bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Könixin der Sprakenheit
Authors: Behrendt Eva
Published: January 2024

Pinar Karabulut und Khavn de la Cruz porträtieren Arschlochhaftigkeit: von Katja Brunner nach Shakespeare in «Richard drei» am Schauspiel Köln, und nach Alfred Jarrys «König Ubu» in «SMAK! SuperMacho AntiKristo» an der Berliner Volksbühne

Von Eva Behrendt
Zwischen den Zeilen
Authors: Schreiber Falk
Published: January 2024

Zeitgenössische Belletristik auf Hamburger Bühnen: Christopher Rüping dramatisiert am Thalia Theater Mieko Kawakamis «Brüste und Eier», Dušan David Parízek am Deutschen Schauspielhaus Viktor Martinowitschs «Revolution»

Von Falk Schreiber
Die Erlkönigin
Authors: Müller-Schöll Nikolaus
Published: January 2024

Laudatio zur Verleihung des Theaterpreises Berlin der Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung an Amelie Deuflhard – Kuratorin, Direktorin, Netzwerkerin, Gründerin, Finanzierungserfinderin u.v.a.

Von Nikolaus Müller-Schöll
Digitales Rudelverhalten
Authors: Müller Tobi
Published: January 2024

Die Theater verlieren Zuschauer:innen. Die pandemischen Gründe sind das eine, einige davon werden verschwinden. Das andere: die bislang übersehene Rolle der Algorithmen beim Publikumsschwund, die sich eher verschärft als beruhigt. Eine These, drei Stichproben

Von Tobi Müller
Oil of Olaf oder Neues vom Verschwendungszusammenhang
Authors: Köck Thomas
Published: January 2024

THOMAS KÖCK hat mehrere Antworten anzubieten, eine differenzierter als die andere
Rivalinnen, Komplizinnen
Authors: Behrendt Eva
Published: January 2024

Frauen und Macht in Berlin: «Hyäne Fischer – das totale Musical» an der Volksbühne, Lucy Kirkwoods Drama «Das Himmelszelt» am Deutschen Theater

Von Eva Behrendt
Kunst und Gewalt
Authors: Stammen Silvia
Published: January 2024

An den Münchner Kammerspielen bringt Pinar Karabulut «Das Erbe» von Nuran David Calis zur Uraufführung, und Daniela Kranz inszeniert im Marstall «Die Ereignisse» von David Greig mit wechselnden Chören. Beide rühren an kollektive Traumata

Von Silvia Stammen
Wo die Körper übernehmen
Authors: Behrendt Eva
Published: January 2024

René Pollesch feiert «Fantômas» an der Volksbühne, das Maxim Gorki Theater huldigt ukrainischen Müttern und Töchtern mit Sebastian Nüblings Inszenierung von Sasha Marianna Salzmanns «Im Menschen muss alles herrlich sein» und Marta Gornickas «Mothers – A Song for Wartime»

Von Eva Behrendt
Wenn die letzten Hemmungen fallen
Authors: Heintges Valeria
Published: January 2024

Antú Romero Nunes lässt in Basel sein Ensemble ein Lehrerkollegium spielen, das Shakespeares «Sommernachtstraum» auf die Bühne bringt

Von Valeria Heintges
«Klar, dass wir wieder alles versauen!»
Authors: Schreiber Falk
Published: January 2024

Hamburger Zukunftsvisionen: Philipp Stölzl inszeniert am Deutschen Schauspielhaus Finegan Kruckemeyers «Der lange Schlaf», Amir Reza Koohestani am Thalia in der Gaußstraße Aldous Huxleys «Schöne neue Welt»

Von Falk Schreiber
Ups and Downs im Empire
Authors: Burckhardt Barbara
Published: January 2024

Das Theater in London post Brexit, post Pandemie und nach dem Cut von Staats geldern bemüht sich um sein Publikum: am Hampstead Theater, Donmar Warehouse und am National Theatre. Auch dabei: Simon Stone mit einer «Phaedra»-Überschreibung

Von Barbara Burckhardt
Endlich!
Authors: Behrendt Eva
Published: January 2024

Nach 14 Jahren wird das Deutsche Theater Berlin unter Ulrich Khuon Theater des Jahres

Von Eva Behrendt
Einblicke ins Fremdsein
Authors: Wille Franz
Published: January 2024

Falk Richter schreibt und inszeniert in der Berliner Schaubühne seinen Erinnerungstext «The Silence», Stephan Kimmig bringt in Hannover Michel Friedmans «Fremd» auf die Bühne

Von Franz Wille
im dialog
Authors: Boldt Esther
Published: January 2024

Der Tänzer und Choreograf Ioannis Mandafounis sucht das Gespräch – demnächst als Chef mit den Mitgliedern der Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company.

