bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A critical whiteness exploration of the National FFA Organization
Authors: Martin Michael , Hartmann Katherine , Archibeque-Engle Shannon
Published: September 2023

The FFA for All campaign from the National FFA Organization represents an important step for diversity, equity, and inclusivity in the youth organization. The challenge of making the FFA more inclusive for diverse students presents question for investigation. What elements within the FFA represented barriers to people of color from participating in the FFA? This study utilized a framework of Critical Whiteness Studies to explore how the traditions and ritual of the FFA manifest Whiteness. Traditions and ritual of the FFA were chosen as data sets as these activities are codified as potentially routine activities for all FFA chapters and members. The study found that Whiteness appeared in a variety of the FFA rituals and traditions, including the FFA Creed, FFA Opening Ceremonies, and FFA Award Systems. Whiteness emerged through the concept of meritocracy as well as the ideological representations found with the FFA rituals and traditions. These elements of Whiteness may help explain why students of color have not been equally represented in the FFA as White students. The study concludes with recommendations for action for making the FFA diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all students to fulfill the promises of the FFA for All campaign.
Navigating a culture of evidence: The lived experiences of college of agriculture faculty regarding the academic assessment of students
Authors: Komunjeru Benita , Roberts Richie
Published: September 2023

The accountability movement has created tensions among key actors at institutions of higher education in the U.S. in recent years. As such, a need existed to examine the lived experiences that influenced faculty (n =6) in the College of Agriculture (COA) at [State] University as they engaged in various forms of assessment to evaluate student learning. As a result of our phenomenological analysis, three themes emerged. The themes combined to form the phenomenon’s essence, which was that assessment of student learning outcomes was a product of (a) presage, (b) process, and (c) context variables that shaped faculty’s lived experiences. In particular, presage variables represented the individual traits that influenced the assessment process such as faculty’s beliefs, personal traits, professional backgrounds, and previous teaching experiences. Meanwhile, contextual variables were the unique factors and conditions that affected assessment such as course goals and objectives as well as university policies. Finally, process variables represented the specific activities that affected student learning and instructional practices. Going forward, we recommend that COA’s create faculty development opportunities that encourage faculty to reflect and explore alternative strategies that may enhance learning and promote greater equity in the academic assessment of students.
Examining pain severity in women with rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of pain self-efficacy and perceived partner’s emotional support
Authors: Čepukienė Viktorija , Puzerienė Erika
Published: September 2023

Background

Empirical data suggest that psychosocial factors, such as pain self-efficacy (PSE) and emotional support from a partner, may alleviate the suffering caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pain. However, the data are ambiguous and warrant a more comprehensive investigation into the effect of these factors on the severity of RA pain. The objective of the present study was to assess the significance of PSE and emotional support from a partner in relation to pain severity among women with RA.

Participants and procedure

The study included a sample of 196 women diagnosed with RA with the mean age of 41.54. The study employed the fol-lowing measures: Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Scale, Pain Self-efficacy Questionnaire, and Communication Based Emotional Support Scale.

Results

The analysis revealed that higher PSE emerged as the strongest predictor for lower pain severity across all components of RA pain. However, the impact of the partner’s emotional support on pain severity was not as evident and varied depending on the specific pain component. Furthermore, the use of pain medications significantly predicted three out of four pain com-ponents. Mediation analysis revealed that perceived emotional support from a partner directly affected women’s RA pain intensity, as well as indirectly through the PSE as a mediator. Moderated mediation analysis demonstrated that the associ-ation between PSE and pain severity weakened as the duration of RA increased.

Conclusions

Enhancing women’s PSE and providing appropriate training for their partners to offer effective emotional support may play a crucial role in the treatment of RA.
Clinical and psychological aspects in a group of allergic asthma patients and impact on their health status perception
Authors: Giordano Francesca , Guidotti Sara , Giordano Taddeo , Pruneti Carlo
Published: September 2023

Background

The interplay between physical and psychological symptoms frequently affects the health-related quality of life of asthma patients.

Participants and procedure

This research aimed at assessing the psychological status of 60 patients attending their first/second doctor visit at which they were diagnosed with allergic asthma. Information on psychological distress was collected through the Symptom Questionnaire (SQ), personality traits were described through Cattell’s 16-Personality Factor Questionnaire (16-PF), stress-related behavior was detected through the P Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), and the perceived quality of life was described with the Rhinasthma questionnaire.

Results

The SQ revealed anxiety levels above the clinical cut-off in 71.7% of patients, levels of depression in 46.7%, anger-hostility in 53.3%, and somatic symptoms in 65%. No significant differences were observed after three months. The 16-PF scores were also suggestive of specific personality traits associated with the predisposition towards psychosomatic disorders. However, no stress-related behaviors were observed with the PSQ. Rhinasthma highlighted a certain degree of the perceived quality of life. Additionally, the quality of life correlated with age, all psychological distress scales, a few personality traits, vigor, and stress disorders.

