bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
E-commerce Jump 2020, the Survey of Suppliers and Consumers in Kazakhstan, as well as Ways for Growth Following Worldwide Leaders Examples
Authors: Soldatenko Tatyana , Essimzhanova Sayra
Published: September 2021

The pandemic made significant changes in our lives worldwide, many businesses in different directions and sizes suffered, but e-commerce grows up. E-commerce is the profit recipient in the current Covid19 restriction reality. The present situation with the pandemic forced more and more consumers to buy online; sellers followed them and started selling online. All this stimulated the development of all e-commerce chains, including delivery services, promotion services, and of course, the entire supply chain.

 But e-commerce growth is not the same in different countries, and there are some great examples that authors study, analyze, compare with Kazkhsatan online trade, and find some recommendations for further sustainable development.  Our research covers both sides, Kazakhstani online traders and online consumers. 

Existing changes do not stop after the pandemic end customers' habits for purchases already transform, and this transformation will be stable for online trade.  Here are some possibilities from leaders which Kazakhstan companies could use in their practice.
Kajian Uji Sensori Sosis Bika Dengan Variasi Jumlah Tepung Biji Nangka Dan Pasta Biji Nangka (Artocarpus Heterophyllus)
Authors: Tri Rettagung Diana Khotimatu Latifa,
Published: September 2021

ABSTRAKBiji nangka (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) atau sering disebut beton merupakan limbah nangka yang belum banyak dimanfaatkan. Upaya diversifikasi makanan salah satunya dengan memanfaatkan biji nangka sebagai substitusi dalam daging dalam pembuatan sosis. Sosis merupakan makanan yang memiliki banyak peminat serta memiliki gizi yang tinggi dan mudah diolah menjadi makanan apa saja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui variasi jumlah tepung dan pasta biji nangka yang tepat dan daya terima masyarakat terhadap produk sosis biji nangka. Biji nangka ini dapat dimanfaatkan dengan diolah terlebih dahulu dengan cara dibuat tepung dan bdibuat pasta terlebih dahulu. Penggunaan  pasta dan   tepung  biji nangka  dalam pembuatan sosis sebanyak 50%, 60%, 70%   dari penggunaan daging sapi sesuai resep standart sosis pada eksperimen pertama, pada eksperimen kedua menghilangkan pemakaian tepung terigu dengan substitusi yang sama.  Hasil eksperimen  menunjukan bahwa    tepung biji nangka maupun  pasta biji nangka  dapat digunakan  untuk mensubstitusi daging dalam pembuatan sosis Bika  dan memiliki sifat  organoleptic meliputi warna, rasa , tekstur dan aroma sosis yang tidak jauh berbeda.  Daya terima masyarakat terhadap produk sosis biji nangka ini cukup baik melalui uji kesukaan, diketahui bahwa sosis dengan daya terima terbaik yaitu sosis pasta biji nangka dengen prosentase 70% dan sosis tepung biji nangka dengan prosentase 60%.      Kata kunci: biji nangka, sifat organoleptik, sosis
Analisis Usahatani Ubi Kayu “Varietas Daplang” (Manihot utilissima Pohl) Di Petak 15 Wilayah Sekuro Kecamatan Mlonggo Kabupaten Jepara
Authors: Harum Sitepu, dan  R. Pramono Elma Devitasari,
Published: September 2021

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini betujuan untuk mengetahui pendapatan, kelayakan, dan pengaruh faktor produksi Usahatani Ubi kayu “varietas daplang” di petak 15 wilayah Sekuro kecamatan Mlonggo kabupaten Jepara pada bulan Januari-Februari 2020. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode diskriptif analisis,. Metode pengambilan sampel dengan metode sampling sistematis. Metode penghitungan data menggunakan: biaya produksi, penerimaan, dan pendapatan. Kelayakan usahatani dapat dihitung menggunakan: RCR, BEP, dan ROI. Cara untuk mengetahui pengaruh sarana produksi dan tenaga kerja terhadap pendapatan digunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan: pendapatan usahatani ubikayu “varietas daplang” sebesar Rp.  13.024.066,67 per hektar. Kelayakan RCR 1,55, BEP(Rp)= 904,9 (real Rp. 1400,00/Kg), BEP(Q)= 15.815,21 Kg (real 26.247 Kg), ROI= 155%. Analisis pengaruh sarana produksi dan tenaga kerja terhadap pendapatan usahatani ubikayu diperoleh persamaan Y=  + 13603667,16 +7.687  X1 -379 X2 -1.012 X3 -849ns X4.  Kesimpulan usahatani ubikayu varieras daplang di petak 15 wilayah Sekuro kecamatan Mlonggo kabupaten Jepara menguntungkan dan layak untuk diusahakan, secara simultan sarana produksi dan tenaga kerja berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap pendapatan usahatani ubikayu “varietas daplang”, namun secara parsial hanya bibit, pupuk, dan transportasi yang berpengaruh nyata terhadap pendapatan usahatani ubikayu “varietas daplang”. Kata kunci: analisis, usahatani, ubikayu “varietas daplang”.
Analisis Efisiensi Ekonomi Pada Usahatani Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Kelompok Tani “Budi Rukun Satu” Di Desa Banyusri Kecamatan Wonosegoro Kabupaten Boyolali
Authors: R. Pramono  dan  Sulistyowati Arief Danar Aprillian,
Published: September 2021

