bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Precontact Archaeology of the Michigan State University Campus and the Campus Archaeology Program (CAP)
Authors: Kooiman Susan M. , Goldstein Lynne , Lovis William A. , Arbogast Alan F.
Published: May 2023

Here we summarize the current state of knowledge about the precontact archaeology of the Michigan State University (MSU) campus as revealed through work conducted by the MSU Campus Archaeology Program (CAP), the MSU Museum, and the Department of Anthropology. A multipronged approach places this collective work in programmatic, institutional, historical, geographic, and archaeological context. The history of CAP and its impact on campus operations and understandings of campus history demonstrate the strength of such programs. Unpacking the MSU Museum collections reveals additional insight into the deep Indigenous history of university lands. Results of the first systematic excavations of a precontact Archaic site on the MSU campus, the Beaumont West site (20IN205), are reported alongside accounts of systematic archaeological survey conducted over a span of 70 years, recent geomorphological work, and the cumulative collections of precontact material culture from the MSU campus housed at the MSU Museum. Collectively, this paints an engaging multifaceted story of an ever-changing natural and social landscape that highlights the value of understanding the role college campuses can play in providing information about the distant as well as the recent past.
Transport Electrification: Opportunities and Future Challenges
Authors: Bi Xianzhi , Li Wenqing , Zhang Hengjie
Published: May 2023

In 2016, transport emissions (mainly involving roads, railways, aviation and maritime transport) accounted for more than 24% of global carbon dioxide emissions. It is also expected to grow faster than any other sector, which poses a major challenge to efforts to reduce emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement and other global goals. Each year there is a remarkable growth in vehicles that emit massive amounts of greenhouse gases, which highly contribute to climate change. So, it is essential to reduce carbon emissions by changing transport. Electric cars, trucks, and buses produce no tailpipe emissions and thus help reduce local air pollution. Moreover, buses typically run on diesel fuel or compressed natural gas, emitting nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide that reduce air quality and are eliminated by electrification. The theme of this paper is to study the fundamental reasons and limitations of the electrification of transport. The research methods of this paper are as follows: Firstly, search relevant documents and obtain information that can use. Secondly, sort out information and then conclude. Research shows that the need for electrification of transport is because it is environmentally friendly, has lower costs for customers compared to conventional vehicles, and gives benefits to the power grid. However, several limitations that are inevitable and hard to be solved in a short period are brakes to the development of electric vehicles (EVs). Although the ultimate shift from internal combustion vehicles (ICEs) to EVs is inevitable, the market structure is fragmented, complex and emergent.
Simulation and Discussion of Vehicle U-turn Trajectory based on Four-wheel Model with Weight Transfer
Authors: Huang Xingjian , Li Xingchen , Liu Yejia
Published: May 2023

A Formula Student race car is an open-wheel race car designed and manufactured by university students, and it is a good engineering practice. The Formula Student race cars are always raced on small tracks comprised of different corners including S-turn and U-turns. Turning performance is one of the key criteria to judge whether the car has a good overall handling performance or not. Therefore, it is necessary to study the turning performance of vehicles. This paper will mainly focus on the U-turn trajectory of a vehicle when the effect of weight transfer is counted, and the difference between the four-wheel model and the two-wheel model. Acceleration and breaking during the cornering will not be discussed in this paper to simplify the research. In other words, this paper will mainly discuss the condition of steady-state U-turn. A more realistic trajectory compared with the trajectory obtained by using a two-wheel model will be generated in this paper.
Analysis and comparison of operation principle of two ways of running maglev trains
Authors: Wu Gurong
Published: May 2023

With the continuous development of rail transportation, people have put forward higher requirements for high-speed train and ride comfort.  At present, the world's most advanced and fast rail transportation is the maglev train.  Its development will surely bring more convenience to people's production and life. This paper describes two common operating modes of maglev train and their respective advantages and disadvantages. At the same time, their structure and principle are analysed. In this paper, the whole development process of maglev is introduced, and it is divided into different major countries. Finally, it gives some constructive suggestions on the future development direction of maglev, and puts forward the direction of vacuum passage, supplemented by practical research examples.
MIDDLE TRIASSIC ECHINODERMS FROM THE SAN SALVATORE FORMATION OF LOMBARDY (ITALY) AND CANTON TICINO (SWITZERLAND)
Authors: JASELLI LUCA , PIERONI VITTORIO
Published: May 2023