Conclusions

Allergic asthma patients present a higher-than-average level of psychological distress and impaired perceived quality of life at the time of diagnosis. Therefore, it is important to assess the psychological status in addition to the respiratory function.
Barrandov and Its Founder, Miloš Havel
Authors: Dvořáková Tereza Czesany
Published: September 2023

This chapter focuses on the early development of Barrandov Studios, as well as on the distinct personality of its founder, Miloš Havel. Havel, a member of a well-known Prague family of developers, built the expansive and modern film studio complex during a highly disadvantageous time of the Great Depression. During the occupation, the studio was integrated into the Nazi film apparatus. In the summer of 1945, Barrandov was taken over by the Czechoslovak state, and shortly thereafter Havel was accused of collaboration with the Nazis. The fate of Miloš Havel and his studio can be read as a metaphor of the shifts in the Czech film industry during the first half of the twentieth century.
Industrial Authorship and Group Style in Czech Cinema of the 1950s and 1960s
Authors: Szczepanik Petr
Published: September 2023

The chapter discusses the conditions for group-based creativity and style in the state-socialist production system of Czechoslovakia in the second half of the 1950s and in the 1960s. It describes the manner in which collaborative creative activities were organized under a regime which designated the state as the sole official producer. It also looks at the way informal social networks allowed distinct group styles to take shape. The chapter draws on recent theoretical discussions of group style and authorship as well as on the author’s previous work, on what he calls the ‘state-socialist mode of film production’, which comprises management hierarchies and a division of labor and work practices.
A Documentarian between Genres
Authors: Česálková Lucie
Published: September 2023

In the postwar period, Jiří Weiss came to Barrandov as a documentary filmmaker who had experience of the interwar avant-garde and war-commissioned documentary production in exile in London. In the conditions of state-socialist cinema, his personality was important as a bearer of generational continuity, a link between creative and administrative tasks of the Barrandov Studios, proponent of socialist realism, connected to international circles, and seeking for a coproduction project, and at the same time foreshadowing some of the New Wave methods, such as casting nonactors and focusing on social issues and everyday life. His crossover authorship, bridging or merging some of the seemingly disparate aspects of postwar Czech cinema, therefore makes it possible to explain some of the paradoxes, ambivalences, and (dis)continuities of state-socialist film practice.
The Dragon
Authors: Khalifa-Gueta Sharon
Published: September 2023

Attending to the motif of the woman and the dragon requires an initial understanding of how dragons were conceptualized in the human imagination, as well as of the male dragon-slayer topos. This chapter explores the biological and psychological reasons underlying the creation of dragon imagery, and its origin in the human experience of snakes. Although I focus on Mediterranean images of dragons as they evolved over time, the theories I examine have global pertinence. This chapter provides a summary of the scholarship on dragons and dragon-slayers, which serves as the foundation for the subsequent examination of the split between the representation of men and women in relationship to dragons.
Eligible Wives and Monstrous Women: Andromeda and Medusa
Authors: Khalifa-Gueta Sharon
Published: September 2023

The hero Perseus encounters both Andromeda and Medusa, two opposite types associated with the motif of the woman and the dragon. This chapter reveals the complexity of these related myths, while shifting the focus to their female protagonists. This epistemological perspective illuminates social views, desires, and fears concerning women in ancient Greco-Roman cultures. By contrasting the “good” and the “defiled” woman, the discussion clarifies why the sacred connection between a woman and a dragon must be severed at the threshold of marriage, and how her identity as a “Bride of Death” alludes to the transformation experienced in this moment. By contrast, a defiled holy woman, such as Medusa, cannot exist within patriarchal culture, and must be isolated, killed, or controlled.
Medea – The Holy Woman and the Witch
Authors: Khalifa-Gueta Sharon
Published: September 2023

Medea is a multilayered persona, whose myth commences in Colchis. She was originally a holy woman who betrays both the holy dragon and her father, and flees with Jason; in Iolcus she reveals her witch persona as a healer and a murderer; in Corinthus, her rage leads to a killing spree that ends with her slaughtering her own children; in Athens, she attempts to compel the king to murder his own unrecognized son. By examining these myths in conjunction with artistic representations of Medea, I reveal the complex relations between this heroine and dragons, while highlighting significant themes embedded in artistic images – including redemption, residues of child-sacrifice rituals, and apotheosis. This chapter focuses on the bias against powerful women associated with dragons.
Saint Margaret – Taming the Dragon
Authors: Khalifa-Gueta Sharon
Published: September 2023

