bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Knowledge Level of Smallholder Woman Farmers of Poultry Producer Company in Madhya Pradesh
Authors: Patel Raj Kumar , Chander Mahesh , Verma Med Ram , Hari R.
Published: June 2022

The poultry producer companies provide trainings and extension services to their members. The present study was conducted in 2021-22 in Madhya Pradesh state to assess the impact of poultry Producer Company on knowledge level of smallholder women poultry farmers of company. Ex-post facto research design was used. Multistage sampling was done for the selection of respondents. Data was collected from randomly selected, 140 members and 140 non-members, through a structured interview schedule. Propensity score matching was applied at 0.2 tolerance level, to reduce extraneous variable effect and finally 96 members and 96 non-members respondents were selected for data analysis and interpretation of results. The majority of the members had medium to a high level of knowledge of poultry housing, brooding, litter management and feeding while medium to low level of knowledge of healthcare management, whereas, most non-members had a medium to low level of knowledge of poultry housing, litter management, feeding, and healthcare, and medium to high level of knowledge of brooding. There was a significant difference in knowledge of members and non-members at 0.1% level of significance regarding housing, litter management, and feeding and interpreted as poultry producer company had positive impact on knowledge of member poultry farmers.
Role Performance of Agricultural Input Dealers in Agro-advisory Services in West Bengal
Authors: Panja Amitava , Gowda N. S. Shivalinge , Kusumalatha D. V. , Jayasingh Debi Kalyan
Published: June 2022

Agricultural input dealers, among many agencies in pluralistic extension systems, have the highest reach to farmers based on their location advantage, rapport building, and ease of accessibility. The study was conducted in two districts of West Bengal viz. Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly in 2020 to measure the role performance of agricultural input dealers in agro-advisory services. Eighty agricultural input dealers from these two districts were selected using random sampling procedure. Data was collected using personal interview method. Independent variables included personal and socio-economic, psychological, and communication variables. Majority of the variables were found to have a significant positive contribution to the role performance. In addition, variables such as cosmopoliteness, extension participation, credit orientation, information sharing behaviour, and types of inputs sold were found to have a significant positive contribution and explained about fifty-seven percent variation of the dependent variable. Path analysis showed that types of inputs sold had highest direct effect. Also, through this highest indirect effect of maximum variables had channelized.
Perceived Marketing System Effectiveness by Pineapple Growers in Tripura
Authors: Roy Priyanka , Ghosh Souvik
Published: June 2022

Pineapple, an important cash crop of Tripura providing the major source of farm livelihood, has been facing marketing challenges. Present study was conducted during January-June 2020 to assess farmers’ perceptions towards marketing system effectiveness of pineapple that included a random sample of 80 farmers. Marketing system effectiveness was measured on different aspects of pineapple marketing based on farmers’ perceptions on 5-point continuum. Higher mean perception scores (>4.0) were obtained for two aspects viz., grading & quality checking, and direct selling of produce. Contrastingly, lower perception scores (<2.0) were found for many aspects like inadequate transportation system, profit and price determination by middleman, fluctuating marketing price, non-availability of up-to-date market information, excessive time to disposing produce, government marketing channel & auction, and inability of small-scale farmers to bringing produce to market. Overall marketing system effectiveness was found 47 per cent. Attributes of farmers were having significant correlation with it; out of which family size, use of personal cosmopolite information sources, mass media use and knowledge level showed significant relationship in multiple regression model. Therefore, to improve pineapple marketing system effectiveness, extension and advisory services need to undertake capacity building measures of the pineapple growers.
Assessment on the Progress of KCC Scheme in India
Authors: K Sonia , Malik D. P. , Malik Joginder Singh
Published: June 2022

Financial assistance to agriculture sector is very important as India is an agriculture dominant economy. Government has launched various plans and programmes to boost credit to rural society for supplying requisite quantity of credit to the farmers. Kisan Credit Card scheme was launched in 1998 on recommendations of R.V. Gupta committee. This research paper insights the KCC scheme performance in India since its inception. The main objective was to evaluate the year-wise, agency-wise and region-wise KCCs progress in the country. The period of study was from 1999-00 to 2018-19. The study concludes the growth of Kisan Credit Card scheme both with respect to KCCs issued and sanctioned amount under the scheme during the period 1999-2019. It was also recorded that the performance of Commercial banks was better than the both RRBs and Co-operative banks in implementation of KCC scheme. The study also revealed that inter-region variation in the performance of KCC scheme across the country during 1999-2019.
Factors Influencing the Utilization Pattern of Kisan Mobile Advisory Service
Authors: Patil K.V. , Patel V.T.
Published: June 2022

The research was undertaken on 123 respondents of Banaskantha district of Gujarat state selected through multistage sampling method with the target to establish the relationship between farmer-subscribers’ profile characteristics and their Kisan Mobile Advisory Service (KMAS) utilization pattern. The data was collected using a structured schedule and the respondents were interviewed personally. The information was analysed with mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, multiple regression and stepwise regression for a meaningful interpretation. The multiple regression analysis indicated that the ‘Z’ values of age, education, scientific orientation, extension participation and attitude had essentially accorded in disclosing the variety to the utilization pattern of KMAS. The stepwise regression investigation showed that extension participation was the most (69.80%) impacting attribute for usage of KMAS. As such, these factors ought to be considered while determination of the farmers for execution of extension programmes.
Knowledge Level of DAESI and Non-DAESI Dealers for Paddy and Wheat Cultivation in Punjab
Authors: Banerjee Amrit , Rampal Vipan Kumar , Ray Pranoy
Published: June 2022

