bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Employee Performance Factor Analysis at KSPPS BMT NUS
Authors: Maksum Ali , Zulfa Lisa Ana , Yurista Dina Yustisi
Published: July 2024

This study aims to examine the employee performance at KSPPS BMT NU Sejahtera Semarang. The research method used was quantitative, with a population of 52 employees of KSPPS BMT NU Sejahtera Semarang. The sampling technique employed was saturation sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the study indicate that Islamic organizational culture, compensation, and motivation have a significant positive influence on employee performance. Islamic organizational culture, compensation, and motivation collectively influence employee performance at KSPPS BMT NU Sejahtera Semarang with a regression coefficient of 68.1%, while the remaining percentage is influenced by other variables beyond the scope of this study. Based on the findings, several suggestions are provided for KSPPS BMT NU Sejahtera Semarang. It is important to enhance the implementation of Islamic values, provide appropriate compensation, and improve employee motivation. For future researchers, further studies can be conducted to identify other factors beyond the variables examined in this study that may influence employee performance. Comparative research with similar organizations or within the same sector can also be conducted to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to employee performance
Pemanfaatan Limbah Kulit Kakao Sebagai Pupuk Organik
Authors: Haderiah Haderiah , La Taha La Taha , Rahayu Sri
Published: July 2024

Limbah kulit kakao merupakan limbah hasil sampingan dari pengolahan buah kakao yang cukup melimpah dan belum dimanfaatkan secara optimal. Maka diperlukan suatu tindakan yang dapat memanfaatkan limbah kulit buah kakao menjadi sesuatu yang bermanfaat salah satunya dijadikan pupuk organik sehingga bisa mengatasi permasalahan yang selama ini menjadi salah satu penyebab pencemaran lingkungan di area perkebunan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan limbah kulit kakao sebagai pupuk organik. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen semu (Quasi Eksperimen) dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui lama waktu pengomposan dan kualitas C/N Rasio. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemanfaatan limbah kulit kakao dengan penambahan aktivator air lindi dengan dosis 200 ml terjadi selama 18 hari dengan nilai C/N Rasio 11, penambahan aktivator air lindi dengan dosis 250 ml terjadi selama 16 hari dengan nilai C/N Rasio 13, penambahan aktivator air lindi dengan dosis 300 ml terjadi selama 14 hari dengan nilai C/N Rasio 12 dan tanpa penambahan aktivator terjadi selama 28 hari dengan Nilai C/N Rasio 15. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa penambahan aktivator air lindi mampu mempercepat proses pengomposan dibandingkan dengan tanpa menggunakan aktivator air lindi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini ialah pemanfaatan limbah kulit kakao dengan penambahan aktivator air lindi dengan dosis 200 ml, 250 ml dan 300 ml terhadap lama waktu pengomposan dan nilai C/N Rasio memenuhi syarat atau standar baku mutu yang telah ditetapkan SNI 19-7030-2004.
Kata kunci : Pupuk Organik, Limbah Kulit Kakao, Kotoran Sapi, Dedak, Air Lindi
Sanitasi Kandang Ayam Potong Dengan Kepadatan Lalat Di Kecamatan Gantarang Kabupaten Bulukumba
Authors: Syafwan Mahdiya Nabila , Erlani Erlani , Rasman Rasman
Published: July 2024

Sanitasi kandang ayam adalah suatu usaha pencegahan terhadap penyakit dengan cara menghilangkan atau mengatur faktor - faktor lingkungan yang berkaitan dengan rantai perpindahan penyakit. Sanitasi sangat penting dilakukan karena jika sanitasi bermasalah akan berdampak pada lingkungan kandang dan hewan yang ada di dalam kandang. Tujuan penelitian Untuk mengetahui hubungan sanitasi kandang ayam potong dengan kepadatan lalat di Kecamatan Gantarang, Kabupaten Bulukumba. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian Analitik, dengan pendekatan cross sectional jumlah sampel 43 dan dianalisis menggunakan uji chi square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada hubungan antara kebersihan kandang dengan tingkat kepadatan lalat p= 0,000 < α= 0,05 dan x2 hit 25.077 x2 tabel 3.841, ada hubungan antara pengelolaan  limbah dengan tingkat kepadatan lalat p= 0,000 < α= 0,05 dan x2 hit 43.000 > x2 tabel 3.841, ada hubungan antara desinfeksi dengan tingkat kepadatan lalat p = 0,000 < α= 0,05 dan x2 hit 43.000 > x2 tabel 3.841, ada hubungan antara kelembapan dengan tingkat kepadatan lalat p= 0,000 < α= 0,05 dan x2 hit 32.434 > x2 tabel 3.841. Kesimpulan penelitian ini terdapat hubungan Kebersihan kandang, pengelolaan  limbah, desinfeksi, dan kelembapan dengan kepadatan lalat  Diharapkan kepada peternak ayam potong agar meningkatkan sanitasi kandang dalam hal kebersihan kandang, pengelolaan limbah, dan pemberian desinfeksi
Kata Kunci : Lalat, Kandang Ayam, Kebersihan Kandang, Limbah, Desinfeksi dan Kelembapan
Distribusi Penyakit Demam Berdarah Dengue Berdasarkan Variabel Epidemiologi Di Kabupaten Ende
Authors: Tokan Pius Kopong , Ahmad Hamsir
Published: July 2024

Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di dunia, berdampak pada ekonomic loss dan terus menjadi beban negara. Kejadian yang terus meningkat dan meluas dalam lima tahun terakhir menjadi dasar untuk dilakukan kajian guna intervensi selanjutnya.Tujuan dari penelitian adalah mengetahui distribusi penyakit DBD berdasarkan Variabel epidemiologi di Kabupaten Ende tahun 2018-2022.Metoda penelitian: menggunakan data sekunder, merupakan penelitian deskriptif guna mengetahui penyebaran kasus DBD berdasarkan variabel epidemiologi orang, tempat, dan waktu. Subjek penelitian adalah jumlah kasus DBD tahun 2018-2022 sebanyak 609 kasus. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik observasi data sekunder. Pengolahan data dimulai dari editing, tabulating, seving, penyajian data. Selanjutnya dianalisis yanag dituangkan dalam bentuk distribusi frekuensi dan disajikan dalam bentuk tabel dan grafik. Peneliti menekankan adanya etika penelitian, yaitu anonymity dan confidentiality  Hasil: Kasus DBD di Kabupaten Ende tahun 2018-2022 lebih banyak menyerang laki-laki yaitu 318 orang (52,2%) dan perempuan 219 orang (47,8%), berdasarkan sebaran wlayah, kasus terbanyak berada di daerah perkotaan, tertinggi di Kota ende, selanjutnya Onekore, Rukun lima, dan Kota ratu. Lonjakan kasus terjadi pada tahun 2019 dan 2020 karena kondisi pandemi Covid 19 yang memiliki kemiripan gejala dengan DBD, tapi menurun pada tagun 2021 dan meningkat lagi tahun 2022, lebih tinggi dari 5 tahun sebelumnya.Saran: lebih ditujukan pada Pemerintah Kabupaten Ende untuk melakukan berbagai intervensi dengan melibatkan peran lintas sektor dan peningakatan peran serta aktif masyarakat dalam upaya pencegahan dan pengendalian DBD
Effects of experimental CO2 enrichment on the PSII photochemical efficiency of Symbiodinium sp. in Acropora millepora
Authors: McNie Ashleigh , Breen Daniel , Vopel Kay
Published: July 2024

Enrichment of seawater with CO2 decreases the concentration of the carbonate ion while increasing that of hydrogen and bicarbonate ions. We use pulse-amplitude-modulation (PAM) fluorometry to investigate whether, in the absence of warming, and in sub-saturating light, these changes affect the PSII photochemical efficiency of _Symbiodinium_ sp. in the reef-building coral _Acropora millepora_. We assessed this experimentally with 30-min-interval saturation pulse analyses at 25 °C, a daily peak in the intensity of the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at ~65 µmol quanta m–2 s–1, and a seawater _p_CO2 that we gradually increased over nine days from ~496 to ~1290 μatm by injection of CO2-enriched air. Nine 14-day time series, which, except one, were recorded at the growing apices of a coral branch, revealed diel oscillations in the PSII photochemical efficiency characterized by a steep nocturnal decrease followed by a steep increase and peak in the morning, a daily minimum at midday (∆F/Fm’,midday), and a daily maximum at the onset of darkness at 19:00 h (Fv/Fm,19:00 h). An inadvertent shift in the position of one of the PAM fluorometer measuring heads revealed differences between the basal part and the growing coral apices of a coral branch in ∆F/Fm’midday and Qm. In ambient seawater (Control) _Symbiodinium_ sp. exhibited a gradual decrease, over the course of the experiment, in ∆F/Fm’,midday, Fv/Fm,19:00 h, and the slope of the linear regression between the relative electron transport rate and the intensity of PAR (rETR/PAR). Although two of three successive experiments indicated that CO2 enrichment counteracted these trends, statistical analyses failed to confirm an influence of _p_CO2 on ∆F/Fm’,midday, Fv/Fm,19:00 h, and Qm, rendering this experiment inconclusive.
Field Evaluation of Container Nursery Irrigation Systems: Measuring Uniformity of Water Application of Microirrigation Systems
Authors: Haman Dorota Z. , Yeager Thomas H.
Published: July 2024

Performance of microirrigation systems can be evaluated by measuring operating pressures, application rates, and uniformity of water application under nursery conditions. This document presents a simple test to determine the uniformity of water application.
Commercial Vegetable Fertilization Principles
Authors: Hochmuth G.J. , Hanlon E.A.
Published: July 2024

Farmers must carefully plan their fertilization programs, including conducting soil tests before planting. Investing in soil testing and adhering to BMPs can lead to substantial long-term benefits. This publication addresses vegetable fertilization in Florida, offering principles and methods for effective fertilization programs applicable to various crops. This document was first published in June 1996.
Alyceclover - Summer Annual Legume
Authors: Vendramini J. , Blount A.R. , Dubeux Jr. J.
Published: July 2024

Alyceclover [Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.] is a late-growing summer annual legume native to the tropics in Asia. This warm-season legume grows erect with spreading branches and may reach a height of 60" if not harvested. Although an annual, it can reestablish each year by natural reseeding if the crop is allowed to make seed in the fall. This may be difficult to accomplish since the crop is usually cut for hay or grazed closely, which eliminates seed production. Only seed of common alyceclover is available for planting. Common alyceclover has been grown in Florida for many years for either pasture or hay. Document first published April, 2000.-
Native Trees for South Florida
Authors: Meerow A.W. , Broschat T.K. , Donselman H.M.
Published: July 2024

