bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
In Vitro Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of The Leaf Extracts of Cactus Plant (Opuntia Ficus Indica)
Authors: Abba Shehu , Muhammad Abdullahi , Ibrahim Abdullateef Abdullahi , Kurawa Muhammad Sulaiman , Adamu Mu’azu Alkali , Mu’azu Abubakar Bilyamini
Published: August 2022

Opuntia ficus-indica has been reported to be used in folk medicine due to its diverse pharmacological effects. Maceration method was employed in the determination of antioxidant activity and antibacterial effects of the plant leaf using Three (3) different solvents (methanol, ethanol and aqueous). The following isolates; S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, K. pneumonia, E. coli and S. typhi were tested using agar well diffusion method. Meanwhile, the antioxidant activity of the plant extract was carried out through the determination of total antioxidant capacity assay and reducing power assay. Hence, the leaf extracts showed various levels of activity on the different test organisms; The methanolic leaf extract showed highest antibacterial activity against all tested organisms followed by ethanolic extract and finally aqueuos extract with least antibacterial activity against the tested bacterial isolates as showed in S. pneumoniae methanol extracts (17.5±0.66mm), ethanol extract recorded 15.2±0.76mm in S. aureus, and aqueuos extract showed 10.7±0.76mm in both E. coli and S. typhi. On the other hand, the minimum inhibitory concentration in methanolic extract indicated least value in K. pneumoniae with 6.2±0.03 mg\mL, followed by ethanolic extract with 12.4±0.32mg\ml in S. typhi, and aqueuos extract with 29.5±0.12mg\mL in E. Coli. The ability of the methanolic extract to reduce Fe3+ to Fe2+ and Cu2+to Cu+ in reducing power assay and total antioxidant capacity respectively using ascorbic acid as a standard reveal it’s antioxidant property. The present study suggests that the methanolic leaf extract of Opuntia ficus-indica may contain compounds that can form the basis for the development of a chemopreventive agent against free radical damage and development of novel antibacterial chemotherapeutic agent.
Keputusan Pendanaan,Kebijakan Deviden dan Agresivitas Pajak
Authors: Alfiana Zunita  , Batara Daniel Bagana
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Keputusan Pendanaan, Kebijakan Dividen dan Agresivitas Pajak terhadap Nilai Perusahaan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan sektor properti dan real estate yang terdaftar di BEI tahun 2015-2019. Sampel perusahaan yang diperoleh dan memenuhi kriteria sebanyak 9 perusahaan dan data yang dapat diolah adalah 45 data laporan tahunan. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif, uji asumsi klasik, regresi linier berganda, dan pengujian hipotesis menggunakan program SPSS versi 21.0. Hasil uji parsial (uji t), Keputusan Pendanaan berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan, Kebijakan Dividen berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan, sedangkan Agresivitas Pajak tidak berpengaruh terhadap Nilai Perusahaan.
Analisis Kelayakan Usaha Udang Vannamei Di Desa Bumi Pratama Mandira Kecamatan Ogan Komering Ilir Kabupaten Sumatera Selatan
Authors: Sinaga Riswanto , Aminah Aminah
Published: August 2022

Untuk menentukan suatu usaha layak dijalankan atau tidak diperlukan analisis kelayakan usaha. Penelitian ini akan mengalisis kelayakan usaha budidaya tambak udang vannamei yang berada di Desa Bumi Pratama Mandira, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ilir, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan yang dilakukan secara semi intensif sehingga dapat menimbulkan kemungkinan untuk mengalami keuntungan ataupun kerugian. Tujuan dari penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui besaran biaya investasi, total biaya produksi, penerimaan dan pendapatan serta studi kelayakan dengan menggunakan perhitungan Break Even Point (BEP), R/C Ratio, B/C Ratio, Return on Investment (ROI), dan Payback Periode (PP) usaha budidaya udang vannamei. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dan kuantitatif . Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah masyarakat yang berprofesi sebagai petani udang vannamei di lingkungan Desa Bumi Pratama Mandira, sehingga dalam penelitian ini menggunakan sampel penelitian sebanyak 3 petani udang vannamei dengan menggunakan purposive sampling sebagai teknik penentuan sampel. Jenis data penelitian berupa data primer dan data sekunder. Hasil penelitian ini usaha ketiga petani yang melakukan budidaya udang vannamei di Desa Bumi Pratama Mandira, Kecamatan Ogan Komering Ilir, Kabupaten Sumatera Selatan layak untuk dijalankan.
IMPLEMENTASI METODE SELECTION SORT PADA SISTEM INFORMASI RETENSI DOKUMEN REKAM MEDIS DI KLINIK PKU MUHAMMADIYAH KARANGANOM, KLATEN
Authors: Yunita Wisda Tumarta Arif
Published: August 2022

