bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genetic Divergence and GGE Bi-plot Analysis of Multi-environment Trial Data of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) to Identify “Ideal” Genotype
Authors: Saroj Pramod Kumar
Published: May 2021

The present research revealed the study of genetic divergence and genotype (G) main effect and genotype by the environment (GE) interaction (G × GE) bi-plot analysis for multi-environmental trial data using yield data of three years. Since, genotypes were planted in 2017 in two dates like early and lates own condition hence, there was very slight differences in their yield so both the environments come together as compared to third environment (2018) which for from the two locations of year 2017. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of genotype, environment and their interaction on grain yield and to identify stable barley genotypes. The field experiment comprising of 69 barley genotypes laid out in a Randomized Block Design with three replications during Rabi 2016-2017. The extent of genetic variability, association between yield and yield components, frequency distribution of 25 top best genotypes in response to yield in three different environments, yield stability analysis and genetic diversity was studied. For stability analysis yield data of current year for one location and yield data of two locations/environments of previous year have been used. Field observations were recorded on six important characters days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, effective tillers per plant, plant height with awn, plant height without awn and 1000 grain weight (g). The result of bi-plot analysis using yield data of three years revealed that AXIS1 explained 57.6 per cent variation while AXIS2 was explained 31.07 per cent variation. Since, genotypes were planted in 2017 in two dates like early and late sown condition hence, there was very slight differences in their yield so both the environments come together (Figure1) as compared to third environment (2018) which for from the two locations of year 2017. Our result indicate that line G69 recommended as most stable genotype for yield potential and stability whereas lines G9, G55, G67 and G68 were consider as superior genotypes.
Impact of Agro Technology on Socio-economic Condition of the Farming Groups at Jagannathpur
Authors: Chowhan Sushan
Published: May 2021

Agriculture is being highly technologized today; to sustain production and gain higher yields, farmers have to be updated regarding available technologies. As the land area is decreasing, there’s always a challenge to increase production and earn profit. Therefore, technological innovations also change farmers’ socio-economic conditions. Considering this, an interview on three categories (landless, marginal, small) of 15 farmers was conducted at the Jagannathpur union of Kumarkhali upazilla under the Kushtia district to investigate the socio-economic status, problems in crop production, potentials, limitations of rural development and adoption extent of modern agricultural technologies. Outcomes expressed that, a major source of annual income (1,20,800 Tk) of landless farmers were from non-agricultural works; contrary, marginal (2,89,000 Tk) and small (3,89,200 Tk) farmers’ prime source of income was from agricultural origins. It was a positive sign that all categories of farm families spent a good sum of money for educating children immediately after food expenditure. All the farmers had drinking water, electricity and hygienic toilet facilities at their dwelling house. The problem confrontation index (PCI) of rural development was highest in lack of capital (36). Physical and social PCI was identified as limited natural resources (32) and reduction of croplands (28), respectively. Concerning technology adoption, 14% used biofertilizer, 12% followed a modern model of vegetable production, 12% collected quality seeds, 10% exercised mulching, 10% used perching and 10% imitated seed preservation techniques. Top PCI for crop production was high input cost (36) followed by lack of technical knowledge (34). Most of the respondents agreed that agricultural production directly contributes to food security (34), increased nutrition (32) and financial safety (30).
Role of Rhizobium on Growth and Development of Groundnut: A Review
Authors: Palai Jnana Bharati
Published: May 2021

To fulfill the demand of increased population it is very essential to enhance crop productivity with precise inputs. Non-judicious application of inorganic fertilizers and other agrochemicals is degrading soil health, creating environmental pollution and also contributing to climate change. Nowadays, people became more aware towards health risks and demand for quality foods with less chemical residues is increasing as there is a progression of demand for organic products. But it is very difficult to produce adequate quantity of organic foods for the raised population in the developing countries as per standard organic practices. That’s why judicious use of inorganic fertilizers, organic manures and biofertilizers is required to supply nutrients to crops. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), such as Rhizobium inoculation in groundnut (a major oilseed crop) can boost crop growth and enhance yield in a sustainable manner. Further, Rhizobium has multifaceted advantages in crop nutrient uptake and soil quality improvement. The article described the role of PGPR as well as Rhizobium in growth and productivity of groundnut towards production sustainability.
Records of Surface Meteorological Elements and their Applications in Alexandria Eastern Harbour, Egypt
Authors: El-Geziry Tarek M.
Published: May 2021

