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Optimizing Job Demands And Resources To Enhance Employee Engagement And Organizational Performance, Ali Shakir Zaidan, Hadeel Kadem Saeed, Arash Arianpoor, Siraj Razooqi Abbas

AUIQ Humanities and Social Sciences

This study examines how Job Demands, resources, satisfaction, work engagement, and firm performance are interrelated using the job demands–resources (JD-R) model. According to this model, job demands are important for organizations, but if they are not balanced by sufficient job resources, they can cause strain and lower satisfaction. By contrast, job resources act as critical enablers, mitigating the adverse effects of demands, promoting job satisfaction, and enhancing employee engagement. By conceptualizing job satisfaction as a mediating variable, the proposed model clarifies how the interplay between demand and resources leads to increased work engagement, which contributes to improved firm performance. This …

An Agentic Ai Decision-Support Framework For Interpretable Crowd Status Monitoring Via Yolov5, Hasanain Hazim Azeez, Rafea Mohammed Ibrahim, Esraa H. Yahyaa, Thura Jamal, Nasri Sulaiman

AUIQ Humanities and Social Sciences

For public safety in crowded public places, less human detection is insufficient without interpretability and actionability of decision assistances. Although deep learning–based video surveillance systems have achieved accurate detection recently, the majority are restricted to passive perception and do not convert visual products into executive decisions for crowd status. This study presents an agentic AI-based decision support framework for interpretable real-time crowd status monitoring, to link vision-based perception and public safety decision. The proposed framework incorporates a YOLOv5-derived human detection module, an agentic state evaluation by considering persistability and a transparent rule-based decision making, which distinguishes scenes into crowd versus …

The Case For Required Tesol Coursework In Michigan Educator Preparation Programs, Angela Komsic Super

MITESOL Journal: An Online Publication of MITESOL

This study examines teacher candidate preparedness to support English learners across Michigan educator preparation providers (EPPs) using data from the Michigan Department of Education Educator Workforce Data Report. Data from the statewide Candidate Survey Suite, including responses from candidate supervisors, cooperating teachers, and teacher candidates, were analyzed to examine perceived preparedness at both state and institutional levels. Findings indicate that preparedness to support English learners remains comparatively lower than other areas of teacher preparation and showed little change following implementation of Michigan’s revised 2020 teacher preparation standards. Considerable variation was also observed across EPPs. To explore this variation, a document …

A Biased Variant Of The Ladybug Clock Problem, Jacob Vogelpohl, Russell May

Communications on Number Theory and Combinatorial Theory

Instead of the common assumption of uniform probabilities for steps in a random walk on a graph, we generalize the steps to be biased and compute several statistics related to biased random walks on a cycle graph, more fancifully known as the ``ladybug clock problem." We obtain new explicit formulas for the distribution of probabilities for a walk to end on a particular node, the expected cover time for the cycle, and other similar statistics. We carry out these computations solely with generating functions related to the classic gambler's ruin problem.

Lessons From Media Narratives About Displaced Students In Higher Education, Lisa Ruth Brunner

Critical Internationalization Studies Review

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Narrowing The Path To Justice: The Impact Of Pulsifer On The First Step Act And Federal Sentencing Reform, Olivia Santora

St. John's Law Review

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Pulsifer resolved a critical circuit split regarding the scope of the safety valve provision, but did so in a way that denied hope of reduced sentences for thousands of incarcerated individuals. The case centered on a statutory interpretation question: whether a defendant becomes ineligible for safety valve relief if they meet any one of the three criminal history conditions—A, B, or C—or only if they satisfy all three conditions simultaneously.  The Court sided with the narrower interpretation, holding that meeting any one condition disqualifies a defendant from an opportunity for relief.

This distinction …

An End To Ends?: Rethinking The Adjudication And Regulation Of Flavored Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems In The United States, Elizabeth Sack

St. John's Law Review

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This Note will characterize the jurisdictional nuances underlying courts’ adjudication of flavored ENDS premarket tobacco product applications (“PMTAs”). Part I will detail how Congress has legislated and delegated standard tobacco and ENDS regulation to the FDA. Additionally, Part I will discuss the biochemical pathways and harm-reduction mechanisms currently associated with ENDS. Part II will review how circuit courts have handled ENDS manufacturers’ challenges to the FDA’s denials of their PMTAs. Part III will argue that the FDA must make efforts to streamline the guidance it provides ENDS manufacturers. It will recognize that the FDA’s priorities to encourage smoking prevention …

Bridging Troubled Waters: Simplifying New York’S Riparian Property And River Access Laws, John Eikamp