An echinoderm fauna from the San Salvatore Formation (Middle Triassic, Southern Alps) is here  described in detail for the first time. Identifiable crinoids and echinoids were collected from three different localities: Mt. San Salvatore (Ticino, Switzerland), Rasa di Varese and San Michele (Lombardy, Italy). Crinoid taxa include Encrinus cf. aculeatus, Holocrinus sp. indet., Zardinicrinus cf. granulosus, Encrinidae gen. et sp. indet. Echinoid taxa include “Cidaris” cf. roemeri, Serpianotiaris sp. indet., Triadocidaris transversa, Triadocidaris sp. indet., and an indetermined form (Cidaridae). Most of the material was collected from Rasa di Varese, along with a rich upper Anisian ammonoid and conodont fauna, belonging to the upper Reitzi Zone and the Secedensis Zone. Migration of crinoids have been documented during the upper Anisian (from upper Pelsonian to lower Illyrian), mainly from the westernmost Tethyan Realm northward to the Germanic basin. Crinoid taxa already reported in the lower and upper Illyrian of the Germanic basin have also been collected, dated here to the late Illyrian (upper Reitzi Z.-Secedensis Z.) suggesting that several taxa migrated southwards in the Tethys realm during the late Illyrian.
ESTIMATION OF HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY EFFECTS FOR YIELD AND FIBER QUALITY TRAITS INCOTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.)
Authors: RIAZ A , ULLAH F , CHOHAN SM , SAEED A , Aqeel M , SHER A , NADEEM A , AKRAM M , SHAHID M , HUSSNAIN H , KHALID MN
Published: May 2023

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an important cash crop worldwide, including Pakistan. Cotton is the fibre crop that plays a vital role in Pakistan's economy. Cotton devotes a major part to enhancing foreign exchange earnings and contributes 65 percent of total annual earnings by exporting the raw material and finished products of cotton. Identifying the parents with higher yield contributing traits is essential to enhance the economic yield. The diallel mating design was used because it is the best tool to discriminate between good and bad combiners. All crosses showed significant results except the number of monopodial branches, internodal distance and first fruiting branch node. Traits that showed significant variability were further analyzed for combining ability effects and gene action related to yield contributing traits. From parents NIAB-777 and Tipo-1 showed superior general combiners for most of the traits. Among the crosses NIAB-777 × Tipo-1, C-1 × Tipo-1 and C-1 × Shahkar exhibited high SCA. SCA variance for most of the genotypes was better than GCA and RCA variance. The information devised is really helpful in selecting suitable parents and hybrids for further breeding programs.
Financial Risks Appraisal based on Dynamic Appraisal Framework
Authors:   Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City 44629, Egypt, Mohamed Mona
Published: May 2023

Recently, New Energy Vehicle (NEV) consider eco-friendly and become the strategic option for balancing economic, social, and ecological goals. Therefore, this study contributed to construct a dynamic appraisal framework (DAF). Deploying Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) methods and single-valued neutrosophic sets (SNNSs) in DAF to appraise financial risk for seven enterprises based on determined nine criteria. The CoCoSo method is used within the context of the SVN to decide which enterpise is the otimal. In addition, an example case study of financial risk evaluation is explored to highlight the entire execution process of the suggested framework.
Sustainability and growth: Evidence from Spanish wine industry
Authors: FERRER Juan R. , GARCÍA-CORTIJO María-Carmen , PINILLA Vicente , CASTILLO-VALERO Juan-Sebastián , SERRANO Raúl
Published: May 2023

Aim of study: To analyze the compatibility of sustainability with the business growth of wineries in Spain.
Area of study: The data used come from a survey conducted in the years 202 and 2021, which was addressed to the all wineries located in Spain.
Material and methods: The economic growth of wineries is conditioned by different factors; in this work we have analyzed the orientation towards sustainability, business resources and capabilities (marketing, innovation, marketing, human resources, network resources, management resources and financial resources), profitability and exports. The empirical analysis was carried out by studying the responses received after a first mail sent to all independent wineries, with a subsequent telephone call. The number of responses, 411, represents 14% of the population. Using the regression model, estimated by OLS with Robust Errors proposed by Eiker-White, the factors determining the economic growth of the wineries were analyzed. The analysis done was exploratory.
Main results: The results show that the factors that most favor the growth of Spanish wine companies are management capabilities, sustainability orientation and financial resources.
Research highlights: Two relevant factors for growth are management capabilities and sustainability orientation. This reaffirms the compatibility of opting for sustainability and business growth in the case of Spanish wineries. And it allows to give arguments to the positive discourse between growth and sustainability of economic activities.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Penjadwalan Mata Pelajaran dengan Metode Waterfall
Authors: Pratiwi Indah , Anardani Sri , Putera Andi Rahman
Published: May 2023

