bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Yiyecek İçecek Hizmetleri Alanında Aşçılık Eğitimi Alan Öğrencilerin Temel Mutfak Yeterliliklerinin Belirlenmesi: İstanbul İli Örneği
Authors: YORGANCI Eda , SUNGUR Başak
Published: March 2023

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı; yiyecek içecek hizmetleri alanı aşçılık dalında eğitim gören 11 ve 12.sınıf lise öğrencilerinin mesleki yeterliliklerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın evrenini İstanbul ili bünyesinde Yiyecek İçecek Hizmetleri alanı olan ortaöğretim kurumları oluşturmuştur. Evren içerisinden kolayda ve gelişigüzel örneklem yöntemiyle örneklem belirlenmiş ve araştırmaya 545 öğrencinin katılımı sağlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında veri toplama yöntemi olarak anket yöntemi kullanılmış ve sonuçlar SPSS 25.0 isimli istatistik programından yararlanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Temel mutfak bilgi düzeyi; işe hazırlık, pastacılık ve aşçılık bilgi düzeyi alt boyutlarında incelenirken; temel mutfak beceri düzeyi ise, işe hazırlık, pastacılık ve aşçılık beceri düzeyi alt boyutlarında incelenmiştir. Mutfak tutumları değerlendirilmesi ise mutfakta çalışma tutumu ve sektörde çalışmaya yönelik tutum olmak üzere iki alt boyutta analiz edilerek incelenmiştir.
Araştırma sonunda elde edilen verilere göre, kadın öğrencilerin işe hazırlık ve pastacılık bilgi düzeyleri ile işe hazırlık ve pastacılık beceri düzeyleri ve mutfakta çalışma tutumları erkek öğrencilere göre yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin sınıf düzeylerine göre mutfak yeterliliklerinin belirlendiği sonuçlarda ise; temel mutfak bilgi düzeyleri ve temel mutfak beceri düzeyleri arasında fark gözlenmemiştir. Ancak, 11.sınıfta okuyan öğrencilerin hem mutfakta çalışma tutumları hem de şef olarak sektörde çalışmaya yönelik tutumlarının, 12.sınıfta okuyan öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Moleküler Gastronomi ve Füzyon Mutfak Ürünleri Tüketimi ile Yenilikçilik Davranışı Eğilimlerinin Analizi: Gastronomi Bölümü Öğrencileri Örneği
Authors: IŞIK Nalan , SÜRME Metin , TİKEN Melike , SEVİM Kübra Nur
Published: March 2023

Yenilikçi mutfak uygulamaları son on yılda gastronomi alanında önemli bir yer edinmeye başlamıştır. Bu bağlamda çalışma gastronomi eğitimi alan öğrencilerin yenilikçi mutfak akımı olarak kabul edilen moleküler gastronomi ve füzyon mutfak ürünlerini tüketim eğilimi ve yenilikçi davranış eğilimleri ile aralarındaki ilişkinin araştırılmasını amaçlamıştır. Araştırmada Gaziantep Üniversitesi Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları bölümünde lisans eğitimi gören öğrencilere 2022 yılı haziran ayında anket gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere faktör analizi, ifadelerin standart sapma ve aritmetik ortalama değerlerinin analizi ile iki ölçek arasında ilişkiyi anlamaya yönelik korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Çalışma bulguları sonucunda katılımcıların moleküler ve füzyon mutfak tüketim eğilimine dair değerlendirmelerinin dört boyutta yenilikçilik davranışı eğilimlerinin iki boyutta toplandığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca her iki ölçek arasında pozitif bir korelasyon tespit edilmiştir.
Yeşil Etkinlikleri Motive Edici ve Engelleyici Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi – Türkiye Örneği
Authors: KIRANT YOZCU Ozen
Published: March 2023

Etkinlik sektörüne akademik ilgi giderek artmakta olup sadece sayısal olarak büyüme ile birlikte sektör daha global, sofistike ve kritik hale gelmektedir (Mair ve Smith, 2021). Bu çalışmanın amacı son dönemde turizm sektöründe sürdürülebilirlik kavramının giderek önem kazanması sonucunda etkinlik şirketlerinin yeşil etkinlikler konusunu nasıl ele aldıklarını değerlendirmektir. Bunun için de Türkiye’de faaliyet gösteren etkinlik sektörü alanındaki tüm derneklerin üyelerine bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu araştırmada yeşil etkinlikleri motive edici ve engelleyici faktörler, şirketlerin bu alanda sertifika sahibi olup olmadıkları ve yeşil etkinlikler uygulamaya istekleri anket tekniği kullanılarak sorgulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarında sosyal sorumluluk sahibi olmak, olumlu imaj ve itibar yaratmak en önemli motivasyon unsurları olurken, yeşil etkinlikleri engelleyici faktörlerin başında ise bilgi eksikliği ve farkındalık eksikliği geldiği görülmektedir. Ayrıca etkinlik şirketinin çoğunun bu alanda herhangi bir sertifikaya sahip olmadıkları da tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma Türkiye’de yeşil etkinlikler konusunda yapılan öncü çalışmalardan biri olması ve anketi cevaplayanların çoğunun deneyimli sektör profesyonelleri olması araştırmayı pilot çalışma yapabilir ve sektör profesyonellerine ışık tutabilir.
Unconventional Tools of the Central Bank of Algeria as a Model
Authors: Ismail Bassem Hassen , Emad Mohamed
Published: March 2023