Mit ihm geredet hat Esther Boldt
zeichen
Authors: Wesemann Arnd
Published: January 2024

Das französische Kollektiv (La)Horde tanzt mit «Age of Content» durch die wunderbare Medienwelt der Simulation und anderer Fiktionen.

Von Arnd Wesemann
im krieg
Authors: Weickmann Dorion
Published: January 2024

Vor genau einem Jahr hat Russland die Ukraine überfallen. Der Choreograf Alexei Ratmansky zählte schon damals zu den schärfsten Kritikern des Putin-Kurses. Wie er die Lage heute sieht, schildert er Dorion Weickmann
spuren
Authors: Regitz Hartmut
Published: January 2024

Letzte Kreation, letztes Gespräch: John Cranko und Hartmut Regitz
sehnsucht
Authors: Servos Norbert
Published: January 2024

Ein Rückblick mit Zukunft

Von Norbert Servos
helden
Authors: Weickmann Dorion
Published: January 2024

Über Werte und Wunder: John Neumeier im Gespräch mit Dorion Weickmann
Die AGB-Kontrolle im spanischen und deutschen Zivilprozess
Authors: Jaschinski Julian A. M.
Published: January 2024

The work analyzes the central question of why the ex officio judicial assessment of unfairness of clauses required under EU law has led to issues in Spain that had no equivalent in German jurisprudence. In connection therewith, the different legal traditions of general terms and conditions in Spain and Germany are examined as well as developments in EU case law and corresponding legislative reactions in Spain. Central aspect of the work is a comparative analysis of the distribution of roles in Spanish and German civil proceedings as well as the examination of procedural peculiarities of specific Spanish civil proceedings and situations, which were subject of the ECJ case law on the ex officio judicial assessment of unfairness of clauses.
Energy Conservation Measures in Zero-Energy Building
Authors: Meshesha Tesfahun
Published: January 2024

Energy consumption of large public buildings has exceeded 33% of the total world energy consumption. Since it can help us lower the energy consumption of huge buildings to attain a zero-energy building (ZEB), energy conservation of large public buildings has attracted everyone’s attention. The chapter is classified into five sections. The first two sections provide a succinct explanation of zero-energy building and a broad overview of energy conservation. The chapter then goes on to discuss ASHRAE Standard 90.1, which is a set of professional guidelines that the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers regularly publishes to standardizes the demands placed on buildings to guarantee a low energy usage. Section four is all about different types of heat recovery systems that can reduce a building’s energy usage. The last topic deals about what you need to do in your daily lives to use as little energy as possible. Energy-efficient buildings that produce enough renewable energy to meet their own annual energy consumption requirements is known as zero-energy building. Upon using different energy conservation practices discussed under this chapter along with the advancement of technologies, you can save huge amount of energy which will highly cut down your energy demand.
Perspective Chapter: Online Learning and Future Prospects
Authors: Ali Al Momani Jehad , Salman Salim Alnasraween Mo’en
Published: January 2024

In this chapter, we will discuss online learning in terms of its concept, importance, types, requirements, implementation challenges, and interaction with teachers and students. We will also talk about online learning strategies, their evaluation, and the impact of this type of learning on education, as well as the future of online learning and its future vision in light of the expectation of a bright future in the coming years for this type of learning, as the number of online learners will increase through the provision of programs, courses, virtual classes, and educational experiences. As other online learning options that are flexible, easy to access, and low in cost, and as technology continues to develop, online learning will be more developed and effective. Many trends will affect the future of online learning, such as education. Integrated learning that combines online self-learning with teacher-managed activities, as well as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality. The students in the near future engage in online learning from the time they enter school until the end of their university studies and beyond. And they will need to acquire multiple skills to adapt to constant change, and the ability to learn what they need to know.
Comparative Risk Assessment of Cyber Threats Based on Average and Fuzzy Set Theory
Authors:   State Scientifically Research Institute of the MIA of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Korystin Oleksandr Evgeniyovych , Korchenko Oleksandr , Kazmirchuk Svitlana , Demediuk Serhii , Korystin Oleksandr Oleksandrovych
Published: January 2024

