bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Study of SHG as a Model of Social Entrepreneurship in Mayurbhanj District, Odisha
Authors: Das Sitaram , Sahu Shibashish
Published: March 2023

“Social entrepreneurship” refers to the process of combining resources and opportunity to address social problems. In order to combat poverty, marginalization, environmental degradation and the accompanying loss of personal integrity, social entrepreneurs focus on altering the institutions and behaviors that support these issues. They do this by creating business that is either for-profit or non-profit, but in both cases, their principal objective is to achieve long-lasting systemic change. Self Help Group (SHG) is an example of a strategy that tries to promote social entrepreneurship in rural area. SHGs encourage its members and assist social entrepreneurs in overcoming obstacles. SHG plays a crucial role in helping impoverished women to achieve a stable lifestyle. It is steadily proving to be among the most effective ways to fight poverty in rural India. Thus, there is no question that SHGs provide a forum for the promotion of social entrepreneurs. SHGs thus undoubtedly serve as a platform for the promotion of social entrepreneurs. In this light, the researcher has made an effort to investigate the elements that motivate women to join SHGs as a kind of social entrepreneurship in Myurbhanj district of Odisha. Discriminant analysis has been used to find out the influencing factors affecting women to get associated with SHG as means of social entrepreneurship. The study identified “Employment generation”, “Gender Inequality” and “Social value creation” as the factors influencing women to be associated with SHG.
Testing of Market Efficiency of BSE GREENEX: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Gurung Prasid , Sarkar Soumitra
Published: March 2023

According to the United Nations Principle for Responsible Investment, an investment in a non-ESG compliance company has 28% higher risk per annum as compared to an ESG compliance company. Such company has a positive relationship with the financial performance and the investors cannot outperform these stocks as the information about sustainability compliance is readily available in the market. This concept is of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Employing a quantitative research design, this study considered 17 companies of BSE Green Index that has considerable ESG scores and extracted their daily, weekly and monthly data to examine and understand its stock return movement and to test whether it follows the Efficient Market Hypothesis. This study makes use of the various statistical tools such as the Run Test, Auto-correlation Function and the Unit Root Test. Summarising the results of run test, Auto-correlation Function and two-unit root test i.e., Augmented Dickey Fuller test and Philips-Perron, it statistically confirmed the findings that the daily, weekly and monthly stock return series of the 17 stocks of BSE Green Index do not obey the ‘Random Walk Hypothesis’ which is the key findings of the study and hence rejects all the three hypotheses of the study. Backing the empirical findings of this study, it would be rational to state that the concept of the Efficient Market Hypothesis does not hold good in the BSE Green Index of the Indian Stock Market and this finding would be very imperative to the investors concerned about their investment decisions with regard to sustainability practices.
Awareness of Shareholder Engagement among Sub-Brokers, Investment Advisors and Shareholders
Authors: Rao N Maruti
Published: March 2023

Companies Act 2013 has given legal protection to shareholders’ rights. It has granted new rights to minority shareholders, such as; i) Approval of shareholders for amending the company's memorandum of association/articles of association, ii) Right to appoint and remove Directors, iii) Approval of shareholders for obtaining loans, iv) Approval of shareholders for Related Party Transactions, v) Right to appoint Auditor, vi) Right to Grievance Redressal Mechanisms, vii) Filing Class and Derivative actions suits, etc. Against the backdrop of this, the present study was undertaken by the researcher. The study aims to investigate the awareness of Shareholder Engagement among Sub-Brokers, Investment Advisors and Shareholders. The study was conducted in major cities of North Karnataka and Hyderabad-Karnataka covering Kalburagi, Bellary, Belagavi, Vijayapura and Hubli-Dharwad cities. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire. The result of the study reveals that; i) The majority of Sub-Brokers and Investment Advisors were unaware of the concept of Shareholder Engagement, ii) The majority of Sub-Brokers and Investment Advisors were unaware of a) Investor Relationship Policy implemented by companies, b) Investors Road Show conducted by companies, c) Board- Shareholder Dialogue conducted by companies, iii) None of the Sub-Brokers and Investment Advisors are aware of working of Proxy Advisory Firms, filing Class and Derivative actions suits by shareholders, iv) None of the shareholders are aware of the out concept of Shareholder Engagement, Board-Shareholder Dialogue, the existence of Proxy Advisory Firms and Shareholder Association. The study is expected to help the Government of India and SEBI to chalk out policies for stronger Shareholder Engagement. The outcome of the study also expected the Proxy Advisory Firms to develop marketing strategies to reach out to investors.
Free Market: The History of an Idea
Authors: Thaku Ishfaq Ahmad
Published: March 2023

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Poszukiwanie niekanonicznych funkcji syntetaz aminoacylo-tRNA w oparciu o mutacje obecne u pacjentów z chorobą Charcot-Marie-Tooth
Authors: Misiorek Julia O.
Published: March 2023

