bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Practical in Organizational and Management Research
Authors: Dr. Anubha Ray  , Anubhav Sahoo
Published: February 2022

While there are different approaches to organizational and management research, although a naturally researcher is drawn to a specific type of modern research environments require flexibility. The nature of the study setting, the objectives sought by the researcher, and the researcher's philosophical beliefs all influence the research methodology used. As a result, researchers maintain a well-balanced perspective across many research orientations while maintaining their chosen philosophical and methodological positions.

The objective of the study and the type of approach that best aids the achievement of the objectives are still the most important considerations. And research orientation may not be too focused for someone with diverse experience, exposing him or her to a variety of management and organizational environments. Depending on the method used, some people are positivists or explanatory. Others, however, see a central ground where the approaches to the two extremes are combined, creating a third edge from which researchers can choose. However, for other researchers, ideas about philosophy and attitudes are irrelevant. It is practicality that matters.
Напрями підвищення ефективності реалізації міжнародних освітніх проектів
Authors: Холявко Н. І.
Published: February 2022

Метою статті є конкретизація й узагальнена характеристика основних напрямів підвищення ефективності практичної реалізації міжнародних освітніх проектів. Автором аргументовано, що ефективність реалізації міжнародних освітніх проектів перебуває у тісній функціональній залежності від численних факторів, які у статті систематизовано в дві групи: ендогенні та екзогенні. Результативність проекту значною мірою визначається внутрішніми умовами та чинниками діяльності проектної команди, до яких віднесено: організаційні, фінансові, інформаційні, мотиваційні, психологічні, професіональні, фактори планування і фактори контролю. До екзогенних чинників, які формують зовнішнє середовище функціонування проектної команди, віднесено: політичні, соціально-економічні, екологічні, форс-мажорні і правові чинники. У висновках запропоновано напрями удосконалення управління міжнародними освітніми проектами на загальнодержавному та мікроекономічному рівнях.
Диверсифікація банківських послуг: світовий досвід
Authors: Островська Н. С. , Васечкіна В. О.
Published: February 2022

У статті досліджено урізноманітнення продуктового асортименту банків. Визначено зарубіжний досвід диверсифікації банківських послуг на прикладі Великобританії, Німеччини, Франції та інших країн. Визначено основні особливості обслуговування, які можуть застосовуватися в Україні. Висвітлено перспективи розвитку банківських послуг в Україні в умовах конкуренції. Обґрунтовано, що стратегія розвитку вітчизняного ринку банківських послуг повинна бути спрямована на розвиток існуючих секторів ринку та захоплення нових ніш, таких як сектор поштово-банківських послуг, що дозволить збільшити кількість клієнтів банку та зробити банківські послуги доступнішими. Розширення спектру послуг банку дасть значний поштовх для розвитку банківської системи України, а також сприятиме підвищенню конкурентоспроможності українських банків, як на національному, так і на міжнародному банківських ринках.
Теоретичні підходи до трактування принципів фінансів громадянського суспільства
Authors: Ткачук І. Я.
Published: February 2022

У статті висвітлено характерні ознаки організації фінансів інститутів громадянського суспільства, що визначають їх особливості у порівнянні із фінансами комерційних установ. Здійснено аналіз основних підходів до трактування принципів функіонування та організації фінансів громадянського суспільства у працях науковців, на підставі якого визначено 11 основних принципів, об’єднаних в 3 основні змістовно відмінні групи: 1) безпосередньо стосуються особливостей діяльності неурядових організацій порівняно з комерційними організаціями; 2) пов’язані із процесом формування та використання фінансових ресурсів та контролю за ним; 3) відображають особливості організації фінансів громадянського суспільства відповідно до вимог сучасності. Завдяки такому поділу можна дослідити особливості функціонування фінансів громадянського суспільства відповідно до основних змістових характеристик, а також ролей (реальної чи потенційної), які вони відіграють у суспільстві та економіці.
Роль міжнародних організацій у забезпеченні макрофінансової стабілізації України
Authors: Федишин М. П.
Published: February 2022

У статті розглянуто основні теоретичні аспекти функціонування міжнародних організацій, визначено їх роль у забезпеченні макрофінансової стабілізації України. Визначено, що реформування національної економіки в умовах  глибокої  економічної  та  політичної  кризи неможливе  без  залучення  зовнішніх  фінансових  ресурсів,  однак  активізація  міжнародної інвестиційної  діяльності  гальмується  низкою як об’єктивних, так і суб’єктивних причин, що обумовлює необхідність концентрації зусиль на формуванні  ефективних  форм  та  методів  міжнародної кредитної діяльності.  Запропоновано основні напрями забезпечення макрофінансової стабілізації України через стратегічні напрями подальшого партнерства України з міжнародними фінансовими інститутами, які полягають у наступному: Україна  повинна  зайняти  більш  активну позицію і виявити наполегливість у всьому комплексі питань, що стосуються утвердження нового  міжнародного  порядку,  який  базувався  б  не  виключно  на  економічній  силі,  а на принципах  реального  співробітництва  вільних  і  рівноправних  націй.
Управління інноваційно-інвестиційним розвитком підприємництва в умовах трансформаційної економіки
Authors: Косач І. А. , Дегтярьов А. В.
Published: February 2022

