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The Impact of Kahoot! And Quizizz to Teach English Tenses for Flyers

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Mastering English tenses is crucial for A2 Flyers students, enabling them to expand their language proficiency and excel in English examinations such as the Cambridge test. However, many schools and centers solely rely on traditional grammar-based teaching methods and paper exercises, resulting in student disinterest. To address this issue, educators must incorporate modern technological tools to cultivate students’ enthusiasm for learning tenses. Kahoot! and Quizizz present promising opportunities for both teachers and students. This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of using Kahoot! and Quizizz in teaching English tenses to Flyers. Participants in the study are A2 level students at Phuong Nam Language Center. Quantitative data was gathered through pre-test and post-test assessments, while qualitative data was obtained through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The test scores indicated a significant improvement in students’ academic performance, with the mean score increasing from 4.50 in the pre-test to 7.55 in the post-test, indicating notable progress. Moreover, the results highlighted the students’ heightened engagement during the teaching and learning process, particularly with the use of Kahoot! and Quizizz. Consequently, these quiz applications proved to be beneficial tools for teaching English tenses to Flyers.

Strategies for Adapting to the Increased Labor and Fuel Costs for Commercial Fishing Boat Operators: Case Study in Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

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The objective of this study is twofold: 1) to examine the cost and return structure of commercial fishing boat operators in Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, and 2) to study the adjustment strategies and assistance measures for the group of commercial fishing boat operators in Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The sources of data used in this research are 1) commercial fishing boat operators in Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, and 2) government agencies related to commercial fishing boats. The study will use a snowball sampling technique, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews with a set of predetermined questions. The results of the study show that the cost and return structure comprises five constant costs: labor costs, foreign document costs, boat registration costs, boat permit costs, and straight-line depreciation costs. Since 2020, the average cost per year has been 442,425 baht. In 2021, the average cost is still 442,425 baht, while in 2022, it increases to 445,425 baht due to fluctuations in cost factors, which include fuel prices, rice prices for fishermen, ice costs, and maintenance expenses. The return on investment for the past three years has been continuously decreasing, with an average of 7,200,000 baht in 2020, 6,200,000 baht in 2021, and 2,700,000 baht in 2022. The fishing boat operators have made adjustments in three areas to combat rising fuel costs: reducing work days, adjusting product processing, and relying on technology and innovation. However, the government and other public entities have no direct role in assisting commercial fishing boat operators dealing with rising labor costs and fuel prices. The only indirect assistance comes through a loan project that uses the fishing boats as collateral, and this has been available only once during the three-year period from 2020 to 2022 when labor and fuel costs were at their highest.

Proposed Risk Mitigation for PT ABC to Maximize Income (Hospitality Industry Sector)

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The questions on the research are what are the risks that influence business PT ABC, what are the impacts of these risks, what are the mitigation techniques used to reduce the severity of the impacts. This study aims to identify and examine the risks that influence the business continuity and operations of the company PT ABC, aims to examine the impact of these risks and to investigate risk mitigation in reducing risk. Despite the global economic downturn, Indonesia continues to create increasing number of tourists. As tourists and businesspeople come to visit Indonesia, hotel demand is expected to grow in the next years and decades. Cotah (2019) why hotel investment fails because of not aligned with the right people / team, poor service and maintenance, inflexible management, blasted by new competition, cost overrun to starting any construction or renovation project and poor projection and not understanding location that weakening over time. However, without careful risk management the chance of failing is relatively high. The concept used is the risk management guideline by ISO 31000 which contains the scope, definition, principles, framework and process of risk management. The sources for risk identification research come from interviews and brainstorming. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to make a risk analysis with the help of Expert Choice version 11 software to analyse the weight of the respondent’s perspective, after obtaining the results of the risk evaluation then create a risk mapping to get the level of risk. Next, the final step is to create risk mitigation and implementation plans to reduce risk. Based on this research, 29 risk factors were found from 4 risk categories, which are Operational, People, Construction and Finance. There are 14 risk factors that are categorized at high risk level, then there are 7 risk factors that are categorized at a moderate risk level, and there are 8 risk factors that are categorized at a low risk level.

COVID-19’s Impact on the Shipping Industry: Case Study of the Sanur-Nusa Penida Route, Bali-Indonesia Shipping

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggerred a global health and economic crisis with far-reaching implications for maritime transport and trade. Restrictions imposed in response to the pandemic have caused disruptions affecting ports, shipping, and supply chains. The island of Bali, one of the provinces of Indonesia, is used as a case study of the impact of the pandemic on the local economy in a region that relies on shipping and tourism. The Indonesian government has employed large-scale social restrictions or Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) to regulate and allow people to return to their ‘normal’ activities. The first objective of this paper is to determine the impact of the PSBB on the shipping industry on the Sanur – Nusa Penida route. The second objective is to find out the level of service during the implementation of the PSBB which presents a new normal in continuing the shipping industry and its challenges. The results revealed there was a decrease in the number of passenger motorboats (PM) operating per day by 84.62%, a decrease in PM trips by 86.54%, and a decrease in the number of passengers by 96.05%. Following the satisfaction index, the overall satisfaction index for PM mode users (57.29%) can be defined as quite satisfactory (51%-65%).

Assessing Impacts of Payment for Forest Environmental Service Policy in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

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The policy of payment for forest environmental services (PFES) has been implemented in Vietnam since 2011 and in Hoa Binh province since 2013. This policy has had certain impacts on improvement of local people living standard as well as on forest protection and development. Based on secondary and primary information collected in Mai Chau district, Da Bac district and Hoa Binh city, this paper analyzes the economic, social and environmental impacts of PFES on the forestry sector in general and forest owners in particular. The study showed that although money that was received from PFES by households was very small in their overall income, revenue of Commune People’s Committees communities was so large that it could help them to purchase equipment for forest protection and development. Thanks to PFES, forest area and forest cover rate of Hoa Binh province have been markedly increased.