bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Axillary shoot proliferation and regeneration of red rose [pisiformis (christ.) D. Sosn. An under thread extinction species endemic to Turkey
Authors: Özel Onur , Demiray Hatice , Eroğlu Volkan , Ecer Cihan
Published: January 2024

In vitro propagation of red rose [Rosa pisiformis (Christ.) D. Sosn.] has great importance in rapid proliferation of species with medicinal features and in culture of healthy plants free from deseases.  After a succesfully pre-sterilization procedure, experiments were maintained by two-phase: multiplication phase and rooting of microshoots phase. Micropropagation of Rose was improved, using its nodal segments under different combination of BAP (0, 1.0, 2.0, 0.6 mg/l), NAA (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.01 mg/l) on Driver and Kuniyuki (DKW) and MS medium in multiplication phase and using distinct compositions of IBA (0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0 mg/l) and DKW medium in rooting phase.  The maximum number of shoots/per plant (22.6) with the highest number of leaves (222.6) were obtained in DKW medium supplemented with 0.6 mgl-1 BAP and 0.01 mg/l NAA. The leaf explants were also used to occur callus in MS with different combinations of BAP and NAA. Good callus formation was obtained with 1:2 ratio of BAP:NAA combination in MS medium. Furthermore, the highest root induction (100%) was achieved in DKW medium consisting of 1 mg/l  IBA. The rooted plantlets were transferred to the field after acclimatized in greenfield conditions. The present investigation presents an in vitro protocol for R. pisiformis.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 949-958, 2023 (December)
Nutritional and agronomic response of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) To the application of vermicompost, potassium and boron
Authors: Akter Nasrin , Syed Mahmud , Rahman Md Khalilur
Published: January 2024

A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of vermicompost (VC), potassium (K) and boron (B) on the growth, yield and mineral nutrient accumulation of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). Eight treatments were arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications including control. Application of VC8K60 (T5) resulted in the highest plant height (60 cm). However, VC8K60B0.4 (T8) recorded the maximum leaf number (17 plant-1), leaf area (264 cm2), fruit petiole (4.15 plant-1), fruit number (3.50 plant-1), total fresh (143.15 g plant-1) and dry weight (16.4 g plant-1). Application of VC8K60B0.4 (T8) helped the improvement of the N, P, K, S, Fe and Zn concentrations of the roots, leaves and fruits. Result of growth, yield attributes and nutrient content varied significantly (p ≤ 0.05). Hence, to achieve higher fruit yield with higher nutrient concentration the soil should be supplied with vermicompost, muriate of potash (50% K) and boric acid (17% B) at a required rate. However, for a good recommendation field trials are needed in major agroecosystems of the country.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 959-964, 2023 (December)
Development of heterotic hybrids of sweet corn for green ear yield and other component traits
Authors: Vanipraveena M , Talekar S C , Kachapur R M , Salakinkop S R , Reddy Patlolla Ramakanth
Published: January 2024

Forty two experimental hybrids generated through full diallel mating were evaluated in Randomized Block Design during kharif 2019 to study the magnitude of heterosis in sweet corn. Mid-parent heterosis ranged from -21 to 258 for DEW; -25 to 2 for GFW; 3 to 229 for GEY and standard heterosis ranged from 2.13 to 134.95 for DEW; 82.93 to 317.07 for GFW; -15.70 to 68.40 for GEY. Green ear yield exhibited positive significant correlation of mid-parent and commercial heterosis with NKPR, DEW and GFW in common, while no significant association between GEY and TSS was observed. The crosses KH1831 × SC Syn, SC Syn × SC Sel 2 and SC Sel 2 × SC Syn manifested highest mid-parent heterosis for de-husked ear weight, green ear yield and green fodder weight thus utilizing these hybrids in breeding programmes will serve for dual purpose of yield with fodder.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 999-1005, 2023 (December)
Selection of heat tolerant donor lines in indian mustard (Brassica Juncea L.)
Authors: Kaur Jasneet , Sandhu Surinder K , Rialch Indu , Singh Manpreet , Kaur Karanveer , Pal Lalit
Published: January 2024

Heat stress during the post anthesis (seed filling) stage negatively influences the movement of photosynthates to the developing sinks and, thus lowering the seed yield in Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss].  The present studywas conducted with the objective to unravel the variability for terminal heat stress (THS) in a fixed diversitygenetic stock of 500 lines of Indian mustard. Germplasm stock exhibited huge variability for seed yield and its contributing traits with variable levels of yield reduction under late sown conditions. The per se yield based computed heat stress susceptibility index (HSI) ranged from 32.3 (highly THS susceptible) to -1.15 (THS tolerant). Based on yield reduction due to THS, 500 test genotypes were grouped into 10 classes and genotypes from each class wererandomly takento constitute a diverse panel of 96 lines. This panel was evaluated under THS by raising crop underpoly-tunnels during reproductive phase along with same set of 96 genotypes raised under normal field conditions (served as control). Based on agronomic advantage and HSI for economic traits, 23 heat tolerant donor lines were selected for utilization in commercial breeding programme. 
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 1007-1013, 2023 (December)
Optimisation of seed germination and seedling emergence of sesbania cannabina (retz.) Poir.
Authors: Kamal Abdul Kadir Ibne , Batty Lesley C , Bartlett Rebecca
Published: January 2024