Klinik adalah fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan yang menyelenggarakan dan menyelenggarakan pelayanan kesehatan dasar dan/atau spesialistik yang diselenggarakan oleh lebih dari satu jenis tenaga kesehatan dan dipimpin oleh seorang tenaga kesehatan. Untuk dokumen rekam medis yang sudah tidak digunakan lebih dari lima tahun, dokumen rekam medis dapat dipisahkan atau disimpan. Retensi bertujuan untuk menyeleksi dokumen rekam medis yang sudah tidak aktif lagi dan mengurangi jumlah berkas rekam medis yang terus meningkat sehingga dapat menjaga mutu pelayanan dengan mempercepat penyusunan dokumen rekam medis pada saat dibutuhkan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menerapkan sortir seleksi dalam menentukan dokumen rekam medis yang harus disimpan dalam sistem informasi penyimpanan dokumen rekam medis. Dengan algoritma selection sort, pengurutan dokumen dalam sistem menjadi lebih mudah. Metode Sistem dibangun berbasis Web dengan metode pengembangan sistem menggunakan System Development Live Cycle (SDLC). Klinik PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganom Klaten merupakan salah satu pelayanan kesehatan yang ada di Kabupaten Klaten. Ruang penyimpanan dokumen rekam medis masih satu dengan pendaftaran rawat jalan. Sistem informasi penyimpanan dokumen rekam medis dengan penerapan metode pengurutan seleksi yang digunakan yaitu descending dan ascending, dengan mengurutkan tahun dengan nominal besar ke tahun dengan nominal kecil atau sebaliknya. Penerapan metode seleksi pada sistem retensi dokumen rekam medis menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP (Hypertext) dengan database My SQL diharapkan dapat membantu proses retensi di Klinik PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganom Klaten dan pelayanan kesehatan menjadi lebih baik.
RANCANG BANGUN E-LITBANG DAN PELAYANAN REKOMENDASI PENELITIAN ONLINE DI BP4D KABUPATEN SUBANG
Authors: Mohammad Iqbal
Published: August 2022

Peneliti yang ingin melakukan penelitian di Subang harus memiliki rekomendasi penelitian berupa Surat Keterangan Penelitian (SKP), yang dapat diperoleh dengan mengajukannya di kantor Bakesbangpol dengan mengisi formulir, menyerahkan fotokopi KTP, dan pas foto 3x4. Namun, penerapan SKP saat ini cukup memakan waktu. Setelah penelitian selesai, peneliti harus menyerahkan hasil penelitian ke Bakesbangpol untuk diteruskan ke Bagian Litbang BP4D Subang. Adapun tugas R&D adalah mengelola dokumen penelitian dan melacak kemajuan penelitian di Subang. Tugas R&D lainnya adalah mempublikasikan sejarah perkembangan R&D, hasil R&D, berita & artikel, agenda, dokumentasi foto terkait R&D, dan SOP & landasan hukum R&D. Namun, sejauh ini R&D hanya bisa menggunakan WhatsApp untuk melakukannya. Dari uraian di atas, penulis bertujuan untuk membangun E-R&D dan Layanan Rekomendasi Penelitian Online. Fathurrasyid Ibrahim adalah mahasiswa program studi sistem informasi 2018 yang mengembangkan sistem ini menggunakan Scrum dengan pendekatan Agile Model. Hasilnya adalah E-R&D dan Layanan Rekomendasi Riset Online. Pengujian dilakukan dengan metode black box yang menunjukkan fungsionalitas 100%, dan penilaian UAT dengan total hasil 95,62%.
SPK Pemilihan Perguruan Tinggi Komputer Kota Semarang Dengan Metode WASPAS
Authors: Edwin Setiawan  , Setyawan Wibisono
Published: August 2022

Di kota Semarang terdapat beberapa perguruan tinggi jurusan komputer yang sangat kompetitif dalam menghasilkan lulusan yang berkualitas. Dengan banyaknya universitas yang ada, sebagian besar lulusan SMA dan SMK harus pandai menentukan universitas yang baik untuk masa depan mereka. Kriteria penilaian meliputi akreditasi, jumlah mahasiswa, jumlah dosen, biaya kuliah, biaya SPI dan jumlah jurusan. Hasil rekomendasi pemilihan perguruan tinggi bidang komputer di kota Semarang didapatkan dari nilai yang paling tinggi. Dari seluruh Perguruan Tinggi bidang komputer yang ada di kota Semarang diatas, nilai Q_i tertinggi adalah UDINUS dengan nilai sebesar 0,955. 3. UDINUS memiliki nilai tertinggi karena memiliki akreditasi tertinggi dimana kriteria akreditasi memiliki bobot persentase tertinggi. Kombinasi keunggulan dalam akreditasi dan keunggulan dalam bobot memberikan UDINUS skor tinggi.
PERANCANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN MATERI BILANGAN BERBASIS MULTIMEDIA DENGAN METODE MIND MAPPING PADA SISWA KELAS VII SMPN 35 SEMARANG
Authors: Prihatmoko Setiyo , Sumaryanto Sumaryanto , Herlansyah Langga Jaya
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh permasalahan kurangnya motivasi dan perhatian siswa dalam mengikuti proses belajar mengajar di kelas karena kegiatan belajar mengajar masih menggunakan metode konvensional. Hal ini membuat siswa kesulitan dalam memahami materi yang dipelajari sehingga kompetensi dasar dan KKM tidak tercapai.Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengembangan produk Research and Development (RnD), menggunakan 6 dari 10 tahapan penelitian yaitu potensi dan masalah, pengumpulan data, desain produk, validasi desain, perbaikan desain dan pengujian produk. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti menggunakan multimedia dengan metode Mind Map sebagai media pembelajaran yang menarik dengan menggunakan komputer yang dapat menampilkan teks, gambar, video, dan audio sehingga proses pembelajaran lebih menyenangkan bagi siswa.Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia dengan menggunakan metode Mind Map. Nilai validitas ahli media sebesar 3,6 yang dinyatakan layak, sedangkan nilai validitas ahli materi sebesar 3,8 yang dinyatakan layak, serta meningkatkan pemahaman dan minat siswa sebagai pengguna dari awalnya 61% meningkat menjadi 86,11%.
Audit Sistem Informasi Aplikasi Gramedia Digital menggunakan framework COBIT 5
Authors: Ilma Atqiyak Nila , Dwi Budi Santoso
Published: August 2022

