Agaptus Nwozor, O. Afolabi, Chukwudi Godwin Chidume, Onjefu Okidu, S. Adedire
This paper draws from qualitative data to examine the opacity of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector within the ambit of its fuel subsidy policy. It specifically addresses whether the poor state of Nigeria’s refineries is linked to the prebendal benefits associated with the administration of fuel subsidies as well as the correlation between the opacity of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector and fuel subsidy. Furthermore, the paper interrogates how fuel importation could be considered a rational option to address domestic needs for refined petroleum products. The paper offers two major interrelated insights: First, it finds that fuel subsidy nurtures the propensity for sabotage, corruption, and money laundering; there tends to be a link between fuel subsidy and the non-functionality of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries, and second, the pro-poor justifications for sustaining fuel subsidy is a proxy for continued elite enrichment through the manipulation of the subsidy regime. Overall, the paper highlights the imperative of rethinking the fuel subsidy architecture by rebuilding Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, especially the domestic capacity for refining crude oil.
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Nurin Mansoor, Aznah Nor Anuar, Akbariah Mohd Mahdzir, Nurul Huda Md. Adnan
Integrating flood mitigation strategies into building codes on a global scale is a noteworthy initiative aimed at reducing the risk associated with flood-prone areas. The field of flood mitigation is constantly evolving and indirectly influences future building codes. However, there is a significant gap in research regarding optimizing building codes to mitigate flood-related risks. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the publication trends in mainstreaming flood mitigation into building codes by identifying the current state and critical key areas that potentially impact future building codes using bibliometric analysis. This research adopted a systematic review using the Web of Science database from 2002 to 2022, using the keywords «building code» and «flood». Bibliometric indicators were employed to summarize the key findings, including subject areas, publication trends, leading global contributors, influential institutions, citation patterns, authorship dynamics, and keyword analysis. The realm of research has experienced noteworthy expansion, emphasizing the necessity for further investigation. The findings also indicate that critical areas require attention in performance-based design, retrofitting of existing buildings, community resilience, the long-term effectiveness of flood mitigation measures, and the equity and social needs of the implications of flood-resilient building codes. In conclusion, such investigations are crucial in reducing community risk and creating resilient and sustainable communities in flood-prone areas.
在全球范围内将防洪减灾战略纳入建筑规范是一项值得注意的举措，旨在降低洪水易发地区的相关风险。洪水缓解领域在不断发展，并间接影响着未来的建筑规范。然而，关于优化建筑规范以降低洪水相关风险的研究还存在很大差距。因此，本研究旨在通过文献计量分析，确定可能影响未来建筑规范的现状和关键领域，从而调查将防洪减灾纳入建筑规范主流的出版趋势。本研究使用 Web of Science 数据库，以 "建筑规范 "和 "洪水 "为关键词，对 2002 年至 2022 年的文献进行了系统回顾。采用文献计量学指标来总结主要发现，包括主题领域、出版趋势、全球主要贡献者、有影响力的机构、引用模式、作者动态和关键词分析。研究领域经历了值得注意的扩展，强调了进一步调查的必要性。研究结果还表明，在以性能为基础的设计、现有建筑的改造、社区抗灾能力、防洪减灾措施的长期有效性以及抗洪建筑规范的公平性和社会需求等方面需要关注关键领域。总之，此类调查对于在洪水易发地区降低社区风险、创建具有抗灾能力和可持续发展的社区至关重要。
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H. Kenayathulla, Nor Huda Ahmad Puad, M. F. A. Ghani
Financial literacy is a form of basic skills and understanding related to financial concepts. Individuals need to have a good foundation of financial literacy to face the increasingly complex and challenging global economic environment. Studies on the level of financial literacy of secondary school students, especially the B40 group, were not explored much. As a result, this research identified the need to develop a financial literacy model for Malaysian B40 secondary school students. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics based on percentages, mean values, and standard deviations. The findings indicated that school leaders perceived that the financial literacy model is needed and important for B40 Malaysian secondary school students. A strong foundation of financial literacy will provide the students with the knowledge and skills to confidently make financial decisions and manage personal finances efficiently and wisely in choosing the best financial products and services.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, an optimistic belief prevailed worldwide that the protracted struggle against infectious diseases had ended. However, COVID-19 later emerged as a truly global phenomenon with a considerably higher fatality rate than that of other infectious diseases. To date, no country has been unaffected by this virus. COVID-19 has tested the resilience of healthcare systems and the deployment of response forces globally. This circumstance underscores the relevance of assessing past experiences in combating infectious diseases and eradicating certain dangerous infections. This article attempts to uncover the challenges encountered in implementing imperial and Soviet government policies related to epidemic control in Kazakhstan. It analyses the major epidemics in Kazakhstan, measures taken against them, and initial steps toward vaccinating the population. In pre-revolutionary Kazakhstan, infectious disease control was episodic owing to limited resources and insufficient well-trained and experienced doctors, paramedics, and nurses. Despite the post-civil war complexities of rebuilding the economy, the Soviet Union has prioritised the prevention of epidemics. Infectious diseases, such as typhus, typhoid fever, cholera, smallpox, and dysentery that spread via the digestive tract have presented the greatest challenge. The government has funded vaccination programs and adopted sanitation measures to prevent the transmission of these diseases.