The surface meteorological elements, namely: air temperature, wind regime (speed and direction), dew point temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure were considered; to describe the general meteorological conditions over Alexandria Eastern Harbour (AEH). These conditions were then applied to calculate some important physical properties of the Harbour’s surface waters: sea surface temperature (SST), the evaporation rates and the net surface heat flux. The period of investigation extended from 01.01.2019 to 31.12.2020. The air temperature distribution over AEH reflected a seasonal variability with higher values in spring/summer and lower records in autumn/winter. The dominant wind direction was NNW with more than 40% occurrence and the average wind speed was 4.11 m/s. The inverse relationship between atmospheric pressure and air temperature was clear. The SST over the study period showed the same seasonal pattern in the air temperature. The mean daily evaporation from AEH surface water follows the pattern of air temperature variations to a considerable extent. The maximum mean monthly evaporation of 14 cm (0.14 m) occurred in July and August, while the minimum of 6 cm (0.06 m) occurred in January. This was associated with a volume loss of 0.389x106 m3 in July and of 0.171x106 m3 in January from AEH surface waters. The solar radiation (Qs) reached its maximum value in May (383 Wm-2) and its lowest value in September (258 Wm-2). The net surface heat in AEH (Qnet) showed a gain in four successive months: March-June, and a loss in the remaining period: July-September. Keywords: Alexandria Eastern Harbour
Analysis of cardiac rhythm variability in Jersey breed cows with different vegetative status
Authors: Stepura E.
Published: May 2021

Purpose: Conduct an analysis of cardiac rhythm variability in the cows of the Jersey breed with a different vegetative status.Materials and methods. Indicators of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and cardiac rhythm variability studied on cows of the Jersey breed (n = 103). For the analysis and removal of ECG, the animal studied used the program «Conan-4.5» in the system of frontal administrations according to the method of P. M. Roshchensky. Clinical research methods were carried out according to the methods of clinical inspection of animals B. V. Ears and included — inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation of the heart area.Results. Among the entire studied array of animals, the largest amount was sympathyone — 50,5%, normotonics — 24,3%, hypersympathicotonics — 16,5%. The smallest amount — vagotonic — 8,7%. For the vagotonic, the respiratory modulation index was 8,16±0,02%, the index of the sympathetic system is 43±0,1%, and the index of slowly wave arrhythmia is 0,8±0,1%. This group of cows parasympathetic (software) prevails over the sympathetic department of the vegetative nervous system. For normotonics, the value of the respiratory modulation index was 4,14±0,03%, the index of the sympathetic system is 96±0,2%, and im is 2,5±0,2%. This group is characterized by an equilibrium state between sympathetic department and VNS. The ids for sympathicotonists amounted to 2,78±0,03%, the index of the sympathetic system is 195±0,2%, and im is 8,2±0,1%. At sympathicotonists, which are characterized by a predominance with VNS above software. The hyper smpathetical respiratory modulation index was 1,34±0,02%, ICAS — 588±0,1%, and im is 11,4±0,3%. In hypersympathicotonists, which are characterized by the predominance of the super-viper vehicle of the vegetative nervous system over parasympathetic.Conclusion. The separation of the entire array on the subgroups based on the vegetative status of animals was based on the indicators of the voltage index of regulatory systems. To confirm the correctness of the separation of the studied array of animals on the subgroup, statistical processing was carried out and a classification matrix was built. Also, to confirm the classification separation matrix, additional statistical processing of the material of the differences between the obtained groups in the square of the distance of the Mahalonobis D2 was carried out. In the course of further registration and mathematical analysis of the variability of the heart rate of cattle (cows of the Jersey breed) with the help of a modern complex electrophysiological laboratory «Conan-4.5» features of indexes of A. Ya. Kaplan were established.
Evaluation of the productive qualities of donor cows and cow’s families by transmission capacity
Authors: Turlova J.
Published: May 2021

Purpose: To assess the productive qualities of donor cows, taking into account the transmitting capacity of their families. To study the possibility of using this criterion to predict the breeding qualities of descendants.Materials and methods. The assessment of the transmitting ability of animals was carried out according to the System for assessing the breeding qualities of dairy cattle by transmitting ability (2010). A genealogical database of first-calf heifers in herd «Petrovsky» (more than 9500 heads) has been formed. The estimation of the transmitting capacity of productive traits of 111 families, to which 132 cows from the donor herd belonged, was carried out.Results. It was found that 44 donors belonged to the «best» families in terms of milk yield and 348 embryos were frozen from them. From 31 donors from the «worst» families in terms of milk yield, 199 embryos were frozen. Linear profiles of families were compiled according to the characteristics of their transmitting capacity for five indicators of milk productivity. It is shown that the probability that the descendants of cows from the «worst» families in terms of transmitting ability will have high rates for the trait we are interested in is approximately 18–20%. In families of the «best» category, this probability is 45% or more.Conclusion. Evaluation of productive traits in terms of transmitting capacity is an important additional criterion when choosing the most valuable cows as embryo’s donor. Compilation of linear profiles of families allows you to obtain objective information about their breeding value in relation to productive traits.
A Time-Constrained, Image-Based method for Assessing Employee Emotions
Authors: Pincus JD
Published: May 2021

In this article, we make a case for the importance of understanding the emotional needs of employees, and we review difficulties experienced to date in doing so. We then describe a new neuropsychologically-based approach to overcoming past assessment challenges to measuring employee emotions. The new approach, called AgileBrain®, can be applied in a broad range of business situations where emotional learning is desired, and in particular can help researchers gain access to emotions that people, whether employees, leadership, or board members, can’t – or don’t want to – talk about.