Advances in technology that continue to develop make things easier. One application of information technology in the field of education is the existence of a subject scheduling information system. However, until now, the scheduling system at MTsN 03 Madiun still uses the manual method by the curriculum staff. Previously, a joint task distribution meeting was held with the teachers, which then the curriculum staff would confirm the schedule with the instructor, then the admin would supervise one by one the schedules of the teachers who were still empty. Then the schedule needs to be confirmed back to the students. The result of these conditions has an impact on the lack of timely publication of subject schedules which reduces the effectiveness of the learning system. It is not uncommon for errors to occur in scheduling, such as the large number of teaching hours on an inappropriate schedule or subject schedules that clash with other subjects. The schedule that has been made must guarantee that there will be no conflicting schedules, both in hours and instructors. In addition, it takes a long time to make a schedule because the scheduling department needs to adjust the availability of space and teachers. Therefore we need a subject scheduling system that can simplify and minimize errors that occur when preparing schedules. In this study, the method used when collecting data was the observation method, interview method and literature study. In addition, the software development method used was the waterfall method. This system was designed and built using MySQL and PHP as database storage. This subject scheduling system can facilitate curriculum staff and teachers in managing subject schedule information.
Peran User-Centered Design terhadap Perancangan User Experience Aplikasi Community Marketplace
Authors: Yaputra Mario
Published: May 2023

Today, User Experience (UX), which is a very important component for interacting in an application, actually brings difficulties to its users. User Experience (UX) has the goal of making it easier for users to solve the problems they want to solve, as well as providing directions and illustrations for users so they don't experience difficulties and misunderstandings when using an application. PT. XYZ is a company engaged in providing community marketplace websites. From the problems faced by the market, the limitations of the platform often make users experience difficulties in communicating, as well as accessing and managing information about the desired activity. Therefore, a prototype design was carried out using a user-centered design approach and usability testing methods with the aim of digging up information about the needs of the users. The usability score and prototype design of the website obtained from the final research results will be used to design a website prototype that can assist users (hosts & guests) in collecting participant data, as well as accessing and managing information of interest until the end of the event. The final results of the research show that the process of designing a website prototype using a user-centered design approach produces a usability score of 93.06 or 95.2% through the usability testing method.
Effect of Trainee Level on Surgical Time and Postoperative Complications of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Authors: Parameswaran Priyanka , Tarkunde Yash , Broughton J. Sam , Rizzo Michael G. , Goldfarb Jake H. , Brophy Robert H.
Published: May 2023

Purpose:

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between trainee level and surgical time and postoperative complications of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Methods:

A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent ACLR at an academic orthopaedic ambulatory surgery center collected demographic and clinical information, including the number of trainees present and trainee level. Unadjusted and adjusted regression analyses assessed the association between trainee number and level with surgical time (time from skin incision to closure) and postoperative complications.

Results:

Of 799 patients in this study operated on by one of five academic sports surgeons, 87% had at least one trainee involved. The average surgical time overall was 93 ± 21 minutes and by trainee level was 99.7 (junior resident), 88.5 (senior residents), 96.6 (fellows), and 95.6 (no trainees). Trainee level was significantly associated with surgical time (P = 0.0008), with increased surgical time in cases involving fellows (0.0011). Fifteen complications (1.9%) were observed within 90 days of surgery. No notable risk factors of postoperative complications were identified.

Conclusion:

Resident trainee level does not have a notable effect on surgical time or postoperative complications for ACLR at an ambulatory surgery center, although cases involving fellows had longer surgical times. Trainee level was not associated with risk of postoperative complications.
Displaying News Source Trustworthiness Ratings Reduces Sharing Intentions for False News Posts
Authors: Celadin Tatiana , Capraro Valerio , Pennycook Gordon , Rand David G
Published: May 2023

Professional fact-checking of individual news headlines is an effective way to fight misinformation, but it is not easily scalable, because it cannot keep pace with the massive speed at which news content gets posted on social media. Here we provide evidence for the effectiveness of ratings of news sources, instead of individual news articles. In a large pre-registered experiment with quota-sampled Americans, we find that participants are less likely to share false headlines (and more discerning of true versus false headlines) when 1-to-5 star trustworthiness ratings were applied to news headlines. This is true both when the ratings are generated by fact-checkers and by laypeople (although the effect is stronger using fact-checker ratings). We also observe a positive spillover effect: sharing discernment also increases for headlines whose source was not rated, likely because the presence of ratings on some headlines prompts users to reflect on source quality more generally. This study suggests that displaying information regarding the trustworthiness of news sources provides a scalable approach for reducing the spread of low-quality information.
Interpretable Data Mining Approaches to Predict Term Deposits Subscriptions
Authors: Chen Qingyang
Published: May 2023

