer/managers of the community, Olympia Companies, LLC and its president, Garry V. Goett, during homeowner association board meetings, in written materials distributed to the community, and online. Olympia sued Kosor for defamation, which Kosor unsuccessfully moved to dismiss under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute in the district court. This Court concluded that Kosor met his burden to prove that all his statements were made in a public forum on an issue of public interest pursuant to …

The Professional Competences Of Native English Speaking Teacher As Viewed By Students, Ruqoyah Yulia Hasanah Dhomiri, Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi, Nur Mukminatien

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Millennium development requires schools to prepare their students to have proper English skills. It makes some schools hire native speaker as the expert of English. However, it is known that not all native speaker can teach English. They may be an expert in using English, yet not the expert of teaching English because the lack of professional competences. In this case, it is needed to investigate the native teacher professional competences based on the students’ view, since the students were the people who experienced to be taught by the native teacher. In this study, it was found that the native …

Beban Kognitif Siswa Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Berorientasi Pada Higher Order Thinking Skills (Hots), Riya Dwi Puspa, Abdur Rahman As’Ari, Sukoriyanto Sukoriyanto

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research is research that have purpose to describe students’ cognitive loads in mathematic learning oriented to Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Research method that is used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that the intrinsic cognitive loads were caused by students’ difficulties in finding concept of integral, students’ difficulties in doing operation of algebraic form, students’ difficulties in solving HOTS problems at level of analyzing, evaluating and creating. Extraneous cognitive loads were caused by using local language that is used by teacher for giving information, time alocation for doing discussion was too short, noise during the …

Analisis Profil Pemahaman Dan Ketertarikan Mahasiswa Biologi Pada Stem Education, Eka Kurniati, Hadi Suwono, Ibrohim Ibrohim

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

STEM Education is currently attracting the attention of many parties including biology students to apply in the classroom. Students' understanding and interest in STEM Education are two basic things to support the successful implementation of STEM Education. Nevertheless, studies on student profiles related to the understanding and interest of STEM Education especially in biology students are still difficult to find. The objectives of this article was to investigate the profile of understanding and interest in STEM, which was analyzed in a descriptive quantitative manner by conducting a survey of 42 masters in biology education. The findings indicate that biology students …

The Fossil Fuel Industry’S Push To Target Climate Protesters In The U.S., Grace Nosek

Pace Environmental Law Review

At the very moment when the United Nations has called for profound shifts in social and economic systems to avert climate catastrophe, state and non-state actors in the United States (U.S.) are using a series of tactics to target and stifle climate protesters. Although the move to stifle climate protesters is often framed as a government effort, this Article argues it is critical to draw out the role of the fossil fuel industry in initiating, amplifying, and supporting such tactics.

This Article highlights the role the fossil fuel industry has played in supporting the targeting and restricting of climate protesters …

Slovenski Kulturno-Kreativni Delavec V Času Pandemije Covida-19, Eva Matjaž, Polona Černič, Lejla Perviz, Irena Ograjenšek

Economic and Business Review

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the position of the Slovenian cultural and creative worker was anything but promising. During the pandemic, it has been further deteriorating as showcased in this paper on the basis of a questionnaire survey. Poligon Creative Center in cooperation with the Center for Creativity under the auspices of the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana was instrumental in the process of empirical research design. When developing our questionnaire survey, we aimed to find out how Slovenian workers in the cultural and creative sector (hereinafter CCS) cope with the changed working conditions due to the Covid-19 …

Deconvolution Of Mono-Energetic And Multi-Lines Gamma-Ray Spectra Obtained With Nai(Tl) Scintillation Detectors Using Direct Matrix Inversion Method, Mwingereza John Kumwenda Dr

