bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Psychosocial factors associated with psychiatric morbidity in higher institution students in Nigeria
Authors: Ogunmodede A.J. , Adegunloye O. , Oguntayo R. , Ajokpaniovo M. , Buhari O.I.N. , Bolarinwa O.A. , Malomo S. , Oyeleke J.
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Mental health disorders in undergraduates are often undetected and may predispose to other academic and social complications. The  objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of probable psychiatric morbidity among students of University of Ilorin, Nigeria and the psycho- social factors that are associated with psychiatric morbidity in them.

Methods: Socio-demographic questionnaire and the 12-item General health questionnaire (GHQ-12) were administered to 3,300 undergraduate students  to assess psychosocial variables and psychiatric morbidity respectively.

Results: About 23.5% of respondents scored >3 using the GHQ-12 questionnaire, signifying a likehood of psychiatric morbidity. Students from  polygamous families were 1.3 times more likely to have GHQ scores of >3 than those from monogamous (OR=1.276, P=0.026). Those who had  unemployed fathers were twice more likely to have a GHQ > 3 than those with employed fathers. (OR=2.084, P=0.005).Those who lived in houses with  shared toilet facilities were 1.3 times more likely to have GHQ >3 (OR=1.310, P=0.028)

Conclusion: This study calls for a careful consideration and modification of the various psychosocial factors associated with pschiatric morbidity in order  to ensure a mentally healthy and vibrant student community.
Intestinal morphology and mucin composition in Japanese quails fed on olive cake
Authors: Karakoç Z. , Özcan C.
Published: April 2023

Olive cake, sometimes also called spent olive, is a low-energy nutrition source. It possesses various biological properties that are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiviral in property due to its rich polyphenolic compound content. Mucins can be found in the composition of the mucus that cover the surface of the gastrointestinal tract. Feed additives can influence the mucin composition, as well as the height and width of the villi, which are biological appendages tasked to increase the absorption surface in the small intestinal mucosa. The aim of the present study was to determine the histology of the small intestine in Japanese quails fed with olive cake. In the study, mixed-sex quails fed with rations containing different amounts of olive cake were used as the live material. Morphological measurements, Alcian blue/periodic acid–Schiff, and aldehyde fuchsin/Alcian blue histochemical stains were performed on stomach and small intestine tissues taken from quails. Significant increases in villus height, villus width, and crypt depth in duodenum, jejunum, and ileal tissues were determined in control and experimental groups. The increase in crypt depth was greatest in the ileum. In the jejunal tissue, it was determined that the width of the villus decreased in groups 1 and 2 but increased in group 3. In the histochemical evaluation, it was determined that sulphate mucins were intense in the proventriculus, while carboxylic mucins were intense in all three parts of the small intestine. Considering the physiological functions of mucins, olive cake is thought to play an important role in the protection of the mucosa in quails.
Behaviour of farmed fallow deer fawns in the rearing period depends on weather conditions
Authors: Tajchman K. , Bogdaszewska Ż. Steiner , Janiszewski P.
Published: April 2023

Farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) fawns need to receive care and help from their mothers and be stimulated by other individuals, including their peers. This helps them to learn to live in a group, establish their place in the herd, acquire food, perceive dangers, survive, and initiate reproductive behavior. Adequate analysis of changes in behaviour conducted by deer breeders can be helpful in management of the animals. Furthermore, the knowledge of the time when any disturbance in the natural behaviour of animals should be avoided may contribute to improvement of their welfare. The aim of the research was to analyse the behaviour of fawns in the early rearing period and the influence of weather conditions. The observations were conducted in July 2017 and 2018. The fawns most frequently performed the observed activities in the morning and evening. The ritual playing and suckling bouts were most often noted in the evening. With an increase in air temperature and a decrease in humidity, the young fallow deer followed the doe and vocalized to call the mother, probably to persuade her to hide in a shaded place. A higher frequency of suckling was noted at an increased air temperature and humidity, but the suckling time was reduced with the increasing air temperature. A greater wind speed was associated with a higher frequency of allosuckling. The study showed that the natural behaviour of fawns, which has an impact on their functioning in the herd, should not be disturbed in the morning and evening.
Influence of reduced dietary protein level on quality of pork carcasses in Windsnyer pigs
Authors: Hlatini V.A. , Ncobela C.N. , Chimonyo M.
Published: April 2023

To promote the sustainable production of local pigs, their dietary protein requirements need to be determined. Meat production from these pigs when  fed on appropriate diets, coupled with their adaptability to climatic extremes and disease and parasite challenges, could be of huge benefit to the pork  industry. The objective of the study was to determine the carcass traits, primary pork cuts, and internal organ weights of pigs fed decreasing dietary  protein levels. Thirty, slow-growing, Windsnyer male pigs were randomly allocated to six dietary treatments in a complete randomized design. There were  five replications for each of the six treatments. Dietary crude protein levels in the six experimental diets were 193, 174, 154, 135, 116, and 97 g/kg,  respectively. The diets were formulated to contain similar net energy levels of ~9.5 MJ/kg. Lysine, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan levels were the  same for all diets. A two week adaptation was followed by an 8w feeding phase. At slaughter, pigs had an average weight of ~39.13±0.85 kg. Pigs were  humanely slaughtered at the end of feeding period to determine carcass characteristics, primary pork cuts, and internal organ size. A negative linear  relationship was observed between protein levels and cooler shrink. There was a positive linear relationship between protein level and dressing  percentage, cooler shrink, and shoulder fat. There was a quadratic relationship between dietary protein level and shoulder fat, ham diameter, P2(3)  backfat depth, and kidney weight. The thickness of dorsal fat at the last rib, the thickness of back fat, and the width of back fat at P2(2) increased linearly  as protein level decreased. The reduction in dietary protein level had an influence on carcass traits, primal pork cuts, and internal organs in slow-growing  Windsnyer pigs. A reduction in dietary protein level below 116 g/kg compromised ham diameter, P2(3) width of back fat thickness, shoulder fat, and  kidney weight.
Effect of extrusion with molasses on the rumen undegradable protein fraction of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins
Authors: Brand T.S. , Jordaan L. , Dreyer O.
Published: April 2023

