bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fortalecimiento productivo a los criadores de cuy (Cavia porcellus) del trópico húmedo colombiano
Authors: Ramírez Villa Luis Carlos , Gómez Bilbao Pedro Julio , Murcia Rozo Jazmín
Published: July 2021

El proyecto se realizó en la región tropical húmeda, paisaje de la Orinoquia Colombiana, en Villavicencio, con el objetivo de generar un fortalecimiento productivo a los criadores de cuy (Cavia porcellus) a partir del diseño de un plan de acción para el mejoramiento y la asociatividad de los productores, se realizaron tres acciones puntales para ello, la primera un estudio socioeconómico de las familias que manifestaron su interés en la cría comercial de los animales lo que desencadenó en la segunda acción, puesto que con estos resultados se invitó a 10 familias para desarrollar un plan de capacitación sobre las buenas prácticas de producción del cuy en condiciones de la Orinoquia, capacitación que se ofreció por parte de la Universidad de los Llanos a través del grupo de estudio ECODER, utilizando el método constructivista de aprender haciendo, en el cual se desarrollaron estrategias de demostración de método, actividades de producción y el plan de negocio, para que las personas implementarán en sus fincas como unidades productivas, estas capacitaciones son el preámbulo para el desarrollo de la organización de los productores, ya que se sensibilizó a la comunidad participante para la creación de una asociación de productores de cuy en la Orinoquia, la cual será pionera en la producción de esta especie, debido a que en la región no existe. Los productores se han comprometido a través de la firma de una carta de intención para adelantar las gestiones correspondientes para el registro de la Asociación de Productores de Cuyes ante la Cámara de Comercio y poner en regla la reglamentación para operar desde un punto de vista económico y político la organización, el principal resultado que se ha logrado dentro del proyecto es la divulgación de la producción de la carne de cuy, un aumento de la producción de cuy y la organización de los productores para emprender procesos colectivos que garantice la seguridad alimentaria y el flujo de caja familiar.
Aplicación del modelo Aquacrop para un cultivo de maíz (Zea mays L)
Authors: Ramos Cantillo José Alexander , Becerra Vélez Eduardo , Cárdenas Hernández Julián Fernando , Jiménez Pizarro Rodrigo
Published: July 2021

En la producción agrícola se usan una amplia cantidad de modelos descriptivos que buscan predecir la productividad, desarrollo y comportamiento de los cultivos bajo diferentes escenarios de manejo agronómico, factores edáficos, condiciones ambientales y características genotípicas. Entre dichos modelos uno de los más utilizados actualmente y ampliamente distribuidos se encuentra AquaCrop que es descriptivo y que simula la biomasa y el rendimiento potencial cosechable de un cultivo en respuesta a la disponibilidad de agua. Este trabajo se realizó con el propósito de medir el crecimiento y comprender el comportamiento de los diferentes órganos del maíz comercial hibrido BM709, en lo referente a su acumulación de materia seca bajo las condiciones de Altillanura. Dicha evaluación consto de 10 muestreos de medidas biométricas en plantas fijas, y que fueron monitoreadas por la torre de Eddy covariance, para recibir la información de las condiciones climáticas de la zona. Para las simulaciones del comportamiento maíz, se utilizó la versión 5.0 del AquaCrop, la cual fue adaptada a las condiciones climatológicas y suelos de la zona para mayor confiabilidad en la estimación de las variables de estudio: materia seca total de la planta, área foliar e índices de crecimiento. El análisis de desarrollo del cultivo en el software AquaCrop presento una representatividad entre lo simulado y lo real superior al 90% generando de esta manera un patrón de confiabilidad en la toma de decisiones referidas a maximizar los rendimientos del cultivo de maíz. Además logró mostrar que la producción total de materia seca es el resultado de la eficiencia cuando el cultivo intercepta y utiliza la radiación solar disponible durante la fase de crecimiento, la cual en condiciones de Altillanura es buena por los factores ambientales y climáticos, entre ellos el CO2, radiación, temperatura y precipitación, es de anotar que a los 40°C, cuando las condiciones hídricas, radiación, manejo agronómico sean adecuadas el maíz podría mantener o aumentar su productividad por la alta concentración de CO2 en el ambiente y su capacidad de alcanzar una tasa de crecimiento del cultivo eficiente, con un índice de área foliar crítico.
BVRI photometric calibration of the Nedeljkovic telescope
Authors: Vudragovic A. , Jurkovic M.
Published: July 2021

We have done photometric calibration of the 60 cm Nedeljkovic telescope equipped with the FLI PL 230 CCD camera, mounted at the Astronomical Station Vidojevica (Serbia), using standard stars from the Landolt catalog. We have imaged 31 fields of standard stars using Johnson's BVRI filters during three nights in August 2019. We have measured both extinction and color correction. Relating our calibrated magnitudes to the magnitudes of standard stars from the Landolt catalog, we have achieved accuracy of 2%-5% for the BVRI magnitudes.
Is there any Effect of Blood Glucose Level on Finger Biting?
Authors: Naeem Qureshi Hira
Published: July 2021