This chapter investigates the function of Saint Margaret’s visual imagery in relation to her written legenda, with a focus on its importance in childbirth rituals during the late medieval and early modern periods. Illuminating the discrepancy between visual and textual descriptions of the saint’s encounter with a dragon, the discussion presents the saint’s image as a continuation of this millennia-old motif of the woman and the dragon, and contends that images of Saint Margaret played a similar role to images of fertility demons. I further suggest that depicting the saint as collaborating with and taming the dragon offered guidance to women in surmounting the pains of labor, and was aimed at providing them with a sense of empowerment and control during childbirth.
Covid-19 sürecinde Türkiye’de engellilere yönelik uygulanan politikalar
Authors: Yıldırım Arzu
Published: September 2023

Bazı özelliklerden dolayı toplumdaki bireylerin bir kısmı sunulan fırsatlardan ve hizmetlerden yeterince yararlanamamaktadır. Bu özelliğe sahip olan bireyler dezavantajlı gruplar arasında sayılmaktadır. Normal şartlarda savunmasız ve hizmetlere erişimde sıkıntı yaşayan dezavantajlı gruptaki bireylerin durumu, olağanüstü dönemlerde daha da sıkıntılı bir hal almıştır. 2019 yılında bütün dünyaya yayılan korona virüs salgın döneminde dezavantajlı grupları daha çok etkilemiştir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de pandeminin toplumda yaşayan dezavantajlı kesim arasında yer alan engellilere yönelik izlenen politikalar incelenmiştir. Bu dönemde engellilerin ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması amacıyla gerçekleştirilen çalışmalara yer verilmiştir. Ayrıca kriz sürecinde engellilere yönelik sunulacak politikalara ilişkin öneriler getirilmiştir. Pandemi sürecinde yaşanan sıkıntılar, kısıtlamalar, hizmetlere erişim güçlüğü gibi durumlar toplumdaki bütün bireyleri sosyal, ekonomik, ruhsal ve kültürel yönden olumsuz bir şekilde etkilemiştir; bu olumsuzluklar dezavantajlı gruptaki bireyleri daha olumsuz etkilemiştir. Ulaşılan bulgular; salgın döneminde engelli bireylere yönelik hizmetlerin sunulduğu; ancak pandemi koşullarının zorluğu, sosyal hizmet mesleğinin yeterince öne çıkmaması, sunulan politikaların toplumun genelinin düşünülerek bütüncül bir bakış açısıyla hizmet sunumunun gerçekleştiği tespit edilmiştir.
Subjetivaciones neoliberales y disonancias cognitivas en la Perspectiva Performativa. Un análisis desde la modernidad reflexive.
Authors: Lobo-Fernández Eugenio Fernando
Published: September 2023

Este ensayo tiene como propósito analizar la relación entre la perspectiva queer o performativa de género y la producción de subjetividades generada por el neoliberalismo. Entre los hallazgos logrados a través del ejercicio hermenéutico se tiene que, en el contexto de la modernidad reflexiva, existe el riesgo de que la perspectiva performativa funcione en una dinámica de cooperación no voluntaria con las subjetivaciones neoliberales; esto ocurre  porque en la era digital, las personas reciben información por diferentes vías sobre la perspectiva queer que invita a la emancipación sexual en particular, pero también a la liberación de las categorías reificadoras del neoliberalismo hetero patriarcal en general, al mismo tiempo que reciben mucha otra información que, en cambio, fomenta las subjetividades neoliberales. El resultado de esta recepción de información contradictoria es el surgimiento de disonancia cognitiva a nivel individual. Así, frente a la imposibilidad de cambiar el modelo neoliberal, la disonancia se supera resignificando los mensajes de la perspectiva performativa, tornándose funcionales a las subjetivaciones neoliberales. Esta línea argumentativa se centra en tres casos de producciones de subjetividades; individuos automotivados, individuos que deben aprender a vivir en una sociedad de incertidumbre e individuos que encuentran su identidad como consumidores.
TRADITIONAL RECREATIONAL GAMES IN THE EARLY GRADES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Authors: Castro de Matos Cristiano
Published: September 2023

The object of this article are traditional recreational games based on popular culture that are taught by elders across generations establishing the concept of these games and demonstrating their importance in physical education classes. It also highlight the relationship between student-teacher and how developing children are part of the construction of their identity related to the family and school environment. Aspects related to the use of traditional recreational games in Physical Education and their importance were also analyzed.
Los odontólogos de Vitaldent: ¿laborales o TRADE? Una solución de valor relativo
Authors: Martínez Barroso María de los Reyes
Published: September 2023

Cada vez resulta menos nítida la frontera entre los profesionales sanitarios independientes con contrato de trabajador autónomo económicamente dependiente y la de los trabajadores subordinados, llegando el Tribunal Supremo a la conclusión de que, en el caso de la prestación de servicios de odontología para clínica franquiciada, la diferenciación entre una forma de contratación u otra estará determinada por las circunstancias concretas. En el supuesto objeto de análisis no existe contrato de trabajo, porque estamos ante el supuesto de actividad profesional en régimen de autoorganización, asumiendo los riesgos de impago, abonando a la clínica una cantidad por el uso de sus instalaciones, sin ingresos fijos o clientela mínima garantizada por la franquiciada (ni por la franquiciadora) y sin prohibición de desarrollar la actividad en otras clínicas.
Reinforcing decentralisation and constitutionalism under the 1996 Constitution of Cameroon for peace-building and development
Authors: Chofor Che Christian Aimé
Published: September 2023

