bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Common Fixed Point Theorems on Multi-Valued Mappings in 2-Metric Space using T-Hardy Rogers Contraction Condition and F-Contraction
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India–733134, Barman Dinanath , Sarkar , Krishnadhan ,   Department of Mathematics, Raniganj Girls College, Raniganj, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India–733158, Tiwary Kalishankar ,   Department of Mathematics, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India–733134
Published: November 2020

In this paper we have introduced multi valued 2 matrices on 2 matric space and have prove some fixed point theorems for multi-valued mappings on 2-metric space using T-Hardy and Rogers type contraction condition. We have also used F-contraction conditions, occasionally weakly compatible to prove the theorems.
Raising the Performance of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Juvenile in Offshore Cage Culture
Authors: Akpınar Ali , Fırat Kürşat , Saka Şahin , Suzer Cüneyt , Hekimoğlu Müge
Published: November 2020

The growth parameters of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fry supplied from three different hatcheries stocked in nine HDPE offshore cages (30 m diameter and 22 m depth) were investigated for 450 days. It was determined that the fish obtained from Firm A on the 450th day gained more weight by consuming less feed. Fishes belonging to Firm A consumed an average of 1.8 kg of feed for one kg body weight gain, while fishes belonging to Firm B consumed an average of 2.29 kg and fishes of Firm C consumed an average of 2.18 kg. However, feed conversion rates were not significant between firms. Also, the highest survival rate was determined in fish from Firm B with 96.11%. As a result, the success of fish culture should be guaranteed by the supply of high standard juvenile fish. Otherwise, production costs and fish quality will be adversely affected.
Derin Deniz Balıkçılığında Yatırımın Karlılık Analizi: Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz Örneği
Authors: Bayhan Yusuf Kenan , Ukav İsmail
Published: November 2020

Su ürünleri sektörü yarattığı yüksek katma değeri ile ülke ekonomisine önemli katkılar sağlamaktadır. Sektör kapsamında, ağırlıklı olarak avlanma yasağı döneminde uluslararası sularda yapılan derin deniz balıkçılığı faaliyetleri ekonomiye artı bir değer kazandırmaktadır. Ancak, avcılığın derin sularda yapılması, yatırım ve işletme masraflarındaki artışı da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu çalışmada derin deniz balıkçılığı yapan bir işletmenin teknik ve ekonomik performansının çeşitli göstergelerle ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu çalışma, 2014 Mayıs ve Haziran, 2015 Haziran ve 2019 Temmuz aylarında, Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz’in (Mersin Körfezi) uluslararası sularında 200-630 m derinlikler arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Toplam 132 saat 50 dakika süre ile aktif trol çekimi yapılmıştır. Her bir çekim sonucunda elde edilen av miktarları türlerine göre ayrı ayrı belirlenmiştir. Analiz ve değerlendirmeler için oranlar ve yüzde hesapları kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler değerlendirilerek derin deniz balıkçılığı yapan bir işletmenin teknik ve ekonomik performansının çeşitli göstergelerle ortaya koyulması amaçlanmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; işletmenin toplam 40.549 TL balıkçılık geliri içerisinde en çok getirinin sırası ile Aristaeomorpha foliacea-Aristeus antennatus (%36,11), Merluccius merluccius (%17,60) ve Parapenaeus longirostris (% 11,97) türlerinden elde edildiği belirlenmiştir. İncelenen balıkçılık işletmesinin toplam maliyetleri içerisinde yakıt maliyetleri ilk sırada yer almış, yakıt maliyetlerini işçilik maliyetleri izlemiştir. İşletmenin brüt geliri negatif olarak belirlenmiştir. İşletme, kâr marjı bakımından alternatif yatırım araçlarından daha düşük getiri sağlamıştır. Bu sonuçlara göre işletmenin negatif ekonomik performans sergilediği belirlenmiştir. Ancak, brüt faydanın (GEP) negatif olmasına karşın, net fayda (NEP) ve brüt katma değerin (GAV) pozitif olması, söz konusu balıkçılığın ulusal ve bölgesel ekonomiler üzerinde olumlu bir ekonomik etki yarattığı sonucunu ortaya koymaktadır.
Feeding Habit and Length-Weight Relationship, Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 from Southeastern Black Sea
Authors: Aydın Mehmet , Bengil Elizabeth Grace Tunka
Published: November 2020

There are many studies on the growth, reproduction, and diet of Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 in the Mediterranean Sea, while general information on the species is scarce with only a few limited regions from along the Turkish coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. A total of 217 individuals, 98 males, and 119 females were obtained between March 2018 and February 2019 from the Southeastern Black Sea (Ordu province). Length of the individuals ranged from 11.70-48.20 cm, and weight ranged from 16.43-1934.48 g. According to IRI % analysis, the primary prey group is crustaceans for all individuals and each sex. The secondary prey group was teleost and the third was mollusks. This study extends the current knowledge of length and weight relationships and dietary habits of near threatened brown meagre for its long-needed sustainable management, especially in the Black Sea.
Türkiye-AB 28 Ticaretinde Su Ürünleri Sektörünün ‘Endüstri İçi Ticaret’ Analizi
Authors: Kuşat Nurdan
Published: November 2020

