REVIEW ARTICLE | Dec. 1, 2017
The Study of Iran's Tourism after the Nuclear Consensus
Bahareh Ahmadinejad, Shadi Nahavandi
Page no 1-4 |
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Over the past three decades, the tourism industry faces challenges in Iran,
mostly due to international nuclear sanctions and there is no doubt that Iran has a
negative image in the West and the negative propaganda against Iran and the presence
of international sanctions have hit the tourist industry a lot. The nuclear deal reached
in Vienna on July 14, 2015, and the better relations with the west, this agreement has
given hope to many people inside and outside Iran that have foreseen a clear future
for the Iran. On the other hand, the agreement has also affected the creation of direct
flights to Iran. In this article, we will review the tourism industry in Iran (comparing
after the nuclear deal).
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Dec. 1, 2017
The Effect of Working Group, Leadership Style, Organizational Characteristics and Administrative Processes on the Job Performance of Furniture Company in Pasuruan, Indonesia
Muhammad Anang Firmansyah, Didin Fatihudin, Mochamad Mochklas
Page no 14-19 |
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Success in improving job performance in Pasuruan Furniture Company
will be achieved if the company can create an understanding of the Working Group,
Leadership Style, Organizational Characteristics and administrative processes the
basic concept of human resources. These conditions are based on the phenomenon
now that human resources are so important to the company. With the increasing
technological changes, causing the consumer to have the knowledge and
information that is so vast, and the future. This allows for a furniture company in
Pasuruan to improve job performance. The results showed that the reason of
corporate culture that is characteristic of organizations including the size,
complexity, formalization, autonomy if the stronger the higher the furniture
company job performance in Pasuruan. The working group that includes the
commitment, disorder, morality, relationships between co-workers when the
stronger the higher the furniture company job performance in Pasuruan. Leadership
styles which include proximity between superiors and subordinates, the emphasis of
the work, consideration, and encouragement when the stronger the higher the
furniture company job performance in Pasuruan.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Dec. 1, 2017
Handling Various Crises between Employers and Employees for Organisational Effectiveness
Doctor Caxton Shonhiwa
Page no 5-7 |
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The first step in getting ready to handle crisis at the workplace is to
acknowledge that it can happen anywhere and at any time. To effectively deal
with crises, companies should be able to react correctly when such situations
arise. Being prepared for a crisis is about building the capacity of employees
to tackle serious disasters by equipping them with the knowledge on how to
make serious but important decisions that will safely steer the organization
through the storm Human Resources teams must ensure that the strategic plan
takes into account the health, safety and welfare of employees. Through
collaboration with other organizational leaders, HR can assure that the human
capital is taken care of in all crisis management and business continuity plans.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Dec. 1, 2017
A Study on the factors Affecting Online and Offline Shopping with respect to Jamnagar City in Gujarat
Dr. Richard Remedios, Dr. Gaurang Trivedi
Page no 20-31 |
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The study tries to understand the antecedents of consumer preferences
towards online and offline shopping. A conceptual model that addresses consumer
value perception for using the internet shopping versus the traditional shopping.
Earlier studies have shown that perceptions of price, product quality, service quality
and threat strongly impact perceived value and purchase intents in the offline and
online network. Observations of online and offline buyers can be evaluated to see
how value is constructed in both channels. The objective of this study is to provide
an impression of online shopping decision process by comparing the offline and
online decision making and identifying the factors that motivate customers to
decide whether to do online shopping or go for the offlin e shopping.
Consumer’s shop when and where they want, where they are comfortable with the
products and the choice of shopping. The study finds that female are more into
online shopping than male. Since last two years as population are more aware of the
technology the online shopping increased immensely. The people from the age group
35 and above are less likely to do online shopping because they are less aware of the
technology. However the respondent said that they will love to purchase from online
shopping if only the price of the product is less than the market. They revealed that it
is fairly important to go for e-shopping.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Strategic Management of STAI Ibnu Sina Batam Leaders in Dealing with Asean Economic Society (AEC)
Afi Parnawi
Page no 1019-1027 |
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Management uses strategic concepts to make the allocation of resources
more effective in achieving educational goals. The process that plays an important
role in determining strategic objectives is developed by various conflictive forces
from within and outside. Like STAI Chairman Ibnu Sina, lecturers, stakeholders,
students, parents, campus supply providers, central and provincial governments,
municipalities and social groups are paying attention to campus programs.
