The price movements of commodities are determined by changes in the expectations about future economic variables. Crude oil price is non?stationary, highly volatile, and unstructured in nature, which makes it very difficult to predict over short?to?medium time horizons. Some analysts have indicated that the difficulty in forecasting the crude oil price is due to the fact that economic models cannot consistently show evidence of a strong connection between commodities and economic fundamentals, and, as a result, regarded the idea that economic fundamentals help predict price values as random luck. This study aimed to overcome the limitations of the economic models through the detection of structural changes as well as breaks in the data, using a breakpoint test. The Markov switching model is used to address the price patterns that led to a different market state. The results show that there are several changes as well as breaks in the estimated model. Moreover, there is an asymmetric co.....

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COVID-19 has been declared as a global pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO). Certain Muslims associated the emergence of Al-?ur?yya with the fading of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This article aimed to discuss the text and context of the Hadith Al-?ur?yya (????????????????????) and its link to the termination of COVID-19. Classical and contemporary scholars’ opinions were analysed in this study. The methodology used involved inductive and deductive supplemented with critical analysis determining the most appropriate opinion on this matter. Further empirical study of the visibility of Al-?ur?yya in the Islamic history were analysed using Stellarium Astronomy Software 0.20.0. The findings of the study revealed that the hadith refers to the disappearance of disease pertaining to fruits and crops and not to related to the end of any pandemic. Additionally, the rise of Al-?ur?yya showed no connection with pandemic termination in the Islamic history. In conclusion, the claim.....

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Zapin Lenga is a Malaysian folk dance within Zapin Melayu and specifically known as Zapin Johor. Zapin Lenga was originated in Muar, one of the district in Johor state and the oldest Zapin Melayu repertoire that had been found in Johor. Zapin Lenga which usually performed for religious significance comprises of six-step patterns, known as ‘langkah’ that were performed only by the males during the olden days. In the meaning of preservation, we have used Motion Capture (MoCap) technology in recording and digitising human motions. In this paper, we present a primary work in preserving the dance movements of Zapin Lenga through Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) including Body, Effort, Shape and Space in order to identify qualities on dance movements. The dance movements were analysed by considering musical rhythm using segmentation method and the distances between markers were measured to define speed.  ..

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This research aimed to propose a decision matrix based on multi-criteria analysis to aid decision-makers in optimizing the ability of software engineering students. In this study, an experiment was conducted on the basis of several stages. First, decision matrix was constructed to rank the ability of software engineering students based on multimeasurement criteria (Grade Point Average (GPA) and soft skills) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process levels as alternatives. Then, the constructed decision matrix was adapted by distributing the courses of SDLC process levels based on Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) standard and expert opinions using Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) techniques based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to weight the alternatives. Next, the ability of students was ranked based on the adapted decision matrix using the integrated AHP to weight the multi-measurement criteria, and Technique for Order Performance by Similar.....

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1. The need for teachers of Elementary School children to learn to program or rather to understand the Computational Thinking behind programming has been accelerated in many countries by the mandated teaching of programming in the Elementary School context. Many steps have been taken in order to create awareness of this issue, such as the Computing At Schools initiative (CAS) which is established in the UK. CAS aims to support teaching in computing and connected fields in UK schools. Moreover, in the USA the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) was established to meet the purpose of informing and advising about the current development of computational thinking and to investigate and disseminate teaching and learning resources related to computational thinking. In Singapore research has been conducted by the government agency Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) whereby the major goal is to meet the needs in the ICT sector and ultimately to focus and in.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membandingkan peribahasa yang mengandungi metafora haiwan dalam  bahasa  Melayu  dan bahasa  Uzbek.  Kajian  ini  menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan reka  bentuk analisis teks. Sebanyak 26 peribahasa dalam bahasa Melayu dan 26  peribahasa  dalam  bahasa  Uzbek  telah  digunakan  sebagai  sampel  kajian  ini. Peribahasa   tersebut  diambil  daripada  peribahasa  yang  melibatkan  lima  jenis  haiwan iaitu anjing, ayam,  ular, kambing dan  ikan. Lima haiwan ini dipilih kerana kelima  – limanya banyak digunakan dalam  peribahasa bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Uzbek. Lima haiwan  ini  adalah  antara  haiwan  yang  biasa   dijumpai  di  Malaysia  dan  Uzbekistan. Haiwan lain yang terdapat dalam peribahasa kedua – dua  bahasa agak kurang popular dan tidak dapat dibuat perbandingan dalam kajian ini. Teori metafora  konseptual telah digunakan  untuk  menganalisis  data  dalam  kajian  ini.  Data  dianalisis  .....