AgileBrain is a synthesis of two threads of scientific work: one thread arises from neuroscience findings about non-verbal image processing and involves a method for creating a dialogue directly with the emotional brains of research respondents. The other thread builds upon a comprehensive review of motivational theory, to develop a new model for systematically describing employee motives. This model is used as the foundation for a library of validated images that form a “vocabulary” of motivational-emotional stimuli, which then lets researchers interpret subjects’ responses in the AgileBrain task.

Validation results for AgileBrain are presented in the second portion of this article. There, we present results conducted on employee emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrate the tremendous power of this type of emotional assessment in predicting important health and wellbeing outcomes, such as employee mental health and vulnerability to addiction.
Digital Platforms Utilization for MSMEs Growth
Authors: Michelle
Published: May 2021

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have a very vital role in the development and economic growth in Indonesia. According to the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, in 2020, MSMEs have a total of 60% contribution to the Gross Domestic Bruto and 90% contribution to the national workforce absorption. Therefore, the recovery of MSMEs is very important for the well-being of the national economy. The Covid-19 pandemic must encourage MSMEs actors to transform their businesses if they want to survive. Business digitalization during the Covid-19 pandemic is growing faster. Therefore, the recovery of MSMEs cannot be separated from the utilization of information technology
How do we can control SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19 pandemic through various clinical and public health approaches? What are the agent (Covid-19 virus), host & environmental factors responsible for continuation & recurrence of SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19 pandemic?
Authors: Kumar Dr Piyush
Published: May 2021

Background – The SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19 pandemic is still going on and globally healthcare system is overstressed with this new burden added with previous NCD & CD in existence. The First human case of this global pandemic was reported from Wuhan city of China in December 2019. There are two main approaches to control this pandemic. The clinical approach based on individuals & standard treatment guidelines-protocols and public health approach based on population strategy to control this pandemic. Objective – The main objective of this study is to illustrate the key features of Covid -19 virus & other factors responsible for continuation and recurrence of this pandemic. The next objective is to illustrate various strategies and approaches to prevent epidemic through assessment of important parameters and indicators to control the ongoing disaster and hazards of pandemic. Setting and design – Different aspects of Covid -19 structural variations and its effect is analysed. Text and figure details about epidemiological triad and various steps to be monitored and modified are outlined. The clinical and public health approaches is explained in stepwise manner in figure 1. Methodology – The methods to control the pandemic under clinical and public health approach is discussed here. The methods to control perpetuation of Covid -19 can be achieved by the controlling and modifying way of infections spread and other determinant. Both clinical and public health approach methods are outlined with their importance in this article in brief. Result- Several factors are responsible for the continuation of the pandemic. The CCP (Covid -19control plan) for two approaches can be utilized to prevent further spread in different settings.Conclusion – In the epidemiological triad we have agent/host/environment; the public health approach will deal with these three parameters. The clinical approach targets sick individuals infected with SARS-Cov-2/Covid-19.The control of pandemic can be achieved only through a definite universal control plan incorporating both clinical and public health approach. See figure 1.Keywords – SARS-Cov-2, Covid-19, Pandemic, Epidemiology, Strain, CCP
Examining automatic stereotyping from a propositional perspective: Is automatic stereo-typing sensitive to relational and validity information?
Authors: Moran Tal , Cummins Jamie , De Houwer Jan
Published: May 2021

Research on automatic stereotyping is dominated by the idea that automatic stereotyping reflects the activation of (group-trait) associations. In two preregistered experiments (total N=391) we tested predictions derived from an alternative perspective that suggests that automatic stereotyping is the result of the activation of propositional representations that, unlike associations, can encode relational information and have truth values. Experiment 1 found that automatic stereotyping is sensitive to the validity of information about pairs of traits and groups. Experiment 2 showed that automatic stereotyping is sensitive to the specific relations (e.g., whether a particular group is more or less friendly than a reference person) between pairs of traits and groups. Interestingly, both experiments found a weaker influence of validity/relational information on automatic stereotyping than on non-automatic stereotyping. We discuss the implications of these findings for research on automatic stereotyping.
A Case Study on Condenser Water Supply Temperature Optimization with a District Cooling Plant
Authors: Hinkelman Kathryn , Wang Jing , Fan Chengliang , Zuo Wangda , Gautier Antoine , Wetter Michael , Long Nicholas
Published: May 2021

District cooling (DC) continues to proliferate due to increasing global cooling demands and economies of scale benefits; however, most district-scale modeling has focused on heating, and to the best of our knowledge, researchers have yet to model cooling plants featuring waterside economizers in DC settings. With the Modelica Buildings library expanding its capabilities to district scale, this study is one of the first to demonstrate how the open-source models can be used for detailed energy and control analysis of a DC plant. For a real-world case study, we developed and calibrated high-fidelity models for a DC system central plant at a college campus in Colorado, USA, and we optimized the condenser water supply temperature (CWST) setpoint for a DC plant across multiple time horizons using the Optimization library in Dymola. Results indicate that annual CWST optimization saves 4.7% annual plant energy, with less than 1% of additional energy savings gained through daily optimization. This confirms previous studies' findings that high frequency CWST optimizations are not necessary for the studied system.
Effects of Proactive Behavior on Within-Day Changes in Occupational Well-Being: The Role of Organizational Tenure and Emotion Regulation Skills
Authors: Bohlmann Clarissa , Rudolph Cort , Zacher Hannes
Published: May 2021

