bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DISTRIBUCIÓN ALTITUDINAL Y ESTACIONAL DE Dendroctonus adjunctus Blandford y Dendroctonus brevicomis Leconte EN COAHUILA, MÉXICO
Authors: Ruiz-González Cecilia G. , Méndez-González Jorge , Cambrón-Sandoval Víctor H. , García-Aranda Mario A. , Montoya-Jiménez Juan C. , Sosa-Díaz Librado
Published: April 2020

Los bosques de pino (Pinus spp.) de todo el mundo están declinando debido al mal manejo, al cambio climático, incendios y ataques de insectos descortezadores (Dendroctonus spp.). El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la abundancia altitudinal y temporal de D. adjunctus y D. brevicomis y su relación con la temperatura y características del rodal. Se establecieron dos transectos altitudinales a partir de 2600 hasta 3300 metros sobre el nivel del mar (msnm), usando trampas para insectos, cada trampa compuesta de ocho embudos, localizadas a intervalos de 100 m de altitud. Los insectos fueron recolectados cada dos semanas desde febrero 2015 a febrero de 2017. Los datos de temperatura y del rodal fueron obtenidos en cada sitio de muestreo. Los resultados indican que D. adjunctus y D. brevicomis fueron más abundantes por arriba de los 3000 msnm durante primavera y verano. La abundancia de descortezadores se correlacionó significativamente con la temperatura, área basal y densidad de los árboles. En conclusión, las características del bosque y las especies de pino presentes en el rodal determinan la abundancia de D. adjunctus y de D. brevicomis en la región.
SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT FOREING GRAMMAR COMPETENCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: Фельцан Інна
Published: April 2020

It has been commonly agreed that social networks is an educational tool related to interests and needs of a modern student. We may use it as a connector between participants of educational process: teachers may reach their students outside limited classroom activity and motivate them to further study in a non-formal atmosphere.

The article discusses possibilities of using social networks (Facebook) and digital applications (like, Viber) to develop grammar competence of students through blogging, texting, posting. Having organized a small focus group, we were able to: define functions and skills which are required when you enter networks for educational purposes; understand the drawbacks of using social networks and describe the support expected from a teacher; advise on the pace and tasks used in virtual classes. Dynamics of cosmopolitan societies demand knowledge of international communicative ethics which, due to IT progress, is required during e-mailing, on-line discussions and meetings, participation in distant conferences. Modern student is a researcher who can do both – collect and share information with the outer world.

There’s also much space for personal development: students learn to promote their skills, communicate in virtual profession-oriented environment, form cross-cultural verbal literacy, improve soft skills and interpersonal cooperation, analyze and correct own grammar mistakes as well as accumulate experience of other group members. Knowing the methodology of up-to-date practices, teacher can motivate to educative on-line communication: writing blogs, posting on latest events, commenting to daily tasks in viber-community. Active learning demonstrates results of study immediately – staying verbally active 24/7, students see the perspective of own future mobility.

We have concluded that there’s an urge necessity for professional upgrade of teachers, as using social networks for specific educative purposes demands personal mobility, compute proficiency, readiness to work outside formal classroom, responsibility for creation of informal study material and content choice, psychological competence, people skills.

Key words: social networks, mobility, modern educational tool, digital competence, blogging, virtual class.
ПЕДАГОГІЧНІ УМОВИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ПРОЄКТНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ ФАХІВЦІВ З ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ, БІБЛІОТЕЧНОЇ ТА АРХІВНОЇ СПРАВИ
Authors: Іванова Наталя
Published: April 2020

У публікації порушено проблему формування практико орієнтованих професійних компетентностей у майбутніх фахівців з інформаційної, бібліотечної та архівної справи, зокрема проєктної компетентності. Важливою характеристикою процесу формування професійних компетентностей визначено реалізацію певних педагогічних умов. Педагогічні умови формування проєктної компетентнос-ті визначено як цілеспрямоване проєктування процедур та застосування певної системи з елементів змісту, методів (прийомів), форм організації навчання для забезпечення готовності майбутнього фахівця до здійснення проєктної діяльності в професійній сфері. Наголошено на важливості педагогічних умов формування проєктної компетентності, які позитивно впливають на професійний рівень і творчу самореалізацію майбутніх професіоналів, ефективність проєктної діяльності як складової професійноїдіяльності, сприяють їх різнобічному розвитку. Визначено пріоритетні з них: 1) забезпечення мотивації до оволодіння професією та використання проєктної діяльності як способу професійного зростання; 2) проєктування змісту дисциплін циклу фахової підготовки; 3) використання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій; 4) оволодіння практичним досвідом здійснення проєктної діяльності; 5) стимулювання рефлексивної позиції майбутніх фахівців; 6) формування особистісних і професійних якостей особистості майбутнього фахівця. Охарактеризовано їх особливості. Наголошено, що визначені педагогічні умови реалізуються комплексно і є взаємопов’язаними між собою. Доведено, що ефективність формування проєктної компетентності підвищується за умови дотримання поетапного формування її компонентів в їх взаємозв’язку.

