Media Focus in Afghanistan News Coverage

This study explored the Media Focus in Afghanistan News Coverage to examine what categories of Afghanistan-related news received the largest amount of coverage during periods from 2010 to 2012. This study covered reports in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Daily Outlook Afghanistan, a national Afghan news outlet, as a sample within a period of three months over three years (June 2010, July 2011, and August 2012). The 147 news stories\u27 headlines of the four news organizations were studied to find what categories (process: peace talks, negotiation, and economic development; conflict: violence and military action; and politics and policy: USA, Afghanistan, and NATO) received the most coverage on Afghanistan. The purpose of this study was to examine focal points in media coverage on Afghanistan. The findings of the study indicated that the category of politics and policy, received the highest media coverage with 55% both at the U.S.-based news organizations, including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today, and also the Afghan paper, Daily Outlook Afghanistan, while the other two categories including process: peace talks, negotiation, and economic development with 22% and conflict: violence and military with 23% of the news coverage. Although peace talks and negotiation in Afghanistan have been extensively discussed by the Afghan government, the international community, and particularly by the U.S. government, the media did not cover them that much. In fact, media coverage on this subject (negotiation and peace talks, and economic development) is considered very critical to Afghanistan, and the more positive frame and frequent coverage the better effect it will have on the issues

The Effectiveness of the Quick Coherence Technique using Heart Rate Variability-Biofeedback Technology on the Recovery of Heart Coherence among University Students

Literature has established the effectiveness of self-regulatory techniques using Heart Rate Variability (HRV)-Biofeedback Technology in improving individual’s heart coherence. The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Quick Coherence Technique, a self-regulatory technique, through the application of HRV-biofeedback technology on the level of heart coherence among university students. A total of 20 students of a technical public university participated in the study. The Quick Coherence Technique (QCT) and the emWave device and software of the HeartMath Institute were used to collect the data. According to the HRV power spectrum, the HRV data is divided under very low frequency (VLF), low frequency (LF), and high frequency (HF) frequency ranges. Based on the results, the use of HRV-biofeedback technology and the QCT had helped to increase the levels of HRV scores and heart coherence of the participants

Study of the Relationship between Communication Competence and Heart Rate Variability among International Postgraduate Students of a Malaysian Public University

Communication competence is among the main skills that enable individuals to conduct fruitful interactions with different people. This study was carried out to examine the relationship between communication competence and heart rate variability (HRV) among individuals from different nationalities. The quantitative method was used to conduct this study. This study had two data collection procedures which were the quantitative survey and HRV data set. The participants of this study were 128 postgraduate students of a Malaysian public university. Based on their agreements, 40 of them were participated in the HRV data collection procedure of this study. Based on the results from this study, the levels of communication competence and heart rate variability of the participants had close relationship, and individuals with good levels of communication competence were good in heart rate variability and vice versa. Based on the results, their good scores of heart rate variability as an important internal factor helped the participants to increase the levels of their communication competence and their good levels of communication competence helped them to have more successful interactions with their peers. The results from this study may be helpful for future researchers to focus on these issues and also for university students to pay attention on their daily communication as an important factor for their personal and university related lives

Konsep Pendidikan Akhlak Menurut Syekh Al-Zarnuji Dalam Kitab Ta'lim Al-Muta'allim

This study discusses the concept of moral education according to Sheikh Al-Zarnuji in the book of Ta'lim Al-Muta'allim. This research is focused on analyzing the concept of moral education according to Sheikh Al-Zarnuji in the Book of Ta'lim Al-Muta'allim. Data analysis used the descriptive qualitative method. The researcher's main research instrument is the researcher himself, who identifies, classifies, and analyzes data from any data needed to complete the research. The findings reveal that the book of Ta'lim Al-Muta'allim has 13 significant conversations, including the essence of science, the law of pursuing knowledge, and its significance. Set a goal to learn something new; choose ability, teachers, friends, and learning perseverance; About how to respect science and teachers; about honesty in pursuing understanding, noble and noble character, and values; and how to respect science and teachers. Concerning the beginning of education, its scope, and discipline, Tawakkal and surrender to God are two words that come to mind when I think of Tawakkal. Concerning the study period; Concerning loving and guiding one another; Concerning the study period; Concerning the study period; Concerning the study period; Take knowledge for example; The current state of study; Things that can both increase and weaken memorization; Things that make it easier to bring good fortune, prolong life, and save energy are all good things. Regarding moral education itself, three broad lines form the foundation of moral education: the Value of Moral Education to Allah SWT; The Value of Moral Education Towards Themselves; and moral education towards fellow creatures

