bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Construction of Inheritance Distribution Based on Gender Equality in Thematic Tafsir Studies
Authors: Tarmizi Tarmizi , Abubakar Achmad , Basri Halimah , Rif’ah Muh. Azka Fazaka , Febrian Rifki
Published: July 2024

Gender equality in inheritance is an issue that is often debated today. One of the controversial verses is verse 11 of surah al-Nisa' which regulates that the men's portion is equal to two women's parts. This study aims to examine the verses of the Qur'an regarding gender equality in inheritance through thematic studies and spark a shift in the concept of inheritance which demands equal parts through the interpretation of the meaning of verse 11 surah al-Nisa'. This research is literature research with descriptive qualitative type through thematic tafsir approach and syar'i approach. This research found that the verses of the Qur'an regarding gender equality in inheritance based on thematic studies produced the theme, namely the verses about men and women being equally entitled to inherit and the share of men and women heirs, as well as the share of men and women. Through thematic studies, the concept of inheritance based on gender equality can be explained more comprehensively. The concept of inheritance in verse 11 of surah al-Nisā' has gradually shifted in meaning from section 2:1 to become an equal part marked by the birth of the concept of bilateral inheritance which fully supports gender equality in inheritance. It's just that it is still possible for disputes to occur so fiqh mawāris becomes a solution. So it is recommended that before dividing the inheritance with the principle of gender equality, it must first be divided based on the provisions of the mawāris fiqh and then an agreement can be made so that the rights of the heirs are considered.
Examining Civil Law Remedies for Consumers Affected by Counterfeit Branded Goods in E-commerce Transactions
Authors: Ilham Muhammad Azham , Kirana Andi Rahmi Ainun
Published: July 2024

This research aims to find out and explain the forms of legal protection for consumers and dispute resolution efforts related to the sale of counterfeit branded goods through online transactions in Indonesia. The research uses normative methods by reviewing library materials and secondary data and using legal material analysis techniques using a statutory approach. The research results show that consumer protection regarding the sale of counterfeit branded goods through online transactions in Indonesia refers to several statutory regulations, namely: Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, a form of protection for consumers, namely the requirement for business actors to provide correct and clear information regarding goods/services being bought and sold as well as guaranteeing the responsibility of business actors for losses and all legal consequences resulting from violations of obligations in electronic transactions. Based on Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, the form of legal protection for consumers is that in 2001 the Government established the National Consumer Protection Agency which then formed the Consumer Dispute Resolution Agency at the regional level. Based on Law Number 20 of 2016 concerning Brands and Geographical Indications, a form of consumer protection is the threat of criminal penalties for business actors who counterfeit brands or buy and sell products resulting from criminal acts. Consumer dispute resolution can be reached through 3 routes, namely peaceful resolution by the parties to the dispute without involving the court or a neutral third party, and settlement through the court. and Out-of-court settlement through BPSK.
QUILLBOT INTEGRATION IN THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS (PERCEPTION OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDENTS)
Authors: Bakri Irfiani , Wulandari Mega Fitri , Amalia. S Reski , Rut Walangitan Melania
Published: July 2024

The aim of this research is to find Business Management students perceptions regarding the use of Quillbot as a writing tool for English writing skill improvement This research employs a qualitative case study approach. The research instruments were questionnaire and interview. The questionnaire closed-ended questions utilizing a four-point Likert scale (ranging from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree) shared via Google Forms. Additionally, semi-structured interview questions were formulated based on the questionnaire responses. The data obtained from the closed-ended questionnaire questions are quantitatively was analysed through frequency calculations. The total of the population are 40 business management students. The results indicate that AI has the capacity to enhance writing skills by aiding in idea generation, improving critical thinking, preventing plagiarism, and elevating academic writing quality. Consequently, integrating AI into higher education can effectively enhance the quality of writing education, aligning with the digital era's advancements and optimizing the learning process for effectiveness and efficiency.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF USING ONE-MINUTE TALK TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL
Authors: Apriliya Khairina , Nursidah Nursidah , Ilyas Ilyas
Published: July 2024

This research aimed to find out whether or not the use of one-minute talk technique improves students' speaking skills in the English education program at Universitas Muhammadiyah (UNIM) Bone. The research's population consisted of 40 second-semester students from the English education program at UNIM Bone in the academic year 2023-2024. The sample number was 20 students, chosen through purposive sampling. A quantitative approach was used in this research by using the model of classroom action research design developed by Kemmis and McTaggart. The instruments of this research were speaking test and speaking rubric. It focused on students’ speaking skills in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and fluency. The result of this research showed that the students’ improvement from the pre-test to the second cycle was highly improved, where the students’ success in the speaking skill test in the pre-test was 59.5, then in the first cycle was 71.9, and in the second cycle was 82.9. So it can be concluded that one-minute talk technique in the teaching and learning process can improve students' speaking skills in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and fluency in the second semester of the English education program at UNIM Bone.
THE EFFECT OF SUPRASEGMENTAL PRONUNCIATION ON SPEAKING SKILLS OF BUGINESE EFL LEARNERS
Authors: Mayadah Mayadah , DJ. Muhammad Zuhri , Nur Hasriati
Published: July 2024