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghitung efisiensi keuangan usahatani melon Kinanti oleh petani pada Kelompok Tani Budi Rukun Satu di Desa Banyusri Kecamatan Wonosegoro Kabupaten Boyolali pada bulan Maret 2020, berdasarkan kriteria investasi (Investment Criteria) sederhana yakni BC ratio (Benefit Cost Ratio), BEP (Break Even Point), dan ROI (Revenue On Invensment) untuk mengukur seberapa besar efisiensi penggunaan modal terhadap penerimaan.  Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif analisis dengan kuestioner dan observasi lapangan. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dengan responden. Sampel sejumlah 21 orang sehingga diambil semua (sensus) pada bulan Januari sampai bulan Maret 2020. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa usaha melon ini diusahakan oleh tenaga dengan usia produktif (21-29 tahun) dan bisa mengurangi pengangguran di desa Banyusri dan  dari hasil analisis BC ratio sebesar 1,93 , BEPQ) sebanyak  4.910 Kg/Ha /tahun, BEPharga Rp 2.864,-/kg, dan BEP(Q) PK sebesar Rp 62.214.365,29. ROI sebesar 193% maka usahatani melon efisien dalam penggunaan modal terhadap penerimaan dan layak diusahakan. Kata kunci : Efisiensi usaha, usahatani  melon
Analisis Usaha Ternak Domba Ekor Tipis Skala Rumah Tangga Di Desa Jatirejo Kecamatan Karanganyar Kabupaten Demak
Authors: Ryantoko Setyo Prayitno, dan  Saparto Ainun Naim,
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui : 1). Pendapatan usaha ternak domba ekor tipis; 2). Kelayakan finansial usaha ternak domba ekor tipis; 3). Pengaruh biaya sarana produksi (pakan hijauan, konsentrat, obat-obatan) dan tenaga kerja terhadap usaha ternak domba ekor tipis. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Jatirejo, Kecamatan Karanganyar, Kabupaten Demak, pada bulan Nopember 2018 s/d Oktober 2019.  Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode deskriptif analisis melalui survey dengan pengambilan sampel sebanyak 32 responden atau 30% dari 108 peternak secara random sampling. Data primer diperoleh melalui wawancara dipandu dengan kuesioner. Data diambil selama satu periode yaitu 4 bulan. Pendapatan dan kelayakan usaha dianalisis secara rumus matematika, sedangkan pengaruh biaya sarana produksi dan tenaga kerja terhadap pendapatan dianalisis dengan regresi liner berganda (uji-F dan uji-t).  Hasil penelitian : 1). Rata-rata pendapatan sebesar Rp. 4.125.384,-/peternak /periode; 2). RCR = 1,62; BEP(Q) = 3,6 ekor (riil = 6 ekor); BEP(Rp) = Rp.1.117.952,-/ekor (riil = Rp. 1.841.987,-/ekor; ROI = 61,5% (bunga bank = 5,50%/th); 3). Persamaan regresi linier berganda Ŷ = -540.247 + 1,090 X*1 – 0,278 X2ns– 7,710 X3ns + 0,662 X4*, RAdj2 = 0,696; Ada pengaruh yang sangat nyata (P1%) biaya sarana produksi dan tenaga kerja terhadap pendapatan; koefisien regrasi yang berpengaruh nyata adalah biaya pakan hijauan dan tenaga kerja.  Kesimpulan : usaha ternak domba ekor tipis menguntungkan, layak secara finansial, dan ada pengauh yang sangat nyata dari biaya sarana produksi dan tenaga kerja terhadap pendapatan usaha ternak domba ekor tipis. Kata kunci : pendapatan, kelayakan, domba ekor tipis
Kandungan Selulosa, Hemiselulosa Dan Lignin Silase Batang Pisang (Musa Paradisiaca) Kombinasi Daun Indigofera (Indigofera Sp) Sebagai Pakan Ternak Ruminansia
Authors: Intan Dwi Novieta,  Irmayani  dan  Fitriani Ansar Usman,
Published: September 2021

Penelitian batang pisang (musa paradisiaca) kombinasi daun indigofera (indigofera Sp) yang di gunakan sebagai pakan ternak ruminansia. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada januari sampai maret 2020 di Laboratoriun Fakultas Pertanian, Peternakan dan Perikanan Universitas Muhammadiyah Parepare dan Laboratoriun analisis selulosa, hemiselulosa, dan lignin di Laboratorium Kimia makanan ternak Fakultas Peternakan Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan 4 taraf perlakuan dan 3 ulangan yaitu N1= 50% batang pisang, 40% daun indigofera , 10% konsentrat. N2 = 50% batang pisang, 30% daun indigofera, 20% konsentrat. N3 = 50% batang pisang, 20% daun indigofera, 30% konsentrat. N4 = 50% batang pisang,10% daun indigofera, 40% konsentrat.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa batang pisang kombinasi daun indigofera selulosa, hemiselulosa dan.  Rata-rata kandungan selulosa tertinggi ke terendah yaitu N4 (13,21), N3 (8,2), N2, (7,78), N1 (6,99).  Kandungan hemiselulosa tertinggi ke terendah yaitu N4 (20,39), N3 (12,5), N2 (11,88), N1 (10,34).  Kandungan lignin tertinggi ke terendah yaitu N4 (3,71), N3 (3,15), N2 (2,09), N1 (1,99) Kata kunci : selulosa, hemiselulosa, lignin, batang pisang, daun indigofera.
Pengaruh Digital Marketing dan Brand Awareness terhadap Penjualan Produk KartuAS Telkomsel Cabang Palembang
Authors: Satria Rofik , A.R. Hasmawaty
Published: September 2021

Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of digital marketing on the sales product of KartuAS by PT. Telkomsel Branch Palembang, to determine the effect of brand awareness on the sales product of KartuAS  by PT. Telkomsel Branch Palembang, to determine the effect of digital marketing and brand awareness on KartuAS sales in Palembang City. The population of this research is the population of the millennial generation in Sukarami Village, Sukarami District, Palembang City for use the KartuAS by PT. Telkomsel as many as 1274 people and the sample as many as 200 people. Samples were taken by random sampling with an error rate of 5%. Primary data was taken using digital marketing questionnaires, brand awareness questionnaires and product sales questionnaires. Data were analyzed by simple linear regression analysis model and multiple linear regression analysis model. The results show that there is an influence of digital marketing on product sales, there is an influence of brand awareness on product sales, and there is a joint influence of digital marketing and brand awareness on product sales.
Abstrak
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh digital marketing terhadap penjualan produk KartuAS PT. Telkomsel Branch Palembang, untuk mengetahui pengaruuh brand awareness terhadap penjualan  produk KartuAS PT Telokmsel Branch Palembang, dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh digital marketing dan brand awareness terhadap penjualan KartuAS di Kota Palembang. Pupulasi penelitian ini adalah penduduk generasi milenial di Kelurahan Sukarami Kecamatan Sukarami Kota Palembang yang memakai produk kartu AS dari PT. Telkomsel sebanyak 1274 orang dan yang dijadikan sampel sebanyak 200 orang. Sampel diambil secara random sampling dengan taraf kesalahan 5%. Data primer diambil dengan menggunakan kuisioner digital marketing, kuisioner brand awareness dan kuisioner penjualan produk. Data dianalisis dengan model analisis regresi linier sedarhana dan model analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ada pengaruh digital marketing terhadap penjualan produk, ada pengaruh brand awareness terhadap penjualan produk, dan ada pengaruh bersama-sama digital marketing dan brand awareness terhadap penjualan produk.
Proyecto educativo institucional en el marco de la calidad en la gestión educativa en una institución educativa. Ugel 03. Lima 2020. Estudio preliminar
Authors: Navarro Orellana Susana , Santos Jimenez Ofelia Carmen , Teves Quispe Julia
Published: September 2021

A nivel global se posiciona la importancia de la calidad educativa, para el desarrollo sostenible de los ciudadanos y en la cual el nivel del desarrollo del Proyecto Educativo Institucional (PEI) es ineludible. En el Perú, en Lima, estamos investigando la influencia entre ambas variables. El PEI es aquel documento que dirige el rumbo de la institución educativa desde la generación de valores, la visión compartida, las interacciones y las representaciones mentales en el que su orientación básica es por el desarrollo institucional y que solo tiene impacto a través de un proceso de mejora continua del aprendizaje (CEPAL-UNESCO,2005). Analizar la calidad de la gestión educativa parte por desarrollar un conjunto de actividades, estrategias, aplicación de técnicas instrumentos, procedimientos, recursos y capacidades consignadas en el PEI, con la finalidad de lograr objetivos institucionales, por medio de un planeamiento participativo, potenciando la cultura organizativa democrática y definiendo claramente las responsabilidades internamente entre la comunidad educativa y las autoridades directivas.

Es por ello que presentaremos una revisión de referencias de ambas variables tratando de esbozar la solución a nuestro principal problema en el sentido de cuál es la influencia entre el PEI y la calidad de la gestión institucional en una Institución Educativa. Ugel 03, planteándonos algunas hipótesis como si la identidad, el diagnóstico institucional, la propuesta pedagógica y la propuesta de gestión de calidad del PEI influyen en la calidad de gestión educativa.

Además, consignamos en este artículo la metodología de investigación científica con enfoque cuantitativo que incluye método, diseño, población y muestra, instrumentos de recolección de datos y medida de la confiabilidad de los dos instrumentos a través de Alfa de Cronbach, encontrando valores de 0.817 para la primera variable y de 0.803 para la segunda variable, dándonos una confiabilidad muy alta del instrumento de recolección de datos para ambas variables.
El Flipped Classroom y su influencia en el aprendizaje activo en estudiantes de la carrera profesional de administración de empresas del instituto superior tecnológico continental – Huancayo 2019
Authors: Sovero Vargas Guadalupe Isabel , Romero Díaz Alejandra Dulvina , Santos Jimenez Ofelia Carmen
Published: September 2021

Es nuestro objetivo investigar si el flipped classroom influye en el aprendizaje activo en estudiantes de la carrera profesional de administración de empresas del Instituto Superior Tecnológico Continental-Huancayo,2019.