Klasik dış ticaret teorilerinin dış ticareti açıklama konusunda yetersiz kalması, modern dış ticaret teorilerine olan ihtiyacı artırmıştır. Özellikle II. Dünya Savaşı sonrasında yeniden şekillenen uluslararası ticaret, yeni teorilere ihtiyaç duymuştur. Yapılan çalışmalar, uluslararası ticari faaliyetlerde sadece ülkelerin sahip olduğu karşılaştırmalı üstünlükler çerçevesinde ticaretin gelişmediğini göstermiştir. Ticaretin bir kısmını aynı mal grubunda üretim yapan ülkelerin ticari faaliyetlerinin şekillendirdiği anlaşılmıştır. Aynı sektöre ait farklılaştırılmış ürünlerin alım satımın yapıldığı bu ticaret türü ‘Endüstri İçi Ticaret’ olarak adlandırılır. Ekonomik bütünleşme sürecine giren ülkeler arasında endüstri içi ticaretin artması beklenir. Bu çalışmada; Türkiye ve AB 28 ülkeleri Su Ürünleri Sektörü ticari faaliyetlerinin, endüstri içi ticaret analizi yapılmaktadır. Endüstri içi ticaret endeks değerinin hesaplanmasında literatürde sıklıkla kullanılan Grubel-Lloyd Endeksi kullanılmaktadır. Endeks hesaplamalarında kullanılan dış ticaret verilerine ise Birleşmiş Milletler Veri Bankası’ndan ulaşılmaktadır. Bu veriler Birleşmiş Milletler’in STIC Rev. 2 çerçevesinde sunduğu verilerdir. Bu verilerin ilgili Endeks’te kullanımıyla elde edilen sonuçlar; Türkiye ile AB 28 ülkeleri arasındaki su ürünleri ticaretinde endüstri içi ticaretin yok denecek kadar az olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca bu tek yönlü ticarette Türkiye’nin sektörel üstünlüğü de dikkat çekmektedir.
Distribution of Lessepsian Migrant and Non-Native Freshwater Fish Species in Mediterranean Brackish Waters of Turkey
Authors: İnnal Deniz
Published: November 2020

The introduction of invasive fish species is considered to be one of the major causes of species endangerment in aquatic ecosystems. More than 30 non-native freshwater fish species which are introduced for the different purpose were reported in Turkey. In addition to the freshwater non-native fish species, the brackish water systems are also affected by the fish species that enter the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. This study aimed to identify non-native fish species introduced in the Mediterranean brackish water systems of Turkey. Thirteen non-native species from eleven families were identified from 15 localities along the entire Mediterranean Coast of Turkey between 2014-2017. These species are Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782), Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846), Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848), Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792), Chelon carinatus (Valenciennes 1836), Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898), Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855), Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989, Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775, Sillago suezensis Golani, Fricke & Tikochinski, 2013 and Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger, 1884. The most widely distributed non-native fishes were Gambusia holbrooki, Chelon carinatus, and Carassius gibelio. Of the 15 localities surveyed Lessepsian fish species were sampled from 9 localities.
INFORMATION FUNCTION OF ELECTRONIC PUBLIC CONTROL UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF TRANSFORMATION CHANGES
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA, AVDEEVA I.L. , BELOLIPEZKAYA A.E. ,   Central Russian Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to consider the main components and advantages of the concept of "service" public administration in the constantly changing conditions of the transition to knowledge, information and information technology. The subject of the research is the process of improving the technology of providing public services for citizens from the point of view of client orientation in order to improve the quality of services provided, which is an important part in the development of the information function of public administration in the Russian Federation in the context of changes. Research methodology: the theoretical and methodological research was based on the scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists concerning the paradigm of public administration caused by transformational changes in the economy and society. Research results: the Russian and foreign experience of the development of the concept of "service" public administration is analyzed, the state within the framework of the service model is considered as an integrating social institution, and the advantages of using information and communication technologies in state and municipal administration are revealed.
Safety of Live Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery; Results from a Boutique Course Series
Authors: Ozman Oktay , Citgez Sinharib , Basatac Cem , Akgul Murat , Yazıcı Cenk Murat , Tanidir Yiloren , Akpinar Haluk , Onal Bulent
Published: November 2020

Introduction: This study aims to investigate the outcomes and
complication rates of patients undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery
(RIRS) at the live surgery events organized as boutique course series.
Materials and Methods: Eight RIRS courses were organized between
November 2017 and February 2020. Data of 24 patients who were operated
in the live surgery events (as LSE group) for renal stone were matched
with the data of 24 substitute patients (as control group) who underwent
regular RIRS on the same period at the same centers.. Results: Stone
free status of groups was similar (88% in LSE and 79% in the control
group; p=1). There was no significant difference in terms of
complication and need for additional procedure rates, operation and
fluoroscopy and hospitality times between the two groups (p=1, p=1,
p=0.12, p=0.58 and p=0.94, respectively). Fifty-four % (13/24) of LSE
operations were performed by guest surgeons. No statistically
significant difference was found between the patients who operated by
host and guest surgeons. However, the operation times of the operations
performed by guest surgeons were longer than those performed by the host
surgeons (96.5±28 and 66.5±30 minute, respectively, p=0.07). Conclusion:
Our study is the first report on this area. RIRS live surgery can be
performed with low complication and high stone-free rates without
jeopardizing patient safety. If the surgeon is not familiar with the
operating room set-up or staffs, the live surgery must performed by the
host surgeon to avoid extended operating time.
New records of grasshoppers (Orthoptera) from the Northwest Territories
Authors: Catling Paul M. , Kostiuk Brenda , Armstrong Terry
Published: November 2020