This study aims to shed light on the non-traditional tools of monetary policy that have emerged greatly in Algeria after the deterioration of financial conditions and in light of the failure of traditional tools in the 2008 crisis. Central banks are curbing the crisis by means of non-traditional monetary policy tools, especially the policy of quantitative easing and monetary issuance. After that, the study concluded that the Algerian central banks were unable to address this crisis through their traditional tools. In their response to the financial crisis, especially in developed countries, they have developed new tools based on modern economic principles; these tools were called non-traditional;  the effect of the continuous homogeneity in the use of non-traditional tools in the Algerian economy to address the goals and causes and the deterioration of the prevailing conditions. The research aims to examine the effects of using non-traditional tools to address the crises experienced by the Algerian economy.
TÜRKİYE’NİN BÖLGESEL OYUN KURUCU ROLÜ VE DÜZEN İNŞASINA DAİR İMKÂN VE KABİLİYETİ: TÜRK DEVLETLERİ TEŞKİLATI ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: BABAHANOĞLU Veysel , AKBAŞ Zafer
Published: March 2023

Dünya düzeninin günümüz başat gücü halen ABD olmakla beraber, ciddi bir güç değişimi yaşanmaktadır. ABD diğer bölgelerde olduğu gibi Türkiye’nin yakın coğrafyasında da güç kaybetmeye devam etmektedir. Bu bağlamda Türkiye gibi bölgesel güçlerin önemi artmakta, güç boşlukları bu aktörler tarafından doldurulmaya çalışılmaktadır. Buna ilaveten Rusya’nın da Ukrayna savaşı nedeniyle bölgesel etkisinin ve baskı kapasitenin azalması yeni aktörlere alan açmaktadır. Türkiye’nin artan materyal kapasitesi dışında güçlü liderlik, diplomasi ve siyasi girişimleri Türkiye’yi daha görünür ve etkili kılmıştır. Türkiye’nin Ortadoğu ve Kafkasya’da izlediği politikalar da Türkiye’nin bölgede oyun kurucu ve statüko etkileyici rolüne katkı yapmaktadır.

Kazakistan’ın eski devlet Başkanı Nur Sultan Nazarbayev’in desteği ile başlatılan bugünkü haliyle Türk devletleri teşkilatı da bölgede yeni bir düzen kuruluşunun bir nüvesi olarak kabul edilebilir. Örgüte yönelik en önemli tehdidin Rusya olduğu, bunun dışında diğer güç odaklarınca da bir rakip ve tehdit olarak algılanma olasılığı örgütün gelişimini ve etkisini azaltabilir. Ancak Rusya gibi rakip devletlerin Ukrayna savaşı gibi yaşaması muhtemel krizler ya da sorunlar örgütü daha etkili hale getirebilir. Türkiye’nin örgüt üyeleri arasındaki işbirliğini artırıcı ve güven sağlayıcı rolü yeni ve muhtemel bir güç çıpasının ya da odağının doğmasına neden olabilir. Üye ülkeler arası kültürel, sosyal, siyasi hatta askeri işbirliği örgütü kritik hale dönüştürebilir. Çalışmada Türkiye’nin imkân ve kabiliyetlerinin temelde birleştirici rolü sayesinde anılan sonuçların elde edilmesinde ciddi katkısı olabileceği, bunun da kazan kazan yaklaşımıyla hem örgütü hem de Türkiye’yi daha güçlü kılabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
The development of the Marbel Matma application for learning mathematics fraction theory in class IV
Authors: Kania Dea , Isrok’atun Isrok’atun , Iswara Prana Dwija
Published: March 2023

This study aims to ascertain the app Marbel Matma (Let's Learn Mathematics Together)'s applicability and effectiveness as a teaching tool in schools for improving students' comprehension of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of common fractions. It also aims to increase students' knowledge of learning mathematics. The ADDIE paradigm is used in this study's R&D (Research and Development) approach. (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The study was carried out at SD IT AL-Maqom in Cimahi City, West Java's North Cimahi District. Teachers were used as media expert validators and substance specialists in the data gathering methods of observation, test, and answer surveys. The study was conducted using a test, and 10 students in grade IV who participated in the test were divided into one group for the pretest and posttest. Students receive an average pretest result of 48.00 and an average posttest result of 76.00 when using the normalcy test and the Paired Sample test. This demonstrates that pupils' test results on the subject have improved as a result of using the Marbel Matma program. Ordinary fraction division is a good way for primary school students to acquire numbers because it can help them comprehend it better.
An Assessment of the Training Program on Mental Health for Community Health Workers in Kashmir, India
Authors: BASHIR Aadil , KHAN Bilal Ahmed , BHATIA Triptish , SHOIB Sheikh , ALI Isahaque , BASHIR Unjum , KHURSHEED Shabana , MCDONALD Margaret , HAWK Mary E. , DESHPANDE Smita
Published: March 2023

