bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Yield loss assessment in rice (Oryza sativa) due to false smut infection
Authors: BAITE MATHEW S , S RAGHU , R PRABHUKARTHIKEYAN S , MUKHERJEE ARUP K , BAG MANAS K , JENA MAYABINI
Published: November 2022

Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is a destructive inflorescence disease threatening rice production worldwide. The disease is emerging in many rice growing countries including India. Estimation of yield loss helps to understand the importance of the disease and hence appropriate measures for its management may be devised. Therefore, an investigation was conducted in farmers' field of Odisha during kharif 2017. The disease incidence, chaffiness and yield loss for 20 rice genotypes were assessed following a standard method. Disease severity was calculated based on the number of smut ball in an infected panicle. False smut incidence varied from 6-33% while the disease severity ranged from 0.33-17.25% in different genotypes. The highest disease incidence was observed in Pooja (33.33%) followed by Varsha Dhan (16.67%) and Sarala (13.89%). The highest disease severity was observed in Pooja (17.25%) followed by Utkal Prava (10.46%) and Moti (8.89%). The healthy panicles have relatively higher weight and number of grain than the smut panicles. The smut panicle contained more number of chaffy grains than the healthy panicle. The yield loss of rice due to false smut infection varied between 0.10-5.14% in different genotypes. Maximum yield loss occurred in Moti (5.14%) followed by Gayatri (4.60%). The finding is significant as it indicates the emergence of false smut as a threat to rice production.
Effect of irrigation and nitrogen management practices on productivity and nutrient uptake of direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa)
Authors: SEPAT SEEMA , KUMAWAT ANITA
Published: November 2022

An experiment was conducted at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi during kharif seasons of 2015 and 2016 to evaluate the effect of irrigation and nitrogen management on productivity and profitability in direct-seeded rice. Results showed that an increase in water stress from 20 kPa to 40/10 kPa resulted in the decline of grain yield over the years. Irrigation at 0 and 10 kPa recorded higher grain (4.8 and 4.7 t/ha, respectively) and net returns (45.2 and 46.2 ₹ × 103 /ha, respectively). Similarly, N uptake in grain and total was recorded higher with 0 kPa and 10 kPa, and reduced with increase in water stress at 40/10 kPa. In 2015 and 2016, split N application enhanced the grain yield (5.42 t/ha) than no N application (2.72 t/ha). Change in N application from three to four splits resulted in higher grain yield and net benefit as compared to no N application. Four N splits registered an increase of 6.67% in grain yield compared to three N splits. N splits registered an increase of N uptake in grain and total by 18.14 and 16.26 %, respectively than three N splits (68.9 and 131.2 kg/ha, respectively). Results implied that irrigation at 10 kPa with four N split increased the productivity and profitability of direct-seeded rice.
Impact of institutional credit on agricultural productivity in India: A time series analysis
Authors: P SHIVASWAMY G , J RAGHAVENDRA K , R ANUJA A , SINGH K N , T RAJESH , V HARISH KUMAR H
Published: November 2022

The institutional credit has always been perceived as a critical factor for agricultural development in India through complementing working capital, easing liquidity and investment constraints. The present study has examined the trends and regional variations in institutional credit flow to agriculture in India for the period 1991–92 to 2016–17 using compound annual growth rate. Further, impact of institutional credit on agricultural productivity was also assessed using panel data regression. The study is based on the secondary data collected from various published sources. Results indicated that institutional credit to agriculture in real terms has registered a significant positive growth during the past four decades and the highest annual growth was observed during 2001–02 to 2010–11. Scheduled commercial banks have emerged as the dominant source of agricultural credit. However, cooperative banks are still the major sources of production credit. Regional analysis showed that southern states had access to highest production and investment credit per hectare, while eastern and northeastern states had the least credit outreach per hectare. Panel data regression model testified that institutional credit has a significant and positive impact on agricultural productivity. Therefore, the study has suggested for better access to credit of smallholders especially in eastern, western and north eastern states through simplification of procedures.
Helopeltis theivora (Heteroptera, Miridae) as a pest of betel vine (Piper betle)
Authors: T SIVAKUMAR , M YESHWANTH H
Published: November 2022

Tea mosquito bug (TMB), Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Heteroptera, Miridae) has been recorded for the first time from Kerala, India, as a pest of betel vine (Piper betle L.). Nymphs and adults feed on the tender leaves making it unfit for consumption and sale. Angular water-soaked patches which later appear like shot holes were the symptoms of infestation. Neem oil soap emulsion (0.2%) was effective against the pest. The infested plot was not near tea or cashew plantations, which ruled out the possibility of opportunistic incidence of H. theivora on P. betle. Hence, it is evident that H. theivora has to be reckoned as a pest of betel vine. The current observation on betel vine is important as many of the betel vine growing states in the country are also known for large scale cultivation of tea. Host shift from tea to betel vine and vice versa in these areas may pose a challenge to the production of both the crops. An IPM module with safe organic pesticides has to be developed for contingencies in future.
Characterization of karonda (Carissa carandus) genotypes under Punjab conditions
Authors: BONS HARSIMRAT K , PAUL AMANDEEP
Published: November 2022