We provide information on two additions to the fauna of Northwest Territories, Canada: Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) and Huron Short-winged Locust (Melanoplus huroni). We suspect that both are long established but were overlooked in the past as a consequence of general rarity.
A case of a Pustulated Carrion Beetle (Nicrophorus pustulatus, Coleoptera: Silphidae) burying live Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor, Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) nestlings under the nest
Authors: DeMarco Kestrel V.B. , Martin Paul R.
Published: November 2020

The ecology of Pustulated Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus pustulatus, Coleoptera: Silphidae) appears distinct among Nicrophorus species, with evidence of it parasitizing snake eggs and foraging primarily above the ground and into the forest canopy. Here we document an extension of its aberrant ecology and behaviour: a case of N. pustulatus burying 2-day-old live and dead nestlings of Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor, Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) under the nest, behaviour consistent with the early stages of breeding in N. pustulatus. Based on different levels of decomposition, we suspect that N. pustulatus responded to one dead swallow nestling in the brood of five and went on to bury all of the nestlings at the bottom of the nest box. The observation provides the first evidence, to our knowledge, of Nicrophorus burying live vertebrates.
Late-autumn record of Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) in north-central British Columbia
Authors: Rea Roy V. , Huxter Candyce E.
Published: November 2020

Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) inhabits north-central British Columbia (BC), but its flight activity at the onset of hibernation is not well known. On 31 October 2019, we saw three bats flying in patterns that suggested feeding, near the north shore of the Fraser River near Prince George, BC. Observations of Little Brown Myotis flying this late in the autumn have not previously been documented this far north in interior BC. We photographed the bats, and here we describe the encounter and discuss the scientific value of our observation.
Distribution and status of Howell’s Quillwort (Isoetes howellii, Isoetaceae) in Canada and its relation to Bolander’s Quillwort (Isoetes bolanderi)
Authors: Brunton Daniel F. , Krichbaum Margaret A. , Krichbaum Randall S. , Sokoloff Paul C.
Published: November 2020

The sparsely documented lycophyte, Howell’s Quillwort (Isoetes howellii), occurs in Canada in four distinct areas of British Columbia in a variety of microhabitats. Before 2010, two areas of occurrence were known in Canada. Two additional clusters of occurrences have been discovered in the last decade. In Canada, I. howellii is found in open, ephemeral wet swales, shallow ponds, and periodically flooded shorelines, channels, and back beach meadows. Habitat rarity may be the primary reason for the large gaps between areas of occurrence. The current viability of the Canadian population is dependent on maintaining the recently discovered large number of individuals in the North Thompson River Region. Isoetes howellii shares many similarities with fellow diploid, Bolander’s Quillwort (Isoetes bolanderi). The possibility that it represents a low-elevation subspecies of I. bolanderi requires further investigation. Isoetes howellii is rare in British Columbia and warrants consideration as a species at risk in Canada.
First verified sighting of a Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) in British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Farrell Ron , Hanke Gavin , Veljacic David
Published: November 2020

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is known from Baja California, Mexico, north to north-central Washington State, including Puget Sound, where scattered populations extend from the Cherry Point area south to Tacoma and along the west side of Puget Sound to Port Townsend. On 6 June 2020, a single juvenile S. occidentalis was photographed in a Cloverdale area garden, Surrey, British Columbia, representing the first verified sighting of this species in Canada. No other S. occidentalis were sighted in the area, and we could not determine how the specimen entered the province.
Pemodelan Segmentasi Mentawai-Pagai: Studi Kasus Gempa Megathrust di Indonesia
Authors: Damayanti Cahya , Yamko Abdul Kadir , Souisa Christian Jacob , Barends Wempi , Naroly Iwan Leonardo Pieter Tia
Published: November 2020

Gempa yang terjadi pada tanggal 25 Oktober di Pulau Mentawai merupakan gempa megathrust segmentasi Mentawai-Pagai. Segmentasi megathrus ini memiliki sejarah gempa yang terjadi sebelumnya yaitu pada tahun 1797 dan 1833. Artikel ini akan membahas review paper tentang model gempa megathrust di segmentasi Mentawai-Pagai yang terdiri dari berbagai aspek kajian, seperti: paleogeodetik, seismologi teleseismik, analisis gempa susulan, mikroatol dan refleksi seismik. Model keretakan yang terjadi di segmentasi Mentawai-Pagai ditemukan di kerak samudera. Energi yang dilepaskan dari gempa megathrust hanya sepertiga dari energi yang tersedia. Kemudian studi lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk memantau prediksi tsunami.
Composition and Nutrients Depletion after Cooking Three Pigmented Varieties of Whole Grain Rice from Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Epse Yao Assa Rebecca Rachel , Souho Tiatou , Soro Soronikpoho
Published: November 2020

