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Investigating the Reversal of Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Human Subjects in a Neuroethical Context
Authors: Jamal Rinaz
Published: October 2023

Dysfunction in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a crucial component of the neurovascular unit (NVU) that regulates intercellular transport between the blood and the brain while protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens, has been identified as a potential biomarker in diagnosing a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, such as traumatic brain injuries, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. Although research surrounding treatments to reverse BBB dysfunction has shown promising outcomes in rodents with aged brain phenotypes, serious neuroethical concerns persist due to the overwhelming complexity and risks involved in translational implementation. This paper affirms the need for scientists to reflect further on neuroethical considerations over reproducibility and translatability into the human clinical context, including transparency and consent from cognitively impaired patients, before proceeding to human clinical trials.
Is conscious perception necessary to direct attention? A replication of Jiang et al. (2006)
Authors: Chen Yung-Jung , Scott Ryan Bradley , Dienes Zoltan
Published: October 2023

The relationship between attention and consciousness has been debated for the past few decades. Observing attentional biases induced by visual stimuli below conscious threshold is one way of providing evidence for the independence of attention and conscious perception. Among such studies, Jiang et al. (2006) found a strong priming effect below the objective conscious threshold with high sensitivity, in showing attentional biases to nude images suppressed by continuous flash suppression (CFS). This study aims to replicate Jiang et al. by following the original design and materials as closely as possible with Bayesian analytical approaches.
Drawing promotes memory retention in a patient with anterograde amnesia
Authors: Matorina Nelly , Meade Melissa E , Starenky Jordan , Barense Morgan
Published: October 2023

Drawing is a powerful tool to enhance memory in healthy participants and patients with probable dementia. Here, we were interested in whether the drawing effect could extend to a patient with severe anterograde amnesia. We had the opportunity to work with CT, a kind, bright, and friendly young woman. Following surgery for a midline tumor involving her septum pellucidium and extending down into her fornices bilaterally, CT has experienced a severe case of sleep-dependent amnesia. She can remember information encountered throughout the day, but when waking up in the morning or following a nap she forgets information learned prior to sleep. In the current study, we tested CT and 21 age-matched controls in a 3-day within-subjects design, where participants encoded words by either drawing them or writing them down. Memory for the encoded words was tested twice following a 12-hour delay, once following a night of sleep and once following 12 hours of wake. After a 12-hour waking delay, we found that CT’s memory for written words was significantly worse than controls but was preserved for drawn words. After a 12-hour delay that included sleep, CT’s memory was significantly impaired relative to controls for both written and drawn words. However, whereas her memory for written words did not differ from chance, it was above chance for drawn words. We suggest that amnesiac patients may benefit from the drawing effect due to the recruitment of brain regions outside of the hippocampal system for encoding and consolidation.
Economic Viability and Legal Aspect of Fiscal Federalism in Nepal
Authors: Dhakal Chandra Prasad
Published: October 2023

Fiscal federalism is one of the important tools for economic viability in the nation. Nepal follows federal system of government with allocation of certain economic rights to federal units. Constitution of Nepal (2015) makes the provision of three levels of government and all the governments have certain financial rights such as preparing and implementing the budget in its' territory. The study analyzes economic viability and legal aspect of fiscal federalism in Nepal. Objectives of the study are to highlight the legal aspects of financial federalism and analyze budget practice of fiscal federalism of Nepal. Qualitative research design was used to fulfill the objectives of the study. Only secondary source of data was used for this study. Data were collected through library research and interpretive paradigm was used to complete the research. Finding and conclusion of the study has been based on interpretation of data. The implementation fiscal federalism is not effective in Nepal as well as implementation mechanism of the governments is found also weak that makes fiscal federalism as controversial issue in economic development.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies as Postmodern Rupture on Classical Diaspora
Authors: Rai Duryodhan
Published: October 2023

This research paper illumines how Jhumpa Lahiri’s short stories’ collection Interreter of Maladies presents postmodern diaspora as the discontinuity of classical diaspora. Classical/traditional diaspora sees homeland as irreplaceable place. The immigrants eventually return their homelands. Lahiri's version of diaspora differs from traditional mode of diaspora. As a well-known Indian American writer, Jhumpa Lahiri is pretty admired for her chronicle of Bengali immigrant experience. Though she portrays an attachment of immigrants with their homeland, they do not necessarily dream of returning home one day. They continuously strive to adjust themselves in new milieu. Lahiri’s characters in Interpreter of Maladies go on endeavoring to transform their sense of dislocation as their proper location. They constantly build up new identity using their memory combining with new ongoing experiences in new setting.
Exploring T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land as a Pre-postmodern Text
Authors: Rajbhandari Jitendra Man
Published: October 2023

Despite being a groundbreaking literary work of Modernism, T.S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land heralds the new era of Postmodernism that officially begins almost two decades after its publication. Although Eliot is one of the best representatives of modernist poets, his major work The Waste Land foreshadows some postmodern techniques and concepts. A seminal modernist poem of 1922, it can also be read as a postmodernist poem in the making. The present paper analyses some postmodern elements in The Waste Land and finds it a great epic of pre postmodernist thoughts. Its intertextuality, fragmentation, discontinuity in narrative structure, and deconstruction of meaning put The Waste Land closer to postmodernism.
Human Resource Planning on Organization Performance in Cooperatives Sector
Authors: Aryal Narayan Prasad , Singh Gobind Kumar
Published: October 2023

