The purpose of this study was to determine the level of awareness acceptance towards the Department of Health's (DOH) policies, programs, and projects for Post-Hansenites in Sulu. A descriptive exploratory research design was employed. Two hundred (200) Tau'sug respondents were drawn in the Province of Sulu using systematic purposive random sampling. The result showed that respondents were moderately aware of the government policies, programs, and projects on health service for Leprosy in Sulu; likewise, they had a moderate level of acceptance for government health policies, programs, and projects. The result revealed no significant relationship between the level of awareness and acceptance when respondents were categorized by age, gender, civil status, income, and educational attainment. It was observed that the most significant predictor among the demographic characteristics was income. It is recommended that the Department of Health should have a massive information drive and educational campaign on government policies, programs, and projects on health services for Leprosy in Sulu. The DOH should integrate a social program in their treatment scheme to integrate the Post-Hansenites into mainstream society. Both physical and social treatment of leprosy should be a dual function of the DOH in health services, thus treating the whole person and not just the disease itself.
The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between digital literacy affecting entrepreneurial learning among Thai secondary students. The population in this study included 322 people. The instrument used for data collection were 1) the instrument measuring digital literacy of the population consisting of nine factors: digital right, digital access, digital communication, digital safety, media and information literacy, digital etiquette, digital health, digital commerce, and digital law; and 2) the instrument for measuring entrepreneurial learning consisting of six aspects: the entrepreneur, business management, starting a business, business operations, marketing and sales, and financial management. According to the study, it was revealed that the three factors of digital literacy - media and information literacy, digital safety, and digital law - statistically significantly affected and positively influenced entrepreneurial learning (The significant level < 0.05). Moreover, the variations that affected entrepreneurial learning of the study population can be explained for 72%. Thus the study confirmed that digital literacy effected to entrepreneurial learning among Thai secondary students.
Digital games have evolved as a crucial interactive media capable of encouraging and fostering cultural heritage through visualisations, with a special emphasis on preserving and maintaining Sabahan folklore for future generations. This paper discusses the development of the E'Gadung app as well as the outcomes of a study on Kimaragang ethic group preservation. A documentary analysis, prototyping, playtesting and semi-structured interview has been carried out. The results indicate that the digital game significantly increased the Kimaragang group's awareness of the importance of protecting local cultural heritage. Additionally, positive youth responses have shown that the game 'E' Gadung' has been successfully presented using a combination of artistic elements to educate younger generations, especially Kimarang ethnic children aware to their own culture and heritage. Thus, it is necessary to address continuous process digitalization strategies in order to preserve knowledge of intangible cultural resources, particularly Sabah's ethnic folklore.
The aim of this study is to propose and empirically test a suggested research model that shows the effect of four organizational factors on (learning capabilities, knowledge management capabilities, adhocracy culture, and top management support) e-business implementation, in addition to the effect of implementing e-business on organizational performance. Several statistical techniques have been used such as confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling has been used to examine the validity of the hypothesized conceptual model and to validate the recommended hypotheses. The statistical analysis for the collected data from 301 IS manager in different companies located in Saudi Arabia support the positive effect for the four organizational factors on e-business implementation, Moreover, organizational performance is positively affected by e-business implementation.
Comparative Study, Protection of Local Wisdom, International Conventions This study critically reviewed relevant literature in search of strategic human resource development (SHRD) with the aim of exploring SHRD components and the influence of SHRD to employee performance. It also focuses on the investigation of the role of employee commitment as a mediator from employees of Thailand’s State Owned Enterprises listed companies. The findings were presented by descriptive and inferential statistics and the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was examined by structural equation modelling using AMOS. The results of the study from 232 respondents demonstrated that SHRD had a positive effect on employee performance. Given the influential variables of SHRD components, strategic capability development was the most influential in the developmental context, while supervisor involvement was the most influential in the organizational context. Significantly, employee commitment was found to play partially a mediating role in the relationship between SHRD and employee performance of the State Owned Enterprises. Suggestions from this study pointed out that investing in SHRD of the organization contributing to effective employee performance should be carried out in parallel with imbuing employees with high commitment to the organization.