Choroba Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) to genetycznie uwarunkowana, nieuleczalna choroba neurodegenracyjna, w której etiologie zaangażowane są mutacje w prawie stu różnych genach. Choroba dotyka nerwy obwodowe kontrolujące pracę mięśni oraz ich osłonki mielinowe, co prowadzi w efekcie do postępującego zaniku mięśni. Jednymi z ciekawszych genów, których mutacje są powiązane z fenotypem CMT, są geny kodujące syntetazy aminoacylo-tRNA (aaRS). Białka te są enzymami, których powszechną rolą jest katalizowanie reakcji przenoszenia poszczególnych aminokwasów na cząsteczki tRNA, a tym samym udział w tłumaczeniu kodu genetycznego na język białek. aaRS w wyniku powstających w toku ewolucji mutacji zaczęły nabywać nowe funkcje, które do dziś pozostają niezidentyfikowane, pomimo poznawania molekuł wiążących się z aaRS. Jednakże badania molekularne przypadków mutacji u pacjentów z CMT oraz organizmów modelowych, przybliżają naukowców do poznania nowych procesów, w które zaangażowane są aaRS i potencjalnie tłumaczyłyby ich kluczową rolę w patogenezie CMT.
Priority Determination Analysis of Research Competencies in Building Engineering Preservice Teachers through the Analytical Hierarchy Process
Authors: Sumarni Sri , Akhyar Muhammad , Nizam Muhammad , Widyastono Herry
Published: March 2023

The objective of this research was to obtain information on the priority ranking of superior research competence criteria in pre-service teachers. This study was designed with a quantitative descriptive research design using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The AHP is a decision-making system for determining the priorities on predetermined criteria in the development of research competencies in pre-service teachers. The five main principles studied were: the skills in determining the topic and background of research, skills in developing theoretical foundations, skills in applying research methodologies, skills in discussing and concluding research results, and paper writing skills. The expert evaluated the priority weight scale for each aspect of research competence. The development of research competency stimulation on pre-service teachers will be more effective if the priority criteria are revealed. A model of stimulation based on a priority scale should be developed with AHP since the order of priority indicates which stimulation criteria should be optimized.
The Impact of Laboratory Practical Activities on Students' Academic Performance at Queen of Peace Senior High School in The Nadowli-Kaleo District of The Upper West Region of Ghana
Authors: Issah Ibrahim , Baalongbuoro Valentine , Afram Oware Stephen
Published: March 2023

The study looked at how Form Two (2) science students' academic achievement in biology was affected by their biology practical. It was an action research study. For the study, Form Two (2) science students from Queen of Peace Senior High School were sampled. 42 students were surveyed using a Likert scale questionnaire, in addition to an interview and pre- and post-intervention test items. Descriptive statistics and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) were employed in the study to examine the findings. The study found that a lack of sufficient Science Resource Center equipment to support teaching and learning is to blame for students' poor performance in biology. Despite this, the school's biology teachers lacked proper training and there was no biology lab. Therefore, as a temporary fix to the issue, the study advised schools lacking the science resource centre to send students to schools with the amenities. Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Association of Science Teachers (GAST) should regularly hold in-service training workshops and courses to keep science teachers' understanding on how to plan practical lessons current. According to the report, Ghana's government should focus on providing the Science Resource Center facilities to all of the nation's schools.
Social Role of Alms (zakāt) in Islamic Economies
Authors: Bukowski Adam
Published: March 2023

Islam as both religion and socioeconomic system is based on five main pillars, that
is – five basic acts considered mandatory by Muslims, summarized in the hadith of
Gabriel. One of them is zakāt (almsgiving), i.e. giving 2.5% of one’s wealth to the
poor and needy.
In contrary to Christian religion, where question of charity is rather of a voluntary
matter, the role of zakāt in Islam is much more rigidly described. Almsgiving
is considered as a duty of a pious Muslim towards the poor. Thus in Islamic
economy, strongly based on Islam principles given by Allah to Muhammad, zakāt
is imposed by law and is not considered a charity but duty rather. The notion of
zakāt is mentioned in Qur-an over a 100 times, solely or in conjunction with other
commandments. On a basis that zakāt is to be paid as a part of total wealth exceeding
given minimum wealth (nisab) it is then justifiable to say that zakāt is
principally a tax.
A role of this essay is to shed some light on a utilisation and role of zakāt in
Islamic economies in socioeconomic context, with an example of Islamic Republic
of Pakistan, where in 1980 the Zakāt Ordinance was imposed. The concept of
zakāt is present in many Islamic countries, but its nature varies, being dependent
from the interpretation of religious law in a given country. Everywhere though, its
social role as an important tool maintaining social justice is strongly expressed.
Of course zakāt system also has its drawbacks and is subjected to much criticism.
The article aims to present both advantages and negative aspects of zakāt.
Using composite structural equation modeling to examine high school teachers' acceptance of E-learning after Covid-19
Authors: Molefi Rethabile Rosemary , Ayanwale Musa Adekunle
Published: March 2023

Electronic learning (e-learning) is a broader approach to learning that brings new opportunities for teaching and learning in many fields of education compared to the face-to-face classroom environment. The purpose of this study is to explore high school teachers’ acceptance to continue teaching through e-learning platforms after COVID-19. Based on the framework of a unified theory of technology acceptance and use of technology, this study investigates the research questions in the context of Lesotho. The study adopted a quantitative approach, with a total number of 300 questionnaires collected from high school teachers. The result was analyzed using composite structural equation modeling. According to the study, instructors' acceptance of e-learning is influenced by several factors, which in turn has a significant impact on teachers' behavioral intentions in Lesotho. As a result of the study, individual challenges associated with using e-learning platforms were identified.