The study investigates the empirical examination of human resource planning in the cooperative sector. It aims to assess the impact of forecasting manpower demand and strategic action on the overall performance of these organisations. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between human resource planning and organisational performance. The selection of firms was conducted using stratified sampling techniques within the cooperative sector. The exploratory research design was selected as the primary research paradigm to uncover and understand reality. In this quantitative study, information came from a sample of 54 cooperative employees, specifically in the areas of Kalimati, Balkhu, and Teku. A meticulously developed structured questionnaire was employed, and the resulting data were subjected to analysis utilising SPSS version 20. Data collection has been conducted using convenience sampling. The results of the study suggest a noteworthy correlation between human resource planning and organisational effectiveness. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the cooperative sector and its human resource managers should consistently conduct manpower audits and planning. This will allow them to proactively assess the demand and supply situation in the labour market before proceeding with employee recruitment.
२००७ सालको प्रथम संयुक्त सरकार र तत्कालीन परिवेश
Authors: Gautam Murari Krishna
Published: October 2023

शताब्दीभन्दा बढी समय राष्ट्रको शासन सत्ता सम्हालेको राणाकालीन शासन व्यवस्था अत्यन्त निरङ्कुश, दयनीय, बर्बर, अप्रजातान्त्रिक, प्रतिक्रियावादी, जहानीया र हुकुमी शासनमा आधारित रहेको थियो । अङ्ग्रेजहरूको आशीर्वाद प्राप्त शासन व्यवस्था नेपाली जनताका निमित्त अमानुषिक एवं अमानवीय प्रवृत्तिको थियो । देशमा न्यायप्रियता, प्रजातन्त्र, समानता, स्वतन्त्रता, सार्वभौमसत्ता गुमेको तथा कानुनी राज्यका मूल्य, मान्यता र आदर्शअनुरूप परिचालित नभएको हुनाले त्यस बेलाका साहसी युवा वर्गले दललगायतका धार्मिक एवं सामाजिक संङ्घ, संस्थासमेत स्थापना गरी अनेकौं तौरतरिका, उपाय, राजनैतिक गतिविधि गरी प्रजातान्त्रिक अधिकार बहालीका लागि अथकित प्रयास गरी देश विदेशबाट समर्थन जुटाए । वि.सं. १९९७ मा प्रजापरिषदका सदस्यहरुलाई निर्मम यातनासहित बरर्बरतापूर्वक फाँसीको सजाय दिएपछि नेपालमै बसी राणाशासन विरुद्ध विद्रोह गर्नु निकै कठिन भएकाले सचेत युवाहरू एवम् राणा परिवारभित्रकै राणाशासन विरोधी राणाहरुले भारतमा निर्वासित भई त्यहीँबाट नै राणाविरोधी आन्दोलनको तयारी गरे । श्री ५ त्रिभुवनलाई भारतीय राजदूतावास हुँदै दिल्ली पु¥याएपश्चात् राणाशासन विरुद्ध सशस्त्र क्रान्तिको सुरुआत भयो र यो आन्दोलन दिल्ली सम्झौतामा गएर टुङ्गियो । उक्त सम्झौताअनुसार राजा त्रिभुवन नेपालमा आई २००७ साल फागुन ७ गते प्रजातन्त्रको घोषणा गरे । सोही घोषणाअनुसार नेपालमा प्रथम संयुक्त सरकारको गठन भयो ।
Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Commitment of Faculty Members, Tribhuvan University
Authors: Lama Padam Bahadur , Bhattarai Kamal Raj , Chataut Mukund
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on organizational commitment of faculty members of Tribhuvan University (T.U.). A cross sectional data collected through a convenient sampling using structured questionnaires. A total of 384 valid questionnaire received from respondents and analyzed using inferential statistics. The findings of the study depicts that emotional intelligence of university faculty members has positive and significant impact on organizational commitment i.e. affective commitment. It indicates that university faculty who had higher levels of emotional intelligence displayed higher degrees of affective commitment. The results of this study will motivate University policy makers and academic personalities to understand the linkage of EI of university faculty members and their affective commitment for better decision making.
COVID 19 in the Life of Hard of Hearing Students
Authors: Thakuri Narayani
Published: October 2023

The sudden and massive changes in the education system during COVID-19 and the introduction of online education have negatively affected hard-of-hearing students' access to quality education. The pandemic situation worsened learning achievement and posed challenges to the students with hearing disabilities. With this consideration, a study was carried out to understand the students’ experience of taking online classes especially where they not only suffered from the fluctuation of the internet but also from their ringing ears caused by their tinnitus. The study applied the case study method with hard-of-hearing students to investigate the reasons influencing education during online classes during COVID-19. The collected data were thematized, analyzed and interpreted. The study findings demonstrated that the education system failed to consider the difficulties that students with hearing loss encountered in their learning leaving many teachers unaware of the issues that hard-of-hearing students face during online classes. The study concludes that online learning was not useful for the students with hard of hearing.
Social Media: A Neo Form of Learning Platform
Authors: Neupane Nirmal
Published: October 2023