This study aims to optimise the condition for seed germination and seedling emergence of Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Poir. for a phytoremediation study. In this experiment, seed germination was carried out using two growth media: Murashige and Skoog basal medium (MS); and Whatman Grad 1 filter paper (FP), using the top of media or top of the paper method under three different photoperiods. Seeds were pre-treated for different lengths of time with various concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (v/v) multiple hot water treatments. Results showed that seeds pre-treated with H2O2 (6% v/v) for 5 minutes and primed with 65°C water for 5 minutes were considered as the ideal pre-treatment condition. Different photoperiods and media used in germination in this experiment do not significantly affect seed germination. The optimum condition for seed germination at 27.5 °C ± 2.5°C and relative humidity of ~ 75% for 5 days. Seed emergence in soil and compost was significantly affected by the burial depth and bulk density of the media, with the highest (98%±1) seed emergence observed at 1 cm depth for soil and compost, and decreasing with increased burial depth. This ideal condition will help in further studies related to plant growth and phytoremediation of S. cannabina.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 1015-1023, 2023 (December)
Impact of water stress on morpho-physiological and biochemical traits in rice genotypes
Authors: Sheeba A , Selvi C Tamil , Yogameenakshi P , Bhaskaran M , Banumathy S
Published: January 2024

Laboratory and field screening were performed in nine rice genotypes i.e., TM 12061, TM 12077, TM 12012, TM 14035, TM 16017, Senthuram, Vandhana, TKM 12 and  Anna (R) 4 to assess their drought tolerant potential. For laboratory screening, the effect of different levels of Poly Ethylene Glycol (PEG) concentration viz., -0.2, -0.4, -0.6 and -1.0 MPa on germination, shoot length and root length were studied. There was a considerable decrease in the germination potential among all the genotypes with increase in PEG concentration. The TM 12077 showed higher level of tolerance to PEG induced drought stress showing 30.8 % germination with 3.2 cm and 8.85 cm shoot and root length, respectively at higher level of concentration (1.0 MPa). In the field screening under managed stress condition, TM 12077 and TM 12012 showed higher accumulation of proline (4.15 mg/g). Chlorophyll stability index was more than 80 % in the genotypes TM 12012, TM 12077 and TM 12061. The genotype TM 14035, the varieties Anna (R) 4 and Vandhana matured early in 115 days.  Number of tillers per plant, number of panicles/sqm and yield/hectare were maximum in TM 12077.  While considering both laboratory and field screening, the genotypes TM 12077, TM 12012 and TM 12061 were found promising for water stress environment and can be utilized as donors in the drought tolerance breeding programs.  High heritability coupled with moderate to high GA as per cent of mean recorded for plant height, tillers per plant, chlorophyll stability Index and total chlorophyll content indicates the presence of additive gene effects and their improvement through direct selection.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 1041-1046, 2023 (December)
Genotype and environment interactions of yield contributing characters of field mustard (Brassica rapa L.)
Authors: Mondal Susmita , Johora Fatema Tuj , Roy Goutom , Rahman Jamilur
Published: January 2024

Genotype-environment interaction is the norm of reciprocal action that determines the relationship between gene and environmental factors. Gene and environment interaction takes place when different environments affect the genotypes and vice versa. The investigation portrays the interaction between genes and environments of yield contributing characteristics of eleven genotypes of field mustard. Three  seeding-time environments, viz., early, late, and very late of eleven mustard genotypes were laid out with three replications in a randomized complete block design. Among the three environments, which one was favorable and which was not was determined by their significant differences through a combined analysis of variance. The IPCA 1 (first interaction principal component axis) score of genotypes in the AMMI (additive main effects and multiplicative interaction analysis) of G×E interactions was estimated as an indication of the ability to respond to the environments and the performance with changing environments of the genotypes. Considering all the scores, Sonali Sharisha (SS-75), and BINA Sharisha-10 were found to be highly stable genotypes, while among the three environments, the environment-1 (early sowing) was found the best sowing time for raising and harvesting a good mustard crop.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 1055-1065, 2023 (December)
Karyotype profile of holarrhena antidysenterica (Roxb. Ex fleming) wall
Authors: Dash Chandan Kumar , Anjum Nowshin , Roy Prasenjit , Sultana Syeda Sharmeen
Published: January 2024

The karyomorphological features of Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roxb. ex Fleming) Wall. through the application of differential staining techniques (using orcein, CMA, and DAPI) were studied. After applying orcein staining, the interphase nuclei of this species exhibited a ‘simple chromocenter type’ with numerous small heterochromatin blocks and the prophase chromosomes were ‘interstitial type’. The karyotype analysis revealed that this species possesses diploid chromosome number of 2n = 22, with all metacentric chromosomes. The total length of the chromosome complement in the diploid set was 29.91 μm. A total of four CMA-positive bands were observed in this species whereas seven bands were found after DAPI-staining. Heteromorphicity was observed in the DAPI stained metaphase stage indicating the probable occurrences of chromosomal aberrations such as deletion and inversion. The karyotype profile of H. antidysenterica obtained from orcein and fluorescent banding was determined for the first time in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 1085-1089, 2023 (December)
Molecular characterization and diversity analysis of promising tgms lines and high-yieding varieties In rice by using ssr markers
Authors: Karpagam V , Kalaiyarasi R
Published: January 2024

