Journal of Asian Scientific Research

Artificial intelligence and future of secondary education in delta state: Implications for educational administration

2024-05-13T23:38:30-05:00

This study investigated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of secondary education in Delta State, with a particular focus on its implications for educational administration. The purpose of this study was to assess the benefits and challenges of AI in future of secondary education in Delta State. To address this, three research questions and hypotheses were raised and formulated. Using the quantitative research approach of the ex-post-facto research design. Stratified sampling method was used to sample 191 school administrators, representing 40% of the population of 477 government schools in Delta State. A carefully designed, 24-item questionnaire was used to collect information from respondents. Mean, standard deviation, graphical representation, and t-test were employed to answer research questions and formulate hypotheses at a significance level of 0.05. Findings reveal that implementing AI in education offers prospective advantages. Ethical considerations arising from AI integration encompass potential biases in decision-making, among others. We also discovered that effective AI implementation is associated with critical issues. The findings shed light on the perceptions and beliefs of school administrators regarding the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. There is an urgent need to develop and implement a comprehensive state-wide plan for the integration of AI in education.

Financial literacy and technological adoption on entrepreneur intention among youth in agriculture sector

2024-05-14T00:30:49-05:00

This study examines the impact of financial literacy and technological adoption on entrepreneurial intentions among youth in agriculture sector. The study of entrepreneurial intention has been and will continue to be a topic of interest to academics because of its importance to the development of numerous nations. The literature on entrepreneurial intention has examined a wide range of issues, with a focus on the factors that influence entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, technological advancements in agriculture could potentially resolve the issue of food security. The majority of these investigations in agriculture sector, though, were conducted elsewhere, for example, in Pakistan and Indonesia. The study's focus on agriculture allowed them to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial intent and the sector. This study examines Malaysian youth's desire to start their own businesses. It specifically aims to determine how technological adoption and financial literacy (financial attitude, financial behavior, and financial knowledge) affect entrepreneurial intention. A partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) data analysis was carried out. The investigation employed purposive sampling. The results demonstrated that technological adoption and financial literacy (financial attitude, financial behavior, and financial knowledge) have a substantial impact on young people's decision to become entrepreneurs. The findings of this study could contribute to the body of knowledge, and help policymakers create programs and policies. Future researchers can use this study to learn more about entrepreneurial intent in a financial context.

Rare and unexplored traditional waste food processing and fermentation methods of the meitei-pangal community of Manipur: A northeastern state of India

2024-05-14T01:06:12-05:00

This research examines rare and unexplored traditional waste food processing and fermentation methods. Processed waste foods as well as fermented foods represent an important segment of the most commonly consumed foodstuffs and the nutrient suppliers of the living populations across the world. Soibum, hawaijar, ngari, hentak, and yongchak are some of the most commonly consumed processed waste foods and fermented foods among the natives of Manipur. To our knowledge, no proper compilation of traditional methods of waste food processing and the fermentation processes of the meitei-pangal community of Manipur has been carried out yet. In this study, the traditional methods of processing waste foods and fermentation steps of foodstuffs commonly consumed by the Meitei pangal community of Manipur are surveyed and recorded for the first time. The results of the study reveal that six unique and diverse categories and ways of processing waste foods and the fermentation of food products locally known as Yongchak, chakring, ngari, hentak, soibum, and hawaijar were practiced by every family of the meitei-pangal community of Manipur using local stinky beans (Parkia sp.), cooked rice-based products, local fish (Puntius sp.), bamboo shoots (Bambusa sp.), and soybean products. The study will offer a new understanding of the waste food processing and fermentation processes of some of the most commonly consumed foodstuffs by the natives of the northeastern states of India, with numerous health advantages for prospective future drug discoveries and nutraceutical applications.

Development and validation of career decision making proficiency scale

2024-05-14T02:34:46-05:00

The purpose of the present research was to develop and examine the psychometric properties of the Career Decision Making Proficiency Scale (CDMPS). The new tool amalgamates various conceptual domains of career exploration process and validates its usage for students and young adults (N=565). The researcher used a survey research design that involved the theoretical evaluation by experts, mandating two subscale divisions for the original 40 items. A deductive approach was considered for the scale development. The content validity assessment by means of CVR- Lawshe’s Test, Fleiss’ Kappa statistics, and the CVI-proportion agreement method retained 34 items. R Studio software was used for dimension reduction techniques and inter-factor bi-variate correlations. The results of the item analysis confirmed 30 items clustered into five dormant constructs. The reliability coefficients of the two sub-scales were found to be high (α= 0.80 and 0.87). Furthermore, the exploratory factor analysis explained 52.45 percent and 50.99 percent of total variance, confirming the factorial internal structural validity of the two sub-scales, respectively. The scale can be administered by career and school counsellors to guide students with their career decisions, to assess career decision difficulties faced by weak students and potential dropouts or repeaters, and to assess students’ confidence, motivation, and abilities in handling problematic situations at the time of deciding a career path.