{"title":"Infectious Disease Epidemics in Kazakhstan in the 1900–1930s and Their Impact on Healthcare Development","authors":"G. Kokebayeva, Sabit Shildebai, Aigul Smanova","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.17","url":null,"abstract":"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, an optimistic belief prevailed worldwide that the protracted struggle against infectious diseases had ended. However, COVID-19 later emerged as a truly global phenomenon with a considerably higher fatality rate than that of other infectious diseases. To date, no country has been unaffected by this virus. COVID-19 has tested the resilience of healthcare systems and the deployment of response forces globally. This circumstance underscores the relevance of assessing past experiences in combating infectious diseases and eradicating certain dangerous infections. This article attempts to uncover the challenges encountered in implementing imperial and Soviet government policies related to epidemic control in Kazakhstan. It analyses the major epidemics in Kazakhstan, measures taken against them, and initial steps toward vaccinating the population. In pre-revolutionary Kazakhstan, infectious disease control was episodic owing to limited resources and insufficient well-trained and experienced doctors, paramedics, and nurses. Despite the post-civil war complexities of rebuilding the economy, the Soviet Union has prioritised the prevention of epidemics. Infectious diseases, such as typhus, typhoid fever, cholera, smallpox, and dysentery that spread via the digestive tract have presented the greatest challenge. The government has funded vaccination programs and adopted sanitation measures to prevent the transmission of these diseases.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"37 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141339974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The digitalization process in developing countries is accelerating, and the Internet has become a medium for connecting politics, society, and citizens’ lives. Previous studies have explored the positive connections between internet growth and citizens’ social participation, but the mechanisms of effects have not been revealed. For young adults, safeguarding rights online is the most common form of social participation in the digital era. In this study, we provided an analytical framework on the impact of internet use on young adults’ rights to safeguard online based on the public sphere theory. Using data from 1,343 young adults in China, we examined the influence of internet use on youths’ intention to safeguard their rights online and the mediating role of functional perceptions. The results showed that Internet use was positively associated with young adults’ intention to safeguard their rights online, perceptions of three internet functions, which are resource acquisition, issue discussion, and fairness promotion, mediated this association, and the mediating role of internet function perceptions was more significant in participation in activities organized by others than in self-initiated rights safeguard. This study reveals the intrinsic mechanism of internet use to social participation, and we argued that the public sector in developing countries should be aware of the influence of the Internet on social participation and take reasonable measures to ensure that young adults effectively and legally engage in digital platforms.
