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Reflections on the Changing Patterns of Care for Orphans
Authors: Catrine Christiansen
Published: July 2023

becoming orphans or indirectly by, for example, having to share meagre household resources with orphaned relatives In such circumstances the traditional extended family mechanisms are strained to the utmost, and it is not uncommon for adults to refuse to take care of orphaned relatives. While the extended family system seems to be disintegrating, numerous non-governmental organisations have enhanced their capacity to care for children affected by Aids, especially orphans. Susan Hunter (1990) argued that orphans could be studied as a window onto the Aids epidemic. Likewise the patterns of care for orphans can be understood as a window onto the situation of families and other social networks.Research on patterns of childcare for orphans has produced knowledge on the immediate impacts on orphans’ health (including their psycho-social situation), education, nutrition and vulnerability to HIV. However research on the long-term consequences of the care given to orphans and other vulnerable children, such as how childcare by people not belonging to the extended family influences children’s long-term well-being, competences and sociality, is comparatively absent. Besides the obvious time constraints the literature on changing patterns of childcare is often neither contextualised in the local setting nor in social science. However such in-depth knowledge is crucial. The phenomenon of a large number of children growing up as orphans poses new problems for development at local, regional and national levels. For families, communities, national authorities and aid organisations a central aspect is the network of links between childcare and sociality, particularly the long-term influence of changing patterns of childcare for the organisation of civil society. This paper addresses two central issues that have been neglected in the new field of Aids orphans: c ing concepts of care and the long-term influence of Aids orphans on emerging institutional settings for childcare.
9 - Écriture du corps féminin dans la littérature de l’Afrique francophone : taxonomie, enjeux et défis
Authors: Nathalie Etoke
Published: July 2023

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4 - Debating Archie Mafeje and Wole Soyinka: Can Africa Colonize Itself?
Authors: Ali A. Mazrui
Published: July 2023

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23 - ‘Benign’ Recolonization and Malignant Minds in the Service of Imperialism
Authors: Archie Mafeje
Published: July 2023

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24 - Self-Colonization and the Search for Pax African: A Rejoinder
Authors: Ali A. Mazrui
Published: July 2023

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27 - Conflict Settlement in Post-Colonial Africa: Recolonization or Decolonization? A Reflection on the Mafeje/Mazrui Debate
Authors: André Mbata Betukumesu Mangu
Published: July 2023

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34 - Africanity: A Commentary by Way of Conclusion
Authors: Archie Mafeje
Published: July 2023

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7 - Children’s Lives and Children’s Voices: An Exploration of Popular Music’s Representation of Children in East Africa
Authors: Mwenda Ntarangwi
Published: July 2023

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Clinical Improvement with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Neuroimmunological Children: A Single Center Experience
Authors: Nikkhah Ali , Nasehi Mohammad Mahdi , Momtazmanesh Nader , Etemad Kourosh , Hajatnia Somayeh
Published: July 2023

Background: Neuroimmunological diseases in children encompass a range of disorders that lead to neurological complications in patients due to immune responses and systemic circulating antibodies. Limited research has been conducted on therapeutic plasma exchange’s efficacy and potential side effects in children with neuroimmunological diseases. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate this procedure’s effectiveness and potential side effects in children afflicted by these diseases. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined a cohort of 18 children with neuroimmunological diseases who were admitted to the neurology department of Mofid Hospital over one year from March 2021 and underwent therapeutic plasma exchange. Results: The study included 18 patients, with an equal distribution of 9 females and 9 males. A total of 121 procedures were performed across 6 different disease groups: Multiple Sclerosis (22%, n = 4), Autoimmune Encephalitis (22%, n = 4), Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (22%, n = 4), Guillain-Barré syndrome (22%, n = 4), Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (6%, n = 1), and Optic Neuritis (6%, n = 1). Following the plasma exchange, 17 patients (95%) showed immediate clinical improvement, while one patient diagnosed with optic neuritis did not respond to the treatment. During the follow-up period, 14 patients (78%) demonstrated significant improvement, one patient (6%) showed moderate improvement, and two patients (11%) exhibited mild improvement compared to their pre-plasmapheresis condition. Laboratory examinations revealed that only one patient experienced thrombocytopenia, which resolved without requiring treatment. No complications were observed during the follow-up visits for any of the patients. Conclusions: Plasma exchange is a safe procedure for children with neuroimmunological diseases and yields favorable clinical responses.
La Relación Médico Paciente y Algunos Aspectos Transculturales de Salud y Enfermedad
Authors: VARELA G. MARIO
Published: July 2023

La orientación científica de la medicina ha sido determinante en el progreso que ha alcanzado, pero la consideración de la persona, la unificación del sujeto en el objeto, es fundamental en la clínica, en el acto médico. Necesitamos una antro­pología médica en la que lo principal es la relación entre ambas, enfermedad y enfermo, que puedan distinguirse, compararse y ser posible, que cada una de las dos funciones relacionadas se unifiquen en un punto medio.