The effect of the extrusion of canola oilcake meal (COM) and crushed sweet lupins (CSL) with molasses on the dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP)  degradability was determined in situ. Locally sourced (SOILL Moorreesburg, South Africa) COM and CSL, with the addition of 6% molasses, were extruded  at a maximum temperature of 116 °C. A total of six Dohne Merino wethers (± 80 kg), fitted with rumen cannula, were used in this trial. Samples in  polyester bags (5 g) were incubated in the rumen of the sheep at intervals of 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 48 h. The DM and CP disappearances from the rumen  were determined and degradability parameters were estimated. Extrusion increased the potentially degradable CP fraction by 43.5%. At each outflow  rate, the average CP effective degradability of COM (68.2%) was lower than that of CSL (78.0%). Extrusion substantially lowered the CP effective  degradability for both protein sources at every outflow rate tested. The biggest effect was seen at 0.08/h, where effective degradation was lowered by  25.6%. Extrusion with molasses was found to modify ruminal degradation parameters of both canola oilcake meal and crushed sweet lupins, while also  decreasing the effective rumen degradation, especially at faster outflow rates. Thereby, the rumen undegradable protein fraction was increased by  85.4%. This study shows that COM and CSL extruded with 6% molasses can substantially increase RUP.
Morula (Sclerocarya birrea) kernel cake as a partial soybean meal replacer in Ross 308 broiler diets: Effects on feed utilisation, growth performance, and selected blood parameters
Authors: Manyeula F. , Loeto O. , Phalaagae K. , Baleseng L. , Sebolai T. , Molapisi M. , Khumoetsile T. , Moreki J.C.
Published: April 2023

The effects of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with graded levels of morula kernel cake (MKC) on growth performance and haemo-biochemical parameters  in broiler chickens were studied. Four isonitrogenous and iso-caloric diets were formulated by replacing the SBM component at 0, 40, 80 and 120 g/kg  with MKC as protein source in grower and finisher diets. One hundred and sixty 2-week-old chicks were randomly allocated to the treatments, which were  replicated five times (eight birds/pen). Growth performance and blood parameters were measured. Results showed that neither linear nor  quadratic trends were observed for weekly feed intake (WFI), weekly weight gain (WWG), weekly feed conversion ratio (WFCR), and growth performance  with MKC levels. However, packed cell volume (PCV) quadratically decreased (Y=37.4±1.2+1.4±0.5+0.13±0.03X²; R2=0.39; p=0.005) with MKC levels,  heterophils increased (y=50.9±1.8+1.18±0.73x; R2=0.35, p=0.009) while lymphocytes decreased linearly (y=40.7±1.67-1.42±0.67x; R2=0.35, p=0.02) with  MKC levels. There was a linear decrease (Y=0.81±0.02-0.01±0.01x; R2=0.2895; p=0.02) in magnesium while phosphorus increased quadratically with MKC  levels. Quadratic trends (Y=17.2±0.6+0.7±0.2+0.04±0.02X²; R2=0.47; p=0.05) were also observed in iron as MKC levels increased. All the parameters of  blood biochemistry fell within the normal range for birds. The present results indicate that inclusion of MKC up to 120 g/kg does not result in adverse  effects on diet utilisation, growth performance, and health status of Ross 308 broiler chickens, indicating that MKC has the potential to be used as an  alternative protein source to SBM.
Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats
Authors: Tyasi T.L. , Tada O.
Published: April 2023

Principal component analysis (PCA) is a vital statistical technique for defining the morphological structure of livestock but has not been used in South African Kalahari Red goats. Thirteen morphometric traits and eleven body indices from two hundred and ninety-six (296) South African Kalahari Red goats (269 does and 27 bucks) aged 2–3 years were used to define morphological structure using PCA. The coefficient of determination (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), Akaike’s information criterion (AIC), Mallows' Cp-statistic (Cp), and coefficient of variation (CV) were used to select the best fit model. Body weight was correlated with all morphometric traits in both sexes. The first two principal components explained 87.31% of the variation in measurements from male goats and 62.32% of the trait variation in the females. The inclusion of head length, body length, canon circumference, rump length, rump width, body condition score, wither height, and rump height increased the accuracy to 98% with smaller RMSE (2.42), AIC (55.35), Cp (10.00), and CV (3.98), and the use of PC1 and PC2 included 94% of the variation (RMSE, 3.62; AIC, 72.26; Cp, 3.00; CV, 5.94 in males). In females, the inclusion of all morphometric traits included 87% of the variation (RMSE, 2.93; AIC, 590.63; Cp, 13.00; CV 5.87). The use of PC1 and PC2 included 82% of the variation (RMSE, 3.41; AIC, 663.60; Cp, 3.00; CV, 6.84). PCA can therefore be used in breeding programs to define the morphological structure of South African Kalahari Red goats with a severe reduction in the number of morphometric traits to be recorded.
Synthesis and antibacterial activity of a ZnO-fibre complex
Authors: Dai Fawn , Lin Tao , Huang Xia , Shi Mujia , Zhao Fei , Yang Yaojun , Nong Xiang
Published: April 2023

