Preliminary Survey Research Articles

예비교사를 위한 AI 활용 수업 사례 및 효과성 분석

The purpose of this study was to examine a instructional case and effectiveness in order to derive implications for designing AI education courses for pre-service teachers. To this end, we conducted a preliminary survey of 50 elementary and secondary pre-service teachers at a four-year university in the Seoul, and found that perceived usefulness had a significant effect on the intention to adopt AI technology, and based on this, we designed a class that considered the usefulness of AI. The designed AI utilization class was validated by two pedagogical experts, and the final design was derived and applied to the class. To verify the effectiveness of the program, we conducted a paired t-test and found that AI class was effective. The post-test showed that perceived usefulness and social influence were positively related to the intention to use of AI. Therefore, AI utilization education for pre-service teachers should focus primarily on the usefulness of AI in teaching and learning, but should also consider various independent variables that affect technology acceptance.

The Self-Concept of Adolescent Girls Regarding Physical Changes During Puberty

Introduction: Self-conception is a mental health problem often experienced by teenage girls who will or have experienced menstruation, especially during early puberty. This situation requires special attention. According to a preliminary survey conducted by the researchers of the State Primary School 1 Turi District of Lamongan, 80% of teenagers have experienced physical changes. The aim of this study was to determine the description of a teenage girl's self-concept about physical changes during puberty.Methods: descriptive research design. The research population was part of the seventh grade teenage children in the State 1 Turi High School, Turi district, Lamongan district, with a sample size of 40 teenage girls. Sampling is done using quota sampling. Data collection method with closed questionnaires. The data collected is analyzed descriptively.Results: 92.5% of adolescents have a negative self-image. 77.5% have negative ideas about themselves, and 90% of teenagers have bad self-esteem.Conclusion: Almost all of the teenage girls in the 7th grade in the 1st grade in Turi, Turi district, and Lamongan district have a negative self-concept. Counseling teachers and UKS (School Health Unit) should work together to provide communication, information, and education on physical changes in adolescents during puberty, especially women's gymnastics, so that they have a positive self-concept and adolescent girls' mental health is improved. Keywords: self-concept, puberty, physical change, female adolescence

Lean User Experience (Lean UX) Approach in the Redesign of the SOBAT BPS Application

SOBAT BPS is a service provided by BPS to be used by partners and prospective partners of BPS throughout Indonesia. Alongside the utilization of the SOBAT BPS application, user reviews and assessments become significant elements in measuring the quality and success of this application. Feedback obtained from these assessments indicates that a redesign of the SOBAT BPS application is necessary to provide a better user experience. Prior to redesigning the SOBAT BPS application, a preliminary survey was conducted to understand user perceptions of the current system using heuristic evaluation and the user experience questionnaire (UEQ). Based on the preliminary survey results, there are issues related to the implementation of heuristic principles in the SOBAT BPS application, and only the UEQ stimulation scale received a good ranking. Therefore, the aim of this research is to redesign the SOBAT BPS application using the Lean UX method and to evaluate the redesigned results using heuristic evaluation and UEQ. The evaluation results of the redesigned SOBAT BPS application indicate that the redesign is superior to the current SOBAT BPS application.

Assessing the Online Scientific Community’s Support for Various Reasons for Article Retraction: A Preliminary Survey

A prevailing lay understanding of retraction in the scientific literature is to correct for misconduct and honest errors. Nonetheless, though historically rare, retractions to limit the spread of results deemed socially harmful (i.e., information hazards), have gained increasing traction and become increasingly common. This study sought primarily to determine the extent to which information hazard-based retraction is supported in the scientific community and as a secondary goal whether individual difference variables moderate receptivity. We tasked a diverse sample of researchers across various disciplines who use social media to evaluate scenarios in which a paper was retracted for misconduct, honest errors, and information hazards. Overall, support for retraction on the basis of information hazards was low, suggesting that researchers overwhelmingly support academic freedom as a concept. Nonetheless, left-leaning ideologies predicted slightly greater defensibility of the practice among individuals early in their careers. We provide training suggestions to mitigate reactance toward controversial scientific findings.