Under the covid pandemic, informatization has accelerated. Customer behaviors have changed dramatically in almost every industry, which requires companies and organizations to analyze the latest customer features and develop specialized marketing contents. Banks play a major role in the financial markets, and term deposit subscription is one of the most important products of banks. In this study, a Portuguese retail bank’s telemarketing data on selling term deposits has been analyzed which includes 16 input variables. All 16 variables have been converted to numeric inputs by using one-hot encoding method. For testing, the dataset has been divided into train and test groups by 80% and 20% respectively. To make this study more interpretable, two tree-structured data mining models, decision tree and random forest classifier, has been trained and tested. The input variable called “Duration” can only be known after the outcome is known so it has been dropped when creating predictive models. Two feature importance histograms and three confusion matrics are generated to visualize the customer features and evaluate the models. Area under Curve-Receiver Operating Characteristic Score (AUC-ROC scores) are also computed to compare the accuracy of models. Testing results have proved that “duration” has a severe relationship with clients’ subscriptions and should not be included in predictive models. Random forest classifier is better than decision tree and can generate comparable accuracy to previous models which included “duration.” Balance and age are the top two influential customer features on term deposit subscriptions.
Analysis of the Impact of Property Tax on Property Wealth Effect
Authors: Liu Xuefeng
Published: May 2023

Contemporarily, with the boosting value of China's real estate prices as well as the prospers of the market, family real estate wealth also increases. Based on the data of China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) in 2019, this paper investigates and discusses the impact of household property wealth on household consumption and the impact of property tax on the property wealth effect. Empirical research shows that real estate wealth has a significant positive impact on household consumption. In other words, the increase of it has a significant promoting effect on household consumption. The property tax has a significant restraining effect on the wealth effect of real estate. According to the analysis, a number of relevant policy suggestions are put forward to help accelerate economic development, promote consumer consumption, stabilize employment, and improve people's well-being. Overall, these results shed light on guiding further exploration of the impact of property taxes on household consumption.
A Simple Study of the Applicability of the Markowitz Model in the Current Stock Market
Authors: Tian Yixin
Published: May 2023

The Markowitz model is widely used in the field of investment. The Markowitz model is a venture capital model proposed by Markowitz in 1952, and it is also called the mean-variance model. In the Markowitz model, the risk is defined as the volatility of the expected rate of return. This is the first time in the history of investment model research that the method of mathematical statistics is applied to the research of portfolio selection. This paper builds a portfolio based on the Markowitz model and studies the performance of the mean-variance model in practical applications by analyzing the process of solving the optimal portfolio problem. Finally, it is concluded that although the mean-variance model can solve investors' investment problems to a certain extent, it also has some shortcomings. For example, the calculation is too complicated, or the application environment is too ideal. Finally, suggestions for improvement are put forward on this basis, and future research directions are explained.
Customer Churn in Subscription Business Model—Predictive Analytics on Customer Churn
Authors: Zhang Boyuan
Published: May 2023

There is a growing tendency for more companies to develop towards a subscription business model. Under such a trend, it is important to learn about the customer churn rate within the business, learn from it and adjust business strategies accordingly. This paper aims to predict customer churn rate in subscription business models using a variety of machine learning algorithms. Through comparing the results from the different algorithms, the best algorithms can be identified so that it provides an insight on which algorithm a subscription business should choose in order to predict customer churn most effectively. In this work, a total of 21 features and 9 algorithms are taken into account. Through a set of rigorous procedure including data preparation, feature engineering, feature selection, model building, and finally, model evaluation, three algorithms, namely Logistic Regression, Gradient Boosting (SMOTE) and Neural Network outperformed other 6 algorithms. The best performing algorithm being Logistic Regression with its 79.6% prediction accuracy, thus the conclusion that when subscription business predicts customer churn rate, Logistic Regression is the most preferable algorithm. During the process of feature engineering, SMOTE did not improve the model performance as it supposed to, so it is not recommended during the model building process.
Атестація виробництва спирту та алкогольних напоїв: порівняльно-правовий огляд
Authors: Кривошея Р. В.
Published: May 2023

Порівняльно-правовий огляд зарубіжного законодавчого підґрунтя організації та забезпечення реалізації процедури оцінки відповідності виробництва спирту етилового та алкогольних напоїв державним стандартам показав, що цей регуляторний адміністративно-правовий інструмент у розвинених державах нерідко виступає складовим елементом процедури ліцензування підприємства, яка має намір вести господарську діяльність у сфері виробництва та обігу спирту етилового та алкогольних напоїв. Виробництво атестується або у дозвільному порядку органом ліцензування із виданням окремого від ліцензії дозвільного документа (Сполучене Королівство), або відповідність приміщень, виробничих технологічних процесів, системи технічного контролю та інших параметрів діяльності підприємства оцінюється ним самостійно: з оформленням паспорта підприємства та його подальшою перевіркою шляхом інспекційного відвідування підприємства за його місцерозташуванням (Казахстан) або окремого пакета документів, що подаються для отримання ліцензії на право виробництва та обігу спирту етилового та алкогольних напоїв (США). Визначено, що будь-яка з цих моделей оцінки відповідності виробництва спирту етилового та алкогольних напоїв є значно менш обтяжливою для підприємства, ніж та, що закріплена законодавством України. Зазначено, що більш прогресивним рішенням є роздержавлення діяльності з атестації виробництва та наділення приватних осіб відповідними повноваженнями за умови їх сертифікації та створення системи державного контролю за їх рішеннями.
Comparative Analysis of Adoption Behaviour of Tenant vis-à-vis Owner Farmers for Rice Cultivation
Authors:   Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bathinda, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Kaur Sarbjeet Kaur
Published: May 2023

