bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Need for a Black Planetarity
Authors: Purcell Richard
Published: July 2023

“The Need for a Black Planetarity” connects Gayatri Spivak’s revitalization of the project of comparative literature in Death of a Discipline to her analysis of virtual capitalism and urbanity across a range of her works, including “Megacity” and Harlem. This constellation of works, the author argues, illuminates untrodden thematic connections within Spivak’s writing that reveal the importance of her figuration of “planetarity” in Death of a Discipline to our own contemporary struggles within and beyond the academy that draws us further away from the reading and teaching of the “textual” as a place of alterity.
Melancholy as Landscape: Benjamin, Pamuk, Sebald, Süreya
Authors: Alvizu Josh
Published: July 2023

This article locates the work of Walter Benjamin, Orhan Pamuk, W. G. Sebald, and Cemal Süreya in a minor tradition of writers preoccupied with melancholy since the Baroque. By pushing the notion of melancholy outside the experience of the individual subject, melancholy can be understood beyond its inherited descriptions, which treat it either as an impetus for artistic creativity or as a medical condition. Instead, drawing on work in global modernist studies and ecocriticism, melancholy can be productively considered relationally and nonanthropocentrically. This article traces how in İstanbul: Hatıralar ve Şehir (Istanbul: Memories and the City), Pamuk, channeling strands of Islamic melancholy (ḥuzn), closely links the Turkish notion of hüzün (Turkish melancholy) to landscape (manzara), which notably troubles the human–nonhuman divide. Then it will be shown how Sebald’s lamentations on destruction and the ruinated landscape in his poetry and the novel Die Ringe des Saturn (Rings of Saturn) both collapse distinctions between nature and culture and articulate a melancholy at the extremes of visual perception. In closing, a reading of Cemal Süreya’s poem “Fotoğraf” (“Photograph”) brings the work of all three authors together under the notion of a promising and critical “melancholy present.”
“A Night at the Fair”: Popular Culture and the Influence of the Pan-American Exposition on F. Scott Fitzgerald
Authors: Fahy Thomas
Published: July 2023

References to world’s fairs, state fairs, and amusement parks appear throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fiction as part of his examination of American life, but the influence of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, has largely been overlooked. Fitzgerald attended the Exposition in 1901 as a young boy, and he continued to attend state fairs throughout his childhood. He had an uncanny ability to mine popular trends for their cultural insights. He recognized that popular culture often reflected the country’s aspirations and desires while communicating its anxieties and fears. In the late 1920s, when he decided to turn to his childhood as inspiration for a new series of stories about youth culture, he chose the setting of a state fair in “A Night at the Fair” (published in the 21 July 1928 issue of the Saturday Evening Post) for exploring some of the hierarchies shaping contemporary life. For Fitzgerald, world and state fairs seemed to put every aspect of the nation—from its current practices to its vision for the future—on display in the same time and place. Ultimately, whether through the grandiosity of its architecture and celebration of modern technology or its messages about race and gender, these fairs provided a vehicle for some of Fitzgerald’s most searing commentary on American excess and inequality.
Faith Seeking Efficacy: José Míguez Bonino as a Wesleyan Theologian
Authors: Gladwin Ryan R.
Published: July 2023

This article argues that the late Argentine liberation theologian José Míguez Bonino was a Wesleyan theologian, although he is usually noted for having other theological influences. First, the article documents how Míguez emerged as a constructive theologian with numerous theological influences and concerns for ecumenism and liberation. Second, the article confronts the difficulties of using Wesleyanism as a hermeneutical lens for interpreting Míguez’s theology. Third, the article proposes that Míguez is an implicit Wesleyan theologian and that this is most clearly seen in his overarching desire to form a theology committed to social efficacy.
The Implementation of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Towards Organizational Growth Performance
Authors: Nizam Yusof Mohamad , Marzuki Yahaya Nurhidayah , Noor Azlan Shakirah
Published: July 2023

This paper investigates the relationship between knowledge management, organizational learning, and growth performance in Malaysian construction firms. Postal questionnaires were mailed to 500 large construction companies (CIDB grade G7). Only 110 out of 500 distributed questionnaires were returned, completed, and usable. The obtained data was analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modelling using SmartPLS software, followed by the development of SPSS macros for mediation analysis. This study discovered that knowledge management, organizational learning, and growth performance have a significant relationship. Organizational learning partially mediates the relationship between knowledge management and growth performance, according to the findings. The findings of this study provide solid evidence that organizational learning improves growth performance via knowledge management initiatives.
Noua revoluție în învățarea limbilor străine: puterea Inteligenței Artificiale și Educația 4.0
Authors: CHISEGA-NEGRILĂ Ana-Maria
Published: July 2023