St. John's Law Review

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Part I of this Note provides a review of New York’s riparian property laws, beginning with the English common law and ending with Douglaston Manor v. Bahrakis. Part II provides an analysis of OGC-9 and its failures as an extension of the Douglaston Manor decision. Part III proposes that, to resolve this dysfunction, Douglaston Manor must be abrogated, at least in part, by statute. The statute, drawing on the laws of other states and the federal government, and informed by expert opinion, must set forth a list of the state’s navigable waterways so that anglers are no longer …

Volume 100, 2026, Number 1

St. John's Law Review

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Propuesta Metodológica Para La Evaluación De La Pobreza Energética En Chiapas, México, Mario Alejandro Sánchez Trujillo, Pascual López De Paz, Marcelino García Benítez, Amina El Mekaoui, Bassam Alí, Jesús Francisco Escalante Euán

Journal of Maya Heritage

Resumen. El acceso inequitativo e insuficiente a servicios energéticos de calidad constituye uno de los principales obstáculos para el desarrollo socioeconómico y el bienestar humano en México, siendo el estado de Chiapas una de las entidades con mayor vulnerabilidad socioambiental. Este trabajo presenta una propuesta metodológica cuantitativa y geoespacial para evaluar la pobreza energética de las siete subprovincias fisiográficas de Chiapas. La metodología combina datos de censos de población y vivienda 2020 (INEGI), la estandarización Min-Max, el análisis de correlación de Pearson y el análisis de componentes principales (PCA) para la construcción de un índice de pobreza energética (IPE) multidimensional. …

Significantly Higher Frequencies Of Macrocytosis, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, And Hyperhomocysteinemia In Male Than In Female Patients With Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Chun-Pin Chiang

Articles in Press

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Anemia, Hematinic Deficiencies, Hyperhomocysteinemia, And Gastric Parietal Cell Antibody Positivity In Younger And Older Patients With Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Chun-Pin Chiang

Articles in Press

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Anemia, Hematinic Deficiencies, Hyperhomocysteinemia, And Gastric Parietal Cell Antibody Positivity In Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Patients With Or Without Microcytosis, Chun-Pin Chiang

Articles in Press

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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy In Dentistry: Biological Rationale, Clinical Evidence, And Therapeutic Limitations, Pao-Chang Chiang

Articles in Press

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Antler Stem Cell Conditioned Medium Mitigates Temporomandibular Joint Inflammation By Modulating Sirt6 Associated Macrophage Responses, Ting-Yi Renn

Articles in Press

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Narrative Medicine: Essays On Health And Care Vol 2, Robert B. Hackey, Will Toner, Megan Lessard, Jessica A. Smith, Glorimar De Los Santos Mejia, Jillian M. Spinali, Paige M. Daly, Brianna De La Fuente, Julia M. Renzelmann, Clare C. Diffin

Narrative Medicine: Essays on Health and Care

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Editor's Note, Robert Hackey

Narrative Medicine: Essays on Health and Care

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Hots Based Innovative Assessment Of Listening Skills In The 2020 Arabic Textbook For Grade X Madrasah Aliyah, Yanda Rismawati, R Umi Baroroh

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This study analyzes the distribution of cognitive levels in listening (istima’) questions and identifies which language skill demonstrates the least integration of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Employing a qualitative content analysis approach within a library research design, the primary data source is the 2020 Arabic Language Textbook for Grade X published by the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (KEMENAG). Secondary data include theoretical and empirical literature on HOTS-based assessment and Arabic language pedagogy. The findings indicate that listening (istima’) is the skill with the lowest representation of HOTS-oriented items. Out of 79 questions examined, most fall into the LOTS …

Ta’Tsīr Istikhdām Wasīlah Bithaqah Al-Rubā‘Iyyah ‘Alā Natījati At-Ta‘Allum Limādah Qawā‘Id Al-Mubtada’ Wa Al-Khabar (Al-Baḥṡ Al-Tajrībī Fī Mtsn 25 Jākartā), Amanda Firda Razak, Raden Ahmad Barnabas, Ahmad Marzuq

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

يهدف هذا البحث إلى معرفة أثر استخدام وسيلة بطاقة الرباعية المبتدأ والخبر في نتيجة التعلّم لمادّة القواعد (قواعد المبتدأ والخبر) لدى طلبة الفصل الثامن في المدرسة المتوسّطة الإسلامية الحكومية الخامسة والعشرين بجاكرتا. استخدم هذا البحث المنهج الكمّي بطريقة البحث التجريبي، بمشاركة مجموعتين من العيّنة: الفصل التجريبي الذي تعلّم باستخدام وسيلة بطاقة الرباعية، والفصل الضابط الذي لم يحصل على المعالجة نفسها. تكوّن كل فصل من ثلاثين طالباً تمّ اختيارهم بطريقة العَيِّنة الهادفة .(Purposive Sampling) جُمعت البيانات بواسطة اختبارين قبلي وبعدي لقياس نتيجة التعلّم قبل المعالجة وبعدها. تمّ تحليل البيانات من خلال اختبارات الصدق والثبات والطبيعية والتجانس، بالإضافة إلى اختبار الفرضيّة باستخدام …