Досліджено основні напрямки та пріоритети управління інноваційно-інвестиційним розвитком підприємництва в умовах трансформаційних процесів в економіці України. Розглянуто ключові принципи  державної підтримки підприємництва на прикладі підприємств малого бізнесу. Обгрунтовано важливість інноваційно-інвестиційного розвитку підприємництва, зокрема малого бізнесу,  для вітчизняної економіки. Проведено аналіз інвестиційної активності підприємств малого та середнього бізнесу. Проаналізовано  стан виконання Стратегії розвитку малого та середнього підприємництва  до 2020 р. та досліджено  її вплив на інноваційно-інвестиційну діяльність субєктів господарювання. Класифіковано фактори, які перешкоджають інноваційно-інвестиційному розвитку малих та середніх підприємств. Обгрунтовано передумови формування результативної економічної підтримки з боку держави в напрямку інноваційно-інвестиційного розвитку підприємництва.
Техніко-технологічна модернізація підприємств харчової промисловості як засіб підвищення конкурентоспроможності
Authors: Лагодієнко В. В. , Козак К. Б. , Рибалко С. В.
Published: February 2022

У статті проаналізовано показники рівня технологомісткості та техніко-технологічної модернізації підприємств харчової промисловості, обґрунтовано їх вплив на підвищення конкурентоспроможності. Встановлено, що існуючі тенденції інноваційної діяльності підприємств галузі не забезпечують можливостей повноцінної реалізації потенціалу в частині техніко-технологічної модернізації, в результаті чого конкурентні позиції на ринках різних рівнів слабшають. Доведено, що вирішення даної проблеми стане можливим при формуванні належного інституційного середовища, що дозволить задіяти всі необхідні механізми стимулювання техніко-технологічної модернізації на інноваційній основі та прогресивних змін у галузі загалом. Розробка організаційно-економічного механізму, спрямованого на реалізацію конкурентних переваг підприємств харчової промисловості, на цій основі визначає перспективи подальших досліджень.
Підходи до здійснення моніторингу інноваційного наповнення конкурентного потенціалу підприємств харчової промисловості
Authors: Лагодієнко Н. В. , Шаповалова І. О. , Хутак А. Ш.
Published: February 2022

Максимальний ефект від реалізації всіх складових конкурентного потенціалу підприємств харчової промисловості може бути отриманий за інноваційного наповнення всіх аспектів такої діяльності. В статті висвітлено особливості формування конкурентного потенціалу підприємств харчової промисловості в контексті інноваційного наповнення його основних складових. Для досягнення мети у процесі дослідження використано методи узагальнення та систематизації; економіко-статистичного аналізу; системного та логічного підходу. Обґрунтовано, що інноваційний потенціал є органічною складовою інших структурних елементів конкурентного потенціалу. Розглянуто результати реалізації інноваційної складової конкурентного потенціалу підприємств харчової промисловості. Розроблено підхід до проведення моніторингу інноваційного наповнення конкурентного потенціалу підприємств харчової промисловості з урахуванням наявних можливостей реалізації інновацій за кожною зі складових: виробничою, кадровою, фінансовою, маркетинговою, інформаційною, технологічною, організаційно-управлінською.
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: GOMATHY Dr.CK
Published: February 2022

Organizational behaviour is a discipline of social science that look for explanations for human behaviour in organizations. Organisational behaviour draws on core disciplines such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, communication, and law to create and investigate multilevel explanations of why people take part in particular behaviour, and which behaviour under which situation lead to better outcomes in organizations. Created using an applied or pragmatic lens and tested with a wide range of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, most Organisational behaviour theories and research have direct implications for managers and for other organizational participants. Not surprisingly, one focal area of Organisational behaviour research concerns safety in organizations, and a growing body of safety-oriented literature in Organisational behaviour is based on data collected during simulation training across a variety of organizations such as hospitals, airlines, nuclear power plants, and other high reliability organizations. Keywords: Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Human Behaviour
ANALYSIS OF VILLAGE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN GIRIREJO VILLAGE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Authors: Buana Arung Restu
Published: February 2022

This study aims to find out how the application of village financial accounting in the context of managing the Village Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBDes) in Girirejo Village, Tegalrejo District, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province. Furthermore, in the Village Fund Allocation (ADD) there are several activities such as planning, implementation, reporting, accountability. This research uses descriptive qualitative analysis method. The speakers consist of several resource persons such as the Village Apparatus, namely the Village Head, Carik/Village Secretary, and other staff. The data collection method by means of interviews. Based on the results of this study, the application of the accounting system in Girirejo Village, Tegalrejo District, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province still tends to be low because many village officials have only high school education levels so that knowledge about the world of accounting is still low. However, the management of the Village Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBDes) starting from the planning, implementation, administration, reporting, and accountability stages is in accordance with applicable laws and regulations based on the principles of transparency, accountability, participatory, orderly and budgetary discipline.
THE INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH MOVIE IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL
Authors: Halawa Vanessa Pritin Angel , Sihombing Melodi Indah , Nasution Farah Tasya Zafirah
Published: February 2022

