A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS' PERCEPTION TOWARDS THEIR LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AT KAW DAI NATIONAL SCHOOL IN KARLI, SHAN STATE, MYANMAR

This research study was to determine the relationship between teachers’ perception of their leadership capacity and organizational commitment at Kaw Dai National School in Karli, Shan State, Myanmar. The research instrument was a questionnaire adopted from Lamberts’ (2003) Leadership Capacity School Survey questionnaire and Ismail’s (2012) Survey Questionnaire for Organizational Commitment. The participants were all full-time teachers working in Kaw Dai National School in the academic year 2020 and the responses were analyzed utilizing Descriptive Statistic, Frequency and Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation, and the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. Based on the study result, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between teachers' perception towards their leadership capacity and their organization commitment at Kaw Dai National School. Additionally, the relationship was interpreted as moderate because the correlation (r)value was .624. Teachers’ quality, leadership capacity, and organizational commitment of teachers are important for student achievement and organizational success. But, at Kaw Dai National School, some aspects of teachers' leadership capacity and organizational commitment were found to be still moderate, so, it was suggested that the school should consider improving them

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Analyzing Denial-of-service Attacks in KDD CUP 99 Data Set for Intrusion Detection System

Recently cyber security has emerged as anestablished discipline for computer systems andinfrastructures with a focus on protection ofvaluable information stored on those systems fromadversaries who want to obtain, corrupt, damage,destroy or prohibit access to it. One of the securitythreatwhich is difficult to address using traditionalnetwork security techniques is Denial of Service(DoS) attacks. We have seen increasing numbers ofdenial of service (DoS) attacks against onlineservices and web applications either for extortionreasons, or for impairing and even disabling thecompetition. This paper implemented that how muchthese (DoS) attacks stand on a top role above on theother attacks. We evaluate those results on fourattack categories as found in the KDD Cup 99intrusion detection datasets, which is widely usedas one of the publicly available data sets fornetwork-based anomaly detection system such asIntrusion Detection System (IDS)

Analysis on Malware Detection with Multi Classifiers on M0Droid and DroidScreening Datasets

The number of applications for smart mobiledevices is steadily growing with the continuousincrease in the utilization of these devices. theInstallation of malicious applications on smartdevices often arises the security vulnerabilities suchas seizure of personal information or the use of smartdevices in accordance with different purposes bycyber criminals. Therefore, the number of studies inorder to identify malware for mobile platforms hasincreased in recent years. In this study, permissionbasedmodel is used to detect the maliciousapplications on Android which is one of the mostwidely used mobile operating system. M0Droid andDroidScreening data sets have been analyzed usingthe Android application package files andpermission-based features extracted from these files.In our work, permission-based model which appliedpreviously across different data sets investigated toM0Droid and DroidScreening datasets and theexperimental results has been expanded. Whileobtaining results, feature set analyzed using differentclassification techniques. The results show thatpermission-based model is successful on M0Droidand DroidScreening data sets and Random Forestsoutperforms another method. When compared toM0Droid system model, it is obtained much bet terconclusions depend on success rate. Our approachprovides a method for automated static code analysisand malware detection with high accuracy andreduces smartphone malware analysis time

Species Diversity of Arthropods in Intensive Rice-Ecosystem of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area

In order to measure the diversity of insect pests and natural enemies in riceecosystem, the present study was conducted in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area (Pobbathiri, Dekkhinathiri, Ottarathiri and Zeyyarthiri Townships) from August to December 2015. From this study, 118 species of 11 orders in Nyaungbingyisu (Pobbathiri Township), 62 species of 10 orders in Kyarku (Dekkhinathiri Township), 105 species of 9 orders in Zalaung (Ottarathiri Township) and 103 species of 11 orders in YAU Campus (Zeyarthiri Township) were observed during the study period. Shannon-Wiener function was used to measure the index of species diversity. According to the calculation of Shannon-Wiener function, species diversity and equitability were more abundant in Nyaungbingyisu and YAU Campus than the other two locations. For insect pest species, the highest population was observed in family Thripidae (Stenchaetothrips biformis) of order Thysanoptera in Kyarku among all locations. As for natural enemy species, the most abundant population was found in family Corixidae of order Hemiptera in Zalaung Village among the study areas

Detection of Blast Resistance genes on Cultivated Rice in Myanmar using SSR and InDel Markers

The present study was conducted to detect the presence of blast resistance genes in cultivated rice in Myanmar. Thirteen blast resistance genes _Pib, Pik, Pik-h, Pik-m, Pik-s, Pi7, Pish, Pita, Pita-2, Piz-t, Pi(5)t and Piz-5_were screened on 57 released varieties by using 13 linked markers; 12 Simple Sequence Repeats and one Insertion Deletion, through polymerase chain reaction based methods. The genetic frequencies of these 13 major blast resistance genes ranged from 43.86% (Pik-m) to 7.02% (Piz-t) whereas Pita resistance gene amplicon was not observed on all tested varieties. The Pik-m gene was detected as the most prevalent one amongst the genotypes followed by Pi7 which distributed in frequency of 42.11%, Pik , Pita-2 and Pi5(t) (22.81%), Pik-s (21.05%) , Pib and Pik-h (19.30%), Pik (17.54%), Piz-5 (14.04%) and Pish (12.28%). The genotypic variation between the released varieties was detected. Among 57 released varieties, two varieties — Manawthuka and Mote Soe Ma Kyway Pyay line MMK 03-23-3 — possessed seven blast resistance genes the other 12 varieties carried single genes, five varieties five resistance genes, 13 varieties four resistance genes, six varieties three resistance genes and 15 varieties two resistance genes. In the rest four varieties resistance genes could not be amplified by tested markers. This study provided the information of resistant varieties that will be beneficial in pre-breeding program for developing of rice blast resistance varieties