The use of native plants in Florida horticulture has gained importance due to habitat loss, coastal deterioration, and competition from invasive exotics like Brazilian pepper and punk tree. Several counties have enacted ordinances requiring native plants in new developments, increasing demand for native plant materials. While many native trees are already present in Florida nurseries, their benefits include energy efficiency, low maintenance, and ecological-educational value. However, challenges such as slow growth, unattractiveness, propagation difficulties, and limited availability are cited against their use. Native plants are particularly suited for new developments with retained vegetation, environmentally sensitive areas, and public spaces. Successful landscaping with native plants requires careful consideration of site history, soil and hydrology modifications, and current site conditions, ensuring the selection of appropriate species for specific landscape functions. This document was first published in Aug.1989.
Perceptions of Florida-Friendly Landscapes: Linking Visual Quality and Environmental Health through Landscape Codes
Authors: Hansen Gail , Warner Laura , Monaghan Paul , Ott Emily , Fogarty Tim , Momol Esen
Published: July 2024

The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program (FFL) was established in 1994 to promote environmentally friendly landscapes that conserve water and protect the environment. The primary goal of the program is to encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly landscape behaviors, including using the right plant in the right place. Early efforts to promote Florida-Friendly landscapes emphasized the use of drought-tolerant plants, which created a common misconception that an FFL yard is a "natural-looking" xeriscape with an unkempt appearance. The negative association with a visually unappealing landscape has hampered the promotion of FFL yards and the adoption by homeowner associations (HOAs) as the landscape to promote in regulations and codes.
Fish Fingerlings: Purchasing, Transporting, and Stocking
Authors: McGee Michael , Cichra Charles E.
Published: July 2024

Finding a source of fish fingerlings (young fish) is the first step towards successful fish production. Following that, transporting the fish, and proper stocking procedures are necessary. Some of the most important considerations relating to fingerling purchasing, transporting, and stocking are reviewed in this document. First published June, 1991
Ethics of AI Explained
Authors: Peterson Clayton
Published: July 2024

This tutorial introduces participants to the main issues and themes pertaining to ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). Analyzing what ethics of AI is by reflecting on our understanding of both ethics and AI, the aim is to clarify and expose how ethics of AI can be conceived in different ways depending on the approach one adopts. Through the use of concrete examples, participants will be introduced to various issues in the ethics of AI literature, allowing them to reflect upon their own research and practice.
Shortest Walk in a Dungeon Graph
Authors: Durham Christopher , Alvin Chris
Published: July 2024

With games like No Man’s Sky and Diablo IV, procedural generation of content in games is ever-increasing. Heuristics are needed to assess the goodness of generated content. Using Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda as inspiration, we formalize the idea of a dungeon graph: a graph consisting of ‘locked’ edges in which ‘keys’ are acquired from specific nodes. We then introduce the Shortest Dungeon Walk Problem as well as a solution to this problem in the context of a dungeon graph and reduce Traveling Salesperson Problem in polynomial time to the Shortest Dungeon Walk Problem and conclude that Shortest Dungeon Walk Problem is NPComplete. We then assess practical performance of the shortest walk algorithm using the first eight dungeonsin the Legend of Zelda.
Handling Empty Decomposition Methods in Hierarchical Planning
Authors: Ondrčková Simona , Pantůčková Kristýna , Barták Roman
Published: July 2024

Hierarchical planning is a form of planning where tasks decompose into sub-tasks until primitive tasks (actions) are obtained. These decompositions might contain additional constraints, such as subtask ordering and state constraints. If a task is already fulfilled, it does not need to decompose into anything, but it may still require satisfaction of a particular state constraint (to check that the task is fulfilled). Such decomposition methods are called empty. Despite practical usefulness, many hierarchical planning models do not support empty methods fully. This paper shows that two recently introduced hierarchical planning formalisms are equivalent with respect to empty methods. We also discuss the possibility of compiling such methods away. In particular, we show how to compile them away in totally ordered domains and discuss the difficulties in partially ordered domains.
Developing a predictive model using multivariate analysis and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) to assess corrosion degradation in mining pipeline thickness.
Authors: Sow Kalidou Moussa , Ghazzali Nadia
Published: July 2024

Pipeline corrosion has significant impacts on the human,economic, and natural environment. To help betterdetect and prevent it over time, in this paper, we proposea multivariate approach using machine learning.More precisely, we propose to study the evolution ofthe thickness of the mining pipeline using a multivariateapproach and to implement a predictive model usingthe Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) artificial neuralnetwork. Indeed, LSTM is a specific recurrent neuralnetwork (RNN) architecture designed to model temporalsequences. The proposed predictive model achievedan accuracy of 80% and a loss of 0.01 and was able topredict variations in eight thickness measurements overone hundred days.
Partial MaxSAT Approach to Nonmonotonic Reasoning with System W
Authors: Beierle Christoph , Spang Aron , Haldimann Jonas
Published: July 2024

