Kemunculan aliran realisme magis dilihat melalui gabungan antara dua dunia, iaitu dunia nyata dan dunia fantasi yang membawa pemikiran baru dalam karya sastera. Penelitian terhadap realisme magis dalam suatu karya sastera sangat penting kerana pada dasarnya realisme magis merupakan satu refleksi yang nyata mengenai budaya dan sosial masyarakat. Kajian ini meneliti novel Hikayat Tanah Jauh (2015). Ia dikerjakan menggunakan kerangka realisme magis oleh Wendy B. Faris (2004). Terdapat lima prinsip dalam dasar fahaman realisme magis Wendy B. Faris iaitu elemen yang tidak boleh dijelaskan (irreducible element), dunia fenomena (phenomenal world), elemen yang diragui (unsettling doubt), alam yang bergabung (merging realms), dan berlaku gangguan waktu, ruang, dan identiti (disruption of time, space, and identity). Ditemukan, novel ini akrab dengan prinsip elemen yang tidak dapat dijelaskan, elemen yang diragui dan elemen gangguan waktu, ruang dan identiti. Novel ini didapati memanfaatkan reali.....

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A language has long been agreed by most philosophers as value-laden and as a source of ideas and concepts, and in fact as an initiator of a unique knowledge. This is implicitly described by Whorf (1940) and Sapir (1949) in the field of humanities and first by Cisserer (1942) in sciences. However, until today the public still believe, especially among the people in colonised countries such as the people of Malaysia, that a language is only passive vehicle or medium of information and knowledge. A reason for this situation to happen is that the original knowledge in Malay language, especially in science and mathematics is not known even to teachers and scholars even though Hassan (2003; 2016) has tried to show the converse has happened in the classical Malay in arts but it is not sufficiently convincing. Shahrir (2014a) provides some examples in science and mathematics in the old and classical Malay but again no significantly highlighted the importance, the originality and uniqeness of t.....

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Kajian ini menganalisis pembentukan jati diri Melayu berdasarkan bahasa dan pemikiran Rosli Dhoby dalam warkah terakhir yang ditulisnya sebelum digantung. Jati diri merupakan elemen penting kerana jati diri merupakan sifat unik yang melambangkan keperibadian setiap individu sama ada dari aspek adat, bahasa, budaya mahupun agama. Hal ini seharusnya diberi penekanan kerana kekuatan jati diri dalam kalangan masyarakat terutamanya anak muda sering menjadi kebimbangan. Rosli Dhoby merupakan seorang pejuang Sarawak telah menunjukkan nilai jati diri yang tinggi berdasarkan warkah terakhirnya. Kajian ini dijalankan secara analisis kandungan dan analisis kajian berdasarkan Teras Pembinaan Jati Diri oleh Nik Rosila (2009), iaitu teras ketakwaan kepada Allah, teras akhlak dan teras ilmu pengetahuan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa bahasa dan pemikiran Rosli Dhoby dalam warkah yang digarapnya telah berjaya membentuk jati diri Melayu melalui pesanan, nasihat dan iktibar yang disampaikannya. Perkara i.....

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Business organizations are awakened and recognized the foundation of resilience during disruption could make a great difference in the organization. Grappling the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, this research paper studies organizational resiliency during the pandemic and explores the manifestation of employee-centred CSR on this matter. Quantitative research design was adopted to collect responses from the small medium-sized (SMEs)sector through the purposive sampling technique. The findings reveal that employee-centred CSR practice has a significant role in organizational resiliency. With this, we propose that SMEs could utilise this practice to assist their firms to walk through the current predicament. We would also urge relevant authorities to consider having employee-centred CSR as part of the recovery policy. In the meantime, we suggest studying digitalization strategy carefully, for it to be implemented together with employee-centred CSR for greater organizational .....

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This study aims to identify the effect of organizational commitment as a mediator on the relationship between training and work performance at Community Health Centers for midwives in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. A quantitative research design was selected to answer four research questions. Data collection uses a questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale. This study involved 243 midwives of Puskesmas in Banyumas Regency as a sample using a systematic random sampling method to calculate the sample size of Puskesmas. After that, proportional random sampling was used to determine the sample size of Puskesmas midwives. Data analysis used the Structural Equation Modeling method. The findings of the study show that based on the Measurement Model test, the Loading Factor value from all dimensions of the research construct is greater than 0.5. It means that they can be explained by each dimension of it. The results of the Structural Model exams show good results for a.....

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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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