The study was conducted during 2020 in Ludhiana and Faridkot district of Punjab to know the knowledge level of DAESI (Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers) and non-DAESI dealers about paddy and wheat cultivation in Punjab. From the study it was found that DAESI dealers had medium to high level of knowledge on wheat where non-DAESI dealers had medium to low level of knowledge. DAESI dealers had high level of knowledge on cultivation practices of paddy than non-DAESI dealers. In case of DAESI dealers, education, economic motivation, management orientation, decision making, mass media utilization and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with knowledge about cultivation practices of wheat and paddy. But only education had positive and significant relationship with knowledge about cultivation practices of wheat and paddy in non-DAESI dealers.
Social Media Use Profile of Farmers in Haryana
Authors: Mishra Ayush , Singh Jogender , Malik Joginder Singh , Maurya Abhilash Singh
Published: June 2022

Social media are digital networks that are used to share and discuss user generated informa tion - opinion, video, audio, and multimedia spreading far and wide even in remote areas of the country and has changed the way farmers communicate and interact. This study was conducted in 2021, with an objective to understand to understand the use of social media by farmers and to analyze its relationship with economic profile characteristic. The data were collected personally from Hisar and Sonipat districts of Haryana, with a sample size of 200 respondents comprising 25 farmers from eight villages through a structured interview sched ule. Findings revealed that 69.00 per cent of the respondents were in medium category of social media use. Garrett ranking analysis revealed that watching videos was the most pre ferred purpose of social media use among farmers followed by chatting/ connecting with peers. Also, YouTube was found to be most preferred social media followed by WhatsApp and Facebook. Further, education, family income, cosmopoliteness-localiteness, social par ticipation, extension contact and extension participation showed positive relationship with social media use while age had negative relationship. Also, regression analysis showed that the eleven personal variables selected for the study could explain 53.30 per cent variation in the social media use.
Perception of the Jute Growers on Attributes of Innovation- CRIJAF SONA
Authors: Chatterjee Devayan , Mondal Sagar
Published: June 2022

To improve the quality of the jute fibres CRIJAF SONA was developed and disseminated by ICAR- Central Research Institute of Jute and Allied Fibres (CRIJAF). A study was carried out on 2021 in North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts respectively to assess the various aspects of CRIJAF SONA as perceived by the randomly selected 80 jute growers using structured interview schedule. The index values of perceived attributes of CRIJAF SONA for relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, observability and trialability were calculated as 93.87, 88.25, 43.08, 93.33 and 94.69 respectively. The technology effectiveness was found as 85.41 which shows that the technology is having favourable perception in selected jute growing areas.
Socio-ecological Factors Influencing Farmers’ Perceptions on Water Management under Conservation Agriculture
Authors: Mandal Anwesha , Acharya S. K. , Haque Monirul
Published: June 2022

Conservation agriculture (CA) is about conserving natural resources through optimum usage along with adopting proper management measures to cut down on excessive use of inputs. Minimum tillage and retention of crop residues on the field help in the conservation of soil moisture and will result in the saving of irrigation water. To inculcate the beneficial effects of CA for conserving water into the minds of the farmer, it is necessary to understand the existing perception of the farmers on water management and also the social as well as ecological factors that influence the perception build up in the farmers. The study was conducted in two districts i.e. Nadia and Hooghly of West Bengal under the new alluvial zone during the year 2018-19, depending on the agricultural intensity and propensity to arsenic contamination in the groundwater. Seventy-five respondents were identified through the snowball sampling method. The results show that variables like age of the farmer, fragmentation of land, income of the farmer per unit of land and stubble height maintained by the farmers have a strong correlation with the perception development of the farmers on water management.
What Motivates Rice Farmers to Adopt Hybrid Rice Technology in Assam, India?
Authors: Gogoi Jeemoni , Buragohain Rinumoni , Deka Nivedita
Published: June 2022

To feed the rising population there is need for improved technologies like hybrid rice cultivation which gives comparatively higher yield than other rice varieties. A study was conducted to find the factors affecting the adoption of hybrid rice in Nagaon district of Assam using logistic regression analysis in the year 2018. The results revealed that, adoption of hybrid rice was positively and significantly affected by socio-economic factors such as occupation, number of extension agent contact, while the age of the farmers and farm size were found to affect the rate of adoption negatively indicating that rate of adoption of hybrid rice was higher with main occupation as agriculture and more extension agent contact of the farmer whereas older famers and large farmers were reluctant to grow hybrid rice. The major problem faced by the hybrid rice adopters was rain during harvesting time and by the non-adopters was poor cooking quality of hybrid rice. For increasing the adoption of hybrid rice varieties, government need to consider the problems faced by the farmers in its adoption and provide community threshing floor, timely supply of seed in sufficient quantity and awareness on new technology to the farmers through the extension personnel.
Comparing the Nutrient Management Pattern in Soybean and Rice based Cropping Systems by Soil Health Card holders and Non-holders
Authors: Dubey Meenal , Shinogi Kallely C. , Awasthi H. K. , Khan M. A.
Published: June 2022