Acest articol explorează legătura dintre inteligența artificială (IA) și învățarea limbilor străine în contextul Educației 4.0, evidențiind modul prin care prima o revoluționează pe a doua prin introducerea tehnologiilor emergente și a inovațiilor în educație. Articolul discută modul în care IA îmbunătățește procesele de învățare a limbilor străine prin experiențe personalizate, prin practică interactivă și evaluare automată. IA poate fi utilizată pentru crearea de materiale de învățare diverse și experiențe imersive care să se alinieze cu principiile Educației 4.0. Când este utilizată corect, IA poate aduce numeroase beneficii în învățarea limbilor străine, cum ar fi eficiență crescută, o mai mare implicare a studenților în procesul de predare-învățare și accesibilitatea conținutului de oriunde și de pe orice dispozitiv. În plus, se subliniază necesitatea adoptării Educației 4.0, însoțită de dezvoltarea de conținut care să doteze studenții cu abilitățile necesare în era digitală. Articolul subliniază, de asemenea, importanța integrării IA și Educației 4.0 în învățarea limbilor străine pentru a promova gândirea critică, abilitățile de rezolvare a problemelor și alfabetizarea digitală.
Acțiunile Federației Ruse din perspectiva responsabilității individuale
Authors: BANTAȘ Dragoș-Adrian , BĂLĂNICĂ Sebastian
Published: July 2023

În relațiile internaționale, fiecare stat și-a urmărit, de-a lungul timpului, propriile interese prin diverse mijloace. Deși acestea nu au luat întotdeauna o formă violentă (de exemplu, există actori internaționali, precum imperiile dinastiilor chineze successive, care, în relațiile cu vecinii lor, au pus accentul pe respectul față de împărat și pe prestigiu, în detrimentul violenței, sau Imperiul Otoman, care, după faza inițială de expansiune, a creat un sistem concentric de actori periferici cu diferite grade de autonomie), înainte de semnarea Cartei ONU, utilizarea violenței nu era definitiv interzisă între ele. Mai precis, există actori care, de atunci și ca urmare a schimbărilor succesive de regimuri și de orientări internaționale, au renunțat la utilizarea forței sau au limitat-o sever, făcând-o cel puțin previzibilă, și actori care, indiferent de regim și de context, adoptă același comportament. În opinia noastră, Rusia se încadrează în cea de-a doua categorie.
Reziliența liderului militar – trăsături definitorii și capacitatea de a influența mediul operațional
Authors: BADIU Marius Iulian , ȚICĂ Laura-Alexandra
Published: July 2023

Prin natura lui, mediul militar este considerat drept un generator de stres ocupațional. Maniera în care militarii măsoară factorii stresori, analizându-i și comparându-i cu capacitatea de a le face față, duce la nașterea distresului și eustresului, întâmpinând probleme atunci când efectele produse de apariția stresului depășesc această capacitate a individului, nereușind să se adapteze noilor provocări. Organizațiile militare apreciază reziliența militarilor ca fiind cheia către eficiență și succes. Reziliența în domeniul militar capătă o perspectivă interesantă care poate fi percepută ca proces, aptitudine sau rezultat atunci când liderul militar are capacitatea de a înfrunta frica, de a face față lucrurilor care ies din zona de confort și de a depăși momentele care provoacă dificultăți pentru a urma un scop esențial
Sprijinul structurilor de informații în contracararea acțiunilor de inducere în eroare ale adversarului la nivel operativ
Authors: Stanciu Cristian-Octavian , TOROI George-Ion
Published: July 2023

Având în vedere natura complexă și dinamică a războiului modern, inducerea în eroare a devenit un instrument vital în mediul de operare contemporan pentru realizarea succesului operațional și obținerea avantajelor strategice. Din acest motiv, contracararea acestor tipuri de acțiuni desfășurate de inamic reprezintă o cerință operațională crucială, în sprijinul realizării efectelor dorite și, în consecință, îndeplinirii misiunii. În plus, odată cu sporirea utilizării tehnologiilor moderne și a tacticilor de război informațional de către posibilii adversari, informațiile au devenit o resursă esențială în operațiile de contracarare a acțiunilor înșelătoare ale acestora, prin asigurarea unui nivel ridicat de protecție și siguranță a personalului și operațiilor militare proprii. Războiul ruso-ucrainean în desfășurare a dovedit încă o dată că inducerea în eroare rămâne un instrument viabil în mediul de operare contemporan și poate fi considerată, în continuare, un multiplicator uriaș al efectelor operaționale pe câmpul de luptă. Având în vedere aceste considerente, studiul de față explorează diferite abordări pentru diminuarea și contracararea impactului înșelăciunii la nivelul operativ al conflictului și identifică modalități concrete prin care funcția întrunită „Informații” poate sprijini eforturile de contracarare a inducerii în eroare a adversarului, pe parcursul întregului său proces
În apărarea unui teritoriu uitat. Lupta împotriva terorismului etnonaţionalist/separatist de la frontiera Dobrogei de Sud (1920-1921) (I)
Authors: NICULAE Daniel Silviu
Published: July 2023