Ключові слова: проєктна компетентність, педагогічні умови, майбутні фахівці з інформаційної, бібліотечної та архівної справи.
ПРОФЕСІЙНИЙ РОЗВИТОК ДЕРЖАВНИХ СЛУЖБОВЦІВ ЗАСОБАМИ ТРЕНІНГОВИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ
Authors: Калюжна Тетяна
Published: April 2020

Стаття присвячена проблемі професійного розвитку державних службовців засобами тренінгових технологій. Проаналізовано визначення терміну «професійний розвиток державних службовців» українськими та зарубіжними науковцями, зроблено узагальнення даного терміну та відмічено, що професійний розвиток державних службовців це є організований системний процес безперервного навчання державних службовців, спрямований на досягнення відповідного рівня професіоналізму, саморозвитку, що сприятиме ефективному та відповідальному виконанню посадових обов’язків, успішній реалізації внутрішньої та зовнішньої політики держави. Розкрито важливість професійного розвитку державних службовців для формування високопрофесійного інституту державної служби в Україні та його ефективного функціонування у державі для забезпечення конкурентоспроможності на ринку праці, оновлення і зростання обсягів надання послуг, підвищення довіри суспільства та громадськості.

Особливу увагу приділено тренінговим технологіям для досягнення відповідних умінь і навичок, високого рівня професійного розвитку державних службовців. Відмічено, що тренінг є творчим  навчальним процесом, і його проведення залежить не тільки від вибору методів проведення тренінгових технологій, а й від особистості тренера, який повинен володіти високими особистісними моральними якостями та професійними навичками проведення тренінгу. Розглянуто методи тренінгових технологій такі як: метод мозкового штурму, метод Case Study, метод рольової гри, при застосуванні яких підвищується рівень професійного розвитку державних службовців. Наголошено на важливості використання тренінгових технологій насамперед у підвищенні рівня професійного розвитку державних службовців, а також у системі післядипломної освіти, у системі підготовки, перепідготовки та підвищенні кваліфікації державних службовців.

Ключові слова: професійний розвиток, державні службовці, тренінг, інноваційні технології, методи, вибір методів навчання.
MIDDLE TEST ILMU SEJARAH
Authors: Alfiyanoor
Published: April 2020

My name is Alfiyanoor NIM 1910128210014, want to send a middle test of history.
Influence of COVID-19 confinement in students’ performance in higher education
Authors: Gonzalez Teresa , de la Rubia Mariángeles , Hincz Kyle , Lopez Marta Comas , Subirats Laia , Fort Santi , Sacha Gomez Monivas
Published: April 2020

This study explores the effects of COVID-19 confinement in the students’ performance in higher education. Using a field experiment of 458 students from three different subjects in Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), we study the differences in assessments by dividing students into two groups. The first group (control) corresponds to academic years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. The second group (experimental) corresponds to students from 2019/2020, which is the group of students that interrupted their face-to-face activities because of the confinement. The results show that there is a significant positive effect of the COVID-19 confinement on students’ performance. This effect is also significative in activities that did not change their format when performed after the confinement. We find that this effect is significative both in subjects that increased the number of assessment activities and subjects that did not change the workload of students. Additionally, an analysis of students’ learning strategies before confinement shows that students did not study in a continuous basis. Based on these results, we conclude that COVID-19 confinement changed students’ learning strategies to a more continuous habit, improving their efficiency. For these reasons, better scores in students’ assessment are expected due to COVID-19 confinement that can be explained by an improvement in their learning performance.
Community Structure of Gastropod in Seagrass Beds of Waleo Beach Waters, North Minahasa Regency
Authors: Roring Richardo O. , Rangan Jety K. , Kambey Alex D. , Kepel Rene Ch. , Mandagi Stephanus V. , Sondak Calvyn F. A.
Published: April 2020