In this experiment, a ZnO-fibre complex was prepared using the hydrothermal methods of "water solubility," "coupling agent," and "high temperature and high pressure". Binding rate, antibacterial activity, microstructure, and the infrared spectrum were measured using biomimetic digestion, bacterial proliferation tests, and ultra-fine electron microscopes. At first, ZnO-fibre complexes were prepared with different ratios of material and water. They was divided into five groups with ratios of 1:0, 1:4, 1:6, 1:8, and 1:10, respectively. The ZnO-fibre complexes were prepared with different coupling agents on the basis of experiment 1. They were divided into four groups. The ratio for material and water in the control group was 1:0, and in the treatment group, was 1:4. Treatment groups 2 and 3 had 10% guar gum or 10% bamboo fibre polymer composites (BFP) added on the basis of group 1. A ZnO-fibre complex was successfully prepared by adding 10% BFP at a ratio of material:water of 1:4, at a high temperature of 120 °C and a high pressure of 0.3 MPa for 20 min. The ZnO-binding rate reached 99.05%. The zinc oxide may bind to the carbonyl group of bamboo powder and adhere to the surface of and gaps in the bamboo fibre. The growth inhibition rate of Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus aureus was double that of the common ZnO additive and Zn concentration. It is expected to be used as a slow-release ZnO additive.
The effect of formaldehyde treatment of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins on the in situ dry matter and crude protein digestibility
Authors: Brand T.S. , Van Zyl J.H.C , Dreyer O.
Published: April 2023

The value of feed protein sources in ruminant nutrition is measured by how effectively the protein is degraded in the rumen and converted into microbial protein. High-producing ruminants acquire high nutritional requirements to sustain their metabolic demands for production and performance. However, protein sources occasionally fall short in supplying the required amount of rumen undegradable protein and amino acids. Chemical treatment (formaldehyde) could be used to increase the efficiency of protein sources, which are highly degradable in the rumen. Canola oilcake meal (CM) and sweet lupin seed (SL) were treated with formaldehyde (40% w/v) at concentrations of 10 g/kg (F10) and 15 g/kg CP (F15). In this study, six Dohne Merino wethers fitted with rumen cannulas were used to determine the effect of formaldehyde treatment on the in situ dry matter and crude protein digestibility. The treatments entailed CM control (CMF0), CM treated with 10 g/kg CP formaldehyde (CMF10), CM treated with 15 g/kg CP formaldehyde (CMF15), SL control (SLF0) SL treated with 10 g/kg CP formaldehyde (SLF10) and SL treated with 15 g/kg CP formaldehyde (SLF15). Treatments were incubated in the rumen at time intervals of 0, 2, 4, 12, 36, 48, 72, and 96 hours. Overall, formaldehyde treatment significantly decreased rumen degradation at all outflow rates of both CM and SL. Therefore, formaldehyde treatment could be used to increase the rumen undegradable protein fraction. Potential improvement in animal performance in terms of live weight gain, average daily gain, and feed conversion efficiency has to be evaluated in production studies.
In vitro ruminal fermentation parameters of canola meal protein in response to incremental doses of gamma irradiation
Authors: Sekali M , Mlambo V , Marume U , Mathuthu M
Published: April 2023

Rapid ruminal degradation of canola meal (CM) limits its feed value for high-producing ruminants. Attempts to reduce ruminal degradability of CM through gamma irradiation have generated conflicting results. While this strategy has the potential to reduce CM degradability, the optimal radiation dose is unknown for this valuable co-product. Therefore, this in vitro ruminal fermentation study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of gamma irradiation to protect CM protein from ruminal degradation. Canola meal was irradiated at 0 (CM0), 15 (CM15), 30 (CM30), 45 (CM45), 60 (CM65), 75 (CM75), and 90 kGy (CM90). Irradiated CM was then analysed for proximate composition and incubated with rumen fluid to determine in vitro degradability of dry matter (DMD) and nitrogen (ND). The data were evaluated for linear and quadratic effects using response surface regression analysis. Neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre linearly decreased as irradiation dosage increased. Quadratic responses were observed for total nitrogen (N) content, DMD12, and DMD36 in response to increasing irradiation dosage. Gamma irradiation linearly increased the rapidly soluble fraction (a) and effective degradability (ED) of dry matter. There were no irradiation effects on ND12, ND36, ND48, fractional rate constant (c), and potential degradability, but significant quadratic trends were observed for ND24, a, slowly degradable fraction (b), and ED of N. It was concluded that although gamma irradiation altered the chemical composition of CM, it was not an effective method to protect CM from extensive ruminal degradation
Assessing the efficiency of smallholder wool farmers in the changing paradigms of the Free State province of South Africa
Authors: Ntsiapane A. D. , Swanepoel J. W. , Nesamvuni A. E. , Ojo T. O.
Published: April 2023

