bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tata Rias Wajah Sebagai Media Aktualisasi Diri Bagi Mahasiswi
Authors: Wenerda Indah
Published: June 2020

The use of makeup applied by female students at the time of college is a mandatory ritual that is done every day, but the practice is not stuck on the rules written in the campus environment (lecture). The use of makeup is part of self-actualization for some female students who apply it. The face seems to be a canvas for each student who then they draw based on the perception they get from the exposure of various media around them. Therefore the researchers conducted this study to determine the motivation and disciplinary processes of the body applied by female students through makeup application to their faces. This research uses qualitative research type. The study included the collection of a wide range of empirical data from research subjects (women students). Then the data is analyzed to gain an understanding of the subject of the study encountered (makeup practice for women students). Through this research the researcher can know the motivation of applying makeup for the student as the differentiation of her with other women student. Through the applied makeup, students also feel more confident when compared to not using.Keywords: discipline, body, makeup, women students.

ABSTRAKPenggunaan tata rias wajah yang diterapkan oleh mahasiswi pada saat kuliah merupakan ritual wajib yang dilakukan setiap harinya, padahal praktik tersebut tidak tercantun pada aturan tertulis di lingkungan kampus (kuliah). Penggunaan tata rias wajah merupakan bagian dari aktualisasi diri bagi sebagian mahasiswi yang menerapkannya. Wajah seolah menjadi kanvas bagi masing-masing mahasiswi yang kemudian mereka gambar berdasarkan cerapan yang mereka dapatkan dari terpaan berbagai media yang ada di sekitar mereka. Oleh karena itu peneliti melakukan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui motivasi dan proses-proses pendisiplinan tubuh yang diterapkan mahasiswi melalui aplikasi tata rias ke wajah mereka. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian yang meliputi pengumpulan beraneka ragam data empiris dari subjek penelitian (mahasiswi). Kemudian data tersebut dianalisis untuk mendapatkan pemahaman tentang subjek kajian yang dihadapi (praktik tata rias wajah bagi mahasiswi). Melalui penelitian ini peneliti dapat mengetahui motivasi dari penerapan penggunaan tata rias wajah bagi mahasiswi sebagai pembeda dirinya dengan mahasiswi yang lain. Melalui tata rias wajah yang diterapkan, mahasiswi juga merasakan kepercayaan diri lebih tinggi ketika dibandingkan tidak menggunakan.Kata Kunci: pendisiplinan, tubuh, tata rias wajah, mahasiswi.
Implementasi Undang-Undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik Dalam Penyelesaian Masalah Ujaran Kebencian Pada Media Sosial
Authors: Permatasari Iman Amanda , Wijaya Junior Hendri
Published: June 2020

After the enactment of The Information and Electronics Transactions (IET) laws in Indonesia, there are certain limitations in terms of conveying something through social media, especially regarding hate speech. The purpose of this study is to find out how the implementation of the IET Law in solving hate speech problems on social media. The method used is the literature study method. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the IET Law has been adjusted to the objectives of the 1945 Constitution, however, in solving the problem of hate speech, it is always bound to the rubber article, namely articles 27, 28 and 29 of the IET Law. This article seems to be a terrible scourge, even used as a means to take revenge, silence criticism, win a case or even become a political weapon. The suggestion from this study is for the government to review the contents of several articles and also sanctions against the perpetrators of hate speech.

Keywords: Implementation, the constitution of IET, Hate Speech, Social Media

 

ABSTRAK

Setelah diberlakukannya undang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (ITE) di Indonesia, terdapat batasan-batasan tertentu dalam hal menyampaikan sesuatu melalui media social, terutama mengenai ujaran kebencian. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana implementasi Undang-Undang ITE dalam penyelesaian masalah ujaran kebencian pada media sosial. Metode yang digunakan metode studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan pengimplementasian undang-undang ITE sudah disesuaikan dengan tujuan Undang-Undang Dasar Tahun 1945,akan tetapi, di dalam penyelesaian masalah ujaran kebencian selalu terikat dengan pasal karet yaitu pada pasal 27, 28 dan 29 Undang-Undang ITE. Pasal ini seolah menjadi momok yang mengerikan, bahkan dijadikan sarana untuk membalas dendam, membungkam kritik, memenangkan suatu perkara atau bahkan menjadi senjata politik. Saran dari kajian ini adalah  agar pemerintah untuk mengkaji ulang isi dari beberapa pasal dan juga sanksi-sanksi terhadap pelaku ujaran kebencian.

Kata kunci: Implementasi, undang-undang ITE, Ujaran Kebencian, Media Sosial.
Grup WhatsApp Sebagai Wadah Komunikasi Ibu-Ibu di Era Digital
Authors: Wenerda Indah
Published: June 2020

Currently, a WhatsApp Group that can be used by mothers in the digital era as a forum for discussion when getting various information from the internet. Therefore, this research was conducted to examine how the themes, roles, and discussion patterns in Whatsapp Group when used by new parents. This study uses a type of qualitative research. Research which includes gathering a wide variety of empirical data from research subjects (forms of communication of young mothers in the group). Then the data is analyzed to get an understanding of the subject of the study at hand. The results of this study include: themes that often-become discussions in are about maternal and child health, immunization, advice and support from all members, family planning, breastfeeding, labor costs, and parenting.Keywords: Whatsapp, group, mother, internet, digital.