The present investigation was intended to assess the extent of genetic diversity present among the selected genotypes of Oryza sativa (including TGMS lines) using SSR markers. The SSR markers used for the study gave average Polymorphism Information Content (PIC) value of 0.551. The primer RM 9 followed by RM 536 has given maximum PIC value and the primer RM 29 gave the minimum. It was inferred that the primers RM 9 and RM 536 had been the better choices in this study. The lines, TS09 24 and TS09 26 were in the same cluster as they derived from the same parents. The TGMS lines TS 29 and TNAU 27S are in separate cluster from other parents indicating that these lines are highly diversified and their crosses can give improved cultivars.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 1067-1070, 2023 (December)
Unveiling the Diverse Mammalian Species of a Tropical Rainforest in Northeast Bangladesh
Authors: Hamza Ameer , Rahman Md Aminur , Alam Md Khurshed , Hossain Md Kamal , Karim Chowdhury Md Rezaul , Aziz M Abdul
Published: January 2024

Tropical rainforest supports an incredible diversity of mammalian species. The forest patches of northeast Bangladesh are considered hotspots for a range of threatened mammals. However, the transboundary Lathitila reserve forest in Moulvibazar district of northeast Bangladesh remained largely unexplored. We assessed the diversity of medium- and small-sized mammals using camera-trapping, and distance sampling, which was supplemented by sign survey and interviews. We recorded a total of 38 species of mammals belonging to 9 orders and 22 families. The Carnivora (34%) contained the highest number of mammals followed by Rodentia (21%), Primates (18%), Chiroptera (10%), and Artiodactyla (5%). Thirty seven percent of the recorded species were rare, followed by very common (26%), occasional (24%) and common (13%). Of these, 45% were categorized as threatened in the updated national Red List of IUCN Bangladesh. The remarkable species that we recorded are the Critically Endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), Phayre’s leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), Northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina), and Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis). The Endangered Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), and Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) were also recorded. The principal threats to the Lathitila forest are the habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, human disturbance, illegal wood extraction, and wildlife poaching. This study highlights the conservation importance of this least-known forest, thereby protection measures are urgently needed to conserve its diverse mammalian fauna.
Bangladesh J. Zool. 51(2): 135-154, 2023
PEMINDAHAN GAYA BAHASA ĪJĀZ BERDASARKAN OPERASI PEMINDAHAN EKSPLISITASI KLAUDY DAN KÁROLY [TRANSLATION OF ĪJĀZ LANGUAGE STYLE BASED ON KLAUDY AND KÁROLY'S TRANSFER OPERATIONS]
Authors: ROSLI MUKHLIS , ABDULLAH NASIMAH , ABD RAHMAN LUBNA
Published: January 2024

Failure to address the implicit meaning can impact the translation outcomes. A shift in translation from implicit meaning in the source language to explicit meaning in the target language is called explicitation. In Arabic rhetoric, ījāz is one of the language styles that combine multiple meanings with simple words. This linguistic characteristic has the potential to cause a lengthy translation. Experienced or inexperienced translators tend to do explicitation by transferring most of the implicit meanings in the source text into the target text. This study aims to analyze the transfer of the ījāz al-Quran language style to the Malay language based on Klaudy and Károly's Transfer Operations. This study adopted a qualitative method and carried out a content analysis technique to analyze the Quranic ījāz as stated in al-Sayyid al-Husaini’s book. In addition, six Arabic rhetoric books were utilized as supporting sources to screen the data of ījāz through cross-checking techniques. Subsequently, the data were analyzed based on the standard transfer operations proposed by Klaudy and Károly. The research's findings reveal that the most common explicitation strategy that was widely used in this study was lexical addition. It is also found that the operation of grammatical elevation was significantly applied in this study. This operational feature, which raises phrases to clause level, makes this operation easily recognizable. This study also uncovered two new operations in explicitation strategies, namely lexical repetition and addition of dialogue elements. This study reveals the potential approaches that translators can use when interacting with implicit meaning, hence helping to find relevant solutions in dealing with the transfer of implicit meaning, especially from Arabic rhetoric perspective.
Appropriate Selection for Numbers of neurons and layers in a Neural Network Architecture: A Brief Analysis
Authors: Aziz Asif , Khan Talha , Iftikhar Umar , Tanoli Irfan , Qureshi Asif khalid
Published: January 2024

Identification of optimal number of neurons and layers in a proposed neural architecture is very complex for the better results. The determination of the hidden layer number is also very difficult task for the proposed network. The recognition of the effective neural network model in terms of accuracy and precision in results as well as in terms of computational resources is very crucial in the community of the computer scientists. An effective proposed neural network architecture must comprise the appropriate numbers of perceptrons and number of layers. Another research gap was also reported by the researchers community that the perceptron stuck during the training phase in finding minima or maxima for stochastic gradient to solve any engineering application. Therefore to resolve the problem of selection of neurons and layers an analysis was performed to evaluate the performance of the neural network architecture with different neurons and layers on the same data set. The results revealed that the justified network architecture would contain justified number of neurons and layers as more number of neurons and layers increase more computational resources and training time. It was suggested that a neural network architecture should be proposed comprising of minimum 2 to 5 layers. Entropy and Mean square error was  considered as a yardstick to measure the neural network architecture performance. Results depicted that the an effective neural network architecture must initially be simulated or checked with minimum number of instances to evaluate the model.
Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) based Health Care Monitoring: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Qaisar Ayyub
Published: January 2024