Con enfoque cuantitativo la investigación es de tipo básico, nivel explicativo causal y diseño No experimental. La muestra estuvo formada por 70 estudiantes del VI ciclo de la carrera profesional de administración de empresas del instituto mencionado, se aplicó dos cuestionarios para realizar la medición de las variables flipped classroom y aprendizaje activo, instrumentos que fueron validados por juicio de expertos y el estadístico de Alfa de Cronbrach para la confiabilidad a través de una prueba piloto. Los resultados se analizaron a través del programa estadístico de SPSS 25. Se utilizó la estadística no paramétrica, de correlación coeficiente de Spearman con un nivel de significancia del 0,05. Los resultados demuestran que el flipped classroom influye favorablemente en el aprendizaje activo en estudiantes de la carrera profesional de administración de empresas del ISTC-Huancayo,2019 con r= 0, 986 y p-valor (sig.=0.001).
Determination of myo-inositol content in milk by high performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD)
Authors: Le Viet Ngan , Do Thi Hong Thuy , Nguyen Thi Anh Huong , Vu Thi Trang , Le Thi Hong Hao ,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam,   University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Published: September 2021

A method to determine inositol content in milk using high performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) was developed and validated. Samples were hydrolyzed with 10 mL HCl in a vacuum oven at 120oC, prolonging 6 h. Hydrolyzed samples were neutralized to a pH from 6 to 7.5 before analysing in an HPAEC-PAD system. The analytical program used Dionex CarboPacTM MA1 column (4 × 250 mm) with a mobile phase of a gradient program including NaOH 50 mM and NaOH 1M. The method was validated following AOAC guidelines: selectivity, linear range from 0,01 to 20 mg/L with a coefficient (R) 0.9998, the recoveries in the range of 99 - 102%, and repeatability with RSD under 1.8%. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) of inositol were 0.047 µg/g and 0.155 µg/g, respectively. The method has been applied to determine of inositol content in milk samples with content ranging from 22.5 mg/100g to 64.7 mg/100g.
Simultaneous determination of iodide and iodate in salty spices by liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LC-ICP-MS)
Authors: Le Van Ha , Lu Thi Minh Hien , Nguyen Minh Chau , Tran Hoang Giang , Dang Thi Hien , Dinh Viet Chien ,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam,   National Institute for Food Control, Hanoi, Vietnam
Published: September 2021

In this study, iodide and iodate species in food were simultaneously determined by LC-ICP-MS after sample treatment with Deion water based on ultrasonic extraction. The conditions of the instrument and the extraction procedure were investigated. The method was validated with calibration curves that have the coefficient of determination (R2) higher than 0.995. The method limits of detection (LOD) of iodide and iodate were 0.079 and 0.060 mg/kg respectively meeting the regulatory requirements for food safety management. The recoveries were in the range of 83.5 - 108% and the relative standard deviations (RSDr) were between 2.57 and 5.22%. These parameters met the requirements specified by AOAC. A total of 43 salty spice samples including table salts, iodized seasoning soup powders, seasoning seeds, oyster sauces, soy sauces, fish sauces were collected and analyzed for research purposes. The results showed that a high percentage (76.9%) of table salt and seasoning soup powder samples had total iodate and iodide content lower than the specified level. Meanwhile, other salty spice samples, especially seasoning seeds and soy sauces, had a significant content of iodide in the range of 2.0 to 13.2 mg/kg. This study has contributed to the preliminary assessment of the current status of iodine content in salty spice products collected in Hanoi city.
Aplikasi Sistem Personalisasi Dan Monitoring Pengunjung Berbasis Smartcard RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Studi Kasus Candi Borobudur
Authors: Kuswinanti Kuswinanti , Mulya Muhamad Femy , Wibawa Yohanes Eka
Published: September 2021

Perkembangan Teknologi RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) saat ini sangatlah berkembang pesat, khususnya Teknologi pembaca data secara Contactless. Teknologi RFID merupakan pengembangan dari Teknologi Barcode yang selama ini banyak digunakan sebagai media pembacaan data yang memilki beberapa kelebihan, diantaranya keakuratan pembacaan data, biaya yang terjangkau, mudah digunakan dan lain sebagainya. Perangkat RFID saat ini banyak digunakan untuk beberapa bidang usaha seperti rumah sakit, perpustakaan, pintu tol dan digunakan untuk proses tracking suatu barang oleh jasa ekspedisi. Dalam penelitian ini, akan memanfaatkan Teknologi RFID yang bertujuan untuk mengurangi waktu antrian dari setiap pengunjung wisata pada saat melakukan proses tap in maupun tap out pada loket di kawasan wisata Candi Borobudur. Aplikasi ini dikembangkan dengan menerapkan metode scrum dan dirancang dengan menggunakan Unified Modeling Language (UML), serta bahasa pemrograman berbasis PHP dengan menggunakan Framewrok Codeigniter. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah sebuah aplikasi sistem personalisasi dan monitoring pengunjung dikawasan Candi Borobudur dengan memanfaatkan teknologi RFID. Kemudian pada penelitian ini juga, menggunakan metode pengujian black box yang terdiri dari dua kategori pengujian, yaitu pengujian black box untuk user dan pengujian black box untuk pengunjung, serta menggunakan beberapa parameter kelas uji.
Sistem Aplikasi Absensi Berbasis Android Menggunakan Otentikasi Wajah dan Lokasi (Studi Kasus Di CV. Atmosfer IT Consultan)
Authors: Isrofi Syukron , Siringo Ringo Johny Hizkia
Published: September 2021