This research was conducted to find out the relationship between English movie and students’ speaking skill. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of English movie in improving students’ speaking skill. In this research, researchers used a quantitative approach by implementing experimental research. In its implementation, researchers carried out pre-test and post test to collect data through the value obtained by students. In addition, to strengthening the results of the research, researchers collected data by distributing questionnaires with Likert scale to add quantitative data in this research. The sample in this research were 30 students from class IX-11b in SMP Negeri 2 Pematangsiantar. Based on the results of the research, researchers can conclude that English movie has good impacts and has good influences in improving students’ speaking skills.

Keywords : English movie, Speaking skill, Students
STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN SPEAKING COMPREHENSION OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Panjaitan Kurnia , Sihombing Enita , Pasaribu Clawdya Clintin , Siregar Christina Anita Elizabeth
Published: February 2022

This research was made to describe the problems and difficulties of speaking to students at SMK GKPI 2 Pematangsiantar. This research used descriptive qualitative research. Researchers used questionnaire as technique to collect the data for this research. The results of this research indicate that students of SMK GKPI 2 Pematangsiantar have several problems and difficulties in speaking subjects. There are several obstacles and difficulties in practicing speaking, namely 1) the understanding about conversation; (2) lack of vocabulary; (3) pronunciation; (4) less confidence (5) worries about making grammar errors, (6) lack of technology, and (7) lack of motivation. Based on the data, the majority of students showed that vocabulary was the most problem in speaking skills.
MEMINIMALISIR ASIMETRI INFORMASI MELALUI PELAPORAN (DISCLOSURE) LAPORAN KEUANGAN
Authors: Agung Prasetyo Ahmad
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran tentang pentingnya penggunaan pengungkapan (disclosure) atas laporan keuangan dalam upaya untuk meminimalisasi asimetri informasi. Desain penelitian ini adalah studi kepustakaan dengan metode analisis yang digunakan berupa analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa timbul asimetri akibat dari prinsipal di lain pihak sangat membutuhkan semua informasi yang relevan tentang kondisi perusahaan secara keseluruhan, tetapi tidak rnempunyai akses terhadap informasi internal perusahaan, tetapi informasi tersebut sangat berguna untuk pengambilan keputusan ekonomi. Berdasarkan fenomena tersebut timbul dari kurangnya transparansi dalam laporan keuangan agen menyebabkan penulis merumuskan masalah terkait dengan tujuan pendisclosuran, keuntungan dan kerugian serta hubungan antara pendisclosuran terhadap pendisclosuran terhadap asimetri.
Gli tshechu e le danze fra terra e cielo
Authors: Albanese Marilia
Published: February 2022

Una delle maggiori attrazioni delle aree himalayane è lo tshechu, un festival articolato in danze rituali, cham, che celebrano le divinità e ricordano avvenimenti mitici e storici.
FACTORS AFFECTING MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE
Authors: Rosdiana Rudy
Published: February 2022

Community empowerment is one of the government's programs in alleviating poverty in Indonesia. The success of implementing community empowerment cannot be separated from the program's role. This study aims to determine what factors affect the performance of the empowerment program implementers. The research method uses a descriptive approach to obtain an overview of the facts in the field and path analysis to determine the effect of research variables. The research respondents were the implementers of the community empowerment program in Bekasi Regency as many as 48 people. The results showed that there was a significant effect of Work Attitude (X1), Work Climate (X2), and Work Motivation (X3) on Performance (Y) of 0.815, and the remaining 0.185 or 18.5% influence by other variables not included in this study. The study results recommend improving performance through training and coaching on an ongoing basis to improve implementing empowerment programs.
EFFECT OF WORK SUPERVISION AND DISCIPLINE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Authors: Andang P Kiki , Hardiyana Aan
Published: February 2022

This study aimed to determine the effect of supervision and work discipline on employee performance. This research method uses a quantitative approach with multiple regression analysis. The source of this research uses primary data. This research data collection using a questionnaire. The sample of this research is 57 employees using the saturated sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that partially and simultaneously, there is a significant influence between the variables of supervision and work discipline on employee performance, where supervision and work discipline have a simultaneous effect of 58.8% on employee performance. At the same time, the remaining 41.2% were influenced by other factors not observed in this study. Recommendations for performance the supervision carried out can be hiring human resources following the qualifications. Furthermore, preferably implementing a reward and punishment system for those who have a good or inadequate level of work discipline, pay attention to the level of employee attendance, establish rules, and strict legal sanctions.
Russian Fascism: Eurasianism and Beyond. Airth from 1920s-1940s to Now
Authors:   Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School, Likhomanov Igor V.
Published: February 2022

