bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
What is the Status of State-funded Philanthropy in the United Arab Emirates?
Authors: Ridge Natasha , Kippels Susan
Published: October 2019

"There has been a rapid rise in the number of philanthropic institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the past 15 years. In 2014, U.A.E. institutions contributed approximately 40% of all philanthropic donations in the Gulf region (Coutts, 2015a).1 Currently, the UAE is home to 43 formal donor entities, and approximately half of these are state- run organizations (Sabry, 2014). Most of these state organizations have been established by members of various ruling families, and their activities are typically modeled on private family foundations from the United States (US), such as the Gates Foundation. Despite the growing philanthropic sector, there has been no aggregation of information related to state-funded foundations’ various missions, and, in general, information on philanthropic activity in the country is scarce.
This paper, which lays the groundwork for future research on philanthropy, examines the growth of 11 state- funded philanthropic foundations in the UAE, nine of which opened in 2003 or later. These state-funded foundations are defined as those that receive the majority of their funding from various government figures or related entities. Data was obtained through interviews with mid- and executive-level staff at the foundations, as well as from publically available reports and websites. The data was then analyzed to explore the growth of foundations in the UAE, the ways in which they engage with stakeholders, their primary areas of focus, and challenges for their future developments. The paper concludes by offering suggestions for future policies and research that could lead to more cohesive, sustainable, and wider- reaching philanthropic endeavors in the country."
Economic, Social, and Political Attitudes in the UAE: A Comparison of Emirati and Non-Emirati Youth in Ras al Khaimah
Authors: W. Jones Calvert
Published: October 2019

Schooling is widely acknowledged as one of the key arenas in which the basic economic, social, and political attitudes of a population take root. In the UAE, much tends to be assumed about young people’s attitudes toward risk, competition, achievement motivation, responsibility, and other areas relevant to national development. But relatively little research has been conducted to confirm or deny popular assertions in these areas, or to explore the variation that may exist across individual emirates or across school types within each emirate. This paper will report preliminary findings from a study of the economic, social, and political attitudes of youth in Ras al Khaimah, using data collected across a range of secondary schools including two government schools, one elite private school, and two Indian schools. Findings should help construct a more nuanced empirical picture of the UAE’s growing youth population by investigating the different ways in which its members are being socialized. The research may also offer insights into how to improve policymaking for national development.

يعرف التعليم على نطاق واسع بأنه أحد الميادين الرئيسية في المواقف الأساسية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية، والسياسية للسكان .
Building Citizens for the Arab Knowledge Economy Evidence from the United Arab Emirates
Authors: W. Jones Calvert
Published: October 2019

"This working paper presents the results of an intensive case study of education reform to support the development of a post-petroleum, knowledge-based economy in the United Arab Emirates. The case study is part of a larger research project exploring the ways in which state leaders may cultivate engaged citizens who are willing and able to contribute to the development of their countries, particularly in the contemporary era of heightened globalization and intense economic competition. Building on existing theory and empirical work, the case study identifies and measures attitudes that are believed to facilitate knowledge-intensive growth within one country, such as achievement motivation, risk-taking propensity, civic duty, willingness to invest in a promising business idea, and trust and social capital. For both policymakers and researchers, the case study offers a rich portrait of one strategy that state leaders may use to help foster knowledge-intensive economic development.

The case study uses a quasi-experimental research methodology that compares UAE students’ attitudes in a new type of school (“treatment” schools) with UAE students’ attitudes at regular government schools (“control” schools). The new type of school has been developed as part of the country’s larger movement of education reform to support a post-petroleum, knowledge-based economy. The working paper presents findings on the major differences between students’ attitudes at the two types of schools and uses a difference-in-differences (DD) approach to estimate the causal effect of the treatment schools on students’ attitudes in these areas.

Key findings include:
• Students in the treatment schools reported significantly higher levels of achievement motivation, willingness to take risks, willingness to invest in a promising business idea, and social capital, compared with students in regular government schools.
• Students in the treatment schools reported significantly higher levels of civic-mindedness relative to students in regular government schools.
• Positive, significant DD estimates of the causal effect of treatment schools on students’ levels of nationalism and pride in the UAE were also found, suggesting that treatment schools are successfully promoting these types of attitudes in UAE youth.
• Respect from friends and personal interest, or “a job I like,” were students’ highest priorities in selecting a job across both types of schools; treated students consider “contributing to UAE society” almost as important.
• The data suggest that treatment schools are increasing the degree to which UAE youth value determination and perseverance, based on positive and significant DD treatment effect estimates for these variables."

تعرض ورقة العمل هذه نتائج دراسة حالة مكثفة لإصلاح التعليم من أجل دعم تطوير اقتصاد قائم على المعرفة لمرحلة ما بعد النفط في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة .
أنماط وتضورات تسرب الطلبة الذكور من المدارس الثانوية في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Authors: Ridge Natasha , Farah Samar , Shami Soha
Published: October 2019