The paper discusses about the importance of Soil Health Card (SHC) based nutrient management based on a study carried out during 2017-18 on 100 SHC beneficiary farmers and 50 SHC non-beneficiary farmers of Madhya Pradesh. Significant differences between the beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers of soil health card in the nutrient use pattern in soybean and rice-based cropping systems were found. Majority of the SHC beneficiaries failed to adopt the fertilizer nutrients as per recommendation. Major reasons identified behind this negative trend were difficulty in understanding the SHC information without the help of an agricultural/ extension officer and lack of knowledge about the importance of SHC &benefits associated with adopting soil test based nutrient management. Further, the positive correlation of micro and secondary nutrients application with the yield and income from the adopters’ farm fields reaffirms the key role scientific nutrient management plays in improving agriculture based rural economies. More efforts from the promoting agencies required to convince farmers to adopt SHC based nutrient recommendation.
Factors Affecting Perception of Extension Agents Towards Effective Social Media Utilization Behaviour
Authors: Shanmuka A. , Lenin V. , Sangeetha V. , Muralikrishnan L. , Ramasubramanian V. , Arora Alka
Published: June 2022

Changing times demand an in-depth analysis of the unexplored opportunities which social media offers. As extension agents are the front line of the extension and advisory services a study focused on analyzing their perception towards effective social media utilization behaviour and factors affecting their perception was carried on in the IT revolutionized Andhra Pradesh state during 2021. The survey method was used to collect data from 160 extension agents selected through a proportionate random sampling method from three districts namely Chittoor, Srikakulam, and Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. It was found that 51.88% of the extension agents had a neutral perception. It was found that scientific orientation, job perception, technology management orientation, innovative proneness, information management orientation, and orientation towards the extension service profession of the extension agents had a significant and positive correlation with the perception. Stepwise regression analysis revealed that eight variables namely technology management orientation, orientation towards extension service profession, innovative proneness, scientific orientation, perceived workload, education, gender, and work experience, were a good fit with an R-square of 55.1 per cent.
Socio-economic Transformation through RKVY-RAFTAAR in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka
Authors: Vijayan Bhagya , Nain Manjeet Singh , Singh Rashmi , Kumbhare N. V.
Published: June 2022

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) is aimed at augmenting agri and allied sector income. A study was conducted to analyse the socio-economic changes generated by Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana rechristened as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka in 2022. 160 beneficiary farmers and 80 non-beneficiary farmers from both the states were personally interviewed to elicit the socio-economic changes generated by the programme. The socio-economic transformation was higher for beneficiary farmers in terms of annual income, entrepreneurial opportunity, occupational status, crop diversification, material possession and access to the programme than non-beneficiary farmers of both the states. Comparative analysis of socio-economic transformation of beneficiary farmers of Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh revealed significant changes in the socio economic indicators except entrepreneurial opportunity, education and access to RKVY RAFTAAR. The changes brought about by the programme, before and after its launch revealed significantly higher socio-economic impact on beneficiary farmers.
Determinants of Adaptation during COVID-19 Pandemic by Rural Households in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal
Authors: Roy Suman , Ghosh Souvik
Published: June 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to loss of human life and presented an unprecedented challenge to public health and food systems. The study was conducted to assess the factors in terms of livelihood profile determining awareness and adaptation level. Using random sampling procedure, data were collected from 80 farmers from four villages under two blocks of Coochbehar district in 2021. Altogether eleven variables i.e., age, education, information availability, social participation, quality of common facilities services, mean distance of common facility services, economic status, expenditure during pandemic, net landholding, number of migrants in family and duration of migration explain 46.9 per cent of variance in awareness level and six variables i.e., personal cosmopolite sources use, social recognition, annual family income before and during pandemic and expenditure before and during pandemic explain 63.7 per cent variance of adaptation level. Rural people should be encouraged to participate in different extension activities. Findings would serve as a valid reference for researchers and policy makers concerning pandemic issues.
Farmers’ Acuity on Climate Change in the Central Dry Zone of Karnataka
Authors: Ashoka N. , Harshavardhan M. , Hongal Shivanand , Meti Shankar , Raju R. , Patil Ganeshgouda I. , Shashidhara N.
Published: June 2022

To counteract the vulnerability results from climate change, it is critical to understand farmers’ viewpoints. In Karnataka, farmers’ perspectives, implications, adaptive measures, and barriers were investigated during 2021 by collecting the data from farmers using multistage random sample technique. Farmers witnessed significant changes in temperature, rainfall distribution, emergence of new plant pests and infirmity over time as a result of the introduction of new cultivars/crops, and the occurrence of drought/flood, according to the data. Crop harvests were inconsistent, depleted common property resources, and costs had risen as a result. Cultivation of stress-tolerant cultivars, drilling bore wells, novel plant protection molecules, changing sowing/harvesting dates, and water-saving techniques were among the adaptation strategies. Climate adaptation challenges in the region included highcost farm inputs for climate-smart agriculture, labour scarcity, lack of shared water resources, and knowledge gaps. For the best results, adaptation strategies should be implemented “collectively” rather than “individually”. Weather based Crop insurance must be marketed with assured indemnity.
Job Satisfaction of Teachers of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Authors: Jayasingh Debi Kalyan , Gowda N. S. Shivalinge , Panja Amitava , Tripathy Maitreyee
Published: June 2022