The Internet of Things (IoT) based Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN), play a very important role in the implementation of IoT devices. It is an upcoming research area in which we implement new advancement techniques, such as various algorithms. In this research, we explore how to secure IoT devices from cyber-attacks and also define how to handle the communication packets between IoT devices. Some IoT devices require more resources for communication so we define the techniques used to reduce these resources. The main purpose of this review is to provide a quick review of all techniques for novice researcher who wants to start their research in this domain. Now the universe is getting smaller due to a sharp growth in scientific and technological research. The development of communication technologies over the past few decades is remarkable. It has gotten harder for medical associates to take care of the patients by coming into the hospital and then personally checking them. The population of the world is increasing and the area is getting smaller. The development of wireless communication has provided a solution to these issues in the form of a remote health monitoring system. The WBAN in the domain of medicine provides the best way for patient monitoring inside or outside the hospital. Through WBAN, we can easily monitor the patient's state without visiting the hospital. WBAN is used in multiple areas such as energy-saving, eHealth monitoring systems to maintain the quality services of data, and many other areas. In this paper, we survey the current state of various aspects of WBAN technologies that are being used in healthcare applications, the targeted area is the eHealth monitoring system. Using multiple WBAN techniques, we aim to identify which techniques are giving better results in data transmission, storing, and maintaining patient data privacy and also identify the best performance using multiple techniques based on the two most important parameters such as ‘throughput’, and ‘delay’. These parameters estimate the overall performance of any WBAN system. We collected data from the last 15 years' papers. The major contribution of this paper is to identify the best technique in e-healthcare among all in terms of delay and throughput used in the past recent years.
Effect of Recycled Coarse Aggregates (RCA) on Geo-Polymer-Based Concrete
Authors: Memon Muneeb Ayoub , Bashir Ahmed Memon  , Shahzeb Khan Jamali  , Ali Arsalan Memon  , M Umair Bhatti
Published: January 2024

The construction industries are looking towards the production of environmentally friendly concrete, with the use of fewer natural resources, less energy, and minimum carbon dioxide emissions. For this reason, the geo-polymer concrete is one of the best options. The concrete produced with a polymerization process; a reaction between alkaline compounds containing alumina and silica; is called geo-polymer-based concrete. This study is focused on investigating the density and strength properties of geo-polymer concrete with Recycled Coarse Aggregates (RCA). Three mixes were designed with 0%, 50%, and 100% RCA with a fixed water-binder ratio equal to 0.4. The results revealed that the compressive, tensile, and flexural strength of geo-polymer-based concrete with RCA reduced and depended on the percentage of RCA used. The flexural performance of the concrete was observed better compared to compressive and tensile strength. However, the density of concrete is decreased by approximately 14% with the addition of RCA resulting in lighter concrete than the control mix.
Image Matting using Superpixels Centroid
Authors: Akbar Anam , Shirazi Aniqa , Farooqui Mohammad Sarim
Published: January 2024

The orientation and focus of this research piece is the extraction of foreground and compositing this extracted region onto a new background region. This phenomenon is termed as image matting, which is more utilized in film production or digital media world. The proposed method approaches the ill-posed nature of image matting via non-parametric sampling based method along with the clustering technique known as Superpixel. In the proposed method, pixels of entire image(s) are tends to gather in close proximity under one unit (Superpixel) with respect to color, intensity and texture. This gathering in close proximity reduces the search space more than 20 times and helps in efficiently finding association of unknown region with the samples from background and foreground. The use of samples facilitates the pixel color assimilating with local image structure, which is significant to calculate a good resultant alpha matte particularly in the image having complex textured and in natural images. To the best of my knowledge, the matting problem using centroids of Superpixels has not previously been explored. Results are evaluated on different images on online benchmark dataset for image matting. Results are comparable to the different matting algorithms applied independently on images of dataset. Result shows that the proposed approach significantly improves the results.
Framework for Automatic Blood Group Identification and Notification Alert System
Authors: Memon Madeha , Lalwani Bobby , Rathi Mahaveer , Memon Yasra , Fatima Knooz
Published: January 2024

Image Processing has assisted researchers in a variety of ways, especially in the areas of security and medicine fields. Identifying blood types in emergencies or far-off places and regions where experts have not been available is a present-day challenge. Therefore, we have developed an automatic system that will detect the blood group and notify an alert system using GSM and various image processing methods. Prior to any treatment or operation, it is necessary to determine the blood type for a transfusion of blood, even in an emergency. Currently, technicians manually conduct these tests, which can cause human mistakes. Different systems have been created to automate these tests; none have been successful in completing the analysis in time for emergencies. This project intends to create an automated system to do these tests quickly, adjusting to urgent circumstances. Initially, the slide test is performed to collect the blood images. Furthermore, various image processing methods have been performed for processing images using the PI camera. Subsequently, an alert with the patient's blood group is then generated and sent to the concerned patient or the hospital to immediately consult the patient. Unit testing and load testing were performed on 950 images at a time which yielded 97% accuracy.
A Novel Approach to Android Malware Intrusion Detection Using Zero-Shot Learning GANs
Authors: Shirazi Syed Atir Raza , Shaikh Mehwish
Published: January 2024

This study proposes an innovative intrusion detection system for Android malware based on a zero-shot learning GAN approach. Our system achieved an accuracy of 99.99%, indicating that this approach can be highly effective for identifying intrusion events. The proposed approach is particularly valuable for analyzing complex datasets such as those involving Android malware. The results of this study demonstrate the potential of this method for improving the accuracy and efficiency of intrusion detection systems in real-world scenarios. Future work could involve exploring alternative feature selection techniques and evaluating the performance of other machine learning classifiers on larger datasets to further enhance the accuracy of intrusion detection systems. The study highlights the importance of adopting advanced machine learning techniques such as zero-shot learning GANs to enhance the effectiveness of intrusion detection systems in cybersecurity. The proposed system presents a significant contribution to the field of intrusion detection, providing an effective solution for detecting malicious activities in Android malware, which can improve the security of mobile devices.
Navigating the Road to Safer Travel in Pakistan: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of Road Safety Challenges and Solutions
Authors: Pervez Amjad , Oad Ammar
Published: January 2024

