Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2023 Edition - GSJ Journal Publication

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RISK FACTORS AND MANIFESTATIONS OF SUICIDAL IDEATION FROM THE LENS OF EDUCATION []


Severe depression was the dominant risk factor that lead to suicidal ideation. Depression was commonly lived experienced, situations and challenges among those with low academic performance, with low self-esteem and with relational concerns with the member in the family and with their girl/boyfriends. They tended to feel rejected, isolated and harbored anger and displaced their aggression not to the object of their anger but directed it to themselves. They often stared blankly and some tended to cope positively through prayers while others tended to cope negatively through drunkenness and hanging out with friends and through oversleeping and over eating. They had severe depression that show psychological disturbances. Time and space for the power of listening in school or in the family is an effective tool or instrument to mitigate the spiritual shipwreck of an individual

CDIO Based Curriculum Implementation for Electromechanical Undergraduate Course []


Abstract A novel approach to using Project Based Learning to transform the curriculum into CDIO curriculum is achieved by using carefully selected projects for the Engineering Design modules (which are Project Based by nature) and using these modules as platforms to encourage practical engagement in other concurrently offered modules that are traditionally viewed as theory based. As simple as it appears, this approach necessitates a high level of coordination on the part of the lecturers delivering the relevant modules in order to effectively achieve the required objectives. This paper describes how the Mechanism of Machinery module, offered in the third year on the second semester of a five-year Mechanical Engineering course, was combined with a theory-based module to create a CDIO environment without introducing any major changes to the theory-based modules' syllabus or assessment scheme. The students were divided into groups, and each group was tasked with developing, designing, implementing, and running a fluid-related project. The students demonstrated a high level of engagement and motivation while learning more about real fluids theory. Key words: - mechanism of machinery, mechanical engineering module, CDIO, syllabus, standard, course learning outcome

CRITICAL REVIEW OF PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION PROJECTS IN RWANDA. CASE STUDY OF BUILDING LEARNING FOUNDATIONS PROJECT IN KICUKIRO DISTRICT []


The main focus of this study is to review the influence of quality management practices and implementation of education project in Rwanda. The study was done by taking one of education project in Rwanda, Building Learning Foundation project as a case study. Effective and efficient management of critical success factors is the basic requirement of project implementation. While project success is popularly assessed in terms of the “iron triangle” of time, cost and quality performance, guidelines for project quality management that lead to successful project implementation are lacking from education project perspective as quality education needs quality management. It shows conformance to specification and fitness for purpose or use zero defects. Practitioners developing education project use many techniques to maintain quality, but project management literature merely emphasizes quality management processes and provides few guidelines regarding appropriate techniques. Quality methods, strategies of quality, Road map of quality management will be elaborated through this topic, Therefore, the current study aims also to review the influence of project quality management on the implementation of education project in Rwanda, with objectives to assess the influence of quality planning, quality insurance, and quality control on implementation of education projects in Rwanda, case study of Building Learning Foundation project in Rwanda. In order to achieve these objectives, the researcher will test the following hypothesizes H11: There is a significant relationship between project quality planning and implementation of education project in Rwanda, H21: There is a significant relationship between project quality assurance and implementation of education project in Rwanda, H31: There is a significant relationship between project quality control and implementation of education project in Rwanda. To gather information for the purpose of this work, the sample from which data was collected was 145 respondents sampled randomly and through a structured questionnaire. The collected data was subject to test of reliability, descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis by using the SPSS software. The findings of this study showed the extent to which significance relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable and the strong link between techniques for Project Quality Management and successful implementation of education project was highlighted as follows quality planning (B=.321, t=16.05, r=.549, p=.000), quality assurance (B=.197, t=18.208, r=.567, p=.000), quality control (B=.464, t=19.333, r=.799, p=.000) and concluding by rejecting all null hypotheses and accepting all alternative hypotheses.

EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR IN RWANDA A CASE OF WASAC []


This study aimed to assess effect of procurement process on the performance: a case of WASAC. The specific objectives were the effect of Procurement Planning on performance of public sector at the WASAC, influence of supplier selection procedure on performance of public sector at WASAC and to determine challenges awareness effective procurement process at the WASAC. This study employed the explanatory research design and used the survey strategy. Also, the study used the concurrent mixed method triangulation which engages a single study that deployed quantitative and qualitative data that are collected at the same time.. A sample of 41 study respondents was determined to be appropriate for this study. Primary data was collected from respondents through self-completed semi-structured questionnaires. Cross tabulation with Chi Square Test, and Fisher Exact Test were used to analyze quantitative data and content analysis was engaged for the qualitative data. Findings reveals that there is significant effect Procurement Planning on performance of public sector. Fisher's Exact Test results reveal that there is a significant effect procurement planning on performance of public sector (p < .05) p=0.20 also there is significant influence of supplier selection procedure on performance of public sector where by Fisher's Exact Test results indicates that there is a significant influence of tendering processing at WASAC on performance of public sector (p < .05)p equal to 0.16 , there is a significant Influence of tender processing at the WASAC (p < .05) and p equal to 0.016,and finally findings there are some challenge which brought negative effect on performance of public sector The study found that procurement planning, Adoption of E-Procurement system, supplier relationship management, effective communication and procurement cost estimation are very important elements of the procurement practices that contribute to the effectiveness of the procurement process at WASAC. The study recommends that WASAC that Top management at WASAC and other public organization should fulfill their responsibilities effectively by providing prompt decisions relating to public procurements in their respective areas of authorities. Approved funds for procurement needs should be provided adequately and timely to ensure procurement process is carried out effectively.

A Study on the Extinction of Dialects Due to the Effect of Demo-Linguistics -A Case Study in Bangladesh. []


Every Country has many dialects but those dialects are being extinguished due to the effect of demo linguistics which people try to follow when they are out of their own place. This paper analyze why the people do not use their own dialects which they captured originally. The importance of this research is to grow the interest about learning and to keep alive the dialects among the people which have relation with our language. This paper is designed with the help of the study in the opinion of the inhabitants of Chattogram, Bangladesh. After the study case, the results were that most of the people do not show interest to use their dialects but they use their dialects as their home language, some people prefer elegant language, some mixed or use their own dialects. Options and sectors of gaining knowledge about dialects of one country should be increased to save different kinds of dialects as these have historical and traditional relationship with places.

THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL RATIOS TO PREDICTING PROFIT CHANGES (STUDY OF REGISTERED PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ON THE INDONESIAN STOCK EXCHANGE) []


This study aims to determine and analyze: Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Return on Assets (ROA), and Gross Profit Margin (GPM) on changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Current Ratio (CR) to changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) to changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Return on Assets (ROA) on changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Gross Profit Margin (GPM) on changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The objects in this study are Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Return on Assets (ROA), Gross Profit Margin (GPM), and Operating Profit (Profit Growth) in Manufacturing Companies in the Pharmaceutical Sector Registered on the IDX for the period of 2014-2018. The results of this study conclude that: Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Return on Assets, and Gross Profit Margin have a positive and significant effect on changes in earnings. This means that short-term debt and debt to capital, as well as the gross profit obtained, have not been able to provide a significant increase in profit changes, it's just that asset utilization is still able to provide a balance to profit changes. CR has a negative but not significant effect on changes in profit, meaning that an increase or decrease in CR (the company's ability to guarantee its short-term debt) is not able to affect the decrease or increase in profit margins. DER has a negative but not significant effect on changes in profit, meaning that the company's (equity debt) is still high with profit income. ROA has a positive but not significant effect on profit changes, meaning that there is an increase in (asset utilization) that has been carried out to increase profits. GPM has a negative but not significant effect on profit changes, meaning that (the gross profit margin) has not experienced growth with increasing profits.

THE INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION, DISCIPLINE, AND ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE INCOME (TPP) ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT THE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATICS DEPARTMENT OF KENDARI CITY []


The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze: (1) The Effect of Motivation on Employee Performance at the Kendari City Communication and Information Service (2) The Effect of Discipline on Employee Performance at the Kendari City Communication and Information Service (3) Effect of Additional Employee Income (TPP) on Employee Performance at the Kendari City Communication and Information Service. The results of the study show that: (1) Motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Kendari City Communication and Information Service. (2) Discipline has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Kendari City Communication and Information Service (3) Additional Employee Income (TPP) has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Kendari City Communication and Information Service.

THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL RATIOS TO PREDICTING PROFIT CHANGES (STUDY OF REGISTERED PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ON THE INDONESIAN STOCK EXCHANGE) []


This study aims to determine and analyze: Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Return on Assets (ROA), and Gross Profit Margin (GPM) on changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Current Ratio (CR) to changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) to changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Return on Assets (ROA) on changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Gross Profit Margin (GPM) on changes in profits on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The objects in this study are Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Return on Assets (ROA), Gross Profit Margin (GPM), and Operating Profit (Profit Growth) in Manufacturing Companies in the Pharmaceutical Sector Registered on the IDX for the period of 2014-2018. The results of this study conclude that: Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Return on Assets, and Gross Profit Margin have a positive and significant effect on changes in earnings. This means that short-term debt and debt to capital, as well as the gross profit obtained, have not been able to provide a significant increase in profit changes, it's just that asset utilization is still able to provide a balance to profit changes. CR has a negative but not significant effect on changes in profit, meaning that an increase or decrease in CR (the company's ability to guarantee its short-term debt) is not able to affect the decrease or increase in profit margins. DER has a negative but not significant effect on changes in profit, meaning that the company's (equity debt) is still high with profit income. ROA has a positive but not significant effect on profit changes, meaning that there is an increase in (asset utilization) that has been carried out to increase profits. GPM has a negative but not significant effect on profit changes, meaning that (the gross profit margin) has not experienced growth with increasing profits.

EFFECTS OF ORGANIZING, WORK MOTIVATION, AND WORK ABILITY ON EMPLOYEE WORK ACHIEVEMENT AT THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF RELIGION, NORTH KONAWE REGENCY []


This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of organizing, work motivation, and work ability on work performed at the Office of the Ministry of Religion of North Konawe Regency. The population in this study amounted to 45 people. This study uses SPSS analysis. The results showed that (1) Organizing has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. (2) Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. (3) Work ability has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. (4) Organization, work motivation, and work ability simultaneously affect employee performance.

AWARENESS OF METHODS USED IN PREVENTING UNWANTED PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI) AMONGST FEMAL STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN PORT HARCOURT. []


Unwanted pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are common and pose significant public health problems. This study aimed to explore the awareness of methods used in preventing unwanted pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections amongst students of tertiary institutions in Port Harcourt. This is a cross-sectional study involving 139 female students with ages between 16 to 40years and they are between first and fifth year of their studies. The study shows that 96.4% of the participants are aware of methods used in preventing unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection. 66.2% of the participants have used one among the methods used in preventing unwanted and STI and 72.7% have used barrier method (condom or diaphragm) to prevent unwanted pregnancy and STI during sexual intercourse. Majority of the participants have their male counterpart used male condom during sextual intercourse and they also preferred the male condom. Participants who used oral contraceptives have adverse effect from using the method and 31.1% have pains, while 25.9% have spotting. A well - structured self-administered questionnaire was issued to each participant. Data was analyzed using Excel and P value < 0.05 was considered significant.

Prevalence and risk factors of clinically significant depression in cancer patients using the PHQ-9 and ESAS-r scales: Patient-reported outcomes []


Abstract Background: Depression is a common comorbidity among cancer patients. However, reported prevalence of depression in cancer patients varies widely across studies.The present studyassessed the prevalence and associated factors of clinically significant depression among cancer by using thePHQ-9 and ESAS-r instruments. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenient sample of cancer patients in a tertiary care cancer center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Depression was assessed using PHQ-9 and ESAS instruments. The prevalence of depression was assessed by PHQ-9 and ESAS instruments, and then compared in terms of diagnostic accuracy. Risk factors of depression were identified using logistic regression. Results: A total 301 cancer patients were included in the study. The majority ofparticipants were females 217(72.1%)and with solid tumors 262(87%). The prevalence of clinically significant depression assessed by PHQ-9 and ESAS-r was 35.2% and 27.9%, respectively. In the multivariate regression analysis, Rural residence (OR 3.03; 95% CI 1.37–6.69), Tiredness (OR 1.22; 95% CI 1.04–1.43) Drowsiness (OR 1.22; 95% CI 1.07–1.38), Loss of appetite (OR 1.29; 95% CI 1.13–1.47), anxiety (OR 1.22; 95% CI 1.08–1.39), wellbeing (OR 1.21; 95% CI 1.04–1.41) were identified as a predictors of clinically significant depression. The inter-rate accuracy ofthePHQ-9 andESAS-r showed a significant moderate agreement (κ = 0.480, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The present study finding demonstrate a high prevalence of clinically significant. This warrants the need for a well-structured screening and treatment approachto improve patients’ mental wellbeing Keywords: Cancer, Depression, PHQ-9, ESAS-r, Prevalence, Saudi Arabia

The Role of Leadership Style in Enhancing Organizational Productivity in Oman Telecommunication Company During Covid-19 []