The only recently introduced System W is a nonmonotonicinductive inference operator exhibiting some notable proper-ties like extending rational closure and satisfying syntax split-ting postulates for inference from conditional belief bases.A semantic model of system W is given by its underlyingpreferred structure of worlds, a strict partial order on the setof propositional interpretations, also called possible worlds,over the signature of the belief base. Existing implementa-tions of system W are severely limited by the number ofpropositional variables that occur in a belief base becauseof the exponentially growing number of possible worlds. Inthis paper, we present an approach to realizing nonmono-tonic reasoning with system W by using partial maximumsatisfiability (PMaxSAT) problems and exploiting the powerof current PMaxSAT solvers. An evaluation of our approachdemonstrates that it outperforms previous implementations ofsystem W and scales reasoning with system W up to a newdimension.
Intelligent Infrastructure Facilitating Sequence Recommendation for Cybersecurity Education Systems
Authors: Brown Eric , Talbert Douglas
Published: July 2024

The ability to incorporate original and adapted data into query-based storage structures to provide dynamic and timely service to sequence recommendation systems is a continuous goal of learning management systems. This can be a challenging goal when data integrity and student privacy are paramount. We are developing a hybrid machine learning-assisted system (CyberTaliesin) for cybersecurity educational support. In this poster, we present the early building blocks of the system involving the use of federated knowledge graphs as a trusted knowledge source capable of learning from “less restricted” models such as large language models. How can integrating these tools yield a flexible system that improves sequence recommendations, facilitates concepts such as adaptive and personalized learning, and achieves improved competency-based educational outcomes?
Effects of Matching on Evaluation of Accuracy, Fairness, and Fairness Impossibility in AI-ML Systems
Authors: Honenberger Phillip , Ola Omolade , Mapp William , Lee Pilhwa
Published: July 2024

“Matching” procedures in statistics involve construction of datasets with similar covariates between compared groups. Matching has recently been proposed as a means of addressing fairness impossibility (i.e. inconsistency of fairness metrics) in AI and ML systems: Beigang argues on conceptual grounds that, when matched rather than unmatched datasets are analyzed, the tradeoff between the fairness metrics equalized odds (EO) and positive predictive value (PPV) will be reduced. Here we evaluate matching as a practical rather than merely conceptual approach to reducing fairness impossibility. As a case study we conduct pre-match and post-match analyses on the well-known COMPAS dataset from Broward Co., Florida, 2013-2014. We then reflect on what these results suggest about effects of matching on (a) accuracy estimates, (b) fairness estimates, and (c) difference between fairness estimates – that is, the extent to which matching reduces “fairness impossibility” in practice. We conclude that matching is a promising tool for improving evaluations on all three fronts, but faces problems due to potential biases introduced by matching procedures themselves, as well as limited power under conditions extremely common to ML evaluation contexts such as non-independent variables and relevance of hidden variables.
Exploration of Word Embeddings with Graph-Based Context Adaptation for Enhanced Word Vectors
Authors: Sandhu Tanvi , Kobti Ziad
Published: July 2024

In the aspect of information storage, text assumes a central role, necessitating streamlined and effective methods for swift retrieval. Among various text representations, the vector form stands out for its remarkable efficiency, especially when dealing with expansive datasets. Arranging words that are similar in meaning close to each other in the vectorized representation helps improve how well the system performs in different Natural Language Processing related tasks. Previous methods, primarily centered on capturing word context through neural language models, have fallen short in delivering high scores for word similarity problems. This paper investigates the connection between representing words in vector form and the improved performance and accuracy observed in Natural Language Processing tasks. It introduces a method to represent words as a graph, aiming to preserve their inherent relationships and to enhance overall capabilities in semantic representation. Experimental deployment of this technique across diverse text corpora underscores its superiority over conventional word embedding approaches. The findings contribute to the evolving landscape of semantic representation learning but also illuminates their implications for text classification tasks, especially within the context of dynamic embedding models.
Autonomous Underwater Robot for Water Quality Measurement of Northwest Pennsylvania Lakes
Authors: Cain Pallas-Athena , Hoang Trang , Jumadinova Janyl
Published: July 2024

The Northwestern Pennsylvania Region, notably affected by toxic algae blooms like those in Lake Erie, suffers from a lack of adequate water quality monitoring tools. This project aims to bridge this gap through the development of cost-effective underwater robots designed to gather critical water quality data. The software developed for this project facilitates the generation of analytics essential for assessing the health of aquatic environments. The robots engineered through this project are set to be deployed by the local Conservation District for routine water quality monitoring activities.
Genetic algorithm feature selection resilient to increasing amounts of data imputation
Authors: Kebari Maryam , Wu Annie S
Published: July 2024

This paper investigates the robustness of a genetic algorithm (GA) in feature selection across a dataset with increasing imputed missing values. Feature selection can be beneficial in predictive modeling to reduce computational costs and potentially improve performance. Beyond these benefits, it also enables a clearer understanding of the algorithm's decision-making processes. In the context of real-world datasets that can contain missing values, feature selection becomes more challenging.A robust feature selection algorithm should be able to identify the key features despite missing data values. We investigate the effectiveness of this approach against two other feature selection algorithms on a dataset with increasingly imputed values to determine whether it can sustain good performance with only the selected features.Our results reveal that compared to the other two methods, the features selected by GA resulted in better classification performance across different imputation rates and methods.
Agricultural Production and Agricultural Employment Rate in South Africa: Time Series Analysis Approach
Authors: Ramakgasha Molobe Joyce , Thaba Tshephi Kingsley , Rudzani Nengovhela
Published: July 2024

