The Capability of Pronouncing the English Diphthongs by the English Department Students, Faculty of Humanities, Udayana University

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This study aims at investigating the capability of the English department students, Faculty of Humanities, Udayana University in pronouncing diphthongs. Diphthong is a glide from one vowel to another. English is very rich in words containing diphthongs, such as: / aI / in the word try / traI / buy / baI /; / eI /, in the words they / ðeI /, day / deI /, / eə / as in hair / heə /, chair /tʃeə/. Meanwhile, the number of diphthongs in Indonesian and Balinese as the mother tongue of the students is very limited. This difference certainly creates problems for students in pronouncing the English words consisting of diphthongs.

The knowledge of English sounds is taught in the subject of English phonetics and phonemics in the fifth semester. This study examined the ability of new students who have not taken the English Phonetics and Phonemics subject to be compared with the ability of those who have got this subject, so that it can be seen to what extent this course can change student performance in pronouncing diphthongs.

This research is a qualitative descriptive research supported by quantitative data. The population of this study was 50 new students and 50 sixth semester students, taken randomly. The research instrument was a list of English words containing diphthongs and questionnaires. The technique of collecting data was done through recording, and the data were analyzed descriptive qualitatively and presented formally and informally.

Luminescence Studies of Transition Metal (Cu+ and Ag+ Ions) Activated Alkali Zinc Mixed Phosphate

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Because of the importance of inorganic phosphates in the solid-state lighting industry, KZnPO4 doped with some transition metal dopant ions like Cu+ and Ag+ ions were prepared by low-cost co-precipitation method at room temperature followed by annealing at a high temperature around 6500C. The prepared phosphors were characterized by X-ray diffraction. In the case of a Photoluminescence study for KZnPO4 doped with Cu+, the emission was observed at 425 nm, which corresponds to the emission of Cu+ ion. In the case of Ag+ doped KZnPO4, weak emission was observed at 420 nm, which is assigned to the emission of Ag+ ions.  CIE chromaticity coordinate of KZnPO4 doped with Cu+ and Ag+ ions phosphor was also evaluated via using OSRAM SYLVANIA color calculator and colour purity of concentration was nearly 95% of Cu+ and Ag+ ions. The obtained outcomes revealed that the prepared phosphor shows potential application in the field of solid-state lighting.

Effect of Nutrients on Biomass Production of Helminthosporium Tetramera A Leaf Spot Pathogen of Sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum)

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Helminthosporium tetramera was a pathogen of Saccharum Officinarum, was isolated from diseased Saccharum Officinarum, leaves from Nashik district and used for the present study. Pathogen was grown on the Czapek-Dox liquid medium substituting or adding different carbon, nitrogen to study biomass production. The growth as dry mycelial biomass was observed on the 8th day of incubation period.
A grate extent of growth variation was observed on different carbon, nitrogen. Among the carbon source, fructose shows maximum biomass while glucose with minimum biomass. From nitrogen source cobalt nitrate and barium nitrate shows maximum and control condition with minimum biomass was recorded.

Impact of Biophilic Design on Health and Wellbeing

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A growing body of an individual indicates that the modern world has been disconnecting from nature which is having a negative impact on human health and wellbeing. The biophilic theory is the newest also it is least understood, but it holds a lot of potentials.
A deeper explanation is required to understand the concept of biophilic. The theory of this study leads to positive answers even on emotional conditions, regarding human performance and health. The study expands the current understanding of the role of the environment in human nature and health. Biophilic has an extensive scope of applicability in various domains of architectural spaces like residential, commercial, and institutional building uses also having various types of health benefits related to various problems of a particular territory.
The study aims to assess the impact of biophilic design on environment knowledge and relation with nature. The movement aims to build an energy-efficient building and develop environmentally friendly by managing natural resources effectively. Also, analyze the impact of biophilic design and its relationship with environmental awareness and nature.
The study resulted that health and nature are related to god’s faith. It gives a huge positive impact and nature cannot be ignored as a valuable source of health and happiness.

The Colour Perception – In an Indoor & Outdoor Architectural Environment

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Colour is considered an integral element for an indoor and outdoor environment. It is an essential element of our environmental experience and visual perception. It is often connected to, stimulated by, light in the natural or human design environment and accompanies us in different visible ways. They are the substance of how we experience the surroundings, as humans are the centre of concern in designing the architectural environment. It affects individuals differently based upon their age, gender, culture and other biological factors. Colour is a universal visual language appreciated by all. The aim is to utilise colour as an expressive component to emphasise the building character and create unity and harmony.