CV. Atmosfer IT Consultan merupakan perusahaan jasa pembuatan aplikasi, yang mana mempunyai karyawan lapangan, yang mengharuskan berkunjung kelokasi klien sehingga perlu adanya sistem aplikasi absensi karyawan yang dapat digunakan untuk memantau dan mengelola kehadiran karyawan yang ditugaskan dilapangan, selama ini untuk memantau kehadiran karyawan yang bertugas dilapangan mengandalkan direct message atau panggilan langsung melalui ponsel masing – masing karyawan. Sistem aplikasi absensi berbasis android yang akan dikembangkan ini menggunakan otentikasi wajah dan lokasi menggunakan bantuan library OpenCV dan Dlib Library untuk otentikasi wajah dan Google Maps API untuk deteksi lokasi, serta metodologi yang digunakan dalam pengembangan sistem ini yaitu menggunakan metode Scrum. Pengembangan aplikasi ini diharapkan dapat memberikan solusi untuk perusahaan CV. Atmosfer IT Consultan khusunya dan perusahaan lain pada umumnya untuk memantau kehadiran karyawannya yang bertugas dilapangan ataupun untuk perusahaan yang menugaskan karyawannya bekerja dari rumah karena adanya pemberlakuan PSBB di beberapa wilayah di Indonesia khususnya di DKI Jakarta.
Investigation of 3D models acquired with UAV oblique images
Authors: MAKİNECİ Hasan Bilgehan , KARASAKA Lütfiye
Published: September 2021

The concept of oblique image acquisition entered the literature long after the overhead photogrammetric acquisition techniques. The oblique image acquisition technique is applied to model the edge surfaces of buildings that cannot be obtained with vertical (nadir) image acquisition and eliminate the problems that arise in the orthorectification of high-rise buildings in urban areas. Oblique image acquisition by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) independent of aerial photogrammetry is considered possible with unique flight plans. How convenient oblique image acquisition with the help of UAVs is and how it affects the final product is a popular topic studied by researchers. In this study, oblique image acquisition was performed using a rotary-wing UAV (Parrot ANAFI) whose camera can move 180°. With the help of the 3D models obtained, the building was drawn in vector and evaluated to scale. As a result, it has been understood that almost all structural deficiencies in the final products can be eliminated by oblique images. However, it has been revealed that there is still a need for other methods for structures that do not have patterns, such as flat walls.
Evaluation of Extension Contact of Apple Growers for Recommended Apple Production Technology
Authors: Shah Zahoor Ahmad , Dar Mushtaq Ahmad , Wani Noor Ul Islam , Maqbool Showkat , Dar Eajaz Ahmad
Published: September 2021

Innovative techniques and technologies are being developed at different research stations for the enhancement of apple production. But due to poor extension contact with credible agencies, the same technology has not been fully utilised by the growers at their farms. The study was conducted in three districts of Kashmir division selected purposively with multistage sampling; having maximum area under apple cultivation. The study used focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a household survey. The majority of the apple growers from district Shopian (55.44%) and district Baramulla (48.67%) were having medium level of extension contact with different extension agencies in contrast to district Budgam, where majority of the apple growers were having low level of extension contact. However, majority of the apple growers from district Shopian (61.39%) contacted private agencies for consultation, while high level of contact (48.81% of apple growers) with private agencies was found among the apple growers of district Budgam.
Factors Influencing Behavioural Intention of Farmers to Use E-Learning Module on Climate-Smart Horticulture in Arunachal Pradesh
Authors: Koyu Bai , Singh Rajkumar Josmee , Singh Ram
Published: September 2021

The study developed a theoretical model based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) called the e-learning acceptance model (ELAM) during 2020. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), farmers’ behavioural intention to use (BIU), an e-learning module on Climate-Smart Horticulture was investigated. The facilitating condition, followed by perceived ease of use, attitude toward e-learning, and self-efficacy, was found to be the most influential predictor of behavioural intention to use an e-learning module by the structural equation model (SEM). The endogenous variable BIU having R2 value of 0.62 indicated that the exogenous variables viz., FC (Facilitating Condition), PEU (Perceived Ease of Use), ATT (Attitude toward e-learning) and SE (Self-Efficacy) had jointly explained and predicted 62 per cent of accuracy on BIU in ELAM.
Effectiveness of Season Long Training Programme on Knowledge Levels in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh
Authors: Babu G. Prasad , Jayalakshmi M. , Chaitanya B. H. , Mahadevaiah M. , Srinivas T.
Published: September 2021

The study was undertaken to know the effectiveness of season long training programme imparted to Village Agriculture Assistants (VAAs) in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh by DoA (Department of Agriculture) during kharif 2020. One-group pre and post evaluation design was employed for conducting a formative evaluation. The knowledge tests were administered to 113 VAAs, before and after the training programme. The results showed that there was a significant knowledge gain in subjects like crop production, plant protection and general agriculture in terms of qualification wise, division wise and subject wise. The pre-training mean knowledge score of the trainees was 37.95, which increased to 53.77 after the training. There was an increase of 15.82 in the mean knowledge score, which is significant at the level p < 0.01. In the correlation analysis education, experience, social participation, rural back ground and land holding were found to have significant relationship with knowledge levels of the VAAs. Majority of the respondents expressed in their feedback that they were ‘satisfied ‘regarding its usefulness in enhancing knowledge, appropriateness of the content & its relevancy, stimulation of inquisitiveness, arousal of curiosity & interest.
FLDs on Turmeric (Rajendra sonia) in Muzaffarpur, Bihar: Adoption Horizontal Spread and Satisfaction Level
Authors: Meena M. L. , Singh Pushpa , Kundu M. S.
Published: September 2021

