ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2017
Assessing impact of anti tobacco mass media campaigns
Bhargava S.S, Bhowate R.R
Page no 27-30 |
10.21276/sjodr.2017.2.1.7
For considerable time now, mass media sources have been used for advocating tobacco cessation. Responses
from 1010 tobacco users were studied to determine impact of mass media campaigns on the tobacco using population and
to identify challenges in effectual implementation of these media campaigns. To analyse the impact of anti tobacco media
campaigns on tobacco users. 1010 self reported tobacco users were interviewed to determine if their knowledge, attitude
and practices of tobacco consumption were influenced by anti tobacco media mass messages. 646 male and 364 females;
between 16-75 years with mean age of 32.84 + 12.2 years participated in the study. 910 (90 %) of participants were
unaware about the harmful effects of tobacco at the time of habit initiation, however, 890 (88.11%) participants said that
they had gradually become aware of the disadvantages of tobacco use. Majority of participants credited media sources for
their awareness but remarked that these campaigns were not helpful beyond creating awareness. A suboptimal outcome
was noticed in dissuading tobacco use through media campaigns. Anti tobacco media campaigns have greatly contributed
in creating awareness about harmful effects of tobacco; though they have made only a modest impact in prompting
tobacco cessation.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
Reasons to High Stress Level among Undergraduate Accounting Students: A Case Study
Norbijan Abu Bakar, Erlane K Ghani, Suria Majdi
Page no 4-11 |
10.21276/sjbms.2017.2.1.2
This study examines whether the undergraduate accounting students in a Malaysian public university are
experiencing stress and if yes, seeks to understand the reasons as to why the students experience stress during their
course of study. Using a case study qualitative approach, this study found two main themes that relate to high stress level
among the accounting students namely, academic related and non-academic related. Most of the students agreed that the
main cause to their high stress level is attributed by their academic study. They agreed that overload of subjects and
deadlines of submitting assignments and projects are the main causes for stress. In addition, irrelevant subjects and time
spent to attend to academic events and activities have caused them to study last minute and consequently, put them under
stress. The way they have to study for their degree is also very much different from the way they studied during their
diploma. The students noted that much of their study during their diploma was based on memorizing compared to the
degree level that requires application and critical thinking. Surprisingly, the students noted that accounting is not their
preferred course. In relation to non-academic, the students experience stress as they have consistent thoughts of what
their future may be, whether they would be able to obtain a job upon graduation and also on the current economy and
political situation. The findings in this study sheds some lights to the university and the academics on the reasons to the
students‟ high stress level and subsequently, provide some strategies to assist the students in overcoming their stress level
and improve their performance.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
Public Realm at Qatar University Campus: Perception and sustainability of Open Green Spaces
Soujanya Mogra, Raffaello Furlan
Page no 80-94 |
10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.1.13
Open green spaces are considered as an integral part of university campuses worldwide and the related studies
reveal the significant impact of the green spaces on the quality of life in the campuses. Thus, scholars have also stressed
the need of revitalization of outdoor green spaces in the Qatar university campus. This research investigates whether
students‘ perception has an impact on usability of green spaces, precisely, at the Women‘s Engineering Building of
Qatar University. It also considers the extent to which regional factors, such as climate and privacy, as per Islamic value,
impact the perception of usability of open green spaces. A review of the literature was conducted for exploring the
regional influence on perception and usability of green spaces. Site visits and field observation were conducted to
understand the spatial nature of the green spaces in terms of privacy and the types of green space usage in the
surrounding areas of the Women‘s Engineering Building. User‘s perception of green spaces and their impact on usability
were collected through survey questions and questionnaires. In contrast to the views of the scholars, significant