The South African population is predicted to increase to almost 66 million by 2030. This necessitates paradigm shifts to improve agricultural efficiency. However, South African wool production has continuously declined over the past three decades. The study analysed the efficiency of smallholder wool farmers and identified the determinants of technical inefficiency in wool production in Thaba ‘Nchu and Botshabelo in the Mangaung Metro (Free State province, South Africa). A multistage sampling technique was used to select 351 participants. A stochastic frontier model was employed to analyse the efficiency of wool farmers. The results indicate that increases in feed and veterinary costs negatively affect the efficiency of smallholder wool production. Wool quality and use of social media were found to have a negative and statistically significant influence on the variation in the inefficiency of wool production (i.e., as these variables increase, inefficiency decreases). Poor extension services and poorly managed farmers’ associations increase the inefficiency of smallholder wool producers. Furthermore, only 7% of smallholder farmers were efficient, and most smallholder wool farmers were not producing at full capacity; there is thus much room to improve production. To increase the efficiency of smallholder wool production in Mangaung, it is recommended that farmers are trained to improve the quality of their wool and, consequently, increase the wool price. Further recommendations include improvement of extension services, better management of farmers’ association
The quasi-inflation of 2021–2022: a case of bad analysis and worse response
Authors: Galbraith James K.
Published: April 2023

The theoretical construct of pure inflation is of no use in understanding the price events of 2021 and 2022 in the United States. By extension, the conventional tools of the Phillips Curve, NAIRU, potential output and money–supply growth are equally useless. By further extension, the ‘anti-inflation’ policies of the Federal Reserve have acted on asset markets (which are not part of theoretical inflation) while taking credit for the end to a price process in produced goods that was transitory in any event. The Federal Reserve is now stuck in a posture guaranteed to destabilize economic activity sooner or later, while the economy remains vulnerable to additional potential price shocks emanating from the same sources already seen, including real resources, supply chains, wars, pandemics and the policies of the Federal Reserve itself. These can be dealt with, if at all, only by policies in each specific area.
Sellers’ inflation, profits and conflict: why can large firms hike prices in an emergency?
Authors: Weber Isabella M. , Wasner Evan
Published: April 2023

The dominant view of inflation holds that it is macroeconomic in origin and must always be tackled with macroeconomic tightening. In contrast, we argue that the US COVID-19 inflation is predominantly a sellers’ inflation that derives from microeconomic origins, namely the ability of firms with market power to hike prices. Such firms are price makers, but they only engage in price hikes if they expect their competitors to do the same. This requires an implicit agreement which can be coordinated by sector-wide cost shocks and supply bottlenecks. We review the long-standing literature on price-setting in concentrated markets and survey earnings calls and compile firm-level data to derive a three-stage heuristic of the inflationary process: (1) Rising prices in systemically significant upstream sectors due to commodity market dynamics or bottlenecks create windfall profits and provide an impulse for further price hikes. (2) To protect profit margins from rising costs, downstream sectors propagate, or in cases of temporary monopolies due to bottlenecks, amplify price pressures. (3) Labor responds by trying to fend off real wage declines in the conflict stage. We argue that such sellers’ inflation generates a general price rise which may be transitory, but can also lead to self-sustaining inflationary spirals under certain conditions. Policy should aim to contain price hikes at the impulse stage to prevent inflation from the onset.
It's Not the Economy, Stupid. Or the Nonlinear Effects of Sanctions
Authors: Likhacheva A. B.
Published: April 2023

The conversation was conducted by S. M. Markedonov, editor-in-chief of the journal "International Analytics"
Dialoge wagen
Authors: Behringer Jeannette , Brocker Manfred , Frech Siegfried , Geissler Heiner , Gisbertz Helga , Goll Thomas , Hasenclever Andreas , Häuser Iris , Holzbrecher Alfred , Juchler Ingo , Kuld Lothar , Kuske Silvia , Müller Harald , Sander Wolfgang , Schieder Rolf , Sutor Bernhard , Weber-Blaser Timo , Weingardt Markus A.
Published: April 2023

Häufig als Reflex auf die „Krise der Moderne“ gedeutet, lässt sich gegenwärtig eine verstärkte Hinwendung der Menschen zur Religion beobachten, verspricht sie doch ein verlässliches Maß an Sicherheit in Zeiten wirtschaft-licher und sozialer Umbrüche. Diese Entwicklung und das Erstarken fundamentalistischer Bewegungen im Islam, aber auch im Protestantismus, machen deutlich, dass die politische Bildung Religion als Politikum wieder stärker in den Blick nehmen sollte. Eine fachlich solide Analyse der skizzierten Phänomene kann ihr aber nur gelingen, wenn sie sich dabei auf Wissensbestände der Religionswissenschaft und -pädagogik bezieht. Auf den traditionsreichen Beutelsbacher Gesprächen des Jahres 2008 wurde dieser fachliche Dialog aufgenommen. Die spannenden Ergebnisse der Tagung sind im Buch nachzulesen.
Spiele der Vergangenheit
Authors: Schorn Felix
Published: April 2023

Spiele sind erlebbare Zeugnisse der Kultur, die sie produzierte und spielte. Sie bilden ein geschlossenes System der narrativen Logik, welches in die Denkweisen der Vergangenheit eintauchen lässt. Mehr als manch andere Quelle erlauben sie somit, mit der Vergangenheit in Verbindung zu treten.
Im Rahmen des Buches wird zuerst eine wissenschaftliche Basis für das Phänomen Spiele gelegt, um anschließend den Blick für Spiele als Quellen für Kultur, Gesellschaft, Politik Wirtschaft und Religion zu schärfen. Schließlich stellt das Buch vier didaktische Ansätzen vor, anhand deren Spiele im historischen Lernen verwendet werden können, und zeichnet diese mit unterschiedlichen Spielen exemplarisch an.
Definitionen Moderne Politikwissenschaft
Authors: Pfennig Werner
Published: April 2023

