bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ZionimeArt App: Designing Mobile Application as A Medium For Selling Anime T-shirts
Authors:   Departemen Manajemen, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Soeryanto Soegoto Eddy , Rizqi Novia Aenu , Purwani Iluh Sri ,   Departemen Desain Komunikasi Visual, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Zulkarnain Zanjabil ,   Departemen Teknik Informatika, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2022

Technology and information media is currently experiencing a rapid development, this is seen from the use of technology media as a tool in various aspects of life and one of them is the development of applications as a place to buy and sell a product. The purpose of designing this application is as a place / information system that can help the public in finding and buying reliable Japanese anime T-shirts, in addition this application is also a promotional media with the marketing segment of anime T-shirts. This research used qualitative descriptive analysis method with High fidelity prototyping and SDLC method. The development of ZionimeArt application can make it easier for people especially anime fans to easily find and buy various types of anime T-shirts in one place. In addition, because of the concept of a mobile application, it can facilitate users in accessing the site under any conditions easily and efficiently. ZionimeArt itself has the main purpose as a special application for the sale of various types of anime T-shirts, with a display that presents a wide selection of clothing types up to the purchase process. With this, the purpose and function of this application is to help and overcome the difficulties of the community in finding different types of anime T-shirts. It can be concluded, ZionimeArt application is an intermediary media between the community and anime products that they like, so they can buy it easily.
A phytosociological research on the surroundings of Sürgü Dam (Sürgü/Doğanşehir/Malatya), Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Authors: Tosyagülü Çeli̇k Hatice , Faruk Kaya Ömer
Published: March 2022

The study area is located within the boundaries of Sürgü town and belongs to Doğanşehir district of Malatya province in Eastern Anatolia Region. The study area in the Iran-Turan phytogeographic region is under the influence of a continental Mediterranean climate, which is dry in summer and very cold in winter. In the vegetation study carried out according to the Braun-Blanquet method (1932), seven syntaxa (associations) were identified, of which two belong to degraded forest vegetation, three belong to steppe vegetation and two belong to riparian vegetation. All of the syntaxa are new for the scientific world. The degraded forest associations are Thymo kotschyani– Juniperetum oxycedri ass. nova and Securigero variae– Quercetum cerridis ass. nova. The steppe associations are Gundelio armatae– Fumanetum aciphyllae ass. nova, Phlomido kurdicae– Astragaletum gummiferi ass. nova and Helichryso plicati– Polygonetum setosi ass. nova. The riparian associations are Rubo sancti– Salicetum cinereae ass. nova and Salici cinereae– Elaeagnetum angustifoliae ass. nova.
Congestion Control early warning system using Deep Learning
Authors: N Sandeep , N.S Ragul , P Nikil Dhas , V Vaishnavi
Published: March 2022

A new approach is proposed to analyze the live crowd and to provide an alert at the time of congestion, over-crowding and sudden gathering of pedestrians in a particular region. This paper proposes a completely software-oriented approach using MATLAB where it uses object detection and object tracking using Faster R- CNN (Region Based Convolutional Neural Network) algorithm where inception model of Google is used as CNN model which is pre-trained. This proposed method gives significant result on proposed dataset and the crowd congestion using Faster R-CNN approach which gives an accuracy of 93.503% at the rate 28 frames per second and the crowd detected video frames are uploaded to cloud storage.
Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Networks for Plant disease Identification
Authors: S Gnanasaravanan , B Tharani , Sahu Mona
Published: March 2022

Farming profitability is something on which economy profoundly depends. This is the one reason that sickness recognition in plants assumes a critical job in farming field, as having infection in plants are very common. In the event that legitimate consideration isn't taken here, it causes genuine consequences for plants and because of which particular item quality, amount or profitability is influenced. This paper displays an algorithm for image segmentation technique which is utilized for automatic identification and classification plant leaf infections. It additionally covers review on various classification techniques that can be utilized for plant leaf ailment discovery. As the infected regions vary in length it is difficult to develop a feature vector of identical finite length representing all the sequences. A simple method to go around this issue is given by Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN). In this work we separate a feature vector through the use of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) recurrent neural networks. The LSTM network recursively repeats and concentrates two limited vectors whose link yields finite length vector portrayal.
A Study on Automated Micro Irrigation Using Soil Moisture Sensors
Authors: K.Y Raneesh
Published: March 2022

Micro irrigation is the modern method of irrigation. By this method water is irrigated through drippers, sprinklers, foggers and by other emitters on surface and sub surface of the land. Micro irrigation can be given by tubes and drippers which deliver water directly to the base of each plant or crop. Drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, bubbler irrigation and sub-surface irrigation are the different types of irrigation. Soil moisture is the key variable in controlling the exchange of water and heat energy between the land surface and atmosphere. Soil moisture sensor measures the volumetric water content in the soil. Automation in micro irrigation is a system by which all the operations related to supply of irrigation water or fertilizer to the crop are carried out automatically with minimum manual interventions using soil moisture sensors.
Development and characterization of added value appetizer biscuits based on black rice flour
Authors: Bolea Carmen-Alina , Turturică Mihaela , Enachi Elena , Vizireanu Camelia , Stănciuc Nicoleta
Published: March 2022