ABSTRAK

Saat ini grup WhatsApp yang dimanfaatkan bagi ibu-ibu di era digital sebagai wadah untuk diskusi ketika mendapatkan berbagai informasi dari internet. Oleh karenanya penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mencermati tema, peran, dan pola diskusi dalam Grup Whatsapp ketika digunakan oleh orang tua baru. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian yang meliputi pengumpulan beraneka ragam data empiris dari subjek penelitian (bentuk komunikasi ibu-ibu muda dalam grup). Kemudian data tersebut dianalisis untuk mendapatkan pemahaman tentang subjek kajian yang dihadapi. Hasil dari penelitian ini di antaranya: tema yang sering jadi pembahasan adalah seputar kesehatan ibu dan anak, imunisasi, saran dan dukungan dari semua anggota, KB, ASI, biaya persalinan, dan pola asuh.

Kata kunci: WhatsApp, grup, ibu, internet, digital.
Iklan Politik di TVRI Kalsel pada Pemilukada 2018
Authors: Chandrabuwono Achmad Bayu , Rusli Atika , Sanjaya Andika
Published: June 2020

The Regional Head Candidates use advertisements on TVRI South Kalimantan to influence the public and get votes during the 2018 Regional Election campaign. The research uses a descriptive quantitative research type. Descriptive method aims to describe systematically the facts or characteristics of certain populations factually and accurately. This type of research uses quantitative content analysis. The findings state that effective advertising must contain creative and attached messages. According to our research, we conclude that political advertising in South Kalimantan is less effective. Prospective Regional Heads cannot rely on this type of advertising as the main campaign tool. They have to improvise with other media.Keywords: Political Communication, Political Advertisiement, Television.

ABSTRAKPara Calon Kepala Daerah menggunakan iklan untuk mempengaruhi masyarakat dan memperoleh suara selama kampanye.Penelitian menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Metode deskriptif bertujuan melukiskan secara sistematis fakta atau karak-teristik populasi tertentu secara faktual dan cermat. Tipe penelitian menggunakan analisis isi kuantitatif.Hasil temuan menyatakan iklan yang efektif harus mengandung pesan-pesan kreatif dan melekat. Menurut riset kami, kami menyimpulkan bahwa iklan politik di Kalimantan Selatan kurang efektif., Para Calon Kepala Daerah tidak dapat bergantung pada jenis iklan ini sebagai alat kampanye utama. Mereka harus berimprovisasi dengan media lain..Kata kunci: Komunikasi politik, iklan politik, televisi
Strategi Sosialisasi Politik Virtual Pasangan Calon pada Pemilihan Umum Raya Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa Perguruan Tinggi Negeri di Surabaya
Authors: Rakhmadani Riky , Navisa Naha
Published: June 2020

Political socialization is an important part of the candidate pair's important role in gaining support. The application of virtual media of candidate pairs also determines the direction of the votes in each candidate pair. This study used a qualitative-descriptive approach with interview and virtual observation data collection techniques. The results of research and analysis conducted, showed that the candidate pairs mapped students through virtual media to convey their political strategies, then used each virtual media of the candidate pairs to socialize their superior programs that were different from other candidate pairs. So, the candidate pair in this case made a political socialization strategy on every virtual media to increase the votes in the contestation of the student highway elections.

Keywords: political socialization, general elections, state universities in Surabaya, virtual

 

ABSTRAK

Sosialisasi politik menjadi bagian yang tak terlewatkan sebagai peran penting pasa-ngan calon dalam meraih dukungan. Penerapan media virtual pasangan calon turut menentukan arah suara pada setiap pasangan calon, Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan kualitatif-deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara dan observasi virtual. Hasil penelitian dan analisis yang dilakukan, menunjukkan bahwa pasangan calon memetakan mahasiswa melalui media virtual untuk menyampaikan strategi politiknya, kemudian menggunakan setiap media virtual pasangan calon untuk men-sosialisasikan program unggulannya yang berbeda dengan pasangan calon lain. Jadi, pasangan calon dalam hal ini membuat strategi sosialisasi politik pada setiap media virtual untuk meningkatkan suara dalam kontestasi pemilihan umum raya mahasiswa.

Kata kunci: sosialisasi politik, pemilihan umum, universitas negeri di Surabaya, virtual
Analisis Waktu Terbaik untuk Menerbitkan Konten di Instagram untuk Menjangkau Audiens
Authors: Priadana Adri , Murdiyanto Aris Wahyu
Published: June 2020

Instagram is a social media that allows us to easily promote products where one of them is done by publishing promotional content. However, posting promotional material at the right time to get an optimal response from the audience is a complex problem. This study aims to analyze the best publishing time to publish promotional content from 10 open trip service provider accounts on the Instagram platform. Researchers use the web scraping method to extract data from Instagram accounts and the aggregation, ordering, and selecting methods to analyze the best time. The basis used to determine the best time is the number of likes and comments on all posts. This research has succeeded in extracting Instagram's web data and analyzing post data from several Instagram accounts of open trip service providers. The results of this study indicate that each account has a different best time to publish content. For example, the best time to post content from an Instagram @hvtrip account is Friday between 20:00 and 20.59. The study can be used as a recommendation for Instagram account holders of open trip service providers regarding the best time to publish promotional content on Instagram to reach an optimal audience. Of course, this is not limited to Instagram accounts open service providers only.