“Can social media be considered a neo-form of learning platform for students in this globalized digital world?" Social media is not only used for communication and entertainment purposes but is also highly popular among students for collaboration and learning purposes. This paper aims to explore how social media has evolved into a neo-form of learning platform, enabling students to acquire diverse knowledge to enhance their academic and professional careers. The primary source for this exploration is a review of existing literature, supplemented by personal experiences and relevant examples to support the claim. The discussion on why social media serves as a beneficial learning platform revolves around four major themes: its student-centric learning approach, its ability to enhance personal learning environments, its promotion of flexible and inclusive learning, and its role as a milestone for information and communication in academics and professional careers. In conclusion, the analysis confirms that social media is indeed becoming an effective neo-learning platform for students.
Rhode Island
Authors: Skousen Jacob D.
Published: October 2023

Over the past decade, Rhode Island has undergone significant transformations in its education funding and priorities. The state’s education funding formula, established in 2010, reached full implementation in 2021, with the central principle that funding should accompany the student. During FY2022, Rhode Island allocated over $1.074 trillion in state education aid, emphasizing early childhood education, school resource officers, and extended-day programs as priorities aligned with its 2021–2025 Strategic Plan for P-12 Education. In higher education, the state expanded resources, adding 33 FTE positions. Although the core funding formula remained unchanged, ongoing evaluation ensured its adaptability to educational goals. Challenges in Rhode Island education funding include COVID-19 responses, student mental health, English language proficiency, and school infrastructure. Rhode Island also offers alternatives to traditional public schools, including charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling.
Arkansas
Authors: Bounds Steve
Published: October 2023

This article examines changes in educational funding for 2022 in the state of Arkansas in the United States. Arkansas is a low-income state and is regularly ranked as one of the three poorest states in the nation. The election of Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2022 as Arkansas’ first female governor brought promises of educational change. She proposed a minimum of $50,000 starting teacher salary, up from the current $36,000. She also proposed allowing state funds to be used for private education or homeschooling. The legislature increased the amount of aid per pupil from $7,182 to $7,413 for the 2022–2023 school year and increased most categorical funding by 2%. Arkansas uses a productivity funding model to fund higher education but caps the increase per year to 2%. Since the model exceeded the 2% cap, higher education institutions received less money than the model projected necessary to operate. Currently, there is a discussion between the governor and legislature to eliminate the state income tax. Without an alternative source of income, public schools and colleges will have a challenging future.
Connecticut
Authors: Smith Sharda Jackson
Published: October 2023

This State of the States issue covers the education funding environment for Connecticut. Funding priorities for P–12 and higher education, changes to the funding formula for P–12 education, pressing state issues affecting P12 and higher education funding, and topics exclusive to P–12 are assessed. State per pupil expenditures, allocation of state dollars, and the percent of the state budget for P–12 and higher education is identified.
New Hampshire
Authors: Smith Sharda Jackson
Published: October 2023

This State of the States issue covers the education funding environment for New Hampshire. Funding priorities for P–12 and higher education, changes to the funding formula for P–12 education, pressing state issues affecting P12 and higher education funding, and topics exclusive to P–12 are assessed. State per pupil expenditures, allocation of state dollars, and the percentage of the state budget for P–12 and higher education are identified.
‘To hold a mirror up to nature’. The Shakespearian image of the mirror in W. H. Auden’s poetic commentary The Sea and the Mirror
Authors: Botvinova E. D.
Published: October 2023

The metaphor of art as a mirror, uncharacteristic of Shakespeare’s Tempest, prompts the conclusion that, rather than referring to the play, Auden invokes the Romantic interpretation of its plot. The Romantics interpreted The Tempest as the playwright’s farewell and the epitome of his artistic endeavours. Romanticism is responsible for the popular thesis that The Tempest is a parable about an artist (Prospero), alone in this world (on an island), who rules over imagination (Ariel and lowly spirits) and keeps savage nature (Caliban) in check. In his poem, Auden deconstructs the parable of the powerful artist Prospero, invoking W. Knight’s allegorical method: Knight followed the tradition of the play’s allegorical interpretation. Auden does not set out to criticize Romanticism, but rather contemplates his own experience as a poet. In The Sea and the Mirror, his reimagining of poetic experience inspires the sections ‘Prospero to Ariel’ and ‘Caliban to the Audience.’ Auden concludes that art, not unlike a mirror, reveals experiences: by looking into it, we may realize our true feelings, yet the effect proves disappointing
Shakespeare in Uzbekistan. Comments to Uzbek translations of Shakespeare’s sonnets
Authors: Khamidova N. F.
Published: October 2023