This study aims to determine the type of Gastropod and the community structure including Species Density, Relative Density, Diversity (H’), and Dominance (C). Based on observation, there is 124 individuals included in 11 species (7 genera) from 7 families (3 orders) obtained. The highest density value is 5,87 Ind/m2 by Euplica borealis, and has 35,48% of relative density. For the diversity, an index is H’ = 1,62 obtained, which is classified as low. This shows that seagrass beds in Waleo beach waters, North Minahasa Regency, there are several species obtained with abundant numbers of individuals compared to the other species, so the diversity index obtained relatively low. As for the range of dominance index is C = 0,36 to 0,44. The lowest value is in the transect number 1 while the highest in the transect number 2. This value shows that seagrass beds in Waleo beach waters, North Minahasa Regency there are no specific species that dominate in the community. Waleo beach waters, North Minahasa Regency has a temperature of about 29,3 °C illustrating the condition of the water temperature is relatively good for Gastropods' life. The salinity is 30 ‰ obtained, which is relatively good for Gastropod growth. pH obtained about 7 which is still relatively good for gastropods life.Keywords: Gastropod, Community Structure, Waleo.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginventarisasi jenis-jenis Gastropoda serta mengetahui struktur komunitas termasuk: Kepadatan Spesies, Kepadatan Relatif, Keanekaragaman (H’), dan Dominansi (C). Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan diperoleh 124 individu yang termasuk dalam 11 spesies (7 genera) dari 7 famili (3 ordo). Nilai kepadatan tertinggi sebesar 5,87 Ind/m2 oleh spesies Euplica borealis, dan memiliki kepadatan relatif sebesar 35,48 %. Untuk indeks keanekaragaman diperoleh sebesar H’ = 1,62 yang tergolong rendah. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa daerah padang lamun perairan pantai Waleo, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara terdapat beberapa spesies yang diperoleh dengan jumlah individu yang melimpah dibandingkan jenis lainnya, sehingga indeks keanekaragaman yang diperoleh tergolong relatif rendah. Adapun untuk kisaran indeks dominansi yang diperoleh yaitu sebesar C = 0,36 sampai dengan 0,44. Nilai terrendah terdapat pada transek 1 sedangkan nilai tertinggi terdapat pada transek 2. Nilai tersebut menunjukan bahwa di padang lamun perairan Pantai Waleo, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara tidak terdapat jenis atau spesies tertentu yang mendominasi dalam komunitas tersebut. Wilayah perairan pantai Waleo, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara memiliki suhu 29,3 °C, menggambarkan bahwa kondisi suhu perairan tergolong baik untuk kehidupan Gastropoda. Salintas yang diperoleh sebesar 30 0/00, yang masih dalam kisaran baik untuk pertumbuhan Gastropoda. Derajat keasaman (pH) yang diperoleh yaitu 7 yang masih tergolong baik untuk kehidupan Gastropoda.Kata Kunci : Gastropoda, Struktur Komunitas, Waleo.
Interpersonal Communication & Its Impact on Job Satisfaction
Authors:   PhD, PGDM, MBA (HR), LLB, HR Analyst, Licensed & Certified NLP Practitioner. Human Resource Management, Madhur, Dr Pranjali , Ramshanker, Prof. Sriram ,   A Mechanical Engineering graduate from NIT Surat, followed by an MBA in Marketing
Published: April 2020

To stay sustain in the highly challenging and competitive global market is essential for all businesses. To get highest productivity in companies, interpersonal communication fills the gap between various system and management. Motivated employees for better performance, efficient communication is must to achieve this. This study examines the association between three communication patterns i.e. Upward Communication, Downward Communication, Horizontal Communication & Job satisfaction of employees work in large scale industries in Pune. From this study researchers have tried to indicate a positive relationship between interpersonal communication and performance of employees. Employees of large sectors need to improve level of communication to enhance the Job satisfaction and commitment and hence retention in organizations. Without interpersonal communication, there may be lots of issues take place. Management and coordination of different departments in various functions can also be possible with the use of systematic interpersonal communication system. A good interpersonal skills are always proved important for employees in making organizations successful and it affects different elements of organizational effectiveness.
An Iris Recognition and Detection System Implementation
Authors:   Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria., A. Olatunbosun , O Bamigboye ,   Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Federal Polytechnic OFFA, Kwara State.
Published: April 2020

There was big interest in the use of biometrical identification techniques, such as iris, face, fingerprints, ears, and significant technological developments and to enhance safety issues. The application varies depending on the location, based on the resources.They are used in safety at airports, border safety, criminal investigation, and so on. This study focuses on iris-based biometric technology. Biometric technology based on the iris diaphragm is the most reliable and acceptable among other biometric technologies.In this study, we developed the IRIS graphic user interface and attempted to use the streamlined segmentation technique to create a simpler and efficient way to detect iris. The ' Matlab ' software tool is being used to fix the recognized issues when implementing the produced code using suitable new algorithms. The proposed system is not just used to eliminates noises but also enables the border between the iris and the pupil to be correctly established. Results are saved in a computer with the corresponding model steps are performed using neural networks and synthesis algorithms. Pattern compatibility uses the appropriate metric to compare custom patterns with database patterns. The match option shows the measure of similarity between two diaphragm patterns. Finally, it is a strong level of trust that determines whether the user is authenticated or defined. As a binary template referred to as iris code the output of the Gabor wavelet (real and imaginary) is quantized as a stage. The FAR and FRR resulting from that are 0.001% and 37,880%.
A Secured Framework to Identify and Mitigate Attack
Authors:   Research Scholor, Department of CSE, GITAM (Deemed to be University) Vizag, India., Thirupathi Lingala , Padmanabhuni Dr. Venkata Nageswara Rao ,   Professor, Department of CSE, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Vizag, India.
Published: April 2020

Nowadays security is major concern for any user connected to the internet. Various types of attacks are to be performed by intruders to obtaining user information as man- inmiddle attack, denial of service, malware attacks etc. Malware attacks specifically ransomware attack become very famous recently. Ransomware attack threaten the users by encrypting their most valuable data, lock the user screen, play some random videos and by various more means. Finally attacker takes benefits by users through paid ransom. In this paper, we propose a framework which prevents the ransomware attack more appropriately using various techniques as block chain, honeypot, cloud & edge computing. This framework is analyzed mainly through the IoT devices and generalized to the any malware attack.
Recognition of Leaves in Videos
Authors:   Scientific Officer, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India., M Naveena , Vidyashankara  ,   Research Scholar, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India., Kumar G Hemantha ,   Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Published: April 2020