difference between perception and usability of the green spaces along the year, the findings reveal that (1) a certain
resistance to the usage of the green spaces occurs in summer; (2) there is no significant threat to the perception of
privacy, which, in turn, has no impact on the usability of green spaces at Qatar University‘s Women‘s Engineering
Building.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
The Study Ethnic Azeris population in Iran
Vahid Rashidvash, Fatemeh Moosavi Mirak
Page no 74-79 |
10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.1.12
Azerbaijan (Atropatgan) is one of the main and ancient places of Iran where it has Aryan residents. In this
paper, attempt is made to study the race and people living there from the perspective of anthropology and ethnology. In
fact, it is based on this question that whether or not, the people resided in Atropatgan have an Aryan race as other
Iranians. To find the answer, first we have considered the race of people in the Iranian Plateau based on appearance,
color, hair, and skull regarding different zones, oldness and the presence of various nations as some factors making
integrated races. Conducting the research based on field studies, we have considered the race of people in Atropatgan and
measured their skulls. Moreover, we have done anthropological studies on items such as the color of skin and hair, head
size, forehead, eyebrows and eyes in cities and villages of the eastern Azerbaijan. To do this, some measuring tools have
been used like compasses to measure the head and skull-graduated compasses with a movable beam. Then, the researcher
has compared racial characteristics in this area with other peoples of Iran. Thus, according to anthropological and
ethnical criteria of people in Atropatgan, we came to this conclusion that they have the same race (i.e. Aryan) similar as
other Iranians who are the reminders and grandchildren of Aryan and Parse Medes. Therefore, the opposite is completely
rejected on the view of the racial characteristics and all documents accounts for their Aryan race.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
Determination of seeding interval of most promising parental lines of hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Md. Abdul Kader, Abdul Khaleque Patwary, Md. Monzur Hossain, Tapas Kumer Hore, Md. Maksudul Haque
Page no 1-5 |
10.21276/haya.2017.2.1.1
The experiment was carried out at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Regional Station, Comilla,
Bangladesh to determine the seeding interval of most promising parental lines of hybrid rice during boro 2009-10 season.
The seeding interval between A (Cytoplasmic genetic male sterile line) and R (Restorer line) lines were determined by
growth duration difference (GDD), leaf number difference (LND) and effective accumulated temperature (EAT) method.
Five A lines and 12 R lines were used in this experiment. In 5 A lines, the days to 50% flowering ranged from 120 to 135
days and in 12 R lines, it ranged from 127 to 139 days. The leaf number varied from 15.07 to 18.63 and from 17.05 to
19.89 in the A and R lines, respectively. Among the A line, the EAT ranged from 1069 to 12910C and 1174 to 13510C in
R lines. The growth duration differences between A and R lines varied found from 1 to 19 days. Similarly, the leaf
number differences between A and R lines were from 0 to 4.82. The seeding differences between A and R lines in terms
of EAT were from 13.50 to 282.20C.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
Biological Samples as Potential Indicators of Heavy Metal Exposure in Coal Miners
Aima Iram Batool, Muhammad Arshad, Naima Huma Naveed, Fayyaz Ur Rehman, Hafsa Firdos, Iram Inayat, Humaira Jabeen, Hakim Bibi, Asma Noureen, Fareeha Idrees, Areesha Khanum
Page no 1-4 |
10.21276/sjbr.2017.2.1.1
The impact of mining activities on environmental and human health has become a matter of serious concern.
Human health and vegetation is affected by decline in the biological, physical, and chemical quality of the environment.
On-site pollution in coal mines due to dust, gases, noise, and polluted water is receiving increasing attention because it is
affecting coal miners’ health as well as those living in close proximity. Toxic pollutants released in vicinity by such
processes include lead, nickel, chromium and cadmium. Focus of research was on the fate of toxic heavy metals in
mining areas to evaluate and compare the heavy metal status in directly exposed persons (coal miners) of two different
mining regions of Punjab (Pakistan). High significant difference was observed for cadmium, lead, chromium and nickel
in nail and serum samples of coal miners. Comparison of metal concentration in biological samples of chakwal and soon
valley area shows that soon valley coal mine area is more polluted than chakwal coal mine area.