KOMUNIKASI PEMBELAJARAN AL-QUR’AN PADA ANAK USIA DINI

Al-qur`an adalah kitab suci yang paling penghabisan diturunkan Allah, yang isinya mencakup segala pokok-pokok syari`at yang terdapat dalam kitab-kitab suci yang diturunkan sebelumnya. Karena itu setiap orang yang mempercayai Al-qur`an akan bertambah cinta kepadanya, pelaksanaan komunikasi dilakukan dengan individual, kelompok hal ini sangat mendukung proses transfer pengetahuan pada anak melalui metode ini anak yang mengaji dapat memahami dengan baik

Keabsahan Tanda Tangan Elektronik Pada Perjanjian Jual Beli Barang dari Perspektif Hukum Perdata

ABSTRACT: The research objective to analyze to analyze the validity of electronic signatures in a sale and purchase agreement of goods from the perspective of civil law. (2) knowing and analyzing whether electronic signatures can be used as evidence in court. This research uses normative research. The results of this study indicate that: 1) The validity of an agreement made with an electronic signature in the perspective of civil law is based on the principles of agreement as contained in the Civil Code and can only be said to be valid if it uses an electronic system that is in accordance with applicable regulations in Indonesia. 2) An electronic signature has the same evidentiary power as an authentic deed as regulated in Law no. 19 of 2016 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions. Electronic signatures can be used as legal evidence and have complete and perfect proof power like an authentic deed. ABSTRAK: Tujuan peneltian menganalisis keabsahan tanda tangan elektronik dalam suatu perjanjian jual beli barang dari perspektif hukum perdata. (2) mengetahui dan menganalisis apakah tanda tangan elektronik dapat dijadikan sebagai alat bukti di pengadilan. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian normatif.  Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Keabsahan suatu perjanjian yang dilakukan dengan tanda tangan elektronik dalam perspektif hukum perdata adalah berdasarkan pada asas-asas perjanjian sebagaimana yang termuat dalam KUHPerdata dan baru dapat dikatakan sah apabila menggunakan sistem elektronik yang sesuai dengan peraturan yang berlaku di Indonesia 2) Tanda tangan elektronik mempunyai kekuatan pembuktian yang sama dengan suatu akta otentik sebagaimana diatur dalam Undang-Undang No. 19 Tahun 2016 tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik. Tanda tangan elektronik dapat dijadikan sebagai alat bukti yang sah dan memiliki kekuatan pembuktian yang lengkap dan sempurna layaknya akta otentik

Preventing DoS Attacks in IoT Using AES

The Internet of Things (IoT) is significant in today’s development of mobile networks enabling to obtain information from the environment, devices, and appliances. A number of applications have been implemented in various kinds of technologies. IoT has high exposure to security attacks and threats. There are several requirements in terms of security. Confidentiality is one of the major concerns in the wireless network. Integrity and availability are key issues along with the confidentiality. This research focuses on identifying the attacks that can occur in IoT. Packet filtering and patches method were used to secure the network and mitigate mentioned attacks but these techniques are not capable of achieving security in IoT. This paper uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to address these mentioned security issues. Official AES version uses the standard for secret key encryption. However, several problems and attacks still occur with the implementation of this original AES. We modified AES by adding white box and the doubling of the AES encryption. We also replaced the Substitute-Byte (S-Box) in the conventional AES with the white box. The significance of a white box is where the whole AES cipher decomposed into round functions. While doubling the process of AES gives difficulty to the attacker or malware to interrupt the network or system. From the algorithms, our proposed solutions can control DoS attack on IoT and any other miniature devices