El entendimiento entre paciente y médico pueden verse perturbado por malen­tendidos del lenguaje y del bagaje cultural, así como exigimos al paciente que notifique con claridad sobre su enfermedad, el médico quien tiene la mayor res­ponsabilidad en la relación con el enfermo debe preocuparse, a su vez, de notifi­car claramente al paciente de su acontecer, de su diagnóstico y de su pronóstico. Así lo destaca Victor von Weizsacker que expresa claramente la orientación que significa la Antropología Médica, “El hombre es un objeto que contiene un sujeto, y este no está por fuera de los dominios de la ciencia, sino que pertenece a la misma”.
Application of Transfer Learning to Convolutional Neural Network Models for Mango Leaf Disease Recognition
Authors: Jyothi E.V.N. , M.Kranthi
Published: July 2023

It is vital to first determine whether or not plant illnesses are there, and then to make steps to restrict the spread of those diseases in order to maximize both the quality and quantity of the harvest. First, it is important to determine whether or not plant illnesses are present. There are a number of advantages to mechanizing plant diseases, one of which is reducing the amount of time spent manually examining crops in a big agricultural area that produces a significant amount of mango. As a result of the fact that leaves are in charge of the majority of a plant’s nutrition absorption, it is very important to diagnose leaf diseases in a timely and precise manner. In this particular research, we classified and identified the several illnesses that may be harmful to mango leaf by using CNN. We employ multiple CNN models that have been trained via transfer learning in order to increase the quality of the results obtained from the training set. These CNN models include DenseNet201, InceptionResNetV2, InceptionV3, ResNet50, ResNet152V2, and Xception. Acquiring pictures, segmenting those images, and deriving features from them are all stages that are included in the process of sickness diagnosis. The collection contains approximately a thousand photographs, all of which depict either healthy mango leaves or mango leaves affected by illness. According to the findings of our investigation into the overall performance matrices, the DenseNet201 model earned the highest level of accuracy (98.00%) compared to all of the other models.
Needs Analysis of Physics Learning Media Integrated Local Wisdom
Authors: Eliezanatalie Syahda , Deta Utama Alan
Published: July 2023

Indonesia is a country that is rich in cultural diversity, but it is starting to fade along with technological developments. Preservation of local wisdom is needed, one of which is by integrating it into physics learning. This study aims to analyze the needs of physics learning media integrated with local wisdom in schools. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive research method, namely by conducting a needs analysis. The research was conducted in September 2022 - October 2022 at SMA Labschool Unesa 1 Surabaya. The research results show that the learning media used are not varied. Teachers have not played a big role in developing learning media, especially related to local wisdom or culture around them. This research is expected to explain the concept of physics that can connect modern science with ethnoscience in traditional games and can be used as physics learning materials.
Cancer publications in one year (2022); a cross-sectional study
Authors: Zana H. Mahmood  , Fenk M. Mohemed  , Binaiy N. Fatih  , Abdullah A. Qadir  , Shalaw H. Abdalla
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Cancer is the uncontrollable and abnormal division of cells in a specific part of the body, which can spread to adjacent areas. The number of scientific publications on cancer has increased significantly over the past few decades. The objective of the current study is to evaluate scientific publications on cancer in 2022.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on published papers on cancer in 2022. The data were collected online from the Google Scholar search engine and recorded in Microsoft Excel 2010. The extracted data were calculated and thoroughly re-evaluated, and they were presented as frequencies and percentages.Results: A total of 167,129 medical studies on cancer in various body organs were collected for the study, with 37,500 studies specifically focused on breast cancer. This represented the highest number of studies in 2022, while only 4 articles were specific to glottis cancer, marking the lowest number in that year.Conclusion: The existence of a gap between the incidence rate of each cancer type and scientific literature may lead to a defect in our understanding of the nature of the diseases
Non-sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus; a rare but growing disease; a systematic review
Authors: Ranj A. hasan  , Fakher Abdullah  , Saeed Bokan Talib
Published: July 2023

Pilonidal sinus disease (PND) is an inflammatory condition originated from hair penetration into the epidermis. In this condition, a blind tract will be formed which is lined by granulation tissues (1).  The clinical signs are the same spectrum of signs and symptoms of inflammation including pain, hotness, erythema and tenderness, some times it present as a intermittent purulent discharge (2, 3).  Usually it appears in the sacrococcygeal region of those persons with prolong sitting like the drivers (Faruq). Several techniques have been practiced as a management strategy of PND. These includes removal of the hairs and cotton-like dirties in an outpatient clinics and excision with or without flaps.  General, regional or local anesthesia has been used int the intervention (7).  Recently, non-operative management has been increasingly discussed in the literature (salih myoclinic).  Several non-sacorcoccygeal PNDs have been reported in literature including small case series and case reports  (5- 8). This type of PNS sometime misdiagnosed as other disease (basal cell-PNS).  Clinical courses and management options of non-sacrococcygeal PND have never been agreed on by the experts. The aim of this review is to collect, analyse, present and discuss the management of PND occurring in the body other than sacrococcygeal regions.
Legal Certainty of Land Tenure of Customary Rights by Indigenous Peoples Based on the Administration of Customary Land
Authors:   Master of Notary, Faculty of law, University of Jember, Fikri Hayqal Firmansyah , Windyarto Dhimas Pratama ,   Master of Notary, Faculty of law, University of Jember, Fikri Hartono Muhammad Haekal ,   Master of Notary, Faculty of law, University of Jember
Published: July 2023