To interact glucose level of blood with finger biting was the goal of present research. 130 subjects took part in present research, where their glucose level of blood calculated. The normal glucose level in blood is in between 100 to 140mg/dl. The hyperglycemia is known as high glucose level while hypoglycemia is known as low glucose level. The biting of fingers in the mouth with teeth is known as finger biting. It also refer as onychophagia. There were 130 students take part in this research and they measured their sugar level by using glucose meter. Then they correlate the glucose level with finger biting. It was concluded from the present study that glucose level of blood has no impact on finger biting.
Staining Interactions of Bixa Orellana (Annatto) Seed Extracts with Tissues of Wistar Rats
Authors: Samuel Ayobami Fasogbon
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Bixa orellana is an ancestral multi use plant popularly known as Achiote or lipstick tree in view of its reddish – orange dye on its seeds, Central and South American populations used these seeds to color their bodies and lips, B. orellana is the only species of Bixaceae family. Aim: The aim of this study was to stain the organs such as skin, liver, kidney, brain, intestines, and bone marrow of a wistar rats with solutions of Bixa orellana (Annatto) seed extracts. Methods: The study design was experimental research, the seeds of Bixa orellana were extracted in distilled water, absolute ethanol and acetone, using maceration methods and the fractions of the extracts were determined using column chromatography while preliminary, the solutions of the extracts were used to stain tissues listed above at varying pH to establish staining interactions of the crude extracts and fractions eluted from the column chromatography. Results: The most significant staining interaction were observed in ethanol solution of bixa extract, followed by acetone and distilled water and staining were also observed at column fraction(9-26), with background yellowish appearance in all the staining solutions which was contrast to controls (haematoxylin and eosin) stained sections and no staining reaction was observed in blood smear of wistar rat. The staining interactions of great quality was observed at pH 5.0 and 7.5, despite its staining ability it was neither superior to eosin nor a substitute to giemsa stain due to the yellowish background appearance and its complete inactivity on blood smear. Conclusion: Bixa orellana dye extracts can be grouped under compound dyes or neutral dyes due to its interaction at both pH 5.0 and 7.5 and cannot be used as substitute for Giemsa stain.
Possibility of Estimating the Risk of Falling at the Seat-Off Face While Rising Up from a Chair
Authors: Hirai Hideo
Published: July 2021

It is known that falls in the daily life of the elderly occur frequently during walking and rising up and greatly affect their quality of life. In the previous study we obtained the COG-heel horizontal distance and the COG horizontal velocity when the subjects performed rising up under the “fastest” or “slowest” velocity task. These seat-off parameters which were an indicator of the stability in rising from a chair were defined based on the relationship between them. In this experiment with healthy adults as subjects the seat-off parameters were found to become a different distribution because of the rising up strategies of each subject. Moreover, based on the relationship between the seat-off parameters and motor function, they could become an index expressing current fall risk and predicting future fall risk.
Smartphone and Smartwatch for Human Activity Recognition
Authors: M Bani Amer Mashhour
Published: July 2021

Human activity recognition (HAR) systems are developed as aspect of a model to allow continual assessment of human behaviors in IoT environments in the areas of ambient assisted living, sports injury detection, elderly care, rehabilitation, and entertainment and close monitoring. Smartphones are already used to recognize activity. Most of the research done in this field placed a restriction on fixing the smartphone securely in a certain location on the human body, along with the machine learning system, to promote the process of classifying raw data from smartphone sensors to human activities. Smartwatches solve this limitation by placing them in a consistent position, which becomes steady and precisely sensitive to body movements. For this experiment, we evaluate both the accelerometer and the gyroscope sensor on the smartphone and the smartwatch, and decide which sensors hybrid does superiorly. Five daily physical human activities are evaluated using five classifiers from WEKA, in addition to Artificial Neural Network (ANN), K- Nearest Neighbor (KNN), and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms builtin MATLAB 2018a. We used confusion matrix and random simulation to compare the accuracy and efficiency of those models. The results showed that the accelerometer sensors combination has the highest accuracy among other combinations and achieved an overall accuracy of 97.7% using SVM that gives the best performance among all other classifiers.
Talent management in the healthcare sector: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Authors:   , AlDayel Wejdan A.
Published: July 2021