Keywords: social media analytics, Instagram data, marketing, open trip services, the best time

 

ABSTRAK

Instagram merupakan salah satu media sosial yang memungkinkan kita untuk mempromosikan produk dengan mudah dimana salah satunya dilakukan dengan cara menerbitkan konten promosi. Akan tetapi, penerbitan konten prosmosi pada waktu yang tepat untuk mendapatkan tanggapan dari audiens secara optimal merupakan masalah yang kompleks. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis waktu penerbitan terbaik untuk menerbitkan konten promosi dari 10 akun penyedia jasa open trip pada platform Instagram. Peneliti menggunakan metode web scraping untuk mengekstrak data dari akun Instagram dan metode aggregation, ordering, dan selecting untuk menganalisis waktu terbaik. Dasar yang digunakan untuk menentukan waktu terbaik adalah jumlah suka dan komentar pada semua post. Penelitian ini telah berhasil mengekstraksi data web Instagram dan melakukan analisis data post dari beberapa akun Instagram penyedia jasa open trip. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa setiap akun memiliki waktu terbaik yang berbeda-beda untuk menerbitkan konten. Sebagai contoh, waktu terbaik untuk menerbitkan konten dari akun Instagram @hvtrip adalah hari Jumat antara jam 20.00 sampai jam 20.59. Hasil dari penelitian ini dapat dijadikan sebagai sebuah rekomendasi bagi pemilik akun Instagram penyedia jasa open trip mengenai waktu terbaik untuk menerbitkan konten promosi pada Instagram untuk menjangkau audiens secara optimal. Tentunya, hal ini tidak terbatas pada akun Instagram penyedia jasa open trip saja.

Kata kunci: analisis media sosial, data Instagram, pemasaran, jasa open trip, waktu terbaik
Ontogenetic structure of populations of forest-forming species of the Left-Bank Polissya of Ukraine
Authors: Skliar Viktoriia , Kyrylchuk Kateryna , Tykhonova Olena , Bondarieva Liudmyla , Zhatova Halyna , Klymenko Anna , Bashtovyi Mykola , Zubtsova Inna
Published: June 2020

The results of study of the population ontogenetic structure of the main forest-forming species (Pinus sylvestris, Quercus robur, Acer platanoides, Betula pendula, Populus tremula) of the Left Bank Polissia of Ukraine are presented. The study covered plant communities, which are the most common and typical in the region. They are represented by four formations of forest vegetation, viz. Pineta sylvestris, Querceta roboris, Betuleta pendulae, Populeta tremulae, and belonged to 24 syntaxes in the rank of association groups and up to 42 syn-taxons in the rank of associations. The study was based on the use of geobotanical and population-ontogenetic approaches and methods. It was established that in the forests of the region, the most part of main forest-forming species populations have left-sided ontogenetic spectrum. Invasive populations are the predominant category. Only in the populations of the species involved in the formation of the second and especially the first tier of stands reveals the centred and bimodal spectra. In these species, the frequency of normal population occurrence increased, but their proportion was within 6.7–13.6%. No regressive populations were found in the main forest-forming species of the region. It was fixed that the ontogenetic spectra of the most of populations of the studied species were incomplete due to the absence of plants of some ontogenetic states. It was noted that the individual extinction of the young generation before they reached the generative ontogenetic state, was the clear evidence of significant disturbance in the region forests of the generation variability in forest-forming species. The limited representation of windfall microsite complexes in the composition of the forest plant communities of the Left-Bank Polissia of Ukraine as well as gaps enough in size to ensure successful undergrowth development and formation of a continuous flow of generations is one of the consequences of long-term man-made impact on these forests.

Keywords: forest phytocoenosis, forest-forming tree species, population analysis, population structure, ontogenetic spectrum, Polissia of Ukraine
Optimization of Fluent Turbulence Models for Annular Diffuser
Authors: Sharma Nagendra Kumar
Published: June 2020

A diffuser is a mechanical device used for converting the kinetic energy of flowing fluid into pressure
energy. As the flow advances through the diffuser there is ongoing retardation of the flow resulting in
conversion of kinetic energy into pressure energy. This is known as diffusion. Diffuser constitutes an
essential part in turbo machinery and engineering structures. The present study aims at CFD analysis for the
prediction of flow characteristics using various mathematical models. The annular diffuser considered in the
present case has both the hub and casings are diverging with equal angles and hub angle keeping constant
as 10°. The characteristic quantity such as velocity profiles at various sections and flow patterns have been
presented for studying. Standard turbulence models are studied in the present study.
Relationship between mutual funds and hedge funds performance in different periods
Authors: Lechner G. , Fauster B.
Published: June 2020