Applied results of scientific analysis should be the key focus of modern security research. A comparative analysis of research results obtained using different methods, as an applied task, forms a broader basis for interpreting the results and substantiating the conclusions. A social survey and expert opinion research were conducted to implement the general concept of strategic analysis of cybersecurity in Ukraine. Using the method based on determining the average value in a certain set of estimates, as well as the method based on the theory of fuzzy sets, the risks of spreading certain cyber threats in Ukraine were assessed. The results were compared. Although the use of different measurement methods led to some differences in quantitative risk indicators, the comparative analysis of the ratio of the level of different cyber threats did not change significantly. At the same time, the fuzzy set method provided more flexible interpretation of the results to characterize cyber threats in terms of their upward or downward trend. In general, the combined approach to cyber threat risk assessment can become an important risk management tool, as it takes advantage of different methods and allows for a deeper understanding of the current situation and the formation of more informed management decisions.
Hybrid Spider Monkey Optimization Mechanism with Simulated Annealing for Resource Provisioning in Cloud Environment
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, (A Central University), Lucknow, 226025, UP, India, Archana A. , Kumar N. , Zubair Khan Mohammad
Published: January 2024

Cloud computing is an emerging concept that makes better use of a large number of distributed resources. The most significant issue that affects the cloud computing environment is resource provisioning. Better performance in the shortest amount of time is an important goal in resource provisioning. Create the best solution for dynamically provisioning resources in the shortest time possible. This paper aims to perform resource provisioning with an optimal performance solution in the shortest time. Hybridization of two Meta-heuristics techniques, such as HSMOSA (Hybrid Spider Monkey Optimization with Simulated Annealing), is proposed in resource provisioning for cloud environment. Finds the global and local value using Spider Monkey Optimization's (SMO) social behavior and then utilizes Simulated Annealing (SA) to search around the global value in each iteration. As a result, the proposed approach aids in enhancing their chances of improving their position. The CloudSimPlus Simulator is used to test the proposed approach. The fitness value, execution time, throughput, mean, and standard deviation of the proposed method were calculated over various tasks and execution iterations. These performance metrics are compared with the PSO-SA algorithm. Simulation results validate the better working of the proposed HSMOSA algorithm with minimum time compared to the PSO-SA algorithm.
Container-to-fog Service Integration using the DIS-LC Algorithm
Authors:   A.V.C. College of Engineering, Department of Information Technology, Mannampandal, Mayiladuthurai, 609305, India, K. Aruna. , G. Pradeep.
Published: January 2024

Containers have newly emerged as a potential way to encapsulate and execute programs. In contrast to virtual machines, each container does not have its own kernel and instead shares the host systems. Containers on the other hand are more lightweight, need fewer data to be sent between network nodes and boot up faster than VM. This makes containers a feasible choice, particularly for hosting and extending the services across the fog computing architecture. The major purpose of this paper is to describe the Distributed Intelligent Scheduling based Lightweight Container algorithm (DIS-LC), which is a revolutionary way for container to fog-services integration and resource optimization. In this proposed algorithm is compared to the least connection algorithm, round-robin algorithm and Ant Colony Optimization-based Light Weight Container (ACO-LWC). Operating cost and traffic cost are used to validate the suggested algorithm. Fog node running costs are divided into two categories: CPU and memory. When compared to current algorithms, quantitative research demonstrates that the proposed DIS-LC scheme gets the greatest performance in terms of all metrics. This demonstrate the algorithm is efficient. Finally, the performance of containerized services and resource management systems is evaluated using the iFogSim simulator.
An Enhancement of Identity Based Conditional Privacy-preserving Authentication Process in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Narayanan K. Lakshmi , Naresh R.
Published: January 2024