The thesis explores talent management (TM) in the Saudi healthcare sector. The literature on TM has focused mainly on Middle Eastern countries and, more specifically, on Saudi Arabia. Moreover, empirical research on TM has concentrated on the private sector without much exploration of the public sector. Thus, the goal of this thesis is to fill the gaps in the literature by focusing on TM in the Saudi healthcare sector. The thesis addresses the following research questions: To what extent is the effect of the recruitment, selection and retention process on TM in the state healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia?, To what extent is the training and development of talented employees conducted in the state healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia? and To what extent does TM contribute to the quality of healthcare delivery in Saudi Arabia? A qualitative study method was adopted for the research. The empirical focus was on four health institutions under the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Saudi Arabia. Evidence was primarily collected through interviews and archival data in one phase. The sample consisted of a total of 81 respondents from health institutions located in three regions and one suburb. The study yielded some relevant findings. In particular, it was revealed that, in the Saudi healthcare sector, TM programmes have the potential to produce positive effects on both talented employees and overall organisational performance. However, it was a source of discontent for those employees who were not selected for the TM development programmes. The study shows that the TM programme functions as a source of internal migration and contributes to regional and suburban staff distribution imbalances in the Saudi healthcare sector. Also, the study demonstrated that TM programmes have been negatively affected by major constraints, such as a lack of managers who are able to implement TM practices effectively in order to fulfil the MOH’s mission and plans, and the shortage of local medical schools and accredited medical training institutions. These act as impediments in the training of the healthcare professionals and the overall success of TM programmes.
Implementación de la educación virtual en tiempos de COVID-19 en la Facultad de Música de la UANL
Authors: Salcedo Moncada Beania , López Prado José María
Published: July 2021

Esta investigación se hizo con la finalidad de contar un diagnóstico que describa las percepciones del alumnado y los profesores de la Facultad de Música de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) sobre la capacitación para el uso de los recursos digitales durante el confinamiento provocado por la covid-19. Para este trabajo de investigación cualitativa se utilizó el diseño de la investigación-acción. Los resultados arrojaron que la mayoría de los encuestados cuenta con una red segura de internet; que muchos estudiantes no tenían habilitado el correo institucional, necesario para la utilización de la plataforma Microsoft Teams, pero lograron solucionarlo con prontitud. Además, se manifestó la falta de capacitación en la utilización de las plataformas digitales. En cuanto a las experiencias adquiridas, se lograron implementar estrategias que probaron el grado de innovación y creatividad de los docentes para abordar los contenidos temáticos durante la educación en tiempos de covid-19. Finalmente, a través del análisis del discurso, se observó que la educación a distancia ha evidenciado las diferencias socioeconómicas y que aún existe la necesidad de obtener una adecuada capacitación en la utilización de tecnologías digitales que se ajusten a la educación musical.
Investigation of Variables Affecting Nursing Students' Adaptation to University Life
Authors: Konakçı Gülbin , Özgürsoy Uran Berna Nilgün , Uran Halil Ahmet
Published: July 2021

Students who starts university in a new and often different city suddenly find themselves in a different academic and social environment. This new life differs from their past experiences in terms of educational experiences, human relations and social life. This descriptive study investigates the adaptation levels of first year nursing students of two different public universities in Izmir, Turkey at the beginning of the academic year and aims to determine the factors affecting their adaptation. The research data were obtained from 125 students enrolled in the nursing department of these universities by using a questionnaire. The data collection tools consisted of socio-demographic form and the University Life Scale. Numbers and percentages, ANOVA, and independent sample t test were used in the analysis. 75.2% of the students included in the study were female, and their mean age was calculated as 9=18.9±1.10. 55.2% of the students voluntarily chose the nursing department. The rate of students who made a university selection for the first time was 97.6%. The students were found to have the highest mean score in the "adaptation to the university environment" subscale and the lowest score in the "academic adaptation" subscale. The mean scores of adaptation to the university environment, adaptation to relationships with the opposite sex, and total adaptation were found to be higher for the students who opted for the profession willingly than those who did not and this difference was found to be statistically significant (220.202±36.43, p<0.05). The findings indicate that willful selection of the profession, the level of education of the mother, profession of the father, parents' living together, economic status, and living with the family are the variables that affect the adaptation of the students to the university life. Preparing university adaptation programs by taking the individual, social and cultural characteristics affecting the adaptation into account and tailoring the guidance and consultancy services based on student needs may facilitate successful adaptation.
The future of work: Remote work in the emerging new normal
Authors:   Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, USA, Best Simon J.
Published: July 2021

What HRM structures and schedules are most likely to characterize the post-pandemic period? This paper, taking a multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of the future of work and hybridized workforces, straddles the fields of HRM, business economics, and organizational behavior. It seeks to provide insights into the evolving post-pandemic’s new normal. The gains from the vaccination efforts in the US, in particular, are leading to shifts from the pandemic’s dismissal as a short-term phenomenon, to one that is now manageable. This paper, hence, analyzes the emerging trends and patterns that will most likely influence and shape the use of the human resource in companies, especially within the United States of America. It highlights the various discovered types, intensities, modalities, related to a range of worker types and work conditions associated with hybridized HRM, and the expected patterns and changes in employer-employee relationships likely to be maintained or expanded, that, informed by the Gratton framework of time and place. The paper maintains that not all work types are suitable for remote work. Additionally, certain gender biases are retained in the pandemic induced HRM hybrid models, while some are even reinforced. New work-life balance issues have also entered into work structuring and scheduling arrangements, with implications for the education attainment of the young and underserved, especially if, for example, hybrid education delivery becomes more widespread. The paper concludes with suggested research recommendations prompted, in part, by the pandemic’s workforce and HRM challenges.
The effect of enterprise resource planning on the organizational performance of organizations through HRM practices An Applied Study on the Reinforcing Steel Sector Companies in Egypt
Authors:   Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Atries Ahmed , Ragab Aiman A. ,   Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Ragheb Mohamed A. ,   Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Wahba Mohamed ,   Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Published: July 2021