The aim of this paper work is to design a user independent framework for recognizing and classifying the leaves in a video frames. This project involves classification of leaves using KNN (K- Nearest Neighbor) as a classifier. SURF (Speeded-Up Robust Features) and LBP (Local Binary Pattern) features are used for extracting Scale ,Orientation etc., In the first step our proposed model can extract most distinguish key-frames and then from extracted key-frames it detects the leaf color and recognize the different class of leaves.
Learning Logic Gate through 7-Gates Game
Authors: Halim Hanasrullah , Wan Idris Wan Amirah Najwa , Hassan Haslina
Published: April 2020

This game is based on Logic Gates that invented by Walther Bothe in 1924 and improvised by Konrad Zuse (from 1935 – 1938). This game is a simple method for a student that try to learn in Logic Gates, an educational game with futuristic adventure. The only way for the player to save the digital world in this game by using Logic Gates, with Logic Gates formulas the player can make the power connection on the circuit to the digital world engine. Without knowing how Logic Gates functional will make the player losing the power for the engine to the digital world. 7 Gates Digital World is a complex genre game. The main genre for this game absolutely is an Educational Game. Although, the game developer made a complex genre for this educational game. Puzzle include in this game combined with platforms games style the player must collect all the switches in confusion platform map to go through the next portal to the next level. Educational genre in this game giving the content level completely based on the level of understanding and give the player to memorize every gates formula.
DCNN-IDS : Deep Convolutional Neural Network based Intrusion Detection System
Authors: Srinivasan Sriram , A Shashank , R vinayakumar , KP Soman
Published: April 2020

In the present era, cyberspace is growing tremendously and the intrusion detection system (IDS) plays a key role in it to ensure information security. The IDS, which works in network and host level, should be capable of identifying various malicious attacks. The job of network-based IDS is to differentiate between normal and malicious traffic data and raise an alert in case of an attack. Apart from the traditional signature and anomaly-based approaches, many researchers have employed various deep learning (DL) techniques for detecting intrusion as DL models are capable of extracting salient features automatically from the input data. The application of deep convolutional neural network (DCNN), which is utilized quite often for solving research problems in image processing and vision fields, is not explored much for IDS. In this paper, a DCNN architecture for IDS which is trained on KDDCUP 99 data set is proposed. This work also shows that the DCNN-IDS model performs superior when compared with other existing works.
Sistem Informasi Penjualan Ayam Potong pada Peternakan Ayam Surya Putra Broiler
Authors: Sumboro Budhi , Paryanta Paryanta , Wicaksana Devito Surya
Published: April 2020

Peternak Ayam Surya Putra Broiler adalah suatu badan usaha yang bergerak di bidang penjualan ayam potong mentah. Proses jual beli tersebut terdiri dari penjualan ke customer masih menggunakan nota manual penjualan. Untuk membantu proses transaksi penjualan di Surya Putra Broiler maka perlu dibuatkan Sistem Informasi Penjualan ayam potong mentah di peternakan ayam Surya Putra Broiler, yang dapat melakukan transaksi penjualan dan pengolahan laporan penjualan dengan lebih baik. Hasil perancangan sistem informasi penjualan ini menggunakan metode pengembangan sistem waterfall. Untuk analisa kelemahan sistem menggunakan analisa PIECES sedangkan untuk menggambarkan alur data menggunakan Unified Modeling Language. Bahasa pemrograman yang digunakan adalah Android Studio sedangkan untuk pengolahan database menggunakan MySQL. Berdasarkan pengujian yang telah dilakukan menggunakan blackbox testing, sistem yang dibangun dapat membantu masalah yang dihadapi pengelola Peternak Ayam Surya Putra Broiler.
Red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizhus) in preventing collagen decrease in menopause induced rats skin
Authors: Chandramogan Eswariy , I Wayan Sugiritama  , I Gusti Ayu Dewi Ratnayanti  , I Gusti Nyoman Sri Wiryawan  , Ida Ayu Ika Wahyuniari
Published: April 2020

Background: Skin aging in menopause women was due to fewer collagen numbers in cells and antioxidants are necessary for inhibiting the process of skin aging due to oxidative stress. Red dragon fruits which plant in Indonesia was known to have a high concentration of antioxidants. This study aimed to assess the ethanol extract of red dragon fruit skin effects on the number of collagens on the skin of female Wistar rats which has been ovariectomized.
Methods: This experimental research was a post-test only control group design that was conducted on 30 female Wistar rats. Groups were divided into control (P0), 5% ethanol extract (P1), and 15% ethanol extract concentrations (P2). The dosage was given orally to the 30 female rats and left for observation for 30 days. The number of collagens was observed and calculated on visual evaluation of the skin biopsy under a light microscope.
Results: The result showed a significant difference between treatment groups and control (p<0.05). The number of collagen are higher in P2 (83.03 ±4.84) and P1 (77.26 ±5.06) than P0 (57.73 ±5.04).
Conclusion: Ethanol extract of red dragon fruit skin could increase the number of collagen in rat skin.
СБАЛАНСИРОВАННАЯ МОДЕЛЬ ГЛОБАЛЬНОГО ГЕОХИМИЧЕСКОГО КРУГОВОРОТА УГЛЕРОДА
Authors: Крапивин В.Ф. , Krapivin V.F. , Шалаев В.С. , Shalaev V.S.
Published: April 2020