"تأثير الوضع الاجتماعي والاقتصادي والأسرة والتجارب المدرسية على قرار مواصلة الطلاب لدراستهم تم توثيقه بشكل جيد في الأدب الغربي. ومع ذلك، لحد الآن لم تجر أي دراسة تجريبية على منطقة الخليج. باستخدام عينة من 149 متسرب من الدراسة و 347 من غير المتسربين، تعد هذه الدراسة الأولى من نوعها في تطبيق أساليب متعددة للتصميم المقارن من أجل استكشاف الأنماط والاتجاهات الخاصة بمعدلات تسرب الذكور من المدارس الحكومية في دولة الإمارات العربية
المتحدة.
الأهم من ذلك، توصلت هذه الدراسة إلى أن تأثير المعلمين على قرار الطالب على البقاء في المدرسة يمكن ان يكون بقوة التأثيرات العائلية. وتوافقا مع نتائج الدراسات السابقة التي اجريت على أجزاء أخرى من العالم، التسرب في دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة مرتبط بالخلفية الاجتماعية والاقتصادية المنخفضة، وانخفاض مستوى تعليم الوالدين و/ أو عدم مشاركة الوالدين في تعليم أبنائهم، والتجارب المدرسية المحبطة الناجمة بسبب المعلمين الذين لا يقدمون المساعدة والدعم
لطلبتهم، وكذلك وجود زملاء طلبة من المشاغبين.
الكلمات الرئيسية: المتسربين، التعليم، نوعية وجودة المعلمين، مشاركة الوالدين (اولياء الأمور)، الحالة الاجتماعية والاقتصادية."
Private Education in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar: Implications and Challenges
Authors: Ridge Natasha , Kippels Susan , Shami Soha
Published: October 2019

Over the last three decades, continued expatriate population growth across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar has contributed to the rise of a unique set of economic and social challenges. Among these are challenges relating to the provision of private education in the absence of a public option. In the face of rising demand for private schooling, a lack of affordable education options, the monopolistic behavior of private education providers, and varied government regulations have created a complex and unbalanced education sector. While researchers have studied the nature and implications of private education provision in the United Kingdom, United States, and other high-income states, no such research has been done in the UAE or Qatar. This research employs a mixed-methods comparative approach to understand the nature of the private education sectors in the UAE and Qatar, examine the ways in which private education providers navigate the regulatory schooling environments in the UAE and Qatar, and assess the impact on education stakeholders, in particular those at the lower ends of the socioeconomic spectrum. The study finds that there are considerable socioeconomic differences in terms of who has access to schooling and that a growing for-profit education market may be deepening segregation and inequities in both countries, leaving poorer families less able to access quality education. The promise of non-profit providers as a viable alternative is explored.

تعليمي معقد و غير متوازن. بينما درس الباحثون طبيعة و تداعيات توفير التعليم الخاص في المملكة المتحدة و الولايات المتحدة، و غيرها من الدول ذات الدخل المرتفع، و لم يتم إجراء مثل هذه البحوث في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة و دولة قطر
Exploring Under-Representation of Young Emirati Adults in the UAE Private Sector by Examining Emirati Job Satisfaction
Authors: Daleure Georgia , Al Shareef Zain
Published: October 2019

This study examined Emirati job satisfaction using an online survey to understand Emirati under-employment in the private sector. To date, double-digit Emirati youth unemployment has plagued the UAE even though it is a regional economic leader whose private sector has the potential to create tens of thousands of new jobs each year. The saturated public sector is so vastly preferred by Emiratis that many of them avoid working in the private sector despite abundant opportunities there, even when prolonged unemployment is a consequence. More than 1,000 employed Emirati participants rated 14 job satisfaction criteria using an online survey. Data were analyzed using correlation and regression analysis, and mean tables were constructed to examine mean ratings of satisfaction criteria among demographic factors including employment sectors. The study found that job satisfaction was higher in the public and semi- government sectors than in the private sector for factors relating to compensation, culturally friendly working conditions, and flexibility to study and/or take care of family responsibilities. Only one rating factor—opportunities for advancement—was significantly higher in the private sector than in the public or semi-government sectors. Overall job satisfaction was high even in dangerous and physically demanding public sector jobs, such as those related to off-shore oil rigs, the military, and the police.

لقد قامت هذه الدراسة بدراسة الرضا الوظيفي الإماراتي عن طريق إستخدام إستبيان إلكتروني لفهم أسباب نقص العمالة الإماراتية في القطاع الخاص
Beauty is not Only Skin Deep: Food Ethics and Consequences to the Value Chain
Authors: Silva Vivian Lara , Kasemodel Marcia Gabriela C. , Makishi Fausto , Pião Roberta de Castro Souza , Santos Vinícius Machado dos
Published: October 2019

The contemporary context in which the food industry is set up instigates a new product conception towards food ethics. However, how effectively does this perspective materialize on the gondolas of retail chains? In order to bring some elements to discussion, this article presents an exploratory study based on the decoding of information contained in food labels marketed in Brazil. In total, 287 labels regarding four categories (juices, snacks, chocolates, and yogurt) were analyzed using the Reverse Engineering methodology. The results indicate a movement of brand differentiation structured in actions conducted inside (a result of product and process engineering) and outside (regarding relationship engineering along the value chain). In other words, the internalization of innovations in products and processes (inside perspective) and; the development of vertical cooperation and coordination relations outside the company (outside perspective). In this sense, participation in globally connected markets is described as a driver of differentiation strategies regarding ethical aspects in the food processing industry and has direct effects on the vertical structures of firms, as suggested by the value chain literature.
Empresas Sustentáveis e Valiosas: Um Caso de Ensino sobre a Decisão de Parceria ou Investimento em Ações da CEMIG
Authors: Ferreira Diógenes de Sousa , Almeida Neirilaine Silva de , Queiroz Lisia de Melo , Cunha Moisés Ferreira da
Published: October 2019