Punjab, one of the major rice-growing states in India, has been facing signifi cant challenges in its agricultural sector, such as declining productivity and increasing input costs. Therefore, this study on comparative analysis of adoption behaviour of tenant visà-vis owner farmers for rice cultivation in Mansa district of Punjab was conducted during 2021-2022. For the purpose of data collection, three blocks were selected and from each selected block fi ve villages were randomly selected. Further, from each village fi fteen farmers (ten tenant + fi ve owner) were randomly selected. Thus data were collected from 150 respondents. The results revealed that majority of the tenant and owner farmers had low level of extension contacts, social participation and mass media use. On average, majority of the tenant farmers had about six hectares of operational land holding, whereas majority of owner farmers had about fi ve hectares of operational land holding. It was noted that 30 % of the owner farmers sown recommended varieties of rice, however only 11 % of the tenant farmers adopted recommended rice varieties. Majority of the tenant and owner farmers adopted recommended chemicals for weed control and plant protection measures but did not adopt the recommended doses for the same chemicals. Tenant farmers applied 33 average number of irrigations to the rice crop, nevertheless owner farmers applied 26 average number of irrigations to the rice crop. Majority of the tenant farmers (94%) applied more than recommended dose of nitrogenous fertilizers but majority of owner farmers (56%) applied recommended dose of nitrogenous fertilizers. Only 10 % of the tenant farmers had high level of adoption index for GAP of rice crop but it was 40 % in case of owner farmers.
Study on Awareness and Use of e-Resources Among the Students in Academic and Research Work
Authors:   Department of Ext. Edu., Faculty of Agril. Engg. & Tech., Etawah, CSAUA&T, Kanpur (U.P), Asha Kumari Asha
Published: May 2023

The use of e-resources has become increasingly important in higher education, and this study aims to investigate the level of awareness and use of e-resources among students in agriculture universities of Uttar Pradesh for academic and research work. The study was conducted in 2022, using a structured questionnaire distributed through online Google Forms. A total of 240 responses were received, and data were analyzed to determine the extent of awareness and usage of e-resources among students. The fi ndings revealed that the majority of the students (58.75%) had a medium level of awareness, followed by 21.67% with high awareness and 19.58% with low awareness. The study found no appreciable diff erence in the understanding of e-resources among students at the chosen agriculture universities, indicating the need for increased awareness campaigns and training programs. The results also showed that 89.58% of students associated with medium to high levels of e-resources use in the study area, demonstrating the potential benefi ts of these resources for academic and research work. The variables such as age, annual income, ICT competence, and fathers' education were found to have a signifi cant association with the extent of e-resources use among students, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve access and usage. This study provides useful insights for educators and policymakers to improve the awareness and use of e-resources among students in agriculture universities of Uttar Pradesh.
Estimation of physico-chemical parameters of different combinations of buffalo dung with cane sugar bagasse by Vermic activity of earthworm Lampito mauritii
Authors:   Vermibiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (U.P.) India, Singh Anjali , Singh Keshav ,   Vermibiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (U.P.) India
Published: May 2023

Overpopulation, pollution, industrialization, and urbanization are the main contributors to environmental deterioration and the production of solid waste. There are many ways to reduce the amount of organic waste that is disposed of in landfills. This covers vermicomposting, recycling, and composting of organic materials. With the aid of earthworms, vermicomposting is one of the most effective, affordable, and environmentally sustainable ways to turn organic wastes into high-quality manure. This study is aimed to investigate the physico-chemical alterations of sugarcane bagasse mixed with various combinations of buffalo dung following the processing of the earthworm Lampito mauritii. After vermic activity of Lampito mauritii, different combinations of sugarcane bagasse combined with buffalo dung showed a substantial decline in pH, EC, TOC, and C/N ratio and a significant rise in TKN, TK, TAP, and TCa when compared to the initial feed mixture. There was significant increase in total kjeldhal nitrogen (TKN) 46.25% in SCB+BD (1:1), total avilable phosphorus (TAP) 52.63% in SCB+BD (2:1), total potassium (TK) 35.13% in SCB+BD (1:1), total calcium (TCa) 52 % in BD and significant decreased in C:N ratio 69.74% in SCB+BD (1:1), total organic carbon (TOC) 54.82% in BD, electrical conductivity (EC) 54.16% in BD of final vermicompost with respect to initial feed mixture. The pH of initial feed mixture in all the combination tends to decrease. According to the findings, Lampito mauritii speed up the mineralization process and transformed manures into castings with increased nutritional content. These composts are suitable for use in agricultural fields since they have a low C: N ratio and high nutritional content, which will improve crop output.
The Vanishing Frontier: Towards the Revitalization of Biliran Cultural Heritage
Authors: Barahan Claire Frances C.
Published: May 2023