Idraj Al-Qiyam An-Niswiyyah Fi Kitab Ta'lim Al-Lughah Al-'Arabiyyah: Ibtikar Ta'limi Li Ta'ziz Al-Musawah Baina Al-Jinsain, Gesta -. Lestari, R. Taufiqurrochman, Rizky Ilham Ramadhani

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

The background of the research was the large number of Arabic language books that contain gender bias. This affects students' proficiency in speaking Arabic. Most students change feminine to masculine because the Arabic language books they learn contain more masculine words or sentences. This research aims to describe the process of incorporating feminist values into Arabic language teaching textbooks and to analyze the impact of Arabic language teaching innovation on students’ understanding and attitudes towards gender equality. This research is a qualitative and descriptive research. The methods used to collect data are interviews, observation, and documentation. The research group is …

Implementation Of Arabic Language Learning Methods Based On Student Centered Learning At Mohammad Hatta Islamic Elementary School, Mohammad Afif Fauzan, Irhamni Irhamni, Hanik Mahliatussikah, Seraiaia Yassine

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

The purpose of this research is to find out whether the Arabic language learning strategy based on Student Centered Learning carried out by Arabic language teachers at Mohammad Hatta Islamic Elementary School can increase student participation so that they are actively involved in learning. To achieve this goal, this research uses descriptive research with a focus on the implementation as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the application of Arabic learning methods based on Student Centered Learning. The main data collection was conducted by interviewing Arabic language teachers as key informants and some students. To analyze the data, the …

Analysis Of The Use Chatgpt Among Students Of The Arabic Language Education Department, North Sumatera State Islamic University, Medan, Ainun Salida, Akmal Walad Ahkas, Majid Dakhil Al-Anazy

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

Students of the Arabic language education study program State Islamic University of North Sumatra, Medan use ChatGPT a lot to add insight, study materials and can even help ease lecture assignments. The purpose of this study was to find out how far students use ChatGPT to help them learn Arabic. This research uses a type of field research using qualitative approaches and data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study say that students of the Arabic language education study program state Islamic University of North Sumatra, Medan have not been able to maximize the use …

Contrastive Analysis Of Interrogative Words Between The Arabic And Indonesian Languages And Its Contribution To Teaching Arabic Grammar For Non-Native Speakers, Muh Sabilar Rosyad, Aulia Habibah, Muhammad Afthon Ulin Nuha

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

Every language has a style of speech that differs from one language to another, as well as question words in Arabic and Indonesian which have similarities and differences. The differences between the two can hinder the learning process and make students feel difficult because they transfer the forms and meanings of their language and culture into the language and culture they learn. This process is called linguistic overlap, and to address this problem requires a contrastive analysis. This study aims to find out the question words in Arabic and Indonesian and to describe the differences and similarities between the two. …

Local Customs And Traditions Of The Nubi Tribe, Imam Wicaksono, Sherif Sa'ad Algayyar, Ahmed Hassan Mohammad Hassan

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

The study reveals the local customs and traditions of the Nubi tribe in Egypt that still survive and exist amidst the onslaught of modernization and globalization. The study raises two important questions about What are the functions of the local customs and traditions of the Nubi tribe that have been preserved until now and what is the form of the relationship between the local traditions of the Nubi tribe between one element and another. The study uses Borislaw Malinowski's functionalism theory which raises the main concept that every element of culture has a function. The surviving culture fulfills human physiological …

The Use Of Arabic, English, And Indonesian In Qira'ah Syamilah Learning At The Department Of Arabic Literature, State University Of Malang, Anastasya Revalina Dewi, Nurul Murtadho, Abdul Adzim, Zawawi Ismail

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This research aims to determine the planning and implementation of Qira'ah Syamilah learning in the Department of Arabic Literature, as well as to find out student responses during Qira'ah Syamilah learning in the Department of Arabic Literature. The method used in the research is qualitative using descriptive analysis studies. In addition, data analysis through data reduction, data presentation, and inference-making. Respondents in this research were teachers and students of Arabic Language Education in semester III. The research results show that teachers have utilized the use of Arabic, English and Indonesian in learning Qira'ah Syamilah. It can be concluded that the …

Taḥlīlu Al-Iḥtiyājāti At-Tawāṣuliyyati Limuwaẓẓafī Al-Ḥajji KaʾAsāsin LiʾIʿDādi Fīdiyū TaʿLīmiyyin Fī Al-Lughah Al-ʿArabiyyah As-Siyāqiyyah, Umi Nasihatus Sholihah, Agus Yasin, Desal Ramdhani Putri, Syakira Esa Rahimi Sari, Fahrina Rahmasari, Alif Cahya Setiyadi