Cameroon faces an array of serious governance challenges today which include difficulties in handling the country’s inherited dual-state colonial heritage, particularly the perception of marginalisation by the Anglophone community. Other challenges include usurpation of duties of decentralised authorities by deconcentrated authorities, providing adequate service delivery at the local government level, upholding constitutionalism, limiting ethnic tensions, tackling minority concerns and a weak fiscal decentralisation agenda. An examination of the constitutional and legal framework of decentralisation under the 1996 Constitution, shows that these issues have not been adequately addressed under the current dispensation. Thus, there is need for some fundamental changes that would strengthen self and shared rule for better service delivery especially at the local government level. There is also a need for more power sharing at the central government level, the need for robust constitutionalism and human rights and a better fiscal decentralisation agenda.
esfera intelectual en la disputa por la hegemonía entre las principales fuerzas sociales durante la década de los años setenta en El Salvador
Authors: Miranda Baires Danilo Alberto
Published: September 2023

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Investigaciones UCA, Año. 2, Vol. 2, 2021-2022: 276-279.
Implementasi Kebijakan Kota Layak Anak (KLA) di Kelurahan Bende Kecamatan Kadia Kota Kendari
Authors: Ode Wahiyuddin La , Ihsan Mattalitti Muhammad , Sari Darwan , Isman Isman
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini memdeskripsikan implementasi kebijakan KLA di kelurahan Bende kecamatan Kadia kota Kendari. Mendiskripsikan implementasi kebijakan KLA di kelurahan Bende berdasarkan empat faktor implementasi kebijakan publik.  Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah  metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, pengamatan dan dokumentasi. Hasil pengumpulan data tersebut akan disajikan secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan berdasarkan 4 faktor yang mempengaruhi kebijakan KLA antara lain: 1) kegiatan sosialisasi dan kampanye kebijakan KLA di kelurahan Bende masih kurang dilakukan sehingga masih banyak masyarakat yang belum mengetahui tentang kebijakan KLA dikarenakan wabah covid-19 yang juga melanda kota Kendari sehingga anggaran kegiatan sosialisasi dan kampanye kebijakan KLA di kelurahan Bende dialihkan; 2) anggota GT KLA kelurahan Bende belum ada yang terlatih hak anak walaupun anggota GT KLA kelurahan Bende menunjukkan tingkat kepedulian yang cukup tinggi terhadap pemenuhan hak-hak anak tetapi anggota GT KLA harus mengetahui dan memahami substansi kebijakan KLA; 3) anggota GT KLA dan masyarakat kelurahan Bende menunjukkan sikap yang mendukung kebijakan KLA sehingga memudahkan dalam implementasi kebijakan KLA; 4) struktur kelembagaan GT KLA kelurahan bende cukup baik karena diisi oleh tenaga dan sumber daya yang memadai yang mempunyai kualifikasi yang sesuai dengan bidang-bidang pemenuhan hak anak. Bidang-bidang tersebut mempunyai tugas dan fungsi untuk menyusun dan melaksanakan kegiatan-kegiatan dalam rangka implementasi kebijakan KLA di kelurahan  Bende.  Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini yaitu implementasi kebijakan KLA di kelurahan bende masih belum optimal. Saran yang dapat diberikan adalah perlunya kegiatan sosialisasi dan kampanye bagi masyarakat dan pelatihan hak-hak anak bagi anggota GT KLA kelurahan Bende. Disamping itu fasilitas pendukung implementasi kebijakan KLA juga perlu ditingkatkan salah satunya dapat melalui tanggungjawab sosial pihak-pihak swasta seperti dunia usaha dan media massa serta penguatan kelembagaan GT KLA melalui SOP indikator atau standar pelaksanaan kebijakan KLA di kelurahan Bende.
TRADITIONAL AND RECENT TECHNIQUES OF EFFORT ESTIMATION IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Authors:   C.K.M.E.M.College Satna, M.P., A.P.S.University, Rewa, M.P, Singh Dr Manisha , Tripathi Dr Rekha
Published: September 2023

In software engineering effort is used to represent measure of use of workforce. It is defined as totaltime that takes members of a software developing team to perform a given task. Software development effort estimating remains a complex problem, and one which continues to attract considerable research attention. The success or failure of projects depends on the accuracy of effort and schedule estimation.The aim of this paper is to present the most relevant methods and models for effort estimation used by software engineers.The primary conclusion is that no single technique is best for all condition because every method or model has an own significance or importance.
IMPLICATIONS OF SPEECH RECOGNITION THROUGH NLP: AN OVERVIEW
Authors:   The Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal, Khambra Geetanjli
Published: September 2023