The article summarizes the history of Uzbek translations of Shakespeare, which starts in the 1930s: 1934 saw the publication of the first translation of Hamlet into the Uzbek language by the renowned writer and advocate of jadidism Abdulhamid Chulpan. A year later, the translated play premiered in an Uzbek theatre, directed by Mannon Uygur. For a long time, translators worked with a Russian rendering of the original. This changed in the late 20th c., when Jamol Kamol started to translate directly from English. In 2007, he published his work as a three-volume collection of Shakespeare’s plays. The article, however, focuses on translations of Shakespeare’s sonnets rather than plays. It was not until the 1960s that such translations were first made by M. Shayxzoda. In subsequent years, more translators were drawn to the subject: A. Obidov, K. Davron, and Y. Shomansur. The author compares the translations of Sonnets 66 and 73 made by two different translators and offers her arguments about whose version sounds more natural in the Uzbek language.
‘There’s been a whole campaign against you.’ Y. Zamyatin’s correspondence with I. Novikov
Authors: Davydova T. T.
Published: October 2023

A publication of the correspondence between the political ‘heretic’ and Leningrad-based writer Y. Zamyatin and the ‘pessimist’ and Moscow-based author I. Novikov. Covering the years from 1922 to 1929 and gleaned from the annals of the Gorky Institute of World Literature (IMLI RAN) and Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (RGALI), it is supplied with an introduction and comments. The epistolary friendship of the two writers resulted from common interests and acquaintances in the literary world as well as the critic Zamyatin’s backing of Novikov in the 1924 article ‘On the current and the contemporary’ [‘O segodnyashnem i o sovremennom’]. In their letters, Novikov and Zamyatin bemoaned censorship and shared updates about new projects and upcoming productions of their plays, and discussed the life of literary organizations in Leningrad and Moscow as well as anthologies published in Leningrad. Stigmatized as a ‘fellow traveller’ (poputchik) during the 1929 persecution campaign, Zamyatin turned to Novikov in search for a like-minded supporter who would stand by him in print. The published correspondence offers a glimpse into the 1920s historical and ideological climate of Moscow and Petrograd-Leningrad, as well as the literary and theatrical process of the period.
René Girard. A theater of envy: William Shakespeare
Authors: Egorova L. V.
Published: October 2023

The review is devoted to a book by the philosopher, culturologist, and literary critic René Girard, who famously devised the concept of fundamental anthropology with an emphasis on mimetic violence and scapegoating as cornerstones of social life and culture. His ‘mimetic theory’ constitutes one of the last big narratives of the humanities in the 21st c. A Theater of Envy is a must-read for those interested in Girard’s ‘canon’ and an unconventional interpretation of the English playwright’s oeuvre. The scholar is particularly interested in the Bard’s hypermimetic sensitivity. The book reveals a mimetic dimension in Shakespeare’s works, arguing that the playwright was always drawn to plots with mimetic potential. Following brilliant handling of complex structural models and paradoxical inversions, Shakespeare moved on and gradually lost interest in the mechanics of mimetic rivalry, focusing instead on ethical and human repercussions.
Dostoevsky in Dostoevsky. M. Bakhtin and the methodological turnaround in the 1910s–1920s
Authors: Makhlin V. L.
Published: October 2023

The history of Dostoevsky’s reception knows a relatively brief but extremely intense and productive period of ‘paradigm shifting:’ displacing the philosophical journalism of Rozanov, Merezhkovsky, Shestov and others in the 1910s and 1920s was literary criticism proper. The paper is concerned with this methodological turnaround in Dostoevsky studies. Inspired by V. I. Ivanov’s article ‘Dostoevsky and the novel-tragedy’ [‘Dostoevsky i roman-tragediya’] (1911), young scholars of the day (V. Komarovich, L. Grossman, B. Engelgardt, and M. Bakhtin, among others) attempted to comprehend ‘Dostoevsky in Dostoevsky,’ i. e., interpret his novels’ ‘ideology’ in terms of his poetics rather than in abstraction. The author suggests that the main problem in all Dostoevsky-centred polemics since the 1910s–1920s and to this day remains twofold: on the one hand, it is a problem of the writer’s attitude to his characters; on the other, it is a challenge of identifying the genre of Dostoevsky’s novels. Citing Bakhtin’s monograph (1929, 1963), the article sets out to disprove Ivanov’s term of ‘novel-tragedy’ in reference to the nonclassic nature of Dostoevsky’s novels.
Palliative Care in Pakistan: Current Landscape, Challenges, Progress and the Way Forward
Authors: Ambreen Aisha , Ambreen Aisha , Taj Asra , Zaheer Habiba , Jabeen Ismat , Rajwani Samina , Waqar Muhammad Atif
Published: October 2023

Due to a rising global trend in ageing, non-communicable diseases and serious health related sufferings, a dire need for palliative care is emerging. Palliative care not only focuses on relieving suffering and improving management of complex health problems of the patient, it addresses it in the context of family dynamics and social settings making it a quint essential need globally. The greatest need of palliative care as reported in the literature is in the lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) where 78% of the global palliative care needs are. This review article will focus on the development of palliative care in Pakistan, a LMIC.
Historical significance of Kazakh heroic epics during the period of Jochi Ulys
Authors: Narymbet G.B. , Baibosynova G.
Published: October 2023