Karonda is rich source of iron, ascorbic acid, anthocyanins and other antioxidants. As karonda fruit is astringent and sour in taste and not used for desert purpose. Both ripe and unripe karonda fruits are used to prepare various value added products. On the basis of chemical composition, ripe fruits were better with desirable characters, hence G-3 appears to be the best among all the tested karonda genotypes i.e. more total soluble solids, total soluble sugars, ascorbic acid, total soluble proteins and iron content with low acidity and phenols. While, the physical parameters, viz. fruit colour, fruit diameter, fruit length, seed number, seed weight and pulp weight were observed maximum in G-2 followed by G-3 genotypes which can be useful for processing industries for preparation of value added products.
Romanian E-Learning Effects After The COVID-19 Outbreak. The Case Of The Gymnasium Students
Authors: Constantin Alexandra , Chilianu Petrișor-Iulian
Published: November 2022

Due to the fact that the last three years have been defined by an overlapping series of crises having the disruptive effect of full lockdown, the digital transition to the online learning environment has been immediately adopted as the sole solution of the Romanian authorities. The main purpose of this research paper is to study what type of consequences has produced the e-learning conducted during the pandemic years for the middle-school students, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Hence, the questionnaire-based survey has been used in order to collect primary data from 333 participants and measured the perception of middle school students from a low-income unit school of Bucharest with regard to a series of nine variables. Thereupon, a comparative analysis of the research findings and both officials and NGOs reports was conducted, with the aim of addressing the research hypotheses and providing a set of recommendations for an increasing satisfaction of both students and teachers towards the education quality. The results reveal that the online learning period is the major factor behind the excessive use of online devices of more than a half of the children asked, which can have very negative effects on their psychological development.
The complete genome sequence of Androctonus mauritanicus, the Moroccan black thick-tailed scorpion
Authors: Ghoubali Douae EL , Pirro Stacy , Sehli Sofia , Merzouki Mohammed , Al Idrissi Najib , Belyamani Lahcen , Hamdi Salsabil , Ghazal Hassan
Published: November 2022

Androctonus mauritanicus is a large scorpion indigenous to North Africa. Notable for its extremely potent venom, it is responsible for several human deaths a year. We present the whole genome sequence of this species. Illumina sequencing was performed on a genetic sample from a single wild-caught individual. The reads were assembled using a de novo method followed by a finishing step. The raw and assembled data are publicly available via GenBank: Sequence Read Archive (SRR10738938) and Assembly (GCA_011317285).
Diare Pada Anak
Authors: Anggraini Debie , Kumala Olivitari
Published: November 2022

Diare didefinisikan sebagai suatu keadaan dimana terjadi peningkatan jumlah buang air besar yang terjadi akibat adanya suatu infeksi. Seorang anak bisa dikatakan telah mengalami diare apabila volume buang air besarnya terukur lebih besar dari 10 ml / kg per hari. Konsistensi tinja yang encer, banyak mengandung cairan (cair) dan sering (pada umumnya buang air besar lebih dari 3 kali dalam 24 jam). Inspeksi feses merupakan pemeriksaan yang sangat membantu. Pemeriksaan feses dibedakan menjadi tes spesifik dan tes non spesifik. Pemeriksaan spesifik diantaranya tes untuk enzim pankreas seperti elastase feses. Pemeriksaan non spesifik diantaranya osmolalitas tinja dan perhitungan osmotik gap mempunyai nilai dalam membedakan diare osmotik, sekretorik dan diare factitious. Osmotik gap dapat dipergunakan untuk memperkirakan peranan elektrolit dan non elektrolit dalam terjadinya retensi air didalam lumen intestinal. Pada diare sekretorik elektrolit yang tidak diabsorpsi mempertahankan air dalam lumen, sedangkan pada diare osmotik komponen non elektrolit yang menyebabkan retensi air. Osmotik gap pada diare osmotik >125 mosmol/kg, sedangkan pada diare sekretorik < 50 mosmol/kg. Pada diare kronik dengan dugaan penyebab agen infeksius dilakukan kultur feses dan pemeriksaan mikroskopis. Infeksi oleh protozoa seperti amoeba dan giardia lamblia dapat menimbulkan diare yang kronis. Pemeriksaan tinja segar dalam 3 kali ulangan untuk menemukan telur, kista, parasit masih merupakan alat diagnostik utama dengan sensitifitas 60-90%.
Gambaran Elektrodiagnostik pada Polineuropati
Authors: Susanti Lydia , Adhi  Putri Fanny , Yusran Andi Fadilah
Published: November 2022

Banyaknya jenis kelainan saraf perifer dengan gejala yang tidak jauh berbeda menyebabkan tidak mudah untuk menegakkan diagnosis gangguan sistem saraf perifer. Pemeriksaan elektrofisiologi dapat dilakukan sebagai salah satu pemeriksaan penting dalam penegakkan diagnosis gangguan sistem saraf perifer,. Pemeriksaan elektrofisiologi yang akan dilakukan disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan penengakan diagnosis, artinya berbeda diagnosis maka berbeda juga pilihan pemeriksaan elektrofisiologi yang dilakukan.  Polineuropati adalah sebuah gangguan menyeluruh dari sistem saraf perifer. Prevalensi kejadian polineuropati sekitar 5%-8%, dan menggambarkan gangguan yang paling umum dari kelompok kelainan ini. Gangguan ini dapat memiliki banyak etiologi dan penyakit penyerta lainnya, dan dalam praktek klinis, hampir seluruh spesialis medis dapat berkontak dengan pasien polineuropati ini. Pemeriksaan penunjang seperti pemeriksaan elektrodiagnostik dibutuhkan dalam penegakkan diagnosis sebelum memulai terapi definitif. Pemeriksaan ini juga dapat membantu membedakan onset akan kejadian polineuropati yang diderita pasien.
Profile: Naeem Hussain
Authors: Russell Helena
Published: November 2022