The research seeks to examine the needs for improving the efficiency of e-learning platforms in light of the Corona Pandemic as well as their impact on the quality of education in Jordanian institutions. In order to establish the data's eligibility for factor analysis, we used version 20 of the SPSS to analyze 37 elements on the Likert scale before doing axial components analytics. It has been evaluated. Incentives are lowered by early hypotheses that ELPs are more efficient and acceptable. incentives. When the incentive effect was 0.031 (-0.248), the likelihood of increasing the efficiency of e-learners was increased. Researchers do not think that the incentives can benefit as they initially thought.
This paper aims to investigate the effect on the trade volume of Thailand's exports to China by the China-Laos railway after its completion. This study will help Thai exporters and China importers with valuable information about the China-Laos railway. First, the authors study Thailand's export industries and export destinations in China from the literature review. Then, the authors' research information the China-Laos railway development and volume of the freight from Thailand to China through in-depth interviews and secondary data. The authors calculate the value of the export trade per freight volume for projecting the trade volume when the additional transport capacity is available by the China-Laos railway. Linear regression is used to calculate the trade per volume and confirm the fitness for the use of the trade per volume value. The trade per volume is used for estimating the amount of trade that can utilize the capacity the China-Laos railway connection will provide. Finally, the author calculates the amount of trade that the China-Laos railway can bring in the early, middle and late term, and predicts the proportion of Thailand's export trade to China that the China-Laos railway can share. This proves the effect of China-Laos railway on Thailand's export trade to China. In addition, the paper also discusses the advantage that the China-Laos railway will bring to Thai exporters in terms of the cost -effectiveness and added freight capacity.
This research aims to address the problems of social differentiation and social equity of the tax system of the Russian Federation taking into account socioeconomic indicators in comparison with the countries using a progressive taxation scale. The authors analyse the impact of tax rates on income inequality and the effectiveness of tax systems in Russia and four countries of Latin America (Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Ecuador) in mitigating social differentiation. The analysis relies on mathematical models of correlation and historical and comparative research methods. The authors conclude that taxes create a significant impact on the degree of income inequality and progressive personal income taxation can be an effective tool for mitigating social differentiation in Russia. This study belongs to a narrow body of research comparing the performance of tax systems in mitigating the problems of income inequality. The authors believe that the study will help state bodies make effective decisions aimed at reducing social pressures.
The objective of this research was to study the influence of the characteristics of the board on performance through sustainability report according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) disclosure guidelines of listed companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand. This study explored data from annual reports (Form 56 1), annual financial statements, and notes to financial statements, corporate social responsibility report and the sustainability report in 2017 of 150 companies. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM) to study the characteristics of the board influencing performance through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report and corporate governance of listed companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The results of this study indicated that the characteristics of the board had a positive direct influence on environmental, social and governance (ESG) report with a statistical significance level of 0.01 with an influence coefficient of 0.17, a positive direct influence on performance (PFM) with an influence coefficient of 0.05, and a positive indirect influence on performance (PFM) latent variable with a statistical significance level of 0.29. This research indicated that the characteristics of the board influenced performance through sustainability report.
The study examined the effect of occupational stress (OS) and burnout on employee performance within the context of the COVID 19. The study is premised on the idea that the COVID 19 epidemic could have increased occupational stress and burnout among health workers in Nigeria. Employing the survey research design approach, 1000 questionnaires were distributed to respondents in the health service sectors. The SPSS statistical tool for analysis was utilized in the study. The study reveals that occupational stress was more prevalent than burnout among employees at the COVID 19 treatment centers. The study also revealed that occupational stress is a significant predictor of employee performance. Furthermore, supervisory support activities were found to mitigate the effect of stress among the studied employee. The implication of this is that occupational stress and supervisory support activities are significant drivers of employee performance. The study recommends that health service firms, both private and public in Nigeria, invest in training and development to enhance employee's ability to cope with stressful situations while acting as supporters to increase their performance through increased supervision.
This study analyzes the factors that influence the elderly widows in Central Sulawesi to work. The sample of this study based on the number of elderly widows with SAKERNAS for the August 2017 period in Central Sulawesi who are 60 years and over of 361 people. The results showed that the tendency of the elderly widows to work was influenced by the variables of age, household status, school participation and health status. Age and school participation have a negative effect on the work participation of the elderly widows. Old age and low education (≤ SLTP) elderly widows have little opportunity to enter the labor market. Meanwhile, household status and health status had a significant positive effect. Elderly widows with status as the head of household and in good health are likely to enter the labor market.