This research aims to study the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (information quality, system quality and system use) and human resource management (HRM) practices (training and development, information exchange, recruitment and testing, compensation and benefits, safety and health and employee relations) on organizational performance. Through the Balanced scorecard (financial performance, customer performance, supplier performance and employee performance) in the rebar sector companies within the Arab Republic of Egypt. Therefore, the researcher used the positivism philosophy in this study and the deductive approach because they are more compatible with the nature of the research and with what the researcher wants to reach. He also followed a quantitative method in collecting data, as he prepared a questionnaire and distributed it to 260 individuals working in the reinforcing steel sector. The data is analyzed using some statistical methods such as: correlation, and the structural equation model. The results fully accept the study hypotheses that there is a statistically significant relationship between ERP and organizational performance through the balanced scorecard. In addition to, relationship between ERP and HRM practices, moreover, relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance through the balanced scorecard. While it partially accepts that here is a statistically significant role for HRM practices, in the relationship between ERP and organizational performance through the Balanced Scorecard.
Electricity outages and its effect on small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Communication Science University of Zululand, South Africa, Adanlawo Eyitayo Francis , Vezi-Magigaba Makhosazana ,   Department of Business Management University of Zululand, South Africa
Published: July 2021

Constant electricity supply enhances smooth running and performances of SMEs. However, electricity outages in Nigeria have been identified as one of the factors hindering SMEs’ performance. This study aimed at exploring the impact of electricity outages on the operations and contributions of SMEs to Nigeria economy. Hence, the study evaluated the impacts of electricity supply on the growth of SMEs in Nigeria. It analysed the hindrances that deficient electricity supply could have on the growth and development of SMEs. Survey method was employed to administer structured questionnaires to 110 SMEs operators in three local government areas of Mainland, Shomolu and Agege in Lagos state, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was utilised to analyse the collected data. A chi square method was used to test the formulated hypothesis. Findings revealed that electricity outages have significant effects on SMEs in Nigeria. The study recommends among other things that, state and local governments should join hands with federal government in generating electricity to ensure stable electricity supply; cost-benefit back-up generating plant is also recommended to keep business operative.
The impact of corruption on service delivery: a topical matter in the South African Municipalities
Authors:   University of Limpopo Department of Public Administration, SJ Mabeba
Published: July 2021

One of the topical challenges facing South African municipalities recently is corruption. From time-to-time citizens learn about and witness the corrupt practices of public officials in the Local Government sphere. Arguably, the phenomenon of corruption has both direct and indirect impact on service delivery with specific focus to municipalities. Section 152(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) states that the Local Government sphere has the mandate to ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner. Subsequently, some of the communities across the country still wish to have access to basic services namely: water, electricity, community halls and proper tar roads to name a few. As a result, at times it seems impossible for municipalities to smoothly render such services due to corrupt practices emanating in the South African Local Government sphere. This article aimed to explore the impact of corruption on service delivery in the South African municipalities. The article fully relied on secondary data as it collects information from newspapers, books, journal articles, conference proceedings, officials report and academic dissertations. In pursuit of all this, Afrocentricity: a theory of social change has been placed in context with a view that the needs of the society should be placed at the center of the local government sphere. To be specific, these needs are but not limited to water and electricity. Looking at the findings of the study, indeed literature can confirm that corruptions have negative impact on the ability of the municipalities in South Africa to provide basic services. Because the interests of the public are competing with those of the municipal officials. Therefore, at the end of the day service delivery is compromised due unlawful practices.
Role of fashion as a form of therapy among women with disabilities in South African
Authors:   University of Johannesburg Department of Business Management, Johannesburg, South Africa, Kalitanyi Vivence
Published: July 2021

Previous studies have highlighted the important role, fashion can play in one’s cognition and behaviour and how one’s body is impacted, especially people with disabilities. Due to the inconclusive results on the topic, we decided to undertake an empirical study in South Africa to determine how fashion can be used to help women with disabilities deal with issues of body image, low esteem and negative mindset. The study reviewed the literature on body image and disability, body image and fashion as well as on fashion therapy and body image. The study adopted a qualitative research design while interviews were used as means of primary data collection. Data analysis was done by means of coding the participants’ responses before conclusions were drawn about the participants’ views. Findings reveal that fashion can help women with disabilities to deal with issues related to low self-esteem and body image. The study ends with recommendations to include other segments of the disabled community in the study, as well as to expand the study in the other parts of the country.
Probing the efficacy of local economic development in South African Municipalities: A case of POLOKWANE local municipality
Authors:   Department of Public Administration University of Limpopo, South Africa, Mashabela CM
Published: July 2021

