bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Optimum Field Configuration for Active MASW Survey on Peat Soil
Authors:   Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Basri K. , Zainorabidin A. ,   Research Centre for Soft Soil Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Talib M. K. A. ,   Research Centre for Soft Soil Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Wahab N. ,   Research Centre for Soft Soil Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA
Published: January 2021

The application of the MASW method on engineering investigation required optimization of the field configuration to ensure high quality dispersion image for reasonable shear wave velocity profile estimation. The limited investigation with respect to peat soil condition has motivated the study to determine the optimum field configuration for peat soil. The challenging characteristics of peat soil including high void ratio, compressibility, water content and low shear strength further complicates the determination of optimum field configurations. The study focused on the determination of optimum field configurations for active MASW method which includes the receiver spacing, source offset, sensor frequency and sampling interval. The results obtained shows that, the optimum receiver spacing to obtain high signal to noise ratio dispersion image was 1 meter. Smaller receiver spacing causes domination of higher modes and wide bandwidth, while longer receiver spacing causes significant drop in signal to noise ratio governed by rapid energy dissipation with distance. For the source offset, the distance of half the total spread length (X1 = L/2) provides the best resolution and minimised near-field and far-field effect. While, 4.5 Hz sensor frequency and sampling interval between 100 to 250 s provides sufficient low frequencies for deeper depth investigation and denser data. Overall, the influence of receiver spacing, source offset and sensor frequency on the dispersion image resolution was significant.
Thermal Conductivity of Lightweight Concrete Block with Various Cooling Agent
Authors:   Jamilus Research Center, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA, A. Majid Masni , Roslan Aina Syafawati ,   Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA, Abdul Hamid Noor Azlina ,   Jamilus Research Center, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA, Salleh Norhafizah ,   Jamilus Research Center, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA, Jamellodin Zalipah ,   Jamilus Research Center, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA
Published: January 2021

Energy was the important sources to human life. Due to increases energy demand in daily life, the energy consumption was increase day by day because of the heat load from solar radiation and heat produced by people. Toward sustainable development, this research was carried out to develop a lightweight concrete (LWC) block with various cooling agent such as glycerine, propylene glycol, coconut shell and gypsum powder. Six lightweight concrete (LWC) block with the size 250mm (L) × 250mm (W) × 100mm (T) were tested for thermal conductivity value. From the experimental result, it shows that lightweight concrete (LCW) block with various cooling agent obtained thermal conductivity value of 0.17W/mK - 0.36W/mK lower than thermal conductivity value for normal lightweight concrete (0.8W/mK) depending on concrete density. The lightweight concrete (LCW) block with cooling agent having low thermal conductivity value will reduce energy consumption in building.
Bearing Resistance and Failure Mode of Bolted-layered Cemboard Panels
Authors:   Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA, Norhalim A. F. , Jaini Z. M. ,   Jamilus Research Center,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, MALAYSIA
Published: January 2021

The fabrication of precast slab can be made from wide range of material either neat concrete, foamed concrete or even composite. Until recently, a new interest has been discovered. Instead of wet concrete mixing process in plant, the precast slab can be substituted with fibre cement board or commonly referred as cemboard that meets the specific load requirements with minimum thickness. However, cemboard panel is preferable for lightweight floor system due to its physical strength limitation. Its thickness that relatively small around 15 mm to 25 mm contribute to the drawback and subsequently prohibited the application of cemboard panel as heavyweight floor system. Small specimens are prepared to determine the optimum orientation of bolts and type of bond by analysing the bearing resistance and bond-slip behaviour. It was found that the bearing capacity is governed by polyurethane glue. Meanwhile, the bond-slip behaviour is effectively controlled by the steel bolt. If the steel bolt is solely used as bond mechanism, the bearing capacity will rely on its quantity and capacity and increasing the quantity of steel bolt will eventually lead to the higher value of bearing resistance.
Development of Consolidated Sarawak Geotechnical Site Investigation for Sarawak Soil
Authors:   Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, MALAYSIA, M. Sa’don Norazzlina , Abdul Karim Abdul Razak ,   Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, MALAYSIA, How Bong Chih ,   Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, MALAYSIA, Lin Juan Linda Wong ,   Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, MALAYSIA, Anak Hubert Chunggat Louisa Dubah ,   Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Published: January 2021