Aplikasi Gramedia Digital sendiri merupakan inovasi yang baik di era digital sekarang ini. Meskipun telah digunakan oleh pengguna namun masih terdapat beberapa kendala atau kekurangan informasi yang terdapat pada aplikasi tersebut, oleh karena itu diperlukan penilaian kematangan dan kapabilitas dari aplikasi tersebut. Framework COBIT 5 merupakan standar audit IT yang telah dikeluarkan oleh ISACA, COBIT 5 sendiri memiliki total 11 domain namun penelitian kali ini hanya berfokus pada 5 domain yaitu EDM05, APO05, BAI04, DSS01, MEA01.

Hasil perhitungan maturitas dan tingkat kapabilitas dari aplikasi Gramedia Digital, rata-rata EDM05 dengan hasil 2,7, APO05 dengan hasil 2,8, BAI04 dengan hasil 2,7, DSS01 dengan hasil 2,7, MEA01 dengan hasil dari 2.8. Dan rata-rata kapabilitas yang dihasilkan oleh domain-domain tersebut dibulatkan menjadi 3. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini aplikasi Gramedia Digital belum memenuhi target yang ditargetkan 4.
Analisis Sistem Informasi Order dan Tracking Barang Menggunakan Metode Prototyping pada CV. Untung Maju Bersama
Authors: Rian Permatasari  , Fabriyan Fandi Dwi Imaniawan  , Hidayat Muhammad Nur
Published: August 2022

Entering an increasingly advanced era, the role of information technology is very important in various sectors. Currently, many business people have used information technology as a system in an agency or company. CV. Untung Maju Bersama is a company engaged in the sale of snacks and basic necessities. In its journey, the system used is still using a manual system. To maximize the sales system, therefore an analysis of the sales system design was made using the prototyping method to help improve the existing system. The system used on this website has three users, namely admin, sales, and delivery who have different access rights and have different tasks according to their respective job descriptions. In the analysis of this information system design, a prototyping method is used where the design made must be in accordance with the system to be built. Several features will be added in this proposed design system which did not exist in the previous system, namely the addition of an item tracking feature. This feature allows customers to see how far their orders have been processed. It is hoped that the design of this system can help CV. Untung Maju Bersama in maximizing sales and data management. 

Keywords: information systems, order systems, tracking systems, prototyping
Variability and uncertainty in flux-site-scale net ecosystem exchange simulations based on machine learning and remote sensing: a systematic evaluation
Authors: Shi Haiyang , Luo Geping , Hellwich Olaf , Xie Mingjuan , Zhang Chen , Zhang Yu , Wang Yuangang , Yuan Xiuliang , Ma Xiaofei , Zhang Wenqiang , Kurban Alishir , De Maeyer Philippe , Van de Voorde Tim
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Net ecosystem exchange (NEE) is an important indicator of
carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Many previous studies have
combined flux observations and meteorological, biophysical, and ancillary
predictors using machine learning to simulate the site-scale NEE. However,
systematic evaluation of the performance of such models is limited.
Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of these NEE simulations. A total of
40 such studies and 178 model records were included. The impacts of various
features throughout the modeling process on the accuracy of the model were
evaluated. Random forests and support vector machines performed better than
other algorithms. Models with larger timescales have lower average
R2 values, especially when the timescale exceeds the monthly scale.
Half-hourly models (average R2 = 0.73) were significantly more
accurate than daily models (average R2 = 0.5). There are
significant differences in the predictors used and their impacts on model
accuracy for different plant functional types (PFTs). Studies at continental
and global scales (average R2 = 0.37) with multiple PFTs, more
sites, and a large span of years correspond to lower R2 values than studies
at local (average R2 = 0.69) and regional (average R2 = 0.7) scales. Also, the site-scale NEE predictions need more focus on the
internal heterogeneity of the NEE dataset and the matching of the training
set and validation set.
Jet stream variability in a polar warming scenario – a laboratory perspective
Authors: Rodda Costanza , Harlander Uwe , Vincze Miklos
Published: August 2022

Abstract. We report on a set of laboratory experiments to investigate the effect of polar warming on the mid-latitude jet stream. Our results show that a progressive decrease in the meridional temperature difference slows down the eastward propagation of the jet stream and complexifies its structure. Temperature variability decreases in relation to the laboratory “Arctic warming” only at locations representing the Earth's polar and mid-latitudes, which are influenced by the jet stream, whilst such a trend is reversed in the subtropical region south of the simulated jet. The reduced variability results in narrower temperature distributions and hence milder extreme events. However, our experiments also show that the frequency of such events increases at polar and mid-latitudes with decreased meridional temperature difference, whilst it decreases towards the subtropics. Despite missing land–sea contrast in the laboratory model, we find qualitatively similar trends of temperature variability and extreme events in the experimental data and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data.
Ülkemizdeki Katık Atık Yönetim Sisteminin İncelenmesi
Authors: Karataş Serdar
Published: August 2022