The fact that customary land is not included as an object of land registration in Government Regulation No. 24/1997 causes indigenous peoples' control over customary land not to be based on rights that can be proven in writing. This causes the rights of indigenous peoples over their customary land to be marginalised. Following up on this, the Government enacted Minister of Agrarian Affairs Regulation No. 9/2016 on Procedures for Determining Communal Rights to Land of Customary Law Communities and Communities in Certain Areas, which was later revoked and replaced by Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Regulation No. 18/2019 on Procedures for Administration of Customary Land of Customary Law Communities. Initially, indigenous peoples' land tenure was based on communal rights, and then it was changed to be based on the administration of customary land rights. Therefore, it is necessary to know the scope and purpose of customary land administration and the difference with land registration to understand how to guarantee the legal certainty of the control rights of indigenous peoples over their customary land. This research is normative juridical type by using a legislative approach and analytical approach. The research results show that customary land is not ordered for registration in Government Regulation No. 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration. The administration of customary land is to record customary land in the land registry book so that it differs from land registration. Recording customary land in the land registry book can minimise overlapping disputes between indigenous peoples and private parties.
The Distribution Management of Dakwah Infrastructure According to the AlQuran: A Combination of Thematic Scientific Analysis and Cohen Kappa
Authors:   Lecturer, Centre of Generic and Co-curiculum, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia., Abdul Rahim Mohd Hisyam , Abdul Razak Azizul Azra ,   Ph.D Student, Centre of Generic and Co-curiculum, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia, Abdul Jalil Hafizah ,   Master Student, Centre of Generic and Co-Curiculum, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia, Razak Azila Abdul ,   Lecturer Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia.
Published: July 2023

Purpose: The distribution of the management of dakwah infrastructure refers to the efforts involved in distributing dakwah infrastructure resources in a systematic and efficient manner by utilizing all the available facilities. However, in the Malaysian context, there seems to be a lack of understanding and clarification regarding the distribution of dakwah infrastructure management specifically from the viewpoint of the Quran. As such, the study aims to focus on the distribution aspects of infrastructure management from the perspective of the Quran and to analyse the activities involved in the process. A library research was conducted by applying the content analysis method with the third form of the tafsir maudhu’i method to achieve the study objectives. The study also utilized the Cohen Kappa analysis to confirm the validity of the analysed data. The findings identified a few important aspects such as the theoretical framework for dakwah infrastructure management distribution according to the Quran which consists of the preparation and the supervision of the dakwah infrastructure. The study findings provided a clear view of the mechanism of the distribution of the dakwah infrastructure management in the context of current dakwah according to the perspective of the Quran
Techniques and Skills on Supervisory Leadership Relative to Teachers’ Motivation in Sariaya West District
Authors:   Elementary Teacher I, Manggalang 1 Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines, A. Ramos Jeasabelle , Banayo, Ed.D Agripina F. ,   Instructor I, San Pablo City 4000, Philippines
Published: July 2023

The study aimed to determine the techniques and skills of supervisory leadership relative to teachers’ motivation. The study used of descriptive method where questionnaire was the primary data gathering instrument. One hundred fifteen (115) Teachers from Sariaya West District contributed to the study. Frequency, percentage, mean, SD and Pearson r were used in the statistical analysis of data. The study revealed as perceived by the Teachers-respondents on School Head’s Practice Techniques on Supervisory Leadership with regards to Consultative or Democratic Technique, Authoritarian or Dictatorial technique and non-inter fearing or Free-rein technique were found Evident. Likewise, rate of the school leaders often for level of Supervisory Leadership Skills in terms of Human Relation/ Interpersonal Skills, Conceptual and Technical: school head rate as Often in the Maslow’s stages of motivational theory that affect teacher- respondents in terms Physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs and self- actualization. It was revealed that the techniques of supervisory leadership and motivation of teacher’s respondents were related with one another, the hypothesis stating that there is no significant relationship between the stated dependent variable and independent variable in the consultative and non-interfering techniques meanwhile Authoritarian technique is not supported by evidence hence it is not sustained.
Dijital Kütüphaneler ve Sosyal Medyanın Sentezi: Bilgi Paylaşımında Yenilikçi Güç
Authors: BAYTER Mustafa , YILDIRIM Kübra
Published: July 2023

Amaç: Çalışma, kütüphanelerin sosyal medya platformlarını aktif bir şekilde kullanarak kullanıcılarla etkileşim kurma, içerik paylaşma ve pazarlama stratejilerini güçlendirme sürecini ele almaktadır. Çalışmanın genel amacı, dijital kütüphaneler ile sosyal medya arasındaki etkileşimi ve iletişimi inceleyerek bilgi paylaşımı ve erişiminde yeni yaklaşımların ortaya çıkmasına katkıda bulunarak dijital kütüphaneler ve sosyal medya etkileşimi hakkında farkındalık oluşturmak ve bu alanda daha fazla araştırmanın yapılmasını teşvik etmektir.