Today, the heroic epic represents an important part of the spiritual heritage of the Kazakh people. Ethnic history of Kazakhs and historical events are considered in oral folk art of Kazakhs. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to reveal the historical significance of the Kazakh heroic epic, characteristic of the Ulys Jochi period. In the article, the main plots and motifs of the Kazakh heroic epic are considered, the works of Kazakh and foreign researchers are analyzed, and the historical significance of the Kazakh heroic epic is determined.
Развитие народного образования в Каркаралинском районе в 20–30-е годы ХХ века: успехи, проблемы, перспективы
Authors: Шотбакова Л.К. , Смагулова Г.М. , Тулеуова Б.Т. , Бейсенбекова Н.А.
Published: October 2023

В статье на основе значительного комплекса архивных материалов, включающих как архивные фонды центральных государственных архивов Республики Казахстан, так и фонды областных и районных архивов, рассмотрены основные мероприятия по созданию системы школьного образования в Каркаралинском регионе в 1917–1941 годы. Предпринята попытка проследить преобразования в системе образования, выявить количественные и качественные показатели, характеризующие становление и развитие народного образования в крае. Дан анализ состояния школьного образования на примере развития русских и казахских школ, выявлены основные характеристики, роль и место школ первой ступени и школ второй ступени. Обращено внимание на то, что создание системы образования сопровождалось мероприятиями по ликвидации безграмотности и малограмотности среди взрослого населения Каркаралинского региона через систему ликбезов, красных юрт и др. Прослежена роль интернатов в системе образования, обращено внимание на их особую важность в условиях кочевого образа жизни, который был характерен для значительной части населения изучаемого региона в 1920–30-е годы. Показана роль педагогического техникума в формировании учительских кадров, необходимых для работы в школах города Каркаралинска и Каркаралинского района. Анализ количественных показателей развития системы образования в регионе на протяжении двух десятилетий позволил сделатьвывод о поступательном развитии школьного образования, о постоянном росте количества учащихся, прежде всего, казахской национальности в школах первой ступени.
Repressive policy of the Soviet government in relation to minors in 1918–1941: analysis of the regulatory framework (stages 1 and 2)
Authors:   Karaganda University of the name of academician E.A. Buketov, K.K. Abdrakhmanova , Z.G. Saktaganova ,   Karaganda University of the name of academician E.A. Buketov
Published: October 2023

The article considers the Soviet legal framework for repressive policies towards minors. The authors analyzed the main laws, regulations, as well as other policy documents that reveal the essence and scope of the policy of repression of children. The article defines and characterizes the main categories of children subjected to repression. Having systematized the existing regulatory framework, the authors identified five stages from 1918 to 1958, where the main criterion was legislative documents aimed at tightening or softening the repressive policy towards the country's minor contingent. This article discusses the regulatory documents of the first two stages from 1918 to June 1941. In conclusion, the authors concluded that the Soviet authorities developed a special regulatory framework under the heading “top secret” and “secret”, which naturally allowed recognize socially dangerous children as outcasts of society and educate them with their own methods. Forced labor for children has become the main method in their upbringing. This legal base not only did not comply with the norms and principles of international law, but was also contrary to the official Soviet legal system
Алькей Маргулан: сюжет интеллектуальной биографии
Authors: Жумашев Р.М. , Мырзахметова А.Ж. , Кожабеков Д.С.
Published: October 2023

В статье рассмотрен ранее неизвестный сюжет научной интеллектуальной биографииА.Х. Маргулана, известного в мире науки как археолога, создателя научной биографии и собрания сочинений Ч. Валиханова, а также как собирателя и исследователя фольклора казахов. Авторами проанализирована история участия Алькея Маргулана в обсуждении первого фундаментального исследования по национальной истории республики «История Казахской ССР с древнейших времен до наших дней». Приведены отрывки из выступления А.Х. Маргулана на заседании Ученого совета Института истории АН СССР, в котором он аргументированно отстаивал концепцию книги. Применение историко-биографического метода в исследовании позволило использовать литературно-художественные приемы изложения материала, придать сюжету интеллектуальной биографии эмоциональность и сформировать авторскую позицию в оценке личности А.Х. Маргулана. Исследования Алькея Маргулана по древней, средневековой и новой истории казахов позволили представить мир казахского героического эпоса современникам, доказать преемственность истории казахов на протяжении нескольких тысячелетий. Статья основана на привлечении новых выявленных архивных источников и материалов периодической печати.
Do the length-weight relationships and condition factors of farmed rainbow trout, brook, and brown trout differ from their wild counterparts?
Authors: Dürrani Ömerhan
Published: October 2023

This study examines the length-weight relationships (LWR) and condition factors (CF) of three farmed fish species: rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), and brown trout (Salmo trutta). It then compares these findings with existing literature data for their wild counterparts to gain insights into the influence of aquaculture on their growth patterns. Using a simple power function, W=α〖L_T〗^β where W represents the fish's weight, and LT represents the fish's total length, the LWR is determined. The estimated β values indicate positive allometric growth for rainbow and brook trout, whereas brown trout exhibit an isometric growth pattern. The estimated condition factors ranged from 0.992 to 1.442 for rainbow trout, 0.665 to 1.731 for brook trout, and 0.841 to 1.321 for brown trout, with significant differences observed among them (Kruskal-Wallis test, p < 0.05). Compared with literature data from their wild counterparts, notable variations in growth patterns emerge, particularly evident in rainbow and brook trout, possibly illustrating the contrasting effects of aquaculture.
Perception of Business Ethics Among Students
Authors: Hassan, Banjo A.  , Ogunkoya, Olufemi A.  , Hassan, Hassanat A.  , Adefowora, Khadijat O.
Published: October 2023