Are environmental responsibility companies socially responsible? Evidence from tax planning activities

2024-05-23T00:13:31-05:00

Malaysia's Income Tax Act of 1967 does not impose penalties on environmentally friendly companies engaged in tax planning. The primary objective of this study is to examine the relationship between a company's environmental activities and the tax planning of publicly listed companies in Malaysia. A sample of 158 publicly listed companies from various industries except for financial institutions in Bursa Malaysia will be used. The annual report included non-financial data such as the environmental responsibility variable. The annual report was also used to collect the remaining data including tax planning, profitability, size and debt ratio. The multiple regression analysis indicates that companies actively participating in environmental initiatives are more inclined to adopt socially responsible tax practices to uphold their credibility among stakeholders. These companies reinforce their reputation as responsible corporate citizens committed to sustainability by demonstrating consistency between their environmental and tax practices. This study additionally revealed a positive relationship between larger companies and tax planning due to their greater access to resources and experience which enabled them to employ more advanced tax planning tactics. The utilization of permanent and temporary book tax differences (BTDs) as factors for tax planning presents a more sophisticated approach to evaluating corporate tax strategies as suggested by future research.

The impact of eco-friendly marketing by sportswear brands in response to climate change awareness on the intention to continue use: The mediating effects of social value and corporate reputation

2024-05-23T02:14:26-05:00

This study investigates the structural relationships between eco-friendly marketing, social value, corporate reputation and the intention to continue using sportswear brands grounded in climate change awareness. Moreover, it aims to explore the mediating effects of social value and corporate reputation within the relationship between eco-friendly marketing and intention to continue use. It explores the mediating effects of social value and corporate reputation on sportswear brands’ eco-friendly marketing and intention to continue use. 240 sports enthusiasts relevant to eco-friendly marketing by sportswear brands were selected for a survey using convenience sampling. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS for descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, structural equation modeling and bootstrapping. It was found that awareness of climate change positively influenced eco-friendly marketing. Eco-friendly marketing positively influenced intention to continue use, social value and corporate reputation, social value positively influenced intention to continue use, corporate reputation positively influenced intention to continue use, social value showed a significant mediating effect in the relationship between eco-friendly marketing and intention to continue use and corporate reputation showed a significant mediating effect between eco-friendly marketing and intention to continue use. These results provide foundational data for sportswear brands to establish eco-friendly marketing strategies in response to climate change and offer practical insights for enhancing consumers’ intentions to continue using.

Evaluation of bitcoin options with interest rate risk and systemic risk

2024-05-28T05:41:58-05:00

This study introduces closed-form formulas for valuing European call options, assuming that Bitcoin follows a compound Poisson process. Additionally, instantaneous forward interest rates are considered in the Heath-Jarrow-Morton model, which includes a jump component. To address the impacts of systematic risk on Bitcoin price and interest rate, we model two stochastic processes using a correlated bivariate jump-diffusion model to capture individual jumps and systematic co-jumps. This study provides analytic formulas for pricing Bitcoin call options and zero-coupon bonds under the correlated jump-diffusion Heath-Jarrow-Morton model. Numerical analysis shows how co-jump intensity affects the prices of both zero-coupon bonds and Bitcoin call options. We specifically look at how these prices change in response to co-jump intensity across three different instantaneous forward rate term structures. The findings show that the prices of Bitcoin call options are contingent on the term structure types of zero-coupon bonds. In addition, the interaction of co-jump intensity and types of term structure also affects Bitcoin option prices. The practical significance of this study is to provide a comprehensive model to evaluate Bitcoin call options and enhance risk management strategies in the Bitcoin market when the Bitcoin market encounters changes in monetary policy or changes in macroeconomic conditions.