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Performance of a NaI(Tl) scintillation detector based on the gamma-ray spectroscopy system is not satisfactory in retaining its original peak (which is delta like function) of various gamma ray spectrum. The method of achieving precise peak for the various gamma ray was conducted by converting the observed pulse-height distribution of the NaI(Tl) detector to a true photon spectrum. This method is obtained experimentally with the help of an inverse matrix deconvolution method. The method is based on response matrix generated by the Monte Carlo simulation based on Geant4 package of mono-energy gamma-ray photon ranging from 0.050 to 2.04 MeV in …

Assessment Of The Performance Of Grinding Circuit For Buzwagi Gold Mine, Alphonce Wikedzi

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

It had been reported by the management of Buzwagi Gold Mine (BGM) that grinding circuit was designed to produce final product size of 125 μm, which had not been achieved for a long period of time under both, low to normal (i.e. 450-600 t/h) and high (i.e. > 650 t/h) throughputs. Also, the performance behaviour of the circuit had not been reviewed after long time of operation. Hence, an evaluation study was conducted in order to recommend improvement in mine operations. The study was realized through three circuit survey campaigns and laboratory experimentations. From the surveys, size distributions and solids contents …

Fermentability Of Concentrated Sulfuric Acid Hydrolyzates From Aspenwood And Pinewood, Kando Janga

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The fermentability of hydrolyzates derived from two-stage concentrated sulfuric acid hydrolysis of Trembling aspen (Populus tremula) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) were investigated. Three types of hydrolyzates were produced at mild, moderate and high decrystallization severity conditions. Portions of each of the original hydrolyzates were concentrated by vacuum evaporation to increase the sugar fraction to simulate industrial applications. Both sets of hydrolyzates were fermented anaerobically using Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 96581. After 23 hours of fermentation, complete glucose consumption was observed for all the original hydrolyzates, with no signs of inhibition. The ethanol yields from these hydrolyzates ranged from 68% to …

Blockchain Futures In Cryptocurrencies, Trade And Finance: A Preliminary Assessment, Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Behar Sadriu, Humeyra Topuz

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The study explores whether blockchain technology can change the paradigm of the current financial structure and the balance of power in the international financial system. Accordingly, this study reviews the development of blockchain technology by analyzing China and Venezuela, both of which struggle to harness their technological advancement and to enhance their power in the international realm. We found that Venezuela invests in blockchain technology to create an alternative payment structure for survivability, while China’s desire is to become a global leader in global blockchain technology.

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Commodity Price And Inflation Dynamics: Evidence From Brics, Syed Aun R. Rizvi, Sahminan Sahminan

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

In this study, we use a commodity augmented Phillips curve to investigate the impact of global commodity prices on domestic inflation in Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China, and South Africa. Oil and energy prices cause inflationary pressures in all countries, except Russia, where they cause deflationary pressures. In Indiaand Indonesia, global food prices are highly significant and positively related to inflation, while in South Africa precious metal prices impact inflation negatively. For policymakers, this study provides insights on the domestic adjustments required for inflation targeting in response to global commodity price volatility.

Internal And External Determinants Of Housing Price Boom In Hong Kong, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Naoyuki Yoshino, Aline Mortha, Alvin Chiu, Niki Naderi

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

Hong Kong’s housing market witnessed a dramatic housing price appreciation in recent years, with the price index for private domestic housing units being three times higher than ten years ago. This trend is supported by both internal and external factors, as illustrated in this paper. By developing a theoretical model and an empirical analysis on the key variables influencing housing prices using monthly data from 1999 to 2018, we find that the main drivers of housing price appreciation are from the demand side and include income level, money supply and inflation. The main contribution of this study is the quantification …

Assessment Of Dental Undergraduate Students’ Skills In Local Anesthesia Administration: A Longitudinal Study, Km Siddiqi, Hs Qazi, K Ali, R Glanville

