The level of self-directed learning among teacher training institute students – an early survey

Current learning approaches have various structured learning activities as well more self-directed learning tasks guided through consultation with academics. The aim of this research is to determine students’ self-directed learning readiness (SDLRS) in a Teacher Training Institute. 266 students from the Kursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah (KPLI), Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan (PISMP) and Program Persediaan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan (PPISMP) group took part in the research. The instrument is a questionnaire adopted from Guglielmino SDLRS questionnaire. Result from the data analysis showed that most of the students are on average or below average in term of SDLRS. Based on SDLRS, there is also significant difference between gender with respect to self directed learning readiness. In addition, there ia also significant difference of students’ SDLRS with respect to their courses

IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROL ALGORITHMS IN BALL MAGNETIC LEVITATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE SYSTEM PARAMETERS

Magnetic Levitation System (Maglev) is an approach which is currently widely applied in different areas like semiconductor, transportation, power generation, household appliances and etc. Since Magnetic Levitation System is a highly non-linear system, constructing a successful controller which has robust performance becomes a big challenge. The most conventional method of building Maglev is PID controller. However findings of controller’s parameters which ar

The Impact of Perceived Organizational Injustice on Employee Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention: A Study of Employees in MNCs in Malaysia

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of perceived organizational injustice on employees’ level of commitment and their intention to quit. Ketidakadilan di tempat kerja merupakan satu tajuk penyelidikan yang penting dalam bidang tindaklaku organisasi. Kebelakangan ini, tajuk yang berkaitan dengan ketidakadilan sering menjadi tajuk perbualan di kalangan para penyelidik bidang ini

Structural And Optical Studies Of Wide Band-Gap AlxGa1-xN (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) Semiconductors [TK7871.85. N577 2007 f rb].

Tujuan projek ini ialah untuk mengkaji ciri struktur dan optik bagi semikonduktor-semikondutor berjurang tenaga lebar AlxGa1-xN (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) dengan pelbagai peralatan pencirian yang tak bersentuhan dan tak memusnahkan. The aim of this project is to study the structural and optical properties of wide band gap AlxGa1-xN (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) semiconductors by means of various non-contact and non-destructive characterization tools

Water assisted laser heat treatment of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride tool materials

This thesis explores a new development in improving the surface properties to ultrahard material using a variety of laser systems, which are CO2 continuous wave laser water-jet system and Nd:YAG pulsed laser system. Two different types of cBN materials were used, which were bindered 82%cBN/18%AlN and 55%cBN/45%TiN. In the heat treatment using the CO2 continuous wave laser water-jet system, the effects of different types of gases, number of laser beam passes, and distribution of laser power were studied. In addition, in the heat treatment using the Nd:YAG pulsed laser system, the effects of quenching and number of laser beam passes were studied as well. In both studies, the hardness was investigated using Knoop hardness measurement, and the microstructures of the sample surfaces were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Testing The Efficiency And Re-evaluating the design on the Removal of Organics With the Usage of Baffled Integrated Suspended Growth System

In today’s modern day wastewater treatment system, civilization is provided with a generous amount of options in its disposal or treatment method. However, there is a lack of integrated wastewater reactor systems to which might help in the modernization of the typical wastewater treatment plants. As society moves towards a more integrated approach, so must wastewater treatment systems. The drawbacks in setting up a sewage treatment plant as well as maintaining it comes to light here in this particular project which aims to explore the design feasibility of a new type reactor that may be the first ever of its kind

Embracing the Study of Paradoxes: A Social Systems Perspective of International Law’s Regulation of Transboundary Waters

本文是关于“悖论”的研究。与传统观点不同，本文旨在迎合新时代的精神，重新认识悖论的存在和发挥作用的方式。以下是一个悖论的例子：当一位律师想知道“合法性和非法性”这一区别本身是否合法时，尽管他手头上缺乏完整充分信息，他却仍然在这种情况下被迫作出自己的判断。在调整跨界水的国际法规范中最突出的悖论就是由分化的主权观念中所产生的矛盾性期望。这也是为什么我们不难理解，为何国际法学者在学术上经常处于不安的状况中。尤其是考虑到公平合理利用原则，作为国际法学界面对跨界水领域问题所能提供的最为实体性的回应，却未能给解决问题提供任何答案——因为该原则尝试将所有情况涵括在内，结果却是什么情况都无法涵括在内。甚至在某...This text aspires to fully embrace the spirit of the new era. This being the paradox of when for example a lawyer wonders whether the distinction between legality and illegality is in itself legal, but nevertheless is forced to select A over B, despite having lack of full information. In the field of international law’s regulation of transboundary waters, the context of this text, the most promine...学位：法学博士院系专业：法学院_国际法学学号：1292012015403