Eurasianism was and continues to be the most viable and influential version of Russian fascism. It was conceptualised in the 1920-1940s but remains to be an attractive socio-political narrative in modern Russia, especially since the 1990s when both Eurasianism and Russian fascism had the “resurrection” after the demise of the Soviet Union. In Eurasianism, Russian nationalism is substituted by Eurasian “super-nationalism.” Opposing the concept of Eurasian super-nation to Marxist ideology of proletarian internationalism is the core element of Eurasianism. All five features of fascism marked out by Michael Mann, can be easily distinguished in Eurasianism. In today’s Russia, Eurasianism as a political force starts to attract considerable electoral sympathies despite the disguise of its supporters who carefully avoid using terms “Russian fascism” and “neo Nazism.”
Community, its Origins and its Limits: A Eurasian Perspective
Authors:   International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Sassin Wolfgang
Published: February 2022

The novel coronavirus triggered but not forced the end of globalisation in Eurasian space. During the last thirty years, the main task of almost all Eurasian politicians was “to make the world a better place,” in order that “the world should be saved.” Excessive level of globalisation used to achieve the goal of “saving” the world in the last decades led to a queer situation. A new member of the known coronavirus family reveals that the affluent European society, equipped with all kinds of social facilities, can only defend itself against the “intruder” with means that would otherwise be taken only in "times of need." The "reconstruction programmes" to which Eurasian governments have now committed their citizens in order to compensate for civil lockdowns and economic shutdowns will hardly have any effect at all in overcoming a longer-term economic depression. The corona crisis suddenly highlighted what globalisation and digitalisation have accumulated in the form of long-term and exponentially increasing risks and problems by overcoming practically every kind of natural border in Eurasian space. The only remaining solution is to give more space to diversity instead of unity and to fight for a well-defined co-existence instead of a general coexistence in Eurasia.
Confucianism as a Eurasian Driving Force: What Does It Really Mean for Women in China and Eurasian Space?
Authors:   National Defense University, Chu Yun-Fen
Published: February 2022

Confucianism is persistently named one of the main Eurasian driving forces, cultural, legal, social and political. However, such definitions are usually given by male researchers that are often eager to ignore the real impact of Confucianism on women social roles and statuses in imperial China, modern China and in wider Eurasian space. In Confucian culture, although all rules and regulations are focused on the patrilineal, patriarchal, and patrilocal family system functioning to manage the state and the family, they promote the unequal gendered division of labor, social roles differentiated in a highly biased manner, and often unjust class hierarchy. In fact, Confucian norms strictly and rigidly regulate women’s roles, course of life and even destiny. Despite plethora of examples of women’s outstanding performances in the public sphere in China’s historical past, women are not regarded as social entities capable of occupying public tenures and positions within middle and late Confucianism. Even worse, several modern Confucian discourses degrade women to lowest social strata in the wide Eurasian space. In the paper, I examine what modern Confucianism – in additional to historical Confucianism – may really mean for a woman in Eurasia.
Persecuting Orthodoxy in the Soviet Union as an Attempt of Destroying the Russia’s Eurasian Mission: An Example of Grigory Dolya and St Transfiguration Temple in Lednoe
Authors:   Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Legach Evgeny I.
Published: February 2022

In 1920s there was a split in Russian Orthodoxy initiated by the Soviet government. Traditionalists and “renovationists” appeared, with the latter being artificially created with Bolsheviks’ approval to undermine the Eurasian role of the former Russian Empire. Traditionalists who became supporters of newly elected Patriarch Tikhon were severely persecuted by Soviet officials. In the paper, I study the crisis of Russia’s Eurasian mission with example of priest Grigory Dolya, Dean of St Transfiguration Temple in Lednoe, Kharkov, Ukraine, who is currently being considered to be glorified as a new Orthodox saint martyr by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Microbial Robots to Treat the third Degree Burnt Patients: Review
Authors: Dhakane Rajesh , Bichkule Kalyani , Jadhav Laxmi
Published: February 2022

Burn is responsible for an estimated 180,000 deaths annually. A burn is skin damage caused through either high temperature or because of radiation, radioactivity, electricity, or contact with chemicals. A burn is skin damage, which is resulted because of electricity, radiation, radioactivity, or exposure to chemicals. Skin is the primary barrier to infection and burns patients lose their skin the risk of infection persists as the barrier is absent. The leading cause of death after burn injury is sepsis. Sepsis is lethal organ dysfunction caused by a host’s dysregulated response to infection. Multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria are responsible for the majority of deaths due to sepsis. Third-degree burns go through the skin and deeper tissues are affected. Third-degree burns may need more thorough treatments. Treatment includes intravenous antibiotics to prevent infections, surgical excision, and skin grafting. Treatments given to third-degree burnt patients are not giving satisfactory results. As robotics is a suitable way to work in delicate environments it can be an effective way to deal with sensitive burnt areas. This review focuses on the cause of infection and treatment of burnt patients.
Do we have any evidence that any plants have given up carnivory?
Authors: Fleischmann Andreas
Published: February 2022