In recent years mental health has emerged as a major health threat in low income countries like India. In response, mental health care has been integrated into primary health care, in turn creating a rising demand for trained and skillful mental health professionals. This study was conducted in district Budgam (J&K), India with the aim of providing training to community health workers (CHWs) and measuring the change using pre- and post-training evaluations. The pre and post tests were undertaken, assessing changes in mental health literacy at three different points of time: pre-training, post-training, and three month follow-up. Mental health literacy was assessed using the interviewer-administered Mental Health Literacy Survey. The training intervention was a five-day course based on a facilitator's manual developed specifically for community health workers in India. A total of 25 community health workers from rural areas of Budgam District (mostly Integrated Child Development Service supervisors), Health Educators and Anganwadi Workers, were engaged for the study. Findings demonstrate that the training course improved participants' ability to recognize any mental health disorders. There was a clear distinction between the level of awareness pre- and post- training. The results were statistically significant on various domains Ability to recognize disorders (Pre-post P= 0.001), Knowledge of the professional help available (Pre-post p= 0.000), Attitudes that promote the recognition or appropriate help-seeking behavior (Pre-post p= 0.000) (p<0.05). Further follow up after three months was done. The mixed findings from this study, suggesting the training course has potential to improve some aspects of mental health literacy among the CHWs, including their understanding of various mental health problems.
Occupational Health of Frontline Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Health and Well-Being an Issue in Bangladesh?
Authors: HOSSAIN Md. Ismail , MEHEDI Nafiul , ALI Isahaque , AZMAN Azlinda
Published: March 2023

The coronavirus outbreak has significantly affected the health and well-being of several people around the world. In a similar vein, Bangladeshi medical professionals have also been affected by several severe physical and mental health complications resulting from their frequent contact with COVID-19 patients. This exposes them to a greater risk of infection with the lethal virus, which can substantially impact their job performance. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the manner in which the COVID-19 pandemic affects the occupational health and safety of medical employees. The researchers deployed a descriptive qualitative technique to investigate the complexities of the COVID-19 crisis amongst medical practitioners. Employing purposeful sampling and in-depth interview techniques, the researchers collected data from a total of 32 healthcare professionals and investigated their state of occupational health, their exposure to stress and trauma, and the effects of stress and trauma on their livelihood, health and well-being. The data revealed the occupational health of healthcare workers as being fragile, resulting to stress and trauma, and eventually, a depressed state of mind. To address this issue, relevant government and non-governmental organizations should concentrate on reducing COVID-19-related risks and repercussions in hospital settings. In addition, policymakers, social workers, public health practitioners and psychologists must work together to ensure that healthcare workers are healthy and safe at work.
Israeli Arab Independent Health Clinics: Personal Incentive Systems and Motivational Rewards
Authors: SHEABAR Mohamed Z. , COJOCARU Stefan
Published: March 2023

The Israeli healthcare system is a universal system, based on the National Health Insurance Law 1995 (NHIL), which mandates all residents in the country to join one of four official health insurance organizations, known as ‘Kupat Holim’ (HMOs). This resulted in an increase in the accessibility of health services and their distribution throughout the country. Lack of physicians, especially in the peripheries, and the competition to recruit clients forced HMOs to change and expand the concept of operating medical services. One way was to establish independent health clinics (IHCs). The current study focuses on a social and cultural phenomenon that was changed and expanded following the NHIL. The research literature lacks studies addressing IHCs in the context of the impact of the NHIL on Arab society. The research design is mixed methods with a qualitative stage followed by a quantitative stage. Specifically compiled research interviews and questionnaires were built to collect information. The main findings of the studies indicated that most physicians and managers recognized the NHIL and its contribution to the population. Addressing social and environmental rewards and deciding on moral rewards at an early stage anchored in the contract from the beginning was significant and strengthened the future of contracts between HMOs and self-employed physicians. Findings and conclusions of the study indicated a need to continue operating IHCs on condition they kept initial promises and provided feedback to physicians from time to time while improving terms of engagement, visits, and problem solving when needed in a timely manner.
Disadvantaged Children – Between Poverty and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Neagu Gabriela
Published: March 2023

Children from disadvantaged socioeconomic and family backgrounds are one of the categories most severely affected by COVID-19. In this article, we analyze the impact of the pandemic on two categories of disadvantaged children: children living with their family of origin and who are the beneficiaries of day center services (DCS) and children living in family-type residential centers (FRC). The data analysis also reveals how public institutions (schools, administrative institutions) and private institutions (NGOs, business areas, representatives of cults, and national minorities) can work together to identify solutions and take action to support disadvantaged children. From the methodological point of view, we opted for qualitative research. Research results reveal that the pandemic affected both categories of children (difficult access to basic needs, and services, risk of dropping out of school, difficulties in the process of family reunification) but also that the intervention and inter-institutional collaboration reduced the negative effects on children, families and the community.
Social Inequalities and Quality of Life. International Conference organised by the Research Institute for Quality of Life and the Romanian Sociological Association, 15-19 November 2021
Authors: Seserman Corina
Published: March 2023

The Social Inequalities and Quality of Life International Conference organised by The Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy took place online, from 15 to 19 November 2021. The conference distributed 13 panels about current global challenges which impact individuals’ daily lives, and two round tables, about the challenges, risks and opportunities that Romanian society is facing. This event gathered 102 presentations from researchers coming from Romania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, The Czech Republic and The Netherlands. The conference provided an opportunity for interdisciplinary dialogue to take place about the potential policy strategies aimed to reduce social polarization and social inequalities by overcoming the structural gaps in contemporary society.
Introducere în studiul stratificării şi mobilităţii sociale: teorii, măsuri şi modele de analiză. Editura Tritonic, București, 2022. Cătălin Augustin Stoica
Authors: Mihai Horia
Published: March 2023