În vara anului 1922, diplomatul român Nicolae Titulescu, de la tribuna Ligii Naţiunilor, acuza Bulgaria de atacurile comitagiilor, încercând să introducă aceste acţiuni de tip terorist în definiţia agresiunii, pentru a permite statelor agresate să pregătească măsurile de apărare specifice. Sârbii, grecii şi românii s-au confruntat cu acest tip de atacuri care erau la limita dintre acte de banditism şi terorism etnonaţionalist/separatist. Acest tip de terorism era foarte răspândit înainte şi după Primul Război Mondial în Peninsula Balcanică, fiind cel mai greu de contracarat, pentru că adepţii săi erau priviţi ca buni patrioţi şi luptători pentru atingerea idealului naţional. Cercetările istorice ulterioare au confirmat faptul că exista o legătură puternică între terorismul naţionalist şi cel sponsorizat de state, în sensul că guverne străine erau activ implicate în susţinerea financiară sau comandarea actelor teroriste.
'El-müellifûn el-osmâniyyûn
Authors: BURSALI MEHMED TAHİR
Published: July 2023

The Ottoman Authors, written by Bursalı Mehmed Tahir, is a biographical work consisting of three volumes. From the 14th century, when the Ottoman Empire was founded, to the 20th century, the lives and works of a large number of authors are described in this work. The first volume of the work was published in Istanbul in 1915, followed by the first part of the second volume in 1920 and the second part of the same volume in 1922. A year before the work’s author's death, the third and final volume was published in 1924. The 1691 members of the biographical author cadre are classified according to a particular category. The first volume is divided into two sections, "Maşayih" and "Ulema." The authors whose biographies are listed alphabetically in each chapter are observed to be presented in chronological order. The second volume of the work is entirely dedicated to poets and writers. Numerous biographical sources other than the translations and addendums of Şakayk, particularly tezkires, are evidently widely used. The third volume includes four chapters: "Müverrihîn-i Osmâniyye" "Etıbbâ" "Riyâziyyûn", and "Coğrafiyyûn." In this volume, the chapter titled "Geography" does not elaborate on the lives of the authors, but rather provides a list of geography literature. The printing of the final volume is an outcome of the author's determination to see the work through despite the financial and moral difficulties he encountered. A number of factors that are normally not considered during translation were taken into account while rendering of the work in your hands into Arabic. First of all, the translation of the poems was not preferred in our opinion. Because translating a poem is comparable to plucking a lovely flower from its native soil and attempting to maintain its beauty in another soil. Moreover, Ottoman poetry is extremely dense, with two or three layers of meanings. They are texts in which sound/musicality is as important as the meaning and they are deeply rooted in a cultural environment. Therefore, this poetry cannot be voiced in a different language nor can its meaning be translated; it can only be noted. In the translation, the forms of proper names used for centuries in the cultural geography of three continents have been preserved, instead of the popular usage of some Arabic ones. After initially releasing the publication of the work we prepared in Turkey, TÜBA is now publishing its Arabic translation. We are confident that this TÜBA initiative will make a significant contribution to the cultural and scientific accumulation of the Islamic world and further improve our nation's strong cultural relations with other Muslim countries. We believe that recognizing and promoting works written in Arabic, which was used extensively in Ottoman geography, is a necessary step for our scientific community. Thus, this work will contribute to a more accurate representation of the Ottoman civilization and will introduce the scientists of the Ottoman Empire in countries where Arabic is used effectively.
Pengaruh Dan Hubungan Karakteristik Petani Terhadap Penggunaan Lahan Sawah Dengan Sistem Pergiliran Komoditi Di Desa Yosowinangun Kecamatan Belitang Madang Raya Kabupaten Oku Timur
Authors: Muridin
Published: July 2023

This research was conducted in June–July 2020, with the aim of knowing the magnitude of the increase in income and production cost efficiency with the existence of commodity rotation farming in Yosowinangun Village and to determine the effect and relationship of farmer characteristics on commodity rotational farming income in Yosowinangun Village. The method used is a survey method centered on Yosowinangun Village, the population of which is mostly lowland rice farmers who also operate rotational farming of rice and carp commodities. Furthermore, the sampling method used in this study is using the simple random sampling method. The number of samples taken in this study were 14 samples from 20 farmer populations who were engaged in rotational farming of rice and carp commodities. The results showed that the increase in income obtained by farmers with the use of paddy fields with a rice and carp commodity rotation system was Rp. 1,645,001,-/Ha/production, while the efficiency of the use of production costs shows an R/C ratio value of 1.99, based on the criteria that the R/C Ratio > 1 means that the use of production costs in the commodity rotation system farming is efficient. Furthermore, there is a significant and strong relationship between the dependent variable and the income of the rice and carp commodity rotation system farming with a confidence level of 95%, with a correlation coefficient (R = 0.999), with an F-test value (Fcount = 545.516 > Ftable = 3 ,63).
Combining Ability Analysis for Yield and its Component Traits in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: S.R. Sruthi  , M. Surendhar  , Subakar Ivin J. Johnny , Williams Greetty , Y. Anbuselvam
Published: July 2023