Este caso de ensino simula as decisões reais requeridas para a avaliação do valor de uma companhia aberta. Willian Palmer, personagem fictício, contrata os consultores da D&N Consultoria para decidir se seria mais vantajoso ser parceiro ou ser acionista da CEMIG, que é uma das principais companhias do setor de energia elétrica do Brasil. Por meio das informações econômicas e financeiras reais divulgadas pela CEMIG e das premissas reais coletadas em diversas bases de dados, o caso aborda os passos necessários para o cálculo do valor da ação da CEMIG. Considera-se que este caso de ensino fornece subsídios para que os alunos da graduação e da pós-graduação avaliem o valor da ação encontrado pelo consultores da D&N Consultoria e discutam sobre o cálculo do custo médio ponderado de capital, a determinação de premissas, as metodologias escolhidas para o cálculo do custo de capital próprio e do custo de capital de terceiros, assim como a projeção de fluxos de caixa futuros das entidades e o cálculo dos valores das empresas, por meio de múltiplos.
Bioactivity of Phaeophytin a, α-Amyrin and lupeol from Brachystelma togoense Schltr
Authors: EKALU Abiche , GBEKELE-OLUWA AYO Rachael , HABİLA James , HAMİSU İbrahim
Published: October 2019

Phaeophytin a, α-amyrin and
lupeol isolated from Brachystelma togoense were
screened against S. aureus, E. coli, S.
pneumonia, S. typhi, and C. albicans
using Ciprofloxacin and Terbinafine as standards.  The result showed that
these phytochemicals displayed antimicrobial activity against the tested
organisms with the zone of inhibition from 12 – 27 mm. The result of MIC showed
that Phaeophytin a was most active against C. albicans (0.09
mg/ml). The MBC showed that phaeophytin a and lupeol were
the most active against
S. aureus, S. pneumonia and S. typhi (0.37 mg/ml). The
result of MFC showed that
phaeophytin a was most active against C. albicans (0.1875
mg/ml).  The
activity of these phytoconstituents in B. togoense
justified ethnomedicinal uses of the plant.
The Potential of Bai Salam in Islamic Social Finance to Achieve United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Putri Anggi Kusuma , Razia Esha tir , Muneeza Aishath
Published: October 2019

Ending poverty is the first of the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development set by the United Nations. The target is to have no more than 3 percent of the world’s population living on just $1.90 a day by 2030. A review on existing literature suggests that the United Nations need a more diverse approach to boost farming and alleviate poverty in order to meet its target. The paper is an effort to explore the possible application of an Islamic banking instrument in meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This paper aims to explore the feasibility of Salam as an alternative mode of agricultural financing. The concept of the paper can be extended to non-farming industry especially the manufacturing industry. This paper describes the modus operandi of the proposed models, and identifies potential risks involved. Some recommendations are also given as risk mitigation methods.
Texts for boys and for girls: concepts of childhood, gender and education in German Jewish society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Authors: Kogman Tal
Published: October 2019

This article deals with the dynamics of change in concepts of gender and childhood in German Jewish culture between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth century. The rise of literature for Jewish children attests to the spread of modern concepts of childhood in this culture, which pushed aside the traditional blurring of boundaries between children and adults, and encouraged Jewish educators and authors to create literature suitable for children. The differences between texts written for boys and those written for girls, in terms of content and language, signifies the ongoing predominance of traditional gender separation within Jewish culture during that period. Close inspection of these compositions shows that Jewish gender differentiation continued to play a major role in them, indicating the gradual and complex ways in which these childhood gender concepts were altered within German-Jewish culture at the time.
Krajobrazy zdegradowane jako atrakcja turystyczna oraz miejsce wypoczynku i rekreacji
Authors: Chylińska Dagmara , Kołodziejczyk Krzysztof
Published: October 2019

Celem autorów artykułu jest określenie roli krajobrazów zdegradowanych w turystyce. Autorzy starają się odpowiedzieć na pytania dotyczące kontekstów, w jakich tego typu krajobrazy można odnaleźć w obrębie potrzeby podróżowania, wypoczynku, poznania czy doświadczania przez człowieka. Stawiają pytania zarówno o fizyczne, jak i symboliczne granice dla turystyki i rekreacji w krajobrazach zdegradowanych. Praca opiera się na przeglądzie literatury i obserwacjach wybranych krajobrazów zdegradowanych (głównie przemysłowych i poprzemysłowych) położonych na przedpolu czeskich Rudaw.
Działania proekologiczne w ocenie gości hoteli
Authors: Kapera Izabela , Wszendybył-Skulska Ewa
Published: October 2019

Celem autorek artykułu było zbadanie, czy działania proekologiczne podejmowane w hotelach są istotne dla ich gości. Aby móc odpowiedzieć na to pytanie zastosowano badania ankietowe, w których wzięło udział 274 respondentów goszczących w 23 hotelach na terenie Polski. Wykazano, że 32,1% respondentów przy wyborze obiektu na nocleg bierze pod uwagę fakt prowadzenia w hotelu działań proekologicznych, a blisko 62% gości uważa, że w obiektach powinny być podejmowane tego typy inicjatywy. Wśród głównych korzyści ankietowani wymieniali: ochronę środowiska, oszczędność kosztów operacyjnych oraz efekty promocyjne i pozytywny wpływ na wizerunek. Ponad 35% gości byłoby w stanie zapłacić więcej za pobyt wiedząc, że w hotelu prowadzone są działania przyjazne środowisku.
Hongos formadores de micorriza arbuscular asociados a plantaciones de Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb. (balsa) en el Trópico Húmedo Ecuatoriano
Authors: Belezaca Pinargote Carlos Eulogio , Calle Gill Diana , Prieto Benavides Oscar , López Tobar Rolando , Solano Apuntes Edison , Meza Bone Fabricio
Published: October 2019

