bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Influential Behaviours Affecting Maize Yield Maximization among Smallholder Farmers in Zambia
Authors: Silwimba Njivwa Pephias , Chileshe Joseph Mwape
Published: February 2025

This study assessed the influential behaviors affecting maize yield maximization among smallholder farmers in Mkushi District, Zambia. The primary objectives were to identify these behaviors, evaluate their effects on maize yields, and propose interventions for enhanced productivity. A mixed-methods approach was employed, integrating quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with a sample of 154 farmers. Key findings revealed that farmer demographics, particularly age and education, significantly influenced yield outcomes. The adoption of modern farming practices, including improved seed varieties and timely planting, along with effective climate change adaptation strategies, were pivotal in boosting maize productivity. However, critical barriers, such as limited access to credit, financial resources, and markets, constrained yield potential. Regression analysis indicated that the adoption of modern farming practices increased yields by 20% (p < 0.05), while proper agronomical practices, such as optimal fertilizer use, contributed an additional 15% (p < 0.05). Challenges like insufficient resource management and delayed planting were linked to yield reductions of up to 25%. These findings underscore the need for tailored interventions, including training programs on modern agricultural techniques, enhanced credit facilities, and improved market infrastructure. The study emphasizes the importance of integrating behavioral theories, market transition frameworks, and transaction cost perspectives to understand and address these challenges comprehensively. By addressing these multifaceted challenges, the research contributes to Zambia’s broader goals of agricultural development, poverty reduction, and sustainable economic growth. Recommendations include developing training programs for smallholder farmers that consider their educational background, age, and experience with modern farming, creating microcredit schemes with flexible repayment plans tailored to smallholder farmers' harvest cycles, and designing interventions in Mkushi District that address specific challenges like soil degradation and pest pressures.
Quarter Life Crisis and Self-Awareness of Biology Education Students at Universitas Riau in Completing their Final Assignment
Authors: Husnah Nadila , LN Firdaus LN Firdaus , Putra Riki Apriyandi
Published: February 2025

The student's final assignment is proof of the success of the process of achieving academic achievement. However, in the completion process, students often experience various obstacles both from within and outside themselves. These obstacles cause students to experience Quarter Life Crisis (QLC). Self-awareness can help them understand themselves completely, both in terms of nature, character and emotions so they are able to face QLC. This research aims to find out how much influence self-awareness has on QLC experienced by Biology Education students at FKIP (Faculty of Education and Teacher Traning), Universitas Riau. To achieve this goal, descriptive research was carried out using a survey method. The results of the research show that the self-awareness and QLC level of Biology Education students at FKIP Universitas Riau are both classified as medium. The level of self-awareness has a negative effect. These findings indicate that efforts are still needed to increase self-awareness of Biology Education students at FKIP Universitas Riau. This can be achieved by getting students into the habit of carrying out regular self-evaluations so that they can find out their strengths and weaknesses. If these efforts are achieved, students' QLC levels are expected to decrease.
Hak Pegawai Negeri Sipil dan Pegawai Pemerintah dengan Perjanjian Kerja Menurut Undang-Undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2023 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negara, Ditinjau dari Segi Keadilan
Authors: Emanuel De Jesus  , Yohanes G.Tuba Helan  , Norani Asnawi
Published: February 2025

The State Civil Apparatus or commonly referred to as ASN has been in the spotlight lately, where the changes in the new laws and regulations greatly affect the two (2) management of ASN, which includes Civil Servants (PNS) and Employees Government with Work Agreement (PPPK). This study aims to find, examine and discuss in more detail related to the Amendment of Law Number 20 of 2023 concerning Civil Servants, more specifically related to the Rights of Civil Servants and PPPK which have been regulated in this Law. The research method used is the cutative descriptive method. This type of research is normative legal research, the source of data obtained by researchers is sourced from legal materials, journals, and literature that supports this research. The legal materials used are primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials, while the literature includes contemporary and classical books. Data obtained by researchers through legal materials, then read, examined, analyzed, and explained quantitatively using scientific logic. The results showed that the granting of rights to Civil Servants and Government Employees with Work Agreements, was in accordance with their respective positions in the field of employment. However, the rights of the two management are dynamic and uncertain, because they are very dependent on changes in the laws and regulations ratified, so that there is a need for permanent regulations related to the rights of the two management, in order to fulfill the rights of each employee, which is in accordance with the Laws and Regulations.
Penegakkan Hukum di Negara Republik Indonesia
Authors: Okky Irawan  , Saverius Nahat  , Tetty Nababan  , Syafrida Syafrida  , Sufiarina Sufiarina
Published: February 2025

Law enforcement serves as a fundamental mechanism for establishing order, security, and peace within society. It encompasses efforts to prevent or eliminate violations of the law, addressing issues both preventively and repressively. However, challenges arise when actions taken do not align with established procedures. The appropriate course of action within a legal framework is essential, and when discussing legal protection in the context of procedural law, it is important to clarify that such protection should not be interpreted as a means to shield offenders from accountability. This study seeks to evaluate law enforcement in Indonesia through the lenses of legal certainty, justice, and societal benefit. Employing a literature review methodology, which relies on expert opinions, the findings indicate notable deficiencies in the law enforcement system in Indonesia. For an extended period, those seeking justice within society have yearned for equitable law enforcement. Nevertheless, current practices in law enforcement tend to prioritize legal certainty over the community's sense of justice. Various court decisions, for example in the case of grandmother Minah and Aal, the sandal thief, seem to illustrate that law enforcement tends towards the view that law is law and has given rise to public disappointment with law enforcement in Indonesia.
Sygeplejerskens rolle i en AI-drevet fremtid: WHO’s diskurser om etik og styring af kunstig intelligens for sundhed
Authors: Schaumann Sally
Published: February 2025

Resumé
Formål
At afdække, hvordan WHO konstruerer diskurser om etisk styring af kunstig intelligens, og hvordan disse diskurser påvirker sygeplejerskens rolle i klinisk praksis.

