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A Comparison Of The Sensory Evaluation On The Use Of Fresh and Dried Seasoning In Beef Rendang

Beef rendang is a popular traditional food from West Sumatra which is commonly cooked by using fresh seasoning such as herbs and spices yet not all types of those ingredients are effortlessly available to be found. This issue hinders the local community to cook beef rendang with the original taste of West Sumatra. As a matter of fact, producing dried seasoning to cook rendang could be a possible solution to solve this issue. This study aimed to compare the sensory analysis of beef rendang by using fresh and dried seasoning. This sort of research was a pure experiment with a completely randomized design and 3 repetitions. The ingredients being used are beef, coconut milk, chilies, ginger, galingale, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, lime leaves, bay leaves, turmeric leaves and salt, cooking oil, nutmeg and coriander purchased at traditional markets. The seasoning was sautéed and the coconut milk was poured into the pan, then the beef was added onto the coconut milk with the seasoning until it is half cooked in which the name is Kalio (Like curry, but not become rendang yet), then it was heated up and dried up for hours until the coconut milk dried and turned black which is called rendang. In addition, the data collection technique was carried out by giving a questionnaire to the panelists. The data analysis used was the t-test independent sample t-test using SPSS 15.0 software. The results obtained from the research showed that the average values of the sensory evaluation of the two rendang were almost similar. The average values of beef rendang sensory evaluation using fresh and dried seasoning, respectively, were colour 3.26 and 3.53; aroma 4.0 and 4.13; the texture has the same value, namely 3,4; taste namely 4,6 and 4,46 and the hedonic test 4,33 and 4,20. These results were likely identical as what the statistical test attained (t-test) that there are no significant differences between beef rendang using dried seasoning and fresh seasoning for each sensory testing.
Acquisitions, Organizational Culture and Performance: Empirical Evidence from Acquired Company in Serbia

Acquisitions are the most popular internationalization and growth strategies in developed economies. Recent years record increasingly intense acquisition trend in emerging economies as well, where these transactions are perceived as a powerful and important mechanism in the development of markets and local companies. Given that emerging economies are characterized by an obsolete socialist administrative heritage, inefficient human resources, obsolete management practices, and poor company performance (Bogicevic Milikic & Janicijevic, 2009), the transition of these economies means changes in the institutional and economic environment, as well as changes in the way companies operate. The acquisition of companies that do not use their potential requires the acquiring company to implement radical changes, in order to improve the acquired companies’ performance, which, among other things, includes changes in organizational culture. Organizational culture, as a complex organizational phenomenon, affects the sharing of common values, assumptions and norms, employee behaviour trend, as well as various management aspects. Hence, the
The impact of financial performance on workplace bullying and mistreatment in Serbian organizations

This paper presents the results of research into the impact of organizational financial performance items (and financial performance dimension) on workplace bullying and mistreatment. The research was conducted in organizations in Serbia, and the respondents were employees in these organizations. A total of 536 questionnaires were collected, which were valid for further analysis. The results showed that most of the observed financial performance items did not have a statistically significant impact on workplace bullying in organizations. However, the item Salaries; statistically significantly, strongly and negatively affects all observed workplace bullying dimensions and self-labelling (mistreatment) items. Thus, low employee salaries provide fertile ground for the development of workplace bullying. Conversely, with an increase in employee salaries, there is a decrease in all aspects of workplace bullying. The paper gives explanations for these phenomena. It is important for leaders and managers in business organizations to know the processes and relationships researched here. Special care should be taken in conditions of unfavourable organizational financial performance, and especially low salaries of employees.
COMPETITIVENESS: THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS AND RELATION WITH INNOVATION

Purpose: This theoretical essay aims to describe and discuss the competitiveness, its evolution and relations with the subject innovation. Method: Several authors argue that competitiveness should be analyzed at different levels of the industry, sector or nation, to meet a demand or problem that can aid understanding of the phenomenon. Results: Through this article, it was possible to reflect on studies of thinkers about the competitiveness, since the 1950s, reflecting advances and comparing applications in different industries and countries, as well as compared to the assumptions of the world forum of competitiveness. It is still sought, through the reported studies; identify relationships indicated in innovation and competitiveness. One can also identify the use of competitive factor and its applications over the years, which has included the use and analysis of quantitative and qualitative variables as, for example, sustainability. Impacts and reflections of this two constructs are discuss in this paper.
Preprocessing of Skin Images and Feature Selection for Early Stage of Melanoma Detection using Color Feature Extraction