The development of spatial or non-spatial digitized Consolidated Sarawak Geotechnical Site Investigation (CoGSI) database aims to enable information to be stored in a digital form with the efficient search and fast retrieving data. The CoGSI database for Sarawak Soil is a function of a database management system, which consists of the site information; includes the project name, locations coordinates (division), borehole logs, field and laboratory test results. The main objectives of the project are to collect, store & digitized all verified & approved Geotechnical SI data and the input gathered from the local authority, consultants and contractors. The digitized database would be enormous value for future planning of infrastructure developments; making preliminary design estimates for earthwork/foundation assessment; and future decision making with early identification of potential areas for construction purposes, which will produce an economic and safe design. The SI databases are important resources where the insufficient ground conditions information, will cause either a significantly over-designed or an under-designed solution, which lead to potential failures. In addition, the project is also intended to realize a web-based application to allow users to search borehole, view bore-logs and provides digital downloadable boreholes data of the available ground information in a standard format for analysis. At present most of the SI data are available in the form of hardcopy reports, which is time consuming and often frustrating, especially when the required report or data cannot be found. In summary, the Consolidated Sarawak Geotechnical Site Investigation (CoGSI) database system, which stored in a digital format are deployed as a web-based system. This platform provides exploration of the digital databases, which then can be accessed anywhere and anytime through the desktop & portable computer and smart phones with internet access facility.
Study on Precast Coconut Shell Concrete Beam-Column Junction Using M-Sand under Static Load
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of science and Technology, SRM Nagar, 603203 Kanchipuram, Chennai, INDIA, Ramasubramani R. , Gunasekaran K. ,   Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of science and Technology, SRM Nagar, 603203 Kanchipuram, Chennai, INDIA
Published: January 2021

Coconut shell (CS) is one of the sustainable alternative aggregates and coconut shell concrete (CSC) was developed a decade earlier. Prefabricated conventional concrete (CC) and CSC using M-sand, and their research are very limited. Capacity and behavior of the joints are important in precast. Hence in this study, precast column-beam behavior of CSC elements was studied. Two different sizes 12 and 16 mm bolts and nuts connection were chosen and used to connect the precast elements. Also, the same sectional details were used and specimens produced for combination with CC using M-sand (CCM). Specimen failure of both monolithic and prefabricated CSC using M-sand (CSCM) elements was typical structural failure and is comparable to that of CCM. Compared to CCM, high deflection was observed on CSCM element. No crack was developed on both CCM and CSCM prefabricated specimen. All elements were able to sustain their maximum potential for strain. Column-beam joint behavior of CSCM monolithic and prefabricated specimen behavior are comparable to that of CCM.
Control and Monitoring System for Livestock Feeding Time via Smartphone
Authors:   Department of Electronic System Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA, Eik J. S. , Yakub F. ,   Wind Engineering for Environment Laboratory, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA, Ilham M. A. ,   Department of Electronic System Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA, Aina K. ,   Department of Electronic System Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA, Nasrah U. ,   Department of Electronic System Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA, Fakharulrazi A. N. ,   Wind Engineering for Environment Laboratory, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA, Harun A. N. ,   Department of Management of Technology,   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, MALAYSIA
Published: January 2021

The livestock farming sector usually require a lot of manpower and may face problems such as adhering the designated feeding schedule. Therefore, this paper intends to aid in this sector by bringing the smart feeder system. The main objective of this paper is to control and monitor livestock feeding time using application via smartphones. This is to ensure that the livestock are fed according to the right schedule. This paper also highlighted the advantage of the smart feeder system where it can be used to save up money and energy that can be obtained by having less labor workers. This is because of the hopper storage that can accommodate the food up to three days. The importance of this system is its ability to automate the feeding system for the livestock. The smart feed system designed is different from the existing livestock feeding machines that are available anywhere in the market due to the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) in the system. The usage of IoT allows farmers to set the feeding schedule automatically by using an application via smartphone. Besides, users will also be informed on the weight of food in the storage and food container through the application. This will allow the users to monitor the food storage and only come to refill it when it is empty. Farmers can also observe whether the livestock have eaten or not by getting updated on the level of food of the food storage using an ultrasonic sensor.
Characterisation of Asystasia Gangetica and Phyllanthus Niruri Extracts: Total Phenolic Content, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities
Authors:   Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh, Johor, 84600, MALAYSIA, Hasan Basir Ozahrah , Zaid Nurul Atika ,   Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh, Johor, 84600, MALAYSIA, Mohd Fauzi Noor Akhmazillah ,   Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh, Johor, 84600, MALAYSIA, A Razak Aliff Hisyam ,   Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh, Johor, 84600, MALAYSIA
Published: January 2021