Baggrund
WHO har udgivet rapporten ”Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health”, som svar på den accelererende teknologiske udvikling. Med rapporten søger WHO at fremme sundhed og lighed for alle globalt, ved at sikre, etisk og ansvarlig brug af kunstig intelligens for sundhed.

Metode
Norman Faircloughs tredimensionelle kritiske diskursanalyse, anvendes til at afdække WHO’s sproglige konstruktion af diskurser om menneskerettighed og ansvar, etik og teknologi og sundhed og ulighed. Metoden er kvalitativ, og fokuserer på at afsløre underliggende magtstrukturer formuleret i WHO’s rapport.

Resultater
Analysen afslører, at WHO’s rapport konstruerer diskurser, der balancerer mellem optimisme og kritisk refleksion. Ord som ”empower” og ”enormous potential” fremmer optimisme, mens ”accountability” og ”responsibility” understreger behovet for ansvarlighed. Modalverber som ”must” og ”should” samt metaforer som ”ethic washing” og ”black box algorithm” stiller klare forventninger til sundhedsprofessionelles etiske bevidsthed i brugen af kunstig intelligens.

Konklusion
WHO’s diskurser, understøtter institutionens autoritet og magt i at fastsætte normer og retningslinjer for etisk styring af kunstig intelligens for sundhed, hvilket har betydelige implikationer for sygeplejepraksis.
Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Learning Methods for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Proposed Interactive Platform
Authors: Al-Hosan Amani Mohammed , Alrajhi Nada Abdulaziz
Published: February 2025

Purpose:The current research aims to reveal the most important applications of artificial intelligence and smart learning methods for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and early intervention from the perspectives of experts and specialists. Method: A total of (35) experts participated in the closed questionnaire related to the first two questions, and (7) specialists participated in the open-ended interview questions related to the third question. The psychometric properties of both tools (questionnaire and interview) were confirmed. Results: The results showed that the "Communication-Autistic" app and the "Card Talk" app were the most used by specialists and experts in early intervention. The "Autism in Saudi Arabia" app was the most used in the field of autism spectrum disorder. The results of applying the Rubric performance evaluation scale for smart components and applications in the proposed autism spectrum disorder platforms from the point of view of experts and specialists showed that the experts had positive comments and suggestions regarding the nature of the smart educational platform. Conclusion: This research emphasizes the importance of adopting, adapting, and launching the proposed educational platform based on artificial intelligence, as it took into account the achievements of existing platforms in this field, developing it, and taking into account the shortcomings and gaps in it by adding some tools, policies, and activities supported by systems for measuring the development of child learning with artificial intelligence
Penentuan Pengaruh Plasmolisis pada Sel Daun Rhoeo Discolor
Authors: Habib Zikri  , Fina Mauliani Azijah  , Herlita Aprilia  , Kamila Syahla K  , Ita Fitriyyah  , Siti Saodatul Wijaya
Published: February 2025

This article aims to observe the effect of hypertonic sucrose solution concentration on plasmolysis of epidermal cells of Rhoeo discolor leaves. Plasmolysis occurs when plant cells lose air due to the surrounding hypertonic solution, which causes the cytoplasm to shrink and the plasma membrane to detach from the cell wall. In this experiment, Rhoeo discolor leaves were immersed in sucrose solutions with different concentrations (0.14 M to 0.26 M) for 30 minutes, and the percentage of plasmolyzed cells was calculated. The results showed that the higher the sucrose concentration, the more cells underwent plasmolysis. At low concentrations (0.14 M and 0.16 M), plasmolysis occurred at a small percentage (1.77% to 7.25%), while at high concentrations (0.24 M to 0.26 M), the percentage of plasmolyzed cells increased significantly, reaching 3.03% at a concentration of 0.26 M at the 30th minute. In addition, prolonging the immersion time to 30 minutes caused a decrease in the number of plasmolyzed cells, indicating that osmotic equilibrium was reached after a certain time. Overall, this study confirms that hypertonic environmental concentration has a direct effect on plant cell plasmolysis, with the intensity increasing with higher environmental concentrations.
Studi Pemanfaatan Tanaman Kelor (Moringa oleifera) Sebagai Pengobatan Tradisional di Kampung Cibeas Desa Cintaraja Kecamatan Singaparna Kabupaten Tasikmalaya
Authors: Rifa Musyaropah  , Tri Cahyanto
Published: February 2025

Moringa oleifera plants as traditional medicine used by the people of Cibeas Village, Cintaraja Village, Singaparna District, Tasikmalaya Regency. This study aims to determine the use of moringa plants as traditional medicine. The method used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative with data collection techniques through observation, semi-structured interviews, and snowball sampling. Data analysis was carried out by calculating the utility value (Use Value/UV), informant context factors (Informant Consensus Factor/ICF), and relative citation frequency (Relative Frequency of Citation/RFC). The results showed that moringa plants are used to treat 12 types of diseases, with the highest utilization for lowering hypertension (UV = 0.296). The leaves are the most frequently used part (ICF = 0.952).