Educational institutions need to identify competitors' strategies, objectives,
strengths, weaknesses, and patterns of reaction, they also need to know how to
design effective information systems.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Challenges and Obstacles of Community-Based Medical Education (CBME)
Ibrahim A Ali, Mazin. S. Abdalla, Ahmed T. Abdalla, Omnia T. Abdalla
Page no 158-160 |
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Abstract: Medical education has been the target focus for extensive analysis and ideas for improvement for many decades. Many shortcomings have been reported and addressed with varying effectiveness down the lane. The same argument would be valid regarding the community based education. Community based education addresses the issues facing different populations and establishes the community as its axis and revolves around it. So many rural areas in the globe today are in desperate needs to more oriented health care givers, who actually display the unique amalgamation of humanity and medical expertise. The goal of this review is to shed some light on the different challenges that may contribute to the implementation delay of such medical education course. These challenges have demonstrated themselves to be under various categories such as financial, cultural, and even political. Extensive internet search has been done on research and experiments regarding the community based education. Considering the different challenges that still face the community based education and so many diverse opinions about it effectiveness regarding quality; it is fair and safe to say that unbiased rational conclusion cannot be reached in the meantime. The appropriate remedies for such issues would be to take into account all of the factors in each community on individual basis.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
A Cyclopedic View of Tooth Wear in Adults: A Descriptive Epidemiological Survey in Andhra Pradesh
Pooja Yarlagadda, Sushma Pakalapati, Renuka Kucherlapati, Leela Buddaraju, Praveen Gadde
Page no 275-281 |
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To assess the distribution and severity of tooth wear among adult
population of Andhra Pradesh. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted by
trained and calibrated examiner. A stratified random sample of 1611 individuals with
the age of 35-44 years were examined for tooth wear using Smith and Knight tooth
wear index (1984). Descriptive statistics were applied to the data. Prevalence of tooth
wear amounted to 70.62%. The highest frequency of score 1 was found for
mandibular right 1st molar (41.6%) and score 2 for maxillary left central incisor
(20.8%), score 3 for mandibular left 1st molar (6.3%) and score 4 for mandibular left
2nd premolar (7.3%). Occlusal surfaces were most commonly affected with tooth
wear when compared to buccal, lingual and cervical surfaces. It also shows that
occlusal surfaces of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth were more commonly
affected than the posterior teeth. No tooth wears on the lingual surfaces of posterior
teeth of both the arches. Tooth wear remains a common finding in study population.
Furthermore, the question of whether tooth wear is a public health problem remains
open for debate.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Export Performance of Copra in India – A Time Series Analysis
Richard Paul, Lakshmi V
Page no 951-956 |
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Copra is one among the coconut products, the kernel of the fruit of
the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). Copra is valued for the coconut oil extracted
from it and for the resulting residue, coconut-oil cake, which is used mostly for
livestock feed. Copra export occupies significant position in terms of quantity as
well as value position in export earnings among the coconut products. In recent
years, there have been ups and downs in export of copra from India. In this study
was conducted to analyze export performance of copra in India. The required data
collected for the period of 10 years. The annual common growth rate in terms of
quantity and value were positive. Estimates trend of copra of quantity and value in
India for the period of 2006-07 to 2015-16. It was resulted that the slightly
fluctuated. On the basis of fitted trend. The growth was analysed the direction of
causality between time and quantity, value of copra export. The findings indicate a
strong relationship between the dependent and independent variables.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Dynamics of Information Communication Technology on Implementation of Strategic Plans in Public Secondary Schools, in Kenya
Sammy K. Chumba, Benjamin K. Wambua, Erastus Muchimuti Wekesa
Page no 1146-1152 |
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Effective communication is a fundamental requirement for any effective
strategic plan implementation; organizational communication plays an important
role in training, knowledge acquisition and retention during the process of strategic
plan implementation. This study examined dynamics of information
communication technology on implementation of strategic plans in public
secondary schools in Kenya. The study was anchored on goal setting theory. The