This study includes the functioning of the solid waste management system in our country and recommendations on what needs to be done for this. In the current period, city administrators tend to carry out the application of modern and traditional orientations together in solving problems. In this sense, city administrators stand out in terms of having much more humane, participatory, democratic options. This brings together a situation that strengthens the hand of city administrators. The issues of collecting, transporting and disposing of hazardous and toxic waste, that is, waste that is both liquid and solid, that are of close concern to local authorities about waste problems and that have come to the agenda in recent times are the issues of collection, transportation and disposal. Some of the hazardous and toxic waste is from flammable substances such as solvents used for chemical purposes in the chemical industry. These create fire hazards where they are located. Some of them have explosive properties. Naturally, when they come into contact with different chemicals, they create gases full of danger and poison. In some of them, that is, in those that differ in different ways, they carry agents that cause diseases in living beings, that is, bacteria, viruses, parasites, cysts, etc. Key Words: Solid Waste, Chemicals, Toxic Substances
Priorities of the state policy of financing diversification and technological development of the economy of Kazakhstan
Authors: Мусатаева А.А. , Таубаев А.А. , Талимова Л.А. , Берназарова Р.Д. , Mussatayeva A. , Taubayev A. , Talimova L. , Bernazarova R.
Published: August 2022

В статье исследованы приоритетные направления государственной политики финансирования диверсификации и технологического развития экономики Казахстана. Диверсификация помогает управлять нестабильностью и обеспечивает более стабильный путь для справедливого роста и развитиянациональной экономики. Успешная диверсификация становится все более важной в настоящее время на фоне замедления глобального роста и настоятельной необходимости во многих развивающихся странах увеличить количество и качество рабочих мест. Расширение торговли имеет центральное значение для создания новых рабочих мест с более высокой производительностью, которые будут способствовать росту за счет структурных преобразований. Экономическая диверсификация и структурные преобразования – перемещение факторов производства внутри различных секторов и между ними в направлении повышения производительности - являются тесно связанными явлениями. Усилия по диверсификации экономики могли бы быть более масштабными, если бы новые технологии и автоматизация способствовали переориентации обрабатывающей промышленности на развитые страны. Однако технологические изменения и глобализация также создают новые возможности для перераспределения ресурсов в сельском хозяйстве в пользу более производительных видов деятельности, а услуги, а также производство могут способствовать диверсификации и структурным преобразованиям.

The article examines the priority directions of the state policy of financing diversification and technological development of the economy of Kazakhstan. Diversification helps manage instability and provides a more stable path for equitable growth and development of the national economy. Successful diversification is becoming increasingly important now against the backdrop of slowing global growth and the urgent need in many developing countries to increase the number and quality of jobs. The expansion of trade is central to the creation of new jobs with higher productivity, which will contribute to growth through structural transformation. Economic diversification and structural transformation – the movement of factors of production within and between different sectors in the direction of increasing productivity - are closely related phenomena. Efforts to diversify the economy could be more ambitious if new technologies and automation contributed to the reorientation of the manufacturing industry to developed countries. However, technological changes and globalization also create new opportunities for the redistribution of resources in agriculture in favor of more productive activities, and services, as well as production, can contribute to diversification and structural transformation.
Liability of the Private Military Companies for Violations of International Humanitarian Law
Authors: Khan Dr. Muhammad Asif , Fayaz Dr. Muhammad , Khan Umar Niaz
Published: August 2022

In the wake of the privatization of war, new international players known as private military companies have been given the opportunity to actively engage in many armed conflicts throughout the world. They provide a variety of services such as combat services, logistical support, operational support, intelligence, border monitoring, and providing security guards in exchange for monetary compensation. During armed conflicts workers of these military companies can violate international law, including provisions of international humanitarian law. Under the international humanitarian law, the individual criminal responsibility exists to be applied on the employees of these firms, but the international legal framework is unable to identify the liability of these private military companies. Especially, the idea of criminal corporate liability for these companies is nonexistent. This research paper proposes that the idea of corporate criminal responsibility should be introduced at the state level, with the goal of holding Private Military Companies accountable for breaches of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Laws. In addition, it is also argued that the special regulations are required to govern private military companies.
The Impact and Evidentiary Value of DNA Technology in Paternity Disputes with Special Reference to Pakistan & India
Authors: Ahmad Ishfaq , Saeed Muhammad Arif , Faisal Muhammad
Published: August 2022