Rice (Oryza sativa) is the most consumed food in the world and represents an important diet element in Côte d'Ivoire. Composition data on rice varieties produced and consumed in Côte d’Ivoire are not available rendering it difficult to evaluate their nutritional importance in consumers. The purpose of the present study was to determine whole grains’ biochemical composition of three local pigmented varieties and evaluate the effect of boiling on this composition. The moisture, ashes, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and polyphenols rates were determined using standard methods on raw and cooked whole grain samples from studied varieties. Results showed that the nutrient characteristics of raw rice are superior to those of cooked rice. The boiling treatment used to cook the rice induced starch and fibre hydrolysis into simple carbohydrates, and reduced rates of all nutrients. This first study focused on Côte d’Ivoire locally produced rice varieties open the road for further investigations that will nourish the food composition tables for the main types of raw and cooked foods consumed in West Africa.
Evaluation of Presepsin as a Predictive Marker in Women Undergoing ICSI
Authors: Al-Azawea Bushra Rasheed , Mossa Hayder A. L. , Altamimi Liqaa R. , Al-Anbary Lubna Amer
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of using Presepsin as a biomarker to evaluate the clinical pregnancy rate in a cohort of couples undergoing ICSI in a sample of Iraqi population.

Patients and Methods: Sixty infertile women selected for undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection, the patient’s ovarian stimulation were by antagonist protocol accordingly to their clinical findings.

Results: The results of the study shows there was no significant difference in the serum Presepsin between pregnant and non-pregnant ladies, 421.57 (1534.65) versus 878.64 (1322.23), respectively (P = 0.875), Furthermore, there was no significant difference in follicular fluid Presepsin between pregnant and non-pregnant ladies, 1286.73 (1232.00) versus 0.00 484.15 (1467.00), respectively (P = 0.296).

Conclusions :We conclude that serum or follicular fluid Presepsin as a biomarker is a poor predictor of fertility outcome with no significant difference between pregnant and non-pregnant ladies
An Overview of Aseptic Strategies Applied for In-house Polymerase Chain Reaction Techniques Discussed with Trouble Shootings
Authors: Vayanaperumal Kathiravan , Kumar Ranjith
Published: November 2020

Polymerase chain reaction which is the widely utilized method had made progressive imprint in scientific research has its solid focuses and inadequacies. It presents the chance of defilement through the spreading of amplicon mist concentrates in the laboratory environment. To help lessen the probability of tainting, good laboratory practice ought to be practiced consistently. This review is centers to setting up a PCR laboratory and techniques for counteraction and devastation of contamination, and quality control.
The Collaborative Effect of Sustainable Project Management (SPM) and Benefits Management (BM) on Project Success: with the Influencing Force of Project Governance
Authors: Khan Imran , Awais Muhammad , Alam Waqar , Alam Aftab
Published: November 2020

This research study investigates the relationship between sustainable project management (SPM) and benefits management (BM) on Project success (PS) with the influencing force of project governance (PG). The data was collected from the 207 employees and executive’s authorities of construction companies working in Pakistan. The convenience sampling was used for data collection. The results of the study show that SPM and BM has significant effect on PS. While the project governance (PG) is significantly influence the relationship. Moreover, another imperative discovery was made that the indirect combine effect of SPM and BM on PS is also significantly increased the project success rate.
Ultra-Wideband Metamaterial-Loaded Microstrip Array Antennas using Fibonacci & Fractal Geometric Patterns, Design and Modelling
Authors: Rezaei Shookooh Besharat , Monajati Alireza , Khodabakhshi Hamid
Published: November 2020

In this study; theory, design and modeling of a new topology of ultra-wideband (UWB) metamaterial (MTM) loaded microstrip array antenna using Fibonacci & fractal geometric patterns are analyzed. This antenna is made basically from many monopole elements which are loaded by complementary metamaterial transmission line (CMTL) unit cells. The distributed CMTL element, contains a Koch-shaped expanded complementary single split ring resonator (CSRR) pair. At first step, the UWB microstrip array antenna designed with two CMTL-loaded monopole element. So, using an iterative method based on the Fibonacci and fractal geometry patterns, the array antenna is expanded. As the order of iteration increases, the impedance bandwidth of the proposed array antennas improve more, and the radar cross section (RCS) decreases. the impedance bandwidth of the proposed third-order Fibonacci and fractal CMTL-loaded array antennas are 250 MHz and 539 MHz more than the two-element CMTL-loaded array antenna, respectively. Finally, this paper presents an improved method to extract the parameters of an equivalent circuit model of the proposed MTM-loaded array antenna. Verification of the equivalent model have been validated utilizing ADS software. The obtained model, in addition to numerically efficient in comparison with the full wave analysis utilizing the moment method, gives a good physical insight to the mutual coupling mechanism of the array antenna.
Context-Aware Computational Trust Model for Recommender Systems
Authors: Ngwawe Edwin O. , Abade Elisha O. , Mburu Stephen N.
Published: November 2020