Only recently has research started to examine relationships between proactive behavior and employee well-being. Investigating these relationships is important for understanding the effects of proactivity at work, and whether proactivity leads to an increase or a decrease in well-being. In this study, we investigated day-level effects of proactive behavior on four indicators of occupational well-being (i.e., activated positive and negative affect, emotional work engagement and fatigue). Moreover, based on theorizing on “wise proactivity,” we examined organizational tenure and emotion regulation as moderators of these effects. In total, N = 71 employees participated in a daily diary study with two measurements per day for ten consecutive working days. Results revealed that emotion regulation interacted with daily proactive behavior to predict daily emotional work fatigue, such that the effect of proactive behavior on emotional work fatigue was only positive for employees with low (vs. high) emotion regulation. Supplementary analyses examining reverse effects of occupational well-being on proactive behavior showed that organizational tenure interacted with daily activated positive and negative affect in predicting proactive behavior. For employees with lower (vs. higher) organizational tenure only, both activated positive and negative affect were negatively associated with proactive behavior. Overall, our findings contribute to the growing body of research on proactive behavior and well-being by demonstrating reciprocal and conditional day-level relationships among these variables.
A systematic review of narrative interventions: Lessons for countering anti-vaccination conspiracy theories and misinformation
Authors: Lazić Aleksandra , Zezelj Iris
Published: May 2021

Even if a small portion of the population refuses vaccination due to anti-vaccination conspiracy theories or misinformation, this poses a threat to public health. We argue that addressing conspiracy theories with only corrective information is not enough. Instead, considering that they are complex narratives embedded in personal and cultural worldviews, they should be encountered with counternarratives. To identify existing narrative interventions aimed at countering anti-vaccination conspiracy theories and, more generally, map prerequisites for a narrative intervention to be successful, we present a systematic review of experimental effects of exposure to pro-vaccine narratives on a range of vaccination outcomes, based on 17 studies and 97 comparisons. We did not find any narrative interventions aimed directly at conspiracy theories. However, the review allowed us to make evidence-based recommendations for future research and for public communicators. This might help pro-vaccine communication match anti-vaccine communication in its potential to spread and go viral.
Porndemic? A longitudinal study of pornography use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a nationally representative sample of Americans
Authors: Grubbs Joshua B. , Perry Samuel , Kraus Shane Winfield , Grant Jennifer T.
Published: May 2021

Of the many changes in daily life brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing efforts and governmentally mandated lockdowns were among the most drastic. Coinciding with these changes, popular pornography websites made some previously premium content available for free, spurring dramatic increases in traffic to these websites. This increase in time spent at home and reported increases in traffic to specific pornographic websites led to some speculation that pornography use might generally increase over the course of the pandemic and that problematic use might also increase. To test these speculations and quantify the effects of the pandemic and its associated restrictions on social behaviors on pornography use, we analyzed data from a longitudinal sample of American adults. Baseline, nationally representative data were collected in August, 2019 via YouGov (N=2,518). Subsequent data were collected in February, 2020 (n=1,677), May, 2020 (n=1,533), August, 2020 (n=1,470), and October, 2020 (n=1,269). Results indicated that, in May, 2020, immediately following the height of the first wave of pandemic related lockdowns, more people reported past month pornography use than at any other time point. Among those who reported use in May, 2020, only 14% reported increases in use since the start of the pandemic, and their use returned to levels similar to all other users by August of 2020. In general, pornography use trended downward over the pandemic, for both men and women. Problematic pornography use trended downward for men and remained low and unchanged in women. Collectively, these results suggests that many fears about pornography use during pandemic related lockdowns were largely not supported by available data.
Future Directions for Clinical Psilocybin Research: The Relaxed Symptom Network
Authors: Lewis-Healey Evan , Laukkonen Ruben , van Elk Michiel
Published: May 2021

Objective: Recent clinical trials have demonstrated that psilocybin may have strong antidepressant effects, and may be effective in the treatment of depressive disorders when embedded in a psychotherapeutic protocol (psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy; PAP). However, despite promising results, the mechanism(s) that may be responsible for the antidepressant effects of PAP remain contested. Within this article, it is argued that the ‘Network Theory of Mental Disorders’ may be a useful tool for clinical research with psilocybin, and may help elucidate the antidepressant elements of PAP. Method: The clinical research using PAP for depressive disorders is briefly summarised, as are the potential mechanisms of PAP. In addition to this, the fundamental tenets of the network theory is presented, with particular reference to depression. In brief, the network theory proposes that depression is an emergent phenomenon, due to strong interactions in a complex dynamic symptom network. Results: A model of action based on a symptom network is proposed. It is hypothesised that, if PAP is successful, the connections between symptoms in a network will weaken, thereby rendering the patient less vulnerable to developing/relapsing into depression. It is argued that the application of the network theory may ultimately improve responsiveness and reduce relapse in PAP. Practical guidance in using the network theory for future clinical research with psilocybin is also provided. Conclusion: This article presents the primary hypothesis of the authors (The Relaxed Symptom Network), and intends to inform future researchers on how to integrate the network theory with future clinical studies using PAP.
Samani and Pan (2021) Interleaving enhances memory and problem-solving skills in physics
Authors: SAMANI JOSHUA , Pan Steven C.
Published: May 2021