In the current state of digitalization researchers have found a leading-edge technology that delivers information to users from the digital machine and vice-versa and i.e. Natural Language Processing (NLP), one of an AI branch that made a difference. NLP is a computational representation and analysis of human language, which globally aims to facilitate naturally occurring interaction between computers and individuals whether phonically, calligraphically or textual. NLP has various booming sides in advanced world and has expands its applications in different domains. One of its application Speech recognition is a large field of research for modern-day researchers. Speech recognition, also known as automatic speech recognition (ASR) or speech-to-text, is capable of handling human speech in a written format. The main focus is on development of recognition system which enhances human-to-human communication by permitting man-machine communication through the processing of texts or speeches. It is a technology that makes it possible for people to communicate with devices. Several applications of voice recognition systems are in place and all understand diverse scrutiny challenges.This paper captures the necessity of how speech recognition actually functions, types of model, resolving challenges of ASR. Deep study on functioning of Alexa and Siri.
PICK AND DELIVERY SYSTEM USING ANDROID MOBILE APPLICATION
Authors:   Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, Sharma Rahul , Anjana Rahul , Thakare Sunny
Published: September 2023

All people need to transport goods or send and receive packages across different locations in Nigeria is growing, with consumers need. The methods of transporting goods and different companies that handle this transportation have sprung up over the years, but only a small number of these cut across the entire country while still providing an efficient solution. This research presents an innovative solution that simplifies logistics processes for both the consumer and the service provider, from the point of request to the end of delivery, while also addressing other issues involving delivery speed and reliability. The findings of this study show massive agreement with theoretical predictions and a significant improvement over previous research efforts. The work implications for future studies involving delivery system optimization and may help solve all problems involving the entire delivery process system in Nigeria and beyond.
ACCIDENT DETECTION & ALERT MESSAGING –ANDROID APP
Authors:   Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kalady, Ernakulam District, Kerala, Mohanan Aswani , Parvathy Babu Lakshmipriya R , M S Dr. Sanaj
Published: September 2023

Accidents are the main cause of fatalities. These can occasionally lead to patients staying in the hospital for an extended period of time. Because of the witnesses` late arrival at the scene of the accident, the victim frequently dies. In this project, a real-time Police and ambulance drivers will be informed and given an alert system as a remedy to this issue. In order to detect falls, mobile phones are employed as readily available technical instruments. For fall detection, an Android smart phone with an embedded accelerometer is employed. The phone`s vibration frequency will be evaluated by the accelerometer in order to determine the frequency of the fall. Various factors, including vibration frequency and height, are taken into account while evaluating the threshold. A pop-up notice is displayed for the user`s input if it exceeds the predetermined threshold. The next step is decided upon by the user`s response. If users don`t answer within a given time frame, an alarm and notification will be promptly sent to the necessary pre-specified people, whose contacts the user gave while enrolling for the programme. Drivers of the police car and am balance are also provided an alert and notice, or SMS, with the location of the victim`s accident. The technology described in this research uses an intuitive, straightforward Android app to detect fall at a low cost.
AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GLOBAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION & ECONOMIC GROWTH
Authors:   University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh., Verma Priyanka , Soni Pooja , Malhotra Keshav
Published: September 2023

The academics, policymakers and regulators have shown significant interest in the study of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion has theoretically demonstrated a favourable impact on economic growth, but its empirical findings seem to be rare. The goal of this article is to provide a thorough understanding of the relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth. The degree of financial inclusion on a global scale has been quantified with the help of four multi-dimensional global indexes, emphasizing the role played by the banking sector, insurance sector, and other deposit-taking corporations as well as their overall contribution to enhance the level of financial inclusion. Afterward, panel econometric techniques were used to study the relationship. The study uses annual data of 37 countries for the years 2010 to 2020. The results support favourable long-run relationship between the selected variables
CHALLENGES OF RETAIL MARKETING IN MADHYA PRADESH
Authors:   Department of Commerce,Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal, Malviya Paras , Sahu Amrita
Published: September 2023

Due to the introduction of numerous new businesses, the Indian retail industry has become one of the most dynamic and quick-paced sectors. The key attractions for global retail behemoths trying to enter additional markets are India's sizable middle class and its mostly untapped retail market, which will aid in the country's retail industry expanding more quickly. In contrast to other states, Madhya Pradesh receives equal support from both urban and rural areas for the expansion of consumption. The current study is based on secondary data and has analysed challenges faced by retail marketing in Madhya Pradesh. All the related factors challenge the retail marketing has been analysed and suggestions has been framed top solve those issues. The study can prove to be significant for the existing retailers and the prospective one too. The Qualitative analysis suggests the ways to resolve the challenges that are being confronted
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TOP PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS OF INDIA
Authors:   Vijayanagara Sri krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, Karnataka, S Vanitha , N R Raghavendra
Published: September 2023