The study was conducted in three campuses of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar viz. Bhubaneswar, Chiplima and Bhawanipatna in 2019 to measure the job satisfaction of teachers working in the University. Ninety respondents from these three campuses were selected for the study using a random sampling procedure. Data was collected from the respondents by implementing personal interview method. Job satisfaction of teachers was measured with the help of a scale with slight modifications. Majority of teachers possessed medium level of overall job satisfaction while working in the University. Majority of the variables were found to have a significant positive association to the dependent variable. In addition, variables such as level of aspiration, achievement motivation, perceived workload, mass media exposure, job stress, awards and recognition along with awards and recognition were found to show significantly positively contributing to as well as explaining about sixty three percent variation of the dependent variable.
Performance of Groundwater Irrigation System as Perceived by Farmers in West Bengal
Authors: Mukherjee Subhajit , Roy Arijit , Ghosh Souvik
Published: June 2022

In spite of being the most fundamental stakeholder, farmers often receive least attention for assessment of irrigation performance. Present study assessed the performance of groundwater irrigation systems being managed by water user associations (WUAs) in Burdwan (East) district of West Bengal from the perspectives of farmers during the year 2019. A random sample of 120 famers under four groundwater irrigation systems perceived that most of the parameters of irrigation performance in term of irrigation service utility at a higher level with mean perception score >4.0 except for the certainty of water delivery (2.67) leading to overall mean perception score 4.12 in kharif season. Farmers perceived similarly in rabi season with overall mean perception score 4.15; however, the overall perception of farmers regarding irrigation in summer season was relatively low (3.78). Overall irrigation performances under the jurisdiction of WUAs was perceived very good by all the farmers for all three seasons with index values more than 93 per cent. The farmers’ participation in irrigation management has helped in better water management that advocates for promoting participatory irrigation management through WUAs in all the minor irrigation systems to overcome low irrigation efficiency and other management constraints being faced in irrigated areas.
Knowledge Level of Respondents Regarding Important Aspects Covered under DAESI Programme in Rajasthan
Authors: Kumar Rakesh , Verma R. K. , Jhajharia A. K. , Kumar Rohtash
Published: June 2022

Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI) programme is a one year diploma programme started by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) to impart technical knowledge on agriculture to input dealers. The programme is being implemented by MANAGE through SAMETIs under overall guidance and supervision of respective state departments. State Institute of Agriculture Management (SIAM) is designated as state level implementing institute in Rajasthan. The present study was conducted in agro-climatic zone IIIa (Semi Arid Eastern Plain) and V (Humid South Eastern Plain) of Rajasthan in the year 2021-22. Total 320 respondents, 160 beneficiaries and 160 non-beneficiaries were selected. Almost two third (64.37%) of beneficiaries had medium level of knowledge regarding important aspects covered under DAESI programme whereas in case of non-beneficiaries (68.12%) of respondents had medium to high level of knowledge. The beneficiaries also found high in level of knowledge in all the selected aspects to measure the knowledge level under study.
Socio-psychological Determinants for Technology Socialisation of Jute Production in West Bengal
Authors: Chatterjee Devayan , Acharya Sankar Kumar , Mondal Sagar
Published: June 2022

Jute is a major commercial crop grown by majority of the small and marginal farmers of West Bengal. To make this venture profitable ICAR-Central Research Institute of Jute and Allied Fibres (CRIJAF) had developed innovative jute production technologies. The study was conducted during 2021 at villages of North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts of West Bengal where ICAR-CRIJAF had disseminated its innovative technologies. A sample of 160 jute growers comprising of 80 adopter farmers and 80 non-adopter farmers were selected randomly. The objective was to identify the influence of the socio-psychological characteristics of the jute growers on their level of technology socialisation. Canonical correlation analysis was carried out to find the association between these two sets of variables. The variables; achievement motivation, innovativeness, education, land holdings etc. moved together with adoption whereas farming experience and age followed the same direction as rejection and discontinuance.
Effect of Nutrition Interventions on Knowledge and Adoption Feasibility of Gluten Free Products by Celiac Disease Patients
Authors: K Jyoti , Sangwan Veenu , Rani Varsha
Published: June 2022

The study was undertaken with the objective to improve the nutritional knowledge and technical skill of celiac disease patients. Since celiac is a disease which occurs due to gluten allergy and quite prevalent these days. Hence this study was planned to promote nutrition education to celiac patients and give them training on preparation of gluten free products during 2020-21. Thirty celiac disease patients were selected randomly using snowball method. Lectures cum demonstrations for preparation of gluten free quinoa based laddoo, upma, porridge and pulao were given. Leaflets containing the recipes for preparation and nutritional importance of quinoa products were distributed. Pre exposure scores (1.00 to 1.55) depicted that respondents had very less knowledge of celiac disease, its causes, gluten free foods, quinoa and its products, price of quinoa, nutritional importance and medicinal uses of quinoa seeds. A significant increase (P<0.01) was observed in knowledge scores (1.71 to 2.00) of respondents after imparting nutrition education. All the quinoa products i.e. laddoo, porridge, pulao and upma were liked by them and they felt that they can easily make these products.
Accessibility of Information and Communication Technology Services by Faculty Members of a State Agricultural University
Authors: Haqyar Ziaulhaq , Rohila Anil Kumar , Mukteshawar Rati , Sheokand Ram Niwas
Published: June 2022