Keeping in view of effective extension approach of Frontline demonstrations (FLDs) for dissemination of technology FLDs on turmeric conducted by KVK, Turki, Bihar. The yield and economic performance of frontline demonstration, horizontal spread of technology, extent of adoption level and extent of satisfaction of respondent farmer over extension services and performance of demonstration was measured. It was observed that there was 15.0 to 19.6 per cent increase in fresh rhizome yield over local check and the average benefit cost ratio was higher under demonstration 3.3 as compared to control plots 2.5 during the all years of the study. The horizontal spread of turmeric cv. Rajendra sonali was estimated from about 13 ha during 2015-16 to 43 ha during the year 2019-20. The findings of the study also revealed that there was increase in adoption level ranging from 9.4 per cent of sowing time and method to 46.9 per cent of improved and quality seed after the FLD programmes. The majority of the respondent farmers expressed high extent (51.2%) to the medium (34.4%) extent of satisfaction from extension services and performance of technology under demonstrations. It can be concluded that frontline demonstrations are one of the important tool to demonstrate newly released crop production and protection technologies and its management practices in the farmer’s field under different agro-climatic region and farming situations.
Extent of Adoption of Happy Seeder Technology among the Farmers of Punjab (India)
Authors: Singh Taranpreet , Kaur Manmeet , Singh Gurdeep
Published: September 2021

Cultivation of paddy on large area has resulted in problem paddy straw burning. Although, there are many alternatives available to the farmers but none of these is significantly adopted by them. Happy Seeder Technology (HST) was introduced to tackle the problem of paddy straw burning. The study was conducted to find the rate and extent of adoption of HST among the farmers by characterizing the extension efforts. One hundred and eighty HST adopter farmers were selected from the five agro-climatic zones Punjab. Average area under HST was about 58 per cent of the total operational land holdings of respective farmers. From awareness to adoption average forty months were taken by the farmers to complete the five stages of adoption process. Attributes of the technology viz. relative advantages, trialability, observability and compatibility had positive effect on the rate of adoption. Extension activities, easy availability of HST and large operational land holding had a positive effect on the rate of adoption of HST.
On Farm Assessment of INM Techniques on Soil Health and Yield of Rice in Sahibganj, Jharkhand
Authors: Jha Amrit Kumar , Kumar Anjani , Mehta Birendra Kumar , Kumari Maya , Chatterjee Kaushik
Published: September 2021

On-farm trial was conducted to assess the Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) techniques on yield of rice and soil health after harvest during 2018-19 and 2019-20 at ten locations. The result of three treatments viz. Farmer’s Practice, Technology Option 1 and Technology Option 2 indicated that TO1 and TO2 significantly increased the yield and yield attributing characters over farmer’s practice (FP). Significantly high yield of rice grain (41.2 q per ha) was recorded with INM techniques. The data on available N, P and K status of soil after harvest of rice crop was significantly higher under TO2 as compared to FP. Highest net-return (Rs. 44,214 per ha) with B:C ratio of 2.44 was reported under TO2. INM techniques also resulted in lowest technology gap (8.78 q per ha) and technology index (17.56%) over other treatments which suggests it’s feasibility at farmer’s field.
Effect of source and concentration of zinc on growth performance, meat quality and mineral retention in New Zealand rabbits
Authors: Luis-Chincoya Hector , Herrera-Haro Jose Guadalupe , Pro-Martínez Arturo , Santacruz-Varela Amalio , Jerez-Salas Martha Patricia
Published: September 2021

Zinc supplementation in rabbit diet favours deposition of this mineral in meat and, therefore, contributes to satisfying the daily requirements of Zn in humans that consume it. A trial was conducted to study the effect of two sources (ZnSO4 and Zn-methionate) and two concentrations of Zn, along with a control (without Zn supplementation), on weight gain, meat quality and muscle retention in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits during fattening stage. Treatments were randomly assigned to 100 NZW rabbits 40 days old, in a completely randomised experimental design using a factorial arrangement of treatments (2×2+control). The experimental period was 30 d. In each experimental treatment, weight gain, feed consumption and meat quality were recorded, as well as the retention of Zn in serum, liver, loin and hind leg. Results showed no differences (P>0.05) in weight gain and food consumption, which can be attributed to diet-added Zn sources (ZnSO4 and Zn-methionate). Food conversion was better with the organic source at the highest concentration (P<0.05). Regarding meat quality, no differences were found (P>0.05) in hind legs for source effect and Zn concentration, while in loin, differences (P=0.02) were found in the colour parameter of L* and B* when the organic source of Zn (Zn-methionate) was supplied. Most retention of Zn on the loin occurred when a concentration of 25 mg Zn kg–1 of Zn-methionate was added, which could be important to provide larger amounts of Zn for human consumption.
Pathological changes and antigen localization in the small intestine of rabbits infected with Eimeria magna
Authors: Yuan X. , Liu J. , Wang F. , Hu X. F. , Wen F. , Tang X. E. , Yang S. S. , Zhong S. W. , Zhou Z. H. , Li Yong
Published: September 2021