This paper underlines that DNA technology is globally considered a useful and effective forensic tool in paternity disputes and obtaining scientific accuracy. More significantly, the judges and the superior courts of developing countries have relied on the evidentiary value of DNA testing. Nonetheless, they have expressed significant hesitation in approving DNA tests or accepting DNA evidence in some cases, citing legal or constitutional prohibitions as justifications. Because there is a lack of clear policies and efficient procedures, legality of DNA technology is generally determined by judicial discretion. However, contrasting Supreme Court rulings in Pakistan and India have caused doubt and misunderstanding concerning the significance of DNA evidence is used in civil and criminal matters. In addition, it contains best possible legislative reforms by applying DNA technology as a forensic tool to address the prevailing paternity issues and the identification of offenders.
Ivan Shterev’s memoirs as a source for studying the self-identification of the population living north of the Azov Sea in the 1920s–1930s under conditions of multiculturalism
Authors:   Zaporizhia National University, Ukraine, Milchev Volodymyr , Filas Viktor ,   Khortytsia National Academy, Ukraine
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the study of the informational content of the records of Ivan Shterev (1910–1989), a native of the Bulgarian village of Inzovka, located in the Northern Azov Sea (Tavria) – “The Shterev family. Autobiographical Memoirs”. Their text shows the main trends in the mutual influences of the main ethnic groups of the region. It makes it possible to study specific manifestations of an antagonistic and complementary nature in interethnic relations and the role of the Sovietization factor of the Bulgarian village in southern Ukraine in the interpenetration of cultures. The influence of the education factor on the formation of foreign and supranational identities among the Bulgarian youth of the region is established. Based on broad empirical material, the penetration of the so-called "new socialist way of life" into the traditional Bulgarian peasant environment is studied: the assimilation of national clothes, forms of leisure, a shift in the emphasis of life strategies. Particular attention is paid to the perception of "strangers" (non-Bulgarians) – the author himself, his relatives and the closest circle. The death of xenophobia and the spread of the ideas of internationalism among the Sovietized youth of the Bulgarian village are shown.
Pre-wedding traditions, matchmaking and wedding among the Old Believers of the Republic of Moldova
Authors:   Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Moldova, Zaicovski Tatiana
Published: August 2022

The family traditions of the Old Believers are inextricably linked with church customs, which contributes to the preservation of morality, spiritual health and the viability of the community. In the pre-wedding period, young men and girls, naturally, sought to communicate, to get to know each other better, to pick up a mate, and for this there were various pretexts and methods (parties “vecherinki”, entertainment for the Easter holidays, when they hung a swing, etc.). In urban areas, they also met in the church. The article presents the traditional features of matchmaking (there were no special matchmakers, if the bride agreed, she gave a pledge – an embroidered scarf, etc.) and wedding (putting a “kichka” on the bride and breaking the glass from which the bride and groom drank, etc.) among the Old Believers of Moldova. A lot has changed and simplified over the past few decades. Some of the traditions have been preserved, but often in a different form. The departure from wedding rituals “in the old way” accelerated starting from the 70s and 80s. The article highlights the difficulties associated with the existence of a ban on creating a family with relatives “by blood” or “by cross” up to the seventh generation. As a result, marriages with people of a different nationality have ceased to be rare (however, they must accept the Old Believer faith).
Ukrainian Ritual Bread: Ethnocultural Specifics of the Visual Image
Authors:   National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gerus Lyudmyla
Published: August 2022

Ritual bread baking from dough, in particular, named: «kalach», «korovai», «karachun», «paska» (Easter bread), «zhaivoronky» (literally «larks»), «khresty» (literally «crosses»), has been studied. They have specific plastic design and, compared to other types of bread dishes of Ukrainians, the most vivid signs of aesthetic thinking. The visual image of the Ukrainian ritual bread is presented in a subject embodiment in the process of working with raw materials in a three-dimensional form with its inherent size, structure and decor, justified by both the ritual context and the dependence on the environment. The «kalach», «korovai», «karachun», «paska» (Easter bread) have a round shape of different sizes («korovai», «paska» are sometimes quite sizable) with a heterogeneous structure. The «korovai» is usually three-layered: the lower layer is named «pidoshva» (literally «sole»), the middle and the upper ones (dough plastic elements, live or manufactured flowers, leaves, fruits, plant branches), and objects (mostly ribbons). The «karachun» and the «paska» (Easter bread) are two-layered: the base (there is no lower layer) and the upper layer – the «karachun» made of stems with cereal grains (mainly oats), fruits of vegetable crops (garlic, beans, etc.) and of fruits (dried prunes, cherries) and the «paska» made of plastic elements from dough. The shapes and decor of ritual cookies usually convey the simplified contours and features of objects or creatures. The principles of modelling, the decorative elements and compositions of Ukrainian ritual bread are inherited, preserving the foundations of folk ethics and aesthetics and, together with the manifestation of original creative ideas, play an important role in continuing its traditions today.
Analysis of Component and Antibacterial Activity of Ethanol Extract and Etyl Acetate Fraction of Pagoda (Clerodendrum paniculatum L.) Leaves against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MRSA
Authors: Pertiwi Dewi , Sitorus Panal , Hafiz Ihsanul , Satria Denny
Published: August 2022

