This study aimed to address three vital issues applying lesson study in EFL literature review writing course, namely to explain the effect of applying Facebook aided lesson study instruction model on the students' comprehension of literature review patterns/moves and literature review writing ability, to compare the effect of Facebook-aided lesson study and traditional teaching instruction model, and to elaborate the correlation between students' literature review patterns comprehension and their literature writing ability. Experimental research was employed to examine those three potentials. This research involved 30 EFL learners, with 15 studying in a Facebook-aided lesson study instruction and 15 in a traditional classroom. Results indicated that the implementation of Facebook-aided lesson study in an EFL setting could not improve students' literature review comprehension, but this teaching approach could enhance students' literature writing ability. Finally, the positive correlatio.....

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Background and Purpose: Mathematical modelling competency isone of the vital characteristics in mathematics education. Educational researchers have updated the benefit of modelling as key factor to the  study  of  complexity  and  modern  science.Since  many  scholars  frequently  adopt instrument from one cultural background to another, they alsooffer proof on the issue of validity and reliability. The present paper aimed at validating a mathematical modelling test for secondary prospective mathematics teachers.Methodology: We  utilized  a  survey  approach  to  examine  the  factor  structure  of  mathematical modelling  test  for 202secondary  prospective  mathematics  teachers,  selected  by  cluster  random sampling. Mathematical   modeling   test   was   adapted   to   measure   the   desired   constructs. More importantly,  we  used  exploratory  factor  analysis  (EFA),  confirmatory  factor  analysis  (CFA) using AMOS 1.....

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In this paper we investigate the economic lotsizing problem with the remanufacturing and joint setups case ELSRj where remanufacturing and manufacturing processes share the same production line This problem is modeled as a Mixed Integer Programming MIP formulation and is classified as an NPhard problem In order to strengthen this basic ELSRj model formulation an extended reformulation namely a shortest path SP reformulation and also l S WW inequalities are proposed for this problem Then these formulations are compared with another existing extended reformulation which is a facility location FL reformulation The findings show that all proposed and existing formulations are proven to be theoretically equivalent A computational analysis of average percentage of duality gap is then presented which demonstrates the equivalence and the effectiveness of the proposed and existing formulations These formulations outperform the basic formulation for all data instances tested..

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This study aimed to investigate the association of polymorphisms of Interleukin-4 (IL- 4) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) genes to the susceptibility and severity of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to evaluate the serum levels of these interleukins in patients with T2DM. A number of 90 individuals from Wasit province, Iraq inclusive of 64 patients with T2DM and 26 healthy individuals with normal fasting blood sugar as a control group. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the levels of IL-4 and IL-6 in sera from patients with T2DM. The allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used to investigate the polymorphism of the interleukins: IL4 -590C/T, (rs2243250) and IL6 -174G/C, (rs1800795) genes polymorphisms. Results of this study showed that IL-4 concentrations had a non-significant difference (p = >0.052) between patients with T2DM (154.48 pg/ml ± 7.00) with the control group (151.49 pg/ml ± 6.21). Patients with T2DM revealed an ele.....

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This study aims to determine the integration of stock markets in the presence of the leading macroeconomic indicators. Specifically, this study aims to determine the causal effect of the leading macroeconomic indicators on the stock market, the cointegration relationship between the stock market and the leading macroeconomic indicators, and the integration of stock markets across national borders. This study is underpinned by the information efficient market at semi-strong form. The data used in this study are from 30 countries based on the year 1995 quarter one to the year 2018 quarter one. The methods employed are Toda-Yamamoto causality analysis, Granger causality analysis, panel heterogeneous cointegration analysis and catching-up analysis. The findings show that the leading macroeconomic indicators have a causal effect on the stock markets, the stock market and leading macroeconomic indicators have a long-run and short-run cointegration relationship, and the stock marke.....