CASE REPORT | Jan. 29, 2017
Management of a Large Periapical Cyst – Report of a Case and Review of Literature
Dr. Joy R Das, Dr. Sreejith Valiyaparambath, Dr. Arjun Gopinath, Dr. Arun V, Dr. Anooj PD
Page no 1-4 |
10.21276/sjodr.2017.2.1.1
Radicular cysts are one of the most common pathology of oral cavity that oral and maxillofacial surgeons
come across in daily practice. It has different treatment options and an operating surgeon should be aware of them and
tailor them for individual patients. Aim of this case was to successfully treat a large periapical lesion of maxilla. 44 year
old patient came with a swelling of palate with associated pain and was planned for surgical management of the swelling
following thorough investigations. Surgical management of the lesion included enucleation of lesion into to, followed by
apicectomy and retrograde filling with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate. Periapical lesions being one of the common entity
has to be treated meticulously by a good team approach and newer materials need to be evaluated to provide a cost
effective treatment.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
Prevalence of resistant Escherichia coli strain isolated from community acquired urinary infection in university hospital HASSAN II of Fez, Morocco
G. Yahyaoui, R. Hendi, M. Mahmoud
Page no 1-6 |
10.21276/sjpm.2017.2.1.1
The urinary tract infection is one of the most common infections acquired in community and hospital. The
emergence of the acquired resistance of bacteria to antibiotics remains an important issue relevant to antimicrobial
strategies. The Purpose of this paper is to review the frequency of isolation and the evolution of the resistance to
antibiotics of the tree strains of Escherichia coli causing community urinary tract infections. It is a retrospective study
made in the laboratory of microbiology of the university hospital center HASSAN II of Fez, concerning germs isolated
from 5287 positive Bacteriological examination of urine (BEU) collected between 2010 and 2016 and diagnosed in
consulting externs. Enterobacteriaceae were responsible for 84 % of the community urinary tract infections. The women
were more touched (sex ratio F/H = 1, 66). Escherichia coli dominated the epidemiological profile (62 %). The antibiotic
resistance of the tree strains of E. coli isolated highlighted rates of resistance to amoxicillin (64 %), to ciprofloxacine (59
%), to association amoxicillin-acid clavulonic (46 %), to sulfamethoxazole-triméthropime (42 %), to gentamicine (25 %),
and to amikacine (14 %). The number of tree strains of E.coli resistant to third generation cephalosporins by production
of B-lactamases with widened spectre"ESBL -producing" was 258, that is an average frequency of 5.8 % of all the
enterobacteriaceae isolated. No resistance to imipeneme was registered for the tree strains of E. coli isolated whitch
means that the sensibility to imipeneme is of 100 %. All these results showed an increase of the multiresistance of
Escherichia coli in community environment which could be due to the excessive use of antibiotics in the medical
domain. A regular surveillance of the resistance to antibiotics is essential to define effective and appropriate therapeutic
strategies, limiting the emergence and the scattering of the multiresistant tree strains.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
A Study to Propose a Model for Consumers’ Attitude towards Online Banking after Recent Demonetization in India
Dr. P. Kishore Kumar, Mohd Amzad Pasha
Page no 1-3 |
10.21276/sjbms.2017.2.1.1
The aim of this study is to propose a model for understanding consumer attitude towards online banking
regard to recent demonetization in India. The popular consumer behavior models like theory of planned behavior, theory
of reasoned action and technology acceptance model are reviewed for developing the proposed model in this study. The
dependent factor in the proposed model is consumer attitude towards online banking and independent factors are
demonetization knowledge, convenience, social status and convenience. The items for the proposed constructs in the
proposed model are given in this paper. This research paper helps the scholars to use the measurement scale to study
consumer attitude towards online banking in the era of demonetization.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 29, 2017
A Brief Investigation on Web Usage Mining Tools (WUM)
Vinod Kumar, Ramjeevan Singh Thakur
Page no 1-11 |
10.21276/sjeat.2017.2.1.1
In the era of World Wide Web, more than one billions of websites are active over the internet. To perform the
log analysis on huge number of available websites, although, numerous featured log analysis tools are existing. However,
the great difficulty arises in selection of suitable tools. This work provides an investigation of open source and
commercial toolsets available for the analysis the study will provide many choices to pick from when deciding a toolset
to manage and analyze log data. The paper will help to review the set of tools currently available and positively hook the
right tool to get started on analyzing logs in their organization.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 27, 2017
Safety Compliance Behaviour in Manufacturing Industry: A Malaysian Perspective
Bavani Sugumaran, Muhammad Safizal Abdullah, Arman Hadi Abdul Manaf
Page no 66-73 |
10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.1.11
This study proposed to discover the important of Compliance with Safety Behaviour (CSB) in the context of
Manufacturing Industry in Perak. The outcomes from this study may be helpful for industrial practitioners to understand
all the influencing factors to CSB. The present study also aims to investigate if there is any significant relationship
between safety attitude, management support, and safety rules and procedures towards compliance safety behaviour in