Clocking up half a century in the international bridges sector, and instrumental in the establishment of Arup's highly regarded bridges department, IStructE Gold Medallist Naeem Hussain has worked on some of the world's most high-profile structures. He reflects on his career in conversation with Helena Russell.
Análisis de la nueva Ley de Residuos, 7/2022, de 8 de abril y sus implicaciones en la corresponsabilidad de la gestión de residuos en la industria textil
Authors: Devesa Rey Rosa , Varela Alende José Luis
Published: November 2022

La nueva Ley 7/2022, de Residuos y Suelos Contaminados introduce importantes modificaciones en cuanto a los residuos textiles, un sector que tradicionalmente ha recibido menos atención en cuanto al volumen y gestión de restos producidos. La industria textil es, de hecho, la cuarta más contaminante en volumen de residuos y, además, se ha visto incrementada por la práctica social del empleo de moda rápida. Por lo anteriormente mencionado, cobra especial importancia la Directiva Europea ((EU) 2018/851) por la que se modifica la Directiva 2008/98/CE sobre los residuos. Esta nueva Directiva obliga a los Estados Miembros a la recogida selectiva de residuos textiles antes del 1 de enero de 2025, y al establecimiento de unos objetivos relativos a la preparación para la reutilización y al reciclado de estos residuos. Esto supondrá un impacto para toda la cadena de valor textil pues será necesario que las empresas empiecen a diseñar y preparar sus productos para contener material reciclado y para permitir su reciclaje. Las nuevas tendencias en gestión de desechables textiles impulsan el aumento de la concienciación ciudadana sobre las prácticas de consumo así como la corresponsabilidad de productores y usuarios. La gestión de restos textiles, cuyo principal destino es la economía social, habrá de impulsar las tecnologías de valorización de los excedentes para reintroducir dichos materiales en el proceso de consumo, favoreciendo de esta forma la economía circular y la sostenibilidad.
Situación actual y nuevas perspectivas del Derecho Ambiental de Galicia. La normativa ambiental básica del Estado: evolución, contenidos y nuevas tendencias
Authors: Sanz Larruga Javier
Published: November 2022

El autor resume la jurisprudencia constitucional en lo relativo a las competencias del Estado sobre el medio ambiente y se aproxima a la evolución histórica del grupo normativo ambiental estatal, esbozando con carácter general las líneas maestras del Derecho básico estatal en esta materia, como punto de llegada de la transposición del Derecho comunitario ambiental y punto de partida de la normativa adicional y de desarrollo de las Comunidades Autónomas y aportando finalmente una reflexión sobre el futuro del Derecho ambiental español.
Awareness of New Security Technology: An Analysis of Police Officials' Attitudes toward Predicted Security System
Authors:   The Korean Society of Private Security, Park Han Ho
Published: November 2022

Today, new policing technologies are an alternative to crime prevention as well as rapid suppression of crime. In addition, in terms of operation, the police are actively using new security technologies to present an efficient strategy. In particular, with the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, expectations for predictive security among new security technologies have increased. However, the outputs of the forecast plan are related to discretion and it is a very important question to follow the results given this discretion. This is because the output of the predictive security limits subjective discretion in police execution behavior, which contributes to standardization of execution behavior. Therefore, research on the operator and the executor (police officer) who executes the product needs to be preceded by a study on the efficiency of the new security technology system. Therefore, this study directly collected the prerequisites for the new security technology through a questionnaire. In addition, the purpose of the study was to investigate the perception of police officers, who are operators and enforcers who use security technology. Through this, I would like to clarify what are the prerequisites for the operational orientation of the police organization necessary to utilize the results of the new security technology. This study surveyed 140 police officers. As for the specific research contents, a regression analysis was conducted on whether the orientation of the criminal justice system, system stability, and the possibility of standardizing discretion affect attitudes. As a result of the study, influencing the attitude of police officers toward predictive security had a significant effect on the attitude of police officers than on other directions.
كشف الظّنون عن أسامي الكتب والفنون لمصطفى بن عبد الله القسطنطيني العثماني
Authors: معروف بشار عواد
Published: November 2022