We investigated whether continuously alternating between topics during practice, or interleaved practice, improves memory and the ability to solve problems in undergraduate physics. Over eight weeks, students in two lecture sections of a university-level introductory physics course completed thrice-weekly homework assignments, each containing problems that were interleaved (i.e., alternating topics) or conventionally arranged (i.e., one topic practiced at a time). On two surprise criterial tests containing novel and more challenging problems, students recalled more relevant information and more frequently produced correct solutions after having engaged in interleaved practice (with observed median improvements of 50% on test 1 and 125% on test 2). Despite benefiting more from interleaved practice, students tended to rate the technique as more difficult and incorrectly believed that they learned less from it. Thus, in a domain that entails considerable amounts of problem-solving, replacing conventionally-arranged with interleaved homework can (despite perceptions to the contrary) foster longer-lasting and more generalizable learning.
Do we Worry about the Past and Grieve for the Future? Situated Anxiety or Depression, Mood Valence and Affective Time Travel, Separated by Experiment in a Questionnaire
Authors: Booth David A.
Published: May 2021

Some psychologists have viewed sadness and depression as reactions to past loss, while regarding fear and anxiety as responses to future threat. Such assumptions conflict with common experience of gloom about the future and worry about the past. Recent research on these issues by experiment and/or by questionnaire remains inconclusive. The psychometric questionnaires purport to be situation-free and the laboratory experiments use artificial tasks; hence, neither approach addresses realities in the present, past or future. In recent psychometrics, the distinction between anxiety and depression has been dissolved into one category of negative affect. One widely used inventory for separating the two emotions conflates depression with the absence of a good mood. These deficiencies were addressed in a diverse convenience sample (N = 379) by running an experiment entirely within a questionnaire. Each of the 40 question items was a miniature vignette, describing a past or future emotive situation while in bad or good mood. Five categories of situation varied in proportion of threat to loss. Strength and valence of affective response were measured by degree of autobiographical assent to or dissent from an item. This inventory provides fully affect-balanced situation-oriented depression / anxiety scaling.Effect sizes from analysis of variance showed that anxiety arises from past as well as future threats, while depression is at least as strongly oriented to losses in the future as in the past. Variation in category of situation or in valence of mood also had substantial effects. It is concluded that worry and gloom travel freely across time and situations, whether present mood is bad or good. Both laboratory experiments and psychometric scales come closer to actual processes of emotion and motivation when they revivify familiar situations using valence-balanced verbal stimuli.
Perceptual reality monitoring: Neural mechanisms dissociating imagination from reality
Authors: Dijkstra Nadine , Kok Peter , Fleming Stephen M
Published: May 2021

There is increasing evidence that imagination relies on similar neural mechanisms as externally triggered perception. This overlap presents a challenge for perceptual reality monitoring: deciding what is real and what is imagined. Here, we explore how perceptual reality monitoring might be implemented in the brain. We first describe sensory and cognitive factors that could dissociate imagery and perception and conclude that no single factor unambiguously signals whether an experience is internally or externally generated. We suggest that reality monitoring is implemented by higher-level cortical circuits that evaluate first-order sensory and cognitive factors to determine the source of sensory signals. According to this interpretation, perceptual reality monitoring shares core computations with metacognition. This multi-level architecture might explain several types of source confusion as well as dissociations between simply knowing whether something is real and actually experiencing it as real. We discuss avenues for future research to further our understanding of perceptual reality monitoring, an endeavor that has important implications for our understanding of clinical symptoms as well as general cognitive function.
Professionelle Übergangsarbeit im Anforderungsdilemma? Perspektiven Tiroler Expert/innen auf den Übergang von der Pflichtschule in den Arbeitsmarkt.
Authors: Forcher-Mayr Matthias
Published: May 2021