South Africa's agricultural sector, despite facing high unemployment, is acknowledged for creating job opportunities. However, there is concern that the sector's adoption of technology-intensive methods may not necessarily lead to increased employment. The study aims to analyze the intricate relationship between agricultural output and employment in South Africa using time series analysis. This research employed a Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model to evaluate the link between agricultural production and the rate of agricultural employment in South Africa spanning from 1990 to 2022. The findings indicate that both variables passed levels and became stationarity at the first difference when employing ADF, and a long-term equilibrium relationship between the variables was observed using Johansen cointegration test. Over the short term, there was a significant positive correlation among agricultural production and the agricultural employment rate evidenced from ECT coefficient of 0.139 value. The results of the Granger causality tests indicated unidirectional relationship that agricultural employment Granger-causes agricultural production, signifying that agricultural employment can be used to predict the growth of agricultural production. Study recommended that policies which promote injection of funds to improve production in the agriculture sector needs to be prioritized to maintain and improve employment opportunities.
Enhancing Operational Risk Management in the Mauritian Banking Sector: A Structured Approach
Authors: Ramdani Lovena , Abbana Sharanam , Marimuthu Ferina
Published: July 2024

The purpose of this study aims to improve risk control, mitigation, and interbank risk comparison by advocating for Mauritian banks to adopt a standardised operational risk definition. The study suggests improving operational risk reduction or hedging, encouraging openness in risk management capabilities, and standardising risk assessment methods in accordance with Bank of Mauritius requirements. The study also recommends that banks create operational risk management committees to supervise risk control and mitigation initiatives. These committees should be composed of experienced personnel who are well-versed in the consequences of operational risk in the banking industry. Using a mixed-method approach, insights are obtained from various banks operating in Mauritius, with data acquired from a substantial sample of 150 participants. Targeting Mauritian bankers, questionnaires were distributed across reputable banks, and data were meticulously collected and analysed. The findings highlight contemporary concerns regarding economic well-being and the security of assets held by banks. It is recommended to implement changes on a modest scale initially, subject to close monitoring over a specified period, with the possibility of gradual expansion if successful outcomes ensue. In conclusion, this research is significant due to the limited exploration into operational risk management within the Mauritian context.
Investigating Overreaction and Underreaction in Initial Public Offerings
Authors: Enow Samuel Tabot
Published: July 2024

Investors often overreact and underreact to new information in stock markets which has an exaggerated effect on the stock price. This has led to possible mispricing of Initial public offering. The aim of this study was to investigate overreaction and underreaction for selected stocks in the Frankfurt stock exchange. This study employed a Threshold GARCH model on a sample of eight initial public offerings from 2017. The findings of this study revealed the presence of overreaction and underreaction in the selected stocks where the leverage coefficients were found to be statistically significant in some cases. These findings provide valuable insights as the high risk of investing in initial public offerings may not be compensated for the level of return. Also, investors can minimise the risk of investing in initial public offerings by adding a risk coefficient to their pricing.
Fundamentals of Targeted Integrative Program Development for Rural Labor Market Growth in Surplus Regions
Authors: Rakhmatovich Kholmuminov Shayzak
Published: July 2024

This article introduces a systematic approach for developing a targeted comprehensive program aimed at enhancing the rural labor market (TCPDRLM) in labor-surplus regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, within a socially oriented market economy. The paper outlines key interconnected principles for the development of TCPDRLM, including target orientation, complexity, integration, specificity, variability, realism, optimality, priority, delineation of powers and functions, limitations, targeting, controllability, and interconnectedness. Based on these principles, the article proposes interrelated sections for the program’s development, covering analytical and problematic aspects, target delineation, scientific and methodological frameworks, information management, modeling, software development, resource allocation, organizational and economic structuring, summary formulation, and legal considerations. Additionally, the article details the primary stages of TCPDRLM development, including setting objectives for the rural labor market (RLM), developing methodological and modeling frameworks for RLM analysis and forecasting, collecting statistical, marketing, and sociological data, compiling the TCPDRLM subprograms, obtaining approval for the RLM development program, and establishing organizational, economic, and legal mechanisms for program implementation and adjustment. The article's scientific contribution lies in the formulated methodology for TCPDRLM development in the rural labor market.
Analisis Perilaku Siswa pada Pembelajaran Daring Menggunakan k-Means Clustering dari Log Data Moodle pada SMPN 6 Salatiga
Authors: Evans Jeremy , Nataliani Yessica
Published: July 2024

Pandemi Covid-19 pada tahun 2020 menyebabkan terhambatnya pelaksanaan pendidikan di seluruh negara khususnya di Indonesia. Pelaksanaan pendidikan harus dilakukan secara daring karena kebijakan pemerintah untuk memutus rantai penyebaran Covid-19. Pembelajaran secara daring dapat didukung oleh salah satu platform yaitu Moodle yang merupakan sebuah ruang kelas digital berbasis e-learning untuk interaksi antara guru dengan siswa. Penelitian ini menganalisis pola perilaku 215 siswa kelas 7 SMPN 6 Salatiga tahun 2020 pada mata pelajaran Prakarya. Data diambil dari log data siswa pada Moodle. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah k-means clustering. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku siswa kelas 7 SMPN 6 Salatiga tahun 2020 pada mata pelajaran Prakarya terbagi menjadi tiga cluster yaitu cluster aktivitas rendah (low) terdapat 138 siswa, cluster aktivitas sedang (medium) terdapat 62 siswa dan cluster aktivitas tinggi (high) terdapat 15 siswa.
Diyabetin Uterus Dokusu Üzerinde Morfolojik Etkilerinin ve Mucin-1 Ekspresyonunun Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Özdenoğlu Kutlu Berna , Ünver Saraydin Serpil , Delibaş Özlem
Published: July 2024