AbstractThe objective of this research was to describe how the effect of Suprasegmental Pronunciation affects the Speaking Skills of Buginese EFL Learners. Qualitative method was used in this research with the implementation of descriptive qualitative method. Furthermore, the research instruments such as observation and interview were used to collect data in this research. This research was conducted at Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Bone with the implementation done in the classroom for Speaking classes. There were 4 students as participants in this research who were selected by purposive sampling. Based on the results of the reserach, it was found that Suprasegmental Pronunciation has positive impacts that show how the Suprasegmental pronunciation affects their speaking skills in a good way such as ease of understanding the meaning of the words, conversation becomes more natural, conveying emotions, and a plus point in terms of communication skills. Moreover, it also found that there are negative effects on Speaking Skills of Buginese EFL learners such as speaking anxiety and local suprasegmental pronunciation is hardly separated.
ENGLISH SPECIFIC PURPOSES PERSPECTIVE: IDENTIFYING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEEDS OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING STUDENTS
Authors: Husain Nurlaila , Ali Sri Widyarti
Published: July 2024

The development of effective English language proficiency among Guidance and Counselling students is crucial for their academic success and future professional endeavours. However, there is a gap in the literature concerning the specific language needs and preferences of this student population within the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This study aims to identify the essential English sub-skills required by Guidance and Counselling students currently enrolled in the second semester of the 2022–2023 academic year, encompassing listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Employing a descriptive quantitative method, data was collected through an online questionnaire administered to 53 students. The findings highlight the importance of listening comprehension skills, with 79.3% recognizing the value of understanding lectures and classmates during English lessons. Additionally, the study emphasizes the significance of proficient speaking abilities for facilitating dialogues, with 66.7% valuing discussions on general and current topics with classmates. Furthermore, the ability to critically analyse internet articles (64.4%) emerged as the most valued reading skill for evidence-based practice and cross-cultural sensitivity. Lastly, the participants most recognized the importance of writing skills for conducting group research in English (56.3%). Overall, the study underscores the multidimensional nature of English language proficiency required for Guidance and Counselling students and the need for an integrated approach to language education that fosters well-rounded competence. By addressing these language needs, educational institutions can better prepare students for the communicative demands of their future roles as counsellors.
Development of the Soviet Arctic Aviation Route Network in the 1920s – 1930s
Authors: Ulyanova Svetlana , Anosova Natalia , Kechidi Med
Published: July 2024

Статья посвящена начальному периоду формирования транспортной инфраструктуры российской Арктики. Советские географы еще в 1920-е гг. создали модель сибирско-арктической транспортной сети, сочетавшей речные трассы, Транссибирскую магистраль и Северный морской путь, которые должны были дополняться системой воздушных сообщений. Начиная с 1928 г. в СССР организуется несколько регулярных воздушных линий: Ленская (Иркутск - Якутск), Северо-Двинская (Архангельск - Котлас - Сыктывкар), Амурская (Хабаровск - Николаевск - Оха), Камчатская (Николаевск-на-Амуре - Охотск - Петропавловск-Камчатский), Енисейская (Красноярск - ИГА РКа) и др. В статье рассматривается процесс становления систематических полетов в Арктике в 1926-1939 гг. Проанализированы данные 196 полетов (даты, исходные и конечные точки маршрутов, промежуточные посадки, состав экипажей и др.). Выявлены особенности организации воздушных сообщений в Арктике в 1920-е - 1930-е гг. Дана характеристика наиболее значимых спасательных и научных экспедиций с участием самолетов. Обоснована оценка мыса Северный (мыс Шмидта) как главной авиационной базы арктических полетов в 1920-е - 1930-е гг.
The Origin of Islam in North Caucasus
Authors: Jung Sejin
Published: July 2024

The penetration of Islam into Dagestan lasted for almost a whole millennium. Initially, Islam became entrenched in the Derbent Emirate, from where it spread to the territory of southern and southeastern Dagestan. It is important to emphasize that despite the different times of the adoption of Islam among the various groups of Vainakhs, this process proceeded very slowly, stretching over several centuries.
Features of the Formation of the Architectural Appearance of Provincial Cities in the Era of Eclecticism (Second Half of the 19th – Early 20th Centuries)
Authors: Kolesnikov Ilya , Rykun Galina , Makhota Marina
Published: July 2024

The article substantiates the view that the eclectic era left a noticeable trace in the history of domestic urban planning, has changed a spatial plan, made a significant contribution to the formation of architectural appearance not only metropolitan, but also provincial cities. The authors associate these changes with the capitalist transformation of the main directions of the socio-economic development of Russian society in the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries. At the same time, they pay special attention to the factor in the liberalization of construction legislation, which allowed regional architects to freely use local traditions and folk motives in architectural creativity, which were not places in the previously dominated classic architectural stylist.
History of the Development of Trolleybus Traffic in Novorossiysk (Part 2)
Authors: Abramyan Syuzanna , Golubkina Ksenia
Published: July 2024