The research was carried out at the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in 2021- 22 to assess the availability and accessibility of information and communication technology services among faculty members. Data was collected with the help of well-structured questionnaire and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). 25 faculty members were selected randomly from four purposively selected college of CCSHAU, Hisar. Study concluded that all of respondents had computer/laptop, internet, e-mail, and mobile phone/ telephone facilities available at department/workplace. Majority of the respondents also had printer (97.00%), scanner (83.00%), photocopier (77.00%) and LCD projector (74.00%).
Constraints in Adoption of Scientific Fish Farming in Nagaon District, Assam
Authors: Dutta Manas Pratim , Kalita Binod , Hussain Shah Mustahid , Bhagawati Kaustabh
Published: June 2022

The study is conducted at two randomly selected development blocks of Nagaon district, Assam viz. Rupahi and Kaliabor Block during 2019-2021 to find out the constraints faced by the farmers in adoption of scientific fish farming. A total of 50 farmers from each of the selected blocks were finally selected through simple random sampling. A structured questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was used to collect responses about scientific fish farming problems and related information specifically based on preliminary survey as well as focus group discussions and Constraint Index (CI) was calculated. Lack of quality fish seed of required size and number at the time of stock (CI 1.66) in both Kaliabor and Rupahi blocks were the most common constraint and poaching of fish (CI 0.05) was the least common constraint. It was also observed that most of the adopters in the studied area were within the age group of 18 to 30 years which calls for better entrepreneurship and employment generation.
Test to Measure the Attitude of Horse Stakeholders Towards Horse Keeping
Authors: J. Ana Raj , Makarabbi Gururaj , Dedar R. K. , Pal Yash
Published: June 2022

A scale was constructed and standardized to measure the attitude of horse keepers towards horse management using Thurstone’s “equal-appearing interval” method from March 2021 to September 2021. Several attitude statements concerning the psychological object i.e., horse management were collected. 36 experts responded unbiasedly to the 22 attitude statements. On the basis of scale values and Q-values, only 8 statements were incorporated in the final attitude scale. When administered in a non-sample area, the reliability coefficient of the whole test was 0.88 in Spearman-Brown formula. The content validity was computed using index of reliability formula and it was 0.93. When the constructed attitude scale was administered among 60 horse stakeholders (horse keepers, veterinarians and NGOs) from October 2021 to April 2022, majority (66%) of the respondents had unfavourable attitude towards horse keeping which is evident from the declining horse population in India. The developed attitude scale can be applied practically for identifying the attitude of horse keepers which will aid policy-makers in right decision-making.
Digital Water System
Authors: Priyanka Patil  , Prof. M. P.Gujar  , Sonam Patil  , Sonam Patil
Published: June 2022

A Vending machine is used to gives a product to user once a certain amount of money is deposited into it. Basically vending machines used to sell food, cold-drinks and other small items, but nowadays they also sell product like cameras, mobile etc. Vending machines are easily found in tourist spot, airport railway station etc and vending machines very popular in developed countries like Japan, US, UK. Convetionally people used cash as standard payment mode for vending machine. But now a day’s people prefer for modern payment models, implement a payment system that accepts digital payment via UPI, online wallets etc. Here we are solving common issue faced by customers that sometime don’t have the proper change a signal reception.
Efecto de un programa de actividad física basado en juegos de alta intensidad sobre la aptitud cardiorrespiratoria y variables antropométricas en adolescentes
Authors: Fernández-Valero Paz , Bezerra Andrea , Reyes-Amigo Tomás
Published: June 2022

Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto de un programa de actividad física (AF) basado en juegos de alta intensidad aplicado en las clases de Educación Física (EF) sobre la aptitud cardiorrespiratoria (ACR) y marcadores antropométricos en adolescentes. Métodos:Participaron 20 estudiantes (12 varones) divididos en un grupo experimental (GE) y un grupo control (GC). El GE realizó un programa de AF basado en juegos de alta intensidad (100-120% Velocidad Aeróbica Máxima) por ocho semanas con una frecuencia de dos veces por semana. El GC siguió sus clases de EF regulares. Antes y después de la intervención los participantes realizaron el test de ACR (20 metros ida y vuelta), marcadores antropométricos; índice de masa corporal (IMC), circunferencia de cintura (CC) y el porcentaje de grasa. Se utilizó ANOVA de medidas repetidas para determinar el efecto principal de la intervención y la interacción entre los grupos de estudio (GE y CG) sobre el tiempo (pre-post). El tamaño del efecto fue calculado usando la d de Cohen. Resultados: Respecto de la ACR se observó una interacción significativa de tiempo × grupo (p= 0,001), es decir, el GE aumentó, mientras que el GC disminuyó. El IMC no presentó una evolución significativamente diferente entre los grupos (p=0,667). Respecto de la CC, no se reportó una interacción significativa entre los grupos (p=0,422). En cuanto al porcentaje de grasa, tampoco reportó una interacción significativa (p=0,062). Conclusión: La aplicación de un programa de AF basado en juegos de alta intensidad incrementa significativamente la ACR en comparación al GC en un grupo de adolescentes.
Shakespeare and Animals
Authors: Raber Karen , Innes Paul , Edelman Charles , Gillespie Stuart , Gibson Marion , Clark Sandra , Vienne-Guerrin Nathalie , Fitzpatrick Joan , Sokol B. J. , Iyengar Sujata , Wilson Christopher R. , Ivic Christopher , Blake N. F. , Thomas Vivian , Richmond Hugh Macrae , Sabatier Armelle , Findlay Alison , Dustagheer Sarah , Chiari Sophie , Walker Katherine , Heavey Katherine , Esra Jo , Edwards Karen L. , Sokol Mary , Valls-Russell Janice
Published: June 2022

This encyclopaedic account of animals in Shakespeare’s plays and poems, provides readers with a much-needed resource by which to navigate the recent outpouring of critical and historical work on the topic. This dictionary extends its coverage to include insects, fish and mythic creatures, as well as the places, practices and lore pertaining to all animal-oriented experiences of early modern life. It emphasizes the role of animality in defining character, and is attentive to the instabilities of the human-animal boundary as they were theatrically represented, exploited and interrogated, but it is also concerned with the material presence of animals on stage and in everyday life in Shakespeare’s world. The volume is a new tool for instructors, but is also a resource for critics and scholars in the many disciplines engaged with animal studies, posthumanist theory, ecostudies and cultural studies.
MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN COMPLETE SENTENCE PADA SISWA KELAS III SD MUHAMMADIYAH I GOTALAMO KECAMATAN MOROTAI SELATAN
Authors: Senen Nurjana , Djaguna Fahmi
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terjadi peningkatan hasil belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran complete sentence penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK), yang dilakukan dalam dua siklus. Pada penelitian siklus I peneliti belum mendapatkan hasil yang maksimal, itu dikarenakan masih terdapat kekurangan guru dalam menyampaikan materi ajar, seperti guru belum menguasai dengan baik penerapan pembelajaran Complete Sentence, hal ini dibuktikan dengan hasil tes yang dilakukan peneliti yaitu dari 26 siswa kelas III SD Muhammadiyah I Gotalamo, yang berhasil (mencapai standar KKM 70) 13 siswa (50%) dan yang belum berhasil 13 (50%). Berdasarkan hasil tes dan juga standar ketuntasan klasikal (80%), maka peneliti dinyatakan belum berhasil dan harus melakukan penelitian ke siklus berikutnya (siklus II). Pada penelitian lanjutan (siklus II) peneliti lebih memperhatikan apa yang menjadi kendala pada penelitian awal (siklus I), dengan demikian hasil yang diperoleh pada penelitian siklus II terjadi peningkatan. Dimana pada siklus I siswa berhasil 50% dari jumlah keseluruhan, tetapi pada siklus II dari keseluruhan (26 siswa) yang berhasil yaitu 21 siswa (80,08%) dan yang belum berhasil 5 (19,92%). Merujuk pada hasil yang diperoleh peneliti serta standar ketuntasan secara klasikal (80%), maka peneliti berkesimpulan bahwa peneliti sudah berhasil dalam melakukan penelitian dan tidak perlu melakukan penelitian lanjutan ke siklus III.
TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH SKIMMING AND SCANNING
Authors: Basri Megawati , Daim Nurlaila , Martora Jasmal
Published: June 2022

The purpose of the study was to see how successful skimming and scanning techniques are at improving students' reading comprehension. This study employed a pre-test and post-test control group design. The research subjects were first-year students from SMP Unggulan Negeri 1 Pulau Morotai. There were 66 students in all, divided into two groups of equal size: an experimental group and a control group. The results show that students or (33) got deficient levels in the control class. After the students were taught by using the conventional method, there was no improvement. While in the experimental group pre-test results showed that 100 percent of students (33) scored 0-54. After skimming and scanning techniques was applied the students’ score in reading comprehension were higher, this can be seen in the figure, from 100 percent of students (33) 64 percent  students who got poor level (0-54), 24 percent students got moderate level, while in the range of scores  from 70 to 84, there were 12 students. From these findings, skimming and scanning techniques were clearly beneficial in improving students' reading comprehension.
Flink konzentriert sich auf die Kernmärkte
Authors: Klug Denise
Published: June 2022

Der Schnelllieferdienst Bring.de gibt auf. Gorillas klopft derweil an jede Tür, um sein Geschäft zu retten. Einzig das Startup Flink kann sich im unruhigen Markt noch behaupten und unterscheidet sich so von der Konkurrenz.
Frische Kost
Authors: Heimig Dieter
Published: June 2022