Diyabet günümüz dünyasında en önemli sağlık sorunlarından birisi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Diyabette serbest radikallerin ortaya çıkması oksidatif strese neden olur. Çalışmamızda, ratlar üzerinde streptozotosin (STZ) ile deneysel diyabet modeli oluşturulması sonrasında, diyabetin, hayvanların uterus dokusu üzerinde herhangi bir etkisinin olup olmadığının araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada ağırlıkları yaklaşık 250-300 gram ağırlığında 8-10 haftalık Wistar Albino cinsi erişkin dişi rat kullanıldı. Kontrol ve diyabet olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Hayvanlar östrus siklusuna göre; östrüs dönemleri belirlenerek bu dönemde uterus dokuları alındı. Sıçanlara 60 mg/kg derişimlerde hazırlanan STZ, intraperitonal (IP) yoldan enjekte edildi. STZ verildikten iki gün sonra kuyruk veninden kan glukoz seviyesine bakıldı. Değeri 200-300 mg/dL’den büyük olan sıçanlar diyabet kabul edildi. 30 gün sonra uterus dokuları çıkarıldı. Doku örneklerinden 3 μm kalınlığında kesitler alındı. Alınan uterus dokusunda, morfoloji için (H&E), kollajen lifleri gösterebilmek için ise Picro-sirius red boyama yöntemleri kullanıldı. İmmünfloresan boyama için ise Mucin-1 (MUC1) antikoru kullanıldı. Diyabet grubunda yer alan uterus dokusunun endometrium bölgesindeki histopatolojik ve morfometrik değişiklikler izlendi. Yapılan çalışmada, diyabetin uterus endometrium kollajen lif yoğunluğunu azalttığı ve bezler üzerinde de olumsuz etkilerinin olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç olarak diyabetin doku bozulmasına yol açabileceği ve bez yapıları üzerinde olumsuz etkilerinin olabileceği düşünülebilir.
Additional Daily Intramuscular Progesterone for Luteal Phase Support does not Improve Live Birth Rates of Programmed Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycles
Authors: Aslan Kiper , Kasapoğlu Işıl , Akkok Tugba , Çakır Cihan , Avcı Berrin , Uncu Gürkan
Published: July 2024

This retrospective cohort study aims to investigate whether additional daily intramuscular progesterone (IMP) for luteal phase support improves live birth rates of programmed frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. The study was conducted at a tertiary level university hospital assisted reproductive technology (ART) center between January 2014 and Jan 2021. Six hundred four infertile patients with single-day 5-6 frozen-thawed blastocyst embryo transfer were enrolled in the study. All patients received either 8% micronized vaginal gel or vaginal progesterone capsules for luteal phase support. Intramuscular progesterone was added to vaginal progesterone depending on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist’s choice. Luteal phase support (LPS) was started 6 days before transfer in frozen-thawed cycles and continued until the end of the first trimester. Cycles were compared depending on vaginal progesterone types (8% gel vs. capsule) and the presence of intramuscular progesterone. The primary outcome was the live birth rate. A total of 604 FET cycles were enrolled. Using 8% micronized progesterone or progesterone capsules did not change the live birth rates (24% vs. 25.9%). As the main result, intramuscular progesterone support with vaginal progesterone compared with only vaginal progesterone did not improve the live birth results (22% vs. 24%). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that routine IMP progesterone given in combination with vaginal progesterone does not improve ART outcomes. This combination may be beneficial in a selective population with a monitored luteal phase. Using any form of vaginal progesterone alone is adequate for LPS.
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
Authors: Kryvetskyi Ihor ,   Eco Farm Edem LLC
Published: July 2024

The article examines the theoretical and methodological aspects of the efficiency of agricultural enterprises. Summarizing the theoretical development of foreign and domestic scientists gives grounds for the conclusion that modern methodological approaches to determining efficiency are based on the provisions of neoclassical and institutional theory, which reveal the potential and actual possibilities of using factors of production, depending on the scale of activity. It is noted that quantitative and qualitative characteristics of land, labor, fixed and working capital are generally used to determine the efficiency of agricultural production. It is emphasized that, taking into account the multifacetedness of the category "efficiency" as a complex of natural, economic, social, scientific and technical conditions of the interaction of productive forces and production relations, the following types of efficiency are distinguished: technological, economic, social and ecological. Extensive and intensive methods of extended reproduction of labor force, means of production and natural resources are analyzed. It is noted that the efficiency of agricultural production depends primarily on the efficiency of the use of all its resources, which are factors of production, such as land, capital, labor and entrepreneurship. In agriculture, natural resources, as a factor of production, primarily mean agricultural land. Therefore, one of the main indicators of economic efficiency is gross production, gross income and profit obtained from one hectare of agricultural land, arable land or crops. It is concluded that an important form of increasing the efficiency of agriculture based on its intensification is the expansion of the reproductive process, the implementation of the results of scientific and technical progress, the implementation of methodical approaches to the assessment and management of risk factors affecting the development of entrepreneurship. This makes it possible to increase production output, increase labor productivity and reduce unit costs.
ТРАДИЦІЙНИЙ КИТАЙСЬКИЙ ІНСТРУМЕНТ ГУЧЖЕН У ФОКУСІ НАУКОВОЇ ДУМКИ
Authors: Лі Чень
Published: July 2024