This issue publishes the second part of the article, which characterizes the state of electric transport in Novorossiysk from the nineties to the present. The chronology of the development of the trolleybus network in the 1990s indicates that the trolleybus tried to find itself in a changed world, with a new, market economy, a decrease in budget subsidies, lobbying for the interests of third - party carriers-minibuses, as well as the lack of interest of the city authorities in urban electric transport. Even now, the trolleybus administration is simultaneously trying to earn money and at the same time fulfill its obligations to transport preferential categories of citizens.
„Az élő borzalmas izgalom volt.” : A fikciós filmgyártás kezdetei a Magyar Televízióban
Authors: Lakatos Gabriella
Published: July 2024

Tanulmányomban a Magyar Televízió hőskorának első éveit, ezen belül az első saját gyártású fikciós filmek készülésének körülményeit vizsgálom. Bemutatom a technikai és gyártástörténeti környezetet, amelyben 1958-ban a Tanya viharban című filmmel kezdetét vette a tévéfilmek és tévéjátékok gyártása, majd kitérek arra is, hogy az alkotók milyen kihívásokkal néztek szembe a kezdetben élőben sugárzott filmek forgatásakor. Alkotói visszaemlékezések és korabeli kritikák alapján részletesen elemzem a két alkalommal, 1958-ban és 1962-ben is leforgatott Vacsora a Hotel Germániában, valamint az 1959-ben készült Vitézek és hősök című filmeket. Mihályfi Imre és Zsurzs Éva filmje remekül szemlélteti az élőben sugárzott tévéjátékok formai, dramaturgiai és tematikai sajátosságait.
Amplifying Exploration of Regional Climate Risks: Clustering Future Projections on Regionally Relevant Impact Drivers Not Emission Scenarios
Authors: Buskop Franciscus , Sperna Weiland Frederiek , van den Hurk Bart
Published: July 2024

In the upcoming decades, climate change impacts will increasingly emerge, requiring regions worldwide to obtain actionable climate information. Global Climate Models (GCMs) are often used to explore future conditions, but the variability of projections among GCMs complicates regional climate risk assessments. Often, multi-model means of climate responses to various emission scenarios are used to reduce analysis resources and uncertainties. Unfortunately, emission scenarios can only explain a small fraction of variance in the mean climate responses of local precipitation patterns and are dominated by model uncertainty and internal variability. Emission scenarios model means, therefore, lead to similar mean responses across emission scenarios. This results in inefficient use of analysis resources and a narrow view of potential climate risks in the region. Since precipitation is a key driver for many hazards like flood, drought and wildfire, local assessment of these risks using emission-based multi-model means is probably not optimal. This study proposes a method to select more impact-relevant scenarios by determining regionally relevant climatic impact drivers and grouping GCMs on their projected changes in these drivers. We quantify the effectiveness of our approach by comparing future impacts covered by emission-based scenarios with our approach, expressed as an “exploratory amplification” factor. We illustrate the method for flood risk in the Latvian Lielupe basin and find the novel method has an exploratory amplification up to a factor of eight for the mid-century. We conclude that our method significantly improves regional exploration of future impacts, enabling more informed adaptation decisions.
Perspectives on the mechanistic underpinnings of choice biases
Authors: Tsetsos Konstantinos , Cao Yinan
Published: July 2024

Early foundational work in the decision sciences carefully balanced empirical observations and theoretical explanations. Dating back to Daniel Bernoulli, a handful of behavioral regularities observed in theoretical lotteries ignited the refinement of normative theories and the development of new descriptive frameworks of valuation and choice. However, more recent tendencies in behavioral economics and psychology place empirical observations on a pedestal: modern behavioral science has identified more behavioral biases than it has explained. Coupled with replication and reliability crises in experimental psychology, this has resulted in an explanatory gap in the field, in-between the descriptive and predictive levels. Here, we aim to close this explanatory gap by asking how choice biases can emerge from certain decision computations. We demonstrate that biased and irrational choice behavior may arise from multiple, equally viable mechanisms, such as relative value coding and selective information sampling. We posit that this “multiple realizability” problem highlights a broader issue: inferring mechanisms of complex behavior solely from behavioral measures is an underdetermined exercise. We propose that using time-resolved neural recordings to track how attention serially parses complex information during multiattribute, multialternative decisions can resolve this “multiple realizability” issue and arbitrate between competing mechanistic explanations of choice biases.
The relationship between vividness of positive future-oriented mental imagery, anhedonia, and positive affect
Authors: Blackwell Simon Edward , Westermann Katharina , Margraf Jürgen , Woud Marcella Lydia
Published: July 2024

