Kajian ini bertujuan menentukan pengaruh dimensi budaya organisasi (klan, adhokratik, hierarki, pasaran) ke atas Pengurusan Kualiti Menyeluruh (TQM), pengaruh dimensi budaya organisasi (klan, adhokratik, hierarki, pasaran) ke atas orientasi keusahawanan, dan pengaruh dimensi budaya organisasi (klan, adhokratik, hierarki, pasaran), Pengurusan Kualiti Menyeluruh (TQM) dan orientasi keusahawanan ke atas prestasi perusahaan herba di Indonesia. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kaedah deduktif. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 400 orang usahawan herba yang berdaftar pada Asosiasi Pengusaha Herbal Indonesia (APHI) yang dipilih menggunakan kaedah pensampelan rawak mudah. Data dikumpul menggunakan borang soal selidik dan dianalisis menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa tujuh daripada 14 hipotesis yang diuji adalah disokong. Secara spesifiknya, budaya pasaran merupakan satu-satunya faktor budaya yang mempengaruhi TQM secara s.....

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The main objectives of this study are to examine the level of skin tone satisfaction among Malaysian young adults, and to explore the associations between social media addiction, social comparison (upwards and downwards comparison), and skin tone satisfaction. Two models are built: Model 1 proposed that social media addiction and social comparison can significantly influence skin tone satisfaction, and social media addiction can significantly moderate the relationship between social comparison and skin tone satisfaction. Model 2 proposed that social media addiction and social comparison can significantly influence skin tone satisfaction, and social comparison can significantly mediate the relationship between social media addiction and skin tone satisfaction. A total of 414 university students have participated and answered a demographic questionnaire, along with Skin Colour Satisfaction Scale (SCSS), Upwards/Downwards Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (UPACS/DACS) and B.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menguji keberkesanan penggunaan lagu terhadap penguasaan bacaan awal Bahasa Inggeris kanak-kanak prasekolah. Bacaan awal dalam kajian ini merangkumi sebutan huruf vokal a, e, i, o, dan u, sebutan huruf konsonan c, z, l, f, t, n, j, p, m dan b. serta beberapa perkataan Bahasa Inggeris seperti Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, watch, play, draw, go to dan read. Seramai 40 orang kanak-kanak prasekolah berumur lima tahun dari sebuah prasekolah di daerah Kulim Kedah terlibat dalam kajian ini. Reka bentuk kajian eksperimental dilakukan ke atas kumpulan kawalan dan kumpulan rawatan. Data kajian diperolehi melalui ujian membaca. Data dianalisis menggunakan ujian- t berpasangan bagi mendapatkan min skor terhadap subjek dari kedua-dua kumpulan ini. Dapatan kajian bagi ujian pra antara kumpulan rawatan dan kumpulan kawalan tidak menunjukkan signifikan (2.5). Hasil dapatan ujian pasca menunjukkan skor keseluruhan yang diperolehi oleh kumpulan rawat.....

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21st century trumpet players are required to play many diverse styles of music. One of these unique musical styles, Luk Thung (a Thai traditional music style) is music derived from Thai folk music culture that describes the Thai rural lifestyle, especially in the lyrics. Learning this style is a crucial part of a trumpet player’s chances for career success in Thailand’s musical industry. For trumpet players, performing Luk Thung music requires fundamental trumpet techniques. Because of the need for training trumpet players in this unique Thai musical style, this research aims to generate the guidelines for a trumpet method design based on Luk Thung music through the study of three categories: (1) fundamental trumpet techniques appearing in Thai Luk Thung music; (2) comparison of fundamental technique approaches between Western pedagogical methods for trumpet and Luk Thung music; and (3) the possibility of using Thai Luk Thung music to develop fundamental trumpet techniques for trum.....

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This diachronic study aims to explore the linguistic phenomena of the verb f-word in English song lyrics across genres and time via various corpus computational tools. A specialised corpus named Diachronic Corpus of English Song Lyrics (DCOESL) consisting of Country, Pop, Rhythm and Blues (R&B), and Rock genres from the years 1960 to 2009, was built for the analysis. Linguistics analysis of English song lyrics corpus was used as the research design. Computational corpus instruments were adopted to generate data. The findings reveal that corpus computational tools it has provided an avenue for researchers to explore languages across time. Additionally, the study shows that f-word in English song lyrics experience ascending trend since the 1980s, with highest occurrences in R&B (38pmw). F-word in DCOESL has strong collocational strength with personal pronoun me (17321pmw), MI=3.442. Personal pronoun me is very significant to the node f-word, T-score=3.274. F-word in DCOESL has highest si.....