The hedge fund literature has already shown that hedge funds and mutual funds follow a different strategy. One result of the literature was that mutual funds herd into or out of stocks following the herd of hedge funds one quarter later. The aim of this paper is to find out whether herding behavior of mutual funds have changed after the financial crisis. Our paper compares mutual funds and equity hedge funds in general (not only large hedge funds). The hypothesis is that mutual funds are not herding to equity hedge funds as strong as before the crisis. We use OLS regressions and correlation analysis to test the aforementioned hypothesis. We found that the monthly returns of hedge funds and mutual funds have synchronized in developed markets after the financial crisis. Therefore, the argument that mutual funds herd hedge funds is at least not as strong as before. The improving effectiveness and price informativeness could be an explanation for this changing environment.
Implementation of an Activity Based Costing System (ABC)
Authors: Rodríguez Manay L.O. , Guaita I. , Marqués I.
Published: June 2020

Research has been presented on the application of activity-based cost (ABC) in the manufacturing and service industries in the agricultural sector, which examines recent advances in cost accounting methods with special reference to the application of cost based in methodological activities in the primary sector. Accordingly, this document proposes using a transparent, flexible, easy to apply and understand cost model; based on activities to calculate and manage production costs in companies.
Special International Experiential Report: A Fulbright case study
Authors: Desselle Shane P. , Hoti Kreshnik
Published: June 2020

Objectives: This paper sets out to describe the experiences of a pharmacy faculty member leveraging the United States (U.S.) Fulbright Specialist (FS) programme as one mechanism to build global alliances in pharmacy workforce development;. It also describe the findings of the Fulbright visit in creating an Assessment Centre for a faculty group at a university of a middle-income country.
Methods: The University of Pristina in Kosovo tendered a successful application for the visit of a pharmacy education scholar in assessment with the FS programme. The FS and host endeavoured an engaging process with various university administrators and academic staff using semi-structured interviews, presentations, and informal discussions during academic and social exchanges.
Results: The FS produced a 27-page report on recommendations to develop an Assessment Centre that also outlined steps needed to scale the centre up to the University level and replicate it in other faculties, all keeping in mind entrustable activities of assessment and desired global outcomes for workforce development. The FS and host engaged in additional, unplanned activities including a possible pipeline for Ph.D..students from Kosovo to the U.S., a formal exchange with another U.S. institution, and continued collaboration on various scholarly endeavours.
Conclusions: Pharmacy educators must continue identifying opportunities for global collaboration that seeks to promote workforce development and assessment for readiness to practice. The Fulbright Program is one mechanism that fosters collaboration, along with culturally stimulating and mutually beneficial intellectual exchange.
A FABRICAÇÃO DA LITERATURA SURDA: DO TEATRO AO MEIO ACADÊMICO
Authors: Fontenele Mourão Carlos Antônio
Published: June 2020

Teorizar a produção artística em Libras que se identifica hoje por Literatura Surda é tarefa tanto árdua quanto necessária na universidade brasileira, que em menos de 20 anos assistiu um tanto distante ao escalonamento da área de Libras dentro dos cursos de Letras. Nesse sentido, é que nos propomos a descrever a fabricação da Literatura Surda no contexto múltiplo que nos leva: das experiências literárias e performáticas, nascidas em torno do National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) a seu potencial de influência nos primeiros encontros literários das comunidades surdas brasileiras até chegarmos à estruturação do currículo da área de Literatura Surda na graduação em Letras/Libras da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).
Educación para la ciudadanía en el nuevo orden mundial
Authors: Niño Walter Fernando Pérez
Published: June 2020

En el siguiente trabajo se analiza la concepción de ciudadanía abordándola de manera histórica y confrontándola con un análisis de las diferentes hegemonías que han tratado de imponer un orden global y las consecuencia de la aplicación de políticas en obediencia a dicho orden. Luego de ello, revisa el derecho a la educación teniendo en cuenta las nuevas realidades globales para, finalmente, centrar el estudio en las diferentes problemáticas que afronta la educación como consecuencia del orden mundial y proponer un enfoque sobre el cual debería guiarse.
La igualdad en la Constitución española
Authors: Jiménez Magdalena González
Published: June 2020

El principio de igualdad ante la ley es una vieja aspiración del ser humano que fue recogida con entusiasmo por el movimiento constitucional del siglo XVIII que marcó el fin del Antiguo Régimen. Se convirtió en una de las principales reivindicaciones de los revolucionarios liberales, especialmente de los franceses, hasta el punto de que su proclamación forma parte de la divisa del Estado surgido dela Revoluciónfrancesa (“libertad, igualdad, fraternidad”).
Asian summer monsoon anticyclone: trends and variability
Authors: Basha Ghouse , Ratnam M. Venkat , Kishore Pangaluru
Published: June 2020