Strategi Pemasaran Bisnis Budidaya Ikan Lele “Berkah Mandiri” Perspektif Etika Bisnis Islam

Catfish cultivation has great potential in this era because it is popular with the public, so quite a lot of new catfish cultivation businesses have emerged. This causes the world of catfish buying and selling business to have increasingly fierce competition, so it requires a good marketing strategy to be able to win the competition in the catfish farming business sector. Preliminary survey results found that implementing a marketing mix strategy was able to increase sales of Berkah Mandiri catfish. The purpose of this research is to describe the Marketing Strategy for the Berkah Mandiri Catfish Cultivation Business from an Islamic Business Ethics Perspective which is proven to be able to increase sales. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research type. Data collection techniques include interviews, observation and documentation, then data analysis is carried out. Data analysis which includes the stages of data condensation, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of the research found that the Berkah Mandiri catfish farming business succeeded in increasing sales with the 7P marketing mix strategy (product, price, place, promotion, people, processes and physical evidence) in the form of selling good quality and healthy catfish of various types, providing price based on fish quality and negotiable selling price, easy to reach location, opening a sales stand in the market, having a suitable environment for cultivation, promoting by word of mouth and social media (WhatsApp and Facebook), skilled human resources with a high work ethic , choosing superior catfish seeds, providing good catfish feed, paying attention to the quality of the pond water, handling pests and diseases, the fish harvesting process is in accordance with safe harvest procedures, the pond is cleaned once a week, the size of the pond is divided into several sizes ( according to the age of the fish) and the pond looks clean. There are 5 principles of Islamic Business Ethics that are applied, namely; honest and trustworthy, accurate in weighing and avoiding gharar, mutually beneficial, voluntary in buying and selling and not badmouthing other people's business.
 Keywords: Marketing Strategy, 7P Marketing Mix Strategy, Islamic Business Ethics

ACCEPTABILITY OF THE CONFIDENCE INTERVENTION: INITIAL RESULTS FROM SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS

Abstract Evaluation of an intervention’s acceptability with end-users during the pilot stage can identify barriers to future implementation. Determination of acceptability is particularly important for the CONFIDENCE intervention, as there are no rigorously tested financial wellbeing interventions among family caregivers to persons living with dementia. As a part of the CONFIDENCE pilot study, investigators are using survey techniques and qualitative interviews with participants to assess intervention acceptability. Thus far, N=9 caregivers have completed satisfaction surveys and N=3 participated in a Zoom-based, one-on-one interview. Descriptive statistics were applied to evaluate preliminary satisfaction survey data. Interview transcripts underwent preliminary thematic analysis by the first author. The codebook was guided by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA), which posits seven domains of acceptability (e.g., self-efficacy). Results suggest overall acceptability of the intervention. All caregivers who completed the satisfaction survey “Agreed” (3; 33%) or “Strongly agreed” (6; 67%) that they would recommend the CONFIDENCE program to other caregivers. Within specific domains, most caregivers found content easy to understand (8; 89%), easy to access (7; 88%), and convenient to attend (7;78%). The thematic analyses reinforced these findings of acceptability. (“I came into the program right when I needed it.”) Four aspects of the TFA emerged: 1) clear understanding of the intervention and how it works, 2) perception that the intervention was effective in achieving its purpose, 3) confidence in the ability to perform the program requirements, and 4) overall positive affective attitude about the intervention experience. “Every piece of information was helpful,” shared one caregiver.

The Characteristics Of Kidney Stone Patients And Their Management At Dr. Pirngadi Medan General Hospital In 2016

Kidney stones are formation of new crystals of urine solution in the urinary tract due to changes in the saturation of substances in the urine. Incidence of lidney stones increased over three decades The prevalence of kidney stones occurs in 0.3% of cases in North Sumatra. From the results of a preliminary survey at RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Medan in 2016, the number of kidney stone patients was 81 people. This is a descriptive study using a retrospective case study design to determine the characteristics of kidney stone patients and their management at Dr. Pirngadi Medan General Hospital in 2016. Data were taken from medical record of patients woth kidney stones diagnosed in Agustus - September 2017 and analyyzed and presented in tables. we found that the incidence of kidney stones was higher in male (56,2%) than in female (43%)., with the highest incidence in the 46-52 year age group (26,25%) and the lowest in the >70 age group, and the majority of patients had no history family with kidney stones (83.8%). Based on education, the highest proportion of patients is at senior high school (78,8%) and the lowest proportion at the college level (5%). Highest incidence found in enterpreneur (32,5%) followed ny housewives (30%) and driver was the lowest (1,2%). Management of kidney stones chategorized by medication in 16 people (20%), and surgery in 64 people (80%) The highest characteristics based on educational background were the group with Senior High School graduates, and the majority of sufferers had self-employed jobs.. Complete data regarding kidney stone cases is needed for future larger descriptive epidemiological studies

Carbon Sequestration Potential of Seagrasses species in the selected sites of Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental, Philippines