يعدّ كتاب «كشف الظنون عن أسامي الكتب والفنون» لمؤلّفه مصطفى بن عبد الله القسطنطيني العثماني المعروف بكاتب چلبي وبحاجي خليفة (1067هـ)، أكبر معجم ببليوغرافي إلى عصر المؤلّف؛ استغرق مؤلفه عشرين سنة في جمع مادته وكتابته في مسودة، ثم بدأ بتبييضه، فكتب منه إلى أثناء حرف الدال ثم أدركته الوفاة، تاركا وراءه القطعة المبيضة وجميع المسودات. عني المؤلّف بذكر أسماء الكتب والفنون، فكان يذكر الفنّ ويُعَرّف به اعتمادًا على «مفتاح السعادة» لطاش كبري زادة في الأغلب الأعمّ، مع استدراكات عليه، ثم يذكر أسماء الكتب مرتّبة على حروف المعجم، مع ذكر مؤلفيها إن وقع له ذلك، ويُتبع ذلك بالشروح والمختصرات والحواشي المتصلة بهذا الكتاب، وربما أشار إلى موضوع الكتاب، أو ذكر أوله، لا سيما في المؤلفات التي اطلع على نسخ منها.
The Determinants Of Capital Structure Of Companies In An Emerging Economy: A Critical Review
Authors: Fatima Kaniz , Yasmin Shakila
Published: November 2022

Capital structure is one of the important corporate finance decisions. Trade off theory suggests the existence of optimal capital structure at which firm value is maximized. But the optimal capital structure varies with a number of firm characteristics and its business environment. Hence, understanding the determinants of capital structure is important. Researchers have identified number of determinants of capital structure, however the relationship of these determinants with capital structure is found to be varied. It is also evident that companies operating in different economies generally have different capital structure. Hence it is worth exploring the determinants of capital structure for companies operating in a particular economy. Bangladesh is an emerging economy characterized by high GDP growth, rapid infrastructural development, evolving banking sector and capital market growth. In this context, a review of the determinants of capital structure of Bangladeshi companies is worth exploring. This research therefore does a systematic review of the literature on the determinants of capital structure of the companies in Bangladesh. The objective is to summarize the findings of the empirical researches, analyze the findings in light of the existing theories of capital structure, and compare the findings with those of other emerging and developed economies. The findings of the study will be of significant use for practitioners in determining and justifying appropriate capital structure of their companies. The analysis done in this paper also proposes modification of the existing capital structure theories as such to add several macro factors into account. Future researchers may use the findings of this paper as the base line to identify the focus of further research.
The actual state of quality management of primary teacher training at Quang Binh University according to the AUN-QA approach
Authors:   Quang Binh University, Quang Binh, Vietnam, Kim Thanh VUONG
Published: November 2022

In the current trend of education innovation, the quality management of primary teacher training according to the AUN-QA approach is a significant and necessary content for higher education institutions, contributing enhancing training quality and international integration. However, the quality of teacher training in local higher education institutions is still low with insufficient attention. The article, therefore, focuses on analyzing and assessing the actual state of AUN-QA based quality management of primary teacher training at Quang Binh University in the period 2017-2021, thereby proposing measures to improve and renovate the quality of primary teacher training, meeting the increasing demands of the labor market.
Research and building a voice-controlled environmental mornitoring device using internet of things
Authors:   University of Information and Communication Technology, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam, Thi Dung NGUYEN , Thi Tuyen HO ,   University of Information and Communication Technology, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam, Hoang Hiep LE ,   University of Information and Communication Technology, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam
Published: November 2022

The article focuses on researching, designing and building a device that functions as a robot that can be controlled automatically through voice on a virtual assistant from the user. Products with inherited features and apply the positive advantages of commercially available devices on the market, applying technologies of the 4.0 revolution such as: artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, high-speed wireless connection, etc. The product is capable of understanding pre-programmed commands and performing tasks when users give voice commands such as measuring temperature, humidity, and ambient air quality. The product is especially useful for collecting environmental information in places and areas with dangerous conditions that are difficult for humans to access such as deep mines, polluted air, and mine traps, etc. Experimental results indicate that the device works well, is flexible, able to collect accurate information and can be used in practice.
Isolation and structure determination of compounds from ethyl acetate extract of Chukrasia tabularis
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, College of Education, Vinh University, Vietnam, Trung Hieu TRAN , Xuan Duc DAU ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Education, Vinh University, Vietnam, Hai Nam NGUYEN ,   Le Huu Trac High School, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Thi Thuy PHAN ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Education, Vinh University, Vietnam, Dinh Thang TRAN ,   Institute of biotechnology & food, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Published: November 2022

From an ethyl acetate extract of the barks of Chukrasia tabularis, three compounds including one limonoid (tabularisin A), one flavonoid (quercetin), and one coumarin (scopoletin) were isolated by chromatographic methods. Their structures were comfirmed by analysis of spectroscopic data (ESI-MS, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, DEPT, HMBC, HSQC và COSY) and by comparison with the literature reports.
Correction imperial ordination of the Nguyen Huy Truong Luu family
Authors:   Tran Nhan Tong Institute, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, Thanh Hoang PHAN , Xuan Bao NGUYEN ,   Tran Nhan Tong Institute, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Published: November 2022