Keywords: Composite-SEM; educational quality; e-learning; self-efficacy; technology acceptance.
Special Instruments to Reveal and Resist Unfair Practices with Cryptocurrencies and Digital Financial Assets
Authors: Korinnoy Aleksandr
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The article discusses conceptually new approaches to resist using cryptocurrencies and electronic payment means in unfair practices. As a result, it was found that all of them are aimed at revealing suspicious transactions and deanonymized individuals involved in illegal activities. The conclusion is substantiated that information and analytical systems constitute promising special tools for effective control of cryptocurrency market and blockchain networks. The research theoretical basis comprises scientific publications of the experts specialized in the issues of involvement, blockchain technology, distributed registries and cryptocurrencies at the investigation of crimes as well as foreign software tools, applied in the field of blockchain networks security. Methods: In the research, the author relies on deduction, generalization, synthesis and system analysis methods. Results: Determination of the capabilities of foreign and domestic software special tools in the field of virtual wallet providers and exchange operators (such as “crypto-currency brokers’ board”, etc.). Practical significance: The mechanism of functioning of special software tools for deanonymization of transactions in order to resist the use of cryptocurrencies and payment electronic means in unfair practices is presented.
A esquerda e a nova esquerda, rupturas e continuidades
Authors: Santos Breno Augusto de Oliveira , Sá Guilherme
Published: March 2023

Diante as transformações das esquerdas nos ´´ultimos tempos, a presente entrevista objetiva compreender os caminhos, rupturas e continuidades das esquerdas a partir do olhar do historiador Lincoln Secco. Frente a denominada "crise dos paradigmas" desde o final dos anos 1960 e início dos anos 1970, a(s) esquerda(s) vem se transformando continuamente, com novas demandas e novos discursos. Dessa forma, propomos realizar uma reflexão histórica, buscando compreender passado, presente e perspectivas para o futuro.
“Alegria, alegria é o estado que chamamos Bahia”
Authors: Gaspari André , Alvarez Palmira Heine
Published: March 2023

Objetivando discutir os modos de discursivização dos corpos em anúncios publicitários do carnaval de Salvador, pretende-se refletir sobre como estes significam, sendo atravessados pelo discurso da baianidade, em anúncios publicitários do carnaval de Salvador. Partindo da ideia de que o corpo é elemento discursivo, interessa-nos observar o modo como os já-ditos de uma baianidade encenada atravessam os corpos dos sujeitos estampados nas campanhas publicitárias escolhidas, discursivizando-os como diversos e colocando-os em simbiose com a cidade. Para isso, recorreremos ao arcabouço teórico da Análise do discurso pecheutiana, que fornece as bases necessárias para reconhecer vestígios históricos relacionados aos objetos simbólicos investigados (condições de produção),identificar de que modo o simbólico participa do processo de formulação de sentidos (campo das materialidades) e compreender como, a partir do imaginário, os efeitos de sentido são regulados, de maneira a dissimular a dimensão material contraditória do processo interdiscursivo (posições de sujeito).
"Orgulho de ser nordestino"
Authors: Grigoletto Evandra , Nardi Fabiele Stockmans de
Published: March 2023

Ao analisar tanto discursos de orgulho como de preconceito aos nordestinos, objetivamos compreender, neste artigo, os modos de dizer o nordeste e o nordestino que sustentam tais discursos. Como forma de recortar esses discursos, nosso corpus foi construído a partir da escuta de sujeitos nordestinos acerca dos modos de significação de dois enunciados: “orgulho de ser nordestino” e “tinha que ser nordestino”. Ancoradas na Análise de Discurso com filiação em Pêcheux, observamos, a partir das análises, como os sujeitos entrevistados, ao falarem sobre esses dois enunciados, se subjetivam e, ao mesmo tempo, mobilizam sentidos cristalizados de dizeres já sedimentados socialmente sobre o “ser nordestino”. No jogo entre o orgulho e o preconceito, agitam-se as redes de memória, a filiação ideológica pela repetição-reestruturação-desestabilização de sentidos já dados.
Identification of Gastrointestinal Parasite in Hospitalized Cats at Several Animal Clinics in Surabaya Using Faecal Examination Method
Authors: Siswandi Luthfiyyah Nur Afifah
Published: March 2023

The aim of this study is to identify the parasite species and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites that infect cats hospitalized at several veterinary clinics in Surabaya using the faecal examination method. The type of this research is an observational with research design used in this study is a cross sectional study. The samples used in this study were 100 cat feces that were hospitalized at several veterinary clinics in Surabaya and each took 25 fecal samples. This sample was examined using native, sedimentation, and floating methods. The results showed 35% of samples were positively infected by gastrointestinal parasites with 28% parasites as single infection and 7% as mixed infection. The gastrointestinal parasites that identified in this study were Toxocara cati, Ancylostoma sp., Cryptosporidium sp., Isospora felis, and Isospora rivolta. The results of statistical analysis with chi square test showed that sex and age were not related to the prevalence of the gastrointestinal parasites in hospitalized cats at several animal clinics in Surabaya.
PARASITIC WORM OF AGILE GIBBON (Hylobates agilis F. CUVIER 1821) AND SIAMANG (Symphalangus syndactylus RAFFLES 1821) AT SERULINGMAS ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, BANJARNEGARA
Authors: TIuria Risa
Published: March 2023