Coccidiosis is a major disease caused by various Eimeria species in rabbits. The aim of the present study was to investigate the haematological and pathological changes in rabbits infected with E. magna. Moreover, the localisation of coccidial antigens was examined in the intestines of rabbits with two kinds of serum as primary antibodies. In the present study, forty-five 28-day-old weaned rabbits were randomly divided into three groups and reared in three separate places. Group A was infected with 20×103 sporulated oocysts of E. magna, group B was only used to produce anti-E. intestinalis serum by infecting them with 3×103 sporulated oocysts of E. intestinalis, and group C was designated as the control group. According to histopathological evaluation of group A, the epithelial cells of the jejunum and ileum were parasitised with a large number of oocysts and other stages of E. magna. The haematological results showed that red blood cell counts, haemoglobin counts, haematocrit levels and the percentage of lymphocytes were significantly decreased in group A compared with group C (P<0.01), but white blood cell counts and the percentage of neutrophils were significantly increased (P<0.01). The weight of group A began to decrease on the 5th day after infection, and this decrease continued until the 9th day. Immunohistochemistry staining revealed that two kinds of coccidial antigens were basically located at the same sites of the intestine when anti-E. intestinalis serum and anti-E. magna serum were used as primary antibodies. Most likely, E. magna and E. intestinalis antigens have some similar antigenic determinants; this finding provides a theoretical basis for screening for common antigens of these two coccidian species.
Boring Formless Nonsense
Authors: Priest Eldritch
Published: September 2021

Boring Formless Nonsense intervenes in an aesthetics of failure that has largely been delimited by the visual arts and its avant-garde legacies. It focuses on contemporary experimental composition in which failure rubs elbows with the categories of chance, noise, and obscurity. In these works we hear failure anew. We hear boredom, formlessness, and nonsense in a way that gives new purchase to aesthetic, philosophical, and ethical questions that falter in their negative capability.

Reshaping current debates on failure as an aesthetic category, eldritch Priest shows failure to be a duplicitous concept that traffics in paradox and sustains the conditions for magical thinking and hyperstition. Framing recent experimental composition as a deviant kind of sound art, Priest explores how the affective and formal elements of post-Cagean music couples with contemporary culture's themes of depression, distraction, and disinformation to create an esoteric reality composed of counterfactuals and pseudonymous beings. Ambitious in content and experimental in its approach, Boring Formless Nonsense will challenge and fracture your views on failure, creativity, and experimental music.
In the Blink of an Ear
Authors: Kim-Cohen Seth
Published: September 2021

An ear-opening reassessment of sonic art from World War II to the present

Marcel Duchamp famously championed a "non-retinal" visual art, rejecting judgments of taste and beauty. In the Blink of an Ear is the first book to ask why the sonic arts did not experience a parallel turn toward a non-cochlear sonic art, imagined as both a response and a complement to Duchamp's conceptualism. Rather than treat sound art as an artistic practice unto itself-or as the unwanted child of music-artist and theorist Seth Kim-Cohen relates the post-War sonic arts to contemporaneous movements in the gallery arts. Applying key ideas from poststructuralism, deconstruction, and art history, In the Blink of an Ear suggests that the sonic arts have been subject to the same cultural pressures that have shaped minimalism, conceptualism, appropriation, and relational aesthetics. Sonic practice and theory have downplayed - or, in many cases, completely rejected - the de-formalization of the artwork and its simultaneous animation in the conceptual realm. Starting in 1948, the simultaneous examples of John Cage and Pierre Schaeffer initiated a sonic theory-in-practice, fusing clement Greenberg's media-specificity with a phenomenological emphasis on perception. Subsequently, the "sound-in-itself" tendency has become the dominant paradigm for the production and reception of sound art. Engaged with critical texts by Jacques Derrida, Rosalind Krauss, Friedrich Kittler, Jean François Lyotard, and Jacques Attali, among others, Seth Kim-Cohen convincingly argues for a reassessment of the short history of sound art, rejecting sound-in-itself in favor of a reading of sound's expanded situation and its uncontainable textuality. At the same time, this important book establishes the principles for a nascent non-cochlear sonic practice, embracing the inevitable interaction of sound with the social, the linguistic, the philosophical, the political, and the technological.
PENGARUH KOMPENSASI, BUDAYA ORGANISASI, GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA KARYAWAN RESTORAN SARI LAUT NELAYAN MEDAN
Authors: Syarif Shamir Hasyim , Hiya Nirmadarningsih
Published: September 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompensasi, budaya organisasi, gaya kepemimpinan dan disiplin kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan Restoran Sari Laut Nelayan Medan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan metode deskriptif, jenis penelitian ini adalah data kuantitatif, data primer yang diperoleh melalui kuesioner. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan pada perusahaan sebanyak 110 karyawan. Sampel yang digunakan adalah teknik sampel jenus dimana seluruh populasi akan dijadikan sebagai sampel. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis linier berganda. Hasil pengujian yang menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial maupun simultan variabel kompensasi, budaya organisasi, gaya kepemimpinan dan disiplin kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah baik secara parsial dan simultan, variabel kompensasi, budaya organisasi, gaya kepemimpinan dan disiplin kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan Restoran Sari Laut Nelayan Medan.
Ten-year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Amongst Workers in a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Kuala Lumpur
Authors: Ahmad Norfazilah , Panduragan Santhna Letchmi , Chong Hong Soon  , Gemini Kalaiarasan , Yee San Khor  , Bahrin Nur Atikah , Azhar Nur Husnina , Ibrahim Muhammad Zaid , Othman Norlin Syuhada , Nawawi Khamsiah
Published: September 2021