Nguyen Huy Truong Luu is a large family belonging to Lai Thach commune, Duc Quang province, Nghe An province (Kim Song Truong commune, Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province at this time). Over 600 years of establishment and development, Nguyen Huy Truong Luu family established itself as a private archive of Sino-Nom bibliography, including 25 Imperial ordination unit. The Imperial ordination maybe divide into 03 categories: (A) Imperial ordination of officials; (B) Imperial ordination of spirit; (C) Imperial ordination of women. Through the adjustment of classification, clarifying the characteristics of the Nguyen Huy Truong Luu family lineage. At the same time, based on the content of the ordination to supplement and complete the official history of Doctor Nguyen Huy Oanh.
Impact of the Korean War (1950-1953) on Japan and Japanese - US relationship in 1951-1960
Authors:   Hung Yen Community College, Hung Yen, Vietnam, Thi Mai Huong HOANG , The Cuong LE ,   Vinh University, Nghe An, Viet Nam
Published: November 2022

The Korean War (1950-1953) was one of the hot spots of the Cold War. Japan is a neighboring country with North Korea, which has an important strategic position in the Asia-Pacific, also has a special relationship with the United States. For these reasons, it has suffered many impacts from this war. This article will deeply analyze the multi-dimensional impacts of the Korean War on the security, politics, economy of Japan and Japan-US relations in the period 1951-1960. As a result, this article shows that the Korean War was the basis for the US to sign a peace treaty, a bilateral security treaty with Japan. This made the two countries' security and economic relations develop and become more closely linked, clearly change the Japanese economic situation in the early stages and create the basis for Japan to take off in the 1950s.
Experimental, Computational, and Analytical Methods for the Characterization of a Neutron Field for Calibration of Neutron Monitoring Instruments in the Philippines
Authors: Grande Marianna Lourdes Marie , Hila Frederick , Garalde Ave Ann Nikolle , Betos Christy Mae , Dingle Cheri Anne , Romallosa Kristine Marie
Published: November 2022

Despite the many emerging applications of neutron radiation in the Philippines, there is a gap in the country’s capability to calibrate neutron radiation monitoring instruments that are necessary for measuring the radiation hazards in the workplace. In this study, the neutron field of a bare Californium-252 source was characterized and established for calibration of radiation monitoring instruments. The fluence rate of the neutron field was experimentally characterized using the shadow cone method, and the results were compared with Monte Carlo simulations and analytical methods. The neutron fluence rate of the neutron source with a nominal activity of 200 MBq was measured at distances of 100 cm, 130 cm, and 150 cm with a reference He-3 spherical proportional counter in a Bonner sphere. The measured fluences were found to be φ100 = 151.09 cm–2s–1, φ130 = 89.13 cm–2s–1, and φ150 = 67.31 cm–2s–1, respectively. Results also show that the experimental values are agreeable with the computational and analytical methods to within 10%. The characterized neutron field is the first of its kind in the Philippines, and can now be used for calibrating neutron radiation monitoring instruments. This study will, therefore, help improve the accuracy of radiation measurements and support the radiation protection program of neutron facilities in the country.
Foreign Aid Effectiveness in Ghana
Authors: Sissoko Yaya , Sohrabji Niloufer
Published: November 2022

Ghana has been the recipient of large levels of aid since the 1980s. This coincides with significant improvements in the country including increased growth and poverty reduction. We analyze the role of foreign aid in Ghana’s success. Using annual data from 1961 to 2012, we employ an error correction model to estimate the long-run relationship between aid and conditional aid in Ghana’s economic growth. We find that conditional aid has a positive and statistically significant impact on growth. Through an examination of Ghana over three phases with varying aid and conditionality, we conclude that Ghana’s success with conditional aid is related to the country’s ownership of reforms.
4 - Práticas Tradicionais e Direitos Humanos na Sociedade dos Amakhuwa: Estudo de caso da Cidade de Nampula
Authors: Nhaueleque Laura António
Published: November 2022

African traditional societies, including the Amakhuwas of Northern Mozambique, developed believes and traditional practices, in the spiritual as well as in the social field, which evolved over time. Nevertheless, the prevalent trend in research relegates such cultures to a role of subordination. This was the case of colonial as well as missionary literature, and it is so in part until today, with the use of paradigms centered into a supposed modernizing approach, which invites ethnic and linguistic groups as the Amakhuwas to leave their practices, in name of the respect of a set of human rights which those practices, would violate. This research, carried out in Nampula city, tries to show that a similar perspective does not consider a universe of values, believes and practices which have to be understood through an “internal” philosophical and anthropological approach. This approach has not to disregard the respect for human individual rights, as well as for collective rights of a group which built its identity on these believes and practices. This research was focused in particular on two interconnected aspects: the social functions of traditional medicine and the initiation rites, especially of feminine type. As a conclusion, this research shows that traditional practices suffered an evolution, in general going towards the respect for human individual rights, differentiating them in accordance with the localization and the social and cultural environment in which they are practiced. Without drawing definitive conclusions, it seems necessary to carry out a deep reflection regarding the relation between traditional practices and respect for human rights inside the amakhuwa society.