Article history: Received 29 April 2020 Revised 05 June 2020 Accepted 10 Sep 2020 Preprocessing is an essential part to achieve good segmentation since it affects the feature extraction process. Melanoma have various shapes and their extracted features from image are used for early stage detection. Due to the fact that melanoma is one of dangerous diseases, early detection is required to prevent further phase of cancer from developing. In this paper, we propose a new method to detect cancer on skin images using color feature extraction and feature selection. The default color space of skin images is RGB, then brightness is added to distinguish the normal and darken area on the skin. After that, average filter and histogram equalization are applied as well for attaining a good color intensities which are capable of determining normal skin from suspicious one. Otsu thresholding is utilized afterwards for melanoma segmentation. There are 147 features extracted from segmented images. Those features are reduced using three types of feature selection algorithms: Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Correlation based Feature Selection (CFS), and Relief. All selected features are classified using k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN). Relief is known to be the best feature selection method among others and the optimal k value is 7 with 10-cross validation with accuracy of 0.835 and 0.845, without and with feature selection respectively. The result indicates that the frameworks is applicable for early skin cancer detection.
Allelopathic effect of Eucalyptus tereticornis smith aqueous leaf extract on Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv

Weeds cause significant yield loss in crop plants. The use of herbicides is the economically viable technique for controlling weeds. However, the application of herbicides pollutes the soil, alter the microbial biota and exert a hazardous effect on human and animal health. The continuous use of specific herbicides for controlling weeds leads to the development of herbicide-resistant weeds. The use of natural metabolites from the plants exhibiting allelopathic potential is a novel strategy for sustainable weed management. Eucalyptus tereticornis is an excellent tree species with allelopathic properties. The study aimed to investigate different concentrations (5, 10 and 15%) of aqueous Eucalyptus tereticornis leaf extracts on the most noxious weed Echinochloa crus-galli. The dose-dependent inhibition was recorded in terms of germination percent, seedling growth and vigour. The aqueous leaf extract affected the emergence of the radicle. The inhibitory property of leaf extracts was due to the presence of allelopathic principles, which make Eucalyptus tereticornis as a promising candidate for obtaining bioherbicide.
Impact of Agricultural Loan Disbursement and Chemical Fertilizer Use on the Rice Production in Bangladesh

Agriculture is one of the important issues of Bangladesh, where a larger share is related to it for livelihood, food, and socio-economic activities. Agriculture draws considerable attention and is the backbone of the Bangladesh economy. Besides enhancing food and raw materials, agriculture also enhances employment opportunities to a vast number of the population. Agriculture is affected by many factors; among those two crucial factors are agricultural credit and chemical fertilizer. This paper examined the effect of agricultural loan & chemical fertilizer on the total rice production in Bangladesh during the time 1995 to 2016. The study has used data from the economic review 2017. Data are found stationary at the difference at 1% and 5% level of significance using Augment Dicky Fuller (ADF) test. Then the study adopted multiple regressions to see the influence on agricultural loan and chemical fertilizer on total rice production. The result showed that agricultural credit has a positive & statistically significant effect on total rice production, and chemical fertilizer has a positive effect on the total rice production of Bangladesh but not statistically significant. Keyword(s): Total rice production, agricultural loan, chemical fertilizer, multiple regression. J.E. L. Classification: Q10, Q14, O13, C19.
EFFECT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN SOMALIA