У статті проблематизується питання вивчення гучжен (чжен) – традиційного китайського інструмента, що має більш ніж двотисячолітню історію і не втрачає актуальності в сучасній музичній культурі, як китайській, так і західній. Це свідчить про можливість гнучкої адаптації звучання гучжен до нового історичного та соціокультурного контексту, відповідно – про його великий семантичний потенціал. Метою статті є проведення аналізу наукових джерел, присвячених різноаспектному та різноспрямованому дослідженню гучжен, а також систематизація наявних наукових підходів у вивченні цього інструмента. Новизна полягає в систематизації наукових поглядів на феномен гучжен, а також у введенні в науковий обіг українського музикознавства тих джерел, які раніше не перебували в полі зору науковців. Для досягнення мети застосовані аналітичний, системно-типологічний, культурологічний, історичний методи дослідження. У висновках зазначено, що натепер існують ґрунтовні наукові праці, присвячені вивченню гучжен (чжен) у різних аспектах. У них досліджується конструкція інструмента; історія його виникнення; етапи його розвитку, культурний та історичний контекст, у якому це відбувалось; художньо-естетичні та технічні особливості гри на чжен; тенденції модернізації та професіоналізації, які були зумовлені, серед іншого, взаємодією із західною культурою протягом ХХ століття; новітні умови функціонування чжен, його потенційні можливості в новому культурно-історичному контексті. Здебільшого автори застосовують такі методи дослідження: органологічний, етномузикологічний, історичний, культурологічний. У деяких працях акцентуються філософсько-естетичні положення, які пояснюють культуру побутування чжен, отже, застосовано художньо-естетичний підхід. А намагання дослідити функціонування чжен у різних географічних локаціях зумовлює застосування компаративного підходу.
МУЗИЧНИЙ ТЕЗАУРУС ЯК ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНО-КООРДИНАЦІЙНА СИСТЕМА
Authors: Калашник Марія Павлівна , Савченко Ганна Сергіївна
Published: July 2024

У статті обґрунтовується значення музичного тезауруса як складної організаційно-координаційної системи обробки інформації, перетворення її на знання та продукування нових художньо-естетичних і наукових цінностей у композиторській, виконавській і науковій діяльності сучасного музиканта. Зазначається, що проблема музичного тезауруса є частиною невичерпної по своїй суті теми музичного мислення. Обраний ракурс дослідження зумовив опору на корпус наукових праць з питань музичного мислення та музичного тезауруса. Методологічною основою статті обрано системно-аналітичний, функціональний, теоретичний методи. Наукова новизна статті полягає: 1) у проблематизації значущості музичного тезауруса як організаційно-координаційної системи в сучасній композиторській і виконавській практиці, у науковій діяльності; 2) у запровадженні до наукового обігу понять «тезаурусне мислення», «музичне тезаурусне мислення» і «тезаурусний стиль мислення», що є подальшим розвитком ідей М. Калашник і О. Самойленко. Запропоновано дефініцію понять «музичне тезаурусне мислення» і «тезаурусний стиль мислення». У висновках підкреслено, що: 1) тезаурусне мислення та сформований тезаурусний стиль мислення у професійних музкантів є вимогою всіх часів. Однак особливо гостро проблема їх формування постає на сучасному етапі розвитку музичної культури та музичного мистецтва у зв’язку із граничним розширенням інформаційного простору буття людини внаслідок технологічних та інформаційних інновацій, появою нових форм буття музичного мистецтва, зміною парадигми композиторської творчості; 2) системність, обсяг і гнучкість музичного тезауруса є чинниками повноти розшифрування складноорганізованих з погляду закладених у них смислів музичних творів.
TACTUS І ТЕМП У ПАРТЕСНІЙ МУЗИЦІ
Authors: Ключинська Наталія Василівна
Published: July 2024

У виконавському мистецтві визначення темпу твору є одним із найважливіших інтерпретаційних завдань. Визначення темпу у творі ранніх періодів (музиці Ренесансу чи Бароко) є ще складнішим, оскільки пов’язане з тогочасними законами метроритмічного розвитку, описаними у трактатах з теорії музики XVII–XVIII століть. Дане дослідження зосереджене на проблемі визначення й узгодження темпу під час виконання української партесної музики. Упродовж XVII–XVIII століть ритмічна організація музичного матеріалу та швидкість його відтворення були нероздільно пов’язані. Інтерпретація музики цього періоду згідно з канонами сучасного трактування метру й ритму є невідповідною. Для стилістично правильного відтворення музики доби Бароко необхідне розуміння принципів музичної теорії XVII століття. Таких досліджень співвідношення темпу й метру в бароковій музиці в українському музикознавстві, зокрема і щодо української партесної музики, украй мало. Отже, результати, описані в публікації, збагатять теоретичний арсенал сучасних інтерпретаторів давньої музики та музикознавців, дослідників барокової культури. Автором розглянуто загальну практику відбивання tactus у системі мензуральної нотації західноєвропейської музики бароко, принципи співвідношення парного та пропорційного метрів, способи графічного позначення зміни темпу виконання. Простежено спорідненість способів метроритмічної організації партесних творів із принципами ритмічного розвитку мензуральної системи. Проаналізовано теоретичні праці цього періоду, написані на теренах тогочасної України, і розглянуто приклади взаємозалежності метру, ритму, гармонічних змін і тексту з темповим їх утіленням у партесних творах. Для аналізу обрано шість партесних концертів із рукописів, віднайдених у місті Валява Перемиської єпархії. Узагальнено принципи трактування парних і непарних музичних розмірів щодо їхніх темпових характеристик, а також відповідні способи узгодження темпу в разі зміни розміру в партесній традиції.
Evaluation of Bone Resorption in Type I diabetes Mellitus Patients by Measuring Urinary Total Deoxypyridinoline ( U. DPD) as a Biomarker of Bone Resorption
Authors: Ali Kadhem Zainab
Published: July 2024