Samples feces were collected from three heads of agile gibbon and three heads of siamang using direct smear, flotation, sedimentation, and McMaster methods. Identification is achieved by using faecal cultures to obtain larvae of parasitic worm. Identification result indicated that male agile gibbon (W/I) infected by two types of parasitic worms (Trichostrongylus and Strongyloides). In contrast, female agile gibbon (W/IIa and W/IIb), placed in the same cage as a male agile gibbon are uninfected by a parasitic worm. Male siamang (S/IA) put in a different cage with others is uninfected. Male siamang (S/IB) ia infected by three types of parasitic worms (Trichostrongylus, Strongyloides, and Cooperia) while the female siamang (S/IIB) that placed in the same cage with S/IB infected with one type of parasitic worm (Trichuris).  Each egg account results showed no amount exceeding 300 eggs per gram of feces. This led to the degree of infection in agile gibbon and siamang at Serulingmas Zoological Garden, belonging to a common disease. It can be concluded that the type of parasitic worms found in the agile gibbon at Serulingmas Zoological Garden namely Trichostrongylus and Strongyloides while the variety of parasitic worms found in the siamang namely Trichuris, Trichostrongylus, Strongyloides, and Cooperia.
Detection Of Parasitic Helminth In Gabus Fish (Channa Striata) Natural Catches At Baduk Fish Market Nganjuk Regency
Authors: Aida Anita Nur Aida , Koesdarto Setiawan , Sabdoningrum Emy Koestanti , Permatasari Dian Ayu
Published: March 2023

This study aimed to detect the existence and identify, also to determine the prevalence and degree of infection from parasitic helminth in gabus fish (Channa striata) natural catches at Baduk Fish Market, Nganjuk Regency. In 50 samples of gabus fish, parasitic helminths were examined on the body surface, gills, abdominal cavity, muscles, and digestive tract then identified. Parasitic helminths from digestive tract stained with Semichen Acetic Carmine method. Parasitic helminths that have been identified then calculate the prevalence and degree of infection. The result showed that the parasitic helminths found in gabus fish consist of the genera Pallisentis, Spinitectus, Dactylogyrus, and Gyrodactylus. Pallisentis sp. included in Phylum Acanthocephala, found to infect the intestines with prevalence of 74% and degree of infection of 5,62 parasite each fish. Spinitectus sp. included in Phylum Nematoda, found to infect the stomach and intestines with prevalence of 48% and degree of infection of 8 parasite each fish. Dactylogyrus sp. included in Class Monogenea, found to infect the gills with prevalence of 80% and degree of infection of 1,95 parasite each fish. Gyrodactylus sp. included in Class Monogenea, found to infect the body surface with prevalence of 42% and infection rate of 1,33 parasite each fish.
Quality of Chicken Feather Processed in Different Conditions
Authors: Rahayu Sri , Bata Muhamad
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The objective of this research was to evaluate the hydrolyzed chicken feather based on pepsin digestibility and nutrient content, after physico-chemical and biological process. It was carried out by experimental methods at feed and nutrition laboratory. The treatments were hydrolyzed feather meals immersed in 0.5% NaOH and Na2S solution for 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours, each treatment was repeated three times. The results showed that chemical treatment (NaOH-Na2S) in various time of incubation at 60oC followed by fermentation using Bacillus sp. MTS at 37oC for four days decreased the protein of hydrolyzed feather (78.88 to 73.06%), but increased the keratin fiber (1.9 to 3.26%). Pepsin digestibility informed that the increasing incubation time from 0, 2, 4, 6 to 8 hours resulted in higher solubility than that of control (30.2% at 8 hours vs 15.4% at 0 hours). Processing chicken feather  by  0.5% NaOH and Na2S solution at 60oC for 6 hours followed by fermentation increased the value of pepsin digestibility.  Key words: hydrolyzed, Bacillus sp. MTS, feather, solubility Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi kualitas nutrien tepung bulu ayam hasil proses hidrolisis secara fisiko-kimia dan biologis menggunakan Bacillus sp. MTS. Metode eksperimental digunakan dalam penelitian yang menggunakan dua tahap proses hidrolisis yaitu tahap 1: setelah perebusan bulu dalam larutan NaOH maka bulu direndam dalam larutan  0.5% NaOH dan Na2S pada 600C dan tahap 2: fermentasi bulu selama empat hari pada suhu 370C. Perlakuan berupa waktu inkubasi yaitu 0, 2, 4, 6 dan 8 jam diterapkan pada tahap kedua dengan ulangan sebanyak tiga kali. Perlakuan fisiko-kimia yang dilanjutkan fermentasi menggunakan bakteri spesifik penghasil enzim-enzim pendegradasi keratin bulu menurunkan kadar  protein tepung bulu  (78,88% menjadi 73,06%) dan meningkatkan kadar serat tepung bulu (1,9 menjadi 3,26%). Uji kelarutan protein tepung bulu dalam pepsin menginfromasikan bahwa proses tahap 1 menghasilkan nilai kelarutan protein tepung bulu yang meningkat dua kali dibanding kontrol (30,2% pada 8 jam vs 15,4% pada 0 jam inkubasi) atau enam kali dibanding tepung bulu tanpa hidrolisis (5%). Pengolahan bulu ayam menggunakan cara pemanasan, perendaman dalam larutan NaOH dan Na2S selama 6 jam pada 600C serta fermentasi menghasilkan tepung bulu dengan daya larut dalam pepsin  lebih baik dibanding tanpa pengolahan.  Kata kunci: hidrolisis, tepung-bulu, Bacillus sp. MTS, kelarutan
Performance and Meat Quality of Thin Tailed Sheep in Supplementary Feeding Lemuru Fish Oil Protected By Saponification with Different NaOH Concentration
Authors: Setyaningrum Agustinah , Soeparno Soeparno , Yusiati Lies Mira , Koestantinah Koestantinah
Published: March 2023