Antioxidant plays a significant role in inhibiting and scavenging free radicals, which protectshuman against infection and degenerative diseases. Nowadays, most studies focus on “natural antioxidants” from herbs due to safe therapeutic. In this study, performance on different extraction methods, i.e. Soxhlet, cold maceration and traditional extraction method assisted with ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) for Asystasia gangetica leaves and Phyllanthus niruri plant are investigated by means of antioxidant, total phenolic content and antibacterial activity. The extracts were characterized for its antioxidant activity and total phenolic content by means of DPPH radical scavenging method and Folin-Ciocalteau reagent respectively. Optimization studies were carried out on combined cold-maceration and UAE extraction method by using Response Surface Method. Then, the optimized extracts were further characterized for antibacterial activity using Escherichia coliand Staphylococcus epidermidisby the agar disc diffusion method. Sample containing cold macerated A. gangetica and P. niruri indicates the highest antioxidant property as it contains the highest percentage of DPPH scavenging activity (59.57% and 51.14% respectively). While, the total phenolic content of macerated A. gangetica and P. niruri are 2.73 mg GAE/g and 2.68 mg GAE/g respectively. Consequently, after the determination of highest percentage of DPPH scavenging activity, the extracts werefurther optimized using UAE. From the optimization, the optimum condition was determined to be power of 17.57±0.01W and time of 5.83±0.01minutes for A. gangetica while, the power of 98.14±0.01W and 0.17±0.01minutes for P. niruri. Both optimized extracts showed potent antibacterial activity with high degree of antibacterial against E. coli. In conclusion, combination of cold maceration and UAE method increase the amount of antioxidant from extracts of A. gangetica and P. niruri. The finding from this study can be useful in pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries.
Designing an instructional unit on “argumentative essay” for prep year students: An action research in a state university in Turkey
Authors:   School of Foreign Languages, Marmara University, Turkey, Tomak Burak
Published: January 2021

Writing is one of the productive skills for language learners. This study was conducted to design a unit for language students who were enrolled in the School of Foreign Languages in one of the most prestigious Turkish state universities located in Istanbul. These learners had been taught different academic essay types in this educational institution for which the researcher designed an instructional unit on “Argumentative Essay Writing”, which was highly needed for the learners taking English-medium-instruction to pursue their academic studies. For the purpose of this study, one prep class was chosen to implement the designed unit so that the efficiency could be evaluated in the end. As for the data collection tools, interviews were arranged with three students in the class where the design was implemented. Three junior students in different departments who had previously had a prep school experience before they took their departmental courses in their faculties were also interviewed as well as the instructors who gave the “academic writing” course by teaching the essay types for several years in this research context. Additionally, the writing tasks given to the students of the class where the research was conducted as well as their mid-term papers were also included in the data. All through these stages, observation protocols were also used by the “on-site” researcher. Results showed that an efficient and applicable unit for an “Argumentative Essay” is possible considering the students’ needs, entry characteristics, goals and objectives, instructional strategy, assessment, implementation and evaluation of the whole process.
CROATIAN HUMANIST MATIJA VLAČIĆ AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT OF THE EARLY MODERN AGE
Authors:   Ukrainian Catholic University, LYUBASHCHENKO Viktoriya
Published: January 2021

Background: The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation has caused the emergence of many new publications in Ukraine dedicated to this phenomenon. Biographical research were taken quite modest positions among them. The focus was on the figures of the Western European Reformation, whose biographies are widely represented in world historiography. However, many Slavonic reformers still undervalued. In particular, a little known in Ukrainian studies remains a Croatian humanist of the 16th century Matija Vlačić (Matthias Flacius Illyricus). Purpose: The author put forward the task to acquaint the Ukrainian reader with the biography and creativity of the Croatian thinker, as well as to reveal his role in church processes, the development of theological and scientific knowledge in Early Modern Europe. To achieve this, the article is divided into several thematic blocks. The first covers the main pages of life and activity of Matija Vlačić as a Lutheran theologian, polemicist, enlightener, and scholar, the second – summarizes the early and modern studies devoted to Vlačić. The following two thematic blocks relate to his scholarly heritage in the fields of Biblical exegesis and hermeneutics (based on his “Clavis Scripturae”), сhurch history, and critical study of sources (based on “Catalogus testium Veritatis” and role of Vlačić in the creation of “Ecclesiastica Historia” – “Magdeburg Centuries”). Results: The author pays tribute to the scientific achievements of many scholars who have done important work in the study of personality of Matija, and supports the opinion expressed in contemporary historiography of his role in protection of Martin Luther’s reform. The article confirms significant of Vlačić contribution to the development of new principles of exegetics and its rise on the level of Biblical studies, and to the laying down the foundations of scientific hermeneutics and textology. The author traced use by Matija Vlačić his methods of exegetics in the study of historical documents and the comprehension of church history. An attempt at such use is his historical work “Catalogus testium Veritatis”, which can be regarded as an early experience which found a more serious incarnation in “Magdeburg Centuries”. Despite the obvious for the 16th century scientific achievements of “Catalogus” and “Centuries” polemical and ideological tendentiousness of their authors made church-historical science an element of confessional confrontation in Post-Reformation Europe. Scientific methods of Vlačić were used by Andrzej Węgierski – theologian and historian in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the author of the chronicle “Slavonic Reformation”, which became factual material for the historical works of many scholars of Eastern Europe. Key words: Reformation, Croatia, Matija Vlačić (Matthias Flacius Illyricus), exegetics, hermeneutics, сhurch history, “Clavis Scripturae”, “Catalogustestium Veritatis”, “Magdeburg Centuries”.
SLAVIC IDENTITY OF THE XIXth CENTURY UKRAINIAN HISTORIANS: CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE IMAGE OF “NATIVE” CIVILIZATON
Authors:   Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, KUTSYI Ivan
Published: January 2021