Strategising, which is an effective workplace intervention to curb cardiovascular disease (CVD), requires understanding of the CVD risk related to a specific working population. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is widely used in predicting the ten-year CVD risk of various working populations. This study aimed to use FRS to determine the ten-year CVD risk amongst workers in a tertiary healthcare setting and its associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted on workers who participated in the special health check programme at the staff clinic of a tertiary healthcare institution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A set of data sheets was used to retrieve the workers’ sociodemographic and CVD risk information. The prevalence of high, moderate and low ten-year CVD risk was 12.8%, 20.0% and 67.2%, respectively. Workers in the high-risk group were older [mean age: 54.81 (standard deviation, 5.72) years], male (44%), smokers (72.7%) and having hyperglycaemia (46.7%) and hypertriglyceridemia [median triglycerides: 1.75 (interquartile range, 1.45) mmol/L]. Diastolic blood pressure (aOR 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01,1.14), hyperglycaemia (aOR 8.80, 95% CI: 1.92,40.36) and hypertriglyceridemia (aOR 4.45, 95% CI: 1.78,11.09) were significantly associated with high ten-year CVD risk. Diastolic blood pressure (aOR 1.08, 95% CI: 1.03,1.13) and hypertriglyceridemia (aOR 2.51, 95% CI: 1.12-5.61) were significantly associated with moderate ten-year CVD risk. The prevalence of high and moderate ten-year CVD risk was relatively high. Amongst the workers in the high-risk group, they were older, male, smokers and with high fasting blood sugar and triglyceride. Understanding the ten-year CVD risk and its associated factors could be used to plan periodic workplace health assessment and monitor to prevent CVD.
Geographic accessibility of healthcare services and health seeking behaviours of rural communities in Kudat and Pitas areas of Sabah
Authors: Naing Oo Tha , Shoesmith Wendy Diana , Tan Chrystalle B. Y. , Ibrahim Mohd Yusof , Hussein Syed Shajee
Published: September 2021

Introduction: One of the aims outlined in Malaysia’s Health Vision 2020 is to be a nation of healthy individuals, families, and communities through an equitable, affordable, efficient, environmentally adaptable, and consumer friendly healthcare system. Sabah faces tremendous challenges to provide the best care for patients. For example, Sabah's unique geographical location and landscape, such as steep hills and rivers, is one of the challenges that health staff faces. Objectives of this study aimed to examine the prevalence of geographical accessibility, types of healthcare services, and the types of health seeking behaviour in 2 northern rural areas of Sabah to assess the geographic accessibility and availability of healthcare services. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two rural areas in Sabah—Kudat and Pitas. Data collection was done by using questionnaire and face–to-face interviews. Results: It was found that 48% of the study population sought healthcare and they mainly chose healthcare services from hospitals and health clinics. Conclusion: Half of the population in the areas studied used healthcare in the last year. The choice of using a public hospital or community health clinics was determined by distance from residence.
Validity and Reliability of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Scale for Dog Bite Prevention in Children
Authors: Halim Syahrizal Abdul , Saimon Rosalia , Singh Parveen Kaur Sarjeet , Safii Razitasham
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Rabies is a highly fatal disease that is mostly caused by a dog bite. The Dog Bite Prevention KAP scale is a 30-item scale that is designed to measure children’s level of safety knowledge on dog’s behaviour, precautionary behaviour around dogs, perceived vulnerability towards dogs and help-seeking behaviour following a dog bite. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the test-retest reliability and validity of outcome measures. Methods: This questionnaire was administered to samples of school student aged from 13 years to 14 years at a secondary school located in Bau District, Sarawak. They were purposively selected for a baseline interview (Time 1) and a ten-day follow-up (Time 2). This study was conducted within four months, which were from 10 April to 31 August 2018. Descriptive analysis, content analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, intra-class correlation and exploratory factor analysis were performed in this study. Results: A total of 64 boys and 114 girls were involved in the study, whereby 79.2%, 10.1%, 7.9%, 2.2% and 0.6% of them were of Bidayuh ethnic, Chinese, Iban, Malays and other ethnic, respectively. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.796. The test-retest intra-class correlation was adequate, with 0.84 for perceived vulnerability towards dogs and 0.81 for precautionary behaviour around dogs. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation resulted in two factors, which explained 39% of the variance (perceived vulnerability towards dogs) and 49% of the variance (precautionary behaviour around dogs). Conclusion: The questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for a dog-bite prevention survey.
COVID-19 Pandemic - A Review and Assessing Higher Education Institution Undergraduate Student’s Mental Health
Authors: Mohd Kassim Mohd Amiruddin , Pang Nicholas Tze Ping , James Sandi
Published: September 2021

Introduction: The current COVID-19 pandemic has sequelae reverberating around

Malaysia, particularly in university students, as Malaysian university students are isolated

in their university campuses in semi-quarantine status. This article seeks to review the

existing literature on the specialized issue of university student-related psychological

sequelae of COVID-19, and seeks to offer some recommendations through the process.

Methods: Existing literature demonstrates that COVID-19 has affected university students

psychosocially, with the rate of anxiety and depression markedly increased. There have

been significant alterations of lifestyle related to education, in accordance with the new

normal, resulting in isolation and feelings of disengagement with education. Moreover,

with the current uncertainties regarding their studies and possible financial depression postpandemic,

the future is deeply worrying and will adversely affect their mental health.

Results: Quantitatively, recent findings indicate 33.3% of the undergraduates in a higher

education institution are noted to be in stress. Therefore, multiple interventions have been

implemented; a customized ultra-brief psychological module, an online tele psychiatry

hotline (COVID Cares) and tele-counselling, which have received universally positive

feedback.

Conclusion: In conclusion, the review demonstrates that undergraduates’ psychological

health is an aspect that needs urgent attention as it is not merely limited to the fear of

COVID-19, but also related to the social aspects of the pandemic. Multiple interventions

have been seen to be efficacious in reducing the psychological sequelae.