This  research  aims  to  produce  visual  artwork  through  identity  interpretation  and political  culture  in  Bangladesh.  This  concept  manifests  a  sense  of  the  process  of  expressing Bangladesh's unique identity by making a subtle difference with India. The main  objectives focusing on the Bengal tradition and symbol with artistic practices in pre and  post-liberation in Bangladesh and the evolving current  scene. The reference artists within this  research project  are Safiuddin Ahmed, SM Sultan, Zainul Abedin, Maqbool Fida Husain, Melanie Hava,  Quamrul Hassan, and Shahabuddin Ahmed. The justification  of selected  this  artist  because  they  are  producing  the  issues  of  identity interpretation in Bangladesh's political scenery. The  reference of artworks carried out a suggestion on how the combined traditional folk art and modern  aesthetic framework with specific symbols had been produced. A studio practice metho.....

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This aim of this study is to investigate the perspectives of Korean pre-service music teachers on self-directed thesis seminar conducted in the graduate teacher education program. This research focused on 1) the attitude of pre-service music teachers towards self-directed thesis seminar and 2) the impact of self-directed thesis seminar on the progress of the pre-service music teachers’ performance. Ten pre-service music teachers participated in the researcher’s thesis seminar. The results demonstrated that most of the participants were anxious and insecure in managing the various educational resources as well as monitoring the progress of their study. However, the selfdirected thesis seminar has indirectly provided the participants with a new learning environment to manage their own goals, initiate their own learning, and responsible for their own progress and outcomes. The findings also showed that collaborative learning is essential as an instructional approach in self-directed l.....

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This survey research aims to assess the collegiate instrumental teachers’ ability to estimate students’ practice habits in the practice room based on the students’ performance during the instrumental lesson and to collect collegiate instrumental teachers’ suggestions on estimating students’ practice habits in the practice room. A questionnaire in two forms was designed for 15 collegiate instrumental teachers and 30 music performance undergraduate students who were selected through a convenience sampling approach. The percent agreement (PA) and Cohen’s kappa ( ) were utilised to examine the inter-rater reliability between the results of both participants on the practice habits that focus on the practice time, practice sessions, goal setting, focused attention, mental practice, technique practice, metronome practice, practise with an electronic tuner, and practise with other practice strategies. The low average results, 31.50% on the percent agreement and .0437 on the Cohenâ€.....

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In Bali, compositional process in music was traditionally more intuitive than conceptual. The recreation of beauty in nature through musical expression and melodic ideas was and is still thought to be sufficient for many to form a musical repertoire. However, these examples may be perceived as naïve, straightforward, or simplistic expressions in comparison to newer styles of Balinese musical composition. This article discusses how the terms ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ are understood by academic and non-academic Balinese artists (both musicians and composers alike), and the extent to which they influence the aesthetics of Balinese composers’ musical creations. Initially, I examine the historical dimension of Balinese compositions with all of its challenges, considering the terms ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ as important to the understanding of the development of Balinese musical creations. I explore some new works for gamelan by Balinese composers, and further address so.....

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This research aimed to synthesis and investigate the potential of amphiphilic chitosan derivatives, namely N-octyl-O-sulfate chitosan (NOOSC), N-octyl-N-succinyl chitosan (NONSC), N-octyl-O-glycol chitosan (NOOGC), N-deoxycholic acid-Oglycol chitosan (DAGC), N-hexanoyl-O-glycol chitosan (HGC) and N-lauryl-Oglycol chitosan (LGC) as environmental friendly media for atrazine, rotenone and thymol formulations. The amphiphilic chitosan derivatives were characterised using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, CHNS-O elemental analyser, fluorescence spectrometer and scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). Encapsulation efficiency of pesticide active ingredients by amphiphilic chitosan derivatives was determined using a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The release mechanism of atrazine, rotenone and thymol from the amphiphilic chitosan derivatives micelles was fitted to four kinetic models. .....