Abstract Background: Despite a significant interest of the Ukrainian scientists to the intellectual phenomena of the XIX th century, such an important worldview issue as Slavic identity was left beyond the researchers’ attention. This identity was represented by the majority of the Ukrainian intellectuals of the Romanticism (first half and middle of the XIXth century), mainly historians. Formation of the Ukrainian national movement as well as modern Ukrainian culture was in process under the conditions of spreading of this very form of civilizational self identification. This determines the actuality of our research. Purpose: The main aim of the paper is to outline the conceptual background of the Slavic identity and to analyze its genesis using the XIXth century Ukrainian historians’ scientific heritage as an example. Results: Slavic identity has been interpreted in the paper as identification of Ukraine and its historical past with the Slavic civilization, which was most often represented in the XIXth century historical texts by the notions Slavic world or Slovianshchyna. It meant to estimate historical and cultural phenomena applying the estimating scale “Slavic-nonslavic”. Anything in the Ukrainian cultural tradition estimated as “nonslavic” was automatically classified as “alien”. The Slavic identity was mainly formed as reaction to Eurocentrism of modern worldview principles. It was also an attempt of the intellectuals to overcome the cultural and civilizational inferiority complex of the Slavs. The intellectual and psychological paradox of the Slavic identity representatives’ was that they failed to completely overcome the Eurocentrism of their own worldview. The explanation of advantages of the Slavic nature was limited by the phrase “We are’nt any worse than Europe”. Being ideologically antieuropean, these intellectuals viewed Europe as a certain pattern or criterion for self estimation. Thus this identity failed to overcome the inferiority complex. Its opponents, the representatives of the European identity, were actively searching for an alternative formula for overcoming this complex. So this formula in the XXth century sounded already as following: “We, the Slavs, also belong to Europe”. The Slavic identity of the Ukrainian intellectuals of “the long XIXth century” as an intellectual and psychological phenomenon hasn’t been adequately studied, understood or popularized so far. Key words: Slavs, Slavic world, identity, historiography, civilization, orthodoxy, Europe.
THE COOPERATION OF OLEKSA HORBACH WITH THE RUTHENIANS IN YUGOSLAVIA IN THE 50–60s OF THE 20th CENTURY
Authors:   University of Novi Sad, RAMAČ Janko
Published: January 2021

Background After the Second World War some representatives of the Ruthenian intelligentsia in Yugoslavia, primarily the writer and cultural activist Mihajlo Kovach (Михайло Ковач), being aware that national isolation leads to unavoidable assimilation, work tirelessly on making contacts and cooperation with Ukraine and Ukrainian emigration. One of the first contacts was with Ukrainian linguist Oleksa Horbach (Олекса Горбач) who lived in Germany, after which the circle of contacts became broader. Purpose: On the basis of the sources from the private legacy of Mihajlo Kovach, his journals and correspondence with O. Horbach, the author explores their first contacts and further cooperation in the field of literature, culture, language studies of the Ruthenians in Yugoslavia and their national life in all aspects. Results: On the basis of the material he studied and relevant literature, the author concludes that Mihajlo Kovach had a significant role in making contacts and cooperation first with O. Horbach and later, mainly thanks to his help and guidance, with other representatives of the literary, cultural, scholar and national life of the Ukrainians in the home-land and emigration. However, at that time neither Yugoslav authorities nor the representatives of the Soviet Embassy to Yugoslavia were interested in making such contacts and cooperation, nor were numerous cultural and political activists among Ruthenians who, like loyal servants to the regime, watchfully supervised the work of M. Kovach and his followers and their contacts and cooperation with Ukraine and Ukrainian emigration. However, these first contacts and cooperation of the representatives of the Ruthenian community in Yugoslavia with the representatives of their mother nation in their mother-land and in diaspora enabled the first postwar linguistic works dedicated to the Ruthenian language which led to a broader fruitful cooperation in the field of literature, publishing, cultural, artistic and other activities, which in a large measure contributed to strengthening the national awareness of the Ruthenians. Key words: Rutnenians in Yugoslavia, Ruthenian language, Oleksa Horbach, Mihajlo Kovach, Literature of the Ruthenians in Yugoslavia.
LEGENDS AND CUSTOMS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER LUSATIAS IN THE RESEARCH OF THE FRENCH SLAVICIST MARIE DE VAUX PHALIPAU
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, KRAVETS’ Yarema
Published: January 2021