The study determined the carbon sequestered by seagrasses from the three (3) coastal sites of Don Marcelino, namely Talagutong, Kinanga, and Lawa. The study employed one-shot sampling as part of a preliminary survey visit at the study sites. The survey was conducted during the lowest tide of the day, and the observation of seagrass species was limited to a depth of 0–3 meters. A total of four species of seagrasses were identified using taxonomic field guides. The species Halodule pinifolia, Thalassia hemprichii, and Cymodocea rotundata were present in Talagutong, while Thalassia hemprichii, Cymodocea rotundata, Halophila ovalis, and Halodule pinifolia were recorded in Kinanga and Lawa. Thalassia hemprichii is the most dominant seagrass species and has the highest percent cover, followed by Cymodocea rotundata. Moreover, Thalassia hemprichii is more dominant in the study area, which also obtained the highest shoot density, followed by Cymodocea rotundata. Cymodocea rotundata obtained the highest sequestered total carbon from Lawa compared to the other two (2) sites. The carbon sequestered by Thalassia hemprichii in Talagutong and Lawa is significantly higher compared to Kinanga. Furthermore, the carbon sequestered by Halophila sp. in Lawa and Kinanga is significantly higher (21.56 and 18.56 (g/m²) than in Talagutong. It is highly recommended to the local government units to include seagrass areas of Don Marcelino into marine protected areas as a part of the implementation of proactive climate change mitigation.

Anti-racism commitment in early childhood education: The limits of cultural competency

Racism is pervasive in education in Aotearoa New Zealand, including in early childhood education. The preparedness of early childhood teachers to respond to the Ministry of Education's current anti-racism policy direction is a pressing concern. This is particularly the case, given the early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa offers little guidance to support early childhood teachers to develop anti-racism pedagogies. This primarily theoretical article seeks to contribute to dialogue with early childhood teachers about both racism and anti-racism pedagogies. The theoretical arguments advanced in the article focus on document analysis of Te Whāriki. Analysis includes consideration of the themes of inclusion, equity and social justice. It also includes consideration of what these themes might imply about expectations for early childhood teachers’ uptake of anti-racism approaches in their practice. Document analysis is supplemented by limited preliminary survey data drawn from the initial findings of the Anti-racism Commitment in Early Childhood Education: Pathways to Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice (ARC-ECE) study. Drawing from race-critical scholarship to further advance the theoretical arguments, the article highlights tensions in early childhood teachers’ understandings about racism. The limits of narrow definitions of racism that explain it as the result of ‘cultural difference’ are explored. In making a case for thinking beyond cultural competence and culturally responsive practice, the article calls for an immediate rethinking of racism in (and beyond) the sector.

First cavernicolous record of the holoparasitic Balanophora abbreviata Blume (Balanophoraceae), from Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines

A new record of a holoparasitic plant is hereby reported to thrive in the twilight zone of Dry Cave I, Tayabas, Quezon Province, Philippines. This is the first record of a Balanophora species thriving within cave ecosystems. Based on the observed production of white sap from the roots inside the cave and a preliminary survey of trees above the cave, the probable host of the Balanophora abbreviata is Ficus sp. (Moraceae). Fig trees are capable of producing deeply penetrating and lithophytic roots. Based on the existence of various arthropods in and within the vicinity of the plant clumps, the possible role of B. abbreviata as part of the food web within Dry Cave I is also discussed.

Diversity of Wild Gingers (Zingiberaceae) in Southern Peninsular Malaysia: Panti Forest Reserve and Labis Forest Reserve

Family Zingiberaceae is well distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, including the southern region of Johor. A preliminary survey updated the current checklist of wild gingers from Panti Forest Reserve and Labis Forest Reserve. During the brief survey, 28 taxa from 8 genera were recorded. The genera include Amomum, Alpinia, Boesenbergia, Conamomum, Etlingera, Globba, Hornstedtia, Meistera, Scaphochlamys, Sundamomum, and Zingiber malaysianum. Three endemic species to Johor were recorded from the study sites: Scaphochlamys lanceolata, Scaphochlamys klossii var. glomerata, and Zingiber.

Capital formation through Technology Integrated Approaches for Tribal Communities: A Pragmatic Analysis

The present study is part of an evaluation report of the Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) implemented in the Jharkhand area. Under this project, more than 6000 tribal families were covered under the capacity building and skill development programs with forward and backward linkages during 2021-22. A preliminary survey revealed the footprints of technology dissemination among the tribal households, affordability of inputs, and infrastructural development for value addition in the oilseed sector in general and rapeseed mustard in particular. Productivity of rapeseed mustard improved in Ranchi (4.17%) and Gumla (2.63%) districts over the state of Jharkhand (1.29%) during the period of 20010-11 to 2019-20. Based upon the existing yield gaps and growth rates coupled with the synergy of apiculture, capital formation forecasting reflects the huge potential in the tribal economy of the country and would be an effective strategy to improve the vulnerability indices in aspirational areas.