This study was aimed to obtain oil and the exact saponification with different NaOH concentration to protect unsaturated fats, which does can result in good production performance and lamb meat quality with low saturated fatty acid. Stage one studied the performance of sheep production on supplementing lemuru fish oil (LFO) protected with different saponification optimization. Twenty lambs aged 5-6 months early weighing 8-14 kg were divided into 4 treatments, namely P0 basal feed (50% elephant grass + 50% concentrate), P1 (basal feed + soap LFO NaOH 10%), P2 (basal feed + soap LFO NaOH 20%) and P3 (basal feed + soap LFO NaOH 30%) with completely randomized design and 5 replication for performance and 3 replication for meat quality. The results showed that the treatment effect was not significant (P>0.05) on the consumption of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), total digestible nutrien (TDN), daily gain and blood cholesterol. P2 yield the highest daily gain 130.95 ± 19.29 g/head/day of cholesterol at the same time low of 58.67 mg/dl. Stage two studied the criteria of lamb carcass and meat quality in supplementary feeding LFO protected with different saponification optimization. Twelve sheeps were slaughtered for P0, P1, P2 and P3. The results showed that the treatment effect was not significant (P> 0.05) to slaughter weight, carcass weight and carcass percentage, the physical quality of meat (pH, water holding capacity, cooking losses and tenderness), and chemical quality of the meat (DM levels, CP , EE, saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids) except in EPA and DHA increased very significantly (P<0.01). Conclusively, giving soap LFO with different optimization did not significantly affect the appearance and quality of sheep meat production, except in EPA and DHA which were significantly increased
Using Behavioural Validity Method to Analyse the Dynamic Model of Smallholder Beef Farming Systems in Indonesia
Authors: Setianto Novie Andri , Cameron Donald , Gaughan John
Published: March 2023

Abstract.  Smallholders beef farming is a complex systems which has wide range of stakeholders whose interests are varied. Systems thinking is one approach which can be recommended to study the complexity of a system.  Model is developed to mimic the situation of the farming situation in the real world.  A model opens up possibilities for simulating an intervention easier, less dangerously, and more ethically than experimenting in the real world.  However, before a model were used to simulate any intervention strategy, it needs to be validated.  This paper aimed to describe one validity method which used to test the validity of a model describing the smallholder beef farming.  A series of surveys have been undertaken to harness perspectives, opinion, and data from 2 beef farmers group in Kabupaten Banjarnegara and Kabupaten Banyumas.  Model were developed using iThink software developed by Ventana®.  Behavioural validity was conducted using extreme condition test which use 4 combination of extreme value; calving interval, share to farmer, purchasing price, and selling price.  Result showed that behavioural validity method using extreme value test was able to show the consistency of the logic which construct he structure of the model.
Essential Oils of Alpinia monopleura and Their Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity
Authors: Yodha Agung Wibawa Mahatva , Badia Esti , Musdalipah Musdalipah , Setiawan Muhammad Azdar , Daud Nur Saadah , Fusvita Angriani , Fristiohady Adryan , Sahidin Sahidin
Published: March 2023

Alpinia monopleura is an endemic plant which widespread and abundant in Sulawesi. Nevertheless, previous studies have not studied the chemical compound and biological activity. This study describes the chemical compounds and antibacterial and antioxidant properties of the essential oils isolated from A. monopleura. The essential oil was obtained by the hydro distillation method and interpreted by GCMS. Antibacterial properties were determined by the agar diffusion method, while DPPH and ABTS determined antioxidant activity. The most important components are α-caryophyllene, β-pinene, limonene, α-pinene, β-caryophyllene and caryophyllene oxide. Essential oils of leaves and fruit showed excellent antibacterial properties with a MIC strength of 31.3 μg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25023 and Escherichia coli ATCC 35218. The highest antioxidant effect was also shown by inhibiting ABTS and DPPH radicals, with IC50 strength ​​of essential oil obtained from the leaf being 15.60 and 19.42 μg/mL, respectively, while from the fruit were 10.44 and 11.93 μg/mL. These antibacterial and antioxidant properties indicate that essential oils have advantages in their use in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
A Comparative Analysis of Legal Products on the Development of Productive Waqf in Indonesia and Malaysia
Authors: Syibly M. Roem , Mustaffa Nurul Hidayawatie , Zulkifle Muhammad Rabbani Bin , Ndini Cahya Wulan
Published: March 2023