Cătălin Augustin Stoica's volume Introduction to the Study of Social Stratification and Mobility: theories, measures and models of analysis can be considered a starting point in developing a theoretical understanding of the concepts mentioned in the title. Although the book is mainly addressed to students in the area of social sciences, we can say that the language is widely accessible to the general public. It should be appreciated that the reader does not need a theoretical background before reading the book, as each concept is defined and analysed in such a manner, that makes the transition from common knowledge to scientific knowledge. Stratification and social mobility could not be dealt with separately, and in order to make intelligible how these concepts are intertwined in the dynamics of social life, the author presents them in a theoretically evolutionary scale. The explanation of the concepts is carried out starting from classics such as Marx and updated to the contemporary era with the help of authors that include Erik Olin Wright. From the conceptual trunk outlined by the theories of the aforementioned authors, sprout the branches of sub-chapters such as 'Power and Privilege' or 'Theories of the Elites', whose purpose is to broaden the reader's understanding of the subject. Through his book, Cătălin Augustin Stoica succeeds in offering a new approach to concepts studied for many decades in the field of sociology.
Sociologi în comunism. Începuturile unei profesii fără statut, în anii socialismului târziu. Editura Tritonic, București, 2021. Sorin Mitulescu (coordonator)
Authors: Rostás Zoltán
Published: March 2023

This reviewed book is the first authentic document about sociological education between 1966 and 1989 in Bucharest. The testimonies, interviews and analyzes of Sorin Mitulescu and his colleagues describe the unfair employment of young graduates. This was due to the unprofessional preparation of the establishment of sociological education.
Dezastrul produs în urma inundațiilor. Experiențe din mediul rural [Flood-induced disasters: Experiences from rural areas]. Tritonic, Bucharest, 2019. Anca Mihai
Authors: Alexandrescu Filip
Published: March 2023

The book reviewed here is one of the very rare social scientific analyses of flood-induced disasters in Romania. The monograph is a valuable contribution to the Romanian literature in the social sciences, because the author makes a sustained effort to advance a sociological understanding of the disasters tiggered by floods. In this sense, any given flood is not the disaster but only the trigger of a social disaster. The disaster ensues from the ways in which the flood interacts with pre-existing socio-economic and spatial conditions and inequalities. The book is structured into six chapters and an introductory piece. Its appeal is wide-ranging and it includes all social scientists interested in flood-induced or climate change-induced disasters. Experts and stakeholders involved in the management of floods or similar systemic hazards would also greatly benefit from reading this informative piece.
Evoluții în demografia județului Sibiu, 1990-2021
Authors: Guțoiu Georgian
Published: March 2023

Romania experienced a strong demographic decline during the three decades since the Revolution of 1989. However, this decline was not by all means geographically and historically invariable. Our paper focuses on a particular territorial subdivision of the country, namely the county of Sibiu, as a case study of a space that underwent rather a smaller decline and even experienced moments of growth. While we focus on the county scale, we also employ comparisons at other geographical scales. The analysis is developed around three main demographic aspects – total number of inhabitants, migration and indicators of natural growth. Our results display a demographic profile of the county which is strongly contingent across geography and history in all three demographic aspects. The demographic decline in Romania was steady and rather consistent throughout the three decades. Indeed, Sibiu county experienced also a decline during the first two decades, but displayed a pattern of growth during the last decade, mostly explained through the economic aspects, as the county is one of the country's most important growth poles. As showed in the paper, these evolutions were sustained by recent patterns of migration and natural population development in Sibiu that were more advantageous for population growth.
Трансформации обско-угорского поля: от традиционности к современным вызовам
Transformations of the Ob-Ugric Field: From Traditionalism to Current Challenges
Authors: Martynova E. P.
Published: March 2023

Автор статьи на протяжении многих лет изучала обско‑угорские народы и проводила полевые исследования среди хантов и манси. В работе предпринята попытка проанализировать изменения, которые произошли в обскоугорском поле и методах полевой работы в постсоветский период. В русле позитивистского подхода советские этнографы стремились погрузиться в культуру изучаемых народов, найти в поле уникальные и архаические особенности хозяйства, культуры, социальной организации, религиозных представлений хантов и манси. Поэтому длительное время обско‑угорское поле было сельским, а работали этнографы преимущественно со стариками. В начале 1990‑х годов этнология в целом, и полевая работа в частности, переориентировалась на отражение новых реалий социально‑экономического развития аборигенов и политической активности этнических лидеров. Полевые материалы позволяли исследователям увидеть проблемы и нужды изучаемых сообществ, обсуждать их и предлагать возможные пути для дальнейшего развития. Поле расширило свои границы за счет включения в объекты исследования районных центов, городских пространств, офисов промышленных компаний, кабинетов руководителей. Выросла целая плеяда исследователей из представителей самих северных народов, для которых поле было «домашним», свои научные работы они основывали на взгляде «изнутри».
The author has studied the Ob‑Ugrians peoples (Khanty and Mansi) for many years and has conducted field research among them. The article attempts to analyze the changes that have taken place in the Ob‑Ugric field and approaches to fieldwork in the post‑Soviet period. In line with the positivist approach Soviet ethnographers sought to immerse themselves in the culture of the peoples under study, to find in the field unique and archaic features of the economy, culture, social organization and religious representations of Khanty and Mansi. Therefore, for a long time the Ob‑Ugric field was rural and ethnographers worked mainly with elderly people. In the early 1990s, ethnology as a whole and fieldwork in particular was reoriented towards reflecting new realities: the socio‑economic development of indigenous people and the political activity of ethnic leaders. Fieldwork allowed researchers to see the problems and needs of the communities under study, to discuss them, and to suggest possible ways for further development. The field expanded to include neighborhood centers, urban spaces, industrial company offices, and executive offices. A whole pleiad of researchers grew up from the Northern peoples themselves, for whom the field was “domestic” and who based their work on an “insider’s view”.
Мертвые в пространстве живых: Успение по-абхазски
The Dead in the Space of the Living: The Feast of the Dormition Among the Abkhaz
Authors: Zelnitskaya R. S.
Published: March 2023