Yöntem: Çeşitli dijital kütüphaneler örnek alınarak, sosyal medyanın kütüphaneler üzerindeki etkisi ve iletişim aracı olarak kullanımı incelenmiştir. Bu örnekler, sosyal medyanın kütüphanelerin erişimini artırma, bilgi paylaşımını kolaylaştırma ve kullanıcı deneyimini zenginleştirme potansiyelini göstermektedir.

Bulgular: Sosyal medyanın kütüphaneler için önemli bir iletişim ve etkileşim aracı olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, sosyal medya ve dijital kütüphaneler arasındaki sentezin, bilgiye erişimi daha hızlı, kolay ve etkileşimli hale getirdiği görülmektedir.

Sonuç: Çalışma dijital kütüphaneler ile sosyal medya arasındaki ilişkiyi, dönüşüm sürecini ve yenilikçi yaklaşımları ele alarak bu alanda önemli bir tartışma noktası sunmaktadır. Sosyal medyanın kütüphaneler üzerindeki etkisi, bilgi paylaşımında yeni stratejilerin geliştirilmesini teşvik etmekte ve kullanıcı deneyimini zenginleştirmektedir.

Özgünlük: Dijital kütüphaneler ile sosyal medya arasındaki ilişkinin detaylı bir şekilde incelenmesi ve bu alanda farkındalık yaratan bu çalışma, ayrıca, yenilikçi yaklaşımların vurgulanması ve bu alanda daha fazla araştırma yapılmasını teşvik etme amacıyla örneklerle desteklenmiş alanında ilk çalışma özelliği taşımaktadır.
Role on a Rule: Strengthening Learning Continuity with Parental and Police Involvement in the New Normal
Authors: Lumapas Jessica , Bascuna Norsalam , Quiamco Cristy Ann Marie
Published: July 2023

The study examined the effectiveness of the strategy in strengthening the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study utilized qualitative research design, employing in-depth interviews with at least 10 participants who were partners in assisting and guiding students during modular learning. Findings showed that the strategy was effective in strengthening the LCP and that it steered to the development of students’ comprehension and sense of responsibility during modular supervision. The results serve as reference point in creating school policies that will intensify collaboration among stakeholders. The results were analyzed through thematic analysis utilizing Participatory Action Research method.
Deictic Analysis of Cohesive Markers in Religious Discourse
Authors:   Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Admiralty University of Nigeria, Ibusa- Ogwuashi-Uku Expressway, Delta State, Ogbuehi Patricia Nneka
Published: July 2023

This study investigates the deployment of deixis as cohesive markers in religious text drawing insight from theories of deixis and cohesion. The data for the study were generated from a religious sermon preached by Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) during Manna Water programme held on Wednesday 22nd of September, 2021. With the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods, the study identifies the type of deixis used in the sermon, and their deployment as cohesive markers in the text. The findings reveal five different types of deixis that appeared as cohesive markers which include person deixis, spatial deixis, temporal deixis, discourse deixis and demonstrative deixis. The person deixis was used to designate the participants in the discourse, spatial deixis helps to focus the attention of listeners to the different locations mentioned in the sermon, temporal deixis was employed to make reference to different time periods during the sermon, discourse deixis appeared to linking linguistic elements and ideas in the text; while the demonstratives identify notional elements mentioned in the sermon. As cohesive devices, the person deixis, spatial deixis, temporal deixis and demonstratives function as references and substitution, while discourse deixis functions both as references, substitute and conjunctions to link linguistic elements and ideas in the text. The study concludes that the deictic elements used in the religious sermon function as an integral part of text creation to enhance cohesion in the text.
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY IN MONTENEGRO
Authors: Fabris Nikola
Published: July 2023

Along with tourism, agriculture and industry are the most important sectors of the Montenegrin economy. The paper gives a financial analysis of these two sectors compared against the average for the Montenegrin economy. The analysis is based on the submitted final accounts for the period 2005 - 2019. The financial analysis in the paper showed that the growth of assets in agriculture was faster than the national average in the observed period, while in the case of industry it was slower. It also showed that agriculture has satisfactory solvency, while that in industry is a matter of concern, and although the debt level of the former is lower than that of the latter, the trend of debt growth is concerning. As for liquidity, it remains unsatisfactory in both sectors, but it is somewhat more favourable in industry.
INVESTMENTS IN SERBIAN AGRICULTURE
Authors: Milić Dragan , Jocić Bogdan , Novaković Tihomir , Tekić Dragana , Ilić Zoran , Maksimović Branka
Published: July 2023