Mit diesem Band liegt eine umfangreiche und in dieser Form einzigartige Sammlung von Definitionen aus dem Feld der Politikwissenschaft vor. Der erfahrene Politikwissenschaftler Werner Pfennig hat in zahlreichen Vorlesungen Definitionen und zentrale Aussagen zusammengetragen: nicht Fachvokabeln und Synonyme, sondern in erster Linie Realdefinitionen, solche, die oft benutzt werden und in verschiedensten Kommunikationszusammenhängen Verwendung finden.
Lernfeld Schule
Authors: Heimken Norbert
Published: April 2023

Fachpraktische Erfahrung und pädagogisch-fachliches Grundlagenwissen wurden in der Lehrerausbildung lange Zeit in zwei voneinander isolierten Bereichen vermittelt. Beeinflusst durch den Bolonga-Prozess haben sich die Zielperspektiven hier in den letzten Jahren deutlich verschoben. „Lernfeld Schule“ gibt Studierenden für das Lehramt direkte Hilfen bei ihren ersten Unterrichtsbesuchen, mit vielen Checklisten u.a. zu wichtigen lehrer-typischen Aufgabenbereichen, handlungsorientierten Unterrichtsmodellen oder zentralen pädagogischen Grundfragen. So gelingt Schule.
Solange die sich im Klassenzimmer anständig benehmen
Authors: Behrens Rico
Published: April 2023

Schule und Unterricht müssen sich vermehrt mit rechtsextremen Herausforderungen auseinandersetzen. Zahlreiche Publikationen beleuchten in diesem Zusammenhang präventive Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Die Besonderheit dieser Arbeit liegt dagegen darin, dass sie die Herausforderungen in der Auseinandersetzung mit schon rechtsextrem eingestellten Schülerinnen und Schülern in den Blick nimmt. Der Autor beschäftigt sich auf der Basis qualitativer Interviews mit Wahrnehmungen, Deutungen und Handlungsstrategien von sächsischen Politiklehrerinnen und -lehrern.
Autoritarismus und Demokratie
Authors: Rensmann Lars , Hagemann Steffen , Funke Hajo
Published: April 2023

Autoritarismus und Demokratie untersucht die vorherrschenden politischen Ordnungsformen in unserer globalisierten Moderne in zwei Perspektiven: einerseits aus der Sicht der normativen und politischen Theorie und Ideengeschichte, andererseits im Blick einer empirisch gesättigten, vergleichenden politischen Kulturforschung. Dabei werden sowohl grundlegende Klassiker der modernen politischen Theorie (von Hannah Arendt über die Frankfurter Schule bis zu Carl Schmitt) zu Fragen von Autoritarismus und Demokratie rekonstruiert und in Hinsicht auf ihre aktuelle Bedeutung diskutiert, als auch neuere und neueste Theorien zum Gegenstand der Debatte (von Jürgen Habermas und Axel Honneth zu John Rawls). Die Autoren richten ihren Blick insbesondere jenseits eines zu engen Begriffs von demokratischer respektive autoritärer Staatlichkeit. Sie argumentieren statt dessen für eine sozialwissenschaftlich erweiterte und empirisch fundierte Theoriebildung. Diese wird im Rahmen einer vergleichenden politischen Kulturforschung in examplarische Analysen von unterschiedlichen politischen Phänomenen in Deutschland, Europa, im Kontext des Balkan-Konflikts und des Nahen Ostens überführt. Die Fallanalysen zeitigen eine kritische politische Autoritarismusforschung, die auch jeweils spezifische Demokratisierungpotenziale freizulegen sucht. Vor diesem Hintergrund plädiert der Band für eine an Maximen sozialer Gerechtigkeit orientierte, kulturell sensibilisierte kosmopolitische politische Theorie, die auf eine reflexive Demokratisierung der modernen Weltgesellschaft "von unten" zielt.
Verfassungsinterpretation
Authors: Kellermann Gero
Published: April 2023

Der rapide gesellschaftliche Wandel wirft erhebliche normative Fragen auf. Um integrative Lösungen für seine Gestaltung zu finden, kann der moderne Staat nicht auf ein Mindestmaß an allgemein anerkannten ethischen Orientierungen und Spielregeln verzichten. In den Grundwerten der Verfassung spiegelt sich dieser Grundkonsens. Erhaltung und Verinnerlichung dieses Konsenses sind jedoch spezifischen Schwierigkeiten ausgesetzt. An paradigmatischen Beispielen der Verfassungsinterpretation über den Menschenwürdegrundsatz, das Problemfeld „Freiheit und Sicherheit“ sowie besonders kulturgeprägte verfassungsrechtliche Institutionen wird die Leistungsfähigkeit des Grundgesetzes als zeitgemäße normative Ressource untersucht.
Antisemitische Kontinuitäten in Bildern
Authors: Bernstein Julia
Published: April 2023

Der gegenwärtige Antisemitismus speist sich aus jahrhundertealten Feindbildern. Häufig wird er aber gar nicht erkannt, da er über Umwege kommuniziert wird. Das gilt vor allem für den israelbezogenen Antisemitismus. Mit dem Buch aus der Reihe „Antisemitismus und Bildung“ werden die Wandlungen und die Beständigkeit des Antisemitismus anhand von Bildvergleichen und -analysen veranschaulicht. Dabei werden Motive und Mechanismen der antisemitischen Feindbildkonstruktion aus der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart rekonstruiert. Für die pädagogische Auseinandersetzung wird aufgezeigt, wie sich Antisemitismus dechiffrieren und begegnen lässt.
Kleine Geschichte des israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikts
Authors: Sterzing Christian , Böhme Jörn
Published: April 2023