The identification of superior parental lines is the pre-requisite for hybrid rice technology. The current study used Line X Tester analysis to evaluate seven lines and three testers (ten parents) along with 21 F1 hybrids in order to identify good combiners and cross combinations for the development of best highyielding varieties. The variances due to line x tester differ significantly for all the traits indicating the predominance of inherent variability among all the cross combinations. The GCA/SCA variance ratio was less than one for all the traits studied, suggesting the predominance of dominance (non additive) gene action governing the traits. The estimates of combining ability variances revealed that SCA variance was highly significant than the GCA variance as observed from the GCA/SCA ratios for all the traits studied which indicated the preponderance of non-additive gene action. Among the parents lines based on the mean performance of different parental genotypes, the lines ADT-42, ADT-39 and ADT-45 while the testers ADT-36 and Ilupai poo samba were adjudged as good general combiner for grain yield/plant and several important traits to emerge as superior parents for hybridization programme for obtaining high yielding varieties. Among twenty-one hybrid combinations, three crosses viz., ADT-45 x ADT-36, ADT-39 x ADT-36 and ADT-45 x ADT-48 were highly significant and positive specific combiner for grain yield per plant and its component traits and were found suitable for heterosis breeding
Stomatal Studies of Selected Epiphytic Orchids from Western Ghats- Goa, India
Authors: M.J. Bukhari  , D. Velip
Published: July 2023

In the present investigation leaf anatomy of fifteen epiphytic orchids belonging to nine genera viz., Acampe, Aerides, Bulbophyllum, Cottonia, Dendrobium, Pholidota, Porpax, Rhynchostylis, and Smithsonia from Western Ghats, Goa were studied. The study revealed differences with respect to leaf orientation, leaf texture, leaf surface and stomata. The stomatal types reported were anomocytic, tetracytic, pentacytic and paracytic. Maximum stomatal index was reported in Porpax filiformis while it was found to be minimum in Rhynchostylis retusa. Stomatal frequency ranged between 25 mm2 to 76.25 mm2 .
Effect of pre-germination treatments on germination of Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) seeds
Authors: Varun H.S  , Sabarad Anil I , Nataraja K.H  , R.T. Patil  , R. Mulla Sayeed Almas , A. Masuthi Dileepkumar
Published: July 2023

The germination of aonla seeds is less and uneven owing to seed dormancy hence, an experiment on “Effect of pre-germination treatments on germination of aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)” seeds was carried out at Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Gokak, Karnataka during 2022. The study revealed significant influence of different pre-germination treatments on germination parameters. Seeds treated with GA3 @ 500 ppm for 24 hours recorded minimum days taken for initiation of germination (8.07), days taken for 50 per cent germination (10.15), days taken for maximum germination (12.33) and highest germination percentage (80.73). Therefore use of pre-germination treatments was recommended as an approach to enhance the germination in aonla seeds.
Studies on crop phenology and physiological attributes in prerelease cultures of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under rainfed and irrigated conditions
Authors: P. Umamaheswari  , T. Raghavendra  , V. Jayalakshmi
Published: July 2023

The study was carried out at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal to study the performance of advance chickpea breeding lines under rainfed and irrigated conditions during Rabi 2020-21 and 2021-22 in black cotton soils. The experiment was conducted in Factorial Randomized Block Design with eight chickpea genotypes (four Desi : NBeG 49, NBeG 776, NBeG 779, NBeG 857 and four Kabuli : NBeG 440, NBeG 789, NBeG 833, NBeG 844) under rainfed and irrigated condition with gross plot size 7.2 m2 . Significantly higher seed yield was recorded in desi genotypes, i.e NBeG-857 (2592 kg/ha) followed by NBeG- 779 (2526 kg/ha) and in kabuli genotype NBeG-440 (2055 kg/ha) followed by NBeG- 833 (1874 kg/ ha). The seed yield in irrigated conditions (2326 kg/ha) was significantly higher compared to rainfed conditions (1992 kg/ha). The interactions between genotypes and irrigation was not significant. In desi genotypes hundred seed weight was higher in NBeG -779 (28.7g) and in kabuli NBeG-833 had higher seed size (44.5g). Chickpea genotypes responded to irrigation and an yield advantage of 442 kg/ha was realized due to improvement in biomass and source sink relationship.
Removal of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants from Water by Chemical and Biological Techniques – A Review
Authors: Singh Nikita , Keshan Nimisha , Kaur Taranpreet , Kumar Rajeev , Jabin Shagufta
Published: July 2023

Water is an essential component for survival of living beings globally. Water is being polluted day by day by anthropogenic sources. Rapid industrialization and urbanization play key roles for polluting the water. A lot of soluble and insoluble materials act as contaminants or pollutants for making water not usable. Inorganic materials such as heavy metals, ions and organic materials such as phenol and phenolic compounds are heavily released by the industry in the water. WHO and EPA recommended some values for these contaminants in water. Above the value of these contaminants from the recommended values may cause harmful effects for human beings as well as other living organisms. The aim of this study is to identify the sources of various types of inorganic and organic contaminants and their removal techniques from the water.
Ill-effects of fytran on survival and reproduction of a tropical soil spring tail - Cyphoderus javanus Borner
Authors: Bhavya L.R  , Kumar M.G Sanal
Published: July 2023

Soil collembolans are regarded as ecosystem engineers determining the soil fertility, biological structure and environmental stability. The tiny predominant tropical detritivore soil collembolan Cyphoderus javanus, was selected as a tool for assessing the potential adverse effects of the fungicide fytran on various life history parameters under laboratory conditions. Findings of the present study revealed that fecundity rates, incubation time, survival success, juvenile hatching and longevity were observed to be declined significantly with fungicidal amount elevation. Anthropogenic interventions in modern agriculture practices paved the way for the emergence of toxic pesticides, that can reduce the surplus population of soil fauna including collembolans and also have the potential to affect the resistance and resilience of the ecosystem.
Estimation of lead level in the soil of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu
Authors: R. Yogeswari  , A. Arivuchelvan  , S. Murugasen  , G.A. Balasubramaniam  , P. Selvaraj  , A. Jagadeeswaran  , A. Raja
Published: July 2023