With the growing global population, the demand for mobility and well-managed modes of transportation is increasing day by day. However, the rapid growth in motorization is a double-edged sword. On one side, it brings social and economic development; on the other, it results in severe consequences, such as road traffic crashes. Pakistan, a developing country, is also dealing with the same issue. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the road safety issues in Pakistan. The analysis is carried out from five perspectives: infrastructural, institutional, socio-economic, socio-cultural/behavioral, and educational. The study highlights that inadequate road infrastructure, lack of road safety institutions and policies, absence of a credible crash reporting system, poor and ineffective enforcement, road users’ aberrant behaviors, and lack of road safety awareness all contribute to road safety problems in Pakistan. To address these issues, the study proposes a set of key measures, such as expanding road infrastructure, establishing dedicated road safety institutions, centralizing data collection efforts, implementing comprehensive safety tests for vehicles, and organizing road safety seminars to educate the youth. These recommendations aim to enhance road safety, ultimately reducing fatalities and economic losses caused by road crashes in Pakistan.
Précis: The Emotional Mind
Authors: Cochrane Tom
Published: January 2024

A summary of The Emotional Mind: A Control Theory of Affective States is presented: I claim that a convincing account of the emotions requires a rethink of how the mind as a whole is structured. I provide this reconceptualization by introducing a fundamental type of mental concept called “valent representation" and then systematically elaborating this fundamental type in stages. In this way, accounts are provided of the various sorts of affective states ranging from pains and pleasures to character traits.
Evaluation of the Impact of Human Resources Practices on Organizational Performance Using the PLS Approach
Authors: OUMAKHLOUF Naoual
Published: January 2024

Considering that the individual is at the heart of human resources strategies, investment in this intangible capital becomes an imperative for companies seeking to achieve excellence. The aim of this research is to demonstrate the causal link between human resource development practices and organizational performance. In this work, we have presented the theoretical approaches that to treat the relationship between human performance and business performance. Following the universalist approach, we have developed a conceptual model linking the human motivation practices most common in the literature, namely: compensation, training, information sharing and communication, employee involvement, applied leadership style and internal professional relations. To verify the research model, we conducted a field survey of 46 companies in the industrial sector in the wilaya of Béjaia. The research results, obtained through structural equation modelling using SMART PLS, showed that leadership style and internal professional relationships have no direct impact on financial and non-financial performance. However, information sharing and communication only impact non-financial performance. And the two variables which measure remuneration and training were eliminated by the “PLS Algorithm” method.
German - Algerian Cooperation: Emergence of the Agro-Logistics Beverage Cluster
Authors: TIMERIDJINE Sara , KACI Amina
Published: January 2024

Globalization and the opening up of the Algerian market have led to the emergence of numerous partnerships with the European Union countries, particularly with Germany. A country that has been able to differentiate itself by relying on its networks of players and which has seen the emergence of numerous internationally renowned clusters, this experience is discussed in detail in this study. The success of this experience has enabled Algeria to play the role of a pivotal country, participating in the emergence of cooperation aimed at strengthening cross-sectoral coordination and local and national economic development through the establishment of cluster systems in Algeria. This contribution aims to provide an overview of the impact of German-Algerian cooperation under the DEVED-GIZ program, which is based on the establishment of clusters in Algeria as a tool for strengthening competitiveness and innovation within the country. To this end, we illustrate the case of the agro-logistics beverage cluster located in the wilaya of Bejaia, which represents a major axis of Algerian industrial policy.
İran İslam Cumhuriyeti’nin İdeolojik Politikasında Borçalı Türkleri
Authors: SHIRALIYEV Museyib
Published: January 2024

İran İslam Cumhuriyeti’nin dış politika eksenini şekillendiren iki temel etken olan “devrim ihracı” ve İslamcılık (özellikle Şiilik) anlayışları, rejimin ana ideolojik bileşeni olan Velayet-i Fakih teorisinin kavramsal hükümleri üzerine temellendirilen pragmatik dış politika anlayışını belirlemiştir. Bununla beraber, Şiilik üzerinden kurguladığı mezhepçi ideoloji niteliğinde dış politika anlayışına sahip Tahran’ın, kendisini İslam Dünyası’nın önderi olarak sunma amacı bulunmakta ve bu sebeple İran, İslam’ın gücüyle Şii nüfusun zihin ve kalplerini fethetme yönünde yumuşak güç politikası yürüterek nüfuz alanını genişletmek istemektedir. İranlı misyonerlerin faaliyetlerinin bir sonucu olarak, Gürcistan’ın Borçalı (Kvemo-Kartli) bölgesindeki yerel halk arasında belirli bir sosyal desteğin yaratılmasının çeşitli tezahürleri dikkat çekmektedir. Şiilik fikirlerinin ve Velâyet-i Fakih görüşlerinin arkasına saklanan Tahran misyonerleri, aslında Gürcistan’daki Azerbaycan Türkleri arasında İran nüfuzunu önemli ölçüde yaygınlaştırmakta ve burada yaşayan etnik Azerbaycan Türkleri aracılığıyla Azerbaycan üzerinde stratejik üstünlük elde etmeyi amaçlamaktadırlar. Makalede, Azerbaycan Türklerinin yoğun olarak yaşadığı Borçalı (Kvemo-Kartli) bölgesinde İran’ın aktif ideolojik faaliyetlerinin Azerbaycan’a yönelik potansiyel tehditleri incelenmekte, Borçalı Türkleri arasında artan İran etkisine karşı alınabilecek sosyoekonomik, kültürel ve eğitimsel önlemler sunulmaktadır.
Yeşil Entelektüel Sermaye Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Uyarlanması ve Türk İmalat İşletmelerinin Yeşil Entelektüel Sermaye Olgunluk Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: ERBAŞI Ali
Published: January 2024