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common disease in most parts of the world, the metabolic abnormalities of diabetes potentially affect bone metabolism, structure, mineral density, and bone resorption, as part of physiological bone turnover.
Aim: This study aimed to estimate urinary total deoxypyridinoline as a biomarker of mature bone collagen degradation and bone resorption in type I diabetes mellitus patients and evaluate its relationship with fasting blood sugar, serum bone minerals profile and the duration of disease and also to investigate  the degree of severity of bone resorption and the probability of  fracture risk.
Patients and methods:165patients with type I diabetes mellitus from Diabetes mellitus and Endocrine Disease Centre at AL -Nasiriyah city in Thi-Qar province, Iraq were studied.100 (60.6%) were female and 65(39.4%) were male, age was between(25-65) year, mean44.27±11.1,their duration with type 1 DM disease ranged from 5 months to 10 years, they were classified into three groups: the first group included 45 (27.3 %)  patient their duration with type 1 DM  were  less than one year, the second group included 65 (39.4%) their duration with type I DM were 1 to 5 year and the third group included 55 (33.3%) patient their duration with disease were from 6 to 10 year. Fasting blood venous and first-morning urine samples were collected for biochemical investigation according to standard methods and Urine DPD was measured by the quantitative competitive enzyme immunoassay. Also, this study included 165 normal people selected as a control group.
High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses and Breast Cancer in Thi-Qar province/South Iraq
Authors: Jabbar Hamad Bushra , Badi Salih Manal
Published: July 2024

The breast cancer is considered one of the most common types of cancer in Iraq, and in Thi-Qar the infections are increasing annually, it constitutes one-third of all cancer types. The HPVs are highly contagious viruses. The important aspect about HPV infections is their relationship with breast cancer. The HPV has a well-known relationship with other neoplasms in other anatomic sites and may have a role in the development of breast cancer. The HPV 16 and 18, are high-risk oncogenic viruses, and they are the most common types that can be detected in malignant tumors. To confirm the role of papillomavirus in the occurrence of breast cancer and because the absence of a study to identify the HPV genotypes in Thi-Qar province, that is necessary to determine the type of vaccine in the future, therefore, this study was conducted. The conventional PCR technique was implemented to detect the presence of HPV DNA in malignant and benign breast tissue, and the real-time PCR used to determinant HPV genotypes. This study was conducted on 100 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded divided to 80 samples with malignant breast tumors  and 20 samples of  benign breast tumor were considered as a control group. The results showed that 37 (37%) of samples divided as: 32 (40%) from malignant tumors, and 5 (25%) from benign tumors gave positive results for HPV with significant differences (p<0.05), and the  genotype results showed, that the HPV16 is the dominant high-risk genotype in malignant and benign tumors by positive percentage as 35.
Molecular detection of two virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burn patients
Authors: Dakhil Degaim Zainab , Khamis Al-Malk Haydar , Methqal Nassar Alaa , A. Nasir Ahmed
Published: July 2024

The present study aimed to identify two virulence genes in P. aeruginosa isolated from infected burn wound. Out of 70 burn swabs, 54 (77%) showed positive growth on enriched media which obtained from burn wound at Al-Mussan Teaching Hospital in Mussan province, Iraq. Only 13 isolates (35%) identified as P. aeruginosa, and those isolates examined using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for detection the exoS and phzS genes. The results recorded that 46% and 77% of isolates have exoS, phzS genes, respectively. We concluded a P. aeruginosa harbor diverse percentages of both  genes as virulence factors, and those factors must be increased the pathogenicity of this pathogen.
Study of the effect of fiber orientation on the flexural strength of epoxy-coated glass fiber-reinforced composite materials
Authors: M. Ali Hisham , R. Mohammed Abdurahman
Published: July 2024

In this paper, a composite material was prepared with layers of glass fiber. Six layers were arranged with unidirectional angles  In addition angles with tilted layers, any symmetrical angle-ply laminate    three layers are .
In Hand Lay-up¸the composite material consists of epoxy resin as a base material and layers of fiberglass as a reinforced material with weight fracture of 25% and 12%.respectivty The research was carried out in two stages: First, the synthesis of the composite material of the samples were then processed at different temperatures .
In the second stage, the three-point bending test was performed on the samples. The results have shown that the composite  material is varying with directions. In the orientation of the fibers, the strength reaches at maximum values i.e. the angles  While in the direction of the angles    The strength at the minimum values and the values of strength between these two extremes, i.e. angles ( ) As for the symmetrical ply Laminated, the strength increases with the presence of the(0°) layer.