The government of South Africa adopted Local Economic Development (LED) as part of its development policy in its quest for an inclusive economic development and growth. LED is intended to create a conducive environment for an inclusive local economy. However, unemployment and poverty rates are high in local communities with some SMMEs struggling to secure funding. Although municipalities do not create jobs directly through LED, they should, however, ensure that strategies implemented talk to inclusive economic growth, particularly the mitigation of unemployment and poverty rates. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the efficacy of LED in South African municipalities. The paper aims to evaluate and analyse the impact of implementing LED in South Africa. The quantitative research approach was adopted, and questionnaires were utilised to collect primary data. The paper found that LED in South Africa produces desired results at a low rate in that only a small fraction of the participants agrees that the municipality facilitates funding for SMMEs; only a small fraction of the participants is of the view that LED units provide adequate infrastructure and create industries. Moreover, the paper found that only a fraction of the participants is able to create job opportunities. Consequently, the paper recommends that municipalities should facilitate SMMEs funding, provide adequate infrastructure, develop industries and design LED strategies that enhance job creation. The paper argues that effective measures of implementing LED will enhance LED impact rate and fast track the prospects of inclusive economic growth in South African municipalities.
The impact of assistance in development of different sectors of the economy - the case of Kosovo
Authors:   UBT College, Pristina, Kosovo, Pllana Nazmi , Dhamo Sotiraq ,   UBT College, Pristina, Kosovo
Published: July 2021

Kosovo's economy is young and dynamic. It has been transformed from a decentralized economy to an open market economy. As an important place for business development, Kosovo offers several advantages such as a young and well-qualified population, natural resources, etc. Creating an environment for sustainable economic growth and improving competitiveness has been the main focus of supporting various donors (World Bank/WB, United States Agency for International Development/USAID, etc.) for Kosovo from the transition from crisis to long-term development, working closely with the Government of Kosovo to face challenges and mitigate obstacles by building a sound and market-based economy. This paper is bringing an overview of economic development in Kosovo and provides an analysis of the impact of donors in the development of various economic sectors, especially during the most delicate period that Kosovo has gone through and specifically the transition to an open market economy. The purpose of this study is to prove and demonstrate the impact of donor assistance on economic development in various sectors in Kosovo as a necessary tool to maintain the sustainability of best practices in any field of economics and based on the findings of the study to express our views.
ICT in the study of foreign languages by students of technical specialties
Authors: Vovchasta Nataliia , Lozynska Liudmyla , Pershukova Oksana , Presner Ruslana , Podolyak Zoryana , Kruhlenko Lyudmyla
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this article is to find out the influence of ICT on educational achievements of students of technical specialties in studying foreign languages on the example of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after Sikorsky", National Polytechnic University of Ukraine "Lviv Polytechnics", National Technical University of Ukraine "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Gdańsk University of Technology, Warsaw University of Technology and University of Wrocław. Methods: abstracting, theoretical analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, observation, measurement, comparison, questionnaire description and generalization. It was found that ICT significantly influence on learning achievements of technical students in foreign languages. For foreign language skills, 95% of Ukrainian students and 98% of Polish students reported using ICTs such as electronic guides and dictionaries, multimedia technologies, project work on the Internet, electronic mail, social networks, blogs, online resources for communication and mobile applications.
Training of pedagogical staff to ensure the quality of the educational process in preschool educational institutions
Authors: Zahorodnia Liudmyla , Danylchenko Iryna , Marieieva Tetiana , Atorina Victoria , Barsukovska Halyna , Marieiev Dmytro
Published: July 2021

The aim of this article was to evaluate the training of teachers to ensure the quality of the educational process in pre-school education institutions. The research is based on data from a structured interview with 3447 teachers of pre-school education in the Czech Republic. The study revealed a high level of training of Czech pre-school teachers in terms of the following elements: content of teaching subjects, general pedagogy and classroom practice of teaching subjects. The research also revealed the disadvantages associated with teaching pre-school children in a multicultural environment: lack of skills to work with children from different ethnic groups; methods of work are not adapted to the needs of children from different cultures; lack of understanding of how effectively children from different cultures work together; lack of awareness of cultural differences of children.
Methodology for monitoring the quality of provided educational services in higher educational institutions
Authors: Povorina Elena Vasilevna , Vasileva Lidia Anatolevna , Ponyashova Anastasia Sergeevna , Volkov Daniil Vladimirovich , Kulyamina Olga Sergeevna
Published: July 2021

The article reflects a detailed study of the issue under consideration with the study of criteria and indicators for assessing the quality of educational services that are relevant, in the opinion of the authors, for higher educational institutions. Based on the results of the analysis, it was developed methodology and algorithm for assessing the quality of the provision of educational services in higher educational institutions. At the heart of the study, when considering the data collection toolkit, it is proposed to assess the quality of educational services by examining three target groups of respondents: students, graduates, and faculty. A general algorithm for the approbation of monitoring tools with the use of a consolidated coefficient of the quality of educational services has been developed. The use of the methodology for monitoring the quality of educational services provided by the authors will make it possible to assess their quality and develop recommendations for improving it.
KUALITAS MIKROBIOLOGI SUSU KAMBING SEGAR DARI SEBUAH PETERNAKAN KAMBING PERAH SKALA KECIL DI DESA CIMALAKA, SUMEDANG
Authors: Pradini Gita Widya , Fauziah Nisa , Widyastuti Rini , Syamsunarno Mas Rizky Anggun Adipurna
Published: July 2021