Alan yazında son derece yeni bir kavram olan yeşil entelektüel sermaye ile ilgili farklı kültürlerde yapılacak araştırmalara ihtiyaç bulunmaktadır. Bu ihtiyacın yanı sıra yeşil entelektüel sermaye konusu ile ilgili yerli alan yazında yapılmış teorik veya ampirik hiçbir araştırma tespit edilememiştir. Bu bağlamda Türk iş örgütlerinin yeşil entelektüel sermaye olgunluk düzeylerini ölçen bir araştırmaya rastlanmamış ve yerli alan yazında Türk iş örgütleri için kullanılabilecek bir ölçüm aracı bulunmamaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, Chen (2008) tarafından geliştirilen ve Huang ve Kung (2011) tarafından revize edilen yeşil entelektüel sermaye ölçeğini Türkçe’ye uyarlamak ve Türk imalat işletmelerinin yeşil entelektüel sermaye olgunluk düzeylerini belirlemektir. Araştırmanın ilk aşaması olan ölçek uyarlama aşaması kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak Konya ilinde farklı sektörlerdeki 452 imalat işletmesi yöneticisinden oluşan bir çalışma grubundan elde edilen veriler ile ikinci aşaması olan YES olgunluk düzeylerinin belirlenmesi aşaması ise kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak Türkiye’nin farklı illerinde faaliyet gösteren 545 imalat işletmesi yöneticisinden oluşan bir örneklem üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın ilk aşaması kapsamında, Türk iş örgütleri için geçerli ve güvenilir bir yeşil entelektüel sermaye ölçeği elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen ölçek, 3 boyut ve 18 maddeden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın ikinci aşaması kapsamında elde edilen bulgular, Türk imalat işletmelerinin %75.6 oranında yeşil insan sermayesi, %67.5 oranında yeşil yapısal sermaye ve %72.5 oranında yeşil ilişkisel sermaye, genel olarak %71.8 oranında yeşil entelektüel sermaye düzeyine sahip olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Buna göre Türk imalat işletmelerinin 4. seviyede yeşil insan sermayesi, yeşil yapısal sermaye ve yeşil ilişkisel sermaye olgunluğuna, genel olarak yine 4. seviyede yeşil entelektüel sermaye olgunluğuna sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Konut Yönetim Faaliyetlerinin Müşteri Memnuniyetine Etkisi
Authors: İLGEN Gülperi Aylin , YOZGAT Uğur
Published: January 2024

Tesis yönetimi sadece konut olarak değil hastane, fabrika, okul, alışveriş merkezleri vb. pek çok alanda yapıların yönetimi için profesyonel bir çalışma alanını ifade etmektedir. Teknoloji ve inşaat alanındaki ilerlemeler binaların yapısında değişikliklere yol açmış, yönetimi daha karmaşık ve zor hale getirmiştir. Ticari binaların yönetimi mali açıdan daha kolay iken konut binalarının yönetimi mali imkansızlıklar ve hukuki kısıtlar nedeniyle daha zor olmaktadır. Özellikle de günümüz ekonomik koşullarında artan enflasyon ve satın alma gücünde yaşanan düşüş konut kullanıcılarını da aldıkları hizmet ve ödedikleri bedel konusunda etkilemektedir. Daha fazla bütçe oluşturulmasına rağmen hizmet kalitesi gün geçtikçe düşmektedir. Bu noktada yöneticinin bilgi ve tecrübesi önemli bir rol almaktadır. Çünkü binaların yönetiminde sadece finans değil teknik konular, kanunlar ve operasyonel bilgilere de sahip olmak gerekir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, öncelikle farklı disiplinleri içinde barındıran konut yönetiminin akademik camia tarafından üzerinde durulması gereken önemli bir konu olduğunun vurgulanması, bu alanda akademide ve sahada çalışanlar için kaynak oluşturması istenmiştir. Bu çalışma, toplu yapılara ilişkin yaşam kalitesinin yükseltilmesi ve daire sakini memnuniyetinin yönetim faaliyetleri ile bağlantılı olduğunu göstermektedir. İstanbul ilinde yaşayan 400 Daire sakinleri ile yapılan anket çalışması ile yönetim süreçlerinin daire sakini (konut kullanıcıları) memnuniyeti üzerindeki olumlu ve olumsuz etkileri ile tekrar satın alma ve tavsiye etme kararına etkisi araştırılmıştır.
Ranking of Tourism Web Sites According to Service Performance Criteria with CRITIC and MAIRCA Methods: The Case of Turkey
Authors: MARUF Muhammed , ÖZDEMİR Kadir
Published: January 2024