Internal Tree Trunk Decay Detection Using Close-Range Remote Sensing Data and the PointNet Deep Learning Method

The health and stability of trees are essential information for the safety of people and property in urban greenery, parks or along roads. The stability of the trees is linked to root stability but essentially also to trunk decay. Currently used internal tree stem decay assessment methods, such as tomography and penetrometry, are reliable but usually time-consuming and unsuitable for large-scale surveys. Therefore, a new method based on close-range remotely sensed data, specifically close-range photogrammetry and iPhone LiDAR, was tested to detect decayed standing tree trunks automatically. The proposed study used the PointNet deep learning algorithm for 3D data classification. It was verified in three different datasets consisting of pure coniferous trees, pure deciduous trees, and mixed data to eliminate the influence of the detectable symptoms for each group and species itself. The mean achieved validation accuracies of the models were 65.5% for Coniferous trees, 58.4% for Deciduous trees and 57.7% for Mixed data classification. The accuracies indicate promising data, which can be either used by practitioners for preliminary surveys or for other researchers to acquire more input data and create more robust classification models.

PENGARUH KEDISIPLINAN KARYAWAN DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN (STUDI KASUS BUMN DI BANDUNG)

HR is a major element in the success of the company, which has the quality to help the company in achieving goals and overcoming obstacles in the business world. The discipline of human resources in the Company is our concern, because based on a preliminary survey there is a lack of employee discipline, besides that the condition of the work environment is a concern so that employee performance can be maximized. The purpose of this study is to determine whether employee discipline and work environment have an influence on employee performance, besides the method used is descriptive and verifiative with 49 samples. The data collected through this questionnaire amounted to 10 work discipline indicators as well as 4 work environment indicators and 4 employee performance indicators. Our research instrument is a test of its validity and reliability. The research used by us is a classic hypothesis test, simultaneous test and partial test, with IBM SPSS Statistics 22 program and application.with results showing that employee discipline and work environment simultaneously affect employee performance. But without using constant regression models. The value of determination on employee discipline and work environment affects employee performance by 56.5% and the rest is not studied.

Health Education about Stunting in Tanjung Tiram Village and Wawatu Village, North Moramo District, South Konawe Regency

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem caused by insufficient nutritional intake for a long time due to feeding that is not in accordance with nutritional needs. South Konawe Regency is one of the districts in Southeast Sulawesi which is also a contributor to stunting cases in Southeast Sulawesi. The prevalence of stunting in South Konawe Regency ranks 11th out of 17 districts/cities with a prevalence of 28%. The results of a preliminary survey in Tanjung Tiram Village and Wawatu Village, South Konawe Regency found that there are several maternal behaviors that cause stunting, namely some children under five do not get exclusive breastfeeding, do not understand about stunting and determine children's nutritional status so that they realize too late that their children are classified as stunting cases. The method of implementing activities is carried out offline. The intervention provided by providing education to mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres using media modules, pamphlets and health counseling related to several topics namely the causes of stunting, the characteristics of stunting in children, the impact of stunting on children, stunting prevention measures including prevention since pregnancy, while breastfeeding, the benefits of breastfeeding provided exclusively, the benefits and planning of MP-ASI menus, nutritional status for cadres in stunting prevention and carried out Toddler weight check with Lalowaru Health Center officers, North Moramo District. The conclusion of this activity is that the local government is very good which is proven by full support during the activity process, as well as the participants / targets of the activity in this case pregnant women, toddler mothers, and posyandu cadres. Participants are very enthusiastic and active in activities when given material and also when given examples, participants gain new knowledge related to parenting in stunting prevention.

Perception of the Local Population on the Effects of Tourism: A Case Study of the City of Šibenik

Abstract Tourism represents an important determinant of global recognition and regional growth and development of the Republic of Croatia, especially the coastal part of the country. However, there is no doubt that any tourism activity has strong economic, socio-cultural, social, and environmental effects. Mass tourism brings numerous advantages. However, the growing concentration of tourists also leads to negative effects, of which residents are the most affected. Šibenik is a tourist town whose development is primarily based on tourism, and this destination, due to its centuries-old history and geographic location, is attractive to tourists. This paper aims to investigate the extent to which tourism affects the quality of life of the local population based on a preliminary survey of a sample of residents of the city of Šibenik. This paper aims to investigate in detail the practical aspects of tourism. The respondents’ perceptions and tourism’s real, tangible, and measurable effects will be analyzed to draw valuable conclusions. This approach enables a deeper understanding of the impact of tourism on various aspects of society and the environment.