The main purpose of this study followed the development of a functional product, a variety of biscuits with black rice flour, oat bran, almonds, and chia seeds. This type of biscuits revealed a high fibers content, 9.11 ± 0.5%, a fact attributed to the raw ingredients used, so as it is possible to label this type of product as "Rich in fiber". Furthermore, the black rice flour biscuits presented also a high protein concentration (23.25 ±1.04%). In addition to the high content of proteins and fibers, this type of black rice flour biscuits showed a high antioxidant activity of 77.01±0.80%. In regards to the in vitro digestion, the complex matrix of the biscuits allowed the protection of the antioxidant compounds, anthocyanins especially, in the gastric juice, allowing their release in the intestinal juice. Due to their composition, this category of biscuits can address a wide range of consumers, here including people with gluten intolerance (celiac disease). The developed functional product offers various advantages among them being the increase of product market share for the food industry targeting the people with gluten intolerance, the expansion of the functional products’ field, the potential for technological transfer, and the development of new products with endowment in the specialized profile units.
ṭupšarrūtu and the Historiography of Science
Authors: Rochberg Francesca
Published: March 2022

Over the course of many centuries, cuneiform scribe-scholars produced a textual culture of learning that organized knowledge of the phenomenal world as defined by their particular interests. The ancient term for this culture was ṭupšarrūtu “the art of the scribe.” That we grant this culture the designation scientific is not without problems from the perspectives both of modern philosophy of science and of conventional historiography of science. This essay reflects on the anachronisms entailed in transposing such ideas about science to the premodern cuneiform world and the consequences these ideas have on a historiography of science inclusive of cuneiform scientific texts.
Introduction. Sciences in Ancient Mesopotamia
Authors: Gonçalves Carlos
Published: March 2022

This Introduction presents the main theme of the dossier Sciences in Ancient Mesopotamia and describes the papers that compose it. It also indicates how the dossier may be of interest to different readerships.
Alternative voices in Babylonian Medicine
Authors: Geller Markham
Published: March 2022

The usual approach to Babylonian medical writings is to assume a monolithic corpus of data presented in either recipes, lists of drugs, or collections of symptoms for prognosis and diagnosis.   Despite the lengthy period of documentation of Babylonian medicine, no attempt has been made to view the acquisition of Akkadian medical knowledge as a dynamic process, which also needed to adapt to changing expectations.  The present paper will survey Babylonian medicine while seeking out the cacophony of different voices, ending with the intriguing question:  who controls the narrative?
KONSEP NILAI KENYAMANAN RUANG DARI SUDUT PANDANG ANAK-ANAK DI KECAMATAN KOTABUMI
Authors: Sulistiorini Nisfi Eka , Setianingrum Lutfi
Published: March 2022

Comfort guarantees are often seen as a problem for users of public open spaces, especially children. Convenience is an indicator of the level of habitability of a public space. Along with the development of the city, the value of comfort is something that allegedly shows the character of the city. The character of the city is an assessment of what is felt by users (children) who carry out activities in space. Therefore, more attention is needed to the design factors that children need to support their activities. For this reason, an in-depth study of the concept of space comfort values â€‹â€‹is needed from the point of view of children in Kotabumi District. The methodology in this study uses qualitative inductive analysis with a naturalistic approach. From the analysis, it can be seen that the value of space comfort that is formed from the point of view of children is formed from: 1) Values â€‹â€‹instilled by parents; 2) Activities carried out by children; and 3) Child social interactions. The concept of the value of space comfort gives birth to criteria for a comfortable space for children. The criteria are among others: 1) Space that has a location not far from the child's residence; 2) Spaces that have ample space and cool conditions so that children can freely do activities, such as playing and learning; 3) Space that can accommodate for each age group of children; 4) Space that can be enjoyed by children without being charged (free); and 5) Spaces consisting of various kinds of games according to the child's age group. Based on this, it is expected that there will be an effort to consider the government in the process of optimizing Taman Sahabat as a public open space for children by considering the criteria of comfortable space according to children in Kotabumi District.
KETANGGUHAN WILAYAH PESISIR SELATAN PROVINSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA TERHADAP BAHAYA BENCANA TSUNAMI
Authors: Dewi Mega Kusuma , Iskandar Doddy Aditya
Published: March 2022