El objetivo de esta investigación fue conocer los géneros de hongos formadores de micorriza arbuscular (HMA) asociados a árboles de Ochroma pyramidale (balsa) en plantaciones y su grado de infección radicular. Se estudiaron seis plantaciones de 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.5 y 7 años de edad ubicadas en la zona central del Trópico Húmedo Ecuatoriano (THE), en cada una de ellas se delimitaron tres parcelas de 500 m2. En cada parcela se colectaron 3 muestras de suelo (aproximadamente 1 kg), y raicillas a una profundidad entre 0 – 15 cm para determinar el porcentaje de colonización micorrízica. El aislamiento e identificación de los HMA a nivel de género y la estimación de colonización micorrizica se realizó mediante la metodología de tamizado, decantación en húmedo con centrifugación, y despigmentación – tinción de raíces. Se aislaron e identificaron cuatro géneros de HMA: Glomus, Acaulospora, Scutellospora, y Gigaspora, no obstante, predominó el género Glomus en el suelo de todas las plantaciones estudiadas con poblaciones que estuvieron entre 27 y 169 esporas por 100 gamos de suelo seco, siendo la plantación de 4 años donde se encontró la mayor población, mientras que los demás géneros mostraron baja representatividad en todas las edades. Se detectó baja colonización micorrízica radicular en las plantaciones de balsa estudiadas, con rangos de 0.28% a 0.65%, porcentajes de colonización menores a los reportados para otras especies leñosas del THE.
Challenging Deficit Constructions of the International Student Category in Canadian Higher Education
Authors: Surtees Victoria
Published: October 2019

The trend toward internationalization on Canadian campuses has been simultaneously lauded as an opportunity for promoting campus diversity and criticized for creating a campus environment that is segregated along linguistic and ethnic lines. As a result of these tensions, students labelled as “international” have become the focus of increasing amounts of media attention. In this article, drawing on interviews with undergraduate students (n = 13) from one postsecondary Canadian institution, I examine how the seemingly neutral labels applied to diverse students, such as the category “international,” operate in talk to reproduce deficit understandings of these students, particularly in regard to their English language abilities. I then provide evidence that students also construct more positive representations of international students through references to their experiences of migration and their expertise interacting with speakers of different Englishes. I offer the notion of “language brokers” as a helpful conceptual lens for interpreting this categorization and for reflecting on the contributions that international students make to Canadian higher education.

La tendance de l’internationalisation dans les universités canadiennes a simultanément été louée comme une occasion de promouvoir la diversité sur le campus et critiquée pour la ségrégation qu’elle opère dans l’environnement universitaire en fonction de l’appartenance linguistique et ethnique. Ces tensions ont pour effet d’attirer progressivement l’attention des médias sur les étudiants dits « internationaux ».  Dans le présent article, je m’appuie sur des entrevues avec des étudiantes et étudiants de premier cycle (n = 13) inscrits dans un établissement postsecondaire canadien pour examiner la façon dont des étiquettes apparemment neutres accolées à des étudiants diversifiés, comme par exemple la catégorie des étudiants « internationaux », crée un langage qui reflète certains déficits de compréhension de tels étudiants, particulièrement en ce qui concerne leurs compétences linguistiques en anglais. J’apporte ensuite la preuve que les étudiants construisent également des représentations plus positives des étudiants internationaux à la lumière de leur expérience migratoire et de la compétence avec laquelle ils interagissent avec des interlocuteurs qui s’expriment dans les multiples variations de l’anglais. J’offre la notion de « courtier en langues » comme lentille conceptuelle utile pour l’interprétation de cette catégorisation et pour une réflexion sur les apports des étudiants internationaux à l’enseignement supérieur au Canada.
BRIEF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF TANTRUMS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors: Wilder David A. , Chen Liyu , Atwell Julie , Pritchard Josh , Weinstein Phillip
Published: October 2019

A brief functional analysis was used to examine the influence of termination of prechange activities and initiation of postchange activities on tantrums exhibited by 2 preschool children. For 1 participant, tantrums were maintained by access to certain (pretransition) activities. For a 2nd participant, tantrums were maintained by avoidance of certain task initiations. Although advance notice of an upcoming transition was ineffective, differential reinforcement of other behavior plus extinction reduced tantrums for both participants.
SAMOPOŠTOVANJE I PRILAGODBA NA STUDIJ: DA LI STUDENTI VIŠEG NIVOA SAMOPOŠTOVANJA IMAJU BOLJU EMOCIONALNU, SOCIJALNU I AKADEMSKU PRILAGODBU?
Authors: Selimović Alija , Tomić Selimović Ljubica , Emić Melisa Husarić Erna
Published: October 2019

Cilj rada bio je ispitati odnos opšteg samopoštovanja, procijenjenog preko Rosenbergove skale samopoštovanja, i prilagodbe na studij, operacionalizirane preko skorova na Baker-Siryk-ovoj skali prilagodbe na studij SACQ. Prilagodba na studij modelirana je preko četiri dimenzije prilagodbe: emocionalne, socijalne, akademske, i institucionalne. Studija je provedena na uzorku od 808 studenata (62.9% ženski; M = 21.88; SD = 2.35). Diskriminativnom analizom preko četiri modaliteta prilagodbe procijenjena je alokacija studenata na grupu visoko/nisko samopoštovanje. Izdvojena je značajna diskriminativna funkcija koja bi se mogla svesti na aspekte emocionalno-socijalne prilagodbe. Ukupno je obuhvaćeno oko 17% preklapanja između studentske prilagodbe i samopoštovanja. Studenti sa višim stepenom samopoštovanja imali su u prosjeku statistički značajno viši nivo prilagodbe na studij u odnosu na studente s nižim samopoštovanjem.
PEMBESARAN UDANG VANNAMEI (Litopenaeus vannamei) DI PT. DEWI LAUT AQUACULTURE GARUT JAWA BARAT
Authors: Hidayat Kurniawan Wahyu , Nabilah Ighfirli Amatullah , Nurazizah Siti , Gunawan Bobby Indra
Published: October 2019