This might have happened several times during the evolution of the carnivorous groups that we know today. We can even observe partial or total loss of carnivorous traits in some well-known carnivorous plant groups today: Drosera caduca for example produces non-carnivorous leaves when adult (consisting only of an elongated petiole, without a carnivorous lamina anymore), and bears carnivorous glandular leaves only in the juvenile stage and shortly after regrowing from dormancy. Drosera schizandra, a species of rainforest floors, bears only a very sparse cover of carnivorous glands, and the mucilage is easily washed away, and not continuously replaced as in most other Drosera species. This species could be considered on the way to becoming a “post-CP” in adaptation to its habitat.
New cultivars
Authors: Barnes Brian
Published: February 2022

The cultivars Drosera 'Ambrosia', Drosera 'Dreamsicle', Drosera 'Woolly Red', Drosera 'Wooly Beast', and Drosera Brian Barnes Group are described.
Murderous plants
Authors: Brittnacher John
Published: February 2022

The year 2009 was the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s publication of On the Origin of Species (Darwin 1859). It was marked by many celebratory articles including a paper by Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz, Dawn Sanders, and Michael Fay published in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society called “Murderous plants: Victorian Gothic, Darwin and modern insights into vegetable carnivory” (Chase et al. 2009). In line with the catchy title, the article was a very broad review of carnivorous plants, real and imaginary, along with many plants that the authors considered incomplete carnivores. The article was not a proposal that we call all these plants murderous plants. What the article did though was argue that there is a clear continuum between carnivorous and non-carnivorous plants. That is, one can make up definitions of what is and what is not a carnivorous plant, but in the end any definition is totally arbitrary. I disagree. Carnivorous plants are unique. I think there is an obvious place to draw the line between carnivores and non-carnivores. Any waffling is due to our lack of understanding the plants. However, the Chase et al. (2009) article ends with “We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think.” This is true; there are more murderous plants than we think.
New cultivars: Sarracenia 'Seurat', Sarracenia 'Gorey', Sarracenia 'Leo Song', Sarracenia 'Deep Throat', Sarracenia 'Red and White', Dionaea 'JA1'
Authors: Lechtman Jay , D'Amato Peter , Dominguez Julio Alberto Gonzalez
Published: February 2022

The cultivars Sarracenia 'Deep Throat', Sarracenia 'Gorey', Dionaea 'JA1', Sarracenia 'Leo Song', Sarracenia 'Red and White', and Sarracenia 'Seurat' are described.
Comparison of Byblis 'Goliath' (B. filifolia), Byblis 'David' (B. liniflora), and their putative fertile hybrid
Authors: Hartmeyer Irmgard , Hartmeyer Siegfried R.H.
Published: February 2022

Seed derived plants from the cultivars, Byblis ‘Goliath’ (Barnes 2009) and Byblis ‘David’ (Barnes 2010) were cross pollinated. While the Byblis ‘Goliath’ needs buzz-pollination to release pollen, the hybrid between these two taxa develops self-pollinating flowers, like its robust B. liniflora parent. This paper is a study of these cross pollination events and its results.
Evidence of motile traps in Byblis
Authors: Allan Gregory
Published: February 2022

Byblis Salisb. is a small genus of carnivorous plants with adhesive traps in the Lamiales family Byblidaceae Domin. There are two perennial species (B. gigantea Lindl. and B. lamellata Conran & Lowrie) with restricted ranges in Western Australia, where they experience a Mediterranean climate. The critically endangered B gigantea is endemic to the Swan River drainage area, now entirely within the Perth metropolitan area, whilst B. lamellata is restricted to the coastal region North of Perth. The genus also contains six currently recognized annual species (B. aquatica Lowrie & Conran, B. filifolia Planch., B. guehoi Lowrie & Conran, B. liniflora Salisb., B. pilbarana Lowrie & Conran, and B. rorida Lowrie & Conran) which inhabit the tropical and semi-arid regions of Northern Australia. The genus also extends to the island of New Guinea (Lowrie 2013; McPherson 2010). All species are found in substrates which are very nutrient-poor (Lowrie 2013; McPherson 2010) and share habitats with representatives of other genera of carnivorous plants (particularly Drosera, but also Utricularia and Nepenthes). Although there are important morphological differences between the Byblis species, all share the same basic structure in that they produce stems from which radiate filiform leaves. Another feature common to all species is the ability to produce fast concentrated growth in response to seasonal rainfall. (Bourke, pers. comm.). It has been observed on many occasions that all Byblis species play host to Miridae bugs from the genus Setocoris (Bourke, pers. comm.). A mutualistic relationship has been proven to exist between another viscid plant genus Roridula and a different genus of the family Miridae, Pameridea (Anderson & Midgley 2003). A similar relationship is strongly suspected in Byblis (Lowrie 2013; Cross et al. 2018).
Field observations of Byblis in Australia
Authors: Krueger Thilo
Published: February 2022

Over the course of several field trips undertaken since 2014, I had the opportunity to encounter all currently described species of the genus Byblis (rainbow plants) in their natural habitats in northern and south-west Australia.
The Florida flytrap mystery is solved
Authors: Miller Jim
Published: February 2022