Обсуждены аспекты формирования глобального цикла углекислого газа и отмечены проблемы изучения его сбалансированности. Согласно имеющимся исследованиям глобальный круговорот углерода включает три основных круга его циркуляции, отличающихся временем обращения углерода между его резервуарами. Охарактеризованы модели глобального круговорота углерода. Представлена новая модель, отражающая наиболее важные прямые и обратные связи углеродного цикла с другими элементами биосферы. На основе моделирования получены количественные оценки потоков углерода. Данная работа выполнена при поддержке Российского фонда фундаментальных исследований (Грант РФФИ № 19-07-00443).
ИНТЕРАКТИВНАЯ КАРТА ЛОГИСТИЧЕСКИХ ОБЪЕКТОВ ЖЕЛЕЗНЫХ ДОРОГ
Authors: Титова Т.С. , Titova T.S. , Заболоцкая К.А. , Zabolotskaya K.A.
Published: April 2020

Посвящена описанию результатов программирования задачи построения интерактивной карты логистических объектов. Предложена версия программы, позволяющей вести базу данных всех логистических объектов, размещенных на железнодорожных станциях; визуализировать их текущее эксплуатационное состояние, а также проводить комплексную оценку режимов и эксплуатационных параметров работы таких логистических объектов.
Библиотеки Организации Объединенных Наций как ресурс в информационном обеспечении специалистов
Authors: Крымская А.С. , Krymskaya A.S.
Published: April 2020

Представлена характеристика информационных ресурсов, генератором и поставщиком которых выступают Организация Объединенных Наций и ее библиотеки. Особое внимание уделено ресурсам, размещенным на сайте Библиотеки им. Дага Хаммаршельда. Выделенные типы информационных ресурсов сопровождаются конкретными примерами. Отмечается необходимость изучения информационных ресурсов ООН для организации информационного обеспечения специалистов в области мировой политики и международных отношений.
PRE-PAID SMART WATER OVER CLOUD COMPUTING AND WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
Authors: Kavyashree S
Published: April 2020

Water is one of the most vulnerable non-renewable energy which needs immediate from all the sectors of society like an academy, research and from the industry. The deep literature study concludes that 70% of the earth is covered with water bodies that infect the human body made of 75% of water. Water is an integral part of everyone's daily life. Hence these water resources have to be invested wary consciously so that the upcoming generation could survive. The report produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) on India says that the inadequate water management system is a root cause for water scare city though India is well occupied with water bodies. Hence, in this paper, we motivate to propose an efficient water management system (WMS) based on wireless sensor networks and cloud computing. Here, we propose a Prepaid Water Distribution Scheme (PWDS) for the efficient utilization of water resources within the domestic environment. Implementation and validation show promising paradigm towards efficient water utilization.

KEYWORDS: World Health Organization (WHO), Water Management System (WMS), Prepaid Water Distribution scheme (PWDS)
A Colonial Worldview in E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India
Authors: Khan Nijat Ullah , Khan Abdul Hamid
Published: April 2020

This paper aims to analyze the colonial worldview characteristic of the friendship between the English and the Indians in the early 20th century represented in E. M. Forster’s novel A Passage to India. The socio-cultural contacts between the British colonizers impersonated in the novel as the British characters and Muslim Indians as the colonized group is studied in detail. Applying Franz Fanon’s psycho-political perspective the paper focuses on conflicting situations between two groups of characters in the novel. The paper focuses on the colonial worldview and its effects on the relations described in the novel are represented through the situations of misunderstanding and alienation that result in chaos. The study found that the hostile and discriminate approach of English men toward the Indians never let the relationship flourish. The study however, shows some positive signs, as the author has criticized the attitude of the English. This paper suggests further research into Forster’s novels from different literary perspectives to investigate the psyche and its effects on human relationships.
Prevalence of Molestation among Male Coaches towards Female Athletes in Different Sports at Public Sector Universities Sindh, Pakistan
Authors: Bhatti Shireen , Dr. Salah Uddin Khan  , Bashir Maryam
Published: April 2020

This study investigated the perception of respondents towards the prevalence of molesting behavior among male coaches in respect of female athletes in different games at public sector universities in Sindh province. The study was mixed-method (survey and semi-structured interview) The Purposive sampling method was employed for the collection of the required data. Female athletes who competed at the intercollegiate, intervarsity, provincial and national level of public universities of Sindh province were subject of this study. The self-inventory and adapted questionnaire on sports-specific touch and behavior versus unwanted intimacy from coaches developed by Vanden Auweele (2006) Vanden Auweele et al (2008) was administrated for data collection. There were 85 female athletes from 20 public universities who participated in the survey. The result of the study revealed that there is a significant prevalence of molesting behavior among male coaches towards female athletes in different sports at public universities of Sindh province due to the coach’s power, authority, decision making position, the threat of rejection on the refusal of sexual cooperation, the ready availability of inexperienced female athletes and lack of implication of policies regarding sexual misconducts in public sector universities.
Use of Information Technology Resources under E-Youth Initiatives among University Students
Authors: Dr. Intzar Hussain Butt  , Iram Sonia , Tatlah Ijaz Ahmad
Published: April 2020