ABSTRAK. Susu kambing merupakan salah satu sumber susu yang dipercaya memiliki banyak manfaat oleh masyarakat. Dalam praktik penjualannya, sebagian besar peternak skala kecil di Indonesia tidak melakukan proses sterilisasi atau pasteurisasi susu. Adanya kepercayaan masyarakat bahwa susu kambing mentah lebih berkhasiat menjadi perhatian akan risiko penularan mikroba patogen. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas mikrobiologi susu kambing mentah dari sebuah peternakan kambing perah di Desa Cimalaka serta memberikan penyuluhan dan survey kepada masyarakat dan peternak kambing perah di desa tersebut. Dari salah satu peternakan, didapatkan 6 ekor kambing perah peranakan Etawah. Setiap kambing dilakukan pemerahan susu sebanyak ±10ml. Sampel susu kemudian dinilai kualitas mikrobiologi berdasarkan hasil perhitungan angka lempeng total (ALT) serta identifikasi bakteri Staphylococcus koagulase positif dan bakteri koliform. Batas maksimal jumlah bakteri dalam ALT ditentukan berdasarkan Standar Nasional Indonesia (SNI) 1788:2009. Dalam kegiatan penyuluhan terdapat 20 responden yang mengikuti survey, 14 di antaranya merupakan peternak kambing perah. Hasil pemeriksaan mikrobiologi menunjukkan seluruh sampel susu memenuhi kriteria SNI berdasarkan ALT. Pertumbuhan bakteri koliform tidak ditemukan pada seluruh sampel. Ditemukan cemaran Staphylococcus koagulase positif pada dua sampel dan cemaran bakteri enterik non-koliform pada dua sampel lainnya yang berpotensi sebagai patogen. Hasil survey menunjukkan sebagian besar responden terbiasa mengonsumsi susu mentah, dan praktik peternak dalam menjaga sanitasi kandang dan higienitas susu masih belum baik Temuan ini menunjukkan pentingnya peningkatan pengetahuan dan praktik peternak dalam manajemen hewan ternak dan susu segar. Praktik meminum susu kambing mentah perlu dihindari karena berisiko tinggi terkontaminasi mikroba patogen.
Plant Extract Loaded Nanoparticles
Authors: Husni Patihul , Ramadhania Zelika Mega
Published: July 2021

Plant extract, a natural source containing complex mixture of compounds, offers many properties such as antiparasitic, antibiotic, antioxidant, anti-hypertensive, antiviral, insecticide, anticancer, antifungal, hypoglycemic properties. Recent research has been focused on developing formulation the plant extracts not only to deliver them safely but also to enhance its therapeutic efficacy. Nanotechnology-based strategies have been proposed as a system that can be used to formulate plant extracts. Plant extract loaded nanoparticles (NPs) is aimed to facilitate in crossing the biological barriers, to increase bioavailability of poorly water-soluble phytochemicals, to encapsulate mixture compounds of different phytochemicals, to provide targeted delivery of phytochemicals to specific organs resulting in low toxicity, to get effective purification process,  to mask unpleasant taste and odor, to protect sensitive phytochemicals from biological (e.g. enzyme, pH) and environmental (e.g. light, temperature, humidity) degradation, to control release of encapsulated phytochemicals, and to provide a more flexible control over the size and shape of the NPs. This review is focused on plant extract loaded NPs including its advantages, stages for developing formulation of plant extract loaded NPs, and nanosystem used to loading plant extract. In addition, this review also depicts studies which have been conducted by many researchers in developing plant extract loaded NPs. The data were collected from published journals with 21 and 39 journals as primary and supporting literatures, respectively. Plant extracts loaded NPs could be a promising delivery system for active phytochemical contained in the plant extract which is not only to deliver them safely but also to enhance its therapeutic efficacy.Keywords: plant, extract, nanoparticle
PENGARUH IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN NILAI PENAWARAN DI BAWAH 80 % TERHADAP KUALITAS PEKERJAAN KONSTRUKSI DI KABUPATEN BANDUNG
Authors: Subrata Asep , Halimah Mas , Alexandri Mohammad Benny
Published: July 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari implementasi kebijakan nilai penawaran di bawah 80 % terhadap kualitas pekerjaan konstruksi di Kabupaten Bandung. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif yang bersifat asosiatif kausal yaitu menggambarkan pengaruh dari variabel bebas (independent variable) terhadap variabel terikat (dependent variable) dengan menggunakan analisis statistik uji-t, dan uji-f. Sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik probability sampling sebanyak 48 responden terhadap Pejabat Pembuat Komitmen (PPK) kegiatan jasa konstruksi. Hasil temuan menunjukan  bahwa implementasi kebijakan dari segi organisasi, interpretasi, dan penerapan mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan dengan arah positif, artinya kalaupun implementasi kebijakannya diperbaiki, dan dimensi variabel dari organisasi ditingkatkan, interpretasinya diperbaiki, dan penerapannya diperbaiki maka akan mempengaruhi kualitas pekerjaan konstruksi menjadi lebih baik. Dimana besaran peresentase nilai koefisien determinasi (Adjusted R-Square) diperoleh sebesar 87,7 % sedangkan sisanya sebesar (1-R2) =12,3 % dijelaskan oleh sebab-sebab lain diluar model, dengan besaran pengaruh dari masing–masing variabel untuk organisasi 18,4 %, interpretasi 46,6 %, dan penerapan 23,5 %. The purpose of this study as to determine the effect of the implementation of the bid value policy below 80 % 0n the quality of construction work in Bandung Regency. The method used in this study uses descriptive analysis techniques that are causal associative, which describes the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable using statistical analysis t-test and f-test. The sample in this study used a probability sampling technique to the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of construction service activities. The findings show that the implementation of policies in term of organization, interpretation, and application has a significant effect in a positive direction, meaning that even if the policy implementation is improved, and the variable dimensions of the organization are improved, the interpretation is improved, and the application is improved, it will affect the quality of construction ork for the better. Where the percentage value of the coefficient of determination (Adjusted R-Square) is obtained at 87,7% while the remaining (1-R2)=12,3% is explained by other causes outside the model, with the magnitude of the influence of each variable for the organization 18,4%, interpretation 46,6%, and application 23,5%.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENANGANAN EMISI GAS BUANG DI KABUPATEN BANDUNG
Authors: Ridwan Ade , Nurasa Heru , Halimah Mas
Published: July 2021