Eltern sind bei der Ernährung ihrer Kinder besonders sensibel. Bioqualität ist deshalb schon fast selbstverständlich, auch beim Kauf von Handelsmarken. Nun schrauben neue Akteure die Messlatte weiter nach oben: mit weniger Zucker, weiteren Proteinquellen und Frischem aus dem Kühlregal. Dieter Heimig
Metaverse noch ohne Mehrwert
Authors: Konrad Jörg
Published: June 2022

Das Metaverse soll Unternehmen völlig neue Chancen für Markeninszenierung, Kundengewinnung und Abverkauf bieten, versprechen die großen US-Onlineplattformen, Social-Media-Spezialisten und in deren Schlepptau Unternehmensberater. Noch steht der Aufbruch in die dritte Dimension von Freizeit und Verkaufen ganz am Anfang. Das belegt eine Untersuchung des IFH/ECC Köln.
Neue Bildschirmtechnik für den POS
Authors: Konrad Jörg , Nusser Bernd
Published: June 2022

Audiovisuelle Werbung am POS soll Shopper künftig ganz individuell ansprechen. Das verspricht der zum TV-Sender RTL2 gehörende Vermarkter – inklusive Erfolgsmessung an der Kasse.
Food-Industrie benennt ihre Risiken
Authors: Wittenhagen Julia
Published: June 2022

Wie sie in der späten Phase der Pandemie auf die Gefahren für ihr Geschäft schauen, hat die Beratungsfirma WTW führende Köpfe der 250 großen Lebensmittel- und Getränkehersteller der Welt gefragt. Und obwohl die Umfrage knapp vor dem Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs stattfand, war eins schon klar: Stabilisierung geht derzeit vor Wachstum.
Weitblick ist gefragt
Authors: Balzer Heike
Published: June 2022

Mit dem Blick auf Trends und Notwendigkeiten wie Tierwohl, regionale, proteinreiche, vegane Lebensmittel, nachhaltig und convenient, haben die Hersteller überwiegend gute Ergebnisse erzielt. Für Unwägbarkeiten sorgen jetzt die nicht enden wollende Pandemie und der Krieg in der Ukraine mit Folgen für alle.
Wertschöpfungsleistung in neuen Szenarien erhalten
Authors: Balzer Heike
Published: June 2022

Erhebliche internationalen Verflechtungen stellen Niedersachsens Hersteller vor große Herausforderungen. Sie bieten auch Chancen für die künftige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.
Plukon visiert hohe Nutriscore-Werte an
Authors: Balzer Heike
Published: June 2022

Vor allem TK-Geflügel mit hohem Conveniencegrad sind gefragt. Bei der Produktion setzt Plukon auf Nachhaltigkeit, Tierwohl und Nutriscore.
Rügenwalder dominiert
Authors: Balzer Heike
Published: June 2022

Der Veggie-Pionier konnte seine Marktführerschaft weiter ausbauen. Durch einen neuen Produktionsstandort werden die Kapazitäten erweitert.
ZG Raiffeisen baut vor
Authors: Vetter Bernhard
Published: June 2022

Karlsruhe. Ihre zuletzt gute Ertragslage nutzt die Genossenschaft ZG Raiffeisen, um sich fit für die Zukunft zu machen. Geografische Expansion gehört nicht mehr zur Strategie.
Gemahlen, nicht gerührt
Authors: Schaal René
Published: June 2022

Stickstoffdünger sind in der Landwirtschaft unverzichtbar. Jedoch ist die Aufnahme des Stickstoffs durch die Pflanzen oft ineffizient, was wirtschaftliche und ökologische Probleme verursachen kann. Ein internationales Forscherteam möchte hier Abhilfe schaffen.
The Anatomy of Price Gouging: A Regulatory or Competition Law Antidote
Authors: Njegovan Nikola , Ristic Bojan
Published: June 2022

Unlike other natural disasters, the coronavirus disease pandemic is global in character, which is why interest among researchers in the price gouging phenomenon is on the rise. Without disputing many solid arguments favouring the market mechanism, we will reconsider the goals and means of potential government intervention. One possibility lies in economic regulation, the other in competition law. In the first case, price ceilings are usually imposed for necessary goods, followed by rationing and export restrictions. On the other hand, competition policy focuses on preventing the exercise of temporary market power. We will try to show that market failures can provide specific arguments for regulation but relying on competition protection policy seems unjustified. Still, since the critical issue is defining excessive prices in the short run, we expect competition authorities to address this issue, considering that they are permanently monitoring various markets.
Elections for the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Held on May 5, 1935
Authors: Rašić Mihajlović Katarina
Published: June 2022

The paper analyzes the political situation in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that preceded the elections for the National Assembly held on May 5, 1935, as well as the results of those elections. Based on available historical sources, the author provides exact data on the election results and analyzes the broader context in which political parties operated. Based on the conducted research, the author concludes that the leadership of the united opposition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, democratic without a doubt, did not understand its task and role in building democracy.
Study on Emotional State Change based on Dynamic Expression Similarity
Authors: Zhang Yan , Feng Xiangyang , Zhu Ming
Published: June 2022

