This paper studied the restaurant branch’s revenue to determine the best strategic location with period of study from 1996 until 2014. On the other hand, the paper examined multiple linear regression, decision tree regression, random forest regression and support vector regression to forecasting approach that will likely generate the highest accuracy during validation process in predicting the revenue. Analysis have resulted that support vector regression gives the lowest of error. Some recommendation been proposed for successful plans toward revenue growth which applicable to adopt in the company. Keywords: Supervised machine learning; Restaurant revenue prediction; TFI branch..

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Forecasting the residential property sector is a crucial component in the decision-making process for investors and government in supporting asset allocation, developing property finance plans and implementing a relevant policy. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of Penang house price index and to develop a model to forecast Penang house price index in Malaysia. Estimation is done by using ordinary least square and artificial neural network method. Relevant data sets were obtained from the Monthly Statistical Bulletin, Bank Negara Malaysia and National Property Information Centre. The empirical analysis of this research is based on quarterly time series data which cover the periods from 2005Q1 to 2022Q1. The main findings reported that base lending rate and unemployment rate are negatively associated with and have significant impacts on Penang house price index. Meanwhile, gross domestic product is positively related to and has a significant impact on Pen.....

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  Utilizing paperless technologies in educational institutions is gaining broader popularity in developing countries. The study investigated the extent of adoption of paperless technologies in Technical Colleges in Osun state by their availability and utilization. The sample for the study consisted of 179 administrative and technical staff randomly selected from the technical colleges in Osun state, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study while two hypotheses were tested at five percent level of significance. A well-validated questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using simple mean to answer the research questions, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test. The study found that Personal computers, overhead projectors, iPads and internet are slightly available in Government Technical Colleges in Osun state, with small extent usage of the few available ones. It was also found that teaching and.....

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Affordable housing especially in a city environment is recognized as one of citizen needs among the mid-dle-income groups. This research paper intended to explore the possibilities to use data mining algorithms: Linear Regression, Random Forest and Gradient Boosting algorithms for predicting and analyzing the housing affordability price for middle-income earners in Petaling Jaya district, Malaysia. The dataset from Malaysia House Index by Petaling Jaya district used to evaluate based on the proposed algorithms. The dataset extracted based on residential property sub-sectors with three attributes. Based on the prediction models, as results, the Gradient Boosting algorithm shows higher accuracy of 74% for predicting affordable housing price in Petaling Jaya district, Malaysia compared to other prediction techniques. Keywords: Affordable housing price; Linear regression; Random forest and gradient boosting..

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The study investigated resiliency in Imo State and the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria where oil spill has continued over fifty years causing severe socioeconomic, health, environmental hazards and occupational displacements. Various literature on dimensions, approaches and findings on resiliency were discussed. Using qualitative data, the study found that the communities adopted and adapted various strategies to bounce back after the spill; building private fishing pounds, buying more sophisticated boats for long distance fishing in oceans, combination of crop farming and fishing. The crop farmers converted lands closer to their homes into farmlands, leasing farmlands from other communities, planting improved seedlings. Spirituality and occupational change were part of the resilience; even women deviated from the cultural norms doing certain jobs traditionally forbidden. The lack of support from the government, oil companies and external aids made the bounce back difficult and extended......