Abstract. The Asian summer monsoon anticyclone (ASMA) has been a topic of intensive
research in recent times regarding its variability in dynamics, chemistry and
radiation. This work explores the spatial variability and the trends of the
ASMA using observational and reanalysis data sets. Our analysis indicates
that the spatial extent and magnitude of the ASMA is greater during July and
August than in June and September. The decadal variability of the
anticyclone is very large at the edges of the anticyclone compared with the core
region. Significant decadal variability is observed in the northeastern and
southwestern parts of the ASMA with reference to the 1951–1960 period. The strength
of the ASMA shows a drastic increase in zonal wind anomalies in terms of
temporal variation. Furthermore, our results show that the extent of the
anticyclone is greater during the active phase of the monsoon, strong
monsoon years, and La Niña events. Significant warming with strong
westerlies is observed exactly over the Tibetan Plateau from the surface to the
tropopause during the abovementioned periods. Our results support the existence of transport process over the
Tibetan Plateau and the Indian region during active, strong monsoon years
and during strong La Niña years. Therefore, it is recommended that the different
phases of the monsoon be taken into account when interpreting the variability of pollutants and trace
gases in the anticyclone.
Disentangling temporal and population variability in plant root water uptake from stable isotopic analysis: when rooting depth matters in labeling studies
Authors: Couvreur Valentin , Rothfuss Youri , Meunier Félicien , Bariac Thierry , Biron Philippe , Durand Jean-Louis , Richard Patricia , Javaux Mathieu
Published: June 2020

Abstract. Isotopic labeling techniques have the potential to minimize the
uncertainty of plant root water uptake (RWU) profiles estimated using
multisource (statistical) modeling by artificially enhancing the soil water
isotopic gradient. On the other end of the modeling continuum, physical
models can account for hydrodynamic constraints to RWU if simultaneous soil
and plant water status data are available. In this study, a population of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea cv. Soni) was grown in amacro-rhizotron and monitored for a 34 h long period following the
oxygen stable isotopic (18O) labeling of deep soil water. Aboveground
variables included tiller and leaf water oxygen isotopic compositions
(δtiller and δleaf, respectively) as well as leaf water
potential (ψleaf), relative humidity, and transpiration rate.
Belowground profiles of root length density (RLD), soil water content, and
isotopic composition were also sampled. While there were strong correlations
between hydraulic variables as well as between isotopic variables, the
experimental results underlined the partial disconnect between the temporal
dynamics of hydraulic and isotopic variables. In order to dissect the problem, we reproduced both types of observations
with a one-dimensional physical model of water flow in the soil–plant
domain for 60 different realistic RLD profiles. While simulated ψleaf followed clear temporal variations with small differences across
plants, as if they were “onboard the same roller coaster”, simulated
δtiller values within the plant population were rather
heterogeneous (“swarm-like”) with relatively little temporal variation and
a strong sensitivity to rooting depth. Thus, the physical model explained the
discrepancy between isotopic and hydraulic observations: the variability
captured by δtiller reflected the spatial heterogeneity in
the rooting depth in the soil region influenced by the labeling and may not
correlate with the temporal dynamics of ψleaf. In other words, ψleaf
varied in time with transpiration rate, while δtiller varied across plants with rooting depth. For comparison purposes, a Bayesian statistical model was also used to
simulate RWU. While it predicted relatively similar cumulative RWU
profiles, the physical model could differentiate the spatial from the temporal
dynamics of the isotopic composition. An important difference between the
two types of RWU models was the ability of the physical model to simulate
the occurrence of hydraulic lift in order to explain concomitant increases
in the soil water content and the isotopic composition observed overnight above the
soil labeling region.
Brief communication: The influence of mica-rich rocks on the shear strength of ice-filled discontinuities
Authors: Mamot Philipp , Weber Samuel , Lanz Maximilian , Krautblatter Michael
Published: June 2020

Abstract. A temperature- and stress-dependent failure criterion for ice-filled rock (limestone) joints was proposed in 2018 as an essential tool to assess and model the stability of degrading permafrost rock slopes. To test the applicability to other rock types, we conducted laboratory tests with mica schist and gneiss, which provide the maximum expected deviation of lithological effects on the shear strength due to strong negative surface charges affecting the rock–ice interface. Retesting 120 samples at temperatures from −10 to −0.5 ∘C and normal stress of 100 to 400 kPa, we show that even for controversial rocks the failure criterion stays unaltered, suggesting that the failure criterion is transferable to mostly all rock types.
Resource Use Efficiency in Maize Production by Small-Scale Farmers in Two Districts of Mwanza Region, Tanzania
Authors: Anne. G. Gongwe , M. Kongolo
Published: June 2020

This study investigates the resource use efficiency in the production of maize by small-scale farmers in Mwanza region. Specifically, the study seeks to determine what the resources that farmers use in maize production and also seeks to determine the challenges that farmers face in maize production in the study area. This study was conducted in two districts of Mwanza region. In each of the district, the study sampled three wards and randomly selected twelve small-scale farmers from each of the three wards selected. In total 72 small-scale farmers were selected from whom the data was collected. A Cobb-Douglas production function was used to fit and analyse the data for its good fit. The R² was 0.77, indicating that 77 percent of the variation in dependent variable was explained by the independent variables of the model. The use of inputs in the production of maize was noted to be increasing returns to scale. The results indicated that variables land (X1), labour (X2), age (X6), and experience (X8) were all positive and significant at the 1% while soil preparation (X4) variable was negative but significant at the 5%. The major constraints to maize production included lack of fertilizer (manure), finance (capital) and access to land. The study concluded that more exposure of small-scale farmers to frequent extension services is important to assist them to produce efficiently.
Winking at the Nun's Priest
Authors: Turner Joseph
Published: June 2020