Background: The paper is devoted to the Sorabistic work of the French Slavicist Marie de Vaux Phalipau (1862-1946) Legends and Customs of the Upper and Lower Lusatias presented as a scholarly report in Amsterdam (September 1927). Author of a large number of Sorabistic publications and reports, published and annunciated in the 1920s – 1930s, she became a true champion of the Lusatian question. The scholarly problem of the study of the French Slavist Marie de Vaux Phalipau’s works is an integral part of Sorabistic studies in Ukraine, begun in the 1960-s. Purpose: In this research, the French scholar fell back on the the works of the reputed Slavicists, admirers of Sorabistic culture, viz. L.Kuba, V.Giusti a.o. This French scholar’s work is very important owing to its detailed descriptions of this people’s ethnography, local inhabitants everyday life. To highlight the proposed scholarly problem, Marie de Vaux Phalipau, out of the five delineated by her basic groups of the Lusatian legends, submitted two from each, viz.: legends of the land, those of water, legends stemming from historical reminiscences; legends and customs related to seasons; legends international in character. Some of them were treated in the researcher’s Sorabistic study The Green Venice. Lusatian Marshes (1927) when the problems in question resurfaced in the political and cultural European milieu. Results: The work by Marie de Vaux Phalipau written with a deep knowledge of Lusatian folklore is a component part of the extensive scholarly heritage of the French lady Slavicist, author of thorough research papers on the culture and everyday life of the Lusatian Sobs. Among her Sorabistic Studies, there still remain a number of works worthy of special attention; a narrative of them would enable one to create a full panoramic view of the Sorabistics of the outstanding French Slavicist admired by Lusatia. Key words: Marie de Vaux Phalipau, Sorabistic Studies, Upper Lusatia, Lower Lusatia, folklore, Lusatian legends, classification.
ARTISTIC TRANSCRIPTION OF THE EDGAR ALLAN POE'S IMAGERY IN ANTUN GUSTAV MATOŠ'S AND MYKHAILO YATSKIV'S PROSE
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, KOMARYTSIA Anna
Published: January 2021

Background: On the one hand, the literary works of A.G. Matoš were studied by Croatian scholars in the context of the philosophy and poetics of modernism. The authors of fundamental studies about A.G. Matoš are Dubravko Jelčić, Dubravka Oraić Tolić, Mladen Dorkin, Zlatko Posavac, Miljenko Majetić and Nada Iveljić. On the other hand, Ukrainian researchers Mykola Ilnytskyi, Solomiya Pavlychko, Oksana Melnyk, and Polish researcher Agnieszka Matusiak analyzed and studied M. Yatskiv's creative style in the context of the aesthetic canons of the modernism. The novelty of this article is in addressing the influence of E. Poe on the literary texts of the Ukrainian and Croatian modernists using the comparative approach. Purpose: This is the first attempt to analyze the influence of E. Poe on A. G. Matoš and M. Yatskiv. This article treats the actual and yet not studied question of a multilayer impact (composition, imagery set) of the American writer on the Croatian and Ukrainian modernist writers. Results: Romanticism writer Edgar Poe undoubtedly influenced Mykhailo Yatskiv and Antun Gustav Matoš, especially with his essay “The Philosophy of Composition”. In this essay the author demonstrates the principle of constructing the plot with the logic and the hidden mechanisms of imagery construction. But in the biography of the American writer we can find facts that poems such as “Nevermore”, “Ligeia” and others weren`t the result of logic, but they were yearning for his wife who passed away being very young. The author of this study found a numerous allusions on the essay “The Philosophy of Composition” by E. Poe, his images of a horror crow and a cat, as well as the images of dead beloved beautyis in many literary works of A.G. Matoš and M. Yatskiv. Croatian and Ukrainian symbolists also used E. Poe`s technique of the total effect. Mystery element is generalized in the literary texts of three authors in the images of the sphinx, which has several meanings. The most common meaning is the abstract definition of something mysterious that needs to be answered. Similarities between Matoš's and Yatskiv's imagery with American writer E. Poe prove, that Ukrainian and Croatian writers were inspired by the world art achievements, creatively transforming ideas that were contemporary both to the romanticism and modernism. Key words: Edgar Allan Poe, Antun Gustav Matoš, Mykhailo Yatskiv, modernism, romanticism, “The Philosophy of Composition”, art scenography.
Pilot Study Using AI for Large-scale Survey on Psychology: Blood Type and Personality in Japan
Authors: Kanazawa Masayuki
Published: January 2021