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Produksi Les’ Copaque pada tahun 2019 tampil dengan filem animasi terbaharu berjudul Upin & Ipin Keris Siamang Tunggal. Menariknya filem ketiga jenama animasi Upin & Ipin ini tidak hanya terletak pada telatah dua beradik kembar dan kawan-kawannya malah turut dipengaruhi oleh keberanian pihak produksi yang mengadaptasi cerita rakyat Melayu untuk menggerakkan keseluruhan naratif filem ini. Namun begitu, cerita rakyat Melayu yang diadaptasi tersebut tidak hanya dieksploitasi sebaliknya pihak produksi telah mengolah naratif asal pada kadar minimum sehingga menghadirkan sebuah pemaknaan semula yang dilihat lebih baik dan segar dalam konteks semasa. Sehubungan dengan itu, makalah ini bertujuan mengenal pasti dan menganalisis pemaknaan semula cerita rakyat Melayu yang diadaptasi ke dalam filem animasi Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal. Kajian berbentuk kualitatif ini akan memanfaatkan filem animasi Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal yang ditonton menerusi pelantar penstriman Netflix sebagai data kajian. Pemaknaan semula cerita rakyat Melayu yang dikesan dalam bentuk dialog akan dicatat dan dianalisis menggunakan Teori Adaptasi yang diketengahkan oleh Brain McFarlane (1996). Justifikasi pemilihan teori ini diwajarkan oleh salah satu teknik teori ini iaitu transposisi yang membincangkan adaptasi dilakukan secara terus dengan melakukan sedikit perubahan. Hasil penelitian mendapati bahawa pihak produksi filem ini telah menerapkan teknik transposisi terhadap tiga cerita rakyat Melayu iaitu Si Tanggang, Bawang Putih Bawang Merah dan juga Mat Jenin sehingga berjaya menghadirkan sebuah pemaknaan semula. Justeru itu, implikasi kajian ini akan dapat mengetengahkan perutusan nilai dalam pemaknaan semula terhadap cerita rakyat Melayu tersebut agar dapat meningkatkan kerohanian dan nilai kemanusiaan khalayak.
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The incidence of political exclusion in the world has continued to increase among different ethnic groups, and this has continued to generate tension. However, in Nigeria, the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 2015 led to the politics of exclusion in sheds of opinions of individuals whose contributions are required for the development of the country and in political appointments of people from particular religious and ethnic groups. Though the federal character principle of affirmative action has received reasonable scholarly attention, these studies have failed to examine how non-adherence to this policy initiative has increased the marginalization of the Southeast zone of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Based on the expository strength of the social exclusion theory and through a rigorous content analysis of data collected using the documentary method, it was argued that the non-implementation of this principle increased the marginalization of the southeast zone. Tables and figures validated these results in our analysis. Thus, emphasis is not only placed on affirmative action but rather on the manner in which it is performed. Our thought for policy implications considered the urgent need to review extant laws and policies enacted on inclusiveness, focusing on the yearly release of data by the commission across the country and effective sanctions for defaulters.
{"title":"The Federal Character Principle and Political Exclusion of Southeast Nigeria, 2015–2019","authors":"Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ezeani, Kingsley Ekene Okoye, Emmanuel Terkimbi Akov","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.14","url":null,"abstract":"The incidence of political exclusion in the world has continued to increase among different ethnic groups, and this has continued to generate tension. However, in Nigeria, the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 2015 led to the politics of exclusion in sheds of opinions of individuals whose contributions are required for the development of the country and in political appointments of people from particular religious and ethnic groups. Though the federal character principle of affirmative action has received reasonable scholarly attention, these studies have failed to examine how non-adherence to this policy initiative has increased the marginalization of the Southeast zone of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Based on the expository strength of the social exclusion theory and through a rigorous content analysis of data collected using the documentary method, it was argued that the non-implementation of this principle increased the marginalization of the southeast zone. Tables and figures validated these results in our analysis. Thus, emphasis is not only placed on affirmative action but rather on the manner in which it is performed. Our thought for policy implications considered the urgent need to review extant laws and policies enacted on inclusiveness, focusing on the yearly release of data by the commission across the country and effective sanctions for defaulters.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"11 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141350534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asmah Alia Mohamad Bohari, Farah Ajlaa Julaihi, K. Kipli, Mohd Azrai Azman, S. Amirul, Xin Hu
The retirement village is increasingly accepted as a suitable living arrangement for older people post-retirement. Nevertheless, the specific design elements that should be included in the village to cater for the needs of elderly individuals in Malaysia remain unclear and open to interpretation. Thus, this research examines Generation X’s expectations of the required features that a retirement village should have for more sustainable living. Generation X is selected as the case study as this generation will be the nearest generation that will be the occupant of the retirement village. In this quantitative study, the questionnaire survey method is utilised to investigate the correlation between two primary concepts: the design feature of retirement villages and their influence on the motivation to relocate to such communities. The factors are identified from the integrative literature review conducted. The structural equation model is used to verify if the retirement village design features can significantly influence Generation X’s motivation to move into a retirement village in Malaysia. The retirement village posed three important design features: senior-oriented basic settings, age-friendly social environment, and environmentally friendly design features. The outcome could guide stakeholders to view the retirement village concept based on the local context and set the stage for future research on age-friendly housing facilities for older individuals. However, the results derived from this paper are purely based on the quantitative approach and can be further validated through a qualitative approach to understand each outcome better.