Pelaksanaan pengujian emisi gas buang pada kendaraan bermotor diperoleh gejala-gejala berdasarkan observasi bahwa pelaksanaan uji emisi gas buang di Kabupaten Bandung sangat jarang dilakukan, banyaknya kendaraan bermotor jika diamati mengeluarkan asap dari knalpotnya yang menandakan tingginya pencemaran udara, dan uji emisi gas buang hanya dilaksanakan pada kendaraan tertentu khususnya berkaitan dengan emisi gas buang yang sudah memasukkan prosedur pengujian emisi gas buang kendaraan. Berdasarkan fenomena tersebut, tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis dan mengetahui  implementasi kebijakan penanganan emisi gas buang yang dilakukan Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Bandung. Teori yang digunakan sebagai pedoman penelitian adalah teori implementasi kebijakan. Sesuai dengan karakteristik penelitian, pendekatan penelitian ini menggunakan studi metode penelitian kualitatif dengan desain deskriptif objek penelitian di dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Bandung , adapun pengumpulan data dilakukan adalah studi kepustakaan dan studi lapangan seperti observasi dan wawancara. Sementara pengumpulan data sekunder dilakukan pengolahan literatur, dokumen,  perundang-undangan serta hasil penelitian terdahulu. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah triangulasi data hasil wawancara serta membandingkan wawancara dengan isi dokumen yang berkaitan.  The implementation of exhaust emission testing in motorized vehicles shows symptoms based on the observation that the implementation of exhaust emission tests in Bandung Regency is very rarely carried out, the number of motorized vehicles that when observed emits smoke from their exhausts which indicates high air pollution, and exhaust emission tests are only carried out in certain vehicles, in particular with regard to exhaust gas emissions that have included the vehicle exhaust emission testing procedure.Based on this phenomenon, the purpose of this study is to analyze and determine the implementation of exhaust gas emission management policies carried out by the Bandung Regency Transportation Agency. The theory used as a research guide is the theory of policy implementation. In accordance with the characteristics of the research, this research approach uses qualitative research methods with descriptive design, while data collection is carried out in the form of library research and field studies such as observations and interviews. Meanwhile, secondary data collection is carried out by processing literature, documents, legislation and the results of previous research. The data analysis used was triangulation of interview data and comparing interviews with the contents of related documents
TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC PHILANTHROPY: EVIDENCE FROM MADURESE ALTRUISM LOCAL PATTERN
Authors: Prasetyono Prasetyono , Rakhmawati Yuliana , Muhammad Erfan , Rahmawati Emi , As’ad Ach Fawaiq
Published: July 2021