The influence of genetic factors on personality has been actively studied for several decades. This pilot study analyzed data from a large-scale survey (N = 3,750) using a combination of traditional statistical techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) to examine the relationship between ABO blood type and personality. The results showed that respondents exhibited the personality traits corresponding to their own blood type more strongly than respondents who had different blood types did. This finding was consistent across all 8 traits, and all differences were statistically significant. In our survey, the same differences in scores were found in the groups who were less interested in the relationship between blood type and personality, although the values were smaller. A group of 1,067 participants with better knowledge of blood type personality, AI predicted blood type in 43.6% of the participants. In the case of entire 3,750 participants, it did 40.4%. If gender, age, and marital status were excluded, these rates decreased to 42.3% and 39.3% respectively; all these values were more than by chance. We observed a clear and significant relationship between blood type and personality in a large-scale survey. Meanwhile, the effect of the blood type is not always coherent, therefore consistent results cannot be obtained unless non-linear interactions with other factors and individual differences in personality sensitivity are considered. The results of conventional personality tests were also discussed.
ANALISIS PEMBERDAYAAN POTENSI MASYARAKAT DAN KELUARGA SEBAGAI UPAYA PERBAIKAN GIZI ANAK BALITA
Authors: Ningsih Windasari Putri Ayu
Published: January 2021

Masalah gizi merupakan masalah yang umum di beberapa negara sedang berkembang termasuk Indonesia terutama masalah kekurangan gizi. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi status gizi balita adalah pengetahuan gizi ibu yang dipraktikan dalam pola asuh dan pemberian makan. Selain itu, ketahanan rumah tangga merupakan salah satu faktor tidak langsung mempengaruhi status gizi. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mempelajari perbedaan pengetahuan gizi dan status ketahanan pangan rumah tangga pada ibu dengan balita gizi kurang dan gizi normal.
Are Self-Related Items Unique? The Self-Prioritization Effect Revisited
Authors: Navon Mayan , Makovski Tal
Published: January 2021

The Self-Prioritization effect denotes the apparent advantage in performance for self-related stimuli in a shape-label matching task. It has been argued that the effect reflects unique representations of self-related items that affect early perceptual processing. This study tested an alternative explanation according to which self-related items are not unique but rather the first in line for comparison in the memory matching task. Experiment 1 replicated the basic effect. Experiment 2 examined the necessity of self-related stimuli to the emergence of a prioritization effect and found a similar effect with another socially important concept – father. The father concept also yielded responses similar to the self when both of these labels appeared in the same setting (Experiment 3). Finally, the Self-Prioritization effect was eliminated when the associations used in Experiment 1 were learned in a structured order in which the self-label was the second association to be learned (Experiment 4). Together, these findings indicate that the effect is driven by the tendency to start the shape-label matching process with the self. This tendency is robust, but not unique to the self and can be easily modified with short practice. Hence, the Self-Prioritization effect can be explained without postulating unique representations of self-related items.
Predatory journals as threats to the academic publishing: a review
Authors: Shrestha Jiban
Published: January 2021

Academic publishing has been increasing greatly with the spread of open access journals and the shift to online publishing. However, authors must be aware of predatory journals and publishers while submitting their academic works for publication. Publishing in predatory journals is just a waste of efforts, money, and time as it does not add any scientific merits to the authors. The practice of predatory publishing can also damage the reputation of institutions and funding agencies. Therefore, there is an urgent need for awareness among researchers regarding predatory publishing. Local, national and international regulatory bodies should take stern actions against predatory publications while granting research funds and evaluating the researchers’ performance for job promotion and academic degrees.
Effects of different doses of organic and inorganic fertilizers on cauliflower yield and soil properties
Authors: Devkota Sabina , Rayamajhi Kamana , Yadav Dil Raj , Shrestha Jiban
Published: January 2021

The experiment was conducted in research field of Agriculture Research Station at Belachapi, Dhanusha, Nepal from November, 2017 to February, 2018 to evaluate the effects of different doses of organic and inorganic fertilizers on Cauliflower yield parameters and soil properties. In the experiment, there were ten treatments consisting of different combinations of organic and inorganic fertilizers. The cauliflower variety ‘Snow mystic’ was grown with these treatments laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The half dose of Organic manure (750 kg/ha) and half dose of farm yard manure (FYM) (20 t/ha) produced the highest curd yield (1019 g) and biomass (2046 g). The highest Nitrogen percent (0.10%), Organic matter percent (1.89%) and Phosphorus content (169.09 mg/kg) were obtained with the application of combined half dose of NPK (105:90:60 kg NPK/ha) and half FYM (20 t FYM/ha). The combined effect of application of Organic manures with inorganic fertilizers (NPK) was found to be better for crop growth and development as well as soil health improvement.
Response of varying levels of phyto-hormones and micro-nutrients on growth and yield of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) in sub-tropical Terai region of India
Authors: Bhattarai Basant Raj , Pal Akhilesh Kumar , Amgain Lal Prasad
Published: January 2021