В статье на примере обрядовой стороны абхазской традиции отмечания праздника Успения Богородицы (Нанҳәа) предпринимается попытка показать, как в абхазском обществе формируются представления о двух мирах: мире живых и мире умерших. Граница между этими мирами представляется как проходимая в обе стороны, что требует от живых определенной осторожности, с одной стороны, и форм проявления заботы по отношению к умершим — с другой. Важнейшей формой заботы по отношению к умершим со стороны живых является их кормление, которое становится центральным обрядовым действием во время отмечания праздника Успения. Пища предлагается не только родственникам, но и тем умершим, которые могут оказаться вблизи дома и также нуждаются в пропитании. Еще одной формой соприкосновения с миром умерших является практика гаданий. В праздник Успения оно происходит ночью рядом с кладбищем и заключается в слушании звуков, которые рассматриваются как знаки грядущих событий, имеющих отношение к конкретному сообществу. Обе формы коммуникации с умершими подразумевают соблюдение определенного набора запретов, направленных на то, чтобы обезопасить живых.
The article uses the example of the ceremonial side of the Abkhaz tradition of celebrating the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Нанҳәа) as an attempt to show how the Abkhazian society shapes its ideas about the world of the living and the world of the dead. The border between these worlds is seen as passable in both directions, which requires the living to be cautious, on the one hand, and to care for the dead, on the other. The most important form of care for the dead is feeding them, which becomes the central ritual action during the celebration of the feast. Food is offered not only to relatives, but also to those deceased who may be around and also need food. Another form of contact with the world of the dead is the divination. On the Feast of the Dormition, it takes place next to the cemetery at night and consists in listening to sounds that are considered as signs of upcoming events related to a particular community. Both forms of communication with the dead imply compliance with a certain set of prohibitions aimed at protecting the living.
“Not Today, Diabetes”: Using Blog Analysis to Understand Emotional Interactions and Support Among People With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Stuckey Heather L. , Oser Sean M. , Miller Erin L. , Oser Tamara K. , Peyrot Mark , Sharma Aditi
Published: March 2023

The goal of this study is to understand how internet blogs are used by people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to provide or exchange social support. A stratified, clustered proportionate probability sample of entries from 10 Internet blogs focusing on T1D was obtained. A random sample of 100 days generated 200 blogger posts and 1,606 commenter responses. Entries were coded using qualitative analysis software and analyzed thematically. Blogs were used as a dynamic, interactional form of emotional support from others who understood diabetes from personal experience; and as a source of sharing lived user experience of having diabetes, more often than as a way of communicating medical knowledge or facts about diabetes. Blog participation contributed to a sense of belonging for participants in the “Diabetes Online Community” where there was a shared culture. In conclusion, blogs provide unobtrusive access to the experiences of people with T1D that are driven by their interests rather than those of qualitative research interviewers or healthcare providers. In addition to permitting analysis of the way that participants use blogs to address their own personal wants and needs, blog data can serve as an inexpensive and unobtrusive method for studying topics of interests to researchers and healthcare providers.
SUGARCANE JUICE AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT SALMONELLA SPP.
Authors: Amjad Sehrish , Riaz Samreen , Saleeem Faiza
Published: March 2023

Many segments of the population now get affordable foods because of growing trend of street vending in developing nations. There have been reports from all over the world that fruit juices sold on streets are tainted with numerous bacteria causing a number of human illnesses. Major outbreaks brought on by microbial pathogens of fruit juices have resulted in severe illness and mortality in underdeveloped nations. This study determine the prevalence of antibiotic resistant Salmonella spp. in sugarcane juice samples available from street vendors in Shahadara Lahore. Ten sugarcane juice samples were bought from different street vendors. Microbiological assess-ment tests were performed on each sample. Salmonella Shigella (SS) and MacConkey agar ere used as the media from the growth of bacteria. To check the resistance of Salmonella of four antibiotics were used. When compared to the advised standard safety practices, the findings showed that the majority of the suppliers did not adhere to cleanliness and safety practices. On SS and MacConkey agar highest contamination was found to be 2.45×10^5 and 7.8×10^5 Salmonella cfu per serving of sample, respectively. Highest antibiotic resistance was found against cefotaxime as 7.5×10^4 cfu per serving of sample in SJS10. Microbiological quality of sugarcane juices fell beyond permissible ranges, possibly as a result of the poor water quality used to make the juices as well as the sellers' poor hygiene and safety procedures. The isolated microorganisms were ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime resistant, which could have serious effects on public health. The research on antibiotic resistant bacteria in sugarcane juices had not been done before from this region has added fresh knowledge to the field's domain of research
EVALUATION OF ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AGAINST ALTERNARIA SOLANI THE CAUSAL AGENT OF TOMATO EARLY BLIGHT DISEASE
Authors: Ragab Asmaa M.E  , EisaNawalA  , Mohamed F.G  , Abu-ZeidN.M  , Farroh K.Y  , Hassan Eman, O
Published: March 2023