Peninsula Dental School

Objectives: To investigate the quantitative impact of experience on competence in local anesthetic administration amongst final-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) students. Methods: A Longitudinal cohort study design was employed. Purposive sampling was used to enrol final year BDS students and assess their competence longitudinally over a full academic year. The assessment criteria and scoring structure were reviewed during inspection of the institution by the regulator and the external examiner. Participants were assessed on four occasions, namely, after they had gained experience in performing 15, 40, 70 and 100 patient encounters involving local anesthetic administration. Results: A total of 177 …

Addressing Ad-Blocking Challenges In Online Publishing: A Data Science Approach, Shuai Zhao

Dissertations

The revenue of online display advertising is expected to reach 389 billion U.S. dollars globally in 2021. However, the fast increase in ad-blocker usage impacts publishers' ad revenue and the ad-supported free web. Faced with this problem, many online publishers choose either to cooperate with ad-blocker software companies to show acceptable ads or to build a wall that requires users to whitelist (i.e., turn off ad-blockers) for content access. This dissertation aims to deepen the understanding of existing counter-ad-blocking strategies and further explore how to address ad-blocking challenges through a data science approach.

The dissertation starts with investigating and identifying …

River & Estuary Observation Network: Refinement Of Stage Height Sensor Subsystem For Low Cost And High Reliability, W. D. Kirkey, C. B. Fuller, P. O'Brien, P. J. Kirkey, Ahmed Mahmoud, Andrew Ernest, Javier Guerrero

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

A system comprised of software and on-site measurements is presented for accurately obtaining water stage data from vented or non-vented submersible pressure sensors installed at autonomous stream gauging stations. The system accounts for pressure sensor offset errors, water density, and local gravitational acceleration to produce a stage height reading which is accurate to either ±0.01 ft (±3 mm) or to the accuracy limit of the sensor, whichever is greater. A 2nd order polynomial expression for determination of water density from temperature and salinity is developed and found to be sufficiently accurate for this purpose. Simulated stage measurements performed in the …

Investigating The Lack Of Consensus Among Sentiment Analysis Tools, Ma Palomino, Ap Varma, A Connelly

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Sentiment analysis, the classification of human emotion expressed in text, has the potential to enhance our ability to analyse the ever growing amount of information published each day on social media. Thus, we compare here seven of the most well-regarded sentiment analysis tools, and conclude that none of them is sufficiently reliable to be used on its own. Combining them and relying on their results only when various tools reach an agreement seems to be a better option. The pros and cons of such an approach are discussed in this paper, while providing recommendations related to the usability of the …

Ultra-Brief Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention Effects On Mental Health During The Coronavirus Disease Outbreak In Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Kai-Shuen Pheh, Hui-Chien Tan, Chee-Seng Tan

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The federal government of Malaysia recently implemented a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to control the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the MCO has had a negative impact on people’s mental well-being. Interventions that can improve people’s mental health when their movement is restricted are therefore urgently needed. The present study investigated the impact of an ultra-brief online mindfulness-based intervention on mental health using a two-arm randomized controlled trial design. A total of 161 participants self-reported their distress, anxiety, psychological insecurity, and well-being at baseline and post-treatment, while 61 of them answered the same set of measures and the fear of COVID-19 …

Pillars Of Sustainable Development–Land Capability And Conceptual Project Design, Ian D. Hollingsworth

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Conserving land capability is a pillar of sustainable development strategy. Land units comprising unique combinations of native vegetation, soils, geology, and landforms are used to interpret local environmental processes and land capabilities. An emerging practice is extrapolation modeling of edaphic parameter surfaces in Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) using statistical correlation. Commercial studies of land capability for sustainable development, including a mine closure in a national park, another closure for grazing land restoral, urban stormwater flood mitigation, and wind farm development in plantation forestry, are presented to illustrate applications and review the utility of DSM data. The first case, a mine …

Gambaran Perilaku Pencegahan Hiv Pada Pasangan Serodiskordan Dan Serokonkordan Di Yayasan Grapiks Bekasi Tahun 2020, Ravinka Ayundra Putri, Rita Damayanti

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan: Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