Leadership style is important in the current era to face the transformations and challenges the world is witnessing, in the age of competition, market economy and globalization. The main forces for improving the performance of the organization depend on its leadership. Effective leadership reflects on the productivity of the organization, through achieving the goals and strategies that have been set. The success of organizations relates to the ability of leaders to resolve difficult issues without negatively affecting the organization. Nevertheless, Covid-19 revealed the truth about the leadership methods and intelligence of most organizations in dealing with challenges and controlling them. The research sheds light on leadership styles in the Oman Telecommunications Company. The study aims about different leadership styles and their impact on enhancing the productivity of the organization. The main justification for the research comes to identify the importance of leadership style and its impact on the success of the Oman Telecommunications Company. This research will allow managers, assistant managers, and supervisors to understand the importance of leadership styles in improving organizational performance. The methodology used to complete this research is a combination of primary and secondary sources. Adopting the questionnaire method and then analysing the obtained data using several methods, including regression, correlations, and frequency distribution. Analysing data using Microsoft Excel and explaining it in explanatory and descriptive ways. As for the secondary data, the research reported enriching the useful information of previous studies on the role of leadership styles, collected from various sites such as electronic journals, academic articles, books, websites, and so on. According to the results obtained, there is a positive interrelated relationship between the leadership style and the organizational productivity of the company. The results also showed that productivity problems are primarily caused by bad leadership style, and companies do not rise except with an effective leadership style. There are recommendations that were presented to the results of this research in order to demonstrate the importance of the leadership style in improving, developing and succeeding the company at the organizational level and performance as a whole. Keywords: Style of leadership; Telecommunication in leadership; organizational productivity; level of leadership style; organizational leadership style

WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN RWANDA A CASE OF CIMERWA PLC []


The research aimed at assessing working capital management and financial performance of manufacturing companies. The specific objectives are; To examine the contribution of cash management on financial performance of CIMERWA PLC, To assess the contribution accounts payable management on financial performance of CIMERWA PLC ,To examine the contribution of accounts receivable management on financial performance of CIMERWA PLC, To analyze the effect of inventory management on financial performance of CIMERWA PLC To achieve the above objectives, a combination of documentation by analyzing annual financial reports of CIMERWA PLC were used. This researcher used correlational research design to assess whether there is a relationship between Working capital management and financial performance of CIMERWA PLC. The results obtained shown that there is positive correlation between working capital and financial performance of CIMERWA PLC, It was shown that working capital management contributed at 74% on financial performance. Maintaining a healthy net working capital is critical for a business's success. I recommend CIMERWA PLC, to maintain current assets over current liabilities,

THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE CASE STUDY ON PRIVATE BILINGUAL SCHOOL IN OMAN []


Successful and failed businesses, governments, or educational institutions can be distinguished mostly by their leadership. It is crucial to the organization's success in providing purpose and direction toward attaining its goals. Recent times have seen a major need for conversations about the leadership style of private school heads in Muscat, Oman among educators, scholars, and other stakeholders in the field. Before being hired, head teachers did not receive any formal leadership training, so they are free to adopt any management style that fits them. The purpose of the research is to determine how the styles of the leadership of bilingual school in Oman, affects student performance. Reading material from various published publications, journals, reports, and websites was used as a secondary source of data collection and questionnaire and interview were conducted as a primary source for the research's present section. The current research's primary goal is to pinpoint the discrepancy between how previous researchers approached the same subject and how it is being studied currently. The current study is going to take a positivism research design because the research is based on a quantitative methodology. The selected private school is expected to have roughly a 300 head teachers, teachers, and non-teaching employees will serve as the study's target population. As indicated by the discoveries of this examination, administration style significantly affects authoritative execution. It is fundamental for an administration style to furnish workers with open doors, provide them with a feeling of having a place, and allow them to partake in navigation. In this specific circumstance, it is recommended that associations focus on using majority rule and groundbreaking administration styles to improve authoritative execution. Keywords: leadership, private schools, teachers, performance.

THE INFLUENCE OF WORK FACILITIES AND WORK ABILITY ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY AT BANK CENTRAL ASIA Tbk MANDONGA BRANCH IN KENDARI CITY []


This study aims to determine and explain the effect of work facilities and work ability on employee productivity at Bank BCA KCP Mandonga, Kendari City. The population in this study is all the whole employees at Bank BCA Mandonga in the city of Kendari. The number of samples in this study was 40 employees. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that: (1) work facilities and work ability have a positive and significant effect on employee productivity. (2) Work facilities have a positive and significant effect on employee productivity. (3) Work ability has a positive and significant effect on employee productivity.