It is generally believed that ethical perception of individuals is a function of their moral development. Since this is also developed over time given people experiences, and against the backdrop that students field of study are likely to affect their business ethics posture, this study generally sought to examine gender and educational differences in perception of business ethics among university students in Ogun state, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Our sampling frame was year three and four management and non-students from a public and a private universities in the state. We obtained primary data from a total of 227 students selected through a purposeful sampling method. Questionnaire constituted the main research instruments for obtaining primary data.  Our T-test result indicated that there is no significant difference in student’s perception of business ethics based on both gender and age. However, the result indicated positive and significant difference in the students’ perception of business ethics based on their major course of study, where the management students ranked higher in their attitude to ethics in business. Similarly, there was a significant difference in the attitude of the students to ethics in business based on their schools as private university students scored higher in .The study therefore recommends that tertiary institutions should include ethical courses to all students irrespective of their majors and punish students who are involved in academic dishonesty.
Cryptocurrencies as a safe tool for portfolio before and during COVID-19 pandemic: cases of Bitcoin and Ethereum
Authors: Shamseen Ghanem , Sayfullin Salavat , Mercan Metin
Published: October 2023

This research aims to analyze and explain the importance of diversification benefit of cryptocurrencies and its nature in accordance with its relation with other financial assets before and especially during the Covid-19 pandemic era. This paper will help investors to understand that how to manage a portfolio of cryptocurrencies in parallel with other financial assets and mainly cryptocurrencies since they were a safe investment option during the pandemic period due to the good defense these digital currencies activated against the covid-19 shock back in 2020. Paper used DCC-GARCH model to examine the safety of Bitcoin and Ethereum with financial market of S & P 500 and FTSE100.
Threshold result of FDI on Economic growth: case in Georgia
Authors: Kbiltsetskhlashvili Tea , Mercan Metin
Published: October 2023

In today's world of increasing globalization and economic openness, foreign direct investment (FDI) is a critical factor that contributes to the dependency of economies. The volume of the global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown significantly during the last two decades. The data of variables used in this research are included from 2001 to 2021.Most of data for variables before 2001 are not available. The variables are as follows. The ratio of net FDI inflows to GDP is known as FDI. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Statistics are used to calculate net FDI inflows. Data for variables are derived from the World Bank databank's World Development Indicators (WDI).Threshold regression model is utilized in the research.
Effect of Financial Literacy on Financial Well-Being in Georgia
Authors: Mercan Metin , Kitesashvili Davit
Published: October 2023

Making correct financial decisions requires a certain level of financial literacy, namely knowledge of different financial products and services and planning and managing personal finances, among others. While people with low to no financial literacy tend to have higher costs, like higher interest rate on their credits, a financially literate person is more likely to use financial services more cheaply and efficiently. This study evaluates the influence of number of socio economic and demographic factors like age, gender, income and education on level of financial literacy of people in Georgia, and the relationship between financial knowledge, financial attitude,  and well-being.
Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar pada Materi Dimensi Tiga Menggunakan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif bagi Siswa Kelas XII IPS 2
Authors: Nur Saadah Dedeh
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan prestasi belajar materi dimensi tiga dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT (Numbered Heads Together) siswa kelas XII IPS 2  SMAN 4 Magelang. Proses pembelajaran dengan menggunakan metode kooperatif tipe NHT serta meningkatkan belajar siswa agar siswa tidak jenuh dan tidak membosankan serta menegangkan dalam belajar Matematika. Model penelitian yang digunakan adalah model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT yang dikembangkan oleh Kagem dan Ibrahim.Penelitian ini dijalankan di SMA Negeri 4 Magelang Kota Magelang tahun pelajaran 2022/2023. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XII IPS 2 dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 34 siswa, diantaranya terdapat 16 siswa putra dan 18 siswa putri. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah dengan menggunakan dokumentasi, observasi, tes dan wawancara.Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan 2 siklus. Siklus I dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT (Numbered Heads Together)pada materi dimensi tiga dan siklus II dilaksanakan dengan menyelesaikan soal-soal dimensi tiga, guru memberikan apermasi kepada siswa secara tanya jawab tentang materi dimensi tiga yang sudah dipelajari sebelumnya. Melalui kedua siklus tersebut, hasil belajar siswa kelas XII IPS 2 pada materi dimensi tiga dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT di SMA Negeri 4 Magelang tahun pelajaran 2022/2023 mengalami peningkatan dari rerata kondisi awal sampai dengan siklus II adalah 77,94 menjadi 87,15. Dengan penerapan metode pembelajaran Kooperatif  Tipe NHT prestasi belajar siswa meningkat secara signifikan, siswa berfikir lebih kritis dan juga pemahaman konsep siswa meningkat. Dengan begitu model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu referensi model pembelajaran pada materi dimensi tiga kelas XII.
Peningkatan Karakter Rasa Ingin Tahu Siswa Kelas V SD Melalui Penggunaan Modul Reflektif Berbasis Ramah Anak
Authors: Permata Santy Dinar , Rakhmawati Yeni
Published: October 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan karakter rasa ingin tahu menggunakan modul reflektif berbasis ramah anak untuk siswa kelas V SD. Bentuk penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK). Prosedur penelitian ini terdiri dari dua siklus, setiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi atau pengamatan dan refleksi. Variabel penelitian tindakan kelas ini adalah karakter rasa ingin tahu, sedangkan variabel tindakan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penggunaan modul reflektif berbasis ramah anak. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V SDN Tegalrejo 1 Yogyakarta. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah wawancara dan observasi. Validitas data yang digunakan adalah validasi isi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah model analisis interaktif, analisis deskriptif dan uji standar gain. Nilai rerata saat pretest adalah 78,5 sedangkan setelah menggunakan modul reflektif berbasis ramah anak nilai rerata meningkat menjadi 87,33. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan modul reflektif berbasis ramah anak dapat meningkatkan karakter rasa ingin tahu siswa kelas V SD.
Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Matematika pada Materi Waktu Menggunakan Alat Peraga Waginem pada Peserta Didik Kelas II
Authors: Afriyani Afriyani , Nugroho Irham , Aufa Minzani
Published: October 2023