Facial expressions can express different emotions. Similar facial expressions usually correspond to the same emotions, and the changing process of emotional states is reflected in the dynamic changes of facial expressions. However, existing studies mainly focus on instantaneous emotional states, which cannot reflect the intensity of emotions. This paper proposes a method to study the process of emotional change based on dynamic expression similarity, which can assess not only the change of emotional state but also the change of emotional intensity. First, the features of dynamic expressions are extracted based on the VGG16 network model. Then, the cosine similarity of the expression features is calculated to match the corresponding emotions. At the same time, the expression intensity of each frame is calculated to evaluate the change in emotional intensity. The experimental results show that the similarity calculated in this paper is increased by 9.7% on average, which can be used for the study of emotional states.
Data hiding to the image with bit plane slicing and double XOR
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Bilgi , DOĞAN Nurettin
Published: June 2022

Data hiding is done in different environments and with different techniques, and applications in this area attract a lot of attention. In data hiding, the method of securing the data in the image by hiding data is one of the steganography methods. Bit Plane Slicing, one of the techniques applied in image steganography, is a reliable technique applied on images such as data hiding or compression, which allows us to operate on some special bits by separating each pixel that makes up the image into planes. This technique is aimed to provide high image quality and data security. In this study, two encryption layers and a concealment stage are proposed. Here, the bit planes of the three channels of the color image were first extracted using the BPS technique. The message to be hidden later was encrypted using a double XOR operation using binary representation and a secret key (extracted from the MSB). Then, the stream of encrypted bits is hidden in the cover image using the least significant bit plane. Well-known evaluation criteria such as MSE, PSNR, and histogram distribution were calculated to ensure the quality of the proposed method. Experimental results show that the proposed method has acceptable results and maintains the security of confidential text messages.
Pemberian Topikal Ekstrak Etanol Buah Adas (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Konsentrasi 50% Lebih Menurunkan Makrofag Dan Neutrofil Daripada Povidone Iodine Untuk Penyembuhan Radang Mukosa Mulut Tikus Putih Jantan
Authors: Sudirman Putu Lestari , Pertiwi Ni Kd. Fiora Rena , Pradnyani I G.A. Sri
Published: June 2022

Dental procedure sometimes can cause injury to the oral mucosa either intentionally or unintentionally. Inflammation on mucosa of the mouth / stomatitis is an inflammation that occurs in the oral mucosa, usually form of a yellowish white spots. These patches can be single or multiple. Inflammation on the mucosa of the mouth can affect the mucous membranes of the inner cheek, inner lip, tongue, gums and palate in the oral cavity. This study uses an Experimental Randomized Post Test Only Control Group Design on 32 male rats that had been induced by H2O2, causing inflammation of the lower labial mucosa, Sample were divided into two treatment groups, each group of 16 rats. Control group get Povidone Iodine for 3 days, and the treatment group was given ethanol extract  50 % of fennel fruit for 3 days. On day 7 rats euthanized for taking the oral mucosal tissue and then made histology preparations with HE staining. Data were analyzed, with Shapiro-Wilk normality test and followed by independent T-test.The mean macrophages and neutrophils significantly different (p <0.05). It can be concluded that the ethanol extract of 50% fennel fruit, can reduce macrophages and neutrophils than Povidone Iodine, so the inflammatory process can be shorter and healing process more quickly.
Hubungan Antara Gigi Impaksi Molar Ketiga Dengan Kejadian Karies Molar Kedua Berdasarkan Jenis Kelamin Dan Usia Pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana
Authors: Arisetiadi Komang Ngurah Arya , Hutomo Louise Cinthia , Septarini Ni Wayan
Published: June 2022

Impaksi merupakan suatu keadaan patologis di mana gigi tidak dapat erupsi karena pertumbuhannya terhalang hingga mengakibatkan gigi tidak dapat keluar atau tumbuh secara normal. Kondisi ini dapat terjadi karena tidak tersedianya ruangan yang cukup pada rahang dan angulasi yang tidak benar dari gigi tersebut, letaknya yang tidak normal juga menyebabkan adanya celah di antara gigi sebelahnya yang bisa menjadi tempat terselipnya makanan atau bakteri, sehingga susah untuk dibersihkan. Sisa makanan yang terselip tersebut akan membusuk dan menyebabkan rasa sakit juga bisa menyebabkan karies pada gigi molar kedua. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara gigi impaksi molar ketiga dengan kejadian karies molar kedua pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana tahun 2016. Metode pengambilan sampel yang digunakan yaitu simple random sampling, sampel penelitian mengambil 84 responden mahasiswa di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana angkatan 2013, jenis penelitian yaitu penelitian observasional dengan rancangan cross sectional analitik. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kasus gigi impaksi molar ketiga dengan kejadian karies molar kedua paling banyak dialami pada laki-laki sebanyak 17 (40.5%) berusia 21 dan 22 tahun 24 (30.8%).  Kasus gigi impaksi molar ketiga dengan kejadian karies molar kedua paling banyak dialami pada laki-laki sebanyak 17 (40.5%) berusia 21 dan 22 tahun 24 (30.8%). Untuk mencegah timbulnya karies yang terjadi pada gigi molar kedua bagian distal maka dianjurkan melakukan tindakan pencabutan atau bedah gigi impaksi molar ketiga (odontektomi) dilanjutkan perawatan gigi yang mengalami karies.