Udang Vaname (Litopenaeus vannamei) merupakan salah satu jenis udang yang memiliki prospek dan profit yang menjajikan, hal ini ditunjukan oleh harga dan permintaan yang relatif tinggi dari tahun ke tahun. Dalam kegiatan budidaya udang vaname harus memerhatikan segala aspek mulai dari persiapan lahan sampai dengan saat panen. Dengan berkembangnya teknologi, kegiatan budidaya udang vaname dilakukan dengan teknologi dan inovasi baru yaitu budidaya udang vaname supra intensif. Kegiatan budidaya supra intensif adalah mengimplementasikan sistem budidaya yang konsisten dan terkontrol, yaitu dengan menggunakan benih yang bermutu, nutrisi yang cukup, dan dikelola dengan manajemen modern. Tujuan dari praktek kerja lapang ini adalah untuk mengetahui proses kegiatan pembesaran udang vaname di PT. Dewi Laut Aquaculture dari mulai persiapan lahan, sterilisasi, pembentukan air, penebaran benur, pemeliharaan sampai panen. Metode kerja yang digunakan dalam Praktik Kerja Lapang adalah dengan cara mengikuti langsung kegiatan pembesaran udang vaname dimulai dari persiapan lahan sampai dengan panen. Dari hasil pemeliharaan selama 65 hari menghasilkan panen dengan SR 85,05%, biomasa 1080,54 kg dengan ABW 6,41g/ekor. Kualitas air yang diukur selama praktik masih dalam kisaran yang optimal bagi pertumbuhan udang yaitu Suhu air (°C) 28 – 30, pH 7,5 – 8,5, DO 4,78 – 7,30, serta amonia 0,01 – 0,21. Dikarenakan terindikasi Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV), maka udang dipanen lebih awal.
EFFECT OF WONDERFUL KOLA SEED MEAL (Buccholzia coriacea) ON GROWTH, MASCULINIZING POTENCY AND GONAD GROSS MORPHOLOGY OF THE NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus, LINNAEUS 1758)
Authors: Eze Felix , Oscar Eyo Victor
Published: October 2019

This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Buchholcia coriacea on the masculinization of Oreochromis niloticus. Five days old mixed sex of O. niloticus (mean weight 0.2g, mean length 0.45mm) were subjected to powdered B. coriacea seeds meal (BSM) at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10g/kg twice daily for 1 month in an indoor experimental plastic basin capacity (50cm in diameter and 30cm deep) in duplicates with a total of six treatments in a complete randomized design. After which there were later fed with a normal diet in an outdoor concrete tank of size 1m3 for another one month. One way ANOVA and LSD were used to analyze the experimental data. The result obtained in this study showed that fish fed with 4g/kg BSM powdered BSM had the highest number (83.33%) of males which was significantly higher (p<0.05) compared to all other treatments categories. The highest survival rate (100%) was recorded in fish fed with 6g/kg BSM. The highest mean length, mean weight and weight gain observed are 0.488mm, 4.68g, and 4.65g respectively. The result of the histology showed that B. coriacea altered the sex of O. niloticus due to the presence of a hormone called dopamine in the kola. Conclusively, B. coriacea showed potential reproduction control in Oreochromis niloticus.
PEMELIHARAAN IKAN NILA (Oreochromis niloticus) DENGAN SISTEM AKUAPONIK DI DESA KARANG ENDAH, GELUMBANG, KABUPATEN MUARA ENIM SUMATRA SELATAN
Authors: Wijayanti Marini , Khotimah Husnul , Sasanti Ade Dwi , Dwinanti Sefti Heza , Rarassari Madyasta Anggana
Published: October 2019

Akuaponik adalah gabungan budidaya ikan dan tanaman hidroponik dengan sistem resirkulasi.  Akuaponik merupakan salah satu alternatif yang dapat memanfaatkan limbah budidaya ikan serta mampu menghemat penggunaan lahan dan air. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah memberikan informasi kepada para pembudidaya mengenai pemeliharaan ikan nila dan tanaman kangkung dengan sistem akuaponik. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan pada bulan September sampai November 2018. Pemeliharaan ikan nila dengan sistem akuaponik dilakukan selama 37 hari, dikolam beton ukuran 3x1,5x1 m3, dengan jumlah ikan yang ditebar 200 ekor.  Hasil pemeliharaaan didapatkan pertumbuhan ikan nila sebesar 3,31±0,68 cm dan 21,59±4,28 g.  Laju pertumbuhan spesifik ikan nila sebesar 2,07%.hari-1 dengan kelangsungan hidup sebesar  95%. Tanaman kangkung mengalami pertumbuhan sebesar 47,86±2,81 cm dan 16,85±2,74 g.
Studi Komunitas Bakteri pada Sistem Resirkulasi pada Budidaya Lele Dumbo (Clarias gariepinus)
Authors: Isroni Wahyu , Setyawati Dyah , Maulida Nurul
Published: October 2019