This research is motivied by the low mathematics learning outcomes in class II B MI Muhammadiyah Paremono, because the teacher uses the lecture method. The purpose of this study was to improve clock reading and writing skills with waginem props (morning and evening). The method used is Classroom Action Research (CAR) with the subject of class II B MI Muhammadiyah Paremono students for the 2021/2022 academic year. The final evaluation test instrument in this study was an evaluation test with 10 questions (essay). The research was conducted in two cycles. The indicators used are reading skills and writing skills. The results of the study show that waginem teaching aids can improve reading and writing skills so that student learning outcomes increase. This can be seen from the activities of the first cycle which showed the percentage of students' learning completeness was 75% with an average class of 87. Meanwhile in cycle II, the percentage of students' learning completeness was 100% with a class average of 96. Thus, the percentage of learning increased by 25%. Based on the results of the research conducted, it can be concluded that waginem teaching aids can improve mathematics learning outcomes in the time material at MI Muhammadiyah Paremono.
Perubahan perilaku belajar melalui penggunaan media komik Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Ginanjar Sunandie Eko , Sutinah Sutinah , Jatmiko Ginanjar Agung , Hermawan Hari
Published: October 2023

Education is a facility in improving the ability to meet various needs. Education in Indonesia has formal, informal, and non-formal education. The research conducted focused on formal education, namely elementary school education. Basic education is the basis of education that is the foundation for students in pursuing higher formal education. Students at the elementary school education level are the stages of child development who still need concrete objects or at the concrete operational stage. This stage is more about learning that uses concrete or real objects, so that students will get meaningful learning. Learning at the concrete operational stage requires a medium that facilitates learners in learning, especially in the use of image-space or visual-spatial intelligence. This intelligence can be built through learning that uses pictorial media and has meaning. If the media used is not suitable, there will be problems or problems planned. The research conducted will determine changes in behavior when learning to use comics at SDN Nagrog, Bandung Regency.. The research method carried out is to use the Class Action Research (PTK) method with the Elliot model which has several implementation cycles. The resulting research results are that there are changes in the level of student practice seen from the learning outcomes of cycle I, cycle II, and cycle III. Each stage has an improved level of learning outcomes, and conducive and active classroom conditions. Therefore, the regular use of comics on materials in elementary grades is very effective in changing the behavior of learners, so learning outcomes will improve.

Keywords: concrete operations, behavior change, comic media
Peningkatan Konsentrasi Belajar Pembelajaran Tematik Menggunakan Model Problem Based Learning Kelas II
Authors: Nursolehatun Tika
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus, mulai dari (1) perencanaan, (2) pelaksanaan, (3) observasi, dan (4) refleksi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah meningkatkan konsentrasi belajar siswa kelas II SD Kanisius Totogan pada pembelajaran tematik menggunakan model pembelajaran problem based learning. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas II SD Kanisius Totogan sebanyak 20 orang yang terdiri dari 11 orang laki-laki dan 9 orang perempuan. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan wawancara. Data dianalisis secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan konsentrasi belajar siswa meningkat pada pembelajaran tematik melalui penerapan model pembelajaran problem based learning. Konsentrasi belajar siswa mengalami peningkatan pada prasiklus (39,5%) rendah, siklus I (49,5%) sedang, dan siklus II (82,75%) sangat tinggi.