Das Buch bietet einen kurzen, aber multiperspektivischen Überblick über die komplexe Konfliktgeschichte. Auch wird diskutiert, welche Friedensregelungen nach mehr als fünfzig Jahren israelischer Besatzung palästinensischer Gebiete noch denkbar sind und menschen- wie völkerrechtlichen Maßstäben genügen. Ist die international geforderte, aber heftig umstrittene Zwei-Staaten-Regelung noch machbar? Die Spaltung Palästinas, ein Rechtsruck in Israel und der völkerrechtswidrige Siedlungsbau sowie Krisen und Kriege in arabischen Staaten rücken den Frieden in immer weitere Ferne. Die Kernpunkte kontroverser Debatten werden knapp geschildert: eine erste Orientierung in einem vielschichtigen Diskurs.
Rollenspiele und Übungen zur Chancengleichheit
Authors: Lippe-Heinrich Angelika
Published: April 2023

Chancengleichheit, Diversity Management und neue Geschlechterrollen in Beruf, Arbeit und Familie - das Glas ist halb voll! 73 exemplarische Spiele, gut beschriebene Übungen sowie ein genderintegriertes Projektbeispiel lassen spielerische Reflexionsprozesse in Klein- und Großgruppen entstehen, in Präsenz und Online-Lernen. Soziales Lernen durch gemeinsame Reflexion eigener Performance.
Pragmatistische Politikdidaktik
Authors: Scherb Armin
Published: April 2023

Nach dem Richtungsstreit der 1970er Jahre war die Hinwendung zu praktischen Fragen des politischen Unterrichts mit einem Verzicht auf Theoriebildung einhergegangen. Dennoch wurde der Pragmatismus immer wieder als „Metatheorie“ der politischen Bildung vermutet, aber als solche nie expliziert. Die Pragmatistische Politikdidaktik leistet diese Explikation und ermöglicht im Anschluss an die Kompetenzdebatte eine Grundlegung zentraler Bausteine des Faches zum Beispiel die Förderung politischer Urteilsbildung.
Mehr politische Partizipation durch Interneteinsatz im Unterricht?
Authors: Görlich Patrick
Published: April 2023

Partizipationsbereite Bürgerinnen und Bürger, die zum Beispiel wählen gehen oder sich an politischen Diskussionen beteiligen, sind zentral für die Demokratie. Aber lässt sich diese politische Partizipationsbereitschaft bei Schülerinnen und Schülern im Politikunterricht steigern, indem das Internet eingesetzt wird? Und erfolgt eine Steigerung über ihr erhöhtes politisches Kompetenzgefühl? Diese Fragen werden hier mit Hilfe eines Quasi-Experimentes empirisch fundiert beantwortet und anschließend auf den Wirtschaftsunterricht übertragen. Die Erkenntnisse der Arbeit sind dabei ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Forschung in der Politik- und Wirtschaftsdidaktik sowie für die Unterrichtspraxis in diesen Fächern.
Demokratie trotz(t) Antiextremismus?
Authors: Feldmann Dominik
Published: April 2023

Sollte Extremismusprävention ein Teil politischer Bildung sein? Diese Frage tangiert grundlegende Vorstellungen von Demokratie und politischer Bildung.
Extremismusprävention basiert auf der Gegenüberstellung von Demokratie und Extremismus. Dabei gerät oft aus dem Blick, dass gerade das Verhältnis von Demokratie und Antiextremismus durch Widersprüche gekennzeichnet ist und kritischer Prüfung bedarf.
Dieser Band nimmt aktuelle Extremismustheorien mitsamt ihren Schwachpunkten in den Blick und bietet eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit dem daraus resultierenden Sicherheitskonzept, das zum Schutz der Demokratie politischen Diskurs und damit Demokratie selbst beschränkt.
Seminare in der politikwissenschaftlichen Lehre gestalten
Authors: Klöck Carola
Published: April 2023

Das Seminar spielt im politikwissenschaftlichen Studium eine zentrale Rolle – und lebt von der Diskussion und der aktiven Mitarbeit. Studierende zur aktiven Teilnahme zu motivieren ist aber alles andere als einfach.
Der vorliegende Band bietet Lehranfänger*innen genauso wie erfahrenen Lehrenden konkrete Tipps und Tricks zur Gestaltung eines Seminars als aktiver Lernraum und begleitet Seminarleiter*innen beim Planen, Durchführen und Bewerten. Dabei werden die verschiedenen Phasen der Lehre thematisiert, gängige Herausforderungen wie fehlende Vorbereitung angesprochen und auf die Besonderheiten spezieller Seminarformen wie etwa Projekt- oder Blockseminar eingegangen.
Fabrication of Automatic Electromagnetic Braking System for 4 Wheels
Authors: Karambe Mohan , Nimsarkar Ashutosh , Likhar Kunal , Wankhede Rajat , Rahangdale Shivam , Hedaoo Utkarsh , Gajghate Aniket
Published: April 2023