With increase in computing and networking technologies, many organizations have managed to place their services online with the aim of achieving efficiency in customer service as well as reach more potential customers, also with communicable diseases such as COVID-19 and need for social distancing, many people are encouraged to work from home, including shopping. To meet this objective in areas with poor Internet connectivity, the government of Kenya recently announced partnership with Google Inc for use of Google Loon. This has come up with challenges which include information overload on the side of the end consumer as well as security loopholes such as dishonest vendors preying on unsuspecting consumers. Recommender systems have been used to alleviate these two challenges by helping online users select the best item for their case. However, most recommender systems, especially common filtering recommendation algorithm (CFRA) based systems still rely on presenting output based on selections of nearest neighbors (most similar users – birds of the same feathers flock together). This leaves room for manipulation of the output by mimicking the features of their target and then picking malicious item such that when the recommender system runs, it will output the same malicious item to the target – a trust issue. Data to construct trust is equally a challenge. In this research, we propose to address this issue by creating a trust adjustment factor (TAF) for recommender systems for online services.
AI-Supply chain Risk Management during Pandemic
Authors: Thatikonda Dhanesh
Published: November 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) was introduced to develop and create “thinking machines” that are capable of mimicking, learning, and replacing human intelligence. Since the late 1970s, AI has shown great promise in improving human decision-making processes and the subsequent productivity in various business endeavors due to its ability to recognize business patterns, learn business phenomena, seek information, and analyze data intelligently. Despite its widespread acceptance as a decision-aid tool, AI has seen limited application in supply chain management (SCM). To fully exploit the potential benefits of AI for SCM, this paper explores various sub-fields of AI that are most suitable for solving practical problems relevant to SCM. In so doing, this paper reviews the past record of success in AI applications to SCM and identifies the most fruitful areas of SCM in which to apply AI.
Nutritional Qualities of Three Common Tomato Cultivars (UTC, Dan-Eka and Dan-Masari) in Dutsin-ma Local Government Area Katsina State
Authors: Adebayo Q. , Shittu L. T. , Sogunle K. A. , Taiwo M. A. , Zubairu I. K.
Published: November 2020

This work investigates the nutritional qualities of three common local tomato cultivars UTC, Dan -Masari and Dan-Eka in Dutsinma Local Government using standard techniques. The proximate, mineral, vitamins and lycopene contents were determined using AOAC method of analysis and the values were as follows. The moisture contents of the tomatoes were 95.56± 0.16 %, 93.85±0.12 %, 93.97±0.61 % for UTC, Dan-masari and Dan-eka respectively. Ash content were 0.36±0.03 %, 0.47±0.06 %, 0.51±0.09 % respectively. Protein content were 0.99±0.04 %, 0.73±0.07 %, and 0.79±0.79 % in the same order. Total carbohydrate for UTC indicated values of 2.58±0.24%, Dan-eka indicated value of 4.72±0.04% and Dan-masari indicated values of 4.53±0.38 %. While the fat content showed 0.19±0.00 %, 0.73±0.07 %, 0.188±0.01 % in that order. For vitamin A, the results were 19.80±0.73 mg/kg, 18.93±0.71 mg/kg and 15.49±0.24 mg/kg respectively. For vitamin B2 and B3 UTC has 0.003±0.00 mg/kg and 0.05±0.18 mg/kg in the same respect, Dan-eka showed B2 0.05±0.08 mg/kg and B3 0.15±0.20 mg/kg respectively while Dan-masari indicated B2 0.000±0.00 mg/kg and B3 0.15±0.20 mg/kg and vitamin C indicated values of 42.68±8.93 mg/kg for UTC, Dan-eka showed 52.82±3.60 mg/kg and Dan-masari showed values of 84.47±1.67 mg/kg. The lycopene content UTC has the values of 116.01±1.59 mg/kg, Dan-eka indicated 127.18±3.65 mg/kg and Dan-masari showed 91.36±2.24 mg/kg. The mineral content for potassium indicated values of 3.74±0.28 ppm, 3.40±0.16 ppm, 3.08±0.61 ppm for UTC, Dan-eka and Dan-masari respectively. For the iron content, 0.008±0.04 ppm, 0.002±0.00 ppm and 0.004±0.00 ppm of UTC, Dan-eka and Dan-masari respectively. Magnesium values were 0.27±0.07 ppm, 0.22±0.16 ppm and 0.25±0.02 ppm correspondingly. For calcium, the obtained values were 0.26±0.04 ppm, 0.26±0.05 ppm, 0.38±0.07 ppm respectively. The sodium contents were 0.18±0.02 ppm, 0.18±0.08 ppm, 0.30±0.13 ppm in that order. These local varieties grown in Dutsinma are also good source of nutrient with no difference in the physiological quality parameters compared to the one been imported. However, Dan-eka shows higher content of these nutrients in terms of lycopene and vitamin contents which makes it the best of these cultivars. However the results of this work suggest that three cultivars can provide good industrial raw materials for paste production because their total solids are within the range of specification and can meet daily recommended intake of lycopene and vitamin, moreover the low fat values for these samples gives it a positive nutritional implication.
Injustice versus insecurity: Climate-induced displacement in the Fijian and New Zealand public discourses
Authors: Zaman Akhteruz , Das Jahnnabi
Published: November 2020