Ikan lele (C. gariepinus) merupakan jenis ikan konsumsi yang mulai merebut perhatian pelaku usaha budidaya karena dapat dilakukan pada lahan sempit dan jumlah air yang terbatas dengan padat tebar tinggi. Terbatasnya sumber daya alam seperti air dan lahan, menjadikan intensifikasi sebagai pilihan yang paling memungkinkan dalam meningkatkan produksi budidaya ikan lele. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif yaitu suatu peneitian yang diakukan untuk pemberian gambaran secara objektif. Perlakuan yang digunakan adalah padat penebaran yang berbeda (100 ekor/m3, 300 ekor/m3, dan 500 ekor/m3) untuk mengetahui komunitas bakteri pada kepadatan berbeda. Pengambilan sample air dilakukan 3 kali selama masa pemeliharaan yaitu hari ke-1, hari ke-30 dan hari ke-60. Sedangkan parameter pendukung yaitu kualitas air dilakukan tiap pagi dan sore selama 60 hari.  Terdapat tiga komponen dalam sistem resirkulasi yang digunakan yaitu kolam pemeliharaan ikan, bak swirl-filter, dan bak biofilter. Pada kolam 1 hari pertama menunjukkan kepadatan 5.7x104 CFU/mL, spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Bacillus subtilis dan Bacillus megaterium. Pada kolam 1 hari ke-30 menunjukkan kepadatan 8.3x104 CFU/mL,  spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Bacillus subtilis. Pada kolam 1 hari ke-60 menunjukkan kepadatan 3.1x104 CFU/mL, spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Empedobacter brevis. Pada kolam 2 hari pertama menunjukkan kepadatan 3.2x103 CFU/mL,  spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Bacillus subtilis. Pada kolam 2 hari ke-30 menunjukkan kepadatan 3.5x103 CFU/mL,  spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Spingomonas paucimobilis. Pada kolam 2 hari ke-60 menunjukkan kepadatan 3.7x105 CFU/mL, spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Empedobacter brevis. Pada kolam 3 hari pertama menunjukkan kepadatan 1.4x103 CFU/mL,  spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Staphilococus vitulus dan Bacillus megaterium. Pada kolam 3 hari ke-30 menunjukkan kepadatan 1.7x103 CFU/mL, spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Stapilococus xylosus dan Bacillus cereus. Pada kolam 3 hari ke-60 menunjukkan kepadatan 3.6x105 CFU/mL, spesies yang ditemukan yaitu Bacillus subtilis dan Bacillus lincheniformis.
Kajian Efek Paparan Exponential Dan Square Wave dalam Metode Elektroporasi Terhadap Motilitas Dan Viabilitas Sperma Ikan Nilem (Osteochilus hasselti)
Authors: Faqih Abd raheem Raheem , Anitasari Septi , Wiratama Angga
Published: October 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbedaan metode (Square wave dan Eksponensial) terhadap pergerakan (motilitas) dan kemampuan hidup (viabilitas) sperma ikan nilem (Osteochilus hasselti). Dengan harapan nantinya dapat menjadi dasar pijakan dalam transfer gen pada ikan nilem (Osteochilus hasselti) dengan menggunakan metode elektroporasi, dengan sperma ikan sebagai media transfer gen. Metode transfer gen sejenis ini masih belum dilakukan di Indonesia. Umtuk itu penelitian sperma yang digunakan sebagai media untuk memasukkan DNA asing ke dalam sel telur perlu dilakukan. Salah aspek yang perlu dikaji antara lain penelitian tentang pengaruh medan listrik dengan metode yang berbeda terhadap motilitas dan viabilitas sperma ikan.Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Breeding (Budidaya Perairan) Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan serta di Laboratorium Sentral Ilmu Hayati (LSIH) Universitas Brawijaya Malang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen, sedangkan untuk analisa data digunakan adalah Uji t karena terdiri dari 2 perlakuan dengan 3 kali ulangan. Sebagai perlakuan adalah metode Square wave dan eksponensial juga dilakukan 2 kontrol yaitu pengamatan sperma sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Parameter utama dalam penelitian ini adalah motilitas dan viabilitas sperma ikan nilem. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa elektroporasi dengan metode Square Wave lebih baik hasilnya jika dibandingkan dengan metode Eksponensial. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat pada nilai rata-rata motilitas sperma ikan nilem dengan menggunakan metode square wave sebesar 34%, sedangkan dengan metode eksponensial sebesar 11%. Demikian pula hasil nilai rata-rata viabilitas sperma ikan nilem dengan menggunakan metode Square Wave sebesar 56%, sedangkan dengan menggunakan metode Eksponensial sebesar 25%. Hasil pengamatan sperma sebelum elektroporasi diperoleh nilai motilitas sebesar 71,3% dan viiabilitas sebesar 75%, sedangkan sesudah elektroporasi diperoleh nilai motilitas sebesar 46,6% dan viabilitas sebesar 52,6%.
SMART RISK ANALYST
Authors: Laddha-Kabra Dr. Shilpa
Published: October 2019

This book is an expert system for analyzing credit risk in consumer loan using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). When an individual needs to borrow money, the lender will not only expect repayment but will also want to have confidence that the amount lent can be repaid on time. The effort by the borrower to provide the lender with this confidence level will depend on the amount lent. For lending millions of dollars, the lender may want to take a security interest in assets that have a value in excess of the amount lent to cover fluctuations in the values of those assets during the time the loan is being repaid. When time and foresight permit advance arrangement of loans, the act of borrowing can be made much simpler. When time is short and the need for the loan was not anticipated, the act of going through the process of borrowing may be so time-consuming that obtaining the loan may not be possible at all. Radial Basis Function (RBF), Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), and Back propagation or Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) are the three most popular Artificial Neural Network (ANN) tool for the prediction task. Here the author used both feed forward neural network and radial basis function neural network, back propagation algorithm to make the credit risk prediction. The network can be trained with available data to model an arbitrary system. The trained network is then used to predict the risk in granting the loan.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Shilpa Laddha-Kabra is Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad (Maharashtra). She is Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Computer Science and Engineering. Her area of interest includes Neural Networks, Information Retrieval, Semantic Web Mining & Ontology and many more. She has a profound expertise in taking the full depth training of engineering students. She has Two Copyrights to her credit & her many research papers are published in prominent international journals.
CAPACIDADE ANTIOXIDANTE DE FRUTOS DO CERRADO
Authors: Da Silva Diana Lopes , Sousa Hermanny Matos Silva , Martins Glêndara Aparecida de Souza , Da Silva Juliana Fonseca Moreira , Peluzio Joenes Mucci , Leal Gabriela Fonseca
Published: October 2019