This study seeks to find out the use of information technology resources (ITRs) among university students in Punjab. These ITRs were provided by the Government of Punjab as an initiative to equip the knowledge society with these latest tools. It was an initial step towards the advancement of technology assets in the National IT Policy Pakistan 2000. The study was quantitative. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect the data. The target population was all the beneficiaries of e-youth initiatives at province Punjab. Convenient purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data. The sample of the study consisted of 76 beneficiaries of e-youth initiatives from the awarded universities. Analysis identified the use of information technology resources among the beneficiaries of e-youth initiatives. Results revealed that there is no significant difference in the usage of ITRs between male/female and hostelized/day scholar beneficiaries at the university level. All of them were utilizing ITRs under e-youth initiatives at the same level. Nowadays, information technology resources become very common for every student at the university level. Therefore, in the current scenario, there is a need to find out the impact of these information technology resources on academic performance and productivity of university students.
Exploring Socio-cultural Issues through Code-Switching in the Poetry of Hamid Khan
Authors: Khan Abdul Karim , Jang Dr Zahir
Published: April 2020

This article focuses on the use of code-switched words in Hamid Khan’s collections of poetry, “Velvet of Loss” and “Pale Leaf” (Three Voices). The incorporated code-switching in Khan’s poetry relate to the socio-cultural issues. Hamid Khan sings the local problems and issues and indirectly tries to resolve the problems faced by his fellow beings. His style is not verbose, yet his poems compel one to ponder over the social and political problems of the day. He does so through the device of foregrounding. The data were collected on the basis of foregrounding. The words that appealed to and attracted the scholar’s attention deviated from normal use of English as they are foreign words. Moreover, the data are tabulated bearing the title of the respective poems and page numbers for ready reference. In addition, the code-switched words are discussed with reference to the issues and themes implied therein. These code-switched words are: Chowkidar, Burqa, Gibranic Sorrow, Deodasi, Abaseen, Swastika and Ku Klux Klan, and Babus. Lastly, the poems containing the foregrounded foreign words (code-switching) are given in the appendix section of the paper for ready reference.
Re-thinking Higher Education Curricula in the Era of Knowledge Economy: A Case Study of Course Codes in the National Curriculum of Pakistan
Authors: Khan Itbar , Ahmad Iftikhar , Ahmad Rashid
Published: April 2020

The study reviewed the course codes at undergraduate level in selected universities and Higher Education Commission (HEC). The objectives of the study were to investigate the coding system of courses and propose a system for coding the courses at tertiary level in Pakistan.  The coding system of different universities, inside and outside Pakistan, was analyzed and a system of coding was proposed. The study found discrepancies in the coding of courses that cause difficulties for academic bodies and transfer of credits from one university to another. It is recommended that courses of a degree required may be divided in 1) General Education requirements, 2) Subject specific foundation courses, 3) subject specific major compulsory courses, and 4) subject specific major elective courses.  For codes 2, 3 or 4 capital letters for a subject along with three numbers (xxx) may be used to specify each course of the university. The left digit of the three may be used for the hardship level. The courses 1xx, 2xx, 3xx and 4xx will be taught in the first, second, third and fourth year, respectively and research may be given 500 at undergraduate level, courses of 5 year may be placed in 5xx and research may be coded as 599. The graduate level courses for MPhil /MS /PhD may be coded as 6xx, 7xx and 8xx for MPhil and PhD all over the country.
Critical Discourse Analysis of Imran Khan Dharna Speeches in Socio-Political Perspective
Authors: Nusrat Aasia , Khan Sardaraz , Shehzadi Ms. Shaista
Published: April 2020

This study aims to explore and uncover power play in Dharna 2014 speeches of Imran Khan. The study has followed the theoretical perspective of power (Fairclough, 2003) in its two-dimensions i.e. power within and behind discourse. This research is significant in terms of enabling common public of Pakistan to understand their leader in terms of the concept of power by comprehending the meaning that language conveys. The research method applies thematic analysis and utilizes Fairclough’s three-dimensional model (1989) as data analyzing tool. The speeches were analyzed by considering Textual, Discursive and Societal levels of discourse. The key findings in case of power within discourse include that the speaker showed the use of pronoun ‘I’ in order to show his power and by using the pronoun ‘we’ he gained the support of the audience in order to win their hearts and reflect this as a power on the rulers. The speakers explained in detail the unjust rule of the government by using different linguistic tools like modal verbs, vocabulary, transitivity, inter-discourse etc. Moreover, in case of power behind discourse, the key findings include the power of west and Islam in the speaker’s speeches.
Effect Of Supply Chain Risk Management On Organization Performance: A Case Study Of National Foods Manooabad Muridke District Sheikhupura
Authors: Ahmad Shafiq , Hadyait Muhammad Arfan , Rashid Muhammad Mohsin
Published: April 2020