The aim of this article is to make a comparative study of sound financial efficiency of the top Indian Banks in selected five Public and five Private sector and how financial ratios are affecting their performance and for the period of five years. The various financial metrics are used for comparison. Statistical variables like average, Sd, Min, Max and t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances used. The study concluded that Private Sector Banks performed better than the Public Sector Banks in all the financial metrics. In nutshell, from the two-sample independent t-test the ROCE (%), CASA (%), Net Profit Margin (%), ROA (%) Accepted H1 because there is a major difference between two banking sectors, with a p-value is less than 5%. For Cost to Income (%), and Interest Expenses/Total Assets (%) Accepted H0 because the p-value is higher than 5%.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INDIA AND SINGAPORE
Authors:   Department of Commerce and Business Management, Doranda College, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Chaturvedi Sanjiv , Shukla Pooja
Published: September 2023

Any economy's ability to grow and develop sustainably depends heavily on the corporate sector. Comparatively speaking, jurisdictions with stronger governance are more prosperous than those with weaker corporate governance. Although the concept of an independent director was first introduced in the United States of America as a voluntary measure, it was made mandatory due to issues with management and shareholder agency theory, commonly known as the outsider's model issues. Regardless of the form of corporate governance they were using, the massive business failures that were taking place in different jurisdictions forced regulators all over the world to enact mandatory provisions addressing the Independent Directors. Several other countries adopted the concept to reorganize and rebuild the board structure in order to provide enhanced governance through the nomination of independent directors after the US and UK pioneered in this direction. The current paper's main objective is to examine the legal guidelines governing the independent director positions in Singapore and India, two Asian Pacific countries.
A STUDY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED COOPERATIVE SUGAR COMPANIES OF GUJARAT.
Authors:   Department of Commerce Shri Govind Guru University- Godhra, Gujarat., Arvindbhai Vasava Sandipkumar
Published: September 2023

The sugar business is a significant part of the agricultural sector that has an effect on the way of life in rural areas for over 50 million sugarcane growers and approximately 5 lakh workers who are directly employed in sugar mills. As of the 31st of July, 2017, the country has a total of 732 operational sugar factories, each of which had adequate crushing capacity to generate around 339 lakh MT of sugar. The capacity is more or less split evenly between the units that belong to the private sector and the units that belong to the cooperative sector. The objective of the study was to investigate the profitability of sugar cooperatives located in the state of Gujarat. The sugar business is fundamentally unstable, and it engages in the commercial exploitation of rural resources in order to satisfy the demand for sugar while simultaneously producing surplus energy in order to satisfy the growing need for energy. For the purpose of this investigation, three cooperative businesses situated in Gujarat were chosen. In this study, an analysis was performed using the financial data of three different co-operative sugar enterprises for the years 2016–2017 through 2020–21. In order to conduct an examination of the financial data of three different co-operative sugar businesses, the techniques of ratio analysis and Anova testing were utilised.
DIGITAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA
Authors:   Assistant Professor-Economics Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhopal (MP), Sinha G K
Published: September 2023

With the prospect of reaching billions of new customers, banks and a widening array of non-banks have begun to offer digital financial services for financially excluded and underserved populations, building on the digital approaches that have been used for years to improve access channels for those already served by the formal financial sector. Digital financial services — including those involving the use of mobile phones — have now been launched in more than 80 countries, with some reaching significant scale. Digital financial inclusion involves the deployment of the cost-saving digital means to reach currently financially excluded and underserved populations with a range of formal financial services suited to their needs that are responsibly delivered at a cost affordable to customers and sustainable for providers.
A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF FAST FASHION ON THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF BHOPAL CITY
Authors:   I.E.H.E. Bhopal, Mirza Insha , Sewani Aishwarya
Published: September 2023

From the idea of being swanky at an affordable cost to wearing the most flattering outfit from the latest fashion week, fast fashion has paved the way for fashionistas. Over the last twenty years apparel industry has never seen a setback whether inflation or deflation, demonetization, G.S.T. implementation, or a pandemic the industry has a record of its most remarkable journey from fashion to fast fashion and now from fast fashion to ultra-fast fashion. In capturing the minds and wardrobes of the mass population, especially the youth, fashion houses have been successful in introducing cheap, trendy, and affordable clothing lines through their online and traditional retail stores, along with digital marketing. The increased clothing expenditure has also led to fast fashion creating a huge economic impact. Since the growth in the apparel market has been witnessed faster than in the global economy, it is responsible for the recent economic growth (on average 4.78%) and future growth (5.90% in the next three years) of the apparel industry. The study also focuses on the desires of the students to keep pace with trends at all times under some social influences. But since everything comes at a cost, the idea of disposable clothing has created a huge negative impact on our environment.
ADOPTION OF DIGITAL STRATEGY IN HEALTH INSURANCE SECTORWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BHOPAL CITY
Authors:   Research Scholar Department of Commerce, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Chaurasia Deeksha
Published: September 2023