In general, Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs) are permitting the communication between one vehicle with neighboring vehicles, infrastructure, and Road-Side Unit (RSU). In this, vehicle platoon is commonly known as the vehicle driving pattern it categorizes the batching of the vehicle in the on the trot fashion. It has been reviewed as an effective resolution to mitigate the reduction in traffic blockage and to widen the opulence of the travel. However, the malicious activities of any unauthorized person in VANET are increased the damage to authorized vehicles. In this manuscript, the Identity based Conditional Privacy-Preserving Authentication (ID-CPPA) signature scheme is proposed to detect the malignant command vehicle very efficiently by the consumer vehicle. In this, the proposed ID-CPPA method uses one-way hash functions for improving the efficiency of Road-Side Unit (RSU) signing and verification of a messages. In order to provide better concealment to the vehicle, Phase Truncated Fourier Transform based asymmetric encryption algorithm (PTFT-AE) is proposed. Thus, the proposed ID-CPPA-PTFT-AE approach has achieved 28.96%, 37.58%, 31.36% higher security rate and 25.8%, 37.9%, 42.6% lower delay than the existing MPDC-LPNS, PPSR-GS, and WCAA-TST methods respectively.
Detection of Diabetes using Combined ML Algorithm
Authors:   Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh, Setu Shifat Jahan , Tabassum Fahima , Jahan Sarwar , Islam Md. Imdadul
Published: January 2024

Recently data clustering algorithm under machine learning are used in ‘real-life data’ to segregate them based on the outcome of a phenomenon. In this paper, diabetes is detected from pathological data of 768 patients using four clustering algorithms: Fuzzy C-Means (FCM), K-means clustering, Fuzzy Inference system (FIS) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). Our main objective is to make binary classification on the data table in a sense that presence or absence of diabetes of a patient. We combined the four machine learning algorithms based on entropy-based probability to enhance accuracy of detection. Before applying combining scheme, we reduce the size of variables applying multiple linear regression (MLR) on the table then logistic regression is again applied on the resultant data to keep the outlier within a narrow range. Finally, entropy based combining scheme with some modification is applied on the four ML algorithms and we got the accuracy of detection about 94% from the combining technique.
SSKHOA: Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithm for Resource Aware Task Scheduling in Cloud-fog Computing
Authors:   SCOPE, VIT-AP University, Amaravathi, A.P., India, Kumar M. Santhosh , Reddy K. Ganesh , Donthi Rakesh Kumar
Published: January 2024

Cloud fog computing is a new paradigm that combines cloud computing and fog computing to boost resource efficiency and distributed system performance. Task scheduling is crucial in cloud fog computing because it decides the way computer resources are divided up across tasks. Our study suggests that the Shark Search Krill Herd Optimization (SSKHOA) method be incorporated into cloud fog computing's task scheduling. To enhance both the global and local search capabilities of the optimization process, the SSKHOA algorithm combines the shark search algorithm and the krill herd algorithm. It quickly explores the solution space and finds near-optimal work schedules by modelling the swarm intelligence of krill herds and the predator-prey behavior of sharks. In order to test the efficacy of the SSKHOA algorithm, we created a synthetic cloud fog environment and performed some tests. Traditional task scheduling techniques like LTRA, DRL, and DAPSO were used to evaluate the findings. The experimental results demonstrate that the SSKHOA outperformed the baseline algorithms in terms of task success rate increased 34%, reduced the execution time by 36%, and reduced makespan time by 54% respectively.
Towards Effective Solid Waste Management: A Mobile Application for Coordinated Waste Collection and User-official Interaction
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, Kathmandu Engineering College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, A. Paudel , A. Pant , A. Manandhar , B. Gautam
Published: January 2024

Solid Waste Management is an especially important task related to human health and the environment. Due to ineffective scheduled date & time, poor communication between waste collecting institutions and local house owners, people are compelled to throw waste on streets which is not good. Even if there is a routine, people tend to miss the schedule. Our aim is to develop an application for mobile phones, which consists of two parties- the user and waste management officials, where the second one acts as reminders. Officials will send a notification to the user, signaling that they are at a certain checkpoint near the user and the user can now throw waste properly and not on the streets. An incremental model was used throughout our project; basic requirements are fulfilled first and then iterated to create the final product. The proposed application includes two portals for whether you are user or waste management personnel. This application helps to improve the coordination between clients and collectors and determines whether the waste in an area has been collected or not. The survey conducted in this study involved consulting the Environment and Agricultural Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which highlighted the significance of a notifying application. This application addresses the issue of uncoordinated waste disposal by providing users with information about collection schedules, leading to better waste management practices and reduced unsystematic garbage disposal.
Comparative Study: Performance of MVC Frameworks on RDBMS
Authors:   Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh, Rahman M. H. , Naderuzzaman M. , Kashem M. A. , Salahuddin B. M. , Mahmud Z.
Published: January 2024