An electromagnetic brake is a new and revolutionary concept. They have no friction at all. The brakes that operate on both electric and magnetic power are known as electromagnetic brakes. The power required to brake in an electromagnetic braking system is manually applied, but magnetic force is used to engage the brake. A new type of braking system utilised in both light and heavy motor vehicles is the electromagnetic braking system. The components of this system combine electromechanical ideas. Nowadays, accidents happen more frequently due to inefficient braking systems. The electromagnetic brake is a vital innovation to ensure that heavy trucks can stop safely. The aim of this project is to create a model of an electromagnetic four-wheel braking system that can use brakes without causing any friction loss and without wasting energy input. For automatic sensing operation, an ultrasonic sensor is included. As soon as the sensor picks it up, the electromagnetic braking mechanism will kick in. Two electromagnets that are powered by the circuit are used. Additionally, the motor is coupled with a wheel, which rotates with the help of the motor when power is applied. Due to the proximity of the electromagnets and the wheel, eddy currents are created, which cause the rotating wheel or rotor to stop. This idea helps with the use of vehicle retardation devices in several ways.
Women, Peace and Welfare
Authors: Oakley Ann
Published: April 2023

Between 1880 and 1920 many women researched the conditions of social and economic life in Western countries, driven by a vision of a society based on welfare and altruism. Ann Oakley uses the women's stories to bring together the histories of social reform, social science, welfare and pacifism.
Penerapan Metode Tripel Exponential Smoothing Dalam Peramalan Keuntungan Perusahaan dalam Tingkat Penjualan Alat Tulis Kantor
Authors: Pulungan Khairunnisa , Pristiwanto Pristiwanto
Published: April 2023

Deepening is a step called to determine the profit and loss of a company in its activities. This deepening is related to ATK product and product problems that often occur in a company. CV.Sumber Rezeki has objects that are marketed through marketing and sales counters. The object being marketed consists of three parts namely pens, printer ink, quarto paper and so forth. The problem of determining the cost of sales in CV. Source of sustenance is often faced by a company. The contributing factor is the amount of goods produced is not in accordance with the needs of consumers, so there is a buildup of stock of goods that can result in losses on the source of sustenance. Determination of sales costs can be completed using the triple exponential smoothing method. Several ways to solve problems with triple exponential smoothing. Among them are resolved using the smoothing method. Triple exponential smoothing method. is one of the settlement techniques in triple exponential smoothing. which is used as a decision-making technique in matters relating to the optimal allocation of resources.
Penerapan K-Means dan Fuzzy C-Means untuk Pengelompokan Data Kasus Covid-19 di Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir
Authors: Octavia Sania Fitri , Mustakim Mustakim
Published: April 2023

In the beginning of 2020 world was shocked because new virus spreaded, that is Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). This virus spread quickly in almost country, including Indonesia. Covid-19 virus deployment started in various regions in Indonesia stay increasing everyday. this research has been done the region clustering that infected Covid-19 case in Indragiri Hilir district to inform to central government about Covid-19 handling. To do Clustering in this research used K-Means and Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm. After done some of test, it's obtained the ratio which was tested with Silhouette Index and Partition Coefficient, SI validity value of K-Means is 0,950 while PCI validity value of Fuzzy C-Means is 0,960. The results have been obtained shown that Fuzzy C-Means Method is the best Method to do Clustering Covid-19 data in Indragiri Hilir district Because the validity value is closed to 1 which is located in K=3.
Rekayasa Prototype Kran Otomatis Berbasis Arduino Uno
Authors: Zaen Mohammad Taufan Asri , Yuliadi Yuliadi , Khairunnazri Khairunnazri , Syah Chaerun Hadiyan
Published: April 2023

The need for cleanliness and availability of water for the community is also getting higher. Currently, people use conventional faucets which can cause waste because the water faucets are not tightly closed or must be closed directly. Technological advancements need to be innovated to help the community in the movement to save clean water, one of which is the Arduino microcontroller. Based on these problems, the author made a prototype for making automatic water faucets equipped with motion detection sensors, ultrasonic sensors HC-SR04, servo motors as a driver to open the closing valve so that the faucet can release water and a relay to disconnect or connect the circuit that works automatically. With automatic faucets can make it easier for people to control the use of water. Arduino uno tool as controller and data processor.
Penerapan Metode Dempster Shafer Dalam Mendiagnosa Penyakit Tumor Hipofisis
Authors: Manurung Roberto Valentinus , Syahrizal Muhammad , Murdani Murdani
Published: April 2023

Pituitary tumors are relatively common intracellular neoplasms, and constitute 10-15% of all intracial neoplasms. These types of tumors often have difficulties and not infrequent recurrence, even though surgery has been done. Although there have been many studies on pituitary tumors, the pathogenesis of the occurrence of these tumors is not entirely clear. It is generally considered that pituitary neoplasms are primary pituitary tumors. Biomolecular electrons show that pituitary tumors, both functional and non-functional, originate from the growth of one clone (monoclonal). The Dempster-Shafer method is used to look for inconsistencies in effects and also new facts that will change existing attitudes, using the Dempster-Shafer method that allows a person to be safe in the work of an expert. This study aims to apply the Dempster-Shafer method to expert systems to diagnose the risk level of a person's pituitary tumor based on factors and symptoms of a pituitary tumor. The problem experienced by the community is the difficulty of specialist pituitary tumors due to the limited time of specialists to work, besides that in terms of very expensive costs for them or those whose economies cannot diagnose or consult with tumor specialists.
Hotel Selection Decision Support System with the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Method
Authors: Utami Annisaa , Usman Muhammad Lulu Latif , Ramadhani Ike Fitria , Syam Siti Nur Fadilah , Fauzan Fikrian Akmal
Published: April 2023