The paper shows the relation between gross domestic product (GDP) and investments in the Republic of Serbia. The observed relation was analyzed at the economy level, as well as in agricultural particular. The observation period is from 2005 to 2020. The function of investments is overviewed through the capital ratio. In this way, it was established to what extent part of the newly created value is returned to the production process, both at the level of the entire economy and at the level of agricultural activity separately. The low participation of investments in the gross domestic product is highlighted, which indicates an unfavorable relationship towards economic and agricultural activity for the observed time period.
THE IMPACT OF REMOTE LEARNING ON A STUDENT-BASED RENTAL MARKET DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CASE STUDY: CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA
Authors:   Center for Geographical Research, Cluj-Napoca Branch of the Romanian Academy, DRĂGAN MAGDALENA , MUREȘAN GABRIELA-ALINA ,   Faculty of Geography, Babeș-Bolyai University, MĂLĂESCU SIMONA ,   Faculty of Geography, Babeș-Bolyai University
Published: July 2023

En mars 2020 les universités roumaines ont fermé les campus et ont transféré les activités d’enseignement en ligne pour les deux mois suivants afin de réduire la propagation du COVID-19. Pour les villes universitaires, cette décision avait mené au déménag
SAVOIRS LOCAUX SUR LES RISQUES DE FEUX DE BROUSSE DANS LA COMMUNE DE TESKER, RÉGION DE ZINDER AU NIGER
Authors:   Université de Zinder, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Départemenent de Géographie, MAMADOU IBRAHIM
Published: July 2023

Lately a multitude of bushfire phenomena have been observed in the municipality of Tesker (Niger). This is due to various factors. Farmers have always been able to implement techniques allowing them to preserve, protect and restore the environment in whic
SHAPING URBAN SPACE IN ROMANIA. CASE STUDY: THE BISTRIȚA-BECLEAN URBAN AXIS
Authors:   Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Doctoral School of Geography, TĂTAR ALEXANDRU-MARIUS
Published: July 2023

This paper analyses the development of the urban axis by shaping urban space. Through this process, the aim is to transform the city to promote urban sustainability transitions. When comparing the socio-economic systems of the Bistrița-Beclean Urban Axis,
IMPACTS ENVIRONNEMENTAUX ET CHANGEMENTS URBAINS DANS LA COMMUNE DE HAMMA BOUZIANE (CONSTANTINE, ALGÉRIE)
Authors:   Institut de Gestion des Techniques Urbaines, Université Larbi Ben M’hidi, BENLAHRECHE MERIEM , MAZOUZ SAID ,   Département d’architecture, Université Larbi Ben M’hidi
Published: July 2023

The main objective of this article is to explain the urban phenomena in a city known for its fertile land and flavourful produce. The peri-urban agriculture of Hamma Bouziane is suffering the repercussions of unbridled urban expansion and socio-economic c
An assessment of the access to herbicide among smallholder farmers in Bebeji local government area of Kano state
Authors:   Department of Geography, Yobe State University, P.M.B 1144 Damaturu, Nigeria, Tijjani Bukar-Lawan
Published: July 2023

The study assesses the access of herbicide among smallholder farmers in Bebeji Local Government area, Kano state. The advancement in technology in past and present years lead to improvement in weed control. Moreover, the introduction of chemical herbicides is slowly weeping out the traditional method of managing weeds that improves agricultural productions which make farmers cultivate several hectares of farmland, but farmers were facing challenges in accessing the farm inputs. The study focused on primary data collection method in other to have clear information of the challenges farmers are facing in the process of accessing herbicides in the study area. The findings of the study show that 95% of the formers access their herbicides from commercial sellers and open markets. 55% and 33% of farmers were satisfied with the availability of herbicide in the study area. The study found that 96% of the farmers disclosed that lack of adequate funds is the major problem farmers have in accessing herbicides in the study area, as majority of the smallholder farmers are low incoming earners.63% of the farmers use pre-emergent herbicides, 22% of the farmers use both pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides and 15% of the farmers use post-emergent only. The research carried out has clearly presented the current situation of smallholder farmers in accessing herbicide in the chosen study area. Smallholder farmers in the area have been experiencing difficulties in purchasing herbicide. The research clearly indicated that Government and non Governmental organisations were not providing herbicides at designated time which give chance for marketers to sell herbicide at higher price. There is need for the government to intervene and come to the aide of the farmer’s as to make farm inputs available and sufficient in the study area. As Nigerian agriculture is growing and becoming competitive in the continent providing farm inputs among smallholder’s farmers in the study area will be of great benefits. Committee should be set in all necessary areas as to reach out people with all interventions given by government and none governmental organization.
Data & Information Security
Authors:   Professor and Principal   Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for Women, Visakhapatnam, India., Goswami Raj Kumar , Devi S. Nandhini ,   Assistant Professor, Department of MTECH- CSE, Sri Sairam Engineering college, West Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., A. Bansal Shweta ,   HOD and Associate Professor,  Department of CSE, K R Mangalam University, India, Prasanna Pushpa ,   Assistant Professor, Department of CSE,                RP Sarathy Institute of Technology, Salem, Tamilnadu, India
Published: July 2023