The southern coastal region of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) has a high vulnerability to the risk of tsunami. This disaster risk is certainly endangering the people who live in this area. In addition, this risk can also be a factor that hinders development in the DIY’s coastal area. Therefore, in order to reduce the negative impacts, this area must be resilient to a tsunami disaster. This study is an effort to measure the regional resilience against the tsunami risk in 13 sub-districts on the south coast of DIY. The measurement uses a calculation method adapted from the theory of spring elasticity. The finding demonstrates subdistricts in the SRY have low to moderate level of resilience to tsunami disaster.
Electrospun Nanofiber Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxytriophene): poly (styrene sulfonate) / poly (vinyl alcohol) as Strain Sensor Application
Authors: Chotimah Chotimah , Rianjanu Aditya , Winardianto Bimo , Munir Misbachul , Kartini Indriana , Triyana Kuwat
Published: March 2022

A strain sensor based on poly (3,4-ethylenedioxytriophene): poly (styrene sulfonate)/poly (vinyl alcohol) (PEDOT: PSS/PVA) nanofiber has been successfully fabricated by electrospinning technique. Patterned copper wires were deposited on the mica flexible substrate with the distance of 1 mm. The sensor then characterized with various strain by one side bending. The conductivity of as-spun nanofiber mats can be adjusted from 0.03 to 1.2 µS cm-1 with various concentration of PVA and depends on its structure and its nanofiber diameter. The sensing mechanism of nanofiber-based strain sensor is due to the common piezoelectric effect of PEDOT:PSS polymer and unique nanostructure of nanofiber mats. When the sensor stretched, the length of nanofiber increase affecting the geometrical change and lead the increasing in resistance. This sensor shows good repeatability with gauge factor of 17. The performance of PEDOT:PSS/PVA nanofiber based strain sensor make nanofiber mats as promising alternative materials for strain sensor application.
Huellas heterocissexistas en la prensa escrita
Authors:   , Leiva Noelia
Published: March 2022

Desde una perspectiva transfeminista, el cissexismo constituye una práctica social discriminatoria de la identidad de género autopercibida o su expresión cuando difiere a la lógica de género binario que impone el patriarcado. De la misma manera, lo heteronormativo funciona como una segregación del abanico de deseos posibles que mueven a las personas. La presente investigación busca identificar posibles huellas de comunicación heterocissexista en medios de comunicación dominantes durante el tratamiento en el Honorable Congreso de la Nación Argentina de la Ley de Identidad de Género en 2012 y, a casi una década de su sanción (2021), identificar si persisten. Lo propio con artículos publicados en 2019, cuando la agenda política y mediática instalaba la temática de género en el discurso presidencial sucedido ese año y durante los primeros días tras la asunción presidencial de Alberto Fernández. Como resultado del recorrido y con una perspectiva de derechos interseccional, se ofrecen recomendaciones para una práctica periodística no heterocissexista y más equitativa.
Recuperación de fase, perturbación de marcos y un problema tipo Procusto
Authors:   , Calderón Pablo Luis
Published: March 2022

En esta tesis se presentan los resultados obtenidos en los problemas que derivaron del estudio del problema de recuperación de fase. En primer lugar, se estudian relaciones entre el gap entre subespacios cerrados y conjuntos de vectores que sean sucesiones de Riesz o sucesiones marcos. En particular, se prueba que una sucesión sea sucesión de Riesz es equivalente a que su operador grammiano esté acotado inferiormente por un múltiplo de la identidad. Luego, se estudia un caso particular de una clase de marcos para espacios de Hilbert, los denominados marcos woven. En este contexto se proveen de una caracterización de pares woven utilizando el ángulo entre subespacios y un resultado de perturbación. A continuación, se estudian los marcos de fusión bajo perturbaciones. Se prueban resultados de operadores de rango cerrado que involucran el módulo mínimo, el gap y el ángulo entre subespacios. Además, se especifican condiciones sobre los pesos del marco de fusión. Por último, se estudia un problema de Procusto, propuesto por Bhatia y Congedo, donde prueban que los mínimos se alcanzan en aquellas matrices que satisfacen una condición de conmutatividad. Se realizan los cálculos en la versión multiplicativa local de las desigualdades de Lidskii y se muestra que los mínimos locales resultan globales y no dependen de la norma unitariamente invariante empleada en el problema.
The Influence of Social Media for the Development of Da’wah and Nahdlatul Ulama Society Behavior
Authors: Budyastomo Avin Wimar
Published: March 2022

The development of information technology is felt so rapidly. All fields have used information technology; both in medicine and exact science, and even now the religious field has used it. One of the advantages of information technology in the field of religion is the emergence of sites that contain da'wah or religious promotions. This is far different from the time of Prophet Muhammad SAW when delivering da'wah for the first time. He delivered da’wah stealthily and took very long time, but the existence of social media turned into open and transparent media and saved time and energy. In addition, social media can also be used as a means to change the behavior and lifestyle of society, one of which is the nature of dependence on social media, and fashion changes very quickly.
Dynamics of Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama Under Mahmudah Mawardi Leadership In 1950-1979
Authors: Samsuniyah Samsuniyah
Published: March 2022