For many years, there has been much speculation as to how colonies of Dionaea muscipula — the Venus’ Flytrap — appeared in the Florida Panhandle in Liberty County. Theories ranged from seed stuck to the feet of migrating birds to a former seller of "three bulbs for a dollar" flytraps planting them as a backup in case populations ran low in the Carolinas. Some even suggested they had been here all along, just undiscovered until more people began venturing into bogs and savannas in search of carnivorous plants. At last we have the answer, and it is none of the above.
The Pinguicula benedicta "puzzle" resolved
Authors: Schlauer Jan
Published: February 2022

In his recently published monograph on the genus Pinguicula in the Greater Antilles, Casper (2019: 100) writes with respect to the "dubious taxon" P. benedicta Barnhart: "Holotype: Cuba, Oriente, trail [from] Camp La Barga to Camp San Benito 43, 23 [" 22-26 "] Feb 1910, Shafer 4025 (NY, destroyed in 1943 while on loan to B)". There is apparently no original material in the New York herbarium (NY), and the assumption that it was destroyed in Berlin (B) cannot plausibly be refuted. It should, however, be noted that Barnhart (1920: 110) did not specify the herbarium in his original type reference, and as already noted by Shimai (2017: 274) there is a well-preserved specimen of "Shafer 4025" in the herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum (A, barcode 93357).
Drosera in the western USA — an update
Authors: Rice Barry A.
Published: February 2022

An account of Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia, Drosera linearis, Drosera × obovata, Drosera rotundifolia, and Drosera × woodii in the western USA.
Stop sharing information, Dammit! You’re not helping!
Authors: Rice Barry
Published: February 2022

Observation of poaching carnivorous plants.
Carnivorous plants of the Western Australian granite outcrops
Authors: Ng Boaz
Published: February 2022

At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on an expedition to Western Australia to find carnivorous plants in the wild. This region is a center of diversity for carnivorous plants, with more than 100 endemic species. My journey took me on a long circuit around the countryside, starting with a drive through the forests of the South West towards the Great Southern coastline, then heading north east to the interior Wheatbelt region, before eventually looping back to Perth. Throughout my 17 days and roughly 3000 kilometers on the road, the geographical features that struck me most were the granite outcrops. These ancient landforms dominate the weathered landscape and give rise to unique habitats on which countless flora and fauna have evolved. It was in these granite ecosystems that I observed the most impressive displays of Drosera and Utricularia.
In pursuit of Mexican Pinguicula: a journey to northwestern Oaxaca
Authors: Mata-Rosas Martín , Hernández-Rendón Julián , Salinas-Rodríguez María Magdalena
Published: February 2022

After much planning and aligning our schedules, we finally defined the dates to visit populations of various Pinguicula species in northwestern Oaxaca, Mexico. It is essential to highlight that the state of Oaxaca has the greatest biodiversity in Mexico, as regard to vascular plants, it has 10,299 species, of which 4,071 are endemic to the state (Villaseñor 2016). It is also the state where it is possible to find most Pinguicula species (Table 1). Fifteen species have been reported, including the recently described P. pygmaea (Rivadavia et al. 2017). Also, some of these species are controversial and under taxonomic discussion, i.e., P. rectifolia and P. medusina, whereas others have not been seen since they were first collected (P. greenwoodii and P. utricularioides).
Preliminary identification of the agent causing the fungal disease of Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Authors: Svobodová Iveta , Adamec Lubomír
Published: February 2022

Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. (Droseraceae) is a critically endangered and rare aquatic carnivorous plant. Growers of Aldrovanda have observed a disorder of shoot apices called “Aldrovanda disease”. The fungal pathogen of the genera Phytopythium and Pythium of the class Oomycetes was repeatedly found to probably cause the disease. The pathogen occurs permanently in the sedge litter in aquaria or containers, but the factors responsible for its pathogenicity remain unknown.
Drosera filiformis Raf. forma rubriflora J.Ksepka f. nov
Authors: Ksepka Jason
Published: February 2022

Drosera filiformis Raf. f. rubriflora J.Ksepka, a red-flowered variant of Drosera filiformis from New Jersey, USA, is described.
True vivipary in two remarkable Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae) from the Caribbean, P. lignicola and P. casabitoana
Authors: Temple Paul , Panco Ivan , Valdéz Cristina M. Panfet , Serra Colmar A.
Published: February 2022

Pinguicula lignicola had been described as “viviparous” but no evidence had ever been presented, nor clarification given, as to the type of vivipary displayed. Early reports of young plants or stalked-seeds present within the bell-shaped calyx (with the implication that the capsule has opened) implied that false vivipary might be occurring, later tentatively considered in our early but superficial observations. We extended those observations to conduct more detailed investigations of P. lignicola and P. casabitoana, previously described as very similar. Our study demonstrated new similarities. In particular, we provide detailed evidence to confirm that both species exhibit true vivipary, the diaspores of these two species being seedlings, not seeds. In addition, we present evidence that the seeds undergo cryptocotylar germination, the first occasion on which this has been reported in Pinguicula. We also identify that fixation of a seedling to a phorophyte depends on its attachment by root hairs; these two Pinguicula do not exhibit roots before or during fixation, by the time the cotyledons have fully emerged, or before the first eophyll emerges.
Lithophytic culture of Mexican Pinguicula
Authors: Liu Alvin
Published: February 2022