The current study aimed to determine chemical constituent and antibacterial activity of ethanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction of Clerodendrum paniculatum. Component of ethanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction analyzed by LC-MS and antibacterial activity to inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Meticilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) use disk diffusion method. Dried powder and ethanol extract of C. paniculatum contains of flavonoid, glycoside, tannin and steroid/triterpenoid in phytochemical screening. Analysis of component by LC-MS show that ethanol extract of C. paniculatum contains of Erucamid, Cafeic acid, 7-Hidroxycoumarin dan linamarin. Ethyl acetate fraction of C. paniculatum contains of Erucamid, Apigenin, Cafeic acid, Kynurenic acid, Apigenin 7-O-glucuronide, 6-O-Methylscutellarin, Apigetrin, 4-Methoxycinnamic acid, 4-Coumaric acid, Scutellarin dan 7-Hidroxycoumarin. Inhibition value of ethanol extract of C. paniculatum against P. aeruginosa is 12.13±0.057; 10.83±0.058; 9.63±0.057; 8.3±0.058 in concentration of 300, 200, 100 and 50ppm. Inhibition value of ethyl acetate fraction of C. paniculatum against P. aeruginosa is 14.50±0.100; 13.73±0.058; 12.87± 0.057; 11.83±0.058 in concentration of 300, 200, 100 and 50 ppm. Inhibition value of ethanol extract of C. paniculatum against MRSA is 8.67±0.057; 7.80±0.100; 7.06±0.057; 6.43±0.057 in concentration of 300, 200, 100 and 50 ppm. Inhibition value of ethyl acetate fraction of C. paniculatum against MRSA is 9.77±0.057; 8.03 ±0.057; 7.33±0.057; 6.70±0.100 in concentration of 300, 200, 100 and 50ppm.
Chemical properties of Fermented Sapindaceae vinegar Antioxidant Activity and Sensory Evaluation
Authors: Boonsupa Wilawan , Thongdonpriang Kannikar , Pimthong Janjira , Wongchantha Thidaporn , Maphon Chonticha , Miyakorn Wanchanok , Chinakool Supattra
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine the chemical properties, antioxidant activities, and sensory test of a two-stage fermented vinegar produced from three Sapindaceae families, namely Lychee (Litchi chinensis), which divided into four cultivars (Chakraphat, Hong-Huay, Thai-Cho, and Ohia). Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) and Longan (Dimocarpus longan). Alcoholic fermentation was produced using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and acetous fermentation was produced using Acetobacter pasteurianus. In the samples during the alcoholic fermentation, the glucose and fructose contents decreased continuously and the contents of alcohol increased at the end of the fermentation process. The result showed the lychee wine produced from Ohia cultivar exhibited the highest content of alcohol (12.34±0.09% (v/v)) and exhibited the highest content of acetic acid in the acetous fermentation (3.79±0.00% (v/v)), while Longan exhibited the highest content of the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content (87.33±0.00mg/mL and 52.54±0.57mg/L). The 9-point hedonic scale showed that the drinking vinegar produced from Rambutan exhibited the highest overall acceptability (7.70±1.62), which indicated the very much pleasant level of the vinegar preference of the consumers.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE STRESS-INTENSITY COEFFICIENT AT NORMAL SEPARATION AND THE STRENGTH IN TENSION
Authors: SADOVSKAYA E. , LEONOVICH S.
Published: August 2022

This article explores the practical use of the Leonov-Panasyuk model for calculating the stress intensity factor for nanofibre-reinforced concrete using the value of tensile strength in bending of a sample beam of 100×100×400 mm. The study was carried out on different nanoconcrete matrices with three types of fiber fibers. Comparison of the obtained values showed a high degree of convergence with the values of the stress intensity factor obtained from the strength for normal separation in cubes with a notch, from the energy consumption during bending of a beam with a notch. The results confirm that the critical stress intensity factor can be attributed to stable indicators of the crack resistance of nanofiber-reinforced concrete.
PRACTICAL TESTING OF A MULTIPARAMETER METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF FIBER CONCRETE ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE
Authors: SADOVSKAYA E. , LEONOVICH S. , BUDREVICH N.
Published: August 2022

This article presents the results of the practical application of a multi-parameter method for assessing the quality of fiber-reinforced concrete at a construction site. A monolithic fiber-reinforced concrete industrial floor in the production workshop is being investigated. Non-destructive testing methods are used: elastic rebound, ultrasonic pulse, ultrasonic tomography. As a result of the tests, the values of compressive strength, the thickness of the structure under study (with one-sided access), and the homogeneity of the material (voids and fiber "hedgehogs") were obtained.
THE FRACTIONAL COMPOSITION OF CRUSHED PINE BARK AND THE TYPE OF BINDER COMPONENT AS THE MAIN FACTORS AFFECTING THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL INSULATION PLATES
Authors: BAKATOVICH А. , BAKATOVICH N. , PENKRAT A.
Published: August 2022

The possibility of obtaining thermal insulation based on pine bark as a structure-forming material is considered. The granulometric composition was studied with the determination of the percentage of fractions depending on the thickness of the pine bark. The coefficient of thermal conductivity of crushed bark by fractions is determined to optimize the particle sizes of the structure-forming material of thermal insulation boards. Modified liquid glass and rosin were used as binding components. The introduction of rosin in the form of fine powder made it possible to reduce the thermal conductivity coefficient of rigid plates on a large fraction (5–8 mm) to 0.051 W / (m×°C) at a density of 304 kg/m3. The thermal conductivity coefficient of compositions on rosin decreased by 10–13% compared to samples on liquid glass.
Employees Training and Development on Organizational Performance
Authors:   Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre-Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana, Chinaza Adaobi Chukwuma , Owusuaa-Konadu Snr Clara ,   Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre-Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana
Published: August 2022