This research discussed about Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama (Muslimat NU) in 1950-1979 AD led by Mahmudah Mawardi. Muslimat NU at that time experienced a significant development than before. This article starts the discussion by providing the condition of Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama before the leadership of Mahmudah Mawardi, which were Chadidjah Dahlan period in 1946-1947 and Hindun period 1947-1950. Among the superior work program by Muslimat NU at that time was the eradication of illiteracy. In the social field, Muslimat NU established Muslimat NU Welfare Foundation that specifically handled Muslimat NU programs engaged in social affairs. When the government issued the Family Planning (KB) program, Muslimat NU gave a positive and active response in succeeding the program. In the field of politics, Muslimat NU participated in the struggle for the law on marriage that does not violate Islamic sharia and purposing to protect women. The results of this study explain that the Muslimat NU during Mahmudah Mawardi's leadership experienced rapid progress, this was supported by its members in developing the organization and the support of PBNU as its core organization.
Syncretism in Rasolan Tradition among Nahdlatul Ulama Madurese Society
Authors: Sholeh Ellisa M
Published: March 2022

Madura has a variety of cultures, traditions and customs not widely known by the younger generation. Culture and traditions believed hereditary and constitute the identity of the nation must be maintained and conversed by the nation's successor. One of them is Rasolan tradition in Sumber Jerangoh hill, Mandala Village, Rubaru District, Sumenep Regency, Madura Island. Until now, this tradition is still being carried out as a form of gratitude to the one God and Islamic brotherhood because this tradition has made harmony in the life of social structure, especially in Mandala Village. The society of Mandala Village remains enthusiastic in carrying out the Rasolan procession amid the influence of modern culture which has begun to change the mindset of the society of Mandala Village towards culture. Cultures and traditions need to be published widely to society in various ways to conserve regional culture. The Rasolan tradition carried out by the society of Mandala Village, Rubaru district, Sumenep Regency, Madura Island is an annual tradition as a legacy from ancestors. The Rasolan tradition carried out on the hill named "Sumber Jerangoh". Sumber Jerangoh hill is the place where Bhuju' (read: predecessor) societies Burneh Village are, namely Bhuju' Senam and Bhuju' Seloman. Until now, this place is a place which is considered sacred and highly respected by local society. Apart from the tradition of Rasolan as legacy from ancestors that must be carried out, the Burneh society also carries out a ceremony or ritual in the form of Rasolan on the hill of Sumber Jerangoh as a means to remember the services their Bhegatoah/ predecessors who have sacrificed a lot for the development of Burneh village. Therefore, it is considered important that society always pray for and carry out rituals in the implementation of the Rasolan tradition as a reward or fringe benefit to their processors.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMUNOMODULATORS TO CREATE A PROTECTIVE EFFECT AGAINST THE LEUKEMIA VIRUS IN CALVES
Authors:   North Caucasian Federal Scientific Agrarian Center, Sergey Stefanovich Abakin , Vladimir Alexandrovich Orobets ,   Stavropol State Agrarian University, Valery Aleksandrovich Agoltsov ,   Saratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. Vavilov, Sergey Vasilyevich Larionov ,   Saratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. Vavilov
Published: March 2022

The work was carried out in the laboratory of veterinary medicine VNIIOK - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "North Caucasian FNAC", as well as in the farms of the Kochubeevsky district of the Stavropol Territory. The object of the study was cattle of various age groups, blood and its serum. 4 groups of 12 animals each were created: 1st group: newborn calves; 2nd group: calves 4-6 months; 3rd group: heifers (15-18 months); 4th group: cows 4-5 years old. Each group was divided into 4 subgroups of 3 animals, while the 1st subgroup received Immunofan, the 2nd subgroup - Biferon-B, the 3rd - Ligfol, the 4th - control, the animals of which were injected with sterile saline. Analyzing the dynamics of hematological parameters of infected newborn calves and calves 4-6 months. of age, it should be noted that the immunomodulators Immunofan and Biferon-B provoke prolonged leukocytosis in the physiological range. In the 1st subgroup of calves, by the 14th day of the experiment, the ESR decreased significantly. The use of Ligfol in calves contributed to an increase in the level of hemoglobin in the blood. Immunotherapy with Immunofan and Biferon-B of VL-infected heifers contributed to a decrease in the level of leukocytes and ESR, Ligfol caused a decrease in ESR and an increase in hemoglobin. The use of Immunofan and Biferon-B preparations in infected cows 4-5 years old provoked leukocytosis, a decrease in ESR, Ligfol activated hematopoiesis and contributed to a decrease in ESR, but the changes were not prolonged. The conducted studies allow us to draw the main conclusions: the use of immunomodulators Immunofan and Biferon-B to VL-infected young animals from birth to 4-6 months contributes to the normalization of the clinical condition and activates the immune system; helps to reduce the number of infected livestock (newborn calves); introduction of Ligfol to VL-infected young animals from newborn to 15-18 months. weakly enhances the immune status, but improves the clinical condition of animals; immunotherapy of VL-infected heifers with Immunofan and Biferon-B helps to reduce immune tension caused by a viral infection and contributes to an increase in natural resistance; Immunofan and Biferon-B immunomodulators in order to improve the immune status and normalize the clinical condition, it is advisable to use VL-infected calves from newborn to 6 months and heifers (18 months).
ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFICIENCY OF USING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITAL RECORDING OF GAME ANIMALS
Authors:   Kemerovo State University, Alexander Yurievich Prosekov
Published: March 2022