Purpose: Previously there are many studies that focused on risk management in general context and little attention was paid on how supply chain risks management effects an organization profit and performance. The main aim of our study to explore the effect of supply chain risk management on organization performance in national foods Manooabad Muridke district Sheikhupura.
Methodology: This study conducted in National foods Manooabad Muridke. Data were collected by using questioner from the employees of National foods Manooabad Muridke. SPSS 22 (Statistical package for social sciences) was used to analyze the collected data.
Main Findings: This study is an attempt to check the effects of supply chain risk management variables to the performance of the organization. Three main supply chain risk management variables were identified namely, supply chain risk identification, supply chain risk sources and supply chain risk mitigation. We find that risk register method is mainly used for the identification of risks in the supply chain at any level. The most important risks of our study that are supplier risks, environmental risks, political risks, markets risks, warehousing risks, and financial risks. In mitigation strategies that are good to mitigate the risk in supply chain risk avoidance measures, risk control measures and risk cooperation measures.
Applications: We concluded that it is important for an organization to identify risks proactively as early as possible in the decision-making process. Different types of risks need to be identified in all process of supply chains. After all the identification of risks, the organization needs to be mitigated these risks by using different mitigate strategies plan.
Originality: In the future, this study will be helpful for many organizations which deal with food items consumed by people. As in this study, we worked on supply chain risks and their management before many studies were conducted generally on risk management so this study especially focused on supply chain risks. There is a need to conduct more study in this regard in different industries so better information available to people to control risks in supply chain management.
Historical Background Of The Rohingya Refugee Crisis And The Implication Of Their Statelessness
Authors: Kader Mohammad Fazlul , Choudhury Anwar Hossain
Published: April 2020

Purpose: Bangladesh is a country that is consisted of various ethnic groups. After the 46 years of freedom, Bangladesh remains under the title of a developing country with numerous afflictions. Rohingya is one of such misery. They face mass killing, execution, forced labor and deportation or denied them the most basic of human rights and rendered them stateless. The main purpose of this study was the causes of the Rohingya refugee crisis and find out the implication of their statelessness.

Methodology: It was both descriptive and exploratory research in nature (Interview Schedule and Case study used for data collections). This study analyzes from theoretical frameworks, Migration theory to figure out the Rohingya crisis and their impact on local peoples.

Main Findings: This study is an attempt to find out local people view on causes of Rohingya refugee crisis and the implications of their statelessness.

Applications: According to the findings of the study, around 93 % of local peoples think that Rohingyas are the original citizens of Myanmar and the causes of their persecutions in Myanmar were mainly religious and their political economy.

Originality: In the future, this study will be helpful for the background study of the Rohingya Refugee crisis.
Factors Effecting The Elasticity Of Micro Credit Demand In Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Razzaq Shazma , Maqbool Nadeem , Hameed Waseem Ul
Published: April 2020

Purpose of the study: Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are delivering various services of microcredit, savings as well as insurance. The key objective of microcredit is to decrease the poverty level and for empowering the women as well as other poor people under various developing countries. There is the various factor which effects on the demand of microcredit. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to explore the factors which affect the demand for microcredit.

Methodology: In this conceptual study, the qualitative research technique was used. The data were collected from previous research studies and companies’ websites.

Main Findings: It is concluded that numerous factors may influence the demand for microcredit by the various borrowers. These comprise the interest rate, the relationship between lenders as well as borrowers, different government policies, gender differences, prospective beneficiaries, the creditworthiness of the borrower, transaction cost, limited access to credit, economic condition and the availability of information.

Applications: This helps analyze the barriers which the borrower and lender must face in operating the microcredit. In this way, microfinance institutions can take help from this study by considering these factors during the distribution of credit.

Novelty/Originality: The findings of this research study fulfilled the theoretical gaps in the literature by identifying the different fact which may help to revise the poverty level. Future research studies may focus on these factors, which may help to increase the economy and reduce poverty in southern Punjab, Pakistan.
Rural Areas – Living Space: Regional Differences in the Perceptions of Representatives of Rural Municipalities in Czechia Regarding Rural Areas
Authors: Chromý Pavel , Jančák Vít , Marada Miroslav , Havlíček Tomáš
Published: April 2020

This article seeks to contribute to discussion concerning the concept of countryside in geographical sciences. In the first section it discusses selected approaches for assessing rural areas and presents key stimulants from the new regional and cultural geography (rural areas as a socio-spatial process and as living space). The second section presents examples of empirical findings from a field survey, the respondents to which were mayors of rural municipalities – with up to 3,000 inhabitants – in Czechia. We empirically explore the truthfulness of a thesis concerning the existence of several distinct types of rural areas in Czechia: rural areas with differing development potential and diverse problems, calling for the use of different instruments in overcoming the problems in question. The results of the survey make it possible to assess the territorial differences of so-called soft factors of ruralmunicipality development (perceptions regarding rural areas, inhabitants’ relationship to the territory of their municipality, local pride, the conditions and indicators of a successful municipality).
Contribution to Czech Terminology in Landslide Risk Studies
Authors: Blahůt Jan , Klimeš Jan
Published: April 2020

This paper presents an international concept of landslide hazards and risk studies. Basic terms are noted along with their English and German equivalents. Significant differences among their definitions are discussed. Other components of landslide risk, namely elements at risk and vulnerability, are presented as are other related terms. Attention is focused on differences in meaning among the basic terms used in social, technical and natural sciences. Attention is focused on differences in meaning of the basic terms in social, technical and natural sciences outlining possibilities of overcoming those differences to facilitate communication among them.
COUNTERING MEASURES OF TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN
Authors: Rafique Naila
Published: April 2020