In unstable countries like Somalia, beneficiaries require humanitarian agencies to demonstrate operational efficiency especially when disasters strike since this can save lives. This means that an non-governmental organization that does not have inventory management strategies may fail to attain operational efficiency hence failing to achieve their main objective of saving lives due to delayed delivery and high costs of delivery. However, despite the adoption of various inventory management practices, supply chain performance in NGOs in Somalia stills remains poor. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of inventory management on supply chain performance in non-governmental organization in Somalia. The study used a descriptive research design. The target population was the heads of supply chain departments/procurement departments in 149 nongovernmental organizations in Somalia. Sampling frame was drawn from the 8 categories of NGOs in Somalia, which include advocacy, development, education, environment, finance, food, health and relief. Since the sample size is small, this was a census study and hence the whole population was involved. The study used primary data, which was collected by use of both semistructured questionnaires. Qualitative data was analyzed through use of content analysis. The reporting of qualitative results was presented in a narrative form. Quantitative data was analyzed by use of descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics comprised of measures of central tendency and measures of variability (standard deviation), frequencies and percentages. Inferential statistics included correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The study results were presented through use of tables and figures. The study found that inventory management has a positive and significant effect on the supply chain performance in non-governmental organization in Somalia. From the results, the study recommends that the management of the NGOs in Somalia. The study recommends that the management of the NGOs in Somalia should adopt and implement effective demand forecasting techniques to avoid over-stocking and stock-outs. In addition, the therefore recommends that the management of the NGOs in Somalia should formulate and implement better policies of inventory control to ensure stock wastage is minimized.
STRUCTURAL EQUATION TEST OF ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS AMONG NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

The purpose of this paper is to examine the causal relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates. The paper investigates how the outcome of an effective entrepreneurial education systemattitude, skills and knowledge could affect the intentions of the students to choosing entrepreneurship as a career choice. The study was conducted in Enugu state, Nigeria among university undergraduates. A total of 250 students were engaged but only 196 valid responses were gathered. The structural model and the hypotheses were tested using partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach in SmartPLS M2.0 software. Our findings reveal that the proposed determinants all bear positive relationships with entrepreneurial intention in varying degrees. Also we found entrepreneurial knowledge to have a direct impact on entrepreneurial attitude. Managerial and practical implications were made as well as future research avenues suggested.
Art nouveau in Zagreb: The new movement's significance to the profession of architecture

This paper traces the implications of Semper's Bekleidung theory on working processes in the field of architecture in Zagreb. The idiosyncrasies of the work of freshly graduated architects in a peripheral Austro-Hungarian city are analysed, both in the context of developing and spreading the city block system and the appearance of the new Art Nouveau style. Buildings in this new modern style, which appeared in 1897, were built sporadically throughout the city's urban fabric, which generally consisted of historicist residential buildings at the time. Parallel to historicism, the demand for Art Nouveau from clients grew, especially around the turn of the 20th century. At the time, typical migration processes resulted in the arrival of a well-educated populace that would commission Art Nouveau buildings in the coming years. The unique characteristics of Art Nouveau style, especially its ability to directly engage citizens and transmit messages of modern times, proved to be an important determinant in its increasing popularity in the city. Many professions and products were advertised on the facades and ornamentation of buildings, the main bearers of Art Nouveau style.
THE IMPACT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON PROFITABILITY AND FIRM VALUE

This research aims to analyze the impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on profitability and firm value. The profitability and firm value, which are the dependent variables in this study, will be calculated using ROA (Return on Assets) and Tobin’s Q. Ownership structure and corporate governance as the independent variables consist of institutional and government ownership, board size, independent board member, and type of auditor with size of firm, debt ratio, dividends yield, and age of company as the control variables. The samples that are used in this research are the 24 consumer goods industry companies that are listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The technique that is used in this research is multiple regression analysis. The result of this research shows that there is a significant positive influence of type of auditor on ROA (Return on Assets) and Tobin’s Q. Moreover, institutional ownership and board size has a negative significant influence on ROA and Tobin’s Q. While, government ownership and independent board member has a negative but insignificant impact on ROA and Tobin’s Q.
In silico engineering of graphene‐based van der Waals heterostructured nanohybrids for electronics and energy applications