The Nun's Priest's Tale is often read as a metapoetic commentary on medieval literary traditions. This article argues that through the Nun's Priest Chaucer navigates much of the theories of characterization found in medieval treatises on poetic composition known as the artes poetriae. What Chaunticleer calls “winking” is an exploration and critique of the selective mode of poetic vision produced by medieval rhetorical-poetic theory. As part of this investigation of rhetorical doctrine, Harry's descriptio of the Nun's Priest revises the well-known rhetorical set piece of the descriptio feminae, or the top-down depiction of a prototypically beautiful woman, in novel and unexpected ways. The impetus for such a revision grows from the spirit of modernitas characteristic of the artes poetriae.
Liminality and the Hidden Aspects of The Conjuring
Authors: Baker Sarah , Rutherford Amanda
Published: June 2020

The films The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 focuses on two demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren, while they help two families with supernatural entities. In the Gothic genre, the traditional location is often a medieval setting of a castle or ancient location. These two films are presented as horror films but contain an overarching Gothic mode. This article explores how the modern family homes that are presented become the sites of liminal hauntings and ultimately the destabilizing of the family unit. This disruption of the family reflects cultural anxieties around family units that are often seen in popular culture texts, where the unnatural events reflect the decay that each family experiences in the horror genre. The Conjuring films therefore reflect modern versions of the Gothic mode within generic horror films.
Homogenizing the Radical, or Vice Versa? Adapting (to) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Authors: Rolls Alistair , Franks Rachel
Published: June 2020

This article explores the 2000 telemovie adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic crime novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) to look at ideas of the need (or not) to be faithful to an original text. The authors unpack some of the issues that surround the often controversial notion of the “canon” in detective fiction and present the telemovie as an example of the text’s critical difference.
The Ascent of Affect: Genealogy and Critique, Critical Semiotics: Theory, from Information to Affect, The Forms of the Affects and Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity
Authors: Pierce Lee M.
Published: June 2020

While claiming to be a much-needed corrective to the dual disappointments of structuralism and post-structuralism, one is starting to get the sense that affect may have simply inverted, rather than resolved, the binary of form/feeling. Yet emerging within and against the affective turn is a re-turn to structure as the condition of possibility for affectivity. From this re-turn, which I'll term affective formalism, is culled the transdisciplinary exemplars reviewed here: Ruth Leys's The Ascent of Affect, Gary Genosko's Critical Semiotics, Eugenie Brinkema's The Forms of the Affects, with a nod to Eve Sedgwick's Touching Feeling. Far from caging affect, these new (and not so new) books suggest a return to form, once again, with feeling.
Stochastic Modeling for HIV and AIDS Epidemics With Viral Load Detectability
Authors: Tengaa Peter Emeda , Mwalili Samuel , Orwa George Otieno
Published: June 2020

In this paper, we investigated on the stochastic epidemic model by incorporating viral load detectability. We derived HIV and AIDS stochastic model from the deterministic counterpart model and presented a stochastic threshold in terms of stochastic basic reproduction number. We showed that R_s^0 < 1 then the disease dies out exponentially and when R_s^0 > 1 the disease persists in the population. We further derived the existence and uniqueness, extinction and persistence properties of the stochastic model models, then the numerical simulation is done by using Milsten’s numerical scheme. The finding shows that the random perturbation introduced in the stochastic model suppresses disease outbreak as compared to its deterministic counterparts which provide some useful control strategies to eradicate the disease
Organizational Integration and its Impact on the Effectiveness of Operational Processes (A Case Study on Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
Authors: Alsawalhah Ayyoub. A.
Published: June 2020

This study aimed to identify the effect of organizational integration (cultural integration, leadership authority integration, functional integration, and structural integration) on the effectiveness of the operational processes (the effectiveness of the strategic plan, the effectiveness of resources and technologies, the effectiveness of performance and results) in the global pharmaceutical company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals. The researcher used the descriptive and analytical method and represented the study population in all Hikma Pharmaceuticals employees. The total number of included 520 administrative employees, the study sample consisted of 129 workers. The study concluded that the level of importance of organizational integration and the effectiveness of operational processes was high. Furthermore, it found that there is an effect of organizational integration in all its dimensions on the effectiveness of the operational processes at the company. The study recommended that Hikma Pharmaceuticals should work on building a comprehensive strategy for organizational development and integration, in addition to developing an integrated plan for developing the operational processes in the company.
Health care and long-term care costs by age and proximity to death in a publicly funded universal system: A descriptive study of population data
Authors: Kalseth Jorid , Anthun Kjartan Sarheim , Forma Leena
Published: June 2020