Data and information security provides the most current and complete reference on computer security. The book offers deep coverage of a wide range of issues in computer and security theory, and applications. Also, discusses the basics of information security. Illustrates the legal, ethical and professional issues in information security. Demonstrate the aspects of risk management, aware of various standards in the Information Security System. Also, the design and implementation of Security Techniques.
Effect of Marketing Strategy and Service Quality on Product Purchasing Decisions
Authors: Widiyanto Nugroho Eko , Pono Maat , Alamszah Nur
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of marketing strategy and service quality on product purchasing decisions. This research was conducted on one of the skincare sales brands, Feryal Skincare. The number of samples taken was 103 feryal skincare users with the criteria of (a) Users in the city of Makassar, (b) focusing on users in 2022 and 2023, (c) using feryal skincare products more than 1 time. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires and interviews. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the analysis it is known that marketing strategy has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions, and service quality has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions
Analisis Faktor Promosi dan Produk Terhadap Keputusan Konsumen Dalam Pembelian Sepeda Motor Yamaha di Kecamatan Cikarang Pusat Bekasi
Authors: Arif Bachtiar
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa pengaruh promosi dan produk terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam pembelian sepeda motor Yamaha di kecamatan Cikarang Pusat Bekasi dengan jumlah sampel 346 responden dari masyarakat di kecamatan Cikarang Pusat Bekasi yang punya sepeda motor yamaha. Hasil uji t variabel bebas produk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam pembelian sepeda motor Yamaha hal ini bisa dilihat dari nilai t-hitung (7,160) yang lebih besar dari t-tabel pada signifikansi α = 0,05 (t-tabel = 1,980), variabel promosi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam pembelian sepeda motor Yamaha karena t-hitung (2,597) lebih besar dari t-tabel. Sedangkan dari hasil uji F keempat variabel bebas secara simultan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam pembelian sepeda motor Yamaha.

Berdasarkan hasil analisis dalam penelitian ini, dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel promosi dan produk berpengaruh positif terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam pembelian sepeda motor Yamaha baik secara sendiri sendiri maupun secara simultan. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa keputusan konsumen dipengaruhi oleh variabel promosi dan produk.
PENGARUH PIUTANG MURABAHAH TERHADAP LABA BERSIH BANK SYARIAH INDONESIA (BSI) PERIODE 2021-2022
Authors: Badriati Ii , Ramadhan Dona
Published: July 2023

Bank Syariah Indonesia, which is known by the public, is a financial institution that oversees sharia principles. On February 1, 2021 Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) was the result of the merger of Bank Syariah Mandiri, Bank BRI Syariah and Bank BNI Syariah. At the same time, Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) released its developer product, namely murabahah financing. Murabaha financing objects whose development tends to increase from time to time. On the basis of seeing an increase in murabahah financing every year the author wants to know whether this increase has an effect on net profit at Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). The purpose of this research is to find out and partially describe murabahah receivables on net profit at Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) for the 2021-2022 period. This study uses the product theory from Adiwarman A. Karim (2008) which states that murabaha financing is the sale and purchase of goods at the original price with additional profits agreed between the bank and the customer and the net profit theory from (Kasmir, 2014) which states net profit as the difference between revenue minus costs incurred for business purposes and minus taxes. This research method is a quantitative method with secondary time series data, namely the monthly reports of Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) for the 2021-2022 period. Sampling using purposive sampling technique. Analyzed with the classical assumption analysis method, simple linear regression, hypotheses and processed with SPPS software version 25. The results of this research show that the acquisition of the t test results is tcount (2.492) > ttable value, (2.085). The result of the test for the coefficient of determination is the R square of 0.220 (22%). Which means that murabahah receivables have an influence of 22% on the net profit of Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). The hypothesis states that murabahah receivables (Variable X) have a positive and significant effect on net income (Variable Y).
Peningkatan Organizational Commitment Dipengaruhi Organizational Support, Job Satisfaction, dan Quality Of Work Life Pada Koperasi Karyawan Keluarga Besar Petrokimia Gresik (K3PG).
Authors: Nugroho Novianto Eko
Published: July 2023

Organizational commitment is a condition in which an individual follows the policies and goals of the organization and his desire to maintain his membership in the organization. This study aims to analyze the increase in organizational commitment influenced by organizational support, job satisfaction, and quality of work life at the Petrokimia Gresik Family Employee Cooperative (K3PG). This study uses a quantitative approach to determine the level of organizational commitment relationship that is influenced by organizational support, job satisfaction, and quality of work life. This research method uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed an increase in organizational commitment which was influenced by organizational support to achieve employee job satisfaction which resulted in a more conducive quality of work life.  