Digitalization brought a huge revolution in India. There have been many changes with the introduction of cashless transactions for a cashless economy. There is rapid growth of the digital health insurance market in India. Digital sales of health insurance products have helped customers to get updated and in-depth information about the products and increase the quick online sales, policy issuance and quick claim settlement. A structured questionnaire was designed and data was collected from agents and service providers. The data was analysed and interpreted by applying inferential statistics. The study will help companies to identify the strategies adopted by insurance providers to make digital health insurance popular.
ESAFIOS IN INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN THE PROCESS OF LITERACY AND LITERACY
Authors: Medeiros Elizabete Maria Goncalves Tabosa , Lima Luciana Maria Tabosa de , Oliveira Margarete Maria Goncalves Tabosa de , Coutinho Diógenes José Gusmão
Published: September 2023

Although we are facing a challenging scenario, the pedagogical practices and activities worked with the student with special needs, when it comes to literacy and literacy, goes through different obstacles, ranging from the reception to the training of educators and collaborators who need to adapt to the new needs of the students.  It is up to the school to adapt to the demands of students who arrive with their limitations, whether physical or intellectual, putting the educator in new challenges of including this individual within the school learning activities. Given this context, the following question arises: What resources or tools can the educator have to face the challenges of inclusion in the process of literacy and literacy? Therefore, inclusive education comes to address how the regular school has applied and evaluated its pedagogical practices thought in the perspective of inclusion, better understanding its norms, methodologies, actions, guidelines and curricular guidelines that can be developed during the school year. This article is a bibliographic research, of descriptive character of qualitative approach. The sources used were scielo and scirus. It was used as a source: books, articles, dissertations and theses of scientific websites. Among the results portrayed in this article we have: process of curricular adaptation through the Pedagogical Political Project, didactic-pedagogical strategies, teacher training, as well as alternative spaces such as libraries, to motivate students to learn. Thus, it was found that building new pedagogical practices can help in the inclusion of students with special needs, respecting their desires, needs and potentialities.
Radiation fog properties in two consecutive events under polluted and clean conditions in the Yangtze River Delta, China: a simulation study
Authors: Shao Naifu , Lu Chunsong , Jia Xingcan , Wang Yuan , Li Yubin , Yin Yan , Zhu Bin , Zhao Tianliang , Liu Duanyang , Niu Shengjie , Fan Shuxian , Yan Shuqi , Lv Jingjing
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Aerosol–cloud interaction (ACI) in fog and planetary boundary layer (PBL) conditions plays critical roles in the fog life cycle. However, it is not clear how ACI in the first fog (Fog1) affects the PBL and subsequently affects ACI in the second fog (Fog2), which is important information for understanding the interaction between ACI and the PBL, as well as their effects on fog properties. To fill this knowledge gap, we simulate two successive radiation fog events in the Yangtze River Delta, China, using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem). Our simulations indicate that the PBL conditions conducive to Fog2 formation are
affected by ACI with high aerosol loading in Fog1; subsequently, the PBL
promotes ACI in Fog2, resulting in a higher liquid water content, higher
droplet number concentration, smaller droplet size, larger fog optical
depth, wider fog distribution, and longer fog lifetime in Fog2 than in Fog1.
This phenomenon is related to the following physical factors. The first
factor involves meteorological conditions conducive to Fog2 formation,
including low temperature, high humidity, and high stability. The second
factor is the feedbacks between microphysics and radiative cooling. A higher
fog droplet number concentration increases the liquid water path and fog
optical depth, thereby enhancing long-wave radiative cooling and
condensation near the fog top. The third factor is the feedbacks between
macrophysics, radiation, and turbulence. A higher fog top presents stronger
long-wave radiative cooling near the fog top than near the fog base, which
weakens temperature inversion and strengthens turbulence, ultimately
increasing the fog-top height and fog area. In summary, under polluted conditions, ACI postpones the dissipation of Fog1 owing to these two feedbacks and generates PBL meteorological conditions
that are more conducive to the formation of Fog2 than those prior to Fog1.
These conditions promote the earlier formation of Fog2, further enhancing
the two feedbacks and strengthening the ACI in Fog2. Our findings are
critical for studying the interaction between aerosols, fog, and the PBL;
moreover, they shed new light on ACI.
Airborne Lidar Measurements of Atmospheric CO2 Column Concentrations to Cloud Tops made during the 2017 ASCENDS/ABoVE Campaign
Authors: Mao Jianping , Abshire James B. , Kawa S. Randy , Sun Xiaoli , Riris Haris
Published: September 2023