The regular utilization of web-based applications is crucial in our everyday life. The Model View Controller (MVC) architecture serves as a structured programming design that developers utilize to create user interfaces. This pattern is commonly applied by application software developers to construct web-based applications. The use of a MVC framework of PHP Scripting language is often essential for application software development. There is a significant argument regarding the most suitable PHP MVC such as Codeigniter & Laravel and Phalcon frameworks since not all frameworks cater to everyone's needs. It's a fact that not all MVC frameworks are created equal and different frameworks can be combined for specific scenarios. Selecting the appropriate MVC framework can pose a challenge at times. In this context, our paper focuses on conducting a comparative analysis of different PHP frameworks. The widely used PHP MVC frameworks are picked to compare the performance on basic Operation of Relational databases and different type of Application software to calculate execution time. In this experiment a large (Big Data) dataset was used. The Mean values of insert operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 149.64, 149.99, 145.48 and PostgreSQL database`s 48.259, 49.39, 45.87 respectively. The Mean values of Update operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 149.64, 158.39, 207.82 and PostgreSQL database`s 48.24, 49.39, 46.64 respectively. The Mean values of Select operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 1.60, 3.23, 0.98 and PostgreSQL database`s 1.95, 4.57, 2.36 respectively. The Mean values of Delete operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 150.27, 156.99, 149.63 and PostgreSQL database`s 42.95, 48.25, 42.07 respectively. The findings from our experiment can be advantageous for web application developers to choose proper MVC frameworks with their integrated development environment (IDE). This result will be helpful for small, medium & large-scale organization in choosing the appropriate PHP Framework.
Idiomatizität, Usualität und Chunking? : zur Rolle der sprachgebrauchsbasierten schematischen Sequenzen für die Entwicklung der L2-relevanten Sprachkompetenzen
Authors: Fialová Edita , Zündorf Iva
Published: January 2024

Der Artikel fokussiert zum einen spezifische Parameter der Mehrwortlexik, die für das theoretische Verständnis des Mehrwortlexikons wichtig sind. Zum anderen wird die Rolle der Mehrworteinheiten bzw. Chunks im Prozess der Entwicklung von L2-relevanten Sprachkompetenzen diskutiert. Am Beispiel einer praktischen Übungstypologie der L2-Mehrworteinheiten werden konkrete Lernschritte zur Entwicklung der interaktiven L2-Kompetenz vorgeschlagen und kommentiert.
De distinctie tussen Nederlands-Nederlands en Belgisch-Nederlands door Centraal-Europese studenten Nederlands als Vreemde Taal
Authors: Royeaerd Sofie
Published: January 2024

In this article we examine the extent to which students of Dutch as a Foreign Language are able to distinguish between both European standard varieties of Dutch, i.e. Netherlandic Dutch and Belgian Dutch, and which phonetic indicators they use in doing so. In total, 66 students of Dutch in Central Europe participated in a distinction test, which was carried out in 2019 and 2022. The participants were native speakers of Hungarian or a Slavic language and had a minimal level of B1. Their task was to determine the national accent of 12 sound clips of ca. 30 seconds. The results show a correlation between language level and students' ability to correctly distinguish between both varieties: upper-intermediate (B2) and advanced students (C1) scored significantly better (on average 76% and 84,5%) than intermediate students (B1), who determined only 61,7% of the stimuli correctly. Secondly, the students' knowledge of (segmental) pronunciation differences between Netherlandic Dutch and Belgian Dutch was tested and they were asked which phonetic markers they use to determine the right accent. In both cases they were given a list of twenty consonants, consonants in certain positions and vowels, each category containing two "false" indicators (phonemes that do not show a north-south pattern of variation). This part was added to the distinction test in 2022, in which 24 students participated. We can conclude that students know and use a limited number of phonetic markers to distinguish between Netherlandic Dutch and Belgian Dutch and that the distinction between both varieties is not as obvious as for native speakers of Dutch, though this competence grows with language level (and supposedly, language exposure). In the last part of the article, we discuss the didactic implications of our findings.
Organisational Conditions for Boundary Spanning in Public Health
Authors: Kiland Charlotte , Karlsen Tor-Ivar , Kvåle Gro
Published: January 2024