Debate surrounding climate-induced displacement has attracted considerable critical attention in recent years. This debate has engendered diverse perspectives including the North-South divide, solidarity with affected people and climate justice. In this study, the authors consider how various policy advocates have attempted to influence public discourses about climate displacement in Oceania. Using Ulrich Beck’s concept of risk, we analyse discourse in policy documents and in Fijian and New Zealand newspaper articles. Our investigation found that climate action related to addressing the adaptation and insecurity of the affected people were prominent in the Fijian discourse. However, in the New Zealand discourse, action addressing climate displacement was less prevalent, but the displacement as a threat to the country’s national security was prominent. In this article, the authors analyse potential reasons underpinning these patterns of discourses.
The ebb and flow of ‘eve-teasing’ in the news: Front page coverage of street harassment of women in Bangladesh
Authors: Mowly Rajoanna , Bahfen Nasya
Published: November 2020

Eve-teasing is a euphemism for street-based sexual harassment, which is a widespread issue across Bangladesh affecting the emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing of Bangladeshi women. The media can play a vital role by covering news and raising awareness of eve-teasing. Historically, the headlines in Bangladesh focused on more obvert forms of gender violence—rape, murder, acid attacks—framing eve-teasing as a mere nuisance, a fact of life in the country. How the media portrays eve-teasing in Bangladesh is a subject about which there is currently very little research. This content analysis of the two main national newspapers in Bangladesh assesses how the media reported street-based sexual harassment over the course of a seminal year—2010. It was during this year that the government of Bangladesh enacted the Family Violence Prevention and Protection Act in acknowledgement of the prevalence and seriousness of gender violence in the country. Similar acts had been passed by the governments of nearby countries India and Sri Lanka in 2005, and Nepal in 2008 (Fardosh, 2013). This study looks at how Bangladeshi newspapers covered ‘eve-teasing’ prominently (as front-page news), in a year when it was acknowledged as a serious issue, through the passing of a law by the Bangladeshi government.
Under the shadow of the state: Media framing of attacks on West Papuan students on Indonesian online media
Authors: Justito Adiprasetio
Published: November 2020

The attack on the West Papua student dormitory in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on 16 August  2019 by the Islamic Defender Fronts (FPI), Communication Forum for Retired Children of the Indonesian Military/Police (FKPPI) and Pancasila Youth (PP) sharpened Indonesia’s crisis with West Papua. The baldly racist attack then ignited repression, as well as demonstrations from West Papuans in various cities. In such a crisis, Indonesian online media does not provide proportional voices from West Papuan society. That adds to a record of how bad the practice of journalism related to West Papua so far appears to be. This study conducted a quantitative framing analysis, examining the number of reports, use of resource persons and the use of framing of crisis in the news, on six Indonesian online media: okezone.com, detik.com, kompas.com, tribunnews.com, cnnindonesia.com and tirto.id in the period of August 13-31, 2019. From the 2,471 news reports, it can be seen that most of the main news sources used by the media are from the government and the apparatus and police. West Papuan society received only scant coverage compared with the range of news of the attacks on West Papua student dormitories and their effects. The dominant crisis frames that appear in the news are the frame of attribution of responsibility and frame of conflict. The frame of human interest, frame of morality and frame of economic take the bottom three positions.
Reporting Black Lives Matters: Deaths in custody journalism in Australia
Authors: Mason Bonita
Published: November 2020

George Floyd’s death at the knee of USA police sparked protests and renewed reporting of Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia. As the 30th anniversary of the release of the final report of the Australian Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody approaches, it is timely to update Wendy Bacon’s 2005 research on deaths in custody journalism. While most deaths in custody continue to pass in judicial and media silence, this article, written from a white journalism academic’s perspective, includes instances of in-depth reporting since 2005, journalism that meets the Royal Commission’s observation that journalism can contribute to justice for Aboriginal people when it places deaths in custody in their social and moral contexts. It also includes mini-case study of the news coverage of Mr Ward’s 2008 death, which demonstrates the relationship between governmental or judicial processes and announcements and patterns of coverage. It also notes the effect that First Nations journalists are having on the prevalence, perspectives and depth of deaths in custody journalism. Information and resources are provided for journalists and journalism students to more effectively report Indigenous deaths in custody, include Indigenous voices in their stories, and to better understand trauma and take care of themselves, their sources and their communities
Journalism competence and the COVID-19 crisis in Southeast Asia
Authors: Estella Pauline Gidget
Published: November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis across the world has posed a daunting challenge to journalism as a discipline. Indeed, how the journalism profession performs at this time could have game-changing implications on its already beleaguered role as a source of information in society. This article deals with the subject of journalistic competencies necessary in such crisis times, when interpreting and disseminating technical or scientific information becomes crucial in news work in a region that is vastly different from the West or the ‘Global North’—Southeast Asia. The issues and relevant concepts of journalistic competence and science journalism, especially in the time of digital and economic disruptions are discussed in relation to: 1) literature on journalistic roles and the character of media systems in Southeast Asia, and 2) data from in-depth interviews with selected experts from 31 countries. This article argues that, based on literature and a growing consensus among experts, journalism can best strengthen its role in society by shifting its standards and norms under a transformative and interdisciplinary perspective, which for a long time has been hindered by the inertia of the industry and industry-centered journalism education.
The discourse of climate migration: Unravelling the politics of ASEAN’s environmental policies
Authors: Marthin Anggita , Budiman Louis
Published: November 2020