Keywords :  Organizational support, Job Satisfaction, Quality of work life, Organization Commitment
Enabling FAIR data in additive manufacturing to accelerate industrialization
Authors: Li Shengyen , Aggour Kareem S , Lu Yan , Coutts Peter , Harris Brennan , Kitt Alex , Lupulescu Afina , McNair Michael , Mohr Luke , Vasquez Mike
Published: July 2023

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an important enabler of Industry 4.0 but there are several hurdles that need to be overcome to realize the full potential of AM. These challenges include the need for a data infrastructure that supports the sharing of data generated by the technologies as they mature, and data interoperability is critical to a sustainable data infrastructure that is widely accessible. This paper outlines the need for building a common data stack for an interoperable AM data infrastructure. At the foundation is a common data dictionary (CDD),which defines a primary technical vocabulary for the AM community in logical buckets. On top of the CDD is a common data model (CDM), which defines the hierarchy and relationships of the terms in the CDD and enables the data to be linkable in a complex data system. The CDM empowers information integration and sharing throughout the lifecycles and value chains for different AM technologies. The comprehensiveness of the properties defined in the CDM makes AM data reusable. To enable the exchange of data between different systems, common data exchange formats (CDEFs) transform the CDM into targeted data packages. The design philosophy of the CDD, CDM, and CDEF are described to accelerate the development and adoption of AM technologies across alliances.
Ethical dimension in Authoring Islamic Legal Theory: Theory of Shariah Ruling (Case Study)
Authors:   Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of  Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ameen Ahmed A. Q. Alnahari  , Tawfik Abdulrahman Qasem  ,   Department of Shariah Faculty of Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Sultan Azlan Shah, 33000 Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia, Abdullah Mohammed Ali AL-mekhlaf  ,   Department of Syaiah and Law, Academy of Islamic Studies University of  Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Published: July 2023

This research aims to throw light to the importance of Islamic ethics in Islamic legal theory. In addition, it aims to look at nuance in the construction of the Islamic legal theory according to the general objectives of the Shariah in order to show the connection between general spirit of Islam and the principles and philosophy of sciences. This researcher finds that morality and ethical consideration actually form the basis of the five pillars of the Islamic legal theory namely, obligation, responsibility, penalty, motivation and effort the fact that the rules of action are truly the reflection of the principals of ethics. In addition, the theory of shariah ruling is also in need of further study and rethinking so as to enrich and diversify our interpretation of the goals and objectives of the shariah and in our dispensing of shariah rulings. The study also suggests the need to address and reconsider many extraneous matters and issues that have disturbingly crept into the discussion of the principles of shariah. By this care and preservation may be accorded to the interests of the Maqasid al-Shariah. This in turn allows for the consideration and emphasis of the Kulliyat while at the same time connecting with and preserving the Juziyat in ethical discourse. This research uses the descriptive and analytical method.
L’insertion professionnelle des enseignants de deuxième carrière : un processus de professionnalisation par et au travail
Authors: Coppe Thibault , Enthoven Simon , März Virginie , Raemdonck Isabel
Published: July 2023

In this theoretical essay, we identify the specificities of the second career teachers’ entry process into schools by proposing a reflection and a conceptualization that define it as a process of learning through and at work, or more specifically as a work socialization process. In this sense, this paper contributes to the reflections on the links between work, training, and professionalization by proposing a case study in which training and professionalization processes are fundamentally situated in the work activity itself. Learning, training, and professionalization, therefore, occur “on the job”, in the same temporality, which in this case is the first steps of second career teachers in their new work environment.
Négociation des savoirs et socialisation professionnelle
Authors: Sanojca Elzbieta , Triby Emmanuel
Published: July 2023

This article proposes a renewed view of professionalization. It considers that the social part of professionalization is declining in the context of accelerated social change. It shows how the construction of one’s professionality is more likely to occur at an intimate individual level, whereas previously it was formed through a sense of belonging to instituted collectives. A theoretical model is supported by the dual concepts of “configuration / negotiation of knowledge” and “disposition / valorization”. It is applied to three areas of investigation: work-study in the health sector, the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) process, and a professional master’s degree. The findings indicate more social use of intimacy, which in turn elucidates the professional part of individuation.
«No ideas but in things». I am sitting in a room, de Alvin Lucier, como dispositivo material-afectivo y ensamblaje vibratorio entre agencias humanas y no humanas
Authors: Horta Arnau
Published: July 2023

El presente artículo propone un análisis de I am sitting in a room (1970), la obra más conocida del compositor Alvin Lucier (1931-2021), desde la perspectiva que ofrecen algunas de las nuevas corrientes del pensamiento materialista, la teoría del afecto y el realismo agencial. En primer lugar, se expondrá la singularidad del trabajo del compositor, destacando la importancia de su dimensión material-afectiva y examinando el sentido de la máxima de Lucier «no ideas but in things». Se revisarán los conceptos de ensamblaje (Jane Bennett) e intra-acción (Karen Barad), que se pondrán en relación con algunas aportaciones realizadas desde el terreno de los estudios sobre el sonido y la voz a la discusión en torno a la vibración. Después de explicar con detalle el funcionamiento de I am sitting in a room, se podrá entender la pieza de Lucier como una forma de «enredo» (entanglement) (Barad) que resulta de la intrarrelación vibratoria entre los afectos de los diversos actantes, humanos y no humanos, que participan en la obra. Finalmente, atendiendo a las capacidades performativas que Karen Barad atribuye a los dispositivos (apparatuses) científicos y su papel en la producción de fenómenos, se concluirá que I am sitting in a room puede entenderse como un dispositivo de carácter pluriagencial y transontológico que afirma la interdependencia entre materialidad y discursividad e invierte la experiencia fenomenológica, para descubrirnos otras formas posibles de sentir, decir y habitar el mundo.
Hiperpublicación 100/24. Dos workshops performáticos para la investigación en la creatividad vernácula de internet
Authors: Soriano Ezequiel
Published: July 2023