Conducting aerial surveys of hunting farms using unmanned aerial vehicles showed that in the process of deciphering photographs, a number of problems arise related to the unambiguous identification of accounting objects. The aim of the work is to determine the limiting factors for the use of infrared and photography to account for game animals. The object of the study is the data of photography and thermal imaging in the winter and autumn periods of the forests of the Tisulsky and Krapivinsky districts of the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass. To account for animals, the author's concept of the study was used using a combination of conventional photo and video shooting and thermal imaging in the infrared spectrum. When processing the results of digital shooting of game animals, data were obtained that allow us to speak about some regularities in the influence of environmental factors. With a comparable number of images with identified heat signatures in the same area, the proportions between the total number of potential objects of accounting, the shares of images with automatically and manually identified game animals, and the proportions of unidentified heat signatures differ significantly in winter and autumn. A comparison of survey results in winter and autumn shows that winter accounting is more accurate and less laborious, while autumn accounting can be used as needed, but involves higher costs and errors. The features of the application of digital technologies for accounting for game animals are determined. It has been established that the results of digital survey are influenced by several most important environmental parameters - the season (and the condition of the vegetation cover associated with it, the temperature of various surfaces), the time of day, weather conditions, and the presence of anthropogenic thermal radiation.
Comparison of sintered silver die attach failure between thermal shock test and mechanical cycling test
Authors: Wakamoto Keisuke , Kumakiri Yuga , Otsuka Takukazu , Nakahara Ken , Namazu Takahiro
Published: March 2022

This paper compares the degradation of sintered silver (s-Ag) die attach between a thermal shock test (TST) and a mechanical cycling test to correctly understand the mechanism of s-Ag die attach failure in power module products during practical operation. A bar-shaped specimen is subjected to two types of four-point bending tests: a centered bending test for bending moment application and a shifted bending test (SBT) for shear force application. The crack path in the SBT is similar to that in the TST, which suggests that shear force has an important role in imitating the degradation and failure of s-Ag in the TST. The crack propagation speed per cycle in the TST is, however, about 4000 times faster than that in the SBT. The lifetime assessment period of the SBT is approximately 1400 times shorter than that of the TST. The difference in failure mechanism between the TST and SBT is discussed by using scanning electron microscopy of the fractured specimens.
Trucker’s Succour a Mobile Application for Backing Truck Drivers
Authors:   Computer Science and Engineering, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, India., Soundarya* G. , Preethi S. ,   Computer Science and Engineering, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, India., Naskath J. ,   Computer Science and Engineering, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, India.
Published: March 2022

Commercially, innumerable consignments of valuable freight are moved across India every day. On certain routes, there is always a lurking threat to the security of the freight and finding good food is also problematic for the truckers. Truck drivers have a high rate of occupation-related injury and the highest rate of on-job fatality. This project aims to develop an android application for android operating system (OS) platform which helps drivers to get help from their passersby or forthcoming trucks and send alert to their owners if there is any threat in their routes. The Owners can monitor the movement of their trucks and the threats as well. This ensures better communication with drivers on the fleet on the same route under a single corridor. This app is developed using the platform Android Studio which is a free and open-source software.
Fracture Toughness of Concrete by using Recycle Aggregates in Addition with S2 Glass Fiber
Authors:   School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India., Garg* Anshul , Jha Nitish Kumar ,   School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India., Sharma* Dr. Pushpendra Kumar ,   School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India.
Published: March 2022

The scarcity in conventional material to prepare concrete and a demand of reuse of demolished or abandoned waste of concrete structure gives a reason to study the ways of using more amount of recycled aggregates. Various studies reviewed the use of recycled aggregates but to a maximum limit of 50% whereas use glass fibers gave a better response to mechanical and chemical properties of concrete 1. For concrete the occurrence of cracks and pores is uncertain and it is important to investigate whether they are intact or not. The durability of the fracture tests depends on the ductile nature of concrete structures under load. It was found that there is a need to assess the strength of the concrete at fracture of the critical point. The present study aims at finding out how far the ductility of concrete with recycle aggregates can be improved by the addition of S2 glass fibers in terms of fracture toughness by varying the fiber content. The research work consist of replacement of recycle aggregates with five different mixes of concrete as 40, 60, 70, 80 & 100% and in each five mixes the addition of S2 glass fiber with 0.25%-1% by its weight with an increment of 0.25% is done. 3 point bending test on notched beams were conducted for determination of critical stress intensity. The tests were performed as per the guidelines of International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM) 5.The research paper gives idea about optimum percentage of recycle aggregates and S2 glass fiber that can be used in concrete structures casting taking in account the study of fracture toughness.
The Energy to Change: A Sustainable World
Authors: Swathi M.
Published: March 2022