The vividness with which people can imagine positive events happening in their future has been linked to a number of different aspects of psychopathology and wellbeing. These relationships are hypothesised to arise from the role of mental imagery in thinking about the future and its close links to emotion. The current research investigated the associations between the vividness of positive future-oriented imagery, anhedonia, and positive affect via two cross-sectional studies. In a first study, a predominantly healthy young student sample (N = 79) completed measures of imagery, anhedonia, positive affect, and both questionnaire and lab-based measures of a range of aspects of psychopathology and wellbeing. A second study used baseline data from a clinical trial that recruited a transdiagnostic sample (N = 58) from two inpatient clinics. Results indicated a strong positive relationship between positive future-oriented imagery vividness and the experience of positive affect in both samples, whereas relationships between positive imagery vividness and anhedonia were also present but weaker. These results can inform further research to understand the role of mental imagery in both psychopathology and healthy functioning, and how it can be harnessed in interventions to reduce symptoms of psychopathology and increase wellbeing.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Woke? An Admittedly Slapdash Comment on Clark et al (2024)
Authors: Luke Timothy John
Published: July 2024

A friend sent me a copy of Clark et al (2024, 10.1177/17456916241252085) saying they thought it was interesting. One of the authors' central conclusions is that psychology professors in the US who believe in controversial statements (e.g., that racial differences in IQ are driven by genetic factors) are more likely to "self-censor" those beliefs. I took one look at the article and thought, "That can't be right. It can't be that simple." And over the next couple weeks, on and off, I reanalyzed their data. This comment is the result of those reanalyses. In short, a straightforward positive relationship between belief in controversial ideas and self-censorship is not actually supported by their data. The story is more complicated and is incompatible with the idea of pervasive and systematic bias against "taboo" discussions in psychology.
A Latent Markov Model for Noninvariant Measurements: An Application to Interaction Log Data From Computer-Interactive Assessments
Authors: Kang Hyeon-Ah
Published: July 2024

The latent Markov model (LMM) has been increasingly used to analyze log data from computer-interactive assessments. An important consideration in applying the LMM to assessment data is measurement effects of items. In educational and psychological assessment, items exhibit distinct psychometric qualities and induce systematic variance to assessment outcome data. The current development in LMM however assumes that items have uniform effects and do not contribute to the variance of measurement outcomes. In this study, we propose a refinement of LMM that relaxes the measurement invariance constraint and examine empirical performance of the new framework through numerical experimentation. We modify the LMM for noninvariant measurements and refine inference methods to accommodate event-specific measurement effects. Numerical experiments are conducted to validate the inference scheme and evaluate the performance of the new framework. Findings from the empirical evaluation suggest that the inferential scheme achieves adequate reliability and the new LMM framework delivers stable performance while appropriately accounting for items' measurement effects. Compared with the traditional scheme, the refined framework demonstrated greater relevance to real assessment data and yielded more robust inference results when the model was ill-specified. The empirical evaluations suggested the potential of the new framework for serving large-scale assessment data.
Bigger is not always better: The importance of human-scale language modeling for psycholinguistics
Authors: Wilcox Ethan Gotlieb , Hu Michael , Mueller Aaron , Linzen Tal , Warstadt Alex , Choshen Leshem , Zhuang Chengxu , Cotterell Ryan , Williams Adina
Published: July 2024

Neural network language models can learn a surprising amount about language by predicting upcoming words in a corpus. Recent language technologies work has demonstrated that large performance improvements can arise from simply increasing ("scaling") the size of the data sets they are trained on (and, correspondingly, the number of parameters in those models); accordingly, many contemporary systems are trained on trillions of words. While largely beneficial to performance on language applications, scaling has several downsides for both computational psycholinguistics and natural language processing research. We discuss the scientific challenges presented by scaling, as well as the benefits that would result from human-scale language modeling research. In the second half of this paper, we report on takeaways from two efforts to bring about human-scale language model pretraining. First, we report on the first iteration of the BabyLM Challenge, a shared task organized by the authors that asked participants to train a language model on 100 million words or less. Second, we present experiments to answer open questions from the findings of the BabyLM Challenge: namely, are a significant amount of computational resources required to achieve high performance, even at such small scales? We find that high performance can be achieved at small data scales and with typical academic-scale computational resources.
The Inflexible Self and Lived Time. A Phenomenological Approach to Personality Disorders
Authors: Sterna Anna , Moskalewicz Marcin , Schmidt Philipp , Fuchs Thomas
Published: July 2024

This chapter sheds light on phenomenological aspects of personality disorders. Although research on personality disorders (PD) has increased in the last decades, it remains relatively underexamined compared to other mental health conditions. This discrepancy is even more evident in phenomenological psychopathology. To fill this lacuna, this chapter offers an analysis of the implicit, temporal foundation of self-experience in personality disorders. It is argued that personality disorders can be understood in terms of a temporal inflexibility of the self. Important aspects of lived inflexibility are described across five topoi: repetitiveness of interpersonal patterns, affective rigidity, reification of self-experience, lack of future openness, and the feeling of being stuck.
Review: How have current biopsychological studies informed our understanding of the neural mechanisms of sleep?
Authors: Fan Xuezhou
Published: July 2024