Lead is a most common anthropogenic environmental contaminants and non-biodegradable toxic heavy metal, causing major environmental health problems. It bio-accumulates through food chain and this can cause hazardous effects on livestock and human health. Hence in this study, lead level in 6 soil samples in each block (15 blocks) of Namakkal district were estimated and mapped. The sampling sites were the poultry farms, selected based on Systematic Random sampling. The soil samples (4 g) were digested in the microwave digester, and the lead level was determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS, Model 3030, Perkin - Elmer, USA). Namakkal District map was characterized by large scale detail. ArcGIS 10.1, geographic information system (GIS) software was used for compiling and analysing geographic data using maps. All the soil samples have the lead concentration within the permissible limit, between 6.40 ± 0.55 and 15.52 ± 2.21 and within that level Kollimalai block showed significantly (P  0.01) higher concentration of lead, 15.52 ± 2.21 when compared to all blocks except Tiruchengodu and Kabilarmalai block. As the soil in the hilly area strongly accumulates lead, the soil in Kollimalai area might have higher concentration of lead when compared to other blocks. Further Tiruchengodu and Kabilarmalai blocks, which stand next to Kollimalai, are also associated with mountain regions. Hence the backyard reared birds at the hilly areas may bio-accumulate lead and can act as a source of lead to the humans.
Land suitability for major crops in Varathuru watershed in Andhra Pradesh using RS and GIS
Authors: G.P. Leelavathy  , Naidu M.V.S , Krishna T. Giridhara , K.V. Ramana  , V. Chandrika  , P. Sudhakar
Published: July 2023

Agriculture is a dominant sector in Andhra Pradesh. It contributes 34 percent to the Gross domestic production, employs nearly 55 percent of the total labour force and generates the bulk of market exchange. Poor performance of the agricultural sector in relation to the fast-growing population, intensification of agriculture is the critical aim of the study to find land suitability for major crops of Varathuru watershed using remote sensing and GIS techniques. The objective is to assess the land suitability for major crops based on soil characteristics of Varathuru watershed. The depth-wise soil characteristics at soil series level used to arrive at site-soil characteristics for assessing crop suitability.The site-soil properties of soil series from the study area were matched with soil site suitability criteria for groundnut, redgram, sugarcane and rice crops that are grown in Varathuru watershed area and maps were generated by using ArcGIS V 10.3. Fifteen (15) soil mapping units at phase level were identified and were mapped into ten (10) soil series. The soil series VRT3 was highly suitable for growing groundnut, VRT1, VRT4, VRT5 and VRT8 soil series were moderately suitable for growing groundnut crop. VRT1, VRT3, VRT4, VRT5, VRT6, VRT7 and VRT8 soil series were moderately suitable for growing of redgram and VRT2 and VRT9 series were marginally suitable for growing of redgram crop. VRT1, VRT3, VRT4, VRT5 and VRT8 soil series were moderately suitable and VRT2, VRT6 and VRT7 soil series were marginally suitable for sugarcane growing. Whereas the soils of study area were not suitable for growing of rice crop.
Effect of weed management practices on quality, weed count, weed dry matter and weed control efficiency in linseed
Authors: Alam Md. Parwaiz , Sulochna  , C.S. Singh  , Kumar Pandey Satish
Published: July 2023

An experiment was conducted during Rabi 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Research Farm of Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi, Jhrakhand to study the “Effect of weed management practices on quality, weed count, weed dry matter and weed control efficiency in linseed”. The treatments replicated thrice and comprised of weed management practices viz., T1 -Weedy Check, T2 -Hand weeding twice at 30 and 60 DAS, T3 -Metribuzin 250 g/ha + Oxyflourfen 125g/ha (Pre.), T4 -Pendimethalin 1 kg/ha (Pre.) fb. metsulfuron methyl 4 g/ha (Post.), T5 -Imazethapyr 75 g/ha (Post.), T6 -Oxyflourfen 125 g/ha (Pre.), T7 -Metsulfuron methyl 4 g/ha (Post.), T8 -Clodinafop 60 g/ha (Post.), T9 -Clodinafop 60 g/ha + metsulfuron methyl 4 g/ha (Post.) and T10-Oxadiargyl 80 g/ha (Pre.). Application of Hand Weeding twice at 30 and 60 DAS was found superior in terms of oil content (38.91%) and oil yield (586.80 kg/ha) in pooled data. Also, analysis of pooled data revealed that Hand Weeding Twice at 30 and 60 DAS resulted in minimum total weed count (1.21 and 3.12 respectively), total weed dry matter (1.18 and 3.50 g/m2 respectively) and maximum weed control efficiency (97.03 and 79.95% respectively) when labours are easily available followed by post emergence application of clodinofop @ 60 g/ha+ metsulfuson methyl @4 g/ha in case of labours scarcity or it could be an alternative of hand weeding twice.
Emulsifying Properties of Proteins Extracted from Jatropha curcas L. to Harvest Chlorella vulgaris sp. Microalgae
Authors: Khodapanah Nasrin , N. Syairah  , Mustaqim Mohd , Mahmood Syed
Published: July 2023