Die vergleichende europäische Jugendforschung verweist auf einen Trend zur Individualisierung jugendlicher Übergangsverläufe. Vor dem Hintergrund sozialen Wandels vollzieht sich der Übergang in die Arbeitswelt heute immer weniger linear. Andere Teilübergänge (z.B. Haushalt, Partnerschaft) zeigen ein ähnliches Muster und bilden in der Zusammenschau mit Arbeit den Übergang ins Erwachsenenalter. Hiervon ausgehend plädieren Forschungsarbeiten zunehmend für einen stärker individualisierten Zugang in der institutionellen Übergangsarbeit, um den individuellen und subjektiven Bedürfnissen der Jugendlichen bei der Aushandlung des Übergangs besser gerecht werden zu können. Ausgehend von dieser Perspektive auf jugendliche Übergänge wurden 21 Personen interviewt, welche im Arbeitsfeld ‚Übergang Schule - Arbeit‘ professionell in Tirol tätig sind. Der institutionelle Hintergrund der Interviewpartner/innen reicht von der Schule über die Jugendarbeit und über Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen bis hin zu privaten Unternehmen, welche Jugendliche beschäftigen und ausbilden. Die Ergebnisse verweisen auf einen subjektorientierten Zugang von Übergangsprofessionellen in ihrer täglichen Arbeit. Ein solcher nimmt die Bedürfnisse junger Frauen und Männer unter den Bedingungen gesellschaftlicher Individualisierung ernst und reflektiert die Notwendigkeit, Kompetenzen der Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen für die individuelle Aushandlung des eigenen Lebens zu stärken. Ein solch professionelles Handeln korrespondiert in unterschiedlichem Maße mit dem institutionellen Hintergrund der Befragten. Hieraus ergibt sich ein Spannungsfeld zwischen jugendlichen Bedürfnissen, den professionellen Ansprüchen der Befragten und dem institutionellen Rahmen, in dem sich Übergangsarbeit vollzieht. Ein Konflikt besteht zwischen den anerkannten Bedürfnissen der Jugendlichen, eine intrinsische Motivation zu entwickeln, sowie nach Teilhabe an der eigenen Übergangsgestaltung einerseits und der Realität begrenzter Ressourcen sowie einem wahrgenommenFehlen entsprechender politische Maßnahmen andererseits.
Klasifikasi Jenis Buah Mangga dengan Metode Backpropagation
Authors: Jamaludin Jamaludin , Rozikin Chaerur , Irawan Agung Susilo Yuda
Published: May 2021

Di Indonesia buah mangga merupakan tanaman yang tumbuh subur. Namun pemilihan jenis mangga sendiri masih dilakukan secara manual yakni memilah jenis mangga dengan membanding warna, bentuk dan ukuran. Salah satu perkembangan teknologi pada bidang perindustrian yakni jaringan syaraf tiruan yang mampu belajar sendiri layaknya manusia. Dalam penelitian ini dibuat sebuah sistem yang mampu mengklasifikasi jenis-jenis mangga. Sistem yang akan dibangun ini menerapkan jaringan syaraf tiruan untuk pemodelannya dan menggunakan ekstraksi ciri berupa mean RGB dan standar deviasi RGB, perimeter, luas, panjang, lebar, kebulatan, dan kerampingan. Pada proses percobaan klasifikasi jenis buah mangga digunakan jaringan syaraf tiruan propagasi balik (backpropagation) dengan melakukan variasi 2 model, yakni traingdx dan trainlm dan fungsi transfer layer logsig dan fungsi transfer output purelin. Model pengujian yang digunakan pada proses klasifikasi adalah k-fold cross validation dengan dasar variasi epoch, goal, dan learning rate dari pengujian menggunakan holdout validation. Berdasarkan hasil percobaan, didapat akurasi terbaik dengan 1 hidden layer sebesar 100% dengan waktu 10,45 detik kemudian pengujian k-fold menghasilkan rata-rata akurasi tertinggi 95,31% dengan rata-rata waktu 0,06 detik.
Comparison of Fine Arts– and Pathology-Based Observational Skills Training for Veterinary Students Learning Cytology
Authors: Fernandez Nicole J. , Fischer Marina , Dickinson Ryan M. , Burgess Hilary , Meachem Melissa , Elwood Benjamin W. , Warren Amy L.
Published: May 2021

Keen observational skills are essential for veterinarians; however, the development of these skills is not usually an explicit part of the veterinary curriculum. Fine arts–based (FAB) observation training has been shown to improve medical students’ observational skills and might also improve veterinary students’ observational skills. We compared FAB and pathology-based (PB) observation training in a veterinary cytology course. Students initially wrote a pre-test in which they described two cytology images and one art image, followed by participation in either FAB or PB observation training. Both groups completed a similar post-test immediately after training and a delayed post-test 4 weeks later following instruction in cytology. Differences between groups were noted only in the immediate post-test cytology descriptions. The PB group used significantly more specific vocabulary terms and significantly more accurate observations than the FAB group, suggesting an immediate benefit to the discipline-specific information gained in the PB observation training. In the delayed post-test, results for both groups were similar. The FAB group significantly increased their use of specific vocabulary terms and maintained but did not increase accurate observations following cytology instruction, while accurate observations decreased significantly for the PB group. The FAB group might have been able to generalize their observation skills to the discipline of cytology and to better retain these skills. Neither type of training resulted in both achievement and maintenance of the highest recorded scores for accurate observations. Both FAB and PB training led to improved observational skills, and explicit observation training may be useful for veterinary students.
Effect of Core Self-Evaluation on Employee's Outcomes: The Role of Mentorship
Authors:   Faculty of Management Sciences International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan, Hussain Rizvi Dr. Syed Tahir , Wajid Abdul
Published: May 2021