Trends in population ageing parallel concerns with escalating health care expenditures. The purposes of this study are to (1) estimate the distribution of health care and long-term care costs to ascertain the relative importance of age vs. proximity to death as the main driver of costs; (2) explore the relative importance of user rates and costs per user as the primary driver of per capita costs of selected services for survivors and decedents, respectively; and (3) provide projections of future costs. We use data on service use for the entire Norwegian population from four national registers linked with the Cause of Death Registry to calculate costs per decedent in the last 365 days of life and the average one-year costs of people surviving at least two years. Future costs were calculated using projections on population and probability of death from Statistics Norway. We find that the substantial increase in costs at older ages among both decedents and survivors relates to higher long-term care costs. Health care costs peak in the late 50s among decedents and in the early 80s among survivors and then decrease with age. While costs in the last year of life for each decedent are 19 times the average costs of survivors, the decedent/survivor cost ratio decreases with age to less than double among those aged ³95 years. Expenditure projections indicate an increase in spending due to population ageing, especially in long-term care expenditures. For somatic hospital costs, proximity to death has a greater impact on costs than age; the age effect is more important for long-term care, implying that the “red herring” effect is larger for acute health care than for long-term care. Adjusting for costs during the last year of life reduces the projected increase in expenditures, but only to a limited extent.
Matéria orgânica como atenuante da salinidade da água de irrigação na cultura do milho
Authors: Santos Rilbson  Henrique  Silva  dos , Dias Mirandy  dos  Santos , Silva Francisco  de  Assis  da , Santos João  Paulo  de Oliveira , Santos Saniel Carlos dos , Reis Lígia Sampaio , Tavares Clécio Lima
Published: June 2020

The objective of this study was to evaluate the development of corn crop at different levels of irrigation water salinity in two concentrations of soil organic matter. The experiment was conducted at the Center for Agrarian Sciences of the Federal University of Alagoas. The experimental design adopted was the entirely randomized in factorial scheme 5 x 2, with four replications. The treatments consisted of different levels of electrical conductivity of CEa water (0,5; 1,5; 3,0; 4,5 and 6,0 dS m-¹) associated with the presence and absence of organic matter in the soil. The saline solutions were prepared with NaCl and distilled water, using the formula: TSD (g L-1) = 0.64 x CEa. At 40 days after emergence, the plants were collected and analyzed for the number of leaves, plant height, leaf area, shoot dry mass and dry mass of the root system and the relative chlorophyll index of the leaves. It was found that all the variables studied were affected by the increase in salinity levels of irrigation water and that the addition of organic matter in the soil in isolation provided a better development of maize plants.
Aspecto nutricional do biocarvão na produção de mudas de rúcula em condições semiáridas
Authors: Crispim Joabe  Freitas , Lima Jailma  Suerda  Silva  de , Silva Jessika  Kaliane  Barbosa  da , Silva Antônio Gideilson Correia da , Ferdandes Gabriel Kariel Ferreira , Bento José Elinaldo Alves
Published: June 2020

The biochar obtained from pyrolysis of vegetable biomass gives the plant a good nutritional supply and has a high water retention capacity, however there are still few studies evaluating its use in the production of leafy vegetable seedlings. With that, the objective of this work was to determine proportions of biochar in sand that allow better development of rocket seedlings. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid (UFERSA). The experimental design used was completely randomized with six treatments (0; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50% of biochar) and ten replications. The evaluated characteristics were: Twinning; Number of leaves per plant; Root length; Plant height; Neck diameter; Fresh and dry mass of plants and water content in the plant. The data were submitted to analysis of variance. The procedure for adjusting the response curves was performed using the R software. The 50% biochar proportion is recommended in the production of arugula seedlings as it provides better development in the plants, promoting significant improvements in all the characteristics analyzed, except germination and number of leaves per plant.
Acúmulo e partição de biomassa e macronutrientes de cultivares de feijão-vagemem cultivo protegido fertirrigado
Authors: Carr Natalia  Fernandes , Barzan Renan  Ribeiro , Almeida Luiz  Henrique  Campos  de , Fregonezi Gustavo  Adolfo  de Freitas , Takahashi Hideaki Wilson
Published: June 2020

For a better management of fertigation in protected cultivationof vegetables such as snap beans, it is important to know the nutritional requirements of the plants. Thus, weaimedto characterize the biomass and macronutrients accumulation ofbush snap beansgenotypes. For that, an experiment was carried out in greenhouse, where the genotypesUEL-1 and Alessaweregrown in plastic pots with coarse sandas substrateand fertigation by micro sprinklers. Each ten days, plants were sampled and measured the dry matter and the concentrations of elements such asnitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sulfur (S)for different plant parts, adjusting their accumulation over timeby the gaussian model.The fresh pods yield (kg m-2) was also evaluated. The accumulation of biomass and macronutrients wasintensified from 20 days after emergence (DAE), reaching maximumvaluesnear 50 DAE. The genotype Alessa presented a higher overall accumulation, while UEL-1 was more productive regarding fresh pods, characterizing suchgenotypeas more efficient for using the macronutrients. For both genotypes, N hadthe highest accumulation, followed by K, Ca, P, S and Mg.
Crescimento e produção de alface em resposta a níveis de drilocomposto e NPK
Authors: Picazevicz Angelita   Aparecida   Coutinho , Santos   Filho Arnaldo   Libório , Shockness Leonardo   dos   Santos   França , Lima Luana   Silva , Silva Karoliny Fim da , Amorim Marcos Vinícios Lourenço , Dellarmelino Kailainy , Lima Thayna de Oliveira
Published: June 2020