Laura António Nhaueleque, Researcher at the CEMRI – Open University of Lisbon. Professor of Human Rights, Technical University of Mozambique. Email: lauramacua@gmail.com
EVALUATION OF TEA TREE EXTRACT FORMULATION FOR THE CONTROL OF THE COTTON APHID, APHIS GOSSYPII (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE) ON CAPSICUM ANNUUM IN THE GLASSHOUSE
Authors:   Department of plant protection, Collage of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Ahmed Qasim
Published: November 2022

Under laboratory and glasshouse conditions, the insecticidal activities of the essential oil obtained from leaves of the tea tree plant by steam distillation was evaluated against the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii. The results showed that tea tree essential oil affected the aphid population causing a higher mortality of A. gossypii. This study showed that the 50 μL/mL concentration of tea essential oil caused 85.67% mortality after 24 hrs exposure time when used as contact treatment. However, the mortalities at 10, 20 and 30 μL/mL were 18.33, 21.67 and 70%, respectively, after 24 hrs of exposure. Conversely, the residual treatment was the most effective on the cotton aphid, with 100% mortality at the concentration of 50 μL/mL after 24 hrs of exposure to the essential oil. In contrast, the mortalities of A. gossypii were 15.00, 24.44 and 92.78% at the concentrations of 10, 20 and 30 μL/mL, respectively, after 24 hrs of exposure. The formulation of the tea tree essential oil was enormously potent in reducing the cotton aphid population on the sweet pepper, but was slightly phytotoxic to the potted plants. No significant differences were observed between tea tree oil formulations compared with the chemical pesticides, Karate and botanical insecticide, Levo. Based on our findings, the tea tree essential oil can be used as a botanical pesticide against A. gossypii after modifying it to reduce the phytotoxicity on the plants.
PROGRAM RASKIN SEBAGAI DAKWAH PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT PROLETAR DI INDONESIA
Authors: Dimas Eqy Pratama  , Selnia M.Lamata  , Dewi Halimatuz Zahro'
Published: November 2022

The economic sector has become vulnerable to human resource development in Indonesia, some have succeeded and some have failed. One of the policies to help the poor's economy is the food aid program. The Indonesian government implements the Raskin assistance program which is hoped to be a solution in meeting the people's daily food. Problems that often occur include distribution that is not right on target, not on time, not of right quality, not right, and not yet right on price. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Data obtained through interviews and observations supported by documentation. The collected data will be processed to draw conclusions. The results of the study show that the success of the RASKIN program can be measured by the achievement of the 6Ts, namely the right target beneficiaries, on time, on the right quantity, on the right price, on the right administration and on the right quality. Community empowerment in the Raskin program is based on the policy of the Rice Subsidy Program for the Community. The effectiveness of the Raskin program can be achieved through coordination, synchronization and harmonization of relevant ministries/institutions both at the central and regional levels. In principle, the distribution of Raskin is done every month. If there are regional policies or obstacles, including harvest season, geographical conditions, climate/weather, and transportation barriers, so that it is not possible to distribute Raskin regularly every month in an area, the distribution will be changed according to the time and needs of the community.
PERAN METODE USWAH GURU DALAM MENUMBUHKEMBANGKAN KARAKTER SISWA DI SMK PROF. SURYONO SUMBERPUCUNG MALANG
Authors: Siti Nurjanah
Published: November 2022

This study aims to describe the role and implementation of the PAI teacher uswah method in developing the character of students at Prof. Vocational School. Suryono, Sumberpucung District and the obstacles faced. This study uses a qualitative analysis method with a case study approach. The result of the role of the uswah method is that Islamic religious education teachers are part of the role model needed to develop student character, the effectiveness of using this method can be realized when there are two things, namely equipping teachers with various uswah methods as an intervention in character building in familiarizing students In carrying out habituation to various attitudes, various character education programs will be successful if the inhibiting factors can be minimized such as a less conducive environment and the absence of the role of parents involved in character building programs
SEUDÓNIMOS DE MUJERES EN LA HISTORIA ESPAÑA
Authors: GONZÁLEZ FREIRE JOSÉ MANUEL
Published: November 2022

Según el Diccionario de la Real Academia, pseudónimo / seudónimo (-a), adjetivo del griego: ψευδώνυμος pseudṓnymos. Dicho de un autor que oculta con un nombre falso el suyo verdadero. En el caso de las mujeres, se ocultaron durante el siglo XIX y XX, por motivos de educación, personales, familiares, culturales y sociales. En muchos casos porque la sociedad paternalista o machista que rechazaban que la mujer pudiera hacer lo mismo que un hombre, incluso en las letras superaban a muchos de ellos. Por suerte para ellas los editores de prensa y libros participan en esa complicidad con las autoras para que utilizaran un seudónimo, muchas veces masculino para esconder su naturaleza.
Effect of different means of retention on single midline implant supporting mandibular
overdenture
Authors: Shaaban Ahmed , Mahrous Ahmed , Shaaban Sara , Denewar Mohamed
Published: November 2022

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of locator attachment versus retention silicone lining material on the supporting structure of a single midline implant supporting mandibular overdenture and retention of the prosthesis.
Methods: Sixteen patients with completely edentulous mandibles were selected for this study and divided into two groups. In all patients, a single implant was placed at midline area after cone beam radiography was performed. Group I was retained with locator attachment, while Group II was retained with silicone material. Follow-up was carried out at denture insertion, six months and 12 months following insertion. Peri-implant bone loss as well as posterior bone loss was evaluated using cone beam computerized tomography and retention was evaluated using forcemeter device and wire hook attaches to the prosthesis.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in peri-implant bone loss between the two groups during the 2nd follow up period (P ≤0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in periimplant bone loss between the two groups at the 2nd follow up period and at the end of the study period (P≤ 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in posterior bone loss between the two studied groups (P ≤ 0.05) and regarding retention there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups along the follow up periods.
Conclusion: From the results obtained from this study, it could be concluded that locator attachment showed lower peri-implant bone loss than Retention. Silicone material in the overall follow-up period with a statistically significant difference. This was attributed to the decrease in the effect of the resiliency of attachments and Silicone over time, and the more permanent effect of locator attachment.
THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES A HIGHER EDUCATION: MAPPING AND MEASURING THE MATURITY LEVEL
Authors: Fitriana Dewi Emilia , Pringgabayu Dematria , De Keizer Hendriady
Published: November 2022