A bio-floatation technique was used to test the effectiveness of Jatropha curcas seed extract in recovering microalgae from an aqueous medium. This technique used Jatropha curcas oil-protein extract emulsion for floatation removal of Chlorella vulgaris microalgae. The effects of variables have been investigated in this process, including operating parameters such as protein-oil emulsion dosage, pH, and mixing time. A maximum floatation efficiency of 81% was observed when a 20 ml/l protein-oil emulsion dosage was tested at pH 2 and a mixing time of 4 min. Furthermore, the analysis of the microalgae’s zeta potential changes revealed a notable variation in value caused by the protein-oil emulsion. This bio-floatation technique is useful for the high-efficiency harvesting of microalgae to produce cost-effective biofuel.
Effect of plant growth regulators and their spray schedule on growth parameters and fruit yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under protected cultivation
Authors: Kumar Virendra , Rajiv  , Kumar Durgesh , Kishor Braj , Pratap Singh Buddhesh
Published: July 2023

The field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, Kalyanpur of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, India during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21, to find out the effect of PGRs and their spray schedules on tomato. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with 27 treatment combinations and replicated thrice under insect proof net house. The experiment comprised nine levels of plant growth regulators viz., GA3 @ 50 ppm, GA3 @ 75 ppm, GA3 @ 100 ppm, NAA @ 20 ppm, NAA @ 30 ppm, NAA @ 40 ppm, 4-CPA @ 20 ppm, 4-CPA @ 30 ppm and 4-CPA @ 40 ppm and three spray schedules viz., at 30 and 45 DAT, at 30, 45 and 60 DAT and at 30, 45, 60 and 75 DAT. The tomato hybrid ‘NS- 4266’ was used in experiment. Results of the experiment revealed that the application of GA3 @ 75 ppm recorded significantly highest plant height (327.277 and 315.377 cm), stem girth (3.233 and 3.207 cm), internodal length (17.164 and 18.153 cm) and fruit yield per plant (12.223 and 13.208 kg) during both the years. The significantly earliest flowering (31.094 and 31.536 days), fruiting (40.352 and 40.307 days) and first harvest/picking (105.204 and 104.517) were also observed with this treatment. In case of spray schedules, the plants were sprayed at 30, 45, 60 and 75 days after transplanting (four sprays) recorded significantly highest values of all the growth parameters and fruit yield. The earliest flowering, fruiting and harvesting were also observed with four sprays schedule. Based on two years study, the significantly highest growth parameters, fruit yield and earliness in flowering, fruiting and harvesting were found with the treatment of application of GA3 @ 75 ppm and spray schedule of 30, 45, 60 and 75 days after transplanting. Hence, it may be recommended for higher productivity from tomato crop under protected conditions.
Diversity and foraging behaviour of insect pollinators in Cauliflower
Authors: Divekar Pratap A , Singh Kamana , Yadav Shruti , Manimurugan C  , Kumar Patel Sampat , G. Karkute Suhas , Majumder Sujan , Singh Vikas
Published: July 2023

Cauliflower is a cross-pollinated crop and honey bees play an important role in its pollination. In the current study, we studied we studied diversity and foraging behavior of floral visitors to floral visitors along with their visitation rate, frequency during 2019 and 2020. The data were collected at 0800–1000 hours (early morning foraging activity), 1000-1200 hours (late morning foraging activity), 1200-1400 hours (Noon foraging activity) and 1400-1600 hours (afternoon foraging activity). The results revealed that seven species of bees, five flies and three wasp species on the flowers of cauliflower. Apis mellifera, Apis dorsata and Apis florea were the dominant pollinator species with 162-214, 126-164, and 82-136 individuals, respectively in both years. The maximum foraging activity of the dominant pollinators was observed at 14:00 hrs followed by 12:00 hrs whereas the minimum foraging activity was recorded in the early morning hours 08:00. Floral visitors differed significantly in term of visitation frequency with A. mellifera as the most frequent visitor (14.00–15.37 visits/flower/5 min) followed by A. dorsata (7.50–8.90 visits/flower/5 min) and A. florea (9.80–10.63 visits/ flower/5 min) in both years. Similarly, A. mellifera had statistically highest visitation rate (26.93–27.40 flowers visited/min) followed by A. dorsata (12.62–15.13 flowers visited/min) and A. florea (15.93-16.00 flowers visited/min). The results suggested A. mellifera, A. dorsata and A. florea could be effective pollinators of cauliflower. Therefore, these three species can be effectively used on a commercial scale to increase crop yield.
Clinical efficacy of nephroprotective effects of therapeutic plasmapheresis in angiosurgical interventions
Authors:   Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education «Donetsk state medical university named after M. Gorky» Ministry of Health of Russia Donetsk Russia, Demchuk Oleg V. , Gumenyuk Igor' V. ,   Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education «Donetsk state medical university named after M. Gorky» Ministry of Health of Russia Donetsk Russia, Ushakova Natal'ja D. ,   Federal state budgetary institution «National medical research center of oncology» of the Ministry of Health of Russia Rostov-on-Don Russia, Gladkaya Svetlana V. ,   Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education «Donetsk state medical university named after M. Gorky» Ministry of Health of Russia Donetsk Russia, Demchuk Vladislav O. ,   Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education «Donetsk state medical university named after M. Gorky» Ministry of Health of Russia Donetsk Russia
Published: July 2023