Abstract. We measured the column-averaged atmospheric CO2 mixing ratio (XCO2) to a variety of cloud tops with an airborne pulsed multi-wavelength integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) lidar during NASA’s 2017 ASCENDS/ABoVE field campaign. Measurements of height- resolved atmospheric backscatter profiles allow this lidar technique to estimate XCO2 to cloud tops as well as to the ground with accurate knowledge of the photon path-length. We validated these measurements with those from an onboard in situ CO2 sensor during spiral down maneuvers. These lidar measurements were 2–3 times better than those from previous airborne campaigns, due to our using a wavelength step-locked laser diode source and a high-efficiency detector for this campaign. Precisions of 0.6 parts per million (ppm) were achieved for 10-s average measurements to mid-level clouds and 0.9 ppm to low-level clouds at the top of the planetary boundary layer. This study demonstrates the lidar’s capability to fill in XCO2 measurement gaps in cloudy regions and to help resolve the vertical and horizontal distributions of atmospheric CO2. Future airborne campaigns and spaceborne missions with this capability can be used to improve atmospheric transport modeling, flux estimation, and carbon data assimilation.
Seasonal and interannual Dissolved Organic Carbon transport process dynamics in a subarctic headwater catchment revealed by high-resolution measurements
Authors: Croghan Danny , Ala-Aho Pertti , Welker Jeffrey , Mustonen Kaisa-Riikka , Khamis Kieran , Hannah David M. , Vuorenmaa Jussi , Kløve Bjørn , Marttila Hannu
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics are evolving in the rapidly changing Arctic and a comprehensive understanding of the controlling processes is urgently required. For example, the transport processes governing DOC dynamics are prone to climate driven alteration given their strong seasonal nature. Hence, high-resolution and long-term studies are required to assess potential seasonal and inter-annual changes in DOC transport processes. In this study, we monitored DOC at a 30-minute resolution from September 2018 to December 2022 in a headwater peatland-influenced stream in Northern Finland (Pallas catchment, 68° N). To assess transport processes multiple methods were used: concentration – discharge (C-Q) slope for seasonal analysis, a modified hysteresis index for event analysis, yield analysis, and random forest regression models to determine the hydroclimatic controls on transport. The findings reveal the following distinct patterns: (a) the slope of the C-Q relationship displays a strong seasonal trend, indicating increasing transport limitation each month after snowmelt begins; (b) the hysteresis index decreases post-snowmelt, signifying the influence of distal sources and DOC mobilization through slower pathways; and (c) interannual variations in these metrics are generally low, often smaller than month-to-month fluctuations. These results highlight the importance of long-term and detailed monitoring to enable separation of inter and intra annual variability to better understand the complexities of DOC transport. This study contributes to a broader comprehension of DOC transport dynamics in the Arctic because knowledge gained regarding the dominant transport mechanisms and their seasonal variations is vital for evaluating how the carbon cycle will change in the future in Arctic ecosystems.
CLIM4OMICS: a geospatially comprehensive climate and multi-OMICS database for maize phenotype predictability in the United States and Canada
Authors: Sarzaeim Parisa , Muñoz-Arriola Francisco , Jarquin Diego , Aslam Hasnat , De Leon Gatti Natalia
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The performance of numerical, statistical, and data-driven diagnostic and predictive crop production modeling relies heavily on data quality for input and calibration or validation processes. This
study presents a comprehensive database and the analytics used to
consolidate it as a homogeneous, consistent, multidimensional genotype, phenotypic, and environmental database for maize phenotype modeling, diagnostics, and prediction. The data used are obtained from the Genomes to Fields (G2F) initiative, which provides multiyear genomic (G), environmental (E), and phenotypic (P) datasets that can be used to train and test crop growth models to understand the genotype by environment (GxE)
interaction phenomenon. A particular advantage of the G2F database is its
diverse set of maize genotype DNA sequences (G2F-G), phenotypic measurements (G2F-P), station-based environmental time series (mainly climatic data) observations collected during the maize-growing season (G2F-E), and metadata for each field trial (G2F-M) across the United States (US), the province of Ontario in Canada, and the state of Lower Saxony in Germany. The construction
of this comprehensive climate and genomic database incorporates the
analytics for data quality control (QC) and consistency control (CC) to
consolidate the digital representation of geospatially distributed
environmental and genomic data required for phenotype predictive analytics
and modeling of the GxE interaction. The two-phase QC–CC preprocessing
algorithm also includes a module to estimate environmental uncertainties.
Generally, this data pipeline collects raw files, checks their formats,
corrects data structures, and identifies and cures or imputes missing data.
This pipeline uses machine-learning techniques to fill the environmental
time series gaps, quantifies the uncertainty introduced by using other
data sources for gap imputation in G2F-E, discards the missing values in
G2F-P, and removes rare variants in G2F-G. Finally, an integrated and
enhanced multidimensional database was generated. The analytics for
improving the G2F database and the improved database called Climate for OMICS (CLIM4OMICS) follow findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR) principles, and all data and codes are available at
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8002909 (Aslam et al., 2023a) and https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8161662 (Aslam et al., 2023b), respectively.