This research aims to study the impact of social media on students’ academic achievements and its relationship to students’ economic and social characteristics to develop some guiding policies and achieve proper use. The study sample is selected from students in the College of Business Administration at Kuwait University, and the social media investigated include Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat, Youtube, and Twitter. In particular, the impact of students’ academic achievements, in terms of their grade point average (GPA), and their family academic qualifications and monthly income, on the quality of use of social media is investigated. Moreover, the study investigates students’ purpose in using social media, its advantages and disadvantages, and the extent to which students use it to discover new knowledge or entertainment and self-pleasure. Accordingly, a special questionnaire was prepared and distributed among a random sample of 481 students, and statistical analysis was conducted. Finally, some suitable suggestions and recommendations were made to achieve the desired objectives of this research.
Technological advancements and the widespread use of digital technologies are reshaping retail businesses and the shopping experience. Augmented reality (AR) is digital technology used to create a new retail concept in which a shop’s physical and digital components coexist. This study investigated a customer engagement model in the context of online retail business that utilizes AR-based applications. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 400 customers who have used AR in online shopping. Descriptive data were analyzed using frequency and percentage distributions. Partial least squares regression was also used to analyze structural equation models. The findings indicated that digital service experience impacted customer engagement through hedonic and utilitarian values due to perceived ease of use, social influence, and personal innovativeness, all of which were causative variables. Additionally, the findings showed that perceived risk did not affect the hedonic and utilitarian values, and personal inventiveness did not affect utilitarian value. This research demonstrates the critical importance of understanding the variables influencing customer engagement with online retailers using AR-based applications. The research suggests the use of AR-based applications to online retail entrepreneurs to increase customer engagement.
The village financial system application (siskeudes) is new to the financial management of village governments in Indonesia, and it is rapidly expanding. The purpose of this study was to explore empirically siskeudes acceptance based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) with behavioural intention as the mediating variable and experience as the moderating variable. The research surveyed 137 village heads, village treasurer, village secretary, and siskeudes admin. The sampling technique is cluster sampling based on the results of district performance in 2019. We used structural equation modelling and the WarpPLS approach to test the research hypotheses. The results show that performance expectancy and perceived ease to use are the strongest influences of behavioural intention. The facility condition has a low significant effect on behavioural intention. Behavioural intention and perceived value have a powerful impact on the actual use of siskeudes. The presence of experience strengthens the relationship between behavioural intention and usage behaviour as a moderating variable; however, experience has no impact on the relationship between performance expectancy, perceived ease to use, facility condition, and behavioural intention. In this finding, the government should increase the users’ intention to use siskeudes, which ultimately continues with the actual use of siskeudes.
This work seeks to deliberate the significance of human resource management from a crisis management perspective. Additionally, it evaluates the degree to which organisational culture enables effectiveness; it was achieved by implementing it on the Jordanian Ministry of Health. We used an analytical methodology to describe and define the strategic effects of human resource management to handle crises; moreover, we studied the significance of human capital and organisational culture as mediator variables as relevant for this research work. Sampling for this work considered the six hundred people working with the Jordanian Ministry of Health, associated government hospitals, and health centres. The study samples 234 individuals belonging to the Ministry, government hospitals, and health institutions, comprising about 39% of the population, selected using random sampling. Questionnaires were provided to the respondents using e-mail, considering the present challenges and restrictions associated with the Coronavirus pandemic. This work provided statistically significant outcomes and offered conclusions that might aid the efforts of the Jordanian Ministry of Health, or other nations, to manage crises.
The Non-Performance Financing Ratio (NPF) is a ratio that is a very serious concern for banks because if this ratio is allowed to continue to increase, it will have an impact on decreasing profits, which, in turn, will reduce the Bank's financial performance. This study uses the ratio of Financing To Deposit Ratio, BOPO, and Quality of Implementation of GCG (Good Coverage Governance) to see its effect on NPF (Non-Performing Financing) with inflation as a Moderating variable in Islamic Commercial Banks Registered with the Financial Services Authority for the period 2014 – 2019. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression, which is processed using Eviews 9. The results show that: The implementation of GCG is carried out to comply with the applicable rules regarding sharia bank governance and serves as a reference for shareholders in determining investment decisions. Good GCG implementation has not been able to suppress the non-performing financing that occurs because the increase in NPF is caused by other factors that influence it. The higher the liquidity of third-party funds for financing, moderated by inflation, the higher the funding non-performing that occurs in Islamic commercial banks. Any increase in the BOPO, moderated by inflation, does not affect the condition of Non-Performing Financing. The higher the GCG self-assessment results, moderated by inflation, will lead to higher non-performing financing in Islamic commercial banks.