Efektivitas Metode Al Miftah untuk Melatih Kemampuan Qawa’id pada Peserta Didik Kelas X Keagamaan Di Madrasah Aliyah

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor penghambat dan pendukung yang berperan terhadap efektivitas Metode Al Miftah dalam melatih Kemampuan Qawa'id pada Siswa Keagamaan Kelas X Madrasah Aliyah Pondok Pesantren Annahdlah Kota Makassar. Kelas X Madrasah Aliyah Pondok Pesantren Annahdlah Makassar Penelitian kualitatif deskriptif kota digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Reduksi data, penyajian data, dan kesimpulan terdiri dari tiga tahap metode analisis data, yang menggunakan data deskriptif. Observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi adalah metode pengumpulan data. Menurut temuan penelitian ini, belajar bahasa Arab dengan Metode Al Miftah menyenangkan sekaligus merangsang otak kanan dan kiri. Ada tahapan dalam proses pembelajaran bahasa Arab Metode Al Miftah. Keterbatasan waktu dan kurangnya pengetahuan bahasa Arab siswa menjadi penyebab kesulitan yang dihadapi selama proses pembelajaran bahasa Arab. Isi yang mudah dipahami menjadi tulang punggung proses pembelajaran bahasa Arab ini

Students’ and Faculty Members’ Perceptions and Experiences of Classroom Assessment: A Case Study of a Public University in Afghanistan

Objective: The primary goal of the study was to examine students’ perceptions of classroom assessment at a public university in Afghanistan. Exploring current assessment practices focused on student and faculty members lived experiences was a secondary goal. The study also sought to collect evidence on whether or not the new assessment policy was effective in student achievement. Method: Authors used an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to conduct the study. Initially, we applied the Students Perceptions of Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ), translated into Dari/Farsi and validated, to collect data from a random sample of 400 students from three colleges: Agriculture, Education, and Humanities. Response rate was 88.25% (N = 353). Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from a purposeful sample of 18 students and 7 faculty members. Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and t-tests were used to analyze quantitative data, and NVivo 12 was used to conduct thematic analysis on qualitative data. Results: The quantitative results suggest that students have positive perceptions of the current assessment practices. However, both students and faculty members were dissatisfied with the grading policy, reinforcing summative over formative assessment. Results support that the policy change regarding assessment has resulted in more students passing the courses compared to in the past. The findings also suggest improvements in faculty professional skills such as assessment and teaching and ways that they engage students in assessment processes. Implication for Policy and Practice: Recommendations include revisiting the grading policy at the national level to allow faculty members to balance the formative and summative assessment and utilizing assessment benchmarks and rubrics to guide formative and summative assessment implementation in practice

Prevalence of Ventricular Septal Defect among Congenital Heart Defects in Children attending Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital, BAGHDAD-IRAQ, 2015

Background: Congenital malformation according to Iraqi Ministry of Health annual report 2013 was 0.4 of live births, relatively 502,982 babies suffered from at least one type of congenital malformation. Therefore latitude of congenital heart defect (CHD) reflects dystrophic challenge for Iraq in general and in practically the health system. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of VSD, its association with certain factors, and assesses the anthropometrical measures among Mother and children with CHD. Patients & methods: Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted on 349 under five children with CHD attending Ibn Al-Nafees Teaching Hospital. The nutritional status of under five children was assessed, meanwhile 296 Mother’s Body Mass Index (BMI) was assessed to point out an association over CHD and VSD. Results: The prevalence of VSD was 54.7%, followed by ASD 29.2%, the combination of VSD and ASD was on the top of congenital heart malformation 61.4%. Nutritional status assessment showed that wasted children as almost three doubles over normal distribution which exhibit acuteness with no evidence on disease chronicity. Conclusion: There were no statistically significant association between VSD and other CHD regarding residency, Mother’s age, child’s age, Father’s and Mother’s education, consanguinity, family history, febrile illness, passive smoking, certain medication received, anemia and DM. Keywords: Congenital heart defect (CHD), ventricular septal defect (VSD), and congenital anomalies