Indonesia and Malaysia generally have the same Islamic character and history, so the development of Islamic law also has the same roots. Then there were differences in the development of Islamic law, including the law on waqf, which was caused by differences in colonial history. The Dutch colonized Indonesia, and Malaysia was colonized by the British. Therefore, they have different systems and state administrations. This study aims to explain how much support for positive legal products that regulate waqf impacts the development of productive waqf instruments in Indonesia and Malaysia, although with different legal systems. This research is literature research with a juridical-normative approach with a qualitative model. Analysis of the data used is the interactive analysis model of Miles and Huberman. The study results in show that in Indonesia and Malaysia, waqf legal products have existed since the sultanate era, colonial era, and independence era. Waqf legal products in Indonesia regulate more about waqf of immovable objects, which are regulated in different legal products. However, since the birth of the Waqf Law in 2004, waqf has not only focused on immovable objects but also movable and productive objects following the development of the financial world. And business. Likewise, in Malaysia, the legal product of waqf is included in family law which is regulated in the law in each different country, including the territory of the alliance. Productive waqf has also penetrated productive economic efforts by the purpose of waqf.
Study of Carl Rogers' Humanist Approach in Interfaith Counseling
Authors: Doeka Fredrik Y. A. , Saartje Banja
Published: March 2023

This article analyzes counseling services to counselees of different churches and religions. The main objective is to answer whether there is a possibility that counselees from different churches and religions will be helped. The research was conducted using a qualitative method in which we focused on descriptive data that refers to the counselee's spoken words and behavior. The research was conducted at the Yayasan Tembok Ratapan Timor, Kupang,  Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. The Study found that counselees from various churches and religions can solve their problems when their potential is revealed. The humanist approach of Carl Rogers used by the counselor is very effective in maximizing the counselee's potential. Through a review of religions' theology, it was concluded that the love of God deserves to be enjoyed by counselees of different religions.
Obesity Is Associated With Immunometabolic Changes in Adipose Tissue That May Drive Treatment Resistance in Breast Cancer: Immune-Metabolic Reprogramming and Novel Therapeutic Strategies
Authors: Savva Constantinos , Copson Ellen , Johnson Peter WM , Cutress Ramsey I , Beers Stephen A
Published: March 2023

White adipose tissue (WAT) represents an endocrinologically and immunologically active tissue that’s primary role is energy storage and homeostasis. Breast WAT is involved in the secretion of hormones and proinflammatory molecules that are associated with breast cancer development and progression. The role of adiposity and systemic inflammation in immune responses and resistance to anti-cancer treatment in breast cancer (BC) patients is still not clear. This review aims to evaluate the emerging evidence on the crosstalk between adiposity and the immune-tumour microenvironment in BC, its progression and treatment resistance. Adiposity, and by extension subclinical inflammation, are associated with metabolic dysfunction and changes in the immune-tumour microenvironment in BC. In oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast tumours, it is proposed that these changes are mediated via a paracrine interaction between macrophages and preadipocytes leading to elevated aromatase expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and adipokines in the breast tissue in patients who are obese or overweight. In HER2+ breast tumours, WAT inflammation has been shown to be associated with resistance to trastuzumab mediated via MAPK or PI3K pathways. Furthermore, adipose tissue in patients with obesity is associated with upregulation of immune checkpoints on T-cells that is partially mediated via immunomodulatory effects of leptin and has been paradoxically associated with improved responses to immunotherapy in several cancers. In conclusion, evidence suggests that body composition and metabolic status are associated with patient outcomes. To optimise patient stratification and personalisation of treatment, prospective studies are required to evaluate the role of body composition and metabolic parameters in metabolic immune reprogramming with and without immunotherapy in patients with BC.
A study on the effects of clearance joints on the dynamic response of the beam-joint structure using VFIFE
Authors: Yao Huaibo , Liang Lei , Zhang Huibo , Ma Wenlai , Zhao Yang
Published: March 2023

Joint clearance is unavoidable because it ensures successful assembly and deployment, but it also affects the dynamic response, stability, and pointing accuracy of large deployable space structures. This paper investigates the effects of clearance joints on the dynamic response of a beam-joint structure, a fundamental element of large deployable space structures. Vector form intrinsic finite element is employed to establish the structure’s motion governing equation to overcome the difficulties in modeling and solving of traditional finite element method led by contact behavior. The contact forces are modeled by the Lankarani and Nikravesh contact model and the modified Coulomb's friction model. First, a classical benchmark problem of a clamped-clamped beam is studied to validate the accuracy and efficiency of the model proposed. Then, a planar beam-joint structure with clearance joints is used to investigate the effects of clearance on the dynamic response. Subsequently, multiple simulation cases are executed to study the effects of different clearance factors on the dynamic structural characteristics. The results show that as the coefficient of restitution becomes small and the sliding friction coefficient gets large, more energy is dissipated, revealing their significant influence on the structural damping characteristics. Joint clearance enlarges the structure’s dynamic response, and larger clearance size and more clearance joints exacerbate these effects. The structure’s damping ratio becomes larger when the clearance size gets smaller. These results indicate that clearance joints have significant effects on the structure's dynamic characteristics, and they must be considered in the design and analysis of high-precision space structures.
Elderly emergency department boarders’length of stay and risk factors
Authors: Wang Tonghui , Wu Xiaolu , Liang Ying , Li YuanYuan
Published: March 2023