The world is changing every day and with increased collective awareness of the damaging effects of fossil fuels. The Public health is a key issue in India. The air and water pollution emitted by coal and natural gas plants is linked with breathing problems, neurological damage, heart attacks, cancer, premature death, and a host of other serious problems. Most of these negative health impacts come from air and water pollution. In India Global warming Emission are extracted from the electricity sectors most of those emission come from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas.
Clean energy technologies could provide a solution to this problem. The Government of India has been focusing in implementing clean energy technologies. The focus of this article is to bring to light the problems faced in India in terms of energy consumption as well as the hindrances faced by clean energy-based technologies. Government policies aimed at addressing these issues, as well as the current state of clean energy technologies in India are discussed, so as to analyse the possibility of a solution to the problems of finding a sustainable method to eradicate clean energy technologies in India. The research reveals that the Government of India has been unable to meet some of its unrealistic development goals, and in order to achieve the remaining goals it will have to take drastic steps. The Government will have to be more aggressive in the promotion of clean energy technologies in order to achieve sustainable development in India.
PERCEPTION OF PARENTS ABOUT THE VIRTUAL LEARNING OF THEIR CHILDREN DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC – A MIXED STUDY DESIGN.
Authors: Paul A.Arul , G Srinivas. , S Parameswari . , S. Sundar Jasmine
Published: March 2022

Background:The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a drastic change in the educational system in India. The students are
out of classroom setup in the world,which resulting technology has emerged as a successful milestone where school has
adopted digital platforms for teaching. This Research studies aimed at the perception of parents about the virtual
learning of their children during covid-19 pandemic situation and the study was a mixed study design (N= 87) with a selfadministered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was done by using SPSS ver-25. Majority of the population was
female and the mean age was 41-50 years.Children were attended maximum 4-hours online education with the support
of mobile phone but the parents were reported that their inability to monitor their children academic role during the
online services.Though the school has a separate app to cover the requirements of children's need but the quality of the
content of the curriculum is questioned. Children were suffering with irritation of the eyes, behavioral problems, and
parents are becoming an expert in providing counseling. Parents were reported of e-learning should help the weaker
students and support them by providing regular feedback. This study concludes that parents were agreed the online
education during this pandemic,but they were a highly preferred traditional school of practice.
BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE – A REVIEW PAPER
Authors: Fogaat Mohit , Sharma Sangeetha
Published: March 2022

The current research examines the evolution of behavioural finance over the span of financial history. It contains the
earliest records of stock market behaviour oddities recorded by researchers. Traditional finance is discussed first,
followed by an examination of traditional ideas in instances when they are judged inadequate.The study then discusses
the importance of behavioural finance and its key role in creating a connection between real-world scenarios and
classical assumptions.
MATERNAL AND FOETAL OUTCOMES IN SPONTANEOUS VERSUS INDUCED LABOUR- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: Ganguli Indrani , Srivastava Mala , Dagar Mamta
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Induction of labour is the artificial initiation of labour before its spontaneous onset for the purpose of
delivery of the foetoplacental unit.The purpose of this study was to determine whether the current practice of elective
labour induction was associated with differences in mode of delivery,demand for pain relief and foetal outcomes when
compared with labour of spontaneous onset.
Methods And Materials: This cross-sectional study carried out on 100 pregnant women with singleton pregnancy
between 37 and 41 weeks of gestation with cephalic presentation delivering in labour room. This study included two
groups:Electively induced (50) and spontaneous group (50).
Results: In electively induced group 44% had normal vaginal delivery and 6% had instrumental delivery. With
spontaneous labour,78% had normal vaginal delivery and 4% had instrumental delivery.Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)
was 20% in electively induced group and 6% in the spontaneous group (p-0.038).Apgar scores,mean birth weights were
comparable. Analgesia demand was 22% in the electively induced group when compared to 6% in the spontaneous
group.
Conclusion:The present study emphasizes that elective induction of labour in nulliparous women with a single cephalic
presentation is associated with increased risk of caesarean section, which is predominantly related to an unfavorable
cervix. Hence, elective induction is safe and efficacious. Caesarean delivery rate was more due to nulliparity or
unfavorable cervix not due to elective induction itself.
Molecular Docking Analysis of Azadirachta Indica Phytocompounds against Androgen Receptor Protein for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Authors: NA’ABBA Zaharaddeen Umar , DATTI Iliyasu Gwarzo , KUMAR Pankaj Teli , SABO Hassan Muhammad , AUWAL Muhammad Abdullahi
Published: March 2022