This review will take on a holistic view on insomnia based on the investigation of special neuropsychological characteristics using polysomnography in insomniacs through different sleep stages, and the evaluation of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as a potential treatment method for insomnia. This review will be useful towards understanding insomnia from a neuropsychological perspective and as a real-world application in discovering potential neuropsychological interventions for insomnia.
Do ethnic minorities have incentives to omit photographs from résumés? Experimental evidence from Germany and the Netherlands
Authors: Fernández-Reino Mariña , Rovira Marti
Published: July 2024

Ethnic minority job-seekers may have incentives to include or omit photographsfrom résumés depending on the social norms regarding this practice and the extent to whichtheir outward appearances diverge from the majority group. To investigate minorities’incentives to engage in a specific type of résumé whitening––omitting photographs to avoiddiscrimination based on phenotypical traits or religious attire––we draw on data from an auditfield experiment conducted between 2016 and 2018 in the Netherlands and Germany. Ouranalysis highlights the challenges for anticipating discrimination (and, thus, deciding to engagein résumé whitening) since it is difficult to predict employers’ true preferences with respect tothe inclusion of photographs. In the Netherlands, unveiled Turkish women were better offsubmitting their picture rather than omitting it, but the premium associated with the inclusionof photographs disappeared if they wore the Muslim headscarf. For unveiled Moroccanwomen, there was no discernible advantage or disadvantage associated with the inclusion ofpictures in job applications. In contrast, in the German context, minority women with highprototypical appearance (brown phenotype or wearing the Muslim headscarf) would haveincentives to omit their photographs from job applications, particularly if they wore the Muslimheadscarf. For Moroccan and Turkish men in the two countries, the inclusion of pictures withdifferent phenotypes does not affect employers’ responses. To conclude, we explore theadvantages and disadvantages of blind recruitment policies (i.e. omitting all ethnic identifyingcues from résumés, including photographs and names) in the European context.
Full-time employment is all that matters? Quantifying the role of relevant and gender-exclusive life course experiences for gender inequalities
Authors: Rowold Carla
Published: July 2024

Gender Pension Gaps (GPG) represent crucial indicators of gender inequalities over the life course. Despite reaching higher levels, they receive less attention than other gender inequalities, such as gender wage gaps. More generally, research on gender inequalities typically focuses on selected sets of life course summary measures, predominantly the employment duration, to explain gender inequalities across the life course. This inadequately reflects the complexities of gender-specific life courses.Taking a life course perspective and using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the Netherlands and West Germany, I propose an innovative combination of machine learning, sequence analysis, and decomposition techniques, allowing for a new perspective on gender inequalities over the life course. The study contributes by disentangling which specific life course elements are most relevant for pension inequalities and quantifies the role of gender-exclusive life-course experiences for gender disparities. I find that the duration, timing, order of life-course states, and overall life course complexity matter for pension income inequalities in both pension systems. Specifically, the duration, timing, and order of care work experiences are more crucial pension predictors than employment duration, which has been the primary focus of previous research. The largest parts of the GPGs are attributable to gender-exclusive life course experiences: There is no male counterpart for the female engagement in care work, which is poorly rewarded in pension systems.Future research and policymakers likely benefit from considering such gender-specific combinations of life-course experiences and applications of the methodological approach to other inequalities.
Effect of Different Substrates and Supplements in Production of Pleurotus ostreatus in Dang, Nepal
Authors: Thakur Gaurav , Neupane Shiva , Shrestha Suraj , Acharya Basistha
Published: July 2024

An investigation was laid out to evaluate the production of Pleurotus ostreatus on different substrates and supplements in inner Terai of Nepal, Dang, Deukhuri. Ten different treatments with different substrates and supplements were tested in completely randomized design, replicated four times during the spring season with an average daily temperature of 20-27° C and relative humidity ranging from 80-95 %. The parameters taken for the observation during the experiment were spawn run period, length of stalk, diameter of stalk, diameter of pileus, thickness of pileus, fresh weight of mushroom, ash content, moisture content and biological efficiency of treatments. The research revealed that there were statistically significant yield differences associated with rice straw + banana leaves + rice bran (2.46 kg/ball), followed by rice straw + chickpea flour (2.35 kg/ball). The spawn run duration (23 days) was shortest in banana leaves with highest stipe length (5.01cm). The biological efficiency of various mixtures was found between 40 to 159%, the highest being in treatment rice straw + banana leaves + rice bran and followed by rice straw + chickpea flour. Highest moisture percentage (89.4%) was recorded in rice straw + maize flour. It was accomplished that rice straw + banana leaves whenever abundantly present, can be reasonably used in mixtures with rice bran supplement for better mushroom cultivation. Thus, its use is suggested to farmers in this country where large volumes of rice bran and dry banana leaves are discarded as agricultural residue.
Effects of Mulching Materials on Growth and Yield of Brinjal
Authors: Subedi Sandesh , Adhikari Saroj
Published: July 2024