Environmental sustainability and its antecedents among millennial and Gen-Z students in a public higher learning institution

2024-05-29T00:04:22-05:00

Numerous segments have long discussed environmental sustainability as a significant topic. This is due to its importance to the environment's sustainable future. Many studies have focused on the issue of environmental sustainability. As a result, this study will add to the existing literature by identifying the distribution of environmental sustainability antecedents across gender, age, faculties, and area of residence among millennial students from a Malaysian higher education institution. We conducted this study using a cross-sectional research design. We designed a questionnaire and gathered information through an online survey. We used the Structural Equation Modelling Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) algorithm, specifically SMART PLS 3.2.7, to analyze the data for hypothesis testing. We find that the distribution of knowledge, perceptions, awareness, actions, and initiatives on environmental sustainability remains consistent across gender, age, and area of residence categories. However, other findings from the survey indicated that there is a statistically significant difference in the distribution of perceptions, actions, and initiatives on environmental sustainability across areas of study (faculties). It is evident from the results of the analysis that the context of the study could influence the level of environmental sustainability knowledge, attitude, and behaviour among millennials.

Developing problem-solving and creative competences for students through teaching biology with a stem education orientation in Vietnam

2024-05-29T00:24:19-05:00

This study uses a process of organising the teaching of biology for students following a STEM education orientation and examines the impact of this teaching process on the development of students' problem-solving and creative competences. Research and organize the implementation of three STEM lesson plans for 382 selected 11th-grade students in 3 schools in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2023. To assess the development of the problem-solving and creativity competence of students, the research is based on the structure of problem-solving and creativity competence, including 4 skills: problem identification (KN1); proposing and selecting solutions (KN2); planning, implementation, and evaluation of solutions (KN3); and report presentation (KN4). Assessing these four skills will show the level of students' problem-solving and creative competence. This study documents the positive relationship between STEM-oriented biology teaching and the development of students' problem-solving and creativity competences. Specifically, teaching STEM-oriented subjects increases students' problem-solving and creativity competences. The interesting thing is that classes with a small number of students are more effective in developing problem-solving and creative competence. Research has suggested that in classrooms with fewer students, teachers have more opportunities to interact with each student. The research results are of interest and beneficial to educational policymakers, schools, and teachers in trying to develop students' learning competencies, especially core competencies like problem solving and creativity.

COVID-19 experiences and cruise booking behavior: Insights from YouTube viewers applying revised protection motivation theory

2024-05-29T00:51:51-05:00

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between risk perceptions (crowding risk perception, health risk perception) and self-protective behavioral intentions and booking intention for COVID-19 using the theory of protection motivation previously verified in the study and to analyze the structural relationship between all variables. In particular, it was intended to investigate the specific impact relationship between COVID-19 risk perception, including crowding risk perception and health risk perception, and self-protective behavior and cruise booking intention. The survey was conducted on subscribers of travel YouTube channels with cruise video content, and the respondents actively responded by providing convenience store beverage coupons. In an online survey conducted for a month from January 15, 2023, 312 samples were collected from travelers who have experienced cruises in the past five years. SPSS and AMOS statistical programs were used, and first, frequency analysis and discriminant validity analysis were verified. In addition, the verification of structural relevance between variables was analyzed by the covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM). Demographic characteristics, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural model analysis verified the hypothesis. Based on the results of the analysis, this study presents basic evidence useful for establishing management strategies for cruise companies.

Current status of awareness and use the phenomenon of students' language code-mixing and the issue of preserving the purity of the Vietnamese language

2024-05-31T00:04:59-05:00

In this article, we set out to survey the current state of awareness and use of the phenomenon of language code-mixing among young people, thereby assessing the causes and effects and providing directions in language use by contemporary Vietnamese youth. Currently, code-mixing is a very common phenomenon in young people’s communication, especially pupils and students in high schools and universities. Code-mixing is not only a purely linguistic phenomenon but also a phenomenon recognized in language-cultural contact. This phenomenon has created a lot of mixed public opinion. This phenomenon significantly contributes to maintaining the purity of the Vietnamese language in contemporary times. By using statistical methods based on questionnaires administered to over 1,000 students at Vietnamese universities, we have obtained results regarding the current status of awareness and use of code-mixing phenomenon in the language. The results obtained show that young people in Vietnam have relatively correct awareness about the use of language code mixing phenomenon, but there is still a need for measures to orient a part of young people to improve their language skills. I highly recommend the use of code-mixing phenomenon in particular and modern languages in general. The three measures proposed in the article, namely raising awareness among young people, promoting language education, and coordinating between relevant parties, will certainly contribute to the work of preserving the purity of the Vietnamese language.