The study aims to examine the relationship between Core self-evaluation on employee’s outcomes (Work engagement, Work Success and Intention to leave) with moderation role of mentorship. The study investigates the relationship in Pakistani environment, particularly the employees in public sector universities of twin cities (Rawalpindi & Islamabad) of Pakistan. Data was collected through the questionnaire distributed among the 440 employees of different universities in capital city (Rawalpindi and Islamabad) of Pakistan. The responses obtained, their assessment done, passed through the statistical programs by using SPSS (23 version) to obtain the findings. Descriptive statistical methods (e.g. frequency, average, standard deviation) have been utilized during the appraisal of the data. The consequences explored that CSA is intensely linked to employee’s outcomes, the current research also empirically investigated that mentorship has moderating effect in the relationship between CSA and employee’s outcomes. This research is amongst those rare studies conducted in Pakistani environment that have inspected effect of CSA on employee’s outcome and also inspected the moderating effect of mentorship between the relationship of core self-evaluation and employee’s outcomes.
Antecedents and Consequences of Student Loyalty in Higher Education
Authors: Tariq Javeria , Khan Kamran , Hussainy Syed Karamatullah , Tariq Shaista
Published: May 2021

In the intense competition and financial uncertainty for higher educational institutions, student loyalty is an imperative and most essential factor for their ultimate survival and success. Student loyalty is a crucial measure for the success of institutions that are offering higher education with the sole aim of retaining students until their all educational necessities are met. The motivation of this research paper was lack of literature evidence when the antecedents and the consequences of student loyalty are being scrutinized, all on one single platform. Therefore, through this research paper, an attempt has been made to examine the causing roots that provoke loyalty in a student and to what extent it can be prolonged and at what point student loyalty is achieved completely. This study examined the existence of student loyalty derived from antecedents (perceived value, trust, corporate and brand image, student satisfaction and service quality) and consequences (word of mouth, retention, recommendation and commitment) in the context of higher education in Pakistan. A total of six business schools were selected, the data was collected using survey method. Several recommendations are made to the management of the higher educational institutions to ensure student loyalty among their students.
Differences in Tourism Demand: A Comparison between Developed and Developing Economies
Authors: Meo Muhammad Saeed , Arshed Noman , Shahid Muhammad , Oluwaseun Bello, Wasiu
Published: May 2021

Tourism is important in bringing a positive socioeconomic change in the form of creating jobs, increasing income and welfare. The study at hand employs the generalized method of moments approach in the course of investigating the dynamic relationship of tourism expenditures, GDP, globalization, CO2 emissions, and exchange rate with tourism demand during 1995-2014. A total of 50 countries are included in this research study, which is divided into two categories, i.e. 25 developed economies and 25 developing countries. Based on the Panel GMM estimates, for both economies and overall sample, the findings reveal a positive and a significant association between tourism expenditures, world income, globalization and GDP per capita, while there are mixed results for the real exchange rate, environment quality and government effectiveness. It can be suggested that the governance, growth, environment protection and exchange rate management policies can be tapped to boost the tourism receipts.
Gendered Narratives and Linguistic Force Dynamics: Influencing Career Paths of Women
Authors: Iqbal Amna , Maldonado García María Isabel
Published: May 2021

This paper examines the career choice narratives and their possible impact on female adolescents’ career constructs and academic aspirations in the Kasur district. The study presumes that narratives, integrated with socio-economic factors have the potential to influence career trajectories of female youth. Considering language structure as central to the system of interaction (Giddens, 1986), it takes Cognitive linguistic approach to CDA (Hart, 2014) and analyses how linguistic force-interactive patterns can influence female students’ career self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations and goals. The results reveal that social actors, with their linguistic choices, become a source of enablement or dissuasion for females’ career path. The research allowed young women to voice their feelings and remove barriers to better understanding their academic/professional competence; the findings are helpful to contextualize career guiding discourse.
Effect of drying method on compressive strength of straw-based thermal insulations
Authors: Fenyvesi Olivér , Csanády Dániel
Published: May 2021