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The general objective of this study is to examine the monetary policy reaction function with the presence of exchange rate and terms of trade (TOT) in an economic uncertainty. The specific objectives of this study are to examine the causal relationship between monetary policy and economic uncertainty variables; and to examine the cointegration relationship between monetary policy by including the external economic uncertainty variables without neglecting the output uncertainty and inflation uncertainty. The data of this study are collected on a quarterly basis from the year 1995 quarter one until the year 2018 quarter one based on a sample of 30 countries. This study employs the causality tests (i.e., Toda Yamamoto causality test and Granger causality test) and panel heterogeneous cointegration approach. The findings from the causality tests and panel heterogeneous cointegration approach shows that the economic uncertainty variables have a causal relationship with monetary p.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan menguji kesan modul Bimbingan Kelompok Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (BK REBT) terhadap aspek psikologi yang melibatkan resilien, lokus kawalan, efikasi kendiri dan sokongan sosial awal remaja berisiko. Kaedah kajian eksperimen kuasi telah digunakan dalam kajian ini yang melibatkan 120 orang murid berumur 11 tahun di dua buah sekolah rendah telah dipilih menggunakan kaedah persampelan rawak bertujuan. Subjek dibahagi kepada lapan kelompok iaitu dua kelompok rawatan lelaki, dua kelompok rawatan perempuan, dua kelompok kawalan lelaki dan dua kelompok kawalan perempuan. Data ujian pra dan ujian pasca dikumpul menggunakan Skala Resilien Untuk Awal Remaja (RSEA), Instrumen Lokus Kawalan (LOC), Soal Selidik Efikasi Kendiri Untuk Kanak-Kanak (SEQ-C) dan Skala Multidimensi Penerimaan Sokongan Sosial (MSPSS), seterusnya telah dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferensi melibatkan Min, Ujian t-Sampel Berpasangan, ANCOVA dan ujian Post Hoc Tukey. Hasil kajian m.....

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Titanium and titanium alloys are widely used in a variety of engineering applications. Medical device manufacturers have also benefited from the outstanding properties of titanium alloys. However, titanium alloys are weak in meeting all of the clinical requirements for biomedical implants. Issues such as metal sensitivity associated with high levels of metal ion release triggered by corrosion effects remain critical concerns. Hence, the implant material surface has a strong role in the responses to the biological environment the implant can be stimulated in contact with the bone. In order to improve the biological and tribological properties of implant materials, surface modification needed to be made. Thermal oxidation is one of the surface modification techniques to enhance the corrosion performance of titanium alloys. This technique is excellent for forming a thicker oxide layer on Ti and its alloys to achieve optimum corrosion resistance. In the present study, thermal ox.....

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Makalah ini bertujuan untuk memperlihatkan satu sisi baharu dalam sejarah perkembangan pendidikan sekular di Tanah Melayu sepanjang 1940-an sehingga 1950-an. Ia memberi tumpuan kepada perbincangan yang diterbitkan di dalam majalah dan akhbar berbahasa Melayu berkaitan dengan tanggungjawab guru untuk memperbaiki mutu pengajaran mereka. Kajian ini dijalankan dengan kaedah kajian keperpustakaan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Maklumat berkenaan pendidikan dicerap daripada sumber majalah berbahasa Melayu sebagai sumber utama seperti Majalah Guru, Panduan Raayat, Sahabat dan Bintang Malaya. Di samping itu, sumber sekunder seperti buku dan artikel turut digunakan. Hasil kajian memperlihatkan guru-guru seharusnya mempunyai kreativiti dalam pengajaran di samping memiliki keperibadian yang baik. Malah, pihak kerajaan turut memberikan perhatian kepada isu berkaitan pendidikan dan berusaha membasmi masalah buta huruf dengan menggunakan siaran radio. Ringkasnya, perbincangan tentang stra.....

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Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Melaka telah diadakan pada 20 November 2021 apabila empat orang Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) (dua dari United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), satu daripada Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) dan satu daripada Bebas) menarik sokongan daripada kepimpinan negeri yang diterajui oleh Barisan Nasional (BN). PRN ini telah mengembalikan kuasa kepada rakyat untuk memilih pemimpin pilihan mereka. Keputusan menunjukkan kuasa dikembalikan semula kepada BN dengan mendapat kemenangan bergaya majoriti dua pertiga. Justeru, artikel ini akan meneliti beberapa aspek daripada PRN Melaka iaitu perbandingan keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) 14 dan PRN 2021 di Melaka, pola sokongan pengundi dan analisis kemenangan BN sama ada boleh menjadi kayu ukur menjelang PRU 15. Untuk mencapai objektif yang diperlukan, kajian ini menggunakan analisis kandungan dan sumber sekunder. Hasil kajian mendapati pola sokongan pengundi di peringkat Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Melaka kepa.....

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