Attempts to replicate in cultivation the natural lithophytic growth habit of many Mexican Pinguicula seem to have taken off in popularity in recent years. Herein I describe my own experience with this technique and the approaches that I have found to be successful in the long-term.
Evolution of the Cephalotus pitcher
Authors: Brittnacher John
Published: February 2022

Cephalotus follicularis (Oxalidales) is a carnivorous plant native to coastal southwest Australia with pitchers that primarily trap ants. The plant also produces non-trapping foliar leaves and occasional intermediate leaves. Close observation of the intermediate leaves plus an understanding of leaf development in angiosperms shows that the pitchers appear to be constructed from five leaflet-equivalent developmental domains that are not separately visible in the pitcher leaf primordia but do map to specific locations. The pitcher development patterns are similar to those of Oxalis leaves. Simple developmental shifts can explain the evolution of the pitcher. The pitcher body appears to have evolved from the three leaflets typical of most Oxalis species and the lid from two leaflets that arise above the adaxial face of the petiole in a way similar to the adaxial leaflet of Oxalis tetraphylla. However, since the lineage consisting only of Cephalotus today is 80 million years old, when and how it became carnivorous and developed pitchers remains speculative.
PERENCANAAN BIAYA DAN JADWAL PEMBANGUNAN PROYEK TOL PANDAAN – MALANG STA. 30+626 – 38+488
Authors:   Mahasiswa Manajemen Rekayasa Konstruksi, Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Dika Dita Cahya , Suhariyanto  ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil Politeknik Negeri Malang, Sasongko Rinto ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil Politeknik Negeri Malang
Published: February 2022

Proyek Pandaan - Jalan Tol Malang adalah upaya pemerintah Indonesia dalam penyediaan layanan dan infrastruktur dalam rangka mendukung pengembangan daerah setempat, pembangunan Pandaan-Malang STA. 30 + 626-38 + 488 jalan tol mengalami keterlambatan implementasi karena faktor pembebasan lahan. Perencanaan proyek alternatif diperlukan untuk merealisasikan proyek tepat waktu, biaya dan kualitas. Data yang diperlukan adalah gambar teknis, spesifikasi umum dan harga satuan kerja Malang pada tahun 2019. Waktu pelaksanaan proyek dibatasi hingga 270 hari kalender, Microsoft Project 2016 digunakan untuk penjadwalan melalui S-Curve, Microsoft Excel 2016 digunakan untuk mencari tahu estimasi biaya proyek dan harga satuan kerja dasar menggunakan harga satuan dasar kota Malang pada tahun 2019. Perencanaan proyek menghasilkan tata letak situs alternatif, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), waktu pelaksanaan yang lebih pendek dari 270 hari kalender, metode pelaksanaan, manajemen lalu lintas, sebesar IDR 1,479.905.564.000, - Rencana kualitas alternatif dan perencanaan kesehatan, keselamatan dan lingkungan, serta perencanaan control lingkungan.
Impact of the global financial crisis on the Indian economy
Authors: Jaiswal Krishna Kumar , Dubey Krishna Kumar
Published: February 2022

This paper provides a descriptive review of the impacts of the global financial crisis on the Indian economy. While examining the growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), fiscal deficit, exports, imports, Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation, and the foreign exchange rates (FX), we find that the GDP has been severely impacted during the crisis period, especially during 2008-09. While the fiscal deficit continuously increased during 2008-09 and 2009-10, the exports and imports declined considerably. The WPI inflation followed a downward trend, and the rupee depreciated by approximately 20 percent during 2008. During 2008-09, the agricultural and industrial growth significantly declined, but the service sector sustained itself. The findings also reveal that the policy initiatives by the Indian government and those by the Reserve Bank of India safeguarded the Indian economy to a large extent.
Impacts of bank mergers on shareholder's wealth
Authors: Rai Arun Kumar , Yadav Kumari Preeti , Mallik Altaf , Gupta Piyush
Published: February 2022

We examine the effect of the news about merger of six banks into four major banks, employing the standard event study method with the market model on a sample of four bidders and six target banks. We find significant impact of merger announcement on the bidder and target banks. While the bidder banks are negatively impacted, the target banks experience positive impacts on the event day and day after, followed by negative results later on. No previous study is found to have addressed this question on how the merger announcements impact the bidder and target bank's stock returns in India.
Fairness dimension of goods and services tax
Authors: Hansa  , Sahu Praveen
Published: February 2022