In order to improve human capital capacity, this research aimed at mapping the maturity level and the role of human capital management (HCM) in the institution. The research employed qualitative and quantitative approach (mixed methods) among 58 respondents, including lecturers and academic staff. FGD and the questionnaires were administered after a comprehensive briefing about HCM principles using Bassi and McMurrer as well as Ulrich frameworks. Results indicated low scores (2.92 = poor) in all five human capital drivers which reflexed low HCM maturity level in the institution. Moreover, perception of the participants about the role of HCM in the institution was also poor since the score was only achieving 60.8% which was still below the standard of 80%. These results suggest the importance of systematic steps in order to develop HCM in the institution
UPAYA MENCEGAH PIUTANG MACET BERBASIS PENDEKATAN PENGENDALIAN INTERNAL
Authors: Sugiyanto Sugiyanto , Wahyudin Wahyudin
Published: November 2022

Abstrak

Anggota koperasi dapat meningkatkan situasi ekonomi mereka melalui pekerjaan mereka di organisasi. Koperasi Pegawai Dinas adalah koperasi serba guna yang beroperasi di berbagai industri. Anggota Koperasi Pegawai Dinas adalah anggota Koperasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengendalian intern koperasi terhadap piutang mengurangi piutang tidak tertagih dengan memahami bagaimana timbulnya kredit bermasalah, penyebab yang menyebabkan piutang tidak tertagih, dan pengendalian intern koperasi terhadap piutang tidak tertagih dan piutang tidak tertagih. Pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif digunakan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, pengendalian internal dalam mengurangi piutang tidak tertagih bagi pegawai telah dilaksanakan, namun belum efisien sehingga mengakibatkan piutang tidak tertagih meningkat setiap tahunnya.
PENGARUH EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING TERHADAP REPEAT PURCHASE INTENTION PADA SEKTOR PARIWISATA BANDUNG (SURVEY PADA WISATAWAN YANG BERKUNJUNG KE KOTA BANDUNG) .
Authors: Nirwani Ayulia , Azizah Nur , Rahmi Sophia , Fauzany Riffa
Published: November 2022

Dampak dari Experiential Marketing yang dialami oleh wisatawan yang berkunjung ke kota Bandung yang berdasarkan dari segi Sense, Feel, Think, Act dan Relate serta pengaruhnya terhadap Repeat Purchase Intention pada wisatawan tersebut. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menyarankan bahwa repeat purchase intention dapat ditingkatkan dengan memberikan pengalaman dalam bentuk sense, feel, think, act dan relate yang baik agar dapat menciptakan kepuasan pada wisatawan yang berkunjung ke kota Bandung. Hal tersebut dapat meningkatkan pengaruh experiential marketing terhadap repeat purchase intention pada sektor pariwisata di kota Bandung berdasarkan survey pada wisatawan yang berkunjung ke kota Bandung.
Ein Journal auf dem Internet
Authors:   NDT.net, Diederichs Rolf
Published: November 2022

Das Jahr 1995 war ein Jahr, in dem das Internet auch für viele Bürger mittlerweile bekannt wurde. War es doch vorher, wenn man es überhaupt kannte, dann häufig mit einer Internet-Welt (Grafik) der Computer -"Hacker" assoziiert. Diese Wende bedeutet nun nicht, daß jeder über einen Zugang verfügt, aber es ist eine positive Stimmung zum Internet entstanden. Die Umsetzung in eine praktische Teilnahme steht bei vielen auf dem Plan und ist nur eine Frage der Zeit.
Music and Justice
Authors: Scarbrough Jeremy E. ,   Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Published: November 2022

Although aesthetics began with an interest in a teleological order, the classical question was largely disparaged and rejected in mainstream academic circles by the twentieth century. The two dogmas of musical modernism were the presumption of formalism and the assertion of aestheticism. Historically, philosophers defending the objectivity of aesthetic value focused on the question of Beauty per se. But what if beauty is descriptive of something else? Our conviction of justice runs deeper than convictions of beauty. This essay explores the significance of human anticipation concerning justice and how moral conviction relates to music as an encounter with teleological convictions. Music is fundamentally an individualized philosophical experience engaging the question of order, based upon a universal teleological presupposition. We do not find the arts to be meaningful because we believe them to be beautiful; we ascribe beauty to that which we find to be deeply meaningful--a way-it-should-be.
Tasting the Transcendent
Authors: Lake Christina Bieber ,   Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Published: November 2022

