It’s Animals’ Ten Year Anniversary

About 30 years ago I had a discussion with my then head of department at Bangor University, the late Professor John Bryn Owen, about what an ideal journal would look like in our field, animal science, in the future [...]

IMPLEMENTATION OF APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF OFFICERS IN DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION AND CIVIL REGISTRATION AT MUSI RAWAS UTARA REGENCY BASED ON THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA REGULATION NUMBER 76 OF 2015

This study was aimed to analyze the mechanism for the appointment and the dismissal of officers in the Department of Population and Civil Registration at Muratara Regency based on Permendagri Number 76 of 2015, and the legality of the appointment and the dismissal of officers in the Department of Population and Civil Registration carried out by the Regent of Muratara Regency.The type of this research was normative that supported by interviews, using a statutory approach and research material sources of primary and secondary data which were collected through literature and field studies.The results of this study indicate that the mechanism for the appointment and the dismissal of officers in the Department of Population and Civil Registration at Muratara Regency is based on Permendagri Number 76 of 2015. The appointment and the dismissal of the Head of Department of Population and Civil Registration as a Primary High Officer Position in regency are under the authority of the Minister of Home Affairs, not the Regent. The regent is only authorized to make proposals for appointment (and dismissal) through the Governor and includes proposals for three names of candidates for appointment, then one of them be elected by the Minister, stipulated by a Ministerial Decree, and inaugurated. The appointment and the dismissal of officers in Disdukcapil carried out by the Regent of Muratara Regency is illegal, considering that the dismissal of the head of Disdukcapil Department (Kadisdukcapil) and his new appointment in 2016 was carried out by the Regent, not by the Minister. Besides, there are no reasons and considerations (including the proposal for the appointment of an official candidate) for the dismissal of the previous Kadisdukcapil as stipulated in Permendagri Number 76 of 2015.

THE REALITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES IN IRBID NATIONAL UNIVERSITY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ‎THE ACADEMIC STAFF IN THE LIGHT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM)‎

This study aimed to investigate the reality of administrative practices at Irbid National University ‎from the academic staff point of view considering the total quality management. The study ‎sample consisted of (84) academic members. The study found a significant increase of the level ‎of administrative practices as well as, statistical differences between the level of administrative ‎practices that are attributed to variables like gender and were in favor of females, university ‎variable in favor of Arabic universities Graduates, the academic rank in favor of professor, the ‎current position in favor of a Dean and Head of Department, and years of experience in favor of ‎‎10 years and more.‎

The ongoing project of Irish sociology

This short article provides an auto-ethnographic perspective on the history of Irish sociology. It is based on the author's experience of Irish sociology, including: experiences as an undergraduate student in the late 1980s and later as a research assistant; a PhD in the US during the 1990s, starting during mass emigration but completed as the ‘Celtic Tiger’ emerged and sociology grew; 5 years in Ireland as a head of department, leading up to the financial crash and the decade between crash and COVID-19. Finally, the article concludes with some general observations about sociology in Ireland today, its promise and the perils that face it.

Confirmatory factor analysis of head of department’s functional competencies development: a case study in the secondary schools inThailand

Functional competencies of Head of Department has been paid attention to because for a school in Thailand, the head of each department, is very important. However, the issue is the appointment of a teacher who does not have any prior proper training before. This may cause such a teacher to have incomplete functional competencies. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the functional competencies of the Head of Department. This research focuses on the components of the functional competencies of the Head of Department of secondary schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission. As for this study, from the review on a great number of related literature, it can be granted that functional competencies of the Head of Department of secondary schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission can be grouped as follows: 1) Intellectual Leadership 2) Quality Management 3) Educational Innovation and Information Technology 4) Professionalism Development 5) Curriculum, Measurement and Evaluation of Learning 6) Learning Organization and 7) Professional Ethic. These seven dimensions are then examined using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, which shows the congruence with the empirical studies.