Perak Manufacturing Industry. This safety analysis will provide guidance for management on how to develop specific
safety programs. In addition, some of the outcomes stated in the study could be appropriate to other countries which
facing similar state of affairs. The CSB, Safety Attitude, Management Support, and Safety Rules and Procedures
instrument were used in this study. This study examines the direct relationship between safety attitude, management
support and safety rules and procedures on compliance safety behaviour. Quantitative approaches with descriptive
analysis method and multi-stage sampling method have been used in this study. Where, cluster method was conducted
follows with stratified and simple random sampling method. A total of 770 questionnaires distributed to the
manufacturing workers in Perak who had agreed to participate in this study. However, out of it only 480 questionnaires
were returned and about 383 questionnaires were used for further analysis. Results showed that safety attitude,
management support and safety rules and procedures have positive significant relationship between compliance safety
behaviour.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Jan. 26, 2017
The 2015 Presidential Election and the Concession of Defeat by Goodluck Jonathan: A Recipe for the Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria
Akaayar Felix Ahokegh
Page no 58-65 |
10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.1.10
Nigeria’s federal system concentrates enormous political and economic powers in the centre. Thus, politics for
the control of this very powerful centre have always been tense and often result to crises. This paper examines the
political variables that accounted for power-shift, from the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples’
Democratic Party to Mohammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress. The paper holds that Jonathan’s acceptance of
defeat opens a new chapter in the political history of Nigeria, which invariably would translate to the consolidation of
democracy in the country. As a mark of conclusion, the paper suggests the following palliatives: politicians should
sustain the Goodluck Jonathan spirit of sportsmanship, demonetization of the polity and a redefinition of the nation’s
federal system, to devolve more powers to the component parts.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 25, 2017
Respondents Perception on Appropriate Manifesto Design in General Election
Ang Kean Hua, Owi Wei Ping
Page no 55-57 |
10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.1.9
Election through manifesto will ensure winning seat in general election. This research study determines
respondent’s perception on appropriate manifesto design for the general election. Quantitative approach with
questionnaire methods applied into Malacca State in targeting 100 respondents, where questionnaire are divided into two
categories namely (1) respondent’s demographic profile, and (2) respondent’s perception on appropriate manifesto
designed for general election. Result indicate majority are male with ages from 31 to 40 that working in private sector.
Most of respondent studied until secondary level and having monthly income of RM 1501 to RM 2000. Respondents are
likely to support registered political parties and vote for same party. At the same time, there are respondents that more
preferred towards candidates, especially candidates that have confidence in making decision. Majority respondents
receive all contesting candidate’s manifesto and understand every aspect that proposed in manifesto. Fortunately,
manifesto becomes positive ‘attraction’ towards respondents in decision making. In other words, although majority
respondents are preferred on candidate and party, however, they are more preferred to choose the manifesto that
emphasizes on having a safer and a better life not only for themselves, but also for their children in the future generation.
Therefore, election manifesto do influencing the respondents in chosen the candidate or party.
A 74 years old male patient presented with a two days history of dyspnea, orthopnea, pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis, and fever after a history of fall from his bed with 2 fractured ribs two days ago. On physical examination his heart rate was 120 beats per minutes, temperature 40°C and blood pressure 110/60 mmHg. Arterial oxygen saturation was 96% on air. No heart murmur was noted but there was decreased air entry in right lower lobe of the lung. Chest X-ray showed 3rd and 5th rib fractures on the right side as well as lower lobe consolidation. ECG showed sinus tachycardia. The D-dimer level was > 2000ng/mL (normal level < 500 ng/mL). Subcutaneous enoxaparin 40mg (twice daily) was started immediately. Pulmonary CT angiography revealed right pulmonary embolism. Subcutaneous enoxaparin was continued for a couple of days with daily international normalised ratio (INR) check until D-dimer level was < 500 ng/mL
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 24, 2017
Manifesto Based Geographical Applied in General Election: A Review
Ang Kean Hua, Owi Wei Ping
Page no 53-54 |
10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.1.8
Manifesto is important tool in ensuring winning the seat in general election, while giving improvement and
enhancing the quality of life in the country. Several categories are defined based on geographical perspective in
manifesto, namely safety of our family, a better quality of life, gender equality and empowering youth, generate strong
and sustainable growth, balanced development progress for bridging the gaps, increasing access to education and
standard, and people’s threatened crime-disaster hazard. Manifesto successfully implemented will bring better life to
citizen in the country.