In affluent countries, prostate cancer (PCa), one of the leading causes of male death, continues to be a serious medical burden. Androgen stimulates growth and advancement primarily through the androgen receptor. PCa is thought to include some molecular pathways in its growth and progression. In this work, several bioactive components of the neem plant (Azadirachta indica) were studied using the molecular docking analysis to identify and create novel medicines or inhibitors that can target androgen receptors for the treatment of prostate cancer. Azadirachta indica has been demonstrated to have therapeutic potential in the treatment of cancer. We investigated the molecular interactions of 30 bioactive chemicals in Azadirachta indica leaves against prostate cancer in this work. Androgen receptor protein is implicated in the genesis and progression of prostate cancer. A screening technique was used to perform molecular docking. PyMOL v 1.1r1 and Discovery studio 2020 were used to execute auto dock vina of the PyRx v 0.8 docking software and visualization, respectively. The SwissADME online software was used to assess the hit compounds’ physicochemical attributes. The selected ligands demonstrated good inhibitory action in docking tests with the target proteins. The binding affinities range from -6.0 to -8.5 (kcal/mol) in the docking results of the selected hits, which is greater than the typical medicines employed. Among the identified ligands, Etofenprox had the greatest binding score with the target protein, whereas 4-hydroxystyrene, 3-Methylbenzaldehyde, and Limonene had the lowest binding energy with the target protein.
GENDER AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
Authors: ELLIOT ASAIN SIBIRI
Published: March 2022

This paper examined the gender question in poverty reduction in Nigeria. Based on desk study, it reviewed selected poverty intervention programs in the country and concluded that poverty reduction programmes and policies have barely touched on women. The paper made a number of recommendations to mainstream women in poverty reduction agenda
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE REFORMS AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
Authors: ARUGU LOVE OBIANI
Published: March 2022

This paper examines the development trends and poverty situation in Nigeria, its effects on the economy, and efforts of government towards poverty reduction. It identifies that there is a gap between public expenditure and poverty reduction strategies. It recommends the need to refocus public expenditure for effective poverty reduction in Nigeria.
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA
Authors: AUDU Jacob
Published: March 2022

This paper interrogated the political economy of democratic consolidation in Nigeria. The objectives of this paper among others was to refute and debunk the common assumption that only elections that are credible, free and fair, and reflective of the true will of the people would contribute to democratic consolidation. The paper adopts an explanatory design for analysis and relied on some empirical data generated through observation and official documents and essentially on secondary sources of data which were analyzed, using a descriptive method of analysis. The findings of this paper have shown that issues of poverty, inequality and unemployment if not tamed, can reverse the consolidation of Nigeria’s democracy. The paper concluded that after over a decade of uninterrupted civilian administration, there is need to refocus energies on issues of poverty, inequality and unemployment if Nigeria is to consolidate its democracy.
TAKING STOCK OF THE MDGS: SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND CHALLENGES
Authors: UZOBO ENDURANCE , AKHUETIE RUTH EBOSETALE
Published: March 2022

This paper evaluated the performance of the MDGs, and based on a critical interrogation of the successes and failures, concluded that the MDGs under achieved. It consequently posited that for Africa, there is the urgent and desperate need for a radically different approach to understanding and tackling regional challenges in the post 2015 development Agenda.
THE DEVELOPMENT TRAJECTORY IN SINGAPORE: THE ROLE OF THE STATE AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Authors: EDWARD TOKPO CORONATION
Published: March 2022

The meteoric rise of the Asian Tigers- Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore has become a reference point in the global development discourse. This paper interrogates the development trajectory of Singapore, the role of political leadership and the state in driving development in the South East Asian City-State. Designed as a desk study, the paper found that political leadership is fundamental in a country’s drive for development. It also discovered that much as liberal scholars advocate the non-involvement of the state in economic and social development, the state remains a key player in development, especially in emerging states. Finally, upon careful study of Singapore’s success story, the paper draws some lessons for Nigeria to put her on the path of socio-economic and political progress.
PARTY NOMADISM IN NIGERIA: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF PARTY DEFECTIONS IN NIGERIAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, 2011-2016 STATE
Authors: AFAMEFUNE PATRICK IKEM , OGHALE BLESSING EDAFE
Published: March 2022

The defection of politicians from one political party to another in Nigeria has attracted enormous scholarly attention in recent times. Arguably, the emergence of several political parties without ideological colouration has embellished the debate on political parties’ defection in Nigeria. This paper assesses the role of party defections in Nigeria’s political development between 2011 to 2016. This paper adopts documentary method of data collection and content analysis as the method of data analysis. Relying on the theory of post-colonial state, the paper argues that party defection is not necessarily as a result of the absence of political ideology; rather, it is the manifestation of an ideology rooted in the crass ambition for power, primitive accumulation and elevation of personal differences. Moreover, this negates and discourages viable political culture, institution building and national integration in Nigeria. It recommends, among others, that institutional frameworks should be enacted to make politics less attractive.
AN EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA REGION
Authors: PAKI FIDELIS A.E.
Published: March 2022