Diagnostic Accuracy of HRCT Chest in Detection of Covid-19 Infection Taking PCR as Gold Standard

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest in detection of covid-19 infection taking PCR as gold standard. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Setting: Radiology department of Tabba Hospital, Karachi. Duration: From March 2019 to September 2020 Material and Methods: All the clinically suspected patients of covid-19, of any age, both genders and those referred to radiology for High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest to detect the covid-19 infection were included. After two days, patients’ PCR reports were collected from the ward, after taking informed consent and permission from head of department. The diagnostic accuracy of HRCT was established with respect to sensitivity, PPV, NPV, and specificity by taking PCR as gold standard. All the information was collected via study proforma. Results: Total 70 patients suspected for COVID-19 were studied, and the patients’ mean age was 58.23±9.52 years. Males were in majority 54(77.1%). As per HRCT findings, COVID-19 infection was positive in 46 patients, however, 48 patients were detected positive for COVID-19 infection as per PCR findings. In the detection of COVID-19 infection, HRCT chest showed sensitivity of 91%, specificity of 90%, PPV of 83%, NPV of 84% and diagnostic accuracy of 94%; by taking PCR as gold standard. Conclusion: High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a reliable diagnostic approach in promptly detecting the COVID-19; with 91% sensitivity, 90% specificity, 83% positive predictive value, 84% negative predictive value and 94% diagnostic accuracy. Keywords: Accuracy, HRCT, COVID-19

Collaborative Climate and Knowledge Sharing among ESP Teachers: A Mixed Method Study

Research on teacher collaboration emphasizes the key role of collaborative culture for teachers’ functioning; however, there is little empirical evidence to investigate its relationship with knowledge sharing among university ESP teachers. In the present study, the relationship between EFL teachers’ collaborative climate and knowledge sharing was sought. The data were collected through two surveys of 328 Iranian ESP teachers. A Pearson correlation was carried out to investigate the relationship between the two variables of the study. A multiple regression analysis was also run to examine if ESP teachers’ collaborative climate predicts their knowledge sharing. A follow-up interview with 13 ESP teachers was conducted to consolidate the findings and explore the contribution of teachers’ collaborative climate to their knowledge sharing. The Pearson correlation coefficient test demonstrated a significant positive correlation for four measures (organizational culture, the head of department, teachers’ attitude, workgroup support), and the collaborative climate. The results of the multiple regression also indicated that four subscales of collaborative climate were the predictors of ESP teachers’ attitude towards knowledge sharing. Analysis of the interview data, on the other hand, indicated how teachers’ collaborative climate contributes to their knowledge sharing through one of the four main sources, namely helpful atmosphere, encouragement received from the heads of departments, the expectation of reward, and work group support. In line with these findings, several practical recommendations were offered.

Role of Librarians and Information Scientists in Plagiarism Control A Study of NIRF Ranked Engineering Institutions Ranked in 2020

The study was conducted to ascertain the role played by librarians and information scientists in controlling plagiarism in NIRF ranked engineering institutions ranked in 2020. With the application of knowledge of various types of resources and technological tools, librarians and information scientists play vital roles in making the awareness and fighting the disease of plagiarism. The students, research scholars and more importantly the faculty should be aware of plagiarism and its detrimental effects on their practices on their study & research and future career as well. The major objective of this study was to recognise the role played by librarians and information scientists in curbing plagiarism. Keeping this in view, a few research questions were framed. The study surveyed 200 NIRF ranked engineering institutions ranked in 2020 where engineering programs are being conducted. The researchers of this study found that majority of the librarians and information scientists (81.82 %) think that awareness about plagiarism is quite important while 89.92 per cent of them also ascertained that their institutions have plagiarism policy, and most of the institutions are using Turnitin and/or Urkund Anti-Plagiarism detection tool as well. The Librarians and Information Scientists make their users aware about plagiarism by promulgating the information through various activities through the library portals/websites as well as social media services. It was found that total 68.18 per cent respondents believe that ‘Orientation Programs and training’ is quite significant methods to make them aware about regulations against plagiarism and can discourage such intellectual theft and infringement. The study also reveals that the librarians should frequently conduct meetings with Head of Department, Faculty members and educators to discuss the issue and also deliver lectures to the faculty members, researchers as well as students.