En este artículo presento una investigación en curso sobre arte digital y apropiación. Mediante la hibridación de los métodos etnográficos con la investigación en las artes, desarrollo dos workshops performáticos para explorar las prácticas vernáculas de copia, apropiación y creación de valor en el folclore digital. Hiperpublicación 100/24 consiste en dos talleres realizados en la Fábrica de Creación La Escocesa, cuyo objetivo era la creación y publicación de 100 libros y 100 películas, respectivamente, en 24 horas de trabajo ininterrumpido para explorar cómo se negocian los valores y lógicas de la originalidad, la autenticidad o la autoría. Aquí presento las bases teórico-metodológicas del diseño de estos workshops performáticos, su desarrollo, así como una valoración sobre las posibilidades y limitaciones de estos dispositivos de investigación-acción. Concretamente, muestro cómo la etnografía puede combinarse con las herramientas de la investigación en las artes y el diseño para crear procesos colaborativos que generan conocimiento valioso sobre prácticas artísticas.
Multiplexed microfluidic screening of bacterial chemotaxis
Authors: Stehnach Michael R , Henshaw Richard J , Floge Sheri A , Guasto Jeffrey S
Published: July 2023

Microorganism sensing of and responding to ambient chemical gradients regulates a myriad of microbial processes that are fundamental to ecosystem function and human health and disease. The development of efficient, high-throughput screening tools for microbial chemotaxis is essential to disentangling the roles of diverse chemical compounds and concentrations that control cell nutrient uptake, chemorepulsion from toxins, and microbial pathogenesis. Here, we present a novel microfluidic multiplexed chemotaxis device (MCD) which uses serial dilution to simultaneously perform six parallel bacterial chemotaxis assays that span five orders of magnitude in chemostimulant concentration on a single chip. We first validated the dilution and gradient generation performance of the MCD, and then compared the measured chemotactic response of an established bacterial chemotaxis system (Vibrio alginolyticus) to a standard microfluidic assay. Next, the MCD’s versatility was assessed by quantifying the chemotactic responses of different bacteria (Psuedoalteromonas haloplanktis, Escherichia coli) to different chemoattractants and chemorepellents. The MCD vastly accelerates the chemotactic screening process, which is critical to deciphering the complex sea of chemical stimuli underlying microbial responses.
Uncovering circuit mechanisms of current sinks and sources with biophysical simulations of primary visual cortex
Authors: Rimehaug Atle E , Stasik Alexander J , Hagen Espen , Billeh Yazan N , Siegle Josh H , Dai Kael , Olsen Shawn R , Koch Christof , Einevoll Gaute T , Arkhipov Anton
Published: July 2023

Local field potential (LFP) recordings reflect the dynamics of the current source density (CSD) in brain tissue. The synaptic, cellular, and circuit contributions to current sinks and sources are ill-understood. We investigated these in mouse primary visual cortex using public Neuropixels recordings and a detailed circuit model based on simulating the Hodgkin–Huxley dynamics of >50,000 neurons belonging to 17 cell types. The model simultaneously captured spiking and CSD responses and demonstrated a two-way dissociation: firing rates are altered with minor effects on the CSD pattern by adjusting synaptic weights, and CSD is altered with minor effects on firing rates by adjusting synaptic placement on the dendrites. We describe how thalamocortical inputs and recurrent connections sculpt specific sinks and sources early in the visual response, whereas cortical feedback crucially alters them in later stages. These results establish quantitative links between macroscopic brain measurements (LFP/CSD) and microscopic biophysics-based understanding of neuron dynamics and show that CSD analysis provides powerful constraints for modeling beyond those from considering spikes.
Episodic long-term memory formation during slow-wave sleep
Authors: Schmidig Flavio J , Ruch Simon , Henke Katharina
Published: July 2023

We are unresponsive during slow-wave sleep but continue monitoring external events for survival. Our brain wakens us when danger is imminent. If events are non-threatening, our brain might store them for later consideration to improve decision-making. To test this hypothesis, we examined whether novel vocabulary consisting of simultaneously played pseudowords and translation words are encoded/stored during sleep, and which neural-electrical events facilitate encoding/storage. An algorithm for brain-state-dependent stimulation selectively targeted word pairs to slow-wave peaks or troughs. Retrieval tests were given 12 and 36 hr later. These tests required decisions regarding the semantic category of previously sleep-played pseudowords. The sleep-played vocabulary influenced awake decision-making 36 hr later, if targeted to troughs. The words’ linguistic processing raised neural complexity. The words’ semantic-associative encoding was supported by increased theta power during the ensuing peak. Fast-spindle power ramped up during a second peak likely aiding consolidation. Hence, new vocabulary played during slow-wave sleep was stored and influenced decision-making days later.