The use of therapeutic plasmapheresis in the early postoperative period after angiosurgical interventions has a nephroprotective effect, which reduces the frequency and severity of acute postoperative reperfusion injury to the kidneys, improves the results of treatment of this category of patients.
A set of techniques to reduce the toxicity of radiation therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer
Authors:   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia, Petukhov Evgeniy A. , Chernykh Marina V. ,   Blokhin National Medical Research Oncology Center Russian Health Ministry Moscow Russia, Ishchanov Damir G. ,   Blokhin National Medical Research Oncology Center Russian Health Ministry Moscow Russia
Published: July 2023

In order to reduce the incidence of acute radiation toxicity during chemoradiation therapy in patients with rectal cancer, we proposed a prone position for patient on the treatment table using a BellyBoard fixation device. The data on 156 patients with rectal cancer who underwent radiation therapy were analyzed, 108 patients were treated in prone position, 48 patients were treated in supine position. We obtained data on the reduction of small intestine volumes treated with the calculated dose of 35, 40 and 45 Gy (V35, V40 and V45) when positioning in the prone position compared to positioning in the supine position when contouring the volume of the small intestine in a single block (bowelbag). Treatment in the prone position using a BellyBoard fixation device significantly reduced acute urogenital toxicity (by 30%) and significantly reduced the incidence of grade 2 cystitis by 4 times (from 12% to 3%) compared with treatment of the patient in supine position. Treatment in the prone position using a BellyBoard significantly reduced the incidence of grade 3 enterocolitis by 5 times (from 10% to 2%) compared with treatment of the patient in supine position. Despite a number of objective advantages of using a BellyBoard fixation device, treatment in prone position is associated with a decrease in the reproducibility of patient positioning compared to supine position. The main source of error when using a BellyBoard is the unstable position of its aperture relative to the patient's anatomy. Treatment in prone position, planning using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volume-modulated arc radiation therapy (VMAT), determining the indents during the conversion from the clinical target volume (CTV) to the planned target volume (PTV) based on the analysis of interfractional displacements, determining the optimal multiplicity of visual control may help to reduce the acute toxicity of chemoradiotherapy in patients with local advanced rectal cancer.
Prospects for the use of respiratory exercisers in patients with traumatic injuries
Authors:   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia, Frolov Denis V. , Zajcev Andrej A. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia, Shchedrina Marina A. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia
Published: July 2023

Chest injuries sustained during armed conflict have a high mortality rate and are accompanied by pulmonary dysfunction. Pulmonary contusion is manifested by rupture of pulmonary parenchyma, atelectasis, and hemorrhages in pulmonary parenchyma. The treatment strategy for such patients includes anesthesia, management of acute respiratory failure, treatment of infectious complications, sanation of airways, and rehabilitation measures. One of the goals of such interventions is the elimination of respiratory biomechanics disorders. It is recommended to use respiratory exercisers with a threshold level of resistance for the process of inhalation and exhalation to train respiratory muscles. At the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after N.N. Burdenko the possibility of application of the respiratory simulator "Universal-2011" as a therapeutic physical training tool in the hospital phase of treatment of patients with thoracic trauma was studied. The efficacy of the carried activities was evaluated by functional tests of tolerance to hyper- and hypocapnia of Stange and Gench and the assessment of thoracic cage excursion. The experience of using a respiratory exerciser was observed to be positive. All 25 patients fulfilled the planned program with the achievement of improvement of external respiratory function and exercise tolerance.
Some dystrophic diseases of the posterior pole of the eye associated with chronic inflammation and viral transmission (review)
Authors:   City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin DZM Moscow Russia, Ignatiev Sergej A. , Pavlov Viktor A. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia, Kazakov Sergej P. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia
Published: July 2023