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This research aims to show the mutual influence between Asian cultures and American minimalist music. This cultural exchange that started with John Cage, before continuing with Toru Takemitsu and then, Tan Dun, has been a fruitful channel of communication for new compositions in both continents. The paper explores the close connection between early minimalist composers (Reich, Glass, La Monte Young, and Terry Riley) and Asian music and philosophies (Zen Buddhism and Spirituality) as well as some of the ramifications of these traditions over the past five decades. The concept of minimalism was first applied in the arts as a return to simplicity, in tune with Asian philosophies. For some artists, the practice was already present in Asian arts before it appeared in the West. The minimalistic endeavour starts with the experimental works of Cage and Feldman; followed by the movement “Fluxus”. This coincided with what is often considered early minimalism, leading to the great variety of .....

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Jathilan is one of the names of the traditional dance that has pre-Islamic animistic origins but still enjoys remarkable popularity in Javanese communities in Indonesia and abroad (including Malaysia and Singapore where it is better known as kuda kepang). The state of trance is considered to be the main attraction of the performance; dancers are believed to become possessed by the spirits which give them powers to demonstrate various feats of physical invulnerability. It can be generally perceived as a masculine practice, since the dancers ‘riding’ flat woven horse effigies represent soldiers or noble warriors of the past (satria), however lately more and more young women were joining the existing performing groups or even starting their own. The objectives of this paper are to reflect on the experience of these female performers, their backgrounds, beliefs and motivations; to consider the differentiation in understanding of male and female roles (in terms of spiritual strength and.....

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The aim of the Sape Karaang Sustainable Project; a short video product with a narrative that is inhibiting and supporting the sustainability of sape karaang, folklores, music and cultural heritage of the Dayak Bahau people, is to revitalize the musical culture of the Dayak Bahau tradition. This project combines the interest of Bahau youth generation in technology and the forms of conservation that parents of the Bahau culture want. Those who are benefitted by this project is Dayak Bahau community as well as Indonesia as a multicultural nation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a practice-led approach used in empowering selected Bahau young people. This method is useful in providing guidance to researchers in finding realistic practices that actually bridges the gap between theory and practice during the project. This paper presents two significances: the practical approach and perceptibility in the decision-making process during a research project and the innovation to sustain in.....

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Kajian berbentuk tinjauan yang menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif ini bertujuan untuk meneliti berkaitan kompetensi dari aspek pengetahuan, kemahiran dan sikap guru matematik terhadap amalan penerapan Nilai Matematik di sekolah kebangsaan daerah Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Borang soal selidik berskala likert lima mata telah digunakan. Seramai 178 orang sampel kajian (89 orang lelaki dan 89 orang perempuan) telah terlibat dalam kajian ini menerusi persampelan secara berstrata. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara ujian deskriptif dan inferensi. Dapatan kajian berkaitan tahap kompetensi guru terhadap amalan penerapan Nilai Matematik menunjukkan skor min pengetahuan adalah pada nilai 3.90, skor min tahap kemahiran adalah 3.87 dan skor min sikap adalah 3.90. Justeru, dapat disimpulkan bahawa tahap kompetensi guru Matematik terhadap amalan penerapan Nilai Matematik adalah berada di tahap tinggi. Hasil ujian t sampel bebas pula menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan bagi.....

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Today numerous innovations have been experienced in the field of technology. These innovations progressively incorporated into education environment. Virtual reality is among the innovation that has been the buzzword among educators and learners over the past few years. The purpose of this research was to explore the use of Google Expeditions virtual reality application to enhance English learner’s descriptive writing abilities among primary students. A quantitative research method was used in this study. Quasi experimental research design was preferred in this study. A total of 60 participants of Year 4 pupils were selected according to the study purpose. 30 pupils used Google Expeditions (VR) application while 30 pupils used static pictures and textbook. Data was collected using results of pre and post tests and analysed using SPSS. Independent and paired sample t-tests were used to compare student’s achievement scores among both groups. The independent t-test statisti.....

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