Climate change has inevitably created impacts globally ranging from regulatory changes to affecting social communities. Among these impacts, climate migration becomes the unprecedented and significant one. Millions of migrants are environmentally displaced and the Southeast Asia region is noted as one critical hotspot of the movement. This issue presents challenges for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as there is a need to enlighten and signify the urgency of the problem, knowing that climate-induced migration is still under-discussed within the regional body’s policy-making. Thus, this article aims to analyse why climate migration is under-discussed in ASEAN’s environmental policies and how the ASEAN regional framework lacks preparation to overcome challenges coming from climate change primarily on the issue of climate migration. In doing so, qualitative research method and discourse analysis will be used with data collection obtained from publications, academic journals, articles, and official reports. This article found that environmental communication and climate politics are the main elements that construct the discourse of climate migration within the policy-making of ASEAN. Moreover, a reflection on the discourse of climate migration in other regions such as the Pacific will be delivered.
REVIEW: Noted: Lockdown sanity and survival in the age of Zoom
Authors: Clear Tony
Published: November 2020

Lockdown Lawyers: A Collection of COVID-19 Poetry, edited by Emma Trevett and Jon Whitfield, QC. London, UK: Legal Action Group. 2020, 96 pages. 978-1-913648-00-8

I ACCEPTED the invitation from my son-in-law (a barrister in London) to contribute to this anthology, with an antipodean poem I had written reflecting on COVID-19 and ANZAC day 'They shall grow…'.  When the anthology, commissioned as a fundraiser for a particularly vulnerable group during the pandemic, came out, I was simultaneously delighted, honoured, enlightened, angered, saddened, and then amused by the whimsy of some of the poems in the collection.
PREDICTION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AMONG TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS USING DATA MINING TECHNIQUES
Authors: Khairudin Zuraida , Abdul Razak Nurfatin Adila , Abd Rahman Hezlin Aryani , Kamaruddin Norbaizura , Abd Aziz Nor Azimah
Published: November 2020

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of visual disability and blindness worldwide. It is estimated that 4.8% out of 37 million cases of blindness were due to diabetic retinopathy, globally. It affects patients suffering from prolonged diabetes, which probably results in permanent blindness. The earliest symptoms surfaced when the patients have vision problems. Therefore, regular eyes examination and early intervention normally controls this disease. Many studies for early intervention and prevention of diabetic retinopathy uses various predictive models. The booming of database and digital storage technology creates an abundance of health records. Thus, data mining techniques helps uncover meaningful patterns while attending to sensitivity health record issues. Hence, this study took the data mining approach in predicting the presence of diabetic retinopathy narrowing to only Type II diabetic patients as well as to determine the risk factors that contribute to the presence of diabetic retinopathy. The data mining models selected for this study is the Logistic Regression, Decision Tree and Artificial Neural Network. The dataset of 361 Type II diabetic patients from Ophthalmology Clinic, UiTM Medical Specialist Centre were selected between January 2014 to December 2018, consists of 17 variables. The result shows that the Logistic Regression using Forward selection method model is the best model it had the highest sensitivity (Sen=50.0%), specificity (Spe=79.03%) and accuracy rate (Acc=66.36%) on the validation dataset compared to other Logistic Regression selection options. Meanwhile among the Decision Tree models, DT using Gini is the best model. Logistic Regression (Forward) and Decision Tree (Gini) were then compared with Artificial Neural Network model (Sen=56.25%, Spe=70.97%, Acc=64.55%). The results demonstrated that Logistic Regression using Forward selection method was the best model to predict the presence of diabetic retinopathy among the Type II diabetic patients compared to other models. The significant risk factors associated with the presence of the diabetic retinopathy obtained are duration of diabetes, HbA1C level, diabetic foot ulcer, nephropathy, and neuropathy.
NEURO-FUZZY DATA MINING SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING E-COMMERCE RELATED THREATS
Authors: Haruna Saibu Aliyu , Akinyede Raphael Olufemi , Kehinde Boyinbode Olutayo
Published: November 2020

E-commerce is driven via Information Technology (IT) especially the web it mostly relies upon on innovative technologies that are facilitated by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Payment over the web. Several researches have shown that e-commerce platforms are compromised by means of phishing and fraud attacks. This has necessitated trying to find innovative methodologies for defending e-commerce systems and users from the said threats. This research integrates Case Based Reasoning (CBR) and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) to spot and categorise e-commerce websites transactions as legitimate or illegitimate by analyzing and evaluating some attributes. this may provide an invulnerable platforms for e-commerce users. The system, which was implemented on MATLAB, are often deployed on e-commerce systems and servers to watch e-commerce requests with the aim of identifying legitimate and illegitimate websites and transactions. The results of the implementation indicates that the machine is promising.
SIMILARITY BASED FUZZY INFERIOR RATIO FOR SOLVING MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING PROBLEMS
Authors: Sayed Ahmad Sharifah Aniza , Mohamad Daud , Azman Nurul Iffah
Published: November 2020