One of the multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles is zinc oxide due to its effective antifungal activity. This study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by each of chemical and biological fabrication methods against Alternaria solani using the agar well-diffusion method. To characterize the changes in morphology of fungal hyphae treated with ZnO NPs Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM) was applied. Results proved that by increasing particle dose the effectiveness of nanoparticles was increased. Electron micrographs of the treated pathogen showed that the hypha lost their smoothness and appeared swollen, crumbled and shrunken. Results of application under greenhouse conditions demonstrated that 12.5 and 50 ppm of chemically fabricated ZnONPs and biologically fabricated ZnONPs, respectively, were the most effective due to their significant decrease in the percentage of diseased severity up to 21.25 and 25.50%, respectively, 14-days post pathogen inoculation compared to the control treatment. As a conclusion, the results could be suggested that ZnONPs could be considered as an effective fungicide in agricultural and food safety applications.
FLOOD 2022: AN INSIGHT INTO DAMAGES OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK IN DISTRICT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, KP, PAKISTAN
Authors: Jamil Muhammad , Elahi Muhammad Ehsan , Latif Noman , Ahmad Mukhtar , Rehman Atta Ur , Zeeshan Muhammad , Ali Mubarik , Jabeen Norina
Published: March 2023

Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was deeply affected by the massive floods of July and August 2022. These unprecedented floods not only threatened human lives at national scale but also caused unprecedented damage to livestock, agriculture, forests, and wildlife, while the destruction of infrastructure is incalculable. These floods resulted in total crop loss in most the cases and death of animal herds. The fluctuations in monsoon patterns due to erratic climate changes additionally alarm the future scenarios of peak pest infestations and heat stress. Some crops i.e., cotton (quantity and quality) were partially affected, and sugar cane, rice, and other types of seeds were most used as adaptation options. Inaccessibility, lack of awareness, expertise and baseline information of the natural resources-livelihood nexus, no organization has considered the damage caused to natural forests, wildlife, rangelands, and aquatic flora and fauna. The floods have directly devastated natural resources and the environment in several ways i.e., flushing out of forests, the carnage of wildlife and the destruction of native aquatic fauna. The post-flood scenarios are the spread of exotic flora and fauna, the spreading of epidemic diseases, and the destruction of habitats. Eventually, natural resources must bear the brunt of the damage caused by the flood in one form or another which ranges from extracting timber, firewood, and fodder to earning a livelihood from forest sales. The farming community of D.I. Khan have been gravely affected by the flood, altering cropping patterns, and ultimately impacting the market economy of agricultural-based economies shortly.
PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURE IN PAKISTAN: AN INSIGHT INTO THEIR SOLUTION
Authors: Khan Imtiaz , Akram Ayesha , Fatima Sehar , Ahmad Bilal , Rehman Zubair , Arshad Nadeem , Sattar Annum , Ahmad Zubair
Published: March 2023

In a nation like Pakistan, where the security of one's food supply is critical for those living in poverty, it is imperative to take on the issue of increasing food production. According to estimates, food production must increase by at least 40% until 2025 in order to meet the long-term demands of the 33% predicted increase in population. Pakistan's agriculture faces significant difficulties in meeting the nation's food needs as a result of the population's growth, the irregular climate, and low crop production. The management of crop production presents many challenges for Pakistani farmers, including the absence of soil testing on farms, the unavailability and poor quality of fertilizers, loss during harvest, a lack of warehouses, machinery, and equipment, and, above all, a deterioration in soil fertility. In Pakistan, only tractors and cultivators are used for agricultural mechanization. The country is experiencing major issues with the production gap as a result of conventional farming methods and a lack of creative technology use. Production and average yield are vastly different. Furthermore, the country's food security policies are gravely in jeopardy due to the sharp rise in population. A significant increase in agricultural output is essentially needed to ensure the nation's agricultural future. To increase agricultural output and close yield gaps, the agricultural sector should utilize the most recent technological advancements. Land, design, farm equipment, seeds, fertilizer, irrigation, transport, and other resources are needed for agricultural operations. Farmers need to have simple access to finance in order to quickly and conveniently acquire these supplies. Because our farmers are so impoverished, the loans that banks offer to them are insufficient. The review article will briefly go over the mentioned problems, as well as some potential solutions that may be used in Pakistan's environment to increase agricultural output there.
THE SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY IN RURAL AND URBAN AREA OF PAKISTAN DURING COVID-19
Authors: Nasir Javaria , Nasir Bukhtawer , Kousar Rakhshanda , Asghar Kanwal
Published: March 2023

Food insecurity and health is turning out to be one of the biggest issues of the world especially in the pandemic. Developing countries are particularly affected badly from the problem of food insecurity and malnutrition. Food and nutrition (macro and micro nutrition) status was assessed by using the calories and nutrition intake method in the rural and urban areas of district Faisalabad and food security index was used to estimate the absolute food security status. Primary data set about 500 households were collected from the rural and urban areas. The results show that calories and macronutrient’s security status was better in the urban areas while the situation of micro nutrients was better in rural areas. It was found 49 percent households in rural areas and 43 percent households in urban areas were food and nutrition secure. The impact of covid-19 was evident in urban areas especially in low-income households and people who earn daily wages. The regression analysis showed that prevalence of disease, Education, household income, family size, number daily intake meals, age of household head and land size were significant impact on the food and nutrition security status in both rural and urban areas.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT HORMONAL CONCENTRATIONS ONIN-VITRO REGENERAT-ION OF RICE (Oryza sativaL.)
Authors: Khan Rizwan Taj , Mumtaz Komal , Mehmood Basharat , Ahmed Muhammad Farooq , Saleem Saqib , Ullah Sami , Azam Sohaib , Khan Zahid Hussain , Hussain Shabir
Published: March 2023