退休村作为适合老年人退休后生活的一种安排，已被越来越多的人所接受。然而，在马来西亚，退休村应包含哪些具体的设计元素来满足老年人的需求仍不明确，也有待解释。因此，本研究将探讨 X 世代对退休村所应具备的可持续生活功能的期望。之所以选择 X 世代作为研究对象，是因为这一代人将是离退休村最近的一代人。在这项定量研究中，采用了问卷调查法来调查两个主要概念之间的相关性：退休村的设计特征及其对搬迁到此类社区的动机的影响。这些因素是从综合文献综述中确定的。结构方程模型被用来验证退休村的设计特点是否会对 X 世代迁入马来西亚退休村的动机产生重大影响。退休村提出了三个重要的设计特征：以老年人为导向的基本设置、对老年人友好的社会环境和环保设计特征。研究结果可以指导利益相关者根据当地情况来看待退休村的概念，并为未来研究老年人友好型住房设施奠定基础。然而，本文得出的结果纯粹基于定量方法，还可以通过定性方法进一步验证，以便更好地理解每项结果。
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This research is designed to develop a comprehensive assessment framework to study junior high school students’ transformative competencies in three dimensions: creating new value, reconciling tensions and dilemmas, and taking responsibility. Researchers developed and verified the quality of the assessment framework among the 120 junior high school students purposively selected from four schools in the northeastern and central regions of Thailand as the test-takers. The project is segmented into four phases: creation of the construct map, item design, outcome space, and Wright map. The framework’s efficacy is analyzed using the Rasch model and the Maximum Likelihood Estimation method. Validity is rigorously evaluated through empirical evidence derived from the Wright map and cognitive interviews. Reliability is assessed via the standard error of measurement, test information function, expected-a-posteriori reliability, and Infit Mean Square value. Key findings included the development of a five-level construct map and the formulation of scaled open-ended questions based on the test takers’ responses. A cut-off point is determined by dividing the threshold level by the number of tests at corresponding levels, adhering to Wright map criteria for each dimension. Subsequent item analysis and modeling confirmed the internal structure’s validity and reliability. This framework equips them with skills to navigate and effectively address complex real-world challenges, enhancing targeted educational strategies, promoting superior learning outcomes, and preparing students for advanced academic and professional environments.
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Mohd Rozaimy Ridzuan, Jamal Rizal Razali, S. Ju, Noorhazlinda Abd Rahman, L. Kong
This research builds on the social norms theory to investigate the connection between subjective norms, flood preparedness intention, and flood preparedness behavior. Furthermore, this study investigates how trust in public protection moderates the causal link between subjective norms and flood preparedness intention. Purposive sampling was used in this study by administering an online survey to a random sample of 150 tenants in Malaysia’s East Coast Region. Structured equation modeling (SEM) utilizing Smart Partial Least Squares (SmartPLS) was then used to analyze the data. The results showed that subjective norms (SN) have a positive relationship with flood preparedness intention (INT), and INT has a positive relationship with flood preparedness behavior (FPB). Interestingly, trust in public protection negatively moderates the relationship between SN and INT. The findings will offer valuable insights for policymakers, renters, landlords, and community organizations to develop targeted interventions and bolster flood preparedness among household renters in the East Coast region, ultimately fostering resilience and mitigating the impact of future flood events. This study provides first-hand information on the predictors of flood preparedness behavior among household renters in the East Coast Region, Peninsular Malaysia.
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