Performance and Outcomes of Routine Viral Load Testing in People Living with HIV Newly Initiating ART in the Integrated HIV Care Program in Myanmar between January 2016 and December 2017

Myanmar has introduced routine viral load (VL) testing for people living with HIV (PLHIV) starting first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). The first VL test was initially scheduled at 12-months and one year later this changed to 6-months. Using routinely collected secondary data, we assessed program performance of routine VL testing at 12-months and 6-months in PLHIV starting ART in the Integrated HIV-Care Program, Myanmar, from January 2016 to December 2017. There were 7153 PLHIV scheduled for VL testing at 12-months and 1976 scheduled for VL testing at 6-months. Among those eligible for testing, the first VL test was performed in 3476 (51%) of the 12-month cohort and 952 (50%) of the 6-month cohort. In the 12-month cohort, 10% had VL > 1000 copies/mL, 79% had repeat VL tests, 42% had repeat VL > 1000 copies/mL (virologic failure) and 85% were switched to second-line ART. In the 6-month cohort, 11% had VL > 1000 copies/mL, 83% had repeat VL tests, 26% had repeat VL > 1000 copies/mL (virologic failure) and 39% were switched to second-line ART. In conclusion, half of PLHIV initiated on ART had VL testing as scheduled at 12-months or 6-months, but fewer PLHIV in the 6-month cohort were diagnosed with virologic failure and switched to second-line ART. Programmatic implications are discussed

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among slaughterhouse workers in Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional study

Background Toxoplasmosis, having the significant consequences affecting mortality and quality of life, is still prevalent in various places throughout the world. The major gap in surveillance for Toxoplasma gondii infection among high-risk population, slaughterhouse workers, is an obstacle for the effective policies formulation to reduce the burden of toxoplasmosis in Myanmar. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and associated factors of seropositivity among slaughterhouse workers in Yangon Region, Myanmar. Methods A cross-sectional study that was conducted from June to November 2020 included 139 slaughterhouse workers involving at five main slaughterhouses under Yangon City Development Committee, Myanmar. The presence of IgG and IgM anti-T. gondii antibodies in serum was detected using the OnSite Toxo IgG/IgM Combo Rapid Test. A face-to-face interview was also performed using pretested structured questionnaires to obtain the detail histories: sociodemographic characteristics, level of knowledge, occupational factors, and environmental factors related to T. gondii infection. Bivariate logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with T. gondii infection. Results Of all participants, the overall seroprevalence of anti-T. gondii was 43.9% (95% CI: 35.5–52.5%), of whom 98.4% (95% CI: 91.2–100.0%) were reactive only for IgG antibody and 1.6% (95% CI: 0.0–8.8%) were reactive for IgG and IgM antibodies. The significant factors associated with the seropositivity of T. gondii antibodies were blood transfusion history (OR: 5.74, 95% CI: 1.17–28.09), low level of knowledge (OR: 2.91, 95% CI: 1.46–5.83), contact with animal organs, muscles or blood (OR: 14.29, 95% CI: 1.83–111.51), and animals most frequently slaughtered (cattle) (OR: 3.22, 95% CI: 1.16–8.93). Conclusions A high seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis was detected among slaughterhouse workers in Yangon Region and it raises a significant public health concern. Therefore, providing health education regarding toxoplasmosis, enforcement of personal hygiene practices in workplaces, the establishment of training for occupational hygiene, and commencement of the risk assessment and serological screening for toxoplasmosis are crucial to curtail the prevalence of T. gondii infection among slaughterhouse workers

Evaluation of Human Disturbance on the Activity of Medium–Large Mammals in Myanmar Tropical Forests

The effects of human disturbance represent one of the major threats for wildlife conservation. Many studies have shown that wildlife avoids or reduces direct contact with human activities through changes in activity patterns, and by minimizing spatiotemporal overlap. In this study, we investigated the possible effects of human presence on the temporal activity of medium-to-large mammals using two areas in Myanmar that differ in the intensity of human disturbance. We monitored temporal segregation mechanisms using camera trapping data and with two statistical approaches: daily activity overlaps between humans and wildlife and circular statistics. We did not find a significant difference in overlapping activity between areas but, thanks to circular statistics, we found that some species show changes in activity patterns, suggesting temporal avoidance. We observed that the daily activity of five species differed between areas of Myanmar, likely adopting mechanisms to reduce overlap in areas highly frequented by humans. Interestingly, these species are all threatened by hunting or poaching activities, four of which have been described in literature as “cathemeral”, or species that are active through day and night. This study suggests that some species adapt their behavior, at least partially, to avoid human presence in habitats with higher anthropic occurrence and increase our knowledge on the status of medium–large mammals in a poorly studied country as Myanmar