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods enable the systematic ranking of decision alternatives by evaluating them with more than one maximized or minimized decision criterion. Multi-Criteria Decision-Making methods provide decision-makers with forms that include specified steps for calculating the importance weights of decision criteria and ranking decision alternatives. Weighting methods for calculating criterion weights are divided into subjective and objective. CRITIC method is one of the most widely used objective weighting methods in which criterion weights are determined according to the structure of the data. The MAIRCA method, a Multi-Criteria Decision Making method based on linear vector optimization, is widely preferred in the literature, especially in recent years, as it is also suitable for criteria with zero and negative values. This study aims to rank tourism websites, which play an essential role in terms of national tourism, according to nine service performance criteria. The CRITIC method determined the importance and weight values of the criteria, and the ranking of the websites was carried out by the MAIRCA method. The most decisive decision criterion in the website ranking was the live support and number of complaints. As a result of the ranking of the websites with the MAIRCA method, tripadvisor.com and seyahatyanımda.com took the first two places, while etstur.com and setur.com took the last two.
Osmanlı Devleti’nde İaşe Sistemi Üzerinde Etkili Olan Coğrafi Etmenlere Bir Bakış (1600-1850)
Authors: YILMAZ Yusuf , KADIOĞLU Yahya
Published: January 2024

Temel ihtiyaçların başta hükümet ve halk olmak üzere gerekli yerlere düzenli ve eksiksiz bir şekilde ulaştırılması demek olan iaşe sistemi, her devlet kurumunda ekonominin işlerliğinin ve devletin devamlılığının en önemli unsurlarından biridir. Bu sistemi sağlam ve işler kılabilen devletler de uzun ömürlü olmuşlardır. Bu çalışmada Osmanlı Devleti’nde halkın, ordunun ve payitahtın beslenmesinde hayati bir öneme sahip olan Tedarik (İaşe) Sistemi üzerinde etkili olan coğrafi etmenler ele alınmıştır. Akademisyenler ve tarihçilerin büyük bir kesimi şimdiye kadar daha çok Osmanlı İaşe Sistemi üzerinde etkili olan siyasi ve ekonomik etmenler üzerinde durmuşlardır. Oysa bu kapsayıcı ve temel sistemin üzerinde coğrafi etmenlerin de azımsanmayacak boyutta etkileri bulunmaktadır. Temelde iklim ve hava koşullarına bağlı olan bu etmenler içinde; şiddetli yağışlar, kuraklık, düşük sıcaklıklar, sel ve taşkınlar tedarik sistemi üzerinde etkili olan coğrafi etmenler olarak sıralanabilir.
Otel Devremülke Karşı: Turizm Sektöründe Topluluk Ekolojisi Bağlamında Bir Araştırma
Authors: VURAL AÇIKGÖZ Tuba , ÖZKARA Belkıs
Published: January 2024

Örgütlerin oluşturduğu popülasyonlar çıkarları doğrultusunda kendi aralarında bağlar oluşturduklarında karşılıklı etkileşim içine girebilmektedirler. Örgütler birbirlerinden pozitif veya negatif yönde etkilenmektedir. Negatif yönde etkilenme örgütler arasında rekabete neden olabilir, pozitif etkilenme ise fayda sağlayıcı nitelik taşır. Aynı popülasyonu oluşturan iki farklı tür form arasındaki fonksiyonel ilişkiyi ortaya koymak, araştırmanın konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, çalışmanın amacı popülasyonların birbirleri ile olan etkileşimlerinin niteliğini ortaya koymaktır. Afyonkarahisar’daki termal turizm merkezleri bir bütün olarak değerlendirildiğinde farklı örgüt popülasyonların varlığından, toplanmasından söz edilebilir. Popülasyon dinamiklerini belirleyebilmek için Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Turizm İl Müdürlüğü ve yerel yönetimlerden veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler Lotka-Volterra modeliyle test edilmiştir. Çalışmada parametre tahminlerinin istatistiksel anlamlılıkları incelendiğinde Afyonkarahisar’daki termal oteller ve devremülkler arasında karşılıklı yaşam (mutualist) ilişkisi olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Türk Kamu Yönetiminde Etik İlke ve Değerlerin Kutadgu Bilig Üzerinden Okunması
Authors: USTA Sefa , YILDIRIM Ali
Published: January 2024