This study aimed to explore the cultural heritage of Biliran, an island province of the Philippines, and how it can be revitalized. The methodology used in this study was qualitative and included interviews with local stakeholders, observation of traditional practices, and a review of existing literature. The results indicate that the traditional practices of Biliran are in decline, with the younger generations showing little interest in preserving them. Factors contributing to this decline include the lack of financial resources, the impact of technology, and the absence of a formal education system for preserving traditional practices. The discussion of the results focuses on potential strategies for revitalizing cultural heritage in Biliran, such as increasing access to financial resources, promoting digital literacy among the younger generations, and developing a formal education system to teach traditional practices. The conclusion and recommendation of the study are that a comprehensive strategy should be developed to ensure the preservation of cultural heritage in Biliran. Such a strategy should include initiatives to increase access to resources, promote digital literacy, and develop an education system that is relevant to the local context.
The Effect of Organizational Climate and Compensation on Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance
Authors: Suryana Deni
Published: May 2023

In banking activities and the financial services industry, the contribution of banks to the financial services industry in supporting economic activities is very large, in the midst of very tight and competitive competition banks need innovation and the right strategy to ensure their business continuity and their existence in increasing their business achievement figures, the challenge is getting bigger after it is declared that there are no more restrictions on activities and the return of normal activities back to normal.  This research intends to obtain empirical evidence related to the consequences between organizational climate variables and compensation, in relation to job satisfaction and employee performance.  This research was conducted at Bank Mega Regional Banjarmasin and only analyzed the direct and indirect influence between organizational climate variables (X1), compensation (X2), on job satisfaction (Y1) and employee performance for the period September 2022 to January 2023. The population in this study is employees who are directly on duty with Bank Mega Regional Banjarmasin (direct staff). The sample of this study is the population, namely all employees who work directly at Bank Mega Regional Banjarmasin totaling 240 people who are all employees of Bank Mega Kalimantan who are not outsourced or direct employees of Bank Mega. The source of data used in this research is questionnaires. Information analysis in this research uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Smart PLS (Partial Least Square) application.  The results of this study show that organizational climate and compensation have a positive effect on employee performance there.
Methanol Extract Inhibition’s Effectiveness of Kawista Fruit Var. Dompu on E-Coli Through in-Vitro
Authors: Ansari Ardian , Andriana Ana , Rozikin Rozikin , Adnyana I Gede Angga
Published: May 2023

Diarrhea is an endemic disease that causes individuals to excrete feces with a liquid consistency that have frequency of three or more times a day. The disease is caused by gastrointestinal infection due to the introduction of disease agents that can be transmitted through food, water, eating utensils, hands and flies. One of the causative agents of diarrhea is Escherichia coli. The use of various types of diarrhea drugs is basically to prevent the proliferation of Escherichia coli bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, such as the use of Kawista fruit pulp and seeds by local people as a cure for diarrhea. The purpose of this study was to test the inhibitory activity of methanol extract of Kawista fruit pulp and seeds (Limonia acidissima L. ) Dompu variant with 4 concentrations, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% extract concentrations. Testing antibacterial activity using the agar well diffusion method, which is done by measuring the inhibition zone around the wells. The methanol extract of Kawista fruit pulp and seeds (Limonia acidissima L. ) Dompu variant was significantly able to inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli at extract concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% with inhibition zone diameter respectively 14.5 mm, 20.5 mm, 25.25 mm and 26.75 mm. The 100% extract concentration is classified as the concentration with the highest effectiveness in inhibiting the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that the methanol extract of Kawista fruit pulp and seeds (Limonia acidissima L)
Analyzing the Effect of Market Segmentation and Price on Purchase Interest of Batik Ciwaringin Products
Authors: Kadunci Kadunci , Hartati Tuti , Sudarno Sudarno , Ginting Riskon , Akbar Djuni
Published: May 2023

Background: Provide an adequate background covering the literature review and the gap of the research with other relevant former research works.

Aim: This study aims to analyze the influence of market segmentation, price and interest in buying Batik Ciwaringin products, Cirebon Regency.

Method: Data collection method using questionnaires to Ciwaringin batik buyers. The key informants in this study are consumers who buy Ciwaringin batik products. This research uses quantitative analysis techniques.