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This research aimed to synthesis intercalated nanocomposites of paddy pesticides for controlled release formulation (CRF), namely zinc/aluminium–layered double hydroxide–quinclorac (Zn/Al–LDH–QC), zinc hydroxide nitrate–sodium dodecylsulphate–bispyribac (ZHN–SDS–BP) and zinc hydroxide nitrate–sodium dodecylsulphate–imidacloprid (ZHN–SDS–IC) using coprecipitation method. Surface modification of the nanocomposites, were then performed using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and chitosan coatings. The physicochemical properties, CRF and kinetic behaviour were monitored using powder X–ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), elemental analysis, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), gas sorption analysis and ultraviolet–visible spectrometer. The appearance of intercalation peaks at lower 2θ angle in the PXRD pattern, 15.8–16.7 ? (Zn/Al–LDH–QC), 28.2–28.6 ? (ZHN–SDS– BP).....

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of augmented reality (AR) colouring application towards the preschool children’s creative thinking. An instrument adapted from Torrance Test of Creative Thinking was developed and verified by five subject matter experts. An application titled FARCCS was created to computerise the measurement. Data collected through manual measurement were compared against the computerised measurement. The results showed statistical significant differences, indicating that the computerised measurement was more accurate and reliable, apart from being faster than human assessor. The effects of the AR colouring application were investigated through two quasi-experimental studies which were conducted in Kelantan, Malaysia. The first study was a single-group pre- and post-test quasiexperiment, conducted with 10 preschool children in School A, while the second study was a pre- and post-test control group quasi-experiment, carried out with 50 preschool .....

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This study aimed to investigate the properties of aphrodisiac and to evaluate the toxicological effect of leaves aqueous extract from Aquilaria malaccensis (AEAM) and Aquilaria subintegra (AEAS) against ICR mice. The aphrodisiac properties, which include sexual behaviour, orientation activity, number of offspring, male to female ratio of offspring, the percentage of pregnancy and testosterone level. Meanwhile, toxicological evaluation consists of acute and sub-acute study. In aphrodisiac study, the treated groups received 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 mg/kg body weight (b.w.) of extracts for 21 consecutive days. In acute toxicity study, the treated animals received a single dose at 2000 mg/kg b.w., while in sub-acute toxicity study, the treated groups received 50, 100, 150, 200, 500, and 1000 mg/kg b.w. of extracts for 21 consecutive days compared to control groups that received normal saline only. Statistical analyses were performed using t-test and one-way ANOVA and also co.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk pengkaji memperbaiki kelemahan yang terdapat pada pengajaran makro yang pertama iaitu pada bahagian kemahiran penutup. Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemahiran guru dalam menggunakan kemahiran penutup pada penghujung sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran serta meningkatkan kemahiran guru dalam menarik minat murid terhadap sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran di dalam bilik darjah di samping untuk mengubah cara pengajaran guru supaya lebih menarik dan berkesan. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 11 orang pelajar dari kelas Kursus Pengajaran, Teknologi dan Penaksiran 2 (KPD 3026). Pengkaji telah menggunakan Borang Bimbingan Kemahiran Penutup untuk mengumpul data. Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa pengkaji telah mempraktikkan kemahiran penutup dalam pengajaran.  ..

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Terdapat beberapa kemahiran yang boleh dipraktikkan dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran seperti kemahiran menyoal, kemahiran menerang atau demonstrasi dari guru dan demonstrasi dari pelajar. Kemahiran menyoal merupakan soalan-soalan yang digunakan untuk mengetahui penguasaan pelajar terhadap pelajaran yang dipelajarinya dan kemahiran menyoal ini juga digunakan untuk melihat masalah yang dialami oleh pelajar dalam pelajaran. Menyoal tidak hanya tertumpu kepada soalan-soalan yang berfokus satu perkara sahaja akan tetapi boleh dijadikan soalan bercambah dan melalui kemahiran menyoal ini dapat meningkat kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi (KBAT). Tanpa kemahiran menyoal, guru tidak akan mengetahui tahap pemahaman pelajar mengenai maklumat yang disampaikan sewaktu proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Kajian tindakan ini menfokuskan kepada kemahiran menyoal dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang telah dijalankan di dalam kelas makro pengajaran. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa kemahir.....

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