Dürüstlük, tarafsızlık, liyakat, güven, sevgi, saygı, nezaket, eşitlik, adalet, kamu yararını gözetme gibi ilke ve değerler, kamu yönetiminde etik davranış ilkeleri zeminini oluşturmaktadır. Türk devlet ve yönetim geleneğini oluşturan unsurlar içerisinde adalet, eşitlik, liyakat, dürüstlük ve hakkaniyet gibi değerler yer almaktadır. Siyasetnameler, Türk yönetim geleneğinin temelini oluşturan metinlerdir. Töre, adalet ve ahlak konularına odaklanan siyasetname türü eserlerden birisi de Yusuf Has Hacib tarafından kaleme alınan Kutadgu Bilig’dir. “Kutadgu Bilig” adlı eserde iyi bir yönetim ve iyi bir yöneticide bulunması gereken özellikler vurgulanmış, yönetim ahlakı üzerinde odaklanılmıştır. Bu minvalden hareketle hazırlanan çalışmanın temel sorunsalı, Kutadgu Bilig eserinin yönetim ahlakı ve etik davranış ilkeleri çerçevesinde irdelenmesidir. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın temel amacı, kamu yönetiminde etik değer, ilke ve davranışların ele alınması ve bu eksende Kutadgu Bilig adlı eserin değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışma kapsamında, öncelikle kamu yönetiminde etik konusuna yönelik kavramsal çerçeve çizilmekte, Türk kamu yönetiminde etik yönetim anlayışına yönelik yasal ve kurumsal yapı genel hatlarıyla ele alınmaktadır. Kutadgu Bilig eserinde vurgulanan ahlaki değerler ve günümüz etik davranış ilkeleri karşılaştırmalı bir perspektiften hareketle analiz edilmektedir. Çalışmada tarihsel ve karşılaştırmalı araştırma yöntem ve tekniklerinden faydalanılmıştır. Çalışmanın temel bulgusu, Kutagu Bilig adlı eserin, yöneticilere etik ve ahlaki ilke ve değerler konusunda yol gösterici bir rehber niteliği taşımış olduğunun tespitidir. Bununla birlikte, kamu hizmetlerinin sunumunda etkinlik ve verimlilik ile birlikte ahlaki davranış ilkelerinin de gözetilmesinin gerekliliği eserde vurgulandığı görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak eserin, günümüz etik ilke içerisinde sayılan adalet, liyakat, hakkaniyet, dürüstlük, tarafsızlık, güven, saygı, sevgi ve nezaket gibi değerleri önceleyerek kaleme alınması çalışmanın önemli bir bulgusudur.
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE IN USING DEVICES FOR REGISTRATION OF WORK AND REST PERIODS OF DRIVERS
Authors:   SE «State Road Transport Research Institute», Symonenko Roman , Zharov Kostiantyn ,   SE «State Road Transport Research Institute»
Published: January 2024

The article presents the main stages of the development of systems of accounting and control over the periods of work and rest of drivers, which are established by the acts of the EU (EEC) and the USA. The prospects of technical regulation regarding the introduction of tech-nical systems in the construction of vehicles, the purpose of which is similar to the main purpose of modern tachographs, are described. The main characteristics of tachographs used in EU member states and AETR contracting parties and electronic recording devices (ELDs) used in the USA at various stages of the technical levels of these systems are given. In particular, it’s shown that the prescriptions that are in force in the EU now have a prelim-inary legal basis which was laid down in 1965, and the prescriptions that in force today in the USA – respectively, in 1937. Regarding technical systems, the purpose of which is similar to the purpose of a tachograph, the article provides a description of the block of requirements in rela-tion to general safety introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/2144. The main features of the transition from recording the periods of work and rest of drivers on paper sheets to registration via analogue tachographs, digital and smart tachographs in the European system and, accordingly, using automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRD) and electronic logging devices (ELD) in USA are presented. In particular, it was highlighted that in the USA the transition from paper sheets to auto-mated registration systems took place for about 30 years, while in the European Union (EEC) it took about 10 years. It is also worth noting that the time difference between the introduction of the mandatory use of automated registration systems in the EU (EEC) and the USA was about 40 years. The requirements of the EU and US acts that apply to the design, functions and characteris-tics of tachographs and ELD devices are given. A comparative analysis of the requirements of the acts in force in the EU and the USA was carried out. This analysis identified differences in the «European» and «American» approaches in part, in particular, the procedures used in the EU, such as the type approval of tachographs and the circulation of cards. Recommendations are provided regarding measures aimed at further improving the level of perfection of tachographs as registration systems for monitoring compliance with social legisla-tion and certain indicators that have an impact on the safety of transportation. Keywords: tachograph, electronic logging device, ELD device, social legislation, periods of work and rest of drivers, AETR Agreement, smart-tachograph.
ABOUT FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF USING GASOLINE BLENDS WITH MEDIUM AND HIGH ETHANOL CONTENT AS AUTOMOBILE FUEL (OVERVIEW)
Authors:   SE “State Road Transport Research Institute”, Zakrevsky Oleksandr
Published: January 2024

A retrospective look at the use of alcohol fuel for the propulsion of automotive machinery with internal combustion engines allows us to talk about a rather long world practice in this area. However, a serious interest in etha-nol as a motor fuel began to rise after the world oil crisis of 1973 and especially within the later decades. The field of application of ethanol in road transport is largely determined by its physical and chemical properties, many of which are broadly knowт; but even experts are less acquainted with some others. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the use of gasoline blends with medium and high ethanol content for motor vehicles, which has caused the need for serious research in this area. In particular, research and testing works are required to determine the influence of ethanol-gasoline blends use on motor vehicle systems and component’s durability, as well as environmental impacе of such fuels broad application. Overall, from the viewpoint of the practice on operating internal combustion engines and motor vehi-cles in general, which may be at least a temporary solution in the strategic development of road transport, the use of gasoline with rather high ethanol content may have its drawbacks. Therefore, in this article it is considered some pro-spects and problems in large-scale usage of motor fuel with medium and high ethanol content in a number of world countries. The regulatory and scientific-and-technological preconditions for the use of such automotive fuel are dis-cussed. Some results of research and tesings in a number of countries regarding the impact of using fuel with medium and high ethanol content on the durability of engines/wheeled vehicles and on the ambient air are also presented. The conclusion is that not only laboratory research, but more comprehensive road testing is required to define the real op-portunities and challenges in this area. Keywords: ethanol, gasoline blends, wheeled vehicle, internal combustion engine. hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO); nitrogen oxides (Nox); particulate matters (PM); thre-way catalytic converter; durability of vehicle’s components.