Findings: The significance test t obtained market segmentation variable showed the t-count value =  3.772 > t-table = 1.996 with a significance value of 0.000<0.05. Thus, hypothesis 1 is accepted. The significance test t obtained the price variable showed the t-count value = 3.742 > t-table= 1.984 with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. Thus, hypothesis 2 is accepted. The result for free variables (market and price segmentation) was 92,203 with a significant rate of 0.000. While the Ftabel value at ? = 0.05 is 3.13, the variables of market and price segmentation simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on consumers' buying interest in Batik Ciwaringin. Thus, hypothesis 3 is accepted.
Anxiety and Depression among the Nursing Staff, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alharbi Khalid A , Alharbi Abdulmajeed A , Althunayyan Faris S , Suhaibani Khalid A , Alharbi Hamood A , Albahouth Ibrahim S , Alyahya Azzam O , Alrasheedi Ahmad A , Aljurayyed Abdullah M
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression are the most common mental problems that may affect workers' productivity. Diagnosing these disorders and determining their predisposing factors helps improving quality and productivity of workers; particularly nurses, with a positive impact on quality of service provided and as a preventive measure would save the cost of management of such disorders.

PARTICIPANTS & METHODS: This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2021 and March 2022 and anonymously and voluntarily invited 250 nurses. Data were collected included the socio-demographic, anthropometric and life style data of participants and items of hospital anxiety and depression scale questionnaire. SPSS was used for data analysis that were presented as mean ± SD and frequencies; number (n) and percentage (%).

RESULTS: Consented 215 nurses were enrolled giving a response rate of 86%. The mean ± SD score of anxiety was 8.4 ± 3.9 and the mean ± SD score of depression was 6.6 ± 3.9 and varied significantly by gender. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 28.8% and 16.7%, respectively. There was significant association between anxiety and hospital location, body mass index, physical activity and overtime work.

The hospital location, South Asian ethnicity, smoking, physical activity and night shift were all showed significant association with depression.

CONCLUSION: Our figures are much lower than some international and national studies but still are higher than others. However, they are alarming to the needs of changes to improve the quality of nurses' life so as to ensure better healthcare services that save both sides the emotional and economic burden.  
ANALISIS KASUS PELANGGARAN HAK CIPTA LAGU “AKU PAPUA” PADA UPACARA PEMBUKAAN PON XX 2021
Authors: Krey Thresia Hilda Mathelda Yenkase , Rongalaha Johan , Palit Silvester Magnus Loogman
Published: May 2023

Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) XX Papua yang diselenggarakan pada tanggal 2 hingga 15 Oktober 2021 berlangsung dengan sukses dan meriah. Namun dibalik suksesnya penyelenggaraan PON XX tersebut, lagu "Aku Papua" ciptaan Franky Sahilatua yang bergema sebagai lagu pembuka yang dilantunkan oleh tiga penyanyi asal Papua, yakni Edo Kondologit, Michael Jakarimilena, dan Nowela Elizabeth Auparay dalam upacara pembukaan PON XX Papua di Stadion Utama Lukas Enembe Jayapura, ternyata menuai kontroversi. Lagu "Aku Papua" diklaim dinyanyikan dalam pembukaan PON XX Papua tanpa izin dari istri mendiang Franky, Harwantiningrum selaku ahli waris dari semua karya ciptaan almarhum suaminya. Oleh karena itu dilakukan penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana bentuk perlindungan Hak Cipta atas sebuah karya lagu yang merupakan bagian dari Hak Cipta, serta untuk mengetahui berbagai upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk melindungi ahli waris pencipta lagu “Aku Papua” yang dirugikan dalam kasus ini. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan hukum yuridis normatif dengan memiliki target luaran berupa artikel yang dimuat dalam jurnal yang nantinya berguna sebagai bahan acuan untuk penelitian di masa yang akan datang. Diharapkan penelitian ini bermanfaat bagi pengembangan Hukum Bisnis di Indonesia. Hal yang terjadi pada ahli waris lagu “Aku Papua” adalah salah satu contoh kasus pelanggaran Hak Cipta yang dapat terjadi atas karya lagu yang digunakan pihak lain tanpa izin dari ahli waris karya ciptaan tersebut. mengenai izin penggunaan hak ekonomi pemilik ciptaan atau pemegang Hak Cipta diatur dalam Pasal 9 ayat (1) UU Hak Cipta. Izin yang diberikan oleh pemilik ciptaan atau pemegang hak cipta kepada pihak lain dalam memperbanyak atau mengumumkan ciptaan dan memiliki persyaratan tertentu yang biasa dikenal dengan nama lisensi.
Living Lab Farm Area Building Design
Authors: Wisdianti Dara , Sigit Faurantia Forlana , Siswoyo Purwo , Mujahidin M. Aly
Published: May 2023

A living lab is an open innovation ecosystem in a real-life environment that uses an iterative feedback process across innovation lifecycle approaches to create sustainable impact. Living lab is an area that is projected to become a field laboratory and workshop center that accommodates all study programs at UNPAB. This area is also planned to become Ecoedutourism. This analysis resulted in the design of supporting buildings in the Al Amin Science and Industrial Park (Living Lab) farm area. The results of this design are expected to be a direction for the development of supporting buildings in the Farm area of Al Amin Science and Industrial Park (Living Lab).
Two Peas in a Pod: Constructing Gender Within the Feminist Discourse
Authors: Oyewole Oriola O
Published: May 2023