O Cerrado é um bioma que possui alta diversidade vegetal. Nos últimos anos houve um aumento nos estudos com frutos nativos, no entanto, informações sobre as características desses frutos ainda são limitadas ou inexistentes. Estudos clínicos e epidemiológicos têm mostrado evidências de que antioxidantes de cereais, frutas e vegetais são os principais fatores que contribuem para a redução de incidência de doenças crônicas e degenerativas encontradas em populações cujas dietas são altas na ingestão desses alimentos. Reconhece-se que os efeitos na saúde devido aos alimentos ingeridos estão geralmente associados a atividades antioxidantes. Os frutos podem são uma fonte inesgotável de recursos nutricionais, pois possuem compostos bioativos. Esses compostos atuam como removedores de radicais livres ou quelantes de metais. A importante atividade antioxidante dos compostos fenólicos pode ser utilizada em alimentos processados ​​como antioxidante natural. Serão apresentados o potencial e ação antioxidante oito frutos do Cerrado e seus principais compostos bioativos. 

Palavras-chave: frutos, antioxidante, compostos bioativos
Timed Artificial Insemination: Pregnancy Rates in Sokoto Gudali Cattle Treated with Prostaglandin F2 Alpha at a Private Dairy Farm in Nigeria.
Authors: Leigh Olufisayo Oluwadamilare , Mustapha Lukman , Linda Agbugba Chinyere , Ibiam Adaeze Ezenwanyi
Published: October 2019

Pregnancy rates (PR) resulting from timed artificial insemination (TAI) with frozen semen were investigated in 192 Sokoto Gudali (SG) cattle following estrus synchronization under 11- and 12- day treatment intervals with prostaglandin F2 alpha (Estrumate®). Two-point inseminations at 60 h and 72 h post Estrumate® treatments were used. All cattle were randomly allocated to 2 groups i.e. A and B, such that each sub-group of A1, A2, B1 and B2 had sixteen (16) cows and thirty two (32) heifers. Furthermore, cattle in Groups A and B were administered double Estrumate® injections at 11- and 12-day intervals, respectively. Cattle in sub-groups A1 and B1 were inseminated at 60 h post second Estrumate® injection while A2 and B2 were inseminated at 72 h. Pregnancy was diagnosed using the 60-day non return to estrus and confirmed via rectal palpation at 90 days post insemination. The results showed the following PR: 33%, 83%, 33% and 33% for cattle in sub-groups A1, A2, B1 and B2, respectively. It is concluded therefore that timed artificial insemination at 72 h in SG cattle treated with double Estrumate® injections at 11-day interval produced the best pregnancy rate. These findings raises hope on the future application of TAI in breeding the SG cattle with  prostaglandin F2 alpha as single agent of estrus synchronization.
KEBIASAAN KONSUMSI IKAN LAUT, TINGKAT KONSUMSI, STATUS GIZI, DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR DI DAERAH PANTAI DAN BUKAN PANTAI
Authors: Soeparman Farida
Published: October 2019

Ikan laut adalah sumber protein hewani yang penting dalam pertumbuhan fisik dan perkembangan mental pada anak sekolah. Tujuan umum dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mempelajari kebiasaan konsumsi ikan laut pada anak sekolah dasar di daerah pantai dan bukan pantai, tingkat kecukupan energi dan protein, status gizi, dan prestasi belajarnya. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Juni-Juli 2012 dengan desain cross sectional dan berlokasi di dua sekolah dasar yaitu SD Negeri 03 Kota Karang, Pulau Pasaran, Lampung, yang mewakili daerah pantai, dan SD Negeri Ciaruteun Ilir 01, Ciaruteun Ilir, Bogor, sebagai perwakilan dari daerah bukan pantai. Subyek dari penelitian adalah kelas 5 dari dua sekolah dasar, masing-masing berjumlah 27 siswa sehingga jumlah keseluruhan subyek adalah 54 siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara daerah pantai dan bukan pantai yang ditunjukkan dengan frekuensi dan jumlah konsumsi ikan laut di daerah pantai lebih tinggi dibanding daerah bukan pantai. Demikian pula dengan tingkat kecukupan energi dan protein. Status gizi dan prestasi belajar di daerah pantai lebih baik dibanding daerah bukan pantai. Frekuensi konsumsi ikan laut berkorelasi dengan tingkat konsumsi energi dan protein. Tingkat kecukupan energi dan protein berkorelasi dengan status gizi IMT/U dan LILA. Tingkat kecukupan energi juga berkorelasi dengan prestasi belajar.
Analysis of Bullying Case Problem in Junior High School
Authors: Nauli Fathra Annis , Jumaini Jumaini , De Laura Diva
Published: October 2019