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

Most Indonesian Hajj officers lack adequate Arabic language skills, hindering optimal service to pilgrims. This study aims to analyze their communicative needs as a basis for designing contextual Arabic learning videos. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed using need analysis. Informants were selected purposively from experienced Hajj officers. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis, then analyzed thematically. The findings identified seven key communicative situations: (1) immigration process at the airport, (2) using transportation, (3) handling emergency conditions, (4) understanding instructions from local authorities, (5) using public facilities, (6) hotel communication, and (7) basic transactions. The proposed video …

Rhetorical Move Analysis Of Research Methods In Arabic Scientific Articles: A Comparison Of Arabic And Indonesian Writers, Novica Aulia, Syihabuddin Syihabuddin, Rinaldi Supriadi, Mohamad Azwan Bin Kamarudin

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This study analyzes the rhetorical structure of the method section in Arabic scientific articles written by Arabic and Indonesian speakers in the field of linguistics and education. Using the framework of Zhang and Wannaruk (2016), this study analyzed 80 articles to identify Move and Step patterns, as well as patterns of using tenses and diathesis (voice). The results showed that Move 2 (Explaining Data Collection Procedures) was the most dominant (56.9%), indicating that researchers focused more on data collection than on design aspects (Move 1: 19.5%) and data analysis (Move 3: 23.5%). Indonesian speakers put more emphasis on the procedural …

Fa’Aliyat At-Tariqah Al-Istiqra’Iyah Biwasilah Nearpod Litarqiyah Itqon Al-Qowa’Id An-Nahwiyah Li Thullab As-Shof Al-‘Ashir Fi Al-Madrasah At-Tsanawiyah Al-Islamiyah Al-Hukumiyah Al-Ula Trenggalek, Alfika Syafa Annida, Muhammad Fathoni

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

القواعد النحوية مهمة لتجنب الأخطاء اللغوية كتابةً وشفاهةً . ولكن كان اتقانُ القواعد النحوية لدى الطلاب منخفضًا . من أسباب ذلك هي استخدام الطريقة التقليدية التي تركز على المعلم، وعدم استخدام الوسائل التعليمية مما يؤدي إلى شعور الطلاب بالملل . ولذلك ، استخدمت الباحثة الطريقة الاستقرائية مع وسيلة نيربود لأنها تركز على نشاط الطالب وتحسن نتائجه. والهدف هذ البحث لمعرفة فروق إتقان القواعد النحوية لدى الطلاب في الصف التجريبي بعد استخدام الطريقة الاستقرائية بوسيلة نيربود، ولمعرفة قيمة فعالية استخدام الطريقة الاستقرائية بوسيلة نيربود النحوية لدى الطلاب في الصف التجريبي والصف الضابط. استخدمت هذ البحث المدخل الكمي و تصميم شبه التجرب …

Tathbīqu Ṭarīqati At-Ta‘Allumi Al-Mumti‘ Bi-Istikhdāmi Wasīlati Biṭāqāti Ad-Domīnū Fī Māddati Al-Lughah Al-‘Arabiyyah Li-Zīyādati Dāfi‘Iyyati Wa Fahmi Aṭ-Ṭullāb, Nur Imana Khofiyani Sasmi, Ainur Rofiq, Mohammad Baihaqi

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This research aims to determine how effectively the joyful learning strategy, incorporating domino cards as a learning tool, enhances students’ motivation and understanding in Arabic language instruction. The study utilized a quantitative method with a quasi-experimental approach, specifically adopting a one-group pretest-posttest design, and involved 31 eighth-grade students from MTsN 2 in Surabaya. Data were obtained through both pretest and posttest evaluations, as well as through observation during the learning process. The statistical results demonstrated a marked improvement in student achievement, with the average score increasing from 29.42 in the pretest to 74.74 in the posttest. The Paired Sample T-Test …

Tahlil Maddah Kitab Al-'Arabiyyah Baina Yadaik Al-Mustawa Al-Awwal Min Manzhur Ats-Tsaqafah Al-Ijtima'iyyah, Azizah Cahyani, Azizah Noor Arildi, Fitratul Illmi, Muhammad Yusuf Salam

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This study aims to analyze the principles of material development in Al-‘Arabiyyah Baina Yadaik Level One from a social-cultural perspective, considering the limited number of studies that focus on the integration of social and cultural values in Arabic language teaching materials for non-native speakers. The study examines how social and cultural concepts are embedded in the textbook content and the extent to which they address learners’ social contexts. A descriptive-analytical method was employed by analyzing the textbook content and classifying instructional elements that reflect social culture, including texts, dialogues, and learning activities. The results indicate that the textbook applies important …