Terrorism and sectarian violence has started since the creation of the Pakistan. Terrorism is the deliberate use of unlawful force or violence to achieve goal that is political or ideological nature. Special Anti-terrorist courts enforce the Anti-terrorism laws of the Pakistan and system nominates organizations and people consisted with terrorism. Different factors are responsible to make Anti-Terrorism law. A number of extremist challenges faced by Pakistan that are ethnic and religious groups. The Pakistan government established committees to encourage sectarian harmony and religious tolerance. Pakistan support Taliban in Afghanistan, which make the way safe for militancy and also for terrorists. The anti-terrorism law has massive implication on Pakistan by different ways. Pakistan has been effected economically, politically, socially and militarily. According to Pakistan Finance Ministry, that counter terrorism campaign has caused unemployment in affected areas, which increased poverty. The listing of these proscribes organizations is also one of the factor to make anti-terrorism law. To gauge the impacts of anti-terrorism law, so there is technological impediment inhabits a particular incident of terrorists. Due to this hurdle unintended results happened and they transferred the attack. This law also desisted the activities of those groups who are involved in funds rising, money laundering and participation in terrorist activities. This law has sustainable effect on civil freedom rights and values. Some decision maker was also condemned this act on account of personal liberties. The additional powers of this act have been produced inimical result to combat terrorism.
FIRST RECORD OF CHELONUROPODA IN PERU, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA: OPLITIDAE)
Authors: Kontschán Jenő , Friedrich Stefan
Published: April 2020

A new Chelonuropoda species is discovered and described from Peru. The new species, C. peruensis sp. nov., is very similar to C. similibispirata Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol based on the shape of peritremes, but the dorsal and ventral setae situated in small rounded depression in the new species and these depressions are missing in C. similibispirata. Also, notes on intraspecific variation of the shape of peritremes and short zoogeographic comments are given.
REVIEW OF THE GENUS HASARIUS (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE) - A TAXONOMIC FIASCO
Authors: Prószyński Jerzy
Published: April 2020

The genus Hasarius Simon, 1871, is revised following methodology recommended by “Pragmatic  classification” of Prószyński (2017). Structure of the genus is insufficiently known, containing at present single cosmopolite species and a few of uncertain congeners.The paper introduces the following nomenclatorical corrections: Hasarius adansoni: Jastrzebski, 2010b: 321, f. 1, 4-5 (female only) = Hasarius tropicus Jastrzebski, 2010 - correction of identification. Species: kweilinensis Prószyński, 1992, orientale Zabka, 1985, dactyloides Xie, Peng & Kim, 1993 listed variably in combinations with generic names Habrocestum, Habrocestoides, Hasarius and Chinattus seem to be misplaced in these genera and deserve transfer to own new genus. Qualification of 6 species of Hasarius as "nomina dubia" by the WSC (ver. 18.5) after Roewer's (1954[1955]: 1523-1524) is changed to "pending revision" because of existence of preserved type specimens. Synonymy of the genera Gedea Simon, 1902 and Meata Zabka, 1985 proposed recently by Maddison (2015) without published documentation are not recognized here until proof will appear printed.
FIRST RECORD OF ROUND GOBY NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMUS PALLAS, 1814 (PISCES: GOBIIDAE) IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Authors: Čolić Srećko , Šukalo Goran , Čolić Vukosava , Kerkez Vlado
Published: April 2020

This paper gives the first record of round goby Neogobius melanostomus Pallas, 1814 (Pisces: Gobiidae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Upaya Meningkatkan Aktivitas Belajar IPS Melalui Model Pembelajaran Make A Match Pada Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 2 Taluditi Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018
Authors: Paneo Farid R.
Published: April 2020

Tujuan dari Penelitian Tindakan Kelas ini adalah dengan penerapan model pembelajaran Make a Match untuk meningkatkan aktivitas dalam pembelajaran IPS. Subjek penerima tindakan adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 2 Taluditi Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018 yang berjumlah 34 siswa dan subyek pelaksana adalah peneliti. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah lembar observasi, catatan dilapangan/pada waktu melaksanakan tidakan, lembar pedoman wawancara, lembar penilaian individu setelah mengikuti pembelajaran, dokumentasi. Prosedur dalam penelitian ini ada empat tahap yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Penelitian dilakukan dengan dua siklus dimana tiap siklus dilakukan dalam dua kali pertemuan yang bertujuan untuk memperoleh data peningkatan aktivitas dalam pembelajaran IPS siswa. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebelum tindakan diperoleh rata-rata tingkat aktivitas siswa sebesar 15%. Pada siklus I tingkat rata-rata aktivitas siswa meningkat menjadi 51,17%. Pada siklus II tingkat rata-rata aktivitas meningkat menjadi 84,72%. Hal ini berasrti peningkatan aktivitas siswa mencapai indikator yakni 85%. Berdasarkan data hasil Penelitian Tindakan Kelas tersebut maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan penerapan model pembelajaran Make a Match dapat meningkatkan aktivitas dalam pembelajaran IPS pada siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 2 Taluditi Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018. Hal ini karena model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Make a Match (mencari pasangan) mengandung unsur permainan sehingga dapat meningkatkan aktivitas belajar siswa baik secara kognitif maupun fisik.