study was guided by a mixed method Research design. The study sample
comprised of 9 sub-county education officials, 85 chairs Board of management, 85
principals and 85 senior teachers. The study employed both probability and nonprobability sampling designs. Quantitative data was collected through
questionnaire while qualitative data using interview. Quantitative data was
analysed using descriptive, for inferential statistics was through theme and
narration. The findings of this study revealed that information communication
technology have a significant relationship on implementation of strategic plan in
public secondary schools. The study concluded that information communication
technology is an essential requires all levels, and all functions in the school should
be generated through communication, involvement and commitment of people in
school The study recommended that the management on public secondary schools
should consider adopting training programmes during strategic plans
implementation, this will help the institutions to gather valuable information that
will provide valuable insights in the strategic plans implementation. This study will
be useful in formulating and developing network that would enable the schools to
improve on strategic planning process.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
The Eye Care Needs of Persons with Visual Impairment in a District Hospital in Ghana
Opoku Vincent Karikari, Dogbe Joslin Alexei, Hammond Charles, Paintsil Vivian, Taylor Emmanuel and Frimpong Evans
Page no 1237-1241 |
10.36348/sjmps.2017.v03i11.017
Almost 80% of the world’s visual impairment is treatable or preventable. Regardless of this, millions of people are at risk of visual loss due to the lack of eye-care services. The study examined eye care needs of persons with visual impairments in a District Hospital in Ghana, specifically to assess the availability of eye care services, challenges and measures to improve accessibility. A qualitative approach was adopted to interview persons with visual impairments and eye care providers. Purposive sampling was used to select a sample size of 20; 15 visually impaired and 5 health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide was adopted to capture data onto a voice recorder and transcribed into written notes. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse themes generated from the data according to the objectives. The study found that eye care services were available to some extent but accessibility to the services was limited due to inadequate transport fares and poor health insurance coverage. Aids to accompany clients were limited. Poor infrastructure and equipment limited the ability of healthcare providers to offer effective services. The study recommends that outreach services should be encouraged to provide services at the doorstep to majority and refer complex cases to hospital to reduce cost of transportation. The study further recommends that relevant infrastructure and equipment should be provided by government through the Ghana Blind Union to improve eye care services and also to ensure that health insurance policies adequately cover diagnosis, treatment and the provision of assistive devices.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution: Technological Differences and the Differences in Banking and Financing of the Firms
Harshit Agarwal, Rashi Agarwal
Page no 1062-1066 |
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The industrial revolution is explained in many different ways. It is
explained as a rapid growth of the manufacturing industry, it is explained as the
structural shift in the economy, the shift in which large population moved away
from agriculture sector to the mining and manufacturing sector between mideighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. One other explanation is that industrial
revolution is something where there was a continuous advancement in the national
income. There were two industrial revolutions, first industrial revolution stayed
from late eighteenth century to early nineteenth century. Then after 1825, the pace
of the path-breaking inventions slowed down which marked the end of the first
industrial revolution. The major technological developments again picked up in the
late nineteenth century which led to the second industrial revolution. In this paper,
major technological differences and differences in terms of banking and financing
of firms between first and second industrial revolution were analyzed. It was
concluded that technological developments like the invention of power loom and
stream engine and improvement in the technology of iron making became the
major reason behind the first industrial revolution. Technological developments in
the industries of gas lightning, chemicals, glass making, transport machine and the
paper machine played a major role the second industrial revolution. During the first
industrial revolution increase in the number of country banks, the increased
network of the joint and country banks and the coming of Bill-workers changed the
banking and financing of firms. During second industrial revolution emergence of
clearing banks and cheques, declining of bills and the institutions in which people
could deposit their savings emerged which revolutionized the banking and