The successful isolation of single‐layer graphene sheet has led to tremendous progress in the discovery of new 2D materials including boron nitride, silicene, mxene, phosphorene, and transition metal dichalcogenides. However, the practical applications based on one simple 2D material are still at very early stage. Interfacing electrically and optically active graphene with other 2D materials or crystalline substrate will form a van der Waals heterostructured nanohybrid, which is attracting growing research interest across the disciplines of physics, chemistry, and material science. Such delicate heterostructures can combine the electronic functionality from each individual 2D material, holding great promise for applications in nanoscale electronics and sustainable energy. Computational exploration of electronic functionality in 2D graphene‐based van der Waals heterostructures can offer great theoretical insights and design principle that may prove profitable for experimental synthesis and device fabrications. In this review, we highlight recent progress on modeling graphene‐based van der Waals nanohybrids using density functional theory‐based approach. Particular emphasis will be given on the design of van der Waals heterostructured nanohybrids to modulate stability, stacking geometry, band gap, quantum spin Hall effect, electrical conductivity, optical/friction properties, chemical reactivity, Schottky barrier, carbon dioxide capture, etc. We also comment on the challenges that need to be overcome and outline some interesting research opportunities for future computational exploration of electronic functionality in 2D van der Waals heterostructures. WIREs Comput Mol Sci 2016, 6:551–570. doi: 10.1002/wcms.1266
Pathogenic, Therapeutic, or Diagnostic?

Nitrogen monoxide, more commonly called nitric oxide or simply NO, is a fascinating free radical molecule, which participates in a broad range of important physiologic processes, including vasodilation, neurotransmission, and host defense. NO is generated from L -arginine by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), of which there are three known isoforms. Types I and III NOS, found predominantly in neurons and endothelium, respectively, are constitutively expressed and are dependent upon calcium for activity. The third isoform, NOS II, can be expressed by a wide range of cells primarily after it has been induced by certain cytokines, microbes, or microbial products (1, 2). All three isoforms are dimeric, with each subunit containing iron protoporpyrin IX, tetrahydrobiopterin, flavin adenine dinucleotide, flavin mononucleotide, and binding sites for L -arginine, calmodulin, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH). In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical techniques have localized NOS in one isoform or another to a variety of cells in the human lung, including epithelium, endothelium, neurons, eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, and smooth-muscle cells (3). The role of NO in the pathogenesis of asthma is currently under intense debate. Initial interest stems from observations in the early 1990s that subjects with asthma had elevated expression of NOS II immunoreactive protein in airway cells (4) and significantly higher levels of NO gas in exhaled air, compared with normal subjects (3, 5). Since then, numerous studies have confirmed these findings and have demonstrated that in allergic asthmatics challenged with allergen, the levels of NO in exhaled air can be increased beyond the already elevated basal levels. Technical concerns were initially raised regarding the origin of the NO in exhaled breath because of the possible contribution of NO from the NO-rich nasal passages. Several approaches, including the use of bronchoscopy to sample lower airway gas directly and techniques to exclude nasal NO, such as exhaling against positive pressure to close the velum, have determined that the increased NO measured in exhaled air from asthmatics is derived from the lower airways (6). Additional studies have shown that NO in exhaled air can be lowered by steroid therapy and inhibitors of NOS. But what does this mean for disease pathogenesis and the development of new therapeutics for asthma? In analyzing these concepts and the role of NO in asthma, it is important to understand that the physiologic consequences of NO produced in the airways will be critically dependent upon the timing, amount, and sites of synthesis (or drug delivery) of this reactive molecule, as well as on
ALLELOPATHIC POTENTIAL OF INDIAN PLUM (Ziziphus mauritiana L.) CONTRARY TO WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.), MAIZE (Zea mays L.) AND CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.) Barkatullah,

Allelopathic chemicals have an important role in reproduction, growth, and survival in an ecosystem. To determine the allelopathic effect of Indian plum (Ziziphus mauritiana) contrary to three selected crops i.e. wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), maize (Zea mays L.), and chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.). The collection of Indian plum was made from Ahmad Abad District Karak and was dried at room temperature under the shade. The aqueous extract was used from different parts of the plants, which include bark, fruit, leaves, mulching, and rainwater. In all applications the growth of plumules and radicles of three test species was retarded. It was determined that the allelopathic effect of extracts is directly related to the duration of soaking i.e. 48 h extracts were more effective than 24 h. among all parts the highest activity was shown by leaves followed by fruit, bark, Rainwater, and then mulching. From the above experiment, it is strongly suggested that the tested portions of Z. mauritania have significant negative allelopathic effects on the tested plant species. Additional study is mandatory to understand its allelopathic performance in field conditions contrary to its related types and to recognize the noxious value.