Bullying is one of the most serious acts of school violence for educators, parents, and the public. According to the National Commission for Child Protection, incidences of bullying increase every year, in 2015 the number of bullies increased by 39%. The aim of this research is to describe the condition of bullying behavior among students in schools. The data were collected from 208 samples of junior high school students. A univariate analysis was conducted to show respondent characteristics and a description of the questionnaire results per-statement points was included. The results of the research showed that most bullying perpetrators were senior students as much as 87 respondents (41.8%), 34 respondents (16.3%) had become bullies, and 67 respondents (32.2%) had become victims of bullying. The majority of bullying incidents were in the lowest category, which was as many as 197 respondents (94.7%). The highest impact of bullying felt by the respondents was hurt feelings, which was as many as 93 respondents (44.7%). This research can further be a reference for schools to develop anti-bullying policies for dealing with bullying.
PENGARUH SIFAT GELAP PEMIMPIN TERHADAP NIAT KELUAR KERJA KARYAWAN
Authors: Susanto Giovani Anggasta , Sudjadi Achmad , Pinasti Margani
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh leader’s dark triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, dan psychopathy), abusive supervision, dan kepuasan kerja terhadap niat keluar kerja karyawan (turnover intention). Penelitian ini dilakukan di perusahaan penyedia barang promosi, Jakarta. Sebanyak 68 karyawan staff diminta untuk menilai tiga sifat kepribadian dan abusive supervision atasan langsungnya, serta evaluasi diri mengenai turnover intention dan kepuasan kerja melalui kuesioner online. Metode analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan Partial Least Square (PLS). Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa leader’s dark triad traits kecuali leader’s narcissism berpengaruh positif terhadap abusive supervision; hanya leader’s psychopathyyang berpengaruh negatif terhadap kepuasan kerja dan positif terhadapturnover intention; abusive supervision tidak berpengaruh terhadap turnoverintention, namun berpengaruh negatif terhadap kepuasan kerja; kepuasankerja berpengaruh negatif terhadap turnover intention. Dapat disimpulkanbahwa psychopathy merupakan sifat kepribadian pemimpin yang palingmerugikan organisasi karena memicu karyawan untuk meninggalkanperusahaan.
Peran Organisasional Terhadap Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Pengauditan Berbasis ISA : Perspektif Dosen Pengauditan
Authors: Asmara Eka Noor , Supardi Supardi , Ashari Sidiq
Published: October 2019

The adoption of International Standards on Auditing (ISA) by IAPI as a new auditing standard in Indonesia is unavoidable choice. As a consequences, alteration of teaching materials on higher education into ISA is considered as a necessary step that has to be taken. If the presumption of institutional isomorfism is taken place by IAPI, the feared of unwellprepared higher education and lectures in the process of adoption and integration new auditing standard has a reasonable reasons. This research is conducted to examine relationship of organization support and individual factor in the process of developing and teaching of audit course material to conform to ISA. Data collection in this research is based on survey that has been used in many similar researches. Training variable represent organization support as well as self-efficacy represent individual variable. Structural equation modeling is applied in this research. Finding of this research demonstrate that hypothesis of relationship between training and self-efficacy and teaching material is significantly supported so that this research elaborate institutional theory of institutional isomorphism. Finding of hypothesis examination indicates that organization support in the form of training could be a proper medium to increase lecturer competency especially in the ISA implementation. Furthermore, professionalism itself could be an important root for the creation of isomorphism norm.
Bodies of knowledge, Kinetic Melodies, Rhythms of Relating and Affect Attunement in Vital Spaces for Multi-Species Well-Being: Finding Common Ground in Intimate Human-Canine and Human-Equine Encounters
Authors: Carlyle Donna , Graham Pamela
Published: October 2019

Children’s beneficial relationships with animals are well known. Companion animals, particularly dogs have become an integral part of family life and children’s material culture. Aside the proven physiological benefits there is little research about what children say about their relationships with animals and how they describe them. In this paper we bring together both horse-human and dog-human interactions, finding common ground for understanding the complexity of human development, well-being and flourishing. Dogs in schools are fast becoming a trend in helping support and enhance children’s learning as well as their social and emotional well-being. Studies have shown that the very presence of a dog can increase children’s concentration, executive function and behavior. Also, equine therapy is gaining momentum and empirical studies are showing noteworthy benefits to children and young people. However, the lack of children’s voices means that the mechanisms for these benefits are somewhat unknown and unclear. In seeking to explore this, the authors utilize a visual, sensory and diffractive ethnographic approach to illuminate and illustrate, experiment and re-enact, how the children relate, share spaces and multiple subjectivities with their classroom canine, “Ted” and companion horse “Henry”. ”Henry” is part of a programme in which youngsters care for and engage in activities with horses.
Detection and Microscopy of Alnus glutinosa Pollen Fluorescence Peculiarities
Authors: Šaulienė Ingrida , Šukienė Laura , Daunys Gintautas , Valiulis Gediminas , Lankauskas Alfredas , Kokina Inese , Gerbreders Vjačeslavs , Gavarane Inese
Published: October 2019

Alnus glutinosa is important woody plant in Lithuanian forest ecosystems. Knowledge of fluorescence properties of black alder pollen is necessary for scientific and practical purposes. By the results of the study we aimed to evaluate possibilities of identifying Alnus glutinosa pollen fluorescence properties by modeling ozone effect and applying two different fluorescence-based devices. To implement experiments, black alder pollen was collected in a typical habitat during the annual flowering period in 2018-2019. There were three groups of experimental variants, which differed in the duration of exposure to ozone, conditions of pollen storage before the start of the experiment, and the experiment start time. Data for pollen fluorescence analysis were collected using two methods. The microscopy method was used in order to evaluate the possibility of employing image analysis systems for investigation of pollen fluorescence. The second data collection method is related to the automatic device identifying pollen in real-time, which uses the fluorescence method in the pollen recognition process. Data were assessed employing image analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) methods. Digital images of ozone-exposed pollen observed under the fluorescence microscope showed the change of the dominant green colour towards the blue spectrum. Meanwhile, the automatic detector detects more pollen whose fluorescence is at the blue light spectrum. It must be noted that assessing pollen fluorescence several months after exposure to ozone, no effect of ozone on fluorescence remains.