The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of different hormonal concentrations on the in vitro growth and multiplication of rice seeds. The experiment was performed in the tissue culture laboratory, department of biotechnology, UAJ&K Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. Seeds were collected from the local market. Seeds were surface sterilized with different concentrations of Chlorox i. e. (30, 50 and 50 %) and germination percentage was calculated. The maximum (70 %) germination was recorded for seeds treated with 50% chlorox. Whereas minimum germination (37.5%) was recorded for seeds treated with 70% chlorox. The seeds were cultured on MS medium supplemented with varying concentrations of IAA (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.75 and 2mg/l) and KIN at (0.5, 1, 1.5 mg/l). Maximum stem length (30.5 cm), root number (20), root length (6.6 cm), leaf number (70) and leaf length (7 cm) was recorded for MS medium supplemented with higher concentration of IAA (2mg/l) and KIN (1.5 mg/l). Minimum stem length (6.5 cm), root length (2.5 cm), root number (1) root length (2.5 cm), leaf number (1) and leaf length 1.7cm) was recorded on MS medium supplemented with IAA (0.3 mg/l) and KIN (1.5 mg/l). Results indicates that maximum germination percentage was observed in seeds treated with 50% chlorox and medium which was supplemented with high amount of IAA and KIN (2.0 mg/l, 1.5mg/l) significantly increase regeneration percentage.
DINAMIKA POPULASI TERNAK KERBAU DI KECAMATAN BATANGKAPAS KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN
Authors: Syahminan Auli Two Putra , Jannah Hidayatul , Fajri Fadhli
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggetahui dinamika populasi ternak kerbau di Kecamatan Batang Kapas Kabupaten pesisir Selatan, Sumatera Barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei dan melakukan pengamatan serta wawancara langsung dengan responden (peternak). Penetapan responden dengan teknik simple random sampling menggunakan rumus Slovin dan peternak yang menjadikan responden di tetapkan dengan metode Snowball. Penelitian yang dilakukan di Kecamatan Batang Kapas Kabupaten pesisir Selatan, Sumatera Barat. Jumlah responden dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 88 peternak. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa populasi ternak kerbau di Kecamatan Batang Kapas Kabupaten pesisir Selatan, Sumatera Barat mengalami peningkatan sebesar 8,11% pertahun dari total populasi. Dilihat dari hasil penelitian diperoleh jumlah faktor input ternak kerbau sebanyak 143 ekor atau 49,65% dari total keseluruhan populasi ternak kerbau dan faktor output sebanyak 56 ekor atau 19,45% dari total keseluruhan populasi ternak kerbau. Ternak kerbau pedet umur 0-1 tahun berjumlah 51 ekor atau 17,71%, ternak kerbau muda umur 1-2 tahun berjumlah 71 ekor atau 24,65% dan ternak kerbau dewasa umur >2 tahun berjumlah 166 ekor atau 57,64% dari total populasi.
Sifat Kimia Pado, Ikan Fermentasi Tradisional Dari Kabupaten Agam, Sumatera Barat
Authors: Jannah Hidayatul , Syahminan Auli Two Putra , Fajri Fadhli
Published: March 2023

Pado adalah ikan fermentasi khas dari Sumatera Barat yang dihasilkan dari campuran biji simauang (Pangium edule Reinw) dan ampas kelapa yang disimpan dalam plastik tertutup selama 6-7 hari. Sebagai makanan asli, pado diproduksi secara terbatas di beberapa daerah di provinsi ini, sehingga sangat sulit ditemukan untuk dikonsumsi masyarakat. Penelitian untuk mengetahui kadar air, protein, lemak, dan abu, serta pH pado komersial telah dilakukan. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode survei. Sampel yang diperoleh dari 3 penjual pado di Kabupaten Agam dikumpulkan untuk analisis laboratorium. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pado mengandung kadar air 59,51%, protein 21,44%, lemak 6,44%, dan pH 4,42. Informasi dasar dari penelitian ini dapat digunakan untuk penelitian selanjutnya sebagai upaya awal untuk mensosialisasikan produk pangan lokal
Front Matter
Authors: The Editors
Published: March 2023

Front Matter
Flaschenbier im Trümmerfeld: Temporäre autonome Zonen in Rafael Horzons Das weisse Buch
Authors: Kastner Florian
Published: March 2023

Der Ich-Erzähler in Rafael Horzons Novelle ‚Das weisseBuch’ besucht im Laufe der Geschichte zahlreiche informelle Bars und Aktionsräume, die in den 1990er Jahren nach dem Fall der Mauer in Berlin-Mitte eröffneten und nach der Jahrtausendwende im Zuge der hauptstädtischen Gentrifizierung wieder langsam verschwanden. In diesem Zeitraum etablierte sich in einigen subkulturellen Zirkeln der Begriff Temporäre Autonome Zone, der auf einem im Jahr 1991 erschienenen Buch des US-amerikanischen Philosophen Hakim Bey beruht (T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism). In diesem Artikel gehe ich der Frage nach, wie und ob und inwiefern die in ‚Das weisse Buch’ beschriebenen Treffpunkte der Nacht nach der Theorie von Hakim Bey als temporäre autonome Zonen eingeordnet werden können.
Saint Francis’s Brother Wolf
Authors: Weber Detlev M.G.
Published: March 2023