Employee and organizational performance have utmost importance for the sake of improving productivity. The study attempts to find out employees and organizational performance. The study adopted a descriptive research design. A sample size of 103 participants is used for the study. The study revealed that most of the respondents representing were informed through the company’s orientation program. Training and development method used by organizations can be categorized as either on-the-job or off-the-job. Most of the training received by respondents was on; Team leadership, fire management, harvesting, planting, safety/PPE, and training company’s protocols. The majority of the respondents received training as a compulsory requirement for all employees. Employees were trained through (demonstration, discussion, presentation, lecture, and then seminars). All employees recognized the need for further training to enhance their specific job role development. The major challenges of the employee in the performance of their duties were inadequate training logistics, inadequate/ unsuitable time allocated for training, inconsistencies in training on the same subject, irregularity of training, no training incentives, and non-identification of training needs. The study revealed that the impact of training and development on employee’s performance and productivity were: adhering to protocols, broadened scope, enhanced knowledge/skills in the area of work, enhanced leadership skills, enhanced productivity, and innovativeness, respecting other people’s opinions, safe operations among others. The study recommended that basic training materials especially audio-visual aids should be acquired to make training more effective.
Cognitive Ability Level and Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary Students in physics in Akwa Ibom North-west district.
Authors:   University of Uyo, Etukakpan Uduak
Published: August 2022

This study investigates the influence of cognitive ability on academic achievement among senior secondary two students in Physics in Akwa Ibom North -West District. A quasi experimental pre-test post-test non-randomised control group design was adopted for the study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Physics Achievement Test (PAT) and Cognitive Ability Test (CAT) instruments were used for data collection from sample size of 91 students. The instruments were validated by three experts. A reliability of 0.73 for PAT and 0.74 for CAT were obtained with split half method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, which were converted using Spearman Brown formula to have reliability co-efficient of 0.84 and 0.85 respectively. Mean and Standard Deviation were used in answering all the research questions and Analysis of Covariant was used for testing all the hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. The results obtained show that Students with low cognitive ability level performed significantly better than those with high and average cognitive ability level, male students with average cognitive ability level significantly performed better than those with high and low cognitive ability and female with low cognitive ability level performed significantly better than those with high and average cognitive ability level. It is therefore concluded that students academic achievement is not entirely dependent on high cognitive ability level. It was therefore recommended that educational administrators and teachers should use the appropriate teaching techniques to get the best out of students without necessarily considering their cognitive ability levels.
FAMILY HEALTH CARE FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY: QUALITATIVE STUDY
Authors: Virasiri Saovakon , Jenjaiwit Patcharaporn
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Chronic illness person has trouble in both body and mind, including family system. Therefore, health personnel should provide care for the whole family. However, there is less insight into family health care practice for families with chronic illness persons in community settings. Therefore, the study aimed at describing family health care practices for chronic illness persons from the participants ‘view.
Method: Qualitative study was conducted. Participants included chronic illness persons, family members, healthcare personnel, and community leaders. Data collection consisted of in-depth interviews with tape recording, observation, note taking, and focused group interviews. Content analysis was done for data analysis.
Findings: The findings displayed three major themes with nine subthemes in relation to the participants’ narration. First, “prioritizing personal illness severity for providing care at home.” Second, “common disease, more complication, difficult to control, and need special one to provide health care.” And third, the “community strongly participation, supports, follows up, and learns from patients and families’ styles.”
Conclusion: The results support nurses and health personnel in gaining insight into family health care in the community setting based on the perception of patients, family members, health personnel, and community leaders. Therefore, an effective family health care model and intervention should thus be developed fitting to the needs and primary health care system.
Fetal kidney length as a parameter for determination of gestational age after 20th week in healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancy
Authors: Gandhi Nila , Patel Tejas , Shah Sambhav
Published: August 2022

Aim: To check the accuracy of Fetal Kidney Length (FKL) in the estimation of Gestational Age (GA).  Materials and Methods: The present prospective cross sectional study was conducted in Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India. The subjects were selected from the patients visiting the department of Radio diagnosis on in-patient or out-patient basis. The study was carried out for the duration of 12 months after taking approval from the IEC. Healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancy after 20th week of gestation were included in the study. Results: Out of 203 patients included in the study, 3 (1.3%) were in the age group of < 20 years, 76 (37.7%) were in the age group of 20-25 years, 100 (49%) were in the age group of 25-30 years and 24 (12%) were in the age group of > 30 years. In the 203 pregnant patients, age group included in the study ranged from 18 to 36 years with the mean age of 26.46 years Age of second trimester patients (100 patients) ranged from 19 to 35 with the mean of 26.26 years. The age of third trimester (103 patients) patient ranged from 18 to 36 with mean of 26.67 years.
Surgical site infection in a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Dhyaneshwaran K. V. , Gowtham Rishikesh , Karthikeyan E. M. J. , Timothy Solomon
Published: August 2022

Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) is the third most commonly conveyed nosocomial infection which has an adverse impact on the hospital as well as on the patient. A continuous surveillance is called for, to keep a check on the incidence of SSI. Objectives: a) to study the incidence of SSI in our hospital; b) To study the risk factors of SSI in our hospital; c) To identify the areas in our hospital, which need to be strengthened and deal with proactive measures to curb the incidence of SSI. Methodology:  It was a Prospective study conducted for 6 months in our hospital. 131 cases of Surgery were included in the study. All patients who are operated in general surgery department of VMKVMCH between July 2021 – December 2021. A few host factors, wound factors and surgery related factors that cause SSI were studied. Swabs were collected from the infected surgical wounds and processed by the conventional microbiological methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility was done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: Prolonged surgery (>2hours) and insertion of drain were found to be significantly associated with occurrence of SSI and the clean surgeries showed minimum risk of infection.
effect of employing value engineering as a target costing tool in achieving competitive advantage
Authors: Al-Zubaidi Alaa Muhammad Obaid , Radi Haider Muhammad
Published: August 2022

The contemporary business environment needs to reconsider the traditional methods of costs, as it needs to apply contemporary methods and techniques to measure, define and display data related to costs and in proportion to the modern technological requirements and the intense competition factors that have become an inherent feature of the markets, so the economic units must work on the application of contemporary technologies Which contribute to reducing costs, managing, measuring and allocating them more accurately and justice As the technological development and the business environment are in constant change, and the economic units must keep pace with these developments by adopting techniques that go along with them in order to achieve competitive advantages that help the unit to ensure survival in the competitive market. In economic units, it can be formulated by the following question ( Does the application of value engineering contribute to reaching the target cost and achieving competitive advantages to enhance the position of the economic unit in the competition environment ) , and the research aims to clarify the role of value engineering
Genotyping of FOXO3a gene polymorphism rs13217795 (C > T) in asthmatic Iraqi patients
Authors: Juda Thana Mohammed , Mohammed Seenaa Badr , Al-Aaraji Ameera Jasim , Al-Koofee Dhafer A. F.
Published: August 2022

Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory process that affects the airways of the lung. It has a greater impact on public health. It is a polygenic disease, many factors play a role implicated in triggering its that starts like genetic, environmental, and geographic factors. Genetic studies have focused on the forkhead box O3 (FOXO3a) gene, mainly polymorphism at the specific sites which is thought may contribute to exacerbating the attack and complications of asthma. Methods: The study was designed as a case-control and involved 138 of asthmatic patients and 120 seemingly healthy people used as a control group. The diagnosis was carried out by consultants at a special respiratory center in Babylon governorate. Genotyping of all subjects was done for FOXO3a (rs13217795; C/T) analysis by PCR-RFLP technique. Multinominal regression was used to calculate Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by IBM. SPSS software version 20.0. Results: Analysis of the results that obtained form this work a considerable modification in forms of rs13217795; C/T polymorphism between asthmatic and healthy individuals. elevation in the risk of asmathic patient was seen in T allele of FOXO3a gene  (odds ratio of 2.0313, 95% CI: 1.5493 - 2.6631, P<0.0001).
School administrators’ instructional leadership: Basis for pedagogical enhancement
Authors: Banua Edna I. , Iglesia Nolan S. , Muarip Veronica C.
Published: August 2022

A school organization like any other organization needs a strong leadership. The school heads should possess strong characteristics that is capable of building a school community, and as leaders, they set the directions of the school, and they are responsible in the over-all operation of the school. This paper was undertaken to determine the principals’ instructional leadership competence in terms of instructional leadership; learning environment; human resource management and development; parent involvement and community partnership; and school leadership management and operations. This research utilized the Descriptive-Quantitative Research Design which was confined among the selected secondary schools in one of the Divisions of the Department of Education in the Philippines. Based on the interpreted data taken from the principals’ rating in their  Office Performance Commitment Review Form (OPCRF) and using the DepEd Order no. 42 series of 2017 as the rubric in interpreting the principals’ rating, this study found out that the respondents’ instructional leadership is very satisfactory. It is safe to say that the principals are very satisfactorily contribute success to a  school’s improvement initiatives and in the overall effectiveness of their  school.
Association of non-nutritive sucking habits with speech sound disorders: A scoping review
Authors: Shetty Samiksha Shivanand , Mathur Aditi , Khan Hania Ali , Nair Sneha , Tirupathi Sunnypriyatham
Published: August 2022

The impact of non-nutritive sucking (NNS) habits on dentofacial structures and occlusion is well proven. It has been hypothesised that NNS also effect speech due to its effect on dentition and oral musculature. However, the results of the existing studies are inconsistent, therefore this scoping review was undertaken to systemically evaluate the existing literature and to identify any research gaps. The database search resulted in 869 studies of which 861 articles were excluded as they were duplicates, irrelevant, published in languages other than English, and data were not available. The remaining 8 full-text articles were evaluated for their eligibility and were included in the present review. After the qualitative analysis of the studies, we conclude that the non-nutritive sucking is associated with speech sound disorders in children. However, the of quality of evidence is not satisfactory, more studies with detailed measures of sucking habits are needed to completely understand the effect of NNS on speech disorders.
A clinical study spectrum of various cutaneous manifestation in geriatric age group in rural patient
Authors: Preethi P. Sai , Subhashini P.
Published: August 2022

To study the demographic profile of the geriatric age group patients among the rural population in kanchipuram district who are presenting to the Dermatology department.