A field study was conducted at Horticultural Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India during summer season of 2017-2018 to test the sole effect of phyto-hormones and micro-nutrients on growth of brinjal (Solanum melongena, L.). The thirteen treatments having six different concentration of phytohoromnes viz., T1 (20 ppm NAA), T2 (40 NAA), T3 (60 ppm NAA), T4 (25 ppm GA3), T5 (50 ppm GA3), T6 (75 ppm GA3), and six different concentrations of micronutrients viz., T7 (Boron 0.1%),T8 (Boron 0.2%), T9 (Boron 0.3%), T10 (Zinc 0.1%), T11 (Zinc 0.2%), T12 (Zinc 0.3%) and T13 (control-water spray) for a “Kashi Uttam” cultivar of brinjal were grown under randomized complete block design (RCBD) having three replications. The results findings indicated that treatment T4 (25 ppm GA3) had significant effect on growth parameters, mainly plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, crop canopy, number of side roots and main root length. Similarly, yield parameters like number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit yield per plant were found to be significantly superior under treatment T4 (25 ppm GA3). Number of branches per plant, stem diameter, main root length and fruit weight were found superior under treatment T1 (20 ppm NAA). Among the different concentrations of micronutrients treatment T9 (Boron 0.3%) and T12 (Zinc 0.3%) were found to be significant over control. It can be concluded that the phyto-hormones and micro-nutrients can be judiciously used for increasing the growth and yield of brinjal.
Effect of seed treatment using Mancozeb and Ridomil fungicides on Rhizobium strain performance, nodulation and yield of soybean (Glycine max L.)
Authors: Getachew Zerihun , Abeble Lejalem
Published: January 2021

The viability of commercial Rhizobium strains (SB-14 and SB-12) were inoculated and fungicides (Mancozeb and Ridomil) were used as seed dressed on soybean seed to investigate their effect on nodulation, plant growth and seed yield of soybean. Application of Rhizobial inoculants alone gave the highest nodulation and shoot dry weight performance as well as seed yield of soybean on both sites. SB-12 inoculant had significantly shown to be more effective than SB-14 inoculant in increasing nodulation and thus produced higher plant growth and seed yield. Rhizobial survival on the seeds was severely affected by both fungicides, resulting in decreased nodulation, plant growth and seed yield for both inoculants. However, Ridomil fungicide gave the lowest nodulation and seed yield when applied with either SB-12 or SB-14 Rhizobial strains. The strains differed in their sensitivity to Mancozeb fungicide that with strain SB-12 showed a slight effect or no effect on survival of rhizobium, nodulation and yield of soybean. Seed-dressing of mancozeb and ridomil resulted in reduction of seed yield by 882.8 kg ha-1 and 1154.7 kg ha-1, respectively with SB-12 strain. The present results indicate that inoculated Rhizobium inoculants differ in their capacity to develop resistance to the two dressed fungicides. Seed treatment with Mancozeb in combination with SB-12 strain slightly affected the survival of the inoculated strain. Consequently, mancozeb fungicide may be compatable with survival of the inoculated SB-12 Rhizobia. The results also indicate that the suppressive effects of seed-applied fungicides on Rhizobium strains survival and nodulation development depend on specific strain and fungicide. Soybean seeds inoculated with SB-12 may not need management with fungicides or lower concentration of Mancozeb that could be compatible with SB-12 to suppress soil-borne pathogens for both Assosa and Begi sites, western Ethiopia.
Effect of gibberellic acid on growth and flowering attributes of African marigold (Tagetes erecta) in inner terai of Nepal
Authors: Acharya Samjhana , Ghimire Bijay , Gaihre Suraj , Aryal Krishna , Chhetri Lal Bahadur
Published: January 2021

A field experiment was conducted at Bangaun, Lamahi-3, Dang, Nepal to study the effect of GA3 on growth and flowering attributes of African marigold (Tagetes erecta) in Inner Terai of Nepal. The experiment consists of three replications and 8 treatments and laid out in a randomized complete block design- consisting of various concentrations of GA3 viz. 0ppm, 50ppm, 100ppm, 150ppm, 200ppm, 250ppm, 300ppm, and 350ppm. Kolkata local variety of African marigold was tested. The study revealed that among different concentrations of GA3, 300ppm showed the tallest plant height (72.93cm) and the highest basal diameter (1.49cm). Maximum numbers of primary branches (3.11) and the greatest plant spread (32.11cm) were obtained from 250ppm; similarly, maximum numbers of secondary branches (13.80) were recorded in 350ppm. In the case of floral parameters both 100ppm and 350ppm recorded earlier days to 50% flowering (44.00 days each), days for 100% flowering was recorded almost similar in every treatment that sticks around 54 and 55 days, maximum diameter (5.370cm) of flowers were obtained from 50ppm, the greatest fresh weight (6.180g) was recorded in 350ppm, 250ppm showed a maximum number of flower per plant (104.13), similarly, a longer duration of flowering (58 days) was recorded in 300ppm. Among all treatments, the 250ppm level of GA3 was found to be most suitable in terms of production perspective.
Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of radish
Authors: Basnet Babi , Aryal Anil , Neupane Arjun , K.C. Bishal , Rai Nuwa Hang , Adhikari Suraj , Khanal Prakash , Basnet Manoj
Published: January 2021

Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) is necessary to enhance sustainable yield in an eco-friendly way. A field experiment was conducted in the research field of Midwest Academy and Research Institute College of Live Sciences, Tulsipur, Dang from November 2018 to January 2019 to investigate the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of radish. Mino Early variety was used in the experiment. The experiment was laid out on Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications and 5 treatments. Nitrogen (N) was supplied through different sources. The treatment combinations were: control (T1), 100% recommended N through chemical fertilizer (T2), 50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% N through farmyard manure (FYM) (T3), 50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% N through poultry manure (T4) and 50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% vermicompost (T5). Significant effect was noted on leaf numbers, root length, root diameter and yield per ha but no significant effect was noted on the germination percentage and plant height. The highest germination percentage  (77.00 %), plant height (13.27 cm), root length (16.94 cm), root diameter (3.01 cm), and yield per ha (16.55 t/ha) was recorded at T4 (50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% N through poultry manure). T5 (50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% vermicompost) recorded the highest leaf numbers (10.40). In our experiment, T4 (50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% N through poultry manure) was found to be superior, so in inner terai places like Tulsipur, Dang it is suggested to apply 50% recommended N through chemical fertilizer + 50% N through poultry manure to obtain a high yield of radish.
Evaluation of different chemical fungicides against rice blast in field conditions
Authors: Moktan Rachana , Aryal Anjeela , Karki Sagar , Devkota Ashbin Kumar , Acharya Basistha , Joshi Darbin , Aryal Krishna
Published: January 2021

Evaluation of different fungicides against rice blast was carried out in research plot of the Agronomy farm of IAAS, Prithu Technical College, Lamahi Municpality, Dang district of the Lumbini Province, inner terai region of Nepal during June to November, 2017. The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the efficiency of different chemical fungicides against rice blast. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design with the use of susceptible variety ‘Mansuli’. Different fungicides like Hexaconazole 5% SC (Udaan), Propiconazole 25% EC (Tilt), Captan 70% + Hexaconazole 5% WP, Validamycin 3% L, Tricyclazole 75% WP (TRIP) and Biomycin (Kasugamycin 3% S.L.) were applied five times at weekly interval with the doses of 2mL/L of H2O, 1.5mL/L of H2O, 2g/L of H2O, 2mL/L of H2O, 2g/L of H2O and 2mL/L of H2O respectively. From the result, it was concluded that all the fungicides were effective in controlling leaf blast but Tricyclazole 75% WP (TRIP) was more effective among other fungicides and untreated control plots with least leaf blast severity (27.85%), least incidence (35.5%), least mean AUDPC (64.64%) and highest grain yield (3.93 t ha-1) followed by Biomycin. It is thus concluded that fungicide Tricyclazole 75% WP should be sprayed five times at weekly interval for the management of leaf blast in rice.
Evaluation of rice genotypes for growth, yield and yield components
Authors: Shrestha Jiban , Subedi Sudeep , Kushwaha Ujjawal Kumar Singh , Maharjan Bidhya
Published: January 2021

Twelve rice genotypes were evaluated under irrigated lowland and upland rainfed conditions in a randomized complete block design with three replications at Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal in 2019. Data on plant height, panicle length, effective tillers per plant, fertile grain number per panicle and grain yield were taken. The variation was observed for plant height, panicle length, effective tillers per plant, fertile grain number per panicle among the evaluated rice genotypes. The rice genotype NR 11375-B-B-21 produced the highest grain yield (3974.75 kg/ha) followed by NR 11374-B-B-23 (3615.26 kg/ha) and NR 11145-B-B-B-6 (3597.56 kg/ha) under irrigated low land condition. Similarly, the rice genotypes, NR 11375-B-B-21 produced the highest grain yield (3837.15 kg/ha) followed by NR 11321-B-B-7-3 (3588.71 kg/ha) and NR 11305-B-B-1-3 (3292.36 kg/ha) under upland rainfed condition. The combined analysis showed that rice genotype NR 11375-B-B-21 produced the highest grain yield (3905.95 kg/ha) followed by NR 11374-B-B-23 (3494.63 kg/ha), and NR 11321-B-B-7-3 (3409.89 kg/ha) respectively. Thus, after evaluation of yield, two genotypes namely NR 11375-B-B-21, NR 11374-B-B-23, were selected as outstanding genotypes, which can be used as potential breeding materials for upland and low land environments of mid hills of Nepal.