This study deals with studying the government financial management information system and introducing it and its importance, and aims to demonstrate the effect of this system on the excellence of government financial performance in government institutions. This system helps in how to utilize financial resources efficiently through the quality of accounting information provided by this system through financial statements and reports, which reflects the possibility of predicting the financial policy of the country through government programs and activities, in addition to identifying weaknesses and addressing it quickly in order to avoid the occurrence of waste and loss of public money which leads to the possibility of using the financial resources available to the state effectively and efficiently. The full implementation of the GFMIS is an important tool in the hands of the public financial administration towards optimizing the use of available resources and towards implementing government programs and activities that support economic development through improving financial performance and providing useful information that helps in monitoring the operations of the government unit. In addition, a review and study of the status of the GFMIS, the stages it passed through, and the obstacles that delayed the implementation of the system, a study of the obstacles facing the Ministry of Finance and relevant government institutions in the post-start-up phase, and how to improve and successfully implement the government financial management information system (GFMIS) in government spending units from one side , and the Ministry of Finance from other side.
Background: Faculty Research is the most important criteria for the ranking of any university conducted by the world’s universities ranking systems. Universities across the globe are taking many initiatives to promote the research culture among their academic staff. Research Problem: Saudi universities have low research productivity due to their limited publication output. Al-Khalifa (2014) investigated the bibliometric studies of Saudi researchers. He discussed the low number of publications by Saudi universities and low impact factors. He stated that the production of scientific research, high quality research published in referred international academic journals and indexed in international research databases is considered poor compared to most countries in the Middle East. Saudi universities rank the lowest among other developing countries in terms of their number of publications. Further, the roles of academics in institutions of higher education are becoming more complex because academics have more responsibilities in teaching, research, and service than ever before (Krause, 2019). Research Purpose: The purpose of present study was to identify the significant association between the individual and institutional factors and the faculty research productivity in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh. Material and Methods: This study was designed as a longitudinal trend study. The period of study was set from 2010-2020. The population of study included the faculty of Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh. Descriptive statistics i.e. frequencies and percentages have been used to analyze the faculty demographics. Independent sample t-test was used to interpret the data. Recommendations were included at the end of the research. Research Significance: This study is helpful in identifying the significant factors affecting the faculty research productivity at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh. The findings will help the scientific research department and the research centres to build an appropriate research policy and a strategic research development program to support the research productivity of academic staff.
This research is conducted to learn the influence of excellent service in one-stop Public Service Mall (MPP) on public perception in DKI Jakarta during the government period of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan. This research uses the theory of service of excellent and public perception. This research also uses a positivistic paradigm. Meanwhile as the method of the research, it uses quantitative explanatory survey. The population is respondents who have visited and processed permit documents in Jakarta Public Service Mall. The number of respondents who were used as research samples were 100 people who were obtained from public service Malls in Jakarta. The data is analyzed using rank-spearman correlation and includes simple regression analysis. The results show that excellent service has a positive effect on public perception by 31.8%, which includes the human dimension with staff applying three actions: Smile, Greeting, and Greet when helping the public in managing documents at the Jakarta Public Service Mall. Excellent service from the staff increases a good perception of the community which has implications for the aspect of community participation being important. Therefore, public service officers who provide service excellence have an effect on increasing public perception.
The automated generation of coherent text is an area of natural language processing (NLP) that has received a lot of attention in recent years. Several state-of-the-art language models have been developed capable of automatically generating text structures of a quality close to that of human-generated text. Indeed, many potential use cases are seemingly benign (i.e. automated summarizing of long texts, generation of sporting event recaps, generation of text for entertainment purposes, etc.), while other applications such as propaganda generation and fake news have been identified as real risks associated with this technology. In this paper, we demonstrate a new architecture dedicated to the generation of the text essentially based on the basic architecture of neural network of the transformer type and we compare the results of our model with the basic model GPT-2 in English and GPT-2 in Arabic, to show that generating the automatic text of tweets from our AraTrans model gives better results compared to a powerful GPT-2 model or a GPT-2 model pre-trained on Arabic text.