Most of the thermal insulations in the construction industry market based on fossil raw material or need a huge amount of production energy. Nowadays, sustainable thermal insulation products are more popular, and the demand for these products on the market is increasing. Some of them reach the main material properties of artificial ones but usually not all. Today the reaction to fire is another big challenge in this field. In many cases, producers use chemicals that can increase fire resistance, but on the other hand, increase the environmental impact of insulations too. It is also hard to find a binder which provides proper mechanical parameters and durability and is environmentally friendly too. During our scientific research on environmentally friendly thermal insulation materials, which is running for 4 years, we found that silicate-based adhesives meet many of these criteria mentioned above. In this article, the mechanical properties of straw-based insulation bonded with silicate binder were investigated. The effect of conventional and microwave drying on compressive strength were compared to found the optimal hardening process of binders. During the experiments, straw was applied in a natural state, natural stem length distribution and without microstructure and surface modification. The used binder is a simple silicate-based binder (potassium silicate) without any modification agent. Conventional drying needs a longer time, and during it, many cracks form in the early age of the hardened binder. It is because of shrinkage and the differences in the rigidity of the binder along its cross-section. Besides, the straw stems swell when exposed to moisture (from binder), and after drying they shrink, which decreases the quality of the bond between stems and binder. The microwave drying evenly heats the various points of the specimen, so it is not generated such big differences in shrinkage. The contact between stems and binder are also better. Due to these effects, the microwave dried specimens reached the limit required for step resistance, and they had three-time higher average compressive strength than we got by the conventional drying of the same raw material.
Pelatihan Pembuatan Face Shield Dengan 3D Printer 270W Untuk Menghadapi New Normal Dalam Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Guna Mendukung Aksi Baznas Kota Depok
Authors: Sonjaya Abeth Novria , Rahmasari Fauzhia , Yulianto Rudy , Wibowo Fogot Endro
Published: May 2021

Kota Depok merupakan wilayah yang dikategorikan sebagai zona merah penyebaran COVID-19 dimanahingga per 1 Mei 2020, Terkonfirmasi 298 kasus positif COVID-19 di Kota Depok. Menurut data SitrepCegat COVID-19, Kota Depok merupakan daerah dengan rasio penyebaran COVID-19 tertinggi diBodetabek. Untuk menanggulagi hal tersebut BAZNAS Kota Depok (Mitra) melakukan aksi tanggapdarurat COVID-19 antara lain Gerakan bersih dan sehat, Bantuan APD Tenaga Kesehatan, GerakanKadeudeuh Pangan. Untuk mengoptimalkan hal tersebut BAZNAS Kota Depok perlu bekerjasamadengan instansi yang ada di Kota Depok, hal ini dikarenakan fasilitas pendukung aksi tersebut masihmembeli kepada pihak ketiga. FTI-UJ selaku intsansi pendidikan yang berada di Kota Depok menawarkanSolusi berupa penyuluhan pembutan Face Shield. Selain itu, FTI-UJ memberikan bantuan fasilitaspendukung berupa 20 buah face shield, serta menjadi donatur pada kegiatan kadeudeuh pangan.
Pelatihan Pembuatan Automatic Hand Sanitizer Dispenser Untuk Mendukung Aksi Tanggap Darurat COVID-19 BAZNAS Kota Depok
Authors: Diharja Reza , Al-'Aziz Renggo Mike , Handini Wike , Lestari Sri Wiji , Yanto Nur Witdi
Published: May 2021

Kota Depok merupakan wilayah yang dikategorikan sebagai zona merah penyebaran COVID-19 dimana hingga per 1 Mei 2020, terkonfirmasi sebanyak 298 kasus positif COVID-19 terjadi di sini. Menurut data Sitrep Cegat COVID-19, Kota Depok merupakan daerah dengan rasio penyebaran COVID-19 tertinggi di Bodetabek. Untuk menanggulaginya, BAZNAS Kota Depok sebagai Mitra FTI Universitas Jayabaya melakukan Aksi Tanggap Darurat COVID – 19. Aksi tersebut antara lain: Gerakan bersih dan sehat, Bantuan APD Tenaga Kesehatan dan Gerakan Kadeudeuh Pangan. Untuk mengoptimalkan pelaksanaan Aksi Tanggap Darurat COVID-19, BAZNAS Kota Depok perlu melakukan kerjasama dengan instansi lokal yang ada di Kota Depok. Latar belakang kerjasama dikarenakan fasilitas pendukung aksi masih didatangkan dari pihak ketiga. Dosen-dosen Teknik Elektro FTI-UJ yang berasal dari wilayah lokal, tergerak untuk menawarkan solusi berupa pelatihan pembuatan Automatic Hand Sanitizer Dispenser dan memberikan bantuan fasilitas pendukung berupa 10 unit alat tersebut serta poster edukasi pola hidup bersih dan sehat. Selain fasilitas tersebut, diberikan juga donasi untuk penyelenggaraan aksi kadedeuh pangan. Hasil survei terhadap 20 responden peserta program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, diperoleh rata-rata nilai indeks 3,5 dari 7 variabel atau nilai interval konversi sebesar 88,2%. Namun nilai keandalan para narasumber dalam menyiapkan dan menyampaikan materi pelatihan lebih rendah, yakni 3,25 atau 81,25%.
Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience
Authors: Maparyan Layli
Published: May 2021

According to the Bahá’í Writings, the Black people of the world can be compared to the pupil of the eye, through which “the light of the spirit shineth forth.” We are “dark in countenance,” yet “bright in character,” potentially the “fount of light and the revealer of the contingent world” (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections 78:1). According to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “the blackness of the pupil of the eye is due to its absorbing the rays of the sun” (Some Answered Questions 49:5). Shoghi Effendi, quoting ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, recalls that...