Kata Kunci: konsentrasi belajar, tematik, problem based learning
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Tematik Kelas III Menggunakan Model Pembelajaran PBL dengan Berbantuan media PPT
Authors: Sejati Nanda Mutiara
Published: October 2023

This study aims to improve student learning outcomes by applying the Problem Based Learning (PBL)  learning model using Power Point (PPT) media. The subjects of this study were 26 students in grade III of the 2022 school year. Learning outcome data are obtained from evaluation tests, learning outcome data are analyzed by quantitative descriptive methods, and obstacles encountered in research are analyzed by qualitative descriptive methods. The results of the research that have been carried out obtained data that in the pre-cycle completeness of student learning outcomes 42.30% with an average score of 68.61. Furthermore, in cycle I the percentage of completeness of learning outcomes was 69.24% with an average score of 77.11%, in cycle II the percentage of completeness of student learning outcomes was 88.47%. It can be concluded that the application of the PBL learning model can improve the thematic learning outcomes of grade III students with the help of PPT media can increase students' active participation in the learning process.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ВИВЧЕННЯ ТВОРЧОСТІ ВАСИЛЯ КОРОЛІВА-СТАРОГО НА УРОКАХ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ЛІТЕРАТУРИ В 5 КЛАСІ
Authors: Rudiuk Т. , Kaplenko О.
Published: October 2023

Стаття присвячена особливостям вивчення творчості Василя Короліва- Старого на уроках української літератури у 5 класі. Автори теоретично обґрун- товують актуальність висвітлення цього питання та необхідність розробки методичного підходу до осмислення самобутності казок В. Короліва-Старого, зокрема творчого переосмислення ним традиційних українських міфологічних образів. Увагу зосереджено на опануванні учнями знань про життєвий і творчий шлях письменника, своєрідність його чарівних казок, розкритті феномену міфічних героїв. Автори подають загальну схему аналізу чарівних казок письмен- ника на прикладі програмового твору в курсі української літератури для 5 класу «Мавка Вербинка». У поданому дослідженні запропоновано будувати навчальну діяльність з метою формування у здобувачів освіти спеціальних умінь і навичок: розрізняти жанри міфу і чарівної казки, розуміти особливості чарівних казок, знаходити міфічні образи й пояснювати їхню семантику, формулювати тему та основну думку твору, визначати повчальний зміст казок, своє ставлення до описаного. Реалізувати поставлені завдання пропонується за допомогою найефективніших методів та видів навчальної діяльності на уроках, серед яких автори виділяють евристичну бесіду, словникову роботу, виразне читання, аналіз літературного портрету героя та творчі завдання, які сприяють твор- чому розвитку здобувачів освіти 5 класів і зростанню в них інтересу до жанру чарівної казки й вивчення творчості В. Короліва-Старого. Описана схема аналізу стане ефективною і для розробки уроків позакласного читання, для яких навчальна програма пропонує такі чарівні казки В. Короліва-Старого: «Хуха- Моховинка», «Потерчата», «Чортова перечниця», «Дідько», «Рибалчина Руса- лонька». Запропонований методичний підхід дозволяє удосконалити процес вивчення чарівних казок В. Короліва-Старого на уроках української літератури у 5 класі загальноосвітньої школи та створити цілісне методичне напрацювання вивчен- ня творчого доробку казкаря. Особливо корисним дослідження стане для учителів-практиків та дослідників творчості В. Короліва-Старого.
ФОРМУВАННЯ ВИКОНАВСЬКО-СЦЕНІЧНОЇ МАЙСТЕРНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ ФАХІВЦІВ З ХОРЕОГРАФІЇ У ЗАКЛАДАХ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Rostovska Yu.
Published: October 2023

Зміни, що відбулися у різних сферах суспільного життя, призвели до значних зрушень у системі організації та функціонування вищої освіти. Це обумовило підвищення ролі і значення університетів як основних осередків науки і освіти, здатних підтримувати нерозривний зв язок між викладанням і дослідницькою діяльністю та забезпечити підготовку висококваліфікованих спеціалістів. У статті зазначено, що українська педагогічна система перебуває на етапі кардинальних змін і характеризується інтегративними процесами по зближенню з освітніми системами країн зарубіжжя. Модернізація вітчизняної освіти та її входження в європейський простір висуває нові вимоги до підготовки фахівців. Сьогодні важливим є не тільки об єм знань та практичних умінь, які отримуються випускниками закладів вищої освіти, а й формування в них вміння ними оперувати, зокрема в хореографічній освітній галузі. Новітній етап розвитку мистецької освіти вимагає підготовки таких викладачів хореографії, які б поєднували у собі творчу індивідуальність та високий виконав- ський професіоналізм. Саме тому є актуальним пошук обґрунтованих, сучасних науково-методичних підходів до навчання та процесу їх професійного становлен- ня, а саме дослідження особливостей формування виконавсько-сценічної май- стерності хореографів під час фахової підготовки. У статті висвітлено поняття «майстерність», «сценічно-виконавська май- стерність», «професійна майстерність хореографа». Наголошено, що усвідомленням значущості хореографічного мистецтва у системі культури та освіти стало відкриття спеціальності «Хореографія» у закладах вищої освіти України, що викликало потребу в удосконаленні системи професійної підготовки майбутніх фахівців хореографії, здатних уміло поєдну- вати ґрунтовні професійні знання із сценічно-виконавськими та педагогічними навичками та вміннями; озброєних відповідним науковим та творчим доробком задля залучення дітей та юнацтва до багатства хореографічної культури.