The Implementation of PBL-STEAM Equipped with JBatik Software as Learning Media to Enhance Students’ Creative Thinking Skills in Designing Batik Motifs of Indonesian Local Heritage

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The aim of this research is to analyze the student’s creative thinking skills under the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning Model equipped with JBatik software. This study used a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design: pretest-posttest non-equivalent group design. The research respondents consisted of two classes: the control class with 31 students and the experimental class with 29 students. The research instruments used were interviews, questionnaires, observations, and creative thinking tests. Data analysis techniques used a one-way ANOVA test, LSD post hoc test, and independent sample t-test. The one-way ANOVA test results showed a sig value of 0.000 < 0.05, indicating a significant influence of applying the Problem-Based Learning Model Integrated with Information Technology on independence. The LSD post hoc test showed a mean difference between the experimental group of 9.600 and the control group of 5.067. The results showed that based on the independent sample t-test analysis on the post-test, there was a significant difference between the control class and the experimental class. It is due to the sig (2-tailed) score is 0.002 (p = <0.05). The qualitative analysis shows all the Pearson Correlation Coefficient values are less than 0.7. Based on this, there is no significant similarity between the interviews Thus, it can be concluded that the experimental group taught using the Problem-Based Learning Model Integrated with Information Technology has a better effect on independence compared to the control group taught using the Problem-Based Learning Model-STEM.

Entrenchment Effect and Corporate Governance: Audit Quality Analysis

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This study aims to examine the effect of entrenchment effect and corporate governance on audit quality as measured by accrual quality. This study uses manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2018-2020 as a sample. The final sample of this study was 39 companies with a total of 117 observations. This study uses multiple linear regression as the method of analysis. The results of this study provide evidence that the entrenchment effect has a positive effect on audit quality. The results also show that when the company faces a high entrenchment effect from the controlling shareholder, the company still appoints a high-quality auditor to reduce agency conflict and to maintain the company’s reputation. This study also shows that corporate governance has a negative effect on audit quality. The findings of this study indicate that the controlling shareholder will choose a public accounting firm with high audit quality. This is done with the aim of giving a signal to non-controlling shareholders that the controlling shareholders have concern for them.

The Morphology of Fruits and Seeds of Lageremia Indica L.

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Lageremia indica L. commonly known as crepe myrtle, is an ornamental plant known for its attractive flowers and foliage. The fruit and seeds are also known to be obtained from the boot tree. The aim of this study was to study the fruit and seed morphology of Lagerstroemia indica. The study included analyzes of the quality of fruits and seeds of several Lagerstroemia indica plants and their different morphological methods. Research results show that the fruits of Lastroemia indica are small, dry capsules that split open along one side to reveal many small, winged seeds. The seeds are flattened and have a papery layer. The fruits and seeds of Lagerstroemia indica L. appear to be well adapted for wind dispersal.

Examining Factors Affecting Curriculum Implementation in Achieving High Academic Performance in Malawi – A Case Study of Kadzakalowa Community Day Secondary School (Ntcheu)

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This study examines the factors affecting curriculum implementation in achieving high academic performance in Malawi, with a specific focus on Kadzakalowa Community Day Secondary School in Ntcheu. The study employs a qualitative research design, using interviews and observations to collect data from teachers, students, and school administrators. The study aims to identify the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing the curriculum, explore the strategies that teachers and school administrators employ to ensure successful curriculum implementation, and determine the impact of curriculum implementation on student academic performance. The findings provided an insights into the factors that contribute to successful curriculum implementation in Malawi and offer recommendations for improving curriculum implementation in the country. the study review also that thus factors, Lack of resources, Lack of qualified teachers, Poor students motivations, Lack of school fees, Poor curriculum implementation, Poor motivation of teachers, Poor administrative leadership and Long distance were factors affecting curriculum implementation in achieving high academic performance in Malawi at Kadzakalowa Community Day Secondary School in Ntcheu.

Place Deictic Expression Usage in English Movie “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

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Knowing how the deictic expression is delivered in our daily interaction is way necessary to help participant in avoiding an ambiguity interpretation. This researcher aimed to analyze how speaker and hearer interaction in Diary of a Wimpy Kid dealt with place deictic expression and to reveal the type of place deictic used within each usage by considering some different usage of deictic term proposed by Levinson (1983) and other linguist. This research used descriptive qualitative method to analysis place deictic term found in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. There are four different usage found, they are gestural, symbolic, anaphoric, and non-anaphoric usage. Both gestural and symbolic involve pure and impure place deictic. While anaphoric and non-anaphoric only involve pure and impure for each. Those usage is use differently to convey meaning based on context of utterance that tied to the participant.