Background. HIV prevention in serodiscordant and seroconcordant couples are concerned with behaviors that focus on individual views and beliefs. Studies found that 25% were transmitted by partners who were HIV positive. Objective. This research aims to determine the description of HIV prevention behavior in serodiscordant and seroconcordant couples at the Bekasi Grapiks Foundation. Methods. This study used a case study design with a qualitative approach. Data collection by in-depth interviews via WhatsApp call. Results. Most serodiscordant and all seroconcordant partners consistently used condoms and both partners adhered to taking ARV drugs. All PLWHA disclose their status to their partners but, …

Efektivitas Audio-Visual Dangers Of Smoking Dalam Meningkatkan Pengetahuan, Efikasi Diri Dan Sikap Remaja Di Smp Negeri 32 Kota Samarinda, Alma Feriyanti, Ismail A. B, Riza Hayati Ifroh

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan: Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

Background. Indonesian Basic Health Research (2018) shown that the prevalence smoker aged ≥10 years old it was 28.8% and smoker between 10-18 years old increased from 7.2% to 9.1%. Objective. The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of lecture videos with teaching aids the dangers of smoking to increase knowledge, self-efficacy and negative attitude towards smoking to adolescent. Method. This study used pre-experimental research with one group pre-test-post-test design. Statistical result of knowledge by Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Statistical result of self-efficacy and attitude by paired t-test. Result. Knowledge variables shown that p-value (0.000) < 0.05. There was a difference in the result of adolescent knowledge before and after intervention lecture videos on the dangers of smoking. Self-efficacy and attitude variable showed that p-value (0,023) and (0,019) < 0,05. There was a difference between the result of adolescent self-efficacy and attitude before and after intervention lecture videos the dangers of smoking. Conclusion. Lecture videos with teaching aid "dangers of smoking" are effective in improving student knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitude towards the dangers of smoking.

Hubungan Antara Pengetahuan Dan Dukungan Tenaga Kesehatan Dengan Perilaku Pemeriksaan Payudara Sendiri (Sadari) Pada Wanita Pasangan Usia Subur (Pus), Puspita Sari, Solihin Sayuti, M Ridwan, La Ode Rekiaddin, Anisa Anisa

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan: Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

Background. According to WHO in 2018, most cancer cases in Indonesia are breast cancer cases, with 58,256 cases out of a total of 348,809 cancer cases. Breast cancer is a disease that is at risk for women. Early detection efforts with BSE should be initiated. Objective. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and support of health workers with breast self-examination behavior (BSE) on women with PUS in Bram Itam Kiri Village, Bram Itam District, Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency. Method. This research was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. This study involved 93 respondents who were selected …

Audits For The Minimization Of Eco-Anxiety In The World Economy, Karina Nazarova, Volodymyr Hordopolov, Mariia Nezhyva, Viktoriia Mysiuk, Tetiana Kopotiienko

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

The global pandemic of 2019–2020 is changing not only the lives of citizens, but also approaches to business management. The activities of audit companies have not escaped. Problematic and debatable issues need to be addressed to formulate a comprehensive approach to audits in a transformative economic environment and minimize the global economy's eco-anxiety. The purpose of the article is to determine the role of the audit in minimizing the eco-anxiety of the world economy. The study's materials were indicators of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, public writings of scientists, official reports of international organizations, regulations, and …

Sustainable Development In The Aspect Of Auditing In Condition Of Transformation Of Social Insurance System, Muqadamkhon Zokirkhonovna Abdurahmonova

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

In the modern condition of economy transformation, in the result of reformation of social insurance system appeared different problems. In the result of previous research about the transformation of social insurance system we defined some disadvantages of this sphere expressed in candidate dissertation on theme “Features of development and modernisation of social security system in the national economy of Tajikistan”. The problems regarding to amount of social insurance influenced to the research in the aspect of auditing. So, just by controlling and revision procedures determines economic based decisions for decreasing problems. Methods. In the process of our research, we used …