Brinjal; a valuable vegetable, is susceptible to weeds and moisture stress that can hinder growth and yield. Mulching might be a good option to control weeds and moisture to enhance growth and yield. So, an experiment was conducted with five treatments viz. black silver coated mulch (BSCM; 100 gauge), black polythene mulch (BPM; 300 gauge), straw mulch (8 t ha-1), corrugated fiber box mulch (CFBM), and an unmulch group replicated for four times in randomized complete block design at Horticulture Research Station, Pokhara in 2022. Results revealed that BSCM showed the highest marketable yield (23.78 t ha-1) which was statistically similar to straw mulch (20.44 t ha-1) and BPM (19.64 t ha-1) and the lowest (12.1 t ha-1) was observed in the unmulch (12.1 t ha-1). Plant height (134.1 cm), primary root length (40.95 cm), and secondary root numbers (23.25) were observed significantly higher in BPM which was statistically similar (p>0.05) with BSCM and straw mulch. The number of branches (7.325), the fruit length (23.2 cm), and fruit diameter (2.5 cm) were found higher in BSCM. Findings suggested that applying different types of mulching materials can effectively enhance the growth and yield of brinjal.
All That Moves Us: The Semantic Density of Clothing and Objects in El Buen Vestir-Tlakentli’s Choreographies of Indigenous Movements
Authors: Burelle Julie
Published: July 2024

This article explores El Buen Vestir-Tlakentli 2 (2017 and 2019) and argues that the two iterations of this dance-theatre piece are powerful explorations—through dance and the artists’ sensate relation to objects—of the moving journey that led artists Leticia Vera and Carlos Rivera Martínez from Mexico to Canada and from a sense of estrangement from their Indigeneity to an encounter with their ancestors’ complex and resistant negotiations with the oppressive forces ushered in by settler colonialism in Mexico. Shedding and layering clothes and leveraging the knowledges they encode, the artists remind us of all that moves us in the world. Through inhabiting clothes saturated with meaning, the dancers embody their ancestors throughout the performance, returning to them to better understand the past, its violence, and its joy and imagine a future remapped through decolonial geographies. This future, the author contends in conversation with the artists’ own words, takes the form of a hopeful reconfiguration of the symbolic space of Aztlán. Critical of its problematic past entanglement with race yet mobilizing its transformative power, the artists create a space where Indigeneity is no longer relegated to the past, where kinship is articulated on radically different terms, and where it might be possible to shed the layers of settler-colonial violence—gendered violence in particular–that continue to impact the everyday life of Indigenous women and girls.
Opera by Telephone in the Pacific Northwest, circa 1895
Authors: Tomkinson Matthew
Published: July 2024

This article traces the phenomenon of opera by telephone in late nineteenth-century British Columbia, with a focus on a local 1895 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance (1879). Examining the scrapbooks of prominent New Westminster figure, William Andrew DeWolf-Smith, this research centres on an “ingenious telephone arrangement” that allowed remote audience members to listen to live theatrical performances via telephone (or “theatre phone”). This study considers the historical, technological, and theoretical aspects of the theatre phone, including its impact on theatre reception. With reference to sound studies scholar Adrian Curtin’s work, this study investigates how the theatre phone created a novel listening experience, enabling a new form of private audio theatre among a network of synchronous “shadow audiences.” The theatre phone represents a significant turning point in local media history, which is linked to broader developments in communications technologies during the period. In addition to examining its role as an emerging business venture, the author also explores its significance as an accessibility tool that enabled remote audiences to access theatrical performances from a distance.
Educación liberadora para abordar la crisis socioecológica: aportes y desafíos
Authors: Cabrera García Fabiola Itzel
Published: July 2024

Este artículo deriva de un proyecto educativo desarrollado en colaboración con docentes de primarias indígenas del estado de Veracruz para favorecer un abordaje ecofeminista de la crisis socioecológica. El objetivo es presentar un análisis de los aportes y retos del uso del pensamiento crítico y el diálogo de Freire para situar de forma compleja los problemas socioecológicos de las comunidades indígenas en las que se sitúan las escuelas y propiciar una revalorización de conocimientos locales que contribuyen al cuidado del entorno. Se parte de una metodología cualitativa participativa con enfoque de estudio de caso, en la que se emplean la entrevista, conversaciones informales, observación participante y diario de campo para construir el material empírico. Los resultados, analizados a través de una sistematización (Jara, 2015) y de una interpretación enfática (Willig, 2014), se presentan en dos ejes: las aportaciones de Freire para una educación que se propone ecofeminista ante la crisis socioecológica y los desafíos en la dimensión de la práctica docente que resultan de dicho proyecto.
Evaluation of biological control option for Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister)) in Kenya
Authors: Otieno N. , Saidi M. , Opiyo A. , Kasina M. , Guantai M.
Published: July 2024