The medical and social urgency of the problem of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other degenerative diseases of the posterior pole of the eye is explained, first of all, by the fact that until now the disease is incurable and is characterized by a progressive course. AMD is one of the most common causes of vision loss. The incidence of AMD in Russia is 15 cases per 1,000 people. In the structure of primary AMD disability, patients of working age account for 21%, and due to the fact that there is a clear trend toward an increasing share of the elderly population, there is an annual increase in the incidence of AMD. In the last decade, pathological processes of the retina have become a global problem among people of different age categories, and this group of diseases includes a large number of different retinal dystrophies. In the last few years, there has been a clear trend towards the rejuvenation of such diseases. These changes are the most common causes of vision loss, especially the exudative form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Recent studies have shown that this form of AMD is associated not only with aging, vascular wall weakness and free-radical oxidation, but also with nonspecific immunostimulation and the potential role of cytomegalovirus infection, other viruses and microorganisms as a trigger agent. Not surprisingly, chronic infection of endothelial cells leads to the attraction of macrophages to the area of inflammation, their adhesion and synthesis of anti-inflammatory cytokines, which eventually stimulates the formation or activation of chorioidal neovascularization (CNV).
Advancement of external fixation as a foundation for innovative staged treatment of the wounded in the extremities
Authors:   The Main Military Medical Directorate also known as Main Agency for Military Medicine Moscow Russia, Trishkin Dmitrij V. , Kryukov Evgeniy V. ,   Federal State Budgetary Military Educational Institution of Higher Education “Kirov Military Medical Academy” of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Saint-Petersburg Russia, Davydov Denis V. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia, Khominets Vladimir V. ,   Federal State Budgetary Military Educational Institution of Higher Education “Kirov Military Medical Academy” of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Saint-Petersburg Russia, Brizhan' Leonid K. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia, Kerimov Artur A. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry Moscow Russia
Published: July 2023

The features of morphological changes in gunshot fractures of the musculoskeletal system determine a continuous search for opportunities to improve the techniques of surgical wound treatment and immobilization devices for injured limbs. At the same time, the quality of fracture fixation largely defines both the result of immediate surgical treatment and the final long-term result of the wounded person's treatment. The article provides an analysis of the scientific literature and our own experience in the development, testing, implementation and use of external fixation devices for surgical and specialized trauma care at the stages of medical evacuation. The main achievements of the world and Russian science are presented. The main directions of search for ways to improve external fixation devices based on the achievements of modern science and innovative technologies are determined.
ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN TERRIGENOUS OIL FIELDS USING LOW-SALT WATER
Authors:   Department of Petroleum Engineering Mining University, Russia, Al-Obaidi S.H. , Hofmann M. ,   Department of Petroleum Engineering Mining University, Russia, Khalaf F.H. ,   Department of Petroleum Engineering Knowledge University Erbil, Iraq
Published: July 2023

In order to improve the development of reserves, optimal technologies must be introduced to meet the regular increase in demand for hydrocarbons. Injection of low-salinity water is one of these technologies that have been shown to be effective in solving this problem. Accordingly, low-salt water is investigated as a potential method to increase terrigenous oil recovery. Based on modelling the flooding of solutions with different salinities, the effect of salt concentration on oil displacement efficiency during re-injection was assessed. Salinity reduction efficiency was examined by comparing oil recovery after flooding with high salinity water. Due to active interactions at the oil-water interface, including an increase in viscoelasticity, the oil recovery factor increased with a decrease in salinity. Oil recovery increased by 1.3 – 2% as water salinity decreased.
FORMATIVE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT IN AN E-EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT
Authors:   Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski“ Department of Information and In-service Teachers’ Training, Dimitrova Neli
Published: July 2023

The article presents theoretical aspects of formative assessment in the process of learning science in secondary school in the context of different educational environments. Functions of formative assessment related to planning, (self) management of the learning process are described, including its possibilities for improving the learning process as a self-regulating process. A survey was conducted with science teachers about their views and practical solutions for assessing student achievement in distance learning in an electronic environment. On the basis of the obtained results, analyzes and summaries of encountered difficulties, ways of evaluation and self-evaluation in learning natural sciences at a distance in an electronic environment have been derived.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MENTAL MODELS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Authors:   Faculty of Philosophy University of Sofia, Chergarov Plamen
Published: July 2023

Mental models are a representation of the external world. They are a hypothetical example of relevant elements to the knowing subject, that are configured by analogy to the world`s being. The formation of warranted beliefs can be a result of the very same reliability of this type of representation. The article argues for this position and defends the thesis that the world is epistemically insecure. This means that there is no objective reason in and of itself for certain elements to be preferred rather than other. This is a serious problem for AI researchers, who find difficulty in recreating the visual orientation ability of humans. By this analogy, mental models have high value in orienting us in the epistemic landscape. This article argues that mental models have higher epistemic value compared to AI.
Effect of knowledge management on intellectual capital
Authors: Simalango Novayanti , Isnurhadi Isnurhadi , Andriana Isni
Published: July 2023

In the dynamic and competitive banking industry, knowledge management plays a vital role in enhancing intellectual capital, which is considered a valuable intangible asset for organizations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of knowledge management (KM) on intellectual capital (IC). The study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how knowledge management initiatives affect the development, utilization, and enhancement of intellectual capital. The research method used is a quantitative approach, using data collection techniques with survey methods by distributing questionnaires. Data were garnered with questionnaires from 96 employees. To achieve this objective, a quantitative analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) as the analytical tool. Moreover, the regression analysis demonstrated that knowledge management practices significantly predict intellectual capital in Commercial Risk Group, Bank Mandiri. The study found that knowledge management processes, including knowledge socialization (KS), knowledge externalization (KE), and knowledge internalization (K1) were significant predictors of intellectual capital. These results emphasize the importance of fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing and continuous learning within the organization to enhance intellectual capital. In conclusion, this study provides empirical evidence of the positive impact of knowledge management on intellectual capital in Bank Mandiri.