A tax system to be called fair must assess the tax liability of each tax-payer without any biases. Most studies suggest a positive relationship between tax fairness perception and compliance behavior. This relation can only be ascertained if the factors of tax fairness are known. This study investigates the dimensions of tax fairness in India concerning the recently implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST). A survey questionnaire on tax fairness was developed and administered to a sample of 210 business people belonging to the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. Measures of central tendency, factor analysis, and reliability analysis identify five robust tax fairness dimensions: General Fairness, Exchange with Government, Process Equity, Inter-Group Equity, and Tax Rate Structure. By identifying the dimensions of tax fairness, the perception of tax-payers can be understood, and the factors leading to tax evasion can be curbed.
Impacts of the global pandemic on returns and volatilities of cryptocurrencies
Authors: Rai Varun Kumar , Kumari Vineeta
Published: February 2022

Employing the standard event study methodology and the OLS market model to examine how the global pandemic announcement impacted cryptocurrencies, we test the null hypotheses that "the global pandemic declaration did not significantly impact the abnormal returns of the cryptocurrencies", and "during the global pandemic declaration, the cryptocurrencies did not experience any significant abnormal volatilities". The average abnormal return on t-2 was nearly minus 40 percent, which is the highest negative value during the 61-day event window. The cumulative average returns are significantly negative during the event window. The global pandemic news has significantly impacted cryptocurrencies and are more volatile during the outbreak. The study's findings will empower the investors to implement proper investment strategies during emergencies.
Occurrence of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Clinical Settings and Lytic Potential of Bacteriophages Against the Isolates
Authors: Ahmad Moeed , Siddique Abu Baker , Muzammil Saima , Shafique Muhammad , Nawaz Zeeshan , Khurshid Mohsin , Rasool Muhammad Hidayat , Jalees Muhammad Moazam , Sarwar Noreen , Aslam Bilal
Published: February 2022

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a major health hazard around the globe. Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae (hvKp) is associated with hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections. Since there is a lack of new antibiotics against multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens, phage therapy might provide an alternative approach to confer antibiotic resistance. Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the occurrence of hvKp and characterize the bacteriophage against the hvKp prevalence in clinical settings, which might be used as an alternative to antibiotics. Methods: Different clinical samples (n = 50) were collected to isolate K. pneumoniae, and the assessment of multidrug resistance was carried out based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines (2020). The bacteriophage was isolated from hospital waste, and the double agar overlay method was used for phage purification and propagation. Spot test and one-step curve were performed to determine host-phage interactions. For the evaluation of phage stability in environmental conditions, the phage was incubated at various ranges of temperature, pH, and chloroform. Results: Out of the collected samples, 22 (44%) isolates were confirmed as K. pneumoniae. Among confirmed K. pneumoniae isolates, a total of 11 (50%) isolates were detected as hvKp. Moreover, 14 (64%) isolates were detected as MDR, out of which 5 (35%) isolates were among hvKp phenotypes. Maximum resistance was observed against ampicillin (86%) followed by ceftriaxone (81%) which was the highest among cephalosporins. The isolated bacteriophage showed a broad host range, short latent period, and stability. Overall, 16 isolates (85%) of K. pneumoniae were susceptible to phage infection, among which 12 isolates were MDR (75%); however, all 5 (100%) hvKp isolates were susceptible to phage infection. One-step growth analysis revealed a burst size of 190 phages/host bacterial cells with a short latent period of 24 minutes. Conclusions: Altogether, the significant prevalence of hvKp was estimated in clinical settings, and the isolated bacteriophage showed significant lytic activity as it killed all the hvKp strains. Phage therapy might be exploited and used as a potential alternative therapeutic approach against infections caused by this resistant pathogen.
In Vitro Antimalarial Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Aerial Parts of Artemisia fragrans Willd.
Authors: Akbari Pegah , Asnaashari Solmaz , Rahimpour Yahya , Asgharian Parina
Published: February 2022

Background: Malaria is one of the most momentous transmittable diseases globally. Medicinal herbs like Artemisia species might be possible sources of new, effective, and cheap antiplasmodial products, making up the leading molecules to investigate new antimalarial drugs. The Artemisia genus, which belongs to the Asteraceae family, is a widely distributed medicinal plant in Iran. Methods: In this study, the antimalarial activities of essential oil, different extracts, and vacuum liquid chromatography (VLC) fractions of A. fragrans Willd. were examined by a cell-free β-hematin formation assay. The aerial parts of A. fragrans were extracted by a Soxhlet extractor, and essential oil was obtained by a Clevenger apparatus. Then, GC-MS analysis was used to identify volatile compounds of essential oil and the 100% VLC fraction of chloroform. Results: Among the extracts, chloroform extract illustrated considerable antimalarial activity compared to the control (P < 0.001), with the IC50 value of 1.22 ± 0.05 mg/mL. Among the fractions, 100% VLC fraction of chloroform extract illustrated potent antimalarial effects compared to the control (P < 0.001). The volatile oil demonstrated moderate antimalarial effects (P < 0.001) compared with the control. Besides, GC-MS determined that sesquiterpenes in the 100% ethyl acetate fraction of the chloroform extract and oxygenated monoterpenes in the essential oil might be responsible for the potent antimalarial activity of this plant. Conclusions: The 100% ethyl acetate fraction of chloroform extract along with the essential oil of A. fragrans indicated potent and moderate activity, possibly due to sesquiterpenes and oxygenated monoterpenes, respectively.