Over the years, the concept of feminism has witnessed an expansion. Set against this background, this paper critically explores feminism in Africa, especially Nigeria. In addition, it examines the distinction between the western perception of feminism and African perspectives on feminism by highlighting the marked differences between the contexts. The paper argues that the progress of feminism in Nigeria is piecemeal because of cultural barriers and strict adherence to native laws and customs. Furthermore, the paper appraises the proliferation of different thoughts on feminism, findings reveal that the concept of feminism has been overstretched beyond its meaning. This study uses a qualitative research method to investigate the development of feminism.
Effective Data Protection in Nigeria: Challenges
Authors: Chukwunonso Aloamaka Patrick
Published: May 2023

The importance of protecting data and privacy cannot be overemphasized in this day of technological and digital breakthroughs. Nigeria, a developing nation, is prone to suffering from the shortcomings of conventional methods of data protection as well as from the cost of insufficient legislation to secure the data or the privacy of the data users. This has brought up a number of issues, including the applicability and responsiveness of current laws and how it tends to handle or manage violations. It is imperative to address these issues and challenges faced by data and privacy protection in Nigeria, given the complexity of the emerging data technology and the privacy challenges posed by the use and retention of data. The paper identified the lack of a comprehensive data protection legislation as well as their non-enforcement as the main barrier to effective data protection in the country. In order to solve some of the issues affecting effective data privacy in Nigeria, this paper proffers cogent and practical recommendations.
The Appropriate Legal Qualification for the Right to Clean Electricity within the Context of Climate Change
Authors: Bisong Maurilio Nkendor
Published: May 2023

Contemporarily, the right of access to electricity has become very topical with many scholars having diverse views as to the nature and scope of the right. Due to the effects of climate change, the source of electricity generation is currently of prime importance. Clean electricity has topped the pyramid in terms of importance as opposed to fossil fuels. This is further explained looking at the central role clean electricity plays in our collective efforts of attaining the sustainable development goals, especially Goal 7 which makes access to clean and affordable energy one of our collective priorities. However, scholars have often disagreed on the appropriate legal regime to qualify the right of access to clean electricity. Starting with the right to clean electricity as a contractual right, it is argued that a contractual right is a right that is dependent on a specific relationship between human beings. The most important examples are rights you have as part of a community, especially as a citizen. However, this right lack universality since it is owed only to members of a specific community depending on their level of development. Therefore, foreigners who are not members of that society will not be able to benefit from the right. From a human rights perspective, access to clean electricity is viewed as one of the basic rights that are given to every human being for the sole reason of belonging to the homo sapiens family. However, there are some difficulties in contextualizing this right as a human right. The first problem stems on the fact that, if the right to clean electricity is made a human right, states will be forced to do everything possible to make electricity available to their citizens and where they are unable to use clean sources, they may rely on environmentally unfriendly sources like fossil fuels. In conclusion, it was realized that, access to clean electricity perfectly fits as a derived right. This means it is a right dependent on other rights for its survival. For example, it is dependent on the right to a Healthy Environment and the right to Development. Therefore, in my opinion, the right of access to clean electricity is best qualified as a derived right.
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT VERSUS THE PRINCIPLE OF PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES (PSNR): LESSONS FROM TANZANIA
Authors: C. Rwechungura Gideon
Published: May 2023

Promotion and protection of foreign investment in many years now has been in dilemma. This dilemma is influenced mainly by competition between foreign investors and host states for more benefits from investment. This has led to development of two groups of concepts, theories and principles in the investment arena. Thus, concepts, theories and principles said to promote and protect foreign investment and those that are said to discourage it. The previous concepts, theories and principles are encouraged by capital exporting states, because they protecting their investments in the host states, while the later concepts, theories, and principles are encouraged by investment hosting states to achieve maximum benefits from the resources exploited in their countries, hence a dilemma. In natural resources sector, there have been conflicts between foreign investors and the host states for a long time now. The main issue being investors rights against those of the host state over the Principle of PSNR. This paper reviews the principle of PSNR and its impact on the promotion and protection of foreign investment in the world, exploring Tanzanian experience in implementing it in its legal regime. In the review, the author discovers that the principle is a valid principle of international law, nevertheless it does not encourage foreign investment since it tend to favor host states than the foreign investors. This is because the principle calls for maximum control of the resources by the host country. This can be well described by the laws enacted by Tanzania when domesticating the principle of PSNR. It is recommended that the international community should come as one and create a single law that guides international investment and especially on matters concerning investment disputes. This will set a clear ground and eliminate all competitions between host states and investors.