Study objective: The distribution of Emergency Department Length Of Stay (EDLOS) for young and old emergency department (ED) boarders and its risk factors remain ill-defined, and we attempt to sort it out using organizational data linked at the individual level from a tertiary public teaching hospital at Lanzhou, China.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of ED admitted patients between 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018 was conducted. The primary outcome was the distribution of EDLOS between the elder (≥65 years) and the younger (17-64 years) and the rate for prolonged EDLOS, defined as≥75th percentile of EDLOS. Secondary outcomes were the possible risk factors. Using Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition to decompose the prolonged EDLOS rate gap between two age groups.
Results: A total of 28562 ED presentations were included in the study, and the mean age was 50.92 years (S.D.±17.52). The mean EDLOS for the younger group was 11.5h(S.D.±18) and 13.18h(S.D.±20.82）for the elderly patients. The two age groups differed significantly in prolonged EDLOS rate (P<0.001). 29.13% of elderly patients and 11.5% of younger patients suffered from prolonged EDLOS. The result of multivariable regression suggests excessive medication, MRI inspection, and consultation by specialists from internal medicine or emergency from the inpatient department contribute the most. Results of Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition suggested that characteristic differences can explain nearly two-thirds of the prolonged EDLOS gap between the two age groups, in which organizational differences were the major contributor.
Conclusion: Elderly patients had significantly longer EDLOS than their younger counterparts, and organizational factors played a dominant role, which may be overcome through organizational reform.
Clinical predictive role of Mayo adhesive probability score in nephrectomy and adrenalectomy：A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: wang Dongxing , li Feng , Zhang Chunlei , Zhang Bin , chang Dehui
Published: March 2023

Purpose

This study aimed to determine the clinical predictive role of Mayo adhesive probability (MAP) score in nephrectomy and adrenalectomy.

Methods

Publications were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase. Pooled analysis of MAP predictive role of perioperative outcomes including operative times (OT), estimated blood loss (EBL), warm ischemia time (WIT), length of stay (LOS), and complication rate was performed. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for continuous data and Odds ratio (ORs) with 95% Cis for dichotomous data were considered the effect size. Statistical significance was defined as P-value < 0.05.

Results

A total of 10 eligible studies including 3200 patients undergoing nephrectomy or adrenalectomy were included. Pooled results of 10 studies showed that OT in high MAP score group were significant longer than those in low MAP score group (WMD = 18.58, 95% CI: [11.44, 25.73], P < 0.00001). Pooled results of 7 studies showed that EBL in high MAP score group were significant greater than those in low MAP score group (WMD = 38.50, 95% CI: [20.44, 56.57], P < 0.0001). Pooled results of 5 studies showed that there was no significant difference on WIT between high MAP score group and low MAP score group (WMD = 0.58, 95% CI: [-0.34, 1.51], P = 0.22). Pooled results of 6 studies showed that there was no significant difference on LOS between high MAP score group and low MAP score group (WMD=-0.07, 95% CI: [-0.39, 0.25], P = 0.67). Pooled results of 7 studies showed that there was no significant difference on complication rate between high MAP score group and low MAP score group (OR = 0.79, 95% CI: [0.57, 1.11], P = 0.18).

Conclusion

The high MAP score predicts longer operative times and greater estimated blood loss. In other words, the MAP score could predict surgical complexity.
A unique case of tetraploid pregnancy following a frozen embryo transfer in an intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle
Authors: uluğ ulun , Sahin Oya , Akgul Setenay , Uzun Isıl Cilingir
Published: March 2023

Background: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a kind of assisted reproductive technique mainly used for severe infertility problems associated with male factor. In this technique, a single spermatozoa is injected into the oocyte's cytoplasm, thereby eliminating multispermic fertilization.
Case report: Here we report a case of a couple with primary infertility. Gynecologic exam, basal hormone levels, and hysterosalpingography were within normal limits. Sperm analyses were reported as severe oligoasthenoteratospermia. Peripheral blood karyotype analyzes of the couple were normal. Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and ICSI were planned. A single 4AB (Gardner blastocyst scoring) quality embryo that reached the blastocyst stage was transferred. The bhCG value on the 12th day after the transfer was 444 mIU/L. Gestational sac were observed on transvaginal ultrasound on 22nd day following embryo transfer. At the following exams, missed abortus was diagnosed, pregnancy evacuation was performed at the 9th week of the pregnancy, and material were separated for karyotyping. After cell culture for cytogenesis, it was reported as tetraploidy (92,XXYY).
Conclusion: Chromosomal segregation anomalies as mitotic failure following zygote stage can be considered for the development of multiploid embryos among ICSI cycles. Keywords: ICSI, tetraploidy, male infertility, assisted reproductive technology
Can Site Specific parameters help to identify the Seismically Induced Damage Pattern: An Assessment
Authors: Rawat Abhishek , Chatterjee R. S. , Kumar Dheeraj , Kumar Harsh , Suman Shilpa
Published: March 2023