The objective was to evaluate the effects of levels of compost and fertilization with NPK on growth and production of lettuce. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, in a completely randomized design in a 6 x 2 factorial scheme, with four replications, considering six levels of compost (0; 25; 50; 75; 100 and 125 g plant-1) and absence and presence fertilization with NPK. The evaluated parameters were number of total and commercial leaves, mass of fresh commercial and total aerial part, mass of commercial and total dry aerial part, dry root mass and total dry mass. There was an interaction between the drilocomposite and NPK fertilization for the evaluated parameters, except for root dry matter. The fertilization with NPK increased the growth and production of lettuce when there was no application of the compost. Likewise, that the levels of this fertilizer increased the growth and production of lettuce only in the absence of NPK. The application of drilocomposite increases the growth of lettuce plants and can replace fertilization with NPK.
Desempenho agronômico de cultivares de mandioca de mesa em ambiente do cerrado
Authors: Paz Rogério  Borges  de  Oliveira , Costa Claudio  Hideo  Martins  da , Vieira Eduardo  Alano , Coelho Mirelle  Vaz , Cruz Simério Carlos da Silva , Machado Lucas Bastos
Published: June 2020

Sweet cassavais cultivatedthroughout Brazil, but needs to be better studied in the Cerrado region that has potential for its cultivation. The objective of this work was to evaluate the performanceof sweet cassava cultivars in Cerrado soil duringtwo growing season.The experiments were carried in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018with six cultivars, in Jataí-GO. The experimental design was factorial scheme 6 x 2,being 6cultivarsand two growing season, with three replications.The following evaluations were carried out: number of stems, stem diameter, height of the first branch, height of plants, number of roots per plant, length of roots, diameter of roots, weight of fresh roots, weight of fresh roots, weight of fresh shoots, harvest index and cooking time. The cultivar BRS 399 hadbetter root yield in the two crop years.The cultivars BRS 399, BRS 400, BRS 401 and IAC 576/70 increased the plant shoot weightfrom the first to the second growing season.The harvest index of cultivars BRS 400 and BRS 401 decreased from the first to the second growing season.It was concluded that the cultivars BRS 397, BRS 398, BRS 399 and IAC 576/70 presented the best agronomic performance in the 2016/2017 growing season, in turn, in the growing season2017/2018, the cultivars BRS 397, BRS 399 and BRS400 presented the best results. The cultivars BRS-397 and BRS-399 showed more stable agronomic behavior than the others.
Desempenho germinativo de sementes de soja revestidas com polímeros hidrofílicos
Authors: Scarsi Marina , Brandelero Renata Paula Herrera , Deuner Cristiane
Published: June 2020

The use of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers in seeds coated has become important due to their desirable and renewable biological properties. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of hydrophilic polymers on the water absorption process and physiological attributes of soybean seeds, NK 7059 RRcultivar. The seeds were coated with cassava starch, sodium alginate and polyvinyl alcohol biopolymers at four different concentrations 0, 2, 4 and 6%. The water absorption process was evaluated at three hour intervals for 24 hours, totaling eight evaluations. For physiological quality the seeds were submitted to the tests of first germination count, germination, germination speed index, accelerated aging, greenhouse emergence, emergence speed index and electrical conductivity. The polymers used in the present study increase the percentage of seed soaking, especially sodium alginate at a concentration of 4%. The increase in the concentration of polymers negatively affects seedling emergence, and in the case of sodium alginate it reduces germination and seeds vigor.
Desempenho fisiológico de sementes de Zea mays matricondicionadas em diferentes temperaturas
Authors: Porto Alexandre  Hack , Kosera  Neto Carlos , Possenti Jean  Carlo , Vismara Edgar  de  Souza , Vismara Lilian  de  Souza , Siega Thayllane de Campos
Published: June 2020

The use of high quality seeds reflects directly on crop establishment and productivity. The speed of seed water intake, as well as, temperature during this process is the main factor to have success during germination. The objective of this study was quantifying water uptake from corn seeds during matriconditioning under four temperatures (10, 15, 20 and 25 °C) and seeds without treatment (control) also evaluate physiological quality of those. C1 seed, without chemical treatment, from two different lots of 30F53YH hybrid corn was used. The water content curve was determined from eight replication,of two hundred seeds each, by weighing in intervals of 2; 4; 6; 10; 14; 18; and 24 hours of soaking. In sequence various tests aiming identify physiological seeds quality was developed. With 24-hour evaluation, both group of seeds had higher moisture content when matriconditioned at 25°C. The quality of corn seeds was affected by matriconditioning and the higher imbibition temperatures provided the expression of greater vigor in corn seedlings, being useful for this specie.