Recently, modern philanthropy practices tends to relate with corporations, organizations, and institutions activities. Meanwhile in some Indonesia’s regions, philanthropy is not always present in that context. Madura is one of the regional that traditionally uses philanthropic patterns in its economic activities as social and cultural traits and custom. Therefore, this research attempt to describe the traditional philanthropy in Madurese. This research uses qualitative perspective and employed Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to gain the local perspective experience and meaning construction in traditional philanthropy through cattle sharing program. Parties involve in this research are the breeders or cattle farmers and local investors. The research found that Madurese traditional economic philanthropy activities are carried out in a cattle sharing practice with local wisdom principle. Madurese local philanthropy pattern has the context of reducing breeding risk or loss if the cattle are sicks or death. These activities seem to be quite helpful in strengthening the helping spirit  and strengthening the local traits and customs economy. Hence, by conducting the value of tolong bi nolong local people tends to practice philanthropic engagement. The future studies could explore more culturally and institutionally structured management to enhance this good practice sustainability.
GENPI’S STRATEGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT DIGITAL TOURISM DESTINATION IN LAMPUNG PROVINCE
Authors: Kagungan Dian , Zainal Anna Gustina , Rosalia Feni
Published: July 2021

Provincial tourism development Lampung is the leading tourist destination in Indonesia the locomotive of development and provide increased welfare on Public. This research aims to determine GenPi’s strategy in developing a policy digital tourism destination towards Lampung go digital. The method in this research is qualitative, the location of this research is Tahura Market, Teluk Pandan District, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Province. Data were collected through interviews and FGDs, The informants in this study were the administrators of GenPi Lampung, two administrators of Tahura Market, and two visitors to Tahura Market tours. Based on the research results GenPi’s startegy, it is known to encouraging the development of tourism in Lampung, GenPI Lampung plays an important role in developing tourism in Lampung by carrying out vigorous promotions on social media, one of which is by sending content on tourist destinations in Lampung to thep latform GenPi.co. GenPI Lampung also carries out activities offline, one of which is by creating a digital tourism destination in the form of a market. Digital tourism destination is the result of demands of era the digital considering the dominated today’s travelers generation, millennials tend to like the visit to destinations that provide new and fun experience. The concept of digital tourism destination refers to a destination that is creative, has photogenic spots to upload on social media, and goes viral on social media.
Por entre metáforas: um estudo comparado entre o Sermão da sexagésima e o sermão Pecadores nas mãos de um Deus irado
Authors: Smith Francisco Pereira , De Jesus Silva Sousa Tiane
Published: July 2021

O presente estudo, por meio da perspectiva da literatura comparada, propõe-se a confrontar os textos literários Sermão da sexagésima, de Padre Antônio Vieira, e Pecadores nas mãos de um Deus irado, de Jonathan Edwards, no intuito de evidenciar pontos de aproximação e de distanciamento no referente ao uso da metáfora como um dos principais recursos persuasivos utilizados pelos autores. Na análise das obras, empreendeu-se a investigação em dois sentidos, o primeiro referente à estrutura textual, que nos permitiu identificar o modo como as metáforas estão dispostas nos textos, os elementos a partir dos quais são construídas, assim como sua relação com trechos ou passagens bíblicas; já o segundo diz respeito a consideração do texto nas suas relações com o contexto histórico, social e cultural, que nos permitiu não somente compreender o modo como as metáfora se estruturam e produzem sentido no nível interno das obras, mas também o porquê de terem sido utilizadas da forma como foram. Para a realização deste trabalho, recorremos a autores como Carvalhal (2006a; 2006b), Machado e Pageaux (2001), Marsden (2015), Massaud Moisés (2008), entre outros.
"O monopólio da cabo-verdianidade": A morte do ouvidor (2010), de Germano Almeida, e o desafio de recontar o passado
Authors: Alves Lima da Silva Paulo Victor , Wieser Doris
Published: July 2021

Analisando o romance A morte do ouvidor (2010), de Germano Almeida, este artigo propõe compreender o exercício de recontar o passado como resposta às demandas pós-coloniais de domínio e consciência sobre a história e como uma maneira de questionar e reformular as noções de identidade cultural em Cabo Verde. Ao observar os recursos historiográficos e metaficcionais mobilizados no romance para montar a trajetória do coronel António de Barros Bezerra de Oliveira, busca-se perceber como os dois eixos em que se articula o romance exploram o passado e o presente de forma crítica, irônica e fragmentada, e abrem caminho para afirmar o "ser cabo-verdiano" e a possibilidades de novos posicionamentos.
Signos da diáspora na formação da identidade cultural moçambicana: a palavra poética como lugar da diferença
Authors: Leal Luciana Brandão
Published: July 2021

Neste artigo, apresenta-se uma leitura dos poemas de Virgílio de Lemos com o objetivo de analisar os percursos diaspóricos propostos por esse escritor em diversos momentos de sua obra, para então situá-lo no cenário da moderna poesia moçambicana. Tais reflexões amparam-se no conceito de diáspora proposto por Stuart Hall (2011) e retomado por Prisca Agustoni (2013) que consideram os movimentos diaspóricos de pessoas, ideias e signos, não se limitando ao deslocamento físico.
Psittophagus hollandicus n. sp., a new feather mite species (Acariformes: Pterolichidae) from the cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae) in Brazil
Authors: Hernandes Fabio Akashi
Published: July 2021

A new feather mite species, Psittophagus hollandicus n. sp. (Acariformes: Pterolichidae), is described from the cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae) kept in captivity in Brazil.