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This study was designed to develop a new inventory to measure vocational intelligence of Malaysian adolescents. The Design and Development Research (DDR) model was adopted as a main research design in this study and three phases were involved. Phase one was the need analysis phase - involving the modified Delphi study and focus group discussion where the importance of identifying students’ vocational intelligence and their attributes were identified. Six attributes of vocational intelligence were identified - background, interest, personality, ability, skill, and creativity. Phase two was the design and development phase where an inventory to determine students’ vocational intelligence, named MyVQ, was developed using the attributes found in phase one. The verification and evaluation of MyVQ were carried out in phase three - the implementation and evaluation phase. The Cronbach’s alpha values of each section of the instrument demonstrated that all items in each section.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangunkan model penerimaan aplikasi e-portfolio berdasarkan Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) sebagai instrumen bagi membantu meningkatkan kebolehpasaran pelajar politeknik terutamanya bagi mempamerkan aspek kemahiran generik mereka. Reka bentuk kajian menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif secara tinjauan. Soal selidik telah digunakan sebagai instrumen kajian bagi pengumpulan data yang melibatkan seramai 389 orang pelajar Diploma Ukur Bahan di seluruh politeknik di Malaysia yang terdiri dari pelajar semester lima dan enam. Bagi mengenal pasti hubungan antara lima faktor utama iaitu persepsi mudah guna, persepsi kebergunaan, tingkah laku terhadap penggunaan , hasrat untuk menggunakan dan penggunaan sebenar ke arah penggunaan e-portfolio sebagai medium untuk kebolehpasaran graduan, analisis Model Persamaan Struktural telah digunakan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan hubungan setiap faktor adalah signifikan kecuali hubungan antara persepsi mudah guna dan persepsi ke.....

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This qualitative study uses the design of "multiple cases" and "single-site" to explore the philosophy, importance, characters sown, implementation strategies, influencing factors, and the  impact of character education in the development of student character in Kuttab Al-Fatih (KAF),  Depok. The four data collection methods used were semi-structured interviews, focus group  discussions, observations, and documentation. Data were obtained from 4 teachers, 21 students, 7  parents, a headmaster, and a counselor. Analysis and interpretation of data are done    through    the    transcripts,    encoding,    inter-rater,   exhibiting,   triangulation   and interpretation  procedures. Findings show that the philosophy of character education in KAF is "Faith before the  Qur'an", "?d?b before knowledge", and "knowledge before practice". The   significance   of   the    implementation   of   character   education   in   KAF   affects   the me.....

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Kajian   ini   bertujuan   untuk   mengenal   pasti   faktor-faktor   yang   mempengaruhi  pengintegrasian Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (TMK) terhadap pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan  (PdPc) dalam kalangan guru matematik sekolah rendah di daerah Kulim,  Kedah.   Kajian  ini   menggunakan   pendekatan  kuantitatif  berasaskan   reka bentuk  tinjauan.  Kajian  ini   menggunakan  Teori  Penyebaran  Inovasi  oleh  Rogers, Model Perancangan Integrasi Teknologi oleh  Roblyer serta Model Inovasi Teknologi oleh Moersch sebagai asas kepada kajian ini. Populasi kajian  ini terdiri daripada 411 guru matematik di sekolah rendah di Daerah Kulim, Kedah. Seramai 201 orang  guru matematik telah dipilih sebagai sampel dalam kajian ini. Pemilihannya dibuat secara  persampelan   rawak.   Dapatan   kajian   menunjukkan   guru   matematik   tidak   pasti (min=3.13,   SP=0.66)  samada  mereka  membuat  persediaan  yang  mencuku.....

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