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Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi (KBAT) telah diperkenalkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) sejak tahun 2013 lagi bertujuan untuk melahirkan generasi yang mempunyai pemikiran aras tinggi. Maka dengan itu, seharusnya guru yang bertanggungjawab melaksanakan KBAT dalam pembelajaran murid. Namun begitu, penerapan KBAT masih kurang ditekankan dalam pengajaran. Oleh itu, kajian ini meninjau faktor yang mempengaruhi pelaksanaan KBAT guru pelatih biologi dalam penyampaian pengajaran biologi. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kajian tinjauan yang berbentuk kuantitatif. Seramai 109 orang guru pelatih biologi yang terlibat dalam kajian ini. Kaedah analisis statistik yang digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah analisis deskriptif dengan menggunakan min dan sisihan piawai bagi mendapatkan profil guru pelatih biologi serta analisis inferensi dengan menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap PCK, efikasi Kendiri, dan pelaksanaan KBAT guru pelatih biologi.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti tahap Pengetahuan Teknologi, Pedagogi, Kandungan (PTPK) guru yang melibatkan empat konstruk iaitu: Pengetahuan Teknologi (PT), Pengetahuan Pedagogi (PP), Pengetahuan Kandungan (PK) dan Pengetahuan Teknologi Pedagogi Kandungan (PTPK) serta hubungannya terhadap Gred Purata Mata Pelajaran (GPMP) STEM SPM di sekolah menengah daerah Kuala Selangor. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian tinjauan melalui pendekatan kuantitatif. Set instrumen soal selidik yang mengandungi empat konstruk berskala Likert empat mata iaitu konstruk teknologi, pedagogi, kandungan dan PTPK digunakan untuk pengumpulan data. Instrumen soal selidik telah mencatatkan nilai CVI 0.98, manakala nilai Alpha Cronbach adalah 0.87. Maka, kedua-dua nilai ini boleh ditafsirkan sebagai diterima dan cemerlang. Seramai 97 orang guru yang mengajar tingkatan empat dan lima bagi mata pelajaran sains, biologi, fizik, kimia, matematik serta matematik tambahan di sekolah menengah daerah .....

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Kajian ini dilakukan untuk menyelidik tahap persepsi kompetensi guru terhadap aplikasi pendidikan digital dengan fokus kepada aspek pengetahuan, kemahiran, dan sikap serta perbandingan antara guru berpengalaman dan guru novis terhadap tiga aspek tersebut. Kajian ini merupakan kajian tinjauan yang melibatkan populasi (N=2914) guru Sains dan sampel (n=338) berdasarkan jadual Krejcie dan Morgan (1970). Instrumen kajian menggunakan soal selidik sedia ada yang mempunyai kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan yang tinggi. Pengiraan kesahan oleh 3 orang menggunakan Indeks Kesahan Kandungan dan muka menunjukkan nilai ICVI= 1.00 bagi pengetahuan, I-CVI=0.97 bagi kemahiran, dan I-CVI=0.97 bagi sikap. Data dianalisis menggunakan perisian IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) dengan kaedah statistik deskriptif dan inferensi Independent Sample T-Test. Analisis statistik deskriptif menunjukkan bahawa tahap pengetahuan guru Sains dalam melaksanakan pendidikan digital adalah sederha.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai sejauh mana guru Sains di empat daerah di Perak bersedia dalam aspek pengetahuan dan kemahiran dalam melaksanakan Pembelajaran Abad ke-21 (PAK-21). Tujuan kajian juga termasuk mengenal pasti hubungan antara pengetahuan dan kemahiran guru Sains dalam melaksanakan PAK-21. Data dikumpul melalui tinjauan yang melibatkan 102 orang guru Sains, dan sampel dipilih menggunakan kaedah pensampelan rawak mudah. Soal selidik dengan skala Likert empat mata melalui Googleform digunakan sebagai instrumen kajian. Kesahan kandungan instrumen dinilai oleh lima pakar, termasuk tiga orang pensyarah Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris dan dua orang guru Sains yang telah berkhidmat selama lebih 10 tahun. Indeks Kesahan Kandungan atau (CVI) telah digunakan bagi menentukan kesahan instrumen kajian. Hasil analisis menunjukkan nilai CVI = 1.00, menandakan instrumen kajian mempunyai kesahan yang baik. Kajian rintis dijalankan melibatkan 20 orang guru Sains yang merupa.....

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The paper examines the impact of poverty on non-inclusive growth using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag regression analysis on data collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the World Bank database from 1981 to 2020. The obtained result indicates that the initial economic growth level does not result in poverty reduction, while a positive change in economic growth results in poverty reduction. The paper concluded that inclusive economic growth is significant for poverty reduction when it increases employment and improves opportunities for productive activities among the poor. The article recommended measures, such as stable macroeconomic policies, huge investment in agriculture, infrastructural development, and good governance to sustain the inclusive economic growth rate and reduce poverty in Nigeria. Keywords: Non-inclusive growth; Poverty; Trickle-down effect; ARDL..

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