financing of firms.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Reviewing the Weekend Effect on Stock Market Returns: a Theoretical Perspective
Eyad Mohamed Malkawi, Mohamed Ibrahim Mugableh, Khalid Adnan Bataineh, Raed Walid Al-Smadi
Page no 967-970 |
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This paper reviews the weekend effect on stock market returns. The
weekend effect anomaly is contrary to the theory of market efficiency. This anomaly
is appealing to be examined because the presence of weekend effect can be useful as
a trading strategy that can gain profits for investors. Investors could buy stocks on
days with abnormally low returns and sell stocks on days with abnormally high
returns.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Design and Evaluation of Compressive Strength of Wood Ash Particles (Hardwood) Reinforced Polypropylene (WARPP) Composite Material for Improved Energy Absorption in Crash Energy Management
Aguh Patrick Sunday, Ejikeme Ifeanyi Romanus
Page no 436-447 |
10.21276/sjeat.2017.2.11.6
This paper utilized the compressive tests results to examine the crushing
behaviour of wood ash particles (hardwood) reinforced polypropylene (WARPP) for
crash energy management. The study employed Taguchi method of experimental
design to generate data for the work. Gauss – Legendre two point rules was used to
evaluate the area under the stress – strain curves which measured the amount of
energy absorbed per unit volume of sample. With this evaluation method the highest
ultimate strength of 10.5384J/m3 with corresponding work absorption of 1.1 x 10-5J
was obtained. Also established with the compression data was the specific energy
absorption of 0.01038J/Kg and compressive modulus of 4.9885N/mm2.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
Role of Body Fat Distribution, Tan of Skin, Type of Food Intake and Caffeine Intake in Infertility for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Women
Dr. Sundus Fadhil Hantoosh, Dr. Dheaa Shamikh Zageer, Dr. Mayyahi Mohammed T. Jaber
Page no 161-171 |
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Abstract: This study aimed to calculate body fat of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women according to different measurements. It investigated correlation between estradiol2 (E2)and testosterone (T) levels and type of obesity, correlation between skin tan and body mass index, correlation between E2 and T levels and food intake, and impact of high caffeine consumption on infertility. Thirty-two infertile PCOS women were included. Different body fat distribution measurements were calculated. On cycle day 2, E2 and T levels were measured. There were recognizable differences in number of obese PCOS women according to different body fat measurements. No significant increase was in E2 and T levels (p=0.41, p=0.18, respectively) for android obese compared to gynoid obese. No significant association was between BMI and skin tan (p=0.57). Notable increase was in number of brown-colored obese compared to white-colored obese. No significant increase was in E2 and T levels for mixed food consumers compared to vegetarian (p=0.82, p=0.11, respectively). Type of infertility and caffeine intake were independent factors. Out of seven high caffeine consumption secondary infertile, five complained from spontaneous miscarriage. Obesity adversely affected fertility. Brown-colored was more susceptible to obesity. Inadequate food intake participated in infertility. High caffeine intake increased susceptibility to spontaneous miscarriage.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2017
The Influence of Egyptian Novel on the Emergence of the First Modern Malaysian Novel
Rosni B. Samah, Fariza bt. Puteh-Behak, Zainul Rijal bin Abdul Razak, Wan Azura bt. Wan Ahmad, Aisyah bt. Ishak
Page no 1067-1075 |
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Zainab’ novel written by Al- Haikal was the first novel in modern
Egyptian literature. The theme tells about women's freedom from the shackles of
life traditions. Similar theme is found in Faridah Hanom‟s novel which is
Malaysia's first novel, by Syed Syeikh al-Hadi. The plot of Faridah Hanom
revolves around the above issue which takes the backdrop of Cairo and its
surroundings. The current study aims to identify the similarities between Zainab's
novel and Faridah Hanom's novel in terms of themes, characters, plots and
backgrounds. The comparison and analysis carried out between the two novels
clearly indicate that there are similarities in the selection of themes, characters, plot
construction structures and depicted background images. The main theme of both
novels is freedom of women from the grip of tradition that does not allow women
the right to go out to work, to study and to choose a life partner. Both characters
are similarly played by female characters and assisted by male characters. The only
difference is the number of angles. From the point of the plot, both revolve around
the love relationship between two teenagers as a result of love at first sight. The
similarity of background, however, can be seen through the plots that occur in the
Egyptian states, the cities of Alexandria and Sudan. In addition, the novels portray
the village cultural lives. This equivalences show that the Zainab‟s novel has
influenced the creation of Faridah Hanom's novel through adaptation form.