Health Literacy Program To Reduce The Consumption Of Sugary Drinks By Middle School Students In Jakarta, Ni Putu Pristi Wisuantari, Laras Sekarasih

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

There is a visible upward trend in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages across the world, and Indonesia is no exception. This study examined the effectiveness of school-based programs to increase the knowledge of junior high school students with regard to sugar-sweetened beverages in an attempt to decrease their consumption. A one week intervention using a quasi-experimental design was conducted through the adoption of the Kids SIPsmartER (Lane, et al., 2017) program. The students who received the intervention showed significantly higher nutritional knowledge of drinks with high sugar content upon completion of the program. The intervention was also successful in inducing …

Relevance Of Availability Of Information Resource Centres On Rural Development In Akure North Local Government Of Nigeria, Adewusi Akinola, Felix Akinola Adewusi Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study attempts to x-ray relevance of availability of information resource centres on rural development in Akure North Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study reveals that information resource centres are not available in the communities under the local government. The essence of rural development, appraisal of various initiatives in Nigeria, information needs of rural dwellers and information resource centre were discussed in the study. The need for provision of information resource centres in rural communities was also discussed. It is revealed that with valuable up-to-date information resources in the centres it would empower and enable the people irrespective …

Teachers Reflection On The Factors Contributing Their Success In Conducting Action Research, Esa Maulisakina Wilma Ariyani, Moh. Adnan Latief

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aimed to explore the experiences of public junior high school English teachers in Malang in conducting classroom action research in terms of the factors that contribute to their success in conducting action research. The main data of this study were collected through individual semi-structured interviews administered to 3 public junior high school English teachers in Malang, Indonesia. The findings suggest that teachers’ eagerness in helping their students learning better as well as improving themselves to be better teacher may be the ‘it’ factor contributing to their success in conducting action research. On the basis of aforementioned findings implications …

Peningkatan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Melalui Penggunaan Model Teams Games Tournaments, Ady Saputra, Sri Untari, Alif Mudiono

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aimed to describe the application of cooperative learning Teams Games Tournament to enhance the critical thinking skills of students in class V SDN Tlekung 1 Batu. This research is a classroom action research are conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consists of two meetings. Data was collected through observation implementation learning and critical thinking skills of students. The results showed that an increase in the average percentage implementation Teams Games Tournaments learning model by teachers from the first cycle to the second cycle is from 77% to 88% and the average percentage implementation result of learning by students …

Penggunaan E-Wallet Dalam Membentuk Perilaku Konsumsi Mahasiswa, Andika Nikita Sari, Sri Umi Mintarti, Sugeng Hadi Utomo

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The reasearch is to analyze the consumption behavior of students of the Department Development Economics batch 2018 Universitas Negeri Malang who used e-wallet type linkaja and was conducted by using qualitative approach of phenomenology, since researcher analyzed deeply of the use e-wallet in shaping the consumption behavior of students. Research informants was active students majoring in Development Economics batch 2018. The results showed that, overall the use of e-wallet linkaja by students formed rational consumption behavior. The results of the study were reviewed from the intensity of e-wallet use, TAM acceptance, student consumption strategies in terms of financial management, consumption …

Anthropometry As Indicator Of The Family Economic Condition, Lely Wahyuniar, Bambang Sutrisna, Abas B. Djauhari, Ratna Djuwita

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The prevalence of Indonesian population experiencing hunger reaches 20.1%.
Anthropometry is considered capable to measure socio-economic conditions
because it is directly related to the financial purchasing power of food that affects
intake patterns. The aim of this study is to test the reliability of the family
anthropometry using Height for Age Z Score (HAZ) index and Body Mass Index Z
Score (BMIZ) as indicator of the family economic condition. This cross-sectional
study design located in Astanajapura (Rural) and Kesambi (Urban) Subdistrict,
Cirebon, West Java. The stratification sampling method was held to obtain
samples from all main family members of the …