The method of Fuzzy Inferior Ratio (FIR) has been recognized as one of advantageous methods in multi criteria decision-making under fuzzy environment as it considers the element of compromise solution between the positive and negative aspect of the evaluation simultaneously. It is considered as an improvised version of Fuzzy TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method for solving decision-making problems. However, the FIR utilizes the distance approach in the evaluation in obtaining the compromise solution. A defuzzification process is carried out to transform the fuzzy values into a crisp form. Hence, loss of information may occur in the computation. In this paper, we proposed a similarity-based FIR in order to overcome the above-mentioned problem. A new compromise solution for the proposed FIR is developed and an improvised procedure of FIR is suggested using the similarity measure approach. A comparative analysis between the distance based and the similarity-based FIR is carried out using a case study of preferred client selection for a loan application. The proposed method is found to be effective in solving decision-making problems as the utilization of similarity measure will sufficiently preserve the data information in the computational process of evaluation.
GOLDEN EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING: A SELF-ADJUSTED METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OPTIMUM ALPHA
Authors: Foo Fong Yeng , Suhaimi Azrina , Yoke Soo Kum
Published: November 2020

The conventional double exponential smoothing is a forecasting method that troubles the forecaster with a tremendous choice of its parameter, alpha. The choice of alpha would greatly influence the accuracy of prediction. In this paper, an integrated forecasting method named Golden Exponential Smoothing (GES) was proposed to solve the problem. The conventional method was reformed and interposed with golden section search such that an optimum alpha which minimizes the errors of forecasting could be identified in the algorithm training process.  Numerical simulations of four sets of times series data were employed to test the efficiency of GES model. The findings show that the GES model was self-adjusted according to the situation and converged fast in the algorithm training process. The optimum alpha, which was identified from the algorithm training stage, demonstrated good performance in the stage of Model Testing and Usage.
FEEDING BLEND OPTIMIZATION FOR LIVESTOCK BY USING GOAL PROGRAMMING APPROACH
Authors: MOHD LIP NORLIANA , MOHD RASHID NUR RASYIDA
Published: November 2020

Livestock feed blend formulation is an important process in livestock industry.  This process will help the livestock industry nowadays to keep providing continuous supply of animal protein food to cater for the expanding and increasing demand as Malaysia is undergoing a rapid growth in economic and human population.  The formulation of feed blend involves multiple objectives to be achieved through the decision making process.  In this project, Goal Programming (GP) method is used to formulate the livestock feed blend for a farm situated in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This method is an approach of assisting the decision makers to solve multiple objectives for livestock feed blend in determining an optimal combination of ingredients to meet the nutritional requirements. This will lead to a rational use of available resources by minimizing the production cost and maximizing the nutritional value required for the growth of livestock. The nutrition for the livestock is dry matter (DM), metabolism energy (ME), crude protein (CP) and crude fiber (CF). Then, the preemptive model is tested using LINGO software and the results have been validated by using Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE).  All of the multiple objectives have been fully achieved which represents the ability of the goal programming model to comply with optimizing the feed blend formulation.
Problemas compartidos y lucha colectiva por la salud
Authors: Aveni Silvina
Published: November 2020

Las instituciones de salud forjan su identidad en función de los atributos y necesidades que atraviesa su comunidad. El objetivo es analizar el rol del Centro de Atención Primaria de la Salud Antártida Argentina en la lucha colectiva de sus usuarios por acceder a la salud durante la fase de consolidación del Plan Federal de Salud (2007 a 2016). La metodología es analítico- descriptiva y cualitativa centrada la recopilación bibliográfica, el uso de datos oficiales, el rastreo de documentos de prensa y dos entrevistas semi- estructuradas a informantes calificadas.
Nuevos problemas, tendencias y desafíos en la historiografía del mundo luso-brasileño
Authors: Pereyra Osvaldo Víctor , Rodríguez Otero Mariano Eloy
Published: November 2020

El objetivo general del siguiente dossier es presentar algunas de las nuevas tendencias y desafíos que enmarcan el desarrollo de la historiografía del mundo luso-brasileño e Hispana componiéndola en relación con los aportes propios sobre el estudio sobre inmigrantes portugueses en el espacio del Río de La Plata. Con este sentido, se recogen aquí las conferencias ofrecidas en el marco del SePIHEA (Seminario Permanente de Investigación Histórica Europamérica) ofrecidas en la Academia Nacional de Historia de la República Argentina.
Portugueses en el Río de la Plata en las Órdenes Terceras religiosas
Authors: Siegrist Nora
Published: November 2020

Se presentan aportes sobre los portugueses en las órdenes terceras en el Río de la Plata. Especialmente, se hace referencia a la Orden Tercera de San Francisco y la nómina de sus primeros ministros. Se describen las obras religiosas, así como la participación de los descendientes de portugueses en las primeras y segundas órdenes franciscanas y dominicas. Una destacada bibliografía contemporánea y fuentes originales rescatadas de los libros de los hermanos terciarios y sus ingresos son representativas de su incorporación con la declaración de sus limpiezas de sangre. Fundamental, entre sus actividades, resultan los movimientos comerciales, roles mercantiles y financieros en los que participaron.