Brassica production is important for economic development of Kenya. Bagrada bug, a significant pest of brassicas, affects their yields and quality, currently posing a threat to both local and commercial vegetable production in Kenya. Biological control of bagrada bug using natural enemies is a cheaper and environmentally friendly method. The study aimed to identify native egg parasitoid species in Kenya. A field prospection survey of the bagrada bug egg parasitoid was done by a series of bagrada bug egg exposure in different parts of the country. Freshly laid bagrada bug eggs in cards were exposed for possible parasitism in the field for three days. The eggs were later carried to the laboratory at NSRC to await hatching. Two egg parasitoid species Trissolcus basalis (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) and Gryon sp. were identified during the study after a period of bagrada bug egg exposure in Machakos and Kisumu. Two cards with parasitized bagrada bug eggs were recovered from Machakos from which one card yielded four parasitoids of one species Trissolcus basalis and the other yielded two parasitoids Trissolcus basalis and Gryon sp. One card with two parasitized eggs by Trissolcus basalis was recovered from Kisumu, however, there were no parasitoids identified in Nanyuki, Naivasha and Kitengela where bagrada bug is also prevalent. Results showed parasitoid presence in fields with high bug populations compared to areas with few or no Bagrada bug infestations. Conducting trials in both laboratory and field settings is recommended to obtain clear data on the effectiveness of the identified egg parasitoid in managing the bagrada bug population.
Optimization of fertilizer use efficiency, soil quality and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) growth with biochar under drip irrigation conditions irrigation conditions
Authors: Aleiadeh H.
Published: July 2024

Biochar (BC) is an eco-friendly product characterized with high content of carbon and usually obtained by heating biomass without oxygen. Utilizing BC as organic material to amend the problematic soils and improve plant growth and yield has been proved previously. This study investigated the effect of vetiver grass biochar (VGB) on fertilizer use efficiency, soil quality, and oil palm growth performance. A net house experiment was conducted at the Farm Unit, UiTM Sarawak Branch, between August 2022 and March 2023. A factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments and four replications was devised. Treatments applied were: T0) absolute control; T1) 100% NPK fertilizer; T2) 100% vetiver grass biochar; T3) 50% vetiver grass biochar + 50% NPK fertilizer; and T4) 25% vetiver grass biochar + 75% NPK fertilizer. The BC application significantly improved the fertilizer use efficiency through reducing the rate of fertilizer applied. It also significantly enhanced most soil-measured chemical properties and soil nutrients. The growth performance of oil palm plant was significantly enhanced by BC application in terms of plant height, hump diameter, leaf number, chlorophyll content, and plant biomass. The BC application demonstrated its usefulness in managing soil and cultivating oil palm plant sustainably by reducing the rate of fertilizer applied and improve the fertilizer use efficiency. Based on the output, we suggest that treatment T3 (50% vetiver grass biochar + 50% NPK) can be used to improve the growth performance of oil palm.
Behavioral Disorders in Preschool Children in Groups of Preschool Educational Institutions: Causes and Ways to Overcome Them
Authors: Romenkova Valentуna
Published: July 2024