Impact of Environmental Design in Interception of Crime

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Crime has become one among the most important issues in cities round the world. This issue has given rise to varied issues in terms of worry of crime and has become a significant disturbance for residents in urban areas. Crimes like devastation, terrorism, burglary, shoplifting, employee theft, assault, and espionage endanger lives and threaten the built environment. This has subsequently led to the need for crime prevention action to be taken. Architectural and urban designs that take into account safety from crime, and security against criminal damage or terrorism is what termed as security designs, which mainly focuses on the specific element of security and crime prevention that relates to the physical opportunity for victimization, damage and harm. By improving environmental design, it can be prevented to some extent. This paper includes the outline of ways like, crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), defensible space, and building security. This paper also includes about the creating of safe cities, safe work environments, and safe places to live and play. The main aim of this paper is to know how the crime prevention methods could be linked more closely to developments in architecture and design. This approach to a security design recognizes the intended use of space in building and is totally different from traditional security practice, which focuses on denying access to a crime target with barrier techniques.

Investigation of Groundwater Potential Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) Techniques in Fakai Local Government of Kebbi State, Nigeria

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Groundwater is one of the most precious natural resource which supports human health, economic development and ecological diversity. Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) Techniques have been effectively used for the investigation of the potentiality of groundwater resource in Fakai local government area. The dataset for this research work are Landsat 8 Operational land imager (OLI), ASTER DEM, Topographical map and Geological map from which the essential criteria were obtained. The study used Weighted Linear Combination approach which involves mathematical weighing and ranking of the criteria. Multi-criteria evaluation was carried out on all the criteria using the Weighted Linear Combination approach in ArcGIS 10.4. Spatial analysis was carried out on the derived result using the Suitability Index (SI) value created from pairwise comparison analysis. The suitability map for groundwater recharge in the study area was hence produced using the suitability index. The result shows four classes for the study area. The classes include highly suitable, moderately suitable, less suitable and least suitable. Thus, the area most suitable for groundwater are found most towards the northern part, around the center and some regions in the northern part of the study area this serves as an indicator that most of the study area has good potential for groundwater recharge.

The Influence of Organizational Culture, Compensation and Competency on Asset Misappropriation with Integrity as a Moderating Variables

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This study aims to empirically examine the relationship among variables of organizational culture, compensation, competence, with asset misappropriation and their effects in which the factor of integrity as moderating variable. The study used questionnaires to collect data from 150 respondents (samples) comprising employees of Bank DKI, BCA and Adira Finance with various levels of positions. Furthermore, the questionnaires were analyzed using SEM (structural equation modeling) and processed using the computer software SmartPLS Version 3. Based on the results of data processing, it found out that variables of organizational culture and competency did not influence asset misappropriation, while compensation and integrity negatively affected the asset misappropriation. Moreover, the factor of integrity was unable to strengthen the negative influence of organizational culture and compensation, as well as unable to weaken the positive effect of competence on asset misappropriation.

Incidence of the Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Epilepsy Attending a Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda

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Background & Aims: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a combination of diverse metabolic disorders (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high triglycerides, increased waist circumference, and low high density cholesterol, HDLc), is a well known public health problem worldwide, and its prevalence is increasing dramatically. MetS is a confirmed great risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.

Presently, limited information exists about incidence and the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with epilepsy.  We prospectively estimated the incidence of MetS in patients with epilepsy.

Methods: We recruited 322 participants, 161 patients with epilepsy and 161 healthy volunteers all of them free of any MetS criteria at the baseline and followed-up them for one year. New onset cases of MetS were defined according to the updated National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATPIII) criteria.

Results: Over a 1-year follow-up, we observed 8 incident cases of MetS (7 individuals in patients group and 1 individual in control group) resulting in an annual cumulative incidence rate of 2.5%. We observed 9 cases losses to follow up. Patients with epilepsy presented a higher risk of developing MetS (RR=7.00, 95% CI: 0.891 – 1.67, p=0.032) than in control group. Sedentariness was associated with higher risk for MetS (hazard ratio, HR=6.537, 95%; confidence interval, C.I=1.269-33.685, p value =0.025.

Conclusion: Anti-epileptic therapy combined with sedentariness increases the risk of developing MetS among patients with epilepsy. Holistic clinical management of patients with epilepsy will significantly contribute to MetS prevention.

Child Temperament and Academic Performances among Kindergarteners

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The study examined the relationship between child temperament and academic performances among kindergarteners in the Wa East and Wa West districts of the upper west region of Ghana. A sample of 150 fathers were selected at random from the two districts to participate in the study. Children of the fathers selected were made of 69 boys and 81girls. Self-reported data from questionnaires were used to examine the relationship between child temperament and academic performances among the kindergarten children of the selected region.

Analyses of the data revealed that low intensity, anger/frustration, attentional focusing, fear, and falling reactivity/soothability characteristics of child temperament categories predicted the academic performances of the kindergarten children within the two districts. It was also realized from the study that the occupation of fathers exhibited significant relationship with the academic performances of the kindergarten children. However, child gender, their ages and that of fathers’, fathers’ income levels, and the districts of origin showed no relationship with the academic performances of the kindergarten children.

It is hereby recommended that behavioral disorder/disability centers should be established at kindergarten centers to guide and counsel practice on behave management and practices.