Systemic endopolyploidy in Spathoglottis plicata (Orchidaceae) development

BACKGROUND: Endopolyploidy is developmentally regulated. Presence of endopolyploidy as a result of endoreduplication has been characterized in insects, mammals and plants. The family Orchidaceae is the largest among the flowering plants. Many of the members of the orchid family are commercially micropropagated. Very little has been done to characterize the ploidy variation in different tissues of the orchid plants during development. RESULTS: The DNA contents and ploidy level of nuclei extracted from various tissues of a tropical terrestrial orchid Spathoglottis plicata were examined by flow cytometry. Sepals, petals and ovary tissues were found to have only a 2C (C, DNA content of the unreplicated haploid chromosome complement) peak. Columns, floral pedicels of newly open flowers and growing flower stems were observed to have an endopolyploid 8C peak in addition to 2C and 4C peaks. In developing floral pedicels, four peaks were observed for 2C, 4C, 8C and 16C. In root tips, there were 2C, 4C and 8C peaks. But in the root tissues at the region with root hairs, only a 2C peak was observed. Nuclei extracted from young leaves shown three peaks for 2C, 4C and 8C. A similar pattern was found in the vegetative tissues of both greenhouse-grown plants and tissue-cultured plantlets. In mature leaves, a different pattern of ploidy level was found at different parts of the leaves. In the leaf tips and middle parts, there were 2C and 4C peaks. Only at the basal part of the leaves, there were three peaks for 2C, 4C and 8C. CONCLUSIONS: Systemic variation of cellular endopolyploidy in different tissues during growth and development of Spathoglottis plicata from field-grown plants and in vitro cultures was identified. The implication of the findings was discussed

The influence of destination personality on brand image evaluation among archaeological tourists

Archaeological tourism is becoming increasingly important to the Malaysian tourism industry with the recognition of the Lenggong Valley as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. This research focuses on the use of the Aaker’s (1997) brand personality concept, or in this context destination personality, in branding archaeological tourism destinations. Specifically, the objectives of this research are to identify the underlying personality dimensions that are applicable to an archaeological tourism destination such as the Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site and to determine the contribution of the brand personality dimensions towards the evaluation of the Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site’s brand image among tourists in Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site. A purposive sample of 320 tourists to the Archaeological Gallery of the Lenggong Valley was approached, and 300 usable questionnaires were analysed. The findings of the study indicate that there are six underlying personality dimensions held by the Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site, namely competence, sophistication, sincerity, ruggedness, demonstrative, and emotional. In addition, of the six dimensions, four dimensions namely sincerity, ruggedness, sophistication, and demonstrative have positive influence on brand image. The two newly emerged dimensions, demonstrative and emotional are considered a major contribution of the present research to the tourism marketing literature

KORELASI ANTARA POLA ASUH ORANG TUA DENGAN KEDISIPLINAN BELAJAR SISWA KELAS XI DI SMK MUDITA SINGKAWANG

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada korelasi antara pola asuh orang tua dengan kedisiplinan belajar siswa kelas XI di SMK Mudita Singkawang. Penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain koefisien korelasi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI SMK Mudita Singkawang, sebanyak 207 siswa. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik simple random sampling, sebanyak 60 sampel. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan angket pola asuh orang tua dan angket kedisiplinan belajar. Uji hipotesis dengan bantuan SPSS 24 teknik korelasi Pearsons dengan taraf signifikansi 0,05 dengan nilai korelasional -,268 dan nilai sig. (2-tailed) ,038. Hasil penelitian menyatakan terdapat korelasi antara pola asuh orang tua dengan kedisiplinan belajar siswa kelas XI di SMK Mudita Singkawang, maka Ha diterima dan H0 ditolak