Modern views of poetry tend to concord with Wallace Stevens’s insistence that “God and the imagination are one,” assuming that the only meaning there is in the natural world is that which the poet makes. But Denise Levertov held instead that the poet’s word is a response to the beauty of the world as given by God, and that the poet’s task is to invite the reader to resonate with that experience. Drawing on current research from neurocognitive poetics that indicates how readers experience beauty in language, this essay seeks to demonstrate how Levertov’s poem, “O Taste and See,” embodies an invitation for the reader to engage one’s senses in the discovery of God through the beauty of poetry and created being.
Art as Therapeutic Beauty and a Visible “Sermon” to the World
Authors: Lamb Gregory E. ,   Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Published: November 2022

This essay contends that God created humanity as His co-creators to bring Him glory with one’s entire being, including imagination and creativity. Throughout Scripture, YHWH is depicted as the artistic Creator of all that is beautiful, true, and transcendent. The Bible attests the creation of humanity in the imago Dei--sharing God’s innate creativity--and divine gifting of Spirit-inspired artisans utilizing their talents for God’s glory. Yet, over the centuries, “art” was oft misunderstood and grossly neglected in Christ’s church. Philip Ryken explains how medieval skeptics began removing and destroying art believed to violate the Decalogue. Imbalanced suspicions toward art in Christendom still persist, despite the positive, inspirational effects of icons in Catholic and Orthodox traditions and scientific research that shows the therapeutic value of art across a broad spectrum of mental and physical challenges, including isolation and depression. Makoto Fujimura posits that Christian creatives possess a common faith as “border-walkers,” and can affect phoenix-like positive cultural and ecclesial change by reintroducing beauty as a visible “sermon” into a fragmented, post-pandemic world.
Awakening Things Within
Authors: Kurek Michael ,   Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Published: November 2022

In his engaging volume on fairytales, George MacDonald wrote that the purpose of a fairytale is “not to give the reader things to think about, but to wake up things that are in him." By contrast, many works of art, including contemporary musical compositions, are accompanied by statements of “things to think about,” such as didactic program notes by the composer on pet social justice issues. This essay explores what can be done in a piece of music to “wake up things” already in the listener. These include invoking something familiar in the musical style, using essential building blocks of beauty in constructing the music, and providing a teleology of purpose and narrative flow in the music, in contrast to modernist trends that eschew these things. The essay explores also how and why these “awakening things” can and should be accomplished.
Between Ephemerality and Eternality
Authors: Sarumi Kahar Wahab ,   Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Published: November 2022

The question of beauty continues to engage humans, especially intellectuals, who inquire into its quintessence and the sources from which it derives. Does beauty consist in attaining geometric harmony of structure and shape, or in achieving numerical proportion in audio and visual? Or, does beauty transcend all that, to crystalize into an absolute essence that conforms to high values as justice, truth, and goodness? How long does beauty last? Does it terminate at the terrestrial realm or transcend to the celestial? What kind of beauty is essential for the attainment of transcendence and eschatological happiness? Beauty is two-sided, one is transient, the other eternal. This essay examines the concept of beauty in Arabic poetical compositions of Muslim mystics, and explores how they construe beauty and identify its locus vis-à-vis transcendence between ephemerality and eternality as seen in the poems by Ibn al-Farîd and al-Tilimsânî. The former perceives God’s name and attributes as embodiment of absolute beauty, and everything in the universe, as manifestations of the beauty, while the latter argues that every beauty in the universe derives from God’s absolute beauty.
Reflections on Charles Mills
Authors: Blum Larry ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2022

Charles Mills adhered to the highest standards of philosophical scholarship, while seeing his work firmly as a contribution to the cause of social justice. He had a deep appreciation for historical context and a history of ideas approach to racial/philosophical questions. He was one of the foremost Rawls interpreters or our time, though only a few years before his passing was he so recognized. He channeled his analytic training in his habit of demonstrating how a view is strengthened when an author shows how objections can be systematically replied to. I wish he had tried to integrate class and race into a larger theoretical system, of both an explanatory and normative character. Class is sometimes an unnoted presence in his explanation of white supremacy. Charles saw himself contributing to a collective scholarly social justice project and was happy to acknowledge the greater expertise of others in allied areas to his.
Characterizing mathematics anxiety and its relation to performance in routine and adaptive tasks
Authors: Halme Hilma , Trezise Kelly , Hannula-Sormunen Minna M. , McMullen Jake
Published: November 2022

Mathematics anxiety hinders students' mathematical achievement already in primary school, but research on its effects beyond whole number knowledge is limited. The main aim of the current study is to examine how state and trait mathematics anxiety relate to performance across five tasks that are relevant for the development of mathematics in primary school, including a measure of adaptive expertise with school mathematics. These include mathematical tasks with non-symbolic quantities, whole numbers, and rational numbers. The participants were 406 primary school students attending the 5th grade (N = 188) and 6th grade (N = 218). Our results showed that state anxiety varies across task type. Furthermore, students' self-evaluated state and trait mathematics anxiety had varying negative relations with performance depending on the task type. In particular, we found that mathematics anxiety may limit students' adaptive expertise with rational numbers, even after controlling for other relevant mathematical skills. Overall, our results indicate that existing accounts on the role mathematics anxiety plays in school mathematics should expand to consider differences across task type and measures of anxiety.