Indo-Gangetic plains are vulnerable to damage during earthquakes due to the presence of soft soil cover. Local geology and topography play a significant role in amplifying the damage and controlling the pattern of damage. In this study, an effort has been made to investigate the pattern of damage by using the different parameters which significantly varies spatially such as lithology, shear wave, soil texture, basement depth and distance to the fault. The logistic regression was performed on the training data was selected from the common damage zones provided in the catalogue a generalized damage pattern map was prepared for North Bihar without considering the earthquake source effect. The model achieved 55% accuracy and, further the prepared map was validated with the isoseismal map of 1934, 1988, 2015 Mainshock, and 2015 major aftershock, the area under the curve (AUC) determined as 0.54, 0.57, 0.56, and 0.60 respectively. The generalized map can be used with the ground motion parameter to estimate the extent of hazard after an earthquake.
Assessment of genetic variability for agro-morphological traits of Vegetable Pea (Pisum Sativum var.hortense.L) under Bundelkhand region
Authors: Kumar Sunil , Soni Shweta , Kumar Hitesh , Maurya B.K. , Singh A.K , Singh R.K. , Dwivedi S.V.
Published: March 2023

Background:Peas, also known as garden peas or green peas, are a winter season crop that is grown extensively in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The plant is known for its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, which helps to improve soil fertility and reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizers. In addition, the pea seed is a rich source of high-quality protein and minerals, making it a nutritious food for humans and animals alike. Peas are commonly used in a variety of dishes, including soups, stews, salads, and side dishes.The breeding objective to develop cultivar with high yield and constant production, maturity and resistance against to biotic and abiotic stress. To fulfill requirement of breeding programme genetic diversity are prerequisite to select genetically diverse parent for hybridization to incorporate known gene for particular characters within a germplasm.Method:The experiment was conducted at vegetable research farm at College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda. Mean performance of different traits in different environment, Principle component analysis, Tukey honest test were performed to assess the genetic diversity present in 15 genotypes of vegetable pea for the identification of diverse and desirable parents for improvement programme.Result:Based on the phenotypic data and tukey honest test few genotypes are superior for different traits like Kasha Sakti was the highest TSS (16.83) and (15.50) during 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 growing season respectively. Whereas, kashi Nandani was the highest GPY (kg/ha in the both years with 9789.16 and 9291.66 in 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively. Pusa Shree in 2019-20 was the earliest entry for FFI (29 days) after sowing and kashi Samridhi was the late entry for FFI (75 days) after sowing in the both years. Principle component analysis revealed that first four principle component contributed to 68% of the total variation so these four were given due importance for further explanation.
Renewable Energy and Ecological Sustainability in Africa: Does Foreign Debt and Financial Globalisation Matter?
Authors: Aladejare Samson Adeniyi
Published: March 2023

Since the last decade, ecological preservation has become a critically debated topic in developing and developed nations. Hence, to ensure environmental sustainability, countries and international bodies have been canvassing for measures that support severe restrictions to protect the Earth’s biodiversity. Without such an approach, sustaining the ecological quality needed for sustainable growth and development will be a mirage if current greenhouse gas levels are not tamed. Hence, this study investigated the effect of renewable energy consumption on the ecological sustainability of 44 African countries and the accompanying roles of external debt and financial globalisation in the relationship. Second-generation estimation techniques were employed and deduced inferences from the cross-sectional autoregressive distributed lag method used in the study. The study empirically demonstrated that renewable energy is insignificant for ecological sustainability without debt stock and financial globalisation. However, the inclusion of both variables revealed that while renewable energy and financial globalisation accelerated ecological sustainability, external debt worsened it in the short and long-term periods. Therefore, the study proposed relevant policy measures.
Knowledge-guided Transformer for Joint Topic and Sentiment Analysis of Chinese Classical Poetry
Authors: Wei Yuting , Hu Linmei , Zhu Yangfu , Wu Bin
Published: March 2023

The analyses of the topic and sentiment are essential for understanding Chinese classical poetry and historical culture. Existing works fail to consider the lexical knowledge mined from poem annotations, which partly contains some information about the topic and sentiment. In addition, most works ignore the interdependence and diversity of the topic and sentiment in one poem. Hence, in this paper, we propose a Knowledge-guided Transformer Model (KTM) for joint multiple topic and sentiment analysis of Chinese classical poetry. Specifically, we first respectively construct two lexical dictionaries for the topic and sentiment based on the poem annotations. Then we take full advantage of the lexical dictionaries with a knowledge-based mask-transformer to represent poems. Furthermore, considering the correlations between the topic and sentiment, our model jointly classifies the multiple topics and sentiments in Chinese classical poetry by stacking the two subtasks. Considering there is no public dataset, we release a new Chinese classical poetry dataset CCPD for joint multiple topic and sentiment analysis. Extensive experiments demonstrate that our model achieves state-of-the-art performance on both topic and sentiment analyses, especially on tail labels.