The article presents the results of empirical studies of children with negative behavior in a kindergarten group, studying the causes of behavior disorders and testing the effectiveness of methods for overcoming these violations. Various approaches have been used to shape socially acceptable behavior in children.
The results of the study showed that a positive attitude towards others is primary in the development of social skills. Awareness of one’s emotional state and verbalization of states, motives, and motivations for actions is possible after the child has formed a full-fledged emotional experience. Empirical data on the characteristics of the formation of a socially acceptable model of child behavior, including the experience of a positive attitude towards peers, are generalized. Experience in using social-emotional learning in a preschool education program, including learning to name emotions, states of others, etc. (cognitive component of socio-emotional development), shows the need to clarify the content and methods of working with preschool children.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Pop-Up Book Pada Pembelajaran IPA Kelas V SD Negeri 46 Lubuklinggau
Authors: Rahmadhani Rezky Putri , Lokaria Eka , Krisnawati Yuni
Published: July 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kevalidan, kepraktis, dan keefektifan Media Pembelajaran Pop-Up Book IPA Kelas V SD Negeri 46 Lubuk Linggau yang dikembangkan. Jenis penelitian ini yaitu Research and Development dengan model pengembangan ADDIE. Subjek penelitian ini adalah ahli, guru dan siswa kelas V SDN 46 Lubuklinggau. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, angket, dan tes. Berdasarkan hasil validitas melalui penilaian ahli bahasa, ahli materi, dan ahli media menunjukan bahwa Pop-Up Book pada pembelajaran IPA Kelas V memenuhi kriteria valid dengan skor rata-rata 0,91. Analisis penilaian lembar kepraktisan pendidik dan peserta didik memenuhi kriteria praktis dengan skor 86,81%. Kemudian analisis penilaian keefektifan diperoleh skor N-Gain rata-rata 0,74 dengan kategori tinggi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa Media Pembelajaran Pop-Up Book Pada Pembelajaran IPA Kelas V terbukti valid, praktis dan efektif sehingga layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran IPA materi perubahan wujud benda kelas V SDN 46 Lubuklinggau
Pengembangan LKPD Berbasis Contextual Teaching and Learning untuk Meningkatkan Minat dan Hasil Belajar Fisika Siswa SMP Negeri Prabumulih II
Authors: Dari Weni Ulan , Sulistiyono Sulistiyono , Arini Wahyu
Published: July 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) Menghasilkan LKPD berbasis contextual teaching and learning yang layak untuk meningkatkan minat dan hasil belajar fisika siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri Prabumulih II, (2) Mengetahui peningkatan minat belajar siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri Prabumulih II setelah mengikuti kegiatan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan LKPD berbasis contextual teaching and learning (3) mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri Prabumulih II dengan menggunakan LKPD berbasis contextual teaching and learning. Jenis penelitian ini yaitu pengembangan R&D (Research and Development) dengan menggunakan model 4D yaitu terdiri 1) tahap Define, 2) tahap Design, 3) tahap Develop, 4) tahap Disseminate. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) LKPD berbasis contextual teaching and learning yang layak digunakan untuk meningkatkan minat dan hasil belajar fisika siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri Prabumulih II dengan hasil validasi ahli media sebesar 45 termasuk dalam kategori baik, ahli bahasa sebesar 35 dikategorikan sangat baik dan ahli materi 41 termasuk kategori sangat baik; (2) peningkatan minat belajar siswa sebelum menggunakan LKPD memperoleh skor rata-rata 70,71% dikategorikan tinggi dan setelah menggunakan LKPD memperoleh skor rata-rata 80,47% dikategorikan sangat tinggi; (3) peningkatan hasil belajar fisika sebesar 0,57 termasuk dalam kategori sedang.
Atypical Presentation of Spontaneous Uterine Rupture Following a Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
Authors: A Oyaromade
Published: July 2024

Rupture of the pregnant uterus refers to complete disruption of all uterine layers, including the serosa. It is an Obstetric catastrophe associated with high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It is a common complication in the developing countries due to poor obstetric care, low socioeconomic status, ignorance and adverse sociocultural practices, beliefs and aversion for Caesarean section.
The Latest Discoveries in the Physiology of Adaptation and Validation of Psychoactive Substance Dependence
Authors: Madina Dyussengaliyevna Baitubayeva
Published: July 2024

The article shows that the current level of physiology does not disclose the biological mechanisms of the organism transition from one range to adapt to a higher with an increase in the regular forces of the stimulus above sub-extreme. A new trend in the physiology of adaptation - proqredient adaptation, explains the mechanism of increasing the tolerance of the organism, with dependence on psychoactive substances (PAS). It is scientifically proved, that dependences of the organism on PAS not the disease, and the states like proqredient (progressive) adaptation.
PENYUSUNAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN BERDASARKAN SAK EMKM PADA UMKM BERPOTENSIAL DI KABUPATEN BINTAN KEPULAUAN RIAU
Authors: Wahyuliza Suci , Tambunan Ronia
Published: July 2024

Abstrak
Ada banyak faktor yang bisa mempengaruhi kesuksesan dalam menerapkan SAK EMKM untuk kemajuan sebuah UMKM dalam mengelola keuangannya. Karena laporan keuangan bagi UMKM saat ini sangat dibutuhkan dan bermanfaat bagi UMKM. Salah satunya untuk melihat atau menilai keberlanjutan UMKM dimasa yang akan datang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi penerapan SAK EMKM dalam menyusunan laporan keuangan pada UMKM Kabupaten Bintan.  Data penelitian ini diperoleh dari kuisoner dengan responden pengusaha UMKM yang berpotesnsial menurut Dinas Koperasi, Usaha Mikro, Perindustrian dan perdagangan Kabupaten Bintan. Alasan memimilih UMKM yang berpotensial adalah peneliti mengasumsikan bahwasanya UMKM berpotensial adalah UMKM yang memiliki laporan keuangan. Tekhnik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengumpulkan data kuisoner sebanyak 114 responden dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan SPSS. Dari 114 responden yang sesuai dengan kriteria sampel yaitu sebanyak 97 responden namun kuisoner yang terisi hanya 93 responden. Setelah dilakukan pengujian data maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel pemahaman akuntansi, tingkat kesiapan pelaku UMKM dan sosialisasi SAK EMKM berpengaruh terhadap penyususnan laporan keuangan berdasarkan SAK EMKM.
Kata Kunci : Pemahaman Akuntansi, Tingkat Kesiapan, soialisasi SAK EMKM, Laporan     Keuangan