The following article focuses on the story “How St. Francis Tamed the very Fierce Wolf of Gubbio” from the miracle collection“The Little Flowers of St. Francis,” specifically on the cultural value of the wolf in the hagiographic tradition. While the wolf in general represents the social outcast and antagonist, the wolf of Gubbio expands on this role into a reflection of social grievances presented in the city of Gubbio. Saint Francis’s biographical details, imminent in the “Legenda Aurea,” set the stage for a psychoanalytical doubling between the wolf, the saint, and the people of Gubbio. This mutual reflection follows from their economically similar lifestyle with the wolf as a destitute outcast and Saint Francis as a mendicant monk. It is directly instigated in the significant instance when Saint Francis calls the ferocious wolf ‘brother.’ Their common parentage invokes the religiousGotteskindschaft and an equilibrium of social standing. Saint Francis identifies with the wolf, and, along this line of compassion and caritas, he creates a peace treaty between the wolf and the citizens of Gubbio. This article examines how this peace also depends on the maintenance of individual freedom.
Reading Matters - Materiality and (Il)legible Inscriptions in Yoko Tawada’s Das Bad
Authors: Höller Lisa
Published: March 2023

In Das Bad, Yoko Tawadacreates a narrative that opens up to the physical materiality of language and text. Several pages of this short novel present images alongside text engaging the reader in a multi-layered process of meaning making that challenges conventional reading practices. Language is not only telling a story but also points to and connects with its own materiality spilling out onto the pages. In her novel, Tawada explores the psychological and physical violence of inscribing bodies to make them legible. The only escape for Tawada’s protagonist is illegibility, a water-like transparency that offers material existence while resisting inscription. Reading Das Badin conversation with new materialist theories of materiality, I aim to show how Tawada’s short novel envisionsbodies, identities, language as something fluid and open, something that reaches beyond its pre-conceived bounds and instead forges unexpected connections. If we are taking the violence experienced by the protagonist in the story seriously, we, as readers, have to contend with our own involvement in the process of making legible and inscribing meaning. Das Badchallenges conventional ways ofreading and meaning making by entangling sense and senses asking its reader to read more than just the story.
Deutschpflicht auf dem Schulhof? – Warum wir Mehrsprachigkeit brauchen
Authors: Annemarie Hezel
Published: March 2023

by Heike Wiese, Rosemarie Tracy, and Anke Sennema, Duden Verlag, 2020. 80 pp. $ 11.67
Gelassene Teilnahme: Formen urbaner Muße im Werk Goethes
Authors: Childs Matthew R.
Published: March 2023

by Peter Philipp Riedel, Mohr Siebeck, 2021. 271 pp. $79.84
Perbandingan Tingkat Kemiripan Rekaman Suara Menggunakan Metode Itakura Saito Distance untuk Mendukung Analisa Audio Forensik
Authors: Wicaksono Ardy , Eko Puji Laksono  , Selvi Dwi Hartiyani
Published: March 2023

Audio mengacu pada suara yang berbentuk sinyal listrik atau digital. Audio digital sering digunakan untuk merekam, menyimpan, dan mengirimkan audio, karena dapat dengan mudah diproses maupun dimanipulasi menggunakan komputer dan perangkat digital lainnya. Audio adalah media penting salah satu barang bukti digital, sering kali bahwa audio ini membawa peran krusial untuk mengungkap adanya kasus kejahatan sehingga diperlukan proses analisis forensik audio. Audio tersebut berisi suara rekaman seseorang yang memiliki karakter pengucapan kosakata yang berbeda-beda, pengucapan yang tidak jelas, dan memiliki banyak noise. Perlu adanya penanganan yang sesuai denganStandart Operational Procedure (SOP) audio forensik. Tahapan dalam melakukan audio forensics pada Digital Forensics Analyst Team Laboratorium Forensik (DFAT) PUSLABFOR terdiri dari 4 tahapan yakni Acquisition, Audio Enhancement, Decoding, dan Voice Recognition . Penelitian ini akan dibahasa meng0enai analisis audio menggunakan metode speech processing yaitu Itakura Saito Distance. Metode ini akan mengetahui tingkat akurasi suara dan argumentasi yang diperoleh dari proses Analisa, khususnya dalam penanganan audio forensik. Akurasi itu sendiri diukur dari nilai kedekatan frekuensi atauspektrum antara suara rekaman asli dengan rekaman suara pembanding. Pengujian dilakukan pada 4 rekaman suara asli ( unknown ) dan 4 rekaman suara pembanding ( known) menggunakan lebih dari 20 kosakata. Analisa menggunakan batas panjang waktu ( frame ) sebesar 100000 dari keseluruhan panjang waktu dari setiap suara yang menunjukaan akurasi perbandingan suara tertinggi 95%.
Treatment of citrus juice process wastewater with UASB and biogas production
Authors: Güneş Durak Sevgi , Acarer Seren , Türkoğlu Demirkol Güler
Published: March 2023

A lab-scale up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor was used for biogas production from the citrus juice process wastewater (CPWW). The volume of the reactor was 11.5 L. During 200 days of the reactor, the organic loading rate (OLR) value changed from 1.8-21.9 kgCOD./m3.d, upflow velocities (Vup) 0.1-5.2 m/h and hydraulic retention time (HRT) changed from 0.042 to 4.16 days. The reactor showed a stable performance at all organic loadings. Experimental chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies were 71.5 ± 21% and 83.3 ± 16.3% for total COD (TCOD) and soluble COD (SCOD), respectively. The acetic acid concentration changed from 135 to 650 mg/L. The temperature was kept in the range of 35.1 ± 1.4 oC, the pH in the range of 6.6 ± 0.2, and the alkalinity was controlled daily and kept in the range of 411 ± 273 CaCO3 mg/L. After anaerobic reactions, 6283 ± 3476 m3/d biogas was produced and the methane concentration in the biogas was 65.5 ± 11.5%. Depending on the methane production, the annual energy value potential that can be obtained from the existing UASB reactor is estimated as 48,768 kWh.