Effect of Internal Audit on The Prevention of Fraud

This study aims to determine the effect of internal audits on fraud prevention. The formulations in this study are has the internal audit at the Selaawi Garut Unit Bank (BRI) adequately, does internal audit affect the prevention of fraud in the bank (BRI) Selaawi Garut Unit. The research method in this study is to use quantitative methods. The object of research is internal audit and fraud prevention. The dependent variable is Fraud Prevention, while the independent variable is Internal Audit. The research population is all employees who work at Bank BRI Unit Selaawi Garut, as many as 31 people. Samples were taken randomly from as many as 31 people. Data analysis used simple linear regression. The results showed that Internal Audit affected Fraud Prevention. Furthermore, the internal audit department personnel must enhance the caliber of their analytical procedures in the context of fraud auditing, preliminary surveys, program audits, and auditor team selection. This finding will enable future researchers to replicate the study by incorporating additional variables.

Preliminary survey on the effects of indoor noise in the hospital located close to Tan Son Nhat Airport

An awareness of the harmful effects of environmental noise on vulnerable populations is crucial for improving current guidelines for the design of welfare facilities and land use planning in developing countries. This paper aims to identify the impact of aircraft noise on patients' health in areas with a high frequency of aircraft noise. To achieve this, a preliminary investigation was conducted in September 2022 at a hospital located approximately 1 km from the southeast runway end of Tan Son Nhat Airport (TSN) in Ho Chi Minh City. The noise levels inside and outside the hospital rooms were measured throughout the day to assess the noise exposure levels. The health data of 28 nursing staff living in the hospital's inpatient ward and four patients were collected through face-to-face interviews and the heart rate variability (HRV) of two of them was measured by using portable electrocardiograph monitors attached to their bodies. As an objective evaluation of the effects of noise, HRV data was analyzed to reveal the impact of noise exposure on health. The noise exposure and health data were then analyzed using multivariate analysis. The results of the analysis provide a clear understanding of the impact of aircraft noise on patients' health in areas with a high frequency of aircraft noise.

대학생활적응 선별 조사도구(K-CLASS) 타당화 연구

Objectives Universities should not just deliver knowledge, and as higher education institutions, they are obliged to support their adaptation in various aspects, such as psychological and emotional independence of students, career preparation for the future, and improvement of expertise through study. Accordingly, universities should actively promote the improvement of related systems, program development, and operation based on the current status and analysis to support students' adaptation to college. From this point of view, this study aims to validate the scale and verify its reliability and validity based on a preliminary screening survey tool developed through prior research(Lee Hyeong-guk, 2022) to develop a Korean College Life Adaptation Screening Scale(K-CASS) that can be used in the actual university field.
 Methods Based on previous studies (Lee Hyeong-guk, 2022), which developed a preliminary survey scale by determining the measurement method, the final question, sub-scale determination, and validity of the development scale were developed through item analysis and exploratory factor analysis.
 Results As a result, a total of 70 questions were selected, including 12 academic adaptation subscales, 19 individual-emotional adaptation subscales, 16 socio-relational adaptation subscales, and 13 career adaptation subscales. In addition, statistically significant validity and reliability were confirmed.
 Conclusions Through the validation of the Korean University Life Adaptation Screening Scale(K-CASS) developed through this study, students can easily check their adaptation level and understand what help is needed, and it is expected to be used as a practical research tool.

Deep learning mango fruits recognition based on tensorflow lite

Agricultural images such as fruits and vegetables have previously been recognised and classified using image analysis and computer vision techniques. Mangoes are currently being classified manually, whereby mango sellers must laboriously identify mangoes by hand. This is time-consuming and tedious. In this work, TensorFlow Lite was used as a transfer learning tool. Transfer learning is a fast approach in resolving classification problems effectively using small datasets. This work involves six categories, where four mango types are classified (Harum Manis, Langra, Dasheri and Sindhri), categories for other types of mangoes, and a non-mango category. Each category dataset comprises 100 images, and is split 70/30 between the training and testing set, respectively. This work was undertaken with a mobile-based application that can be used to distinguish various types of mangoes based on the proposed transfer learning method. The results obtained from the conducted experiment show that adopted transfer learning can achieve an accuracy of 95% for mango recognition. A preliminary user acceptance survey was also carried out to investigate the user’s requirements, the effectiveness of the proposed functionalities, and the ease of use of its proposed interfaces, with promising results.