The Refusal Catcalling Strategy by Women in Makassar: Semiotics Analysis

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The research analyzed the refusal catcalling strategy by women in Makassar. Furthermore, with the catcalling topic still being addressed by Makassar residents, this research delves deeper into the link between signs and the refusal strategy of catcalling on women in Makassar and those who regard it as harassing conduct. The research aims to explore strategies used by females in dealing with the refusal sign of catcalling in Makassar. In addition, the research examines  Ferdinand Saussure’s theory in analyzing sign such as signifier and signified theory in arranging refusal strategy of catcalling. The results of the research is the women must have strategies to overcome the refusal of catcalling such as ignoring to the perpetrator, fighting to the perpetrator, reporting to the police, leave, places prone to catcalling, pretending to call family, and reprimanding with sound loudly.

Pathology and Molecular Detection of Avian Colibacilosis in Commercial Chickens of Nagpur Region

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E. coli is one of the most important pathogenic agent affecting chickens which costs the poultry industry resulting into high economic losses due to increased mortality. During present study, mortality due to Colibacillosis in nine commercial chicken flocks belonging to Nagpur region of Maharashtra was noticed. Characteristic lesions perihepatitis, pericarditis, air saculitis and pneumonia were observed. Pink colonies on MLA, metallic sheen on EMB confirmed the E. coli infection. Clinical samples of liver collected from nine commercial chicken flocks were further con­firmed as E. coli. by PCR amplification of 500bp of ecp gene. Pathological lesions, cultural characteristics along with PCR amplification of ecp gene confirmed E. coli infection in commercial chickens.

Financing For Sustainability and Bank Performance: Case of G-20 Countries

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Unstable economic conditions and high uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have made it difficult for global economic recovery. Banks has an important role in the economy to support the implementation of a sustainable economy through the disbursement of sustainable financing. The bank expects sustainability financing has a positive impact on financial performance. It can attract investors because one of the main priorities of investors at this time is a sustainable business. The study uses 68 banks from G-20-member countri3es and several countries in ASEAN that are not included in the G-20 from 2019 to 2021 performance. In assessing the impact of the disbursement of sustainable financing on financial performance (using the ratio of non-performing loans, net interest margin, and capital adequacy ratio as financial performance variables), the authors use panel data regression, while to assess the impact of sustainable financing distribution on ESG performance using binary logistic regression. The results show that there is a significant positive impact from the distribution of sustainable financing on net interest margins and the capital adequacy ratio, and a significant negative impact on the non-performing loans ratio. In addition, this study’s results also show a significant positive impact on improving ESG performance. This shows that by the disbursement of sustainable financing, banks will get a positive impact on financial performance and can attract investors.

A Study of the Suitability of Microbial Cells for the Biosorption and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metal Removal

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Heavy metal contamination in the natural environment can occur as long-term site pollution or as surges of pollutants from wastewater discharge. It is well recognized that heavy metal discharge from the metal processing industries has a negative impact on the environment. Conventional methods of heavy metal removal from aqueous solutions are not cost-effective and produce large amounts of harmful chemical sludge. A novel and alternative approach to removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions involve the biosorption of these contaminants by non-living, metabolically inert biomass that is either derived from microorganisms or plants. One of the key elements of environmental and bioresource technologies today is biosorption. Due to their high surface-to-volume ratio, wide availability, quick kinetics of adsorption and desorption, and low cost, microorganisms—more specifically, bacteria, algae, yeasts, and fungi—have attracted increasing attention as biosorbents for the removal of heavy metals. Analyzing the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions utilizing diverse biological components, such as fungi, algae, yeast, and bacterial biomass, is the goal of the current study. This article discusses the advantages of heavy metal removal from waste streams, gives a brief overview of the technology’s potential for biosorption and bioaccumulation, and emphasizes the undelaying features of biosorption as well as operational factors like pH, the dose required to be given, the initial concentration, temperature, the efficiency of the treatment, and its economic significance.