Purwokerto as the city center in southwestern Central Java which is one of the tourism places in Central Java with a fairly large number of enthusiasts. Purwokerto City has a wide selection of tourist attraction destinations that can be visited by tourists. There are not a few tourists who come from outside the city and do tours for more than one day. If you look at these conditions, a temporary stopover place is needed, namely a hotel. Purwokerto City provides so many choices of hotels spread across various locations with lodging classes, rental prices, facilities and services that are diverse. With the existence of many and different hotel facilities, of course, visitors will find it difficult to find and determine a hotel that matches the desired criteria. In addition, they will also find it difficult in finding the location of the desired hotel.  The calculation results using the SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) Method found that Java Heritage Hotel got a value of 0.9, Resort and Hotel Atrium by 0.77, Surya Yudha Hotel by 0.65 and Trisno Hotel by 0.55. And get the same result between manual calculations and calculations from the system.. Based on the description above, in this study a decision support system was developed that can help tourists to determine hotels according to the wishes and needs of tourists using the SAW Method (Simple Additive Weighting)
Multi Kelas Speaker Recognition Menggunakan Deep Learning dengan CN-Celeb Dataset
Authors: Martulandi Adipta , Zahra Amalia
Published: April 2023

Speaker recognition has been widely applied in various fields of human life such as Siri from Apple, Cortana from Microsoft, and Voice Assistant by Google. One of the problems when creating speaker recognition is related to the dataset used for the modeling process. The dataset used for creating the speaker recognition model is mostly data that cannot represent real-world conditions. The result is when implemented in the real-world conditions are not optimal. This study develops a speaker recognition model using deep learning (LSTM) with the CN-Celeb dataset. The CN-Celeb dataset is data taken directly from the real world so there is a lot of noise. The hope of using this dataset is that it can represent real world conditions. Model development uses 2 stacked LSTM for multi-class speaker recognition tasks. In addition, this study performs tuning hyperparameters with a grid search method to obtain the most optimal model configuration. The results showed that the EER value of the LSTM model was 10.13% better than the reference baseline paper of 15.52%. In addition, when compared with other studies that also used the CN-Celeb dataset but using different models, it was found that the LSTM model had promising results. From the results of study that has been carried out and also compared with other people's research, it was found that the LSTM model gave promising performance. The LSTM model is compared with the x-vectors, PLDA, TDNN, and transformers models
Analisis Sentimen Wisatawan Melalui Data Ulasan Candi Borobudur di Tripadvisor Menggunakan Algoritma Naïve Bayes Classifier
Authors: Singgalen Yerik Afrianto
Published: April 2023

Sentiment analysis of visitors to the tourist destinations of Borobudur Temple in Indonesia needs to be done to determine the expected product and service preferences. In addition, sentiment analysis is also helpful for managers to adjust the needs of tourists to the infrastructure provided in the tourist destination area. The classification method used in the sentiment analysis is the Naïve Bayes Classifier (NBC) against 3850 visitor reviews at Borobudur Temple. Review data is pulled from Tripadvisor web pages filtered by language, review time, and travel characteristics to analyze foreign traveler preferences comprehensively. This research stage is divided into three parts: data preparation, data processing, sentiment analysis, and algorithm performance evaluation. In addition, SMOTE Upsampling is used to balance data. The results of implementing the Naïve Bayes Classifier (NBC) classification method obtained an accuracy value of 96.36%, a precision value of 93.23%, and a recall value of 100% with an Area Under Curve (AUC) value of 0.714. In addition, the results of ranking five famous words from the review data show that there are highlights of the physical condition of the temple, scenery, and tourist visit activities at Borobudur Temple, where the four most famous words in visitor reviews are the “temple,” “visit,” “Borobudur,” “sunrise” and “place.”
Prediksi Persediaan Bahan Baku Makanan Menerapkan Algoritma Apriori Data Mining
Authors: Salmon Salmon , Azahari Azahari , Yusnita Amelia
Published: April 2023

The company's operational activities are inseparable from the supply of raw materials that must be met every day to meet consumer demand. The restaurant uses raw materials, namely vegetables, raw meat which includes beef and chicken, yellow noodles and soun noodles, and the main seasoning. Sales of food at this restaurant quite a lot in a day. This will produce sales data that will continue to grow every day, but this data is useless if it is not processed again to get the knowledge contained in the data. The Apriori algorithm is a method for finding patterns of relationships between one or more items from a dataset. Thus the pile of data that has been collected can produce a sales pattern, from which the customer's buying interest in food can be identified. From the results of research using a data sample of 18 items with a minimum of 20% Support and 50% Confidence, it produces 5 interesting rules with the highest Support reaching 33.33% and the highest Confidence reaching 100%.
Pendekatan Algoritma Tree dalam Prediksi Populasi pada Smart Poultry
Authors: Wahyu Nugroho Nicolaus Euclides , Ramadhan Nur Ghaniaviyanto , Wibowo Merlinda , Pramono Sigit
Published: April 2023

Intelligent systems for monitoring poultry in kennels are experiencing an increasing trend in several studies. Monitoring poultry is very important in the cage so that you can find out the chickens' condition and environment in the cage. Conditions that can be monitored include the weight of the chickens, whether or not there is enough water in a day, CO2 levels in the cages, air temperature, and humidity in the cages. Several studies have been conducted studies on monitoring poultry cages using IoT-based sensors. However, people have yet to predict the poultry population for tomorrow. So this study aims to predict the number of poultry populations in kennels based on related parameters. The prediction method used in this research is a decision tree and Support Vector Machine (SVM) to see which prediction method is better. The results evaluation techniques used in this study are Mean Square Error (MSE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and R2. The experimental results show that using the decision tree method, and the results are MSE 61987.202, RMSE 248.972, MAE 85.086, and R2 0.969. Overall the results of the decision tree method are superior to SVM.