In 2009, the Federal Government of Nigeria granted Amnesty to ex-militants that haad been involved in armed violence in the Niger Delta. The implementation of various aspects of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) indicated that it offered ex-militants the opportunity to participate in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and post-amnesty trainings in on-shore and off-shore. The amnesty programme led to the withdrawal of weapons, de-escalation of violent conflict and restoration of relative peace and security, improved oil production as well as rehabilitation and reintegration of the ex-militants into normal societal life. The outcome of this study revealed that the amnesty programme was bedeviled with faulty foundation, lack of fund, corruption, none involvement of other stakeholders such as communities, oil companies and official armed agents. This rather intensified the struggle for community leadership between ex-militants and other community members in the post-amnesty era. As a way forward, the study recommends that government should endeavour to gain the goodwill and confidence of the people in the course of implementing the PAP in order to ensure a more successful and sustainable result.
APPLICATION OF FRAMING THEORY TO THE REPORTAGE OF RESOURCE CONTROL CONFLICT BETWEEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA (FGN) AND PEOPLE OF NIGER DELTA
Authors: OGBENI JULIANA OGARGARE
Published: March 2022

This paper sets out to identify propaganda framing techniques adopted by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in tackling the resource control conflict in the Niger Delta. The technologies would be identified from the contents of selected Nigerian newspaper reports on the conflict.The research method adopted was qualitative analysis, specifically propaganda framing analysis of the contents of selected Nigerian newspapers. This comprised of 18 editions and 26neᴡs items and features from 2006 to 2007. In the aspect of propaganda analysis, the study relied on Entman (1993) and Zhyvora (2017) framing figurative method. In the aspect of media narratives, discourse analysis method was adopted. The paper demonstrated the connection between framing, propaganda and media narratives as it shows framing as a propaganda tactics to influence public opinion, attitude, beliefs and actions, in that frames are created and can be identified in the newspapers reports. The paper found that FGN adopted literary figurative propaganda frames – hyperbole and irony to manipulate collective opinion and attitude of Niger Deltans, Nigeria and the international community in the resource control conflict.
Gambaran Kesiapan Lansia dalam Menghadapi Masa Menopause di Kelurahan Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kesambi Kota Cirebon
Authors: Euis Lelly Rehkliana  , Lely Nurlaili
Published: March 2022

: Masa menopause yaitu masa dimana terjadinya perubahan fisik dan psikologis. Masa ini memerlukan kesiapan yang cukup baik dari segi fisik maupun psikologisnya. Kesiapan atau ketidaksiapan seorang wanita pada saat menjelang menopause dapat dipengaruhi oleh rendah atau tingginya pengetahuan yang dimiliki tentang menopause. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui kesiapan fisik, dan kesiapan psikologis wanita lansia dalam menghadapi masa menopause di kelurahan wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kesambi kota Cirebon. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deksriptif. Populasi  dalam penelitian ini adalah wanita lansia usia antara 45-59 tahun di kelurahan wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kesambi kota Cirebon sebanyak 710 orang, pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik accidental sampling dengan sampel sebanyak 88 responden. Pengukuran dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Analisa yang digunakan menggunakan analisa univariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 88 lansia yang siap secara fisik sebanyak 65 responden (73,9%), tidak siap secara fisik 23 responden (26,1%), sedangkan yang siap secara psikologis sebanyak 57 responden (64,8%), tidak siap secara psikologis sebanyak 31 responden (35,2%). Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat membantu meningkatkan kepercayaan diri wanita lansia karena menopause merupakan hal alamiah yang akan dialami oleh setiap wanita dan harus disyukurinya.
Pengaruh Penyuluhan Terhadap Minat Calon Akseptor KB Vasektomi di Puskesmas Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon
Authors: Ade Rahayu Prihartini
Published: March 2022

Penggunaan KB vasektomi sampai saat ini jumlahnya minim. Berdasarkan data laporan Pencapaian Peserta KB Aktif Kecamatan Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon tahun 2017, diketahui bahwa jumlah PUS di wilayah Kecamatan Kedawung sebanyak 8.965 orang dan yang menggunakan KB Vasektomi hanya 4,7% dari jumlah PUS. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan terhadap minat calon akseptor KB Vasektomi di Puskesmas Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon Tahun 2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah pria pasangan usia subur di Wilayah Puskesmas Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon sebanyak 98 orang. Analisis datanya menggunakan analisis univariat dengan distribusi frekuensi dan analisis bivariat dengan uji chi square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa responden di Wilayah Puskesmas Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon yang tidak hadir penyuluhan tentang KB Vasektomi sebanyak 37 orang (37,8%) dan yang hadir sebanyak 61 orang (62,2%). Responden di Wilayah Puskesmas Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon yang tidak minat menggunakan KB vasektomi sebanyak 70 orang (70,7%) dan yang minat untuk menggunakan KB vasektomi sebanyak 28 orang (28,3%). Terdapat pengaruh penyuluhan terhadap Minat Calon Akseptor KB Vasektomi di Puskesmas Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon Tahun 2018 dengan p  = 0,002.