In this study, we examine how organisational conditions impact boundary spanning in public health to handle complex tasks. This policy field is characterised by extensive pressure for collaborative governance and boundary-spanning activities. Data from a 2019 web-based survey of all Norwegian public health coordinators (n = 428; response rate 60%) demonstrated the importance of boundary spanning “by architecture” for completing complex transboundary tasks, such as local government health overviews. Combinations of organisational conditions; organisational size, position size, position in the organisational hierarchy and formalised network arrangements, affected degrees of boundary-spanning and the ability to complete health overviews. The most important indirect organisational condition seemed to be position size. Organisational size is an important organisational predictor for position size, position in the organisational hierarchy and collaborative partners’ contact pattern. Large municipalities had higher coordination capacity, higher degrees of boundary spanning and more formalised structures for intersectoral collaboration. Organisational size correlated significantly with contact frequency between boundary spanners and internal and external professional expertise. Overall, boundary spanning is not influential per se, but different degrees of boundary spanning affected the completion of complicated transboundary task in public health.
Impact of Farmers’ Participatory Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Demonstration Programme on Crop Yield and Economics Under Temperate Hill Ecology
Authors:   Mountain Research Center for Field Crops, SKUAST-Kashmir, Mubarak Tasneem , Khanday Ab. Shakoor ,   Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kulgam, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology of Kashmir (J&K) India-192233, Rehman Haseeb-ur- ,   Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kulgam, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology of Kashmir (J&K) India-192233
Published: January 2024

There exists a gap between the potential yield and the yield realized in farmers’ field in India. Situation is no different in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. With an aim to narrow down the yield gaps Farm Science Center Kulgam-SKUAST, Kashmir conducted 63 frontline demonstrations on Shalimar Rice-4, a high yielding disease tolerant variety in the lower plains of Kashmir valley from year 2019-2021. Results of these demonstrations revealed a significant improvement in yield and higher monetary returns with the introduction of new varietyy. Average crop yield (73.8 q ha-1) was 15.5% higher in improved practice compared to farmers’ practice (63.9 q ha-1). An extension gap of 9.9 q ha-1 and a technology gap of 6.2 q ha-1 were observed in the study. Net returns were Rs. 129243 ha-1 in farmers practice against Rs.146815 ha-1 in technology demonstrated, indicating an additional income of Rs. 17572 ha-1 and effective gain of Rs. 14812 ha-1 in the latter. Higher benefit: cost ratio (2.9) was registered in improved practice compared to farmers practice (2.7).
Insights of Colorimetric Estimation of Phytic Acid in Rice Grain
Authors:   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India, V Jaldhani , D Sanjeeva Rao ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India, K Suman ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India, B Srikanth ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India, CN Neeraja ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India, P Raghuveer Rao ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India, RM Sundaram ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar-500030, Hyderabad, India
Published: January 2024

Phytic acid present in rice grain is an anti-nutrient that hinders the absorption of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) ions in the human digestive system. Estimation of phytic acid is a part of the biofortification studies targeted to enhance micronutrient content in the rice grain. Among the various methods of phytic acid estimation, colorimetric method is highly amenable to most of the laboratories due to its simple requirements. Wade reagent has been widely used in phytic acid estimation in various crops. However, details like the range of phytic acid concentrations required for standard graph preparation and maximum limits of detection were not clearly mentioned and the volume of Wade reagent differed. Hence, the objective of this study is to identify the range of phytic acid concentrations that is suitable to develop phytic acid standard graph followed by the determination of the maximum limit of Wade reagent volume. The results of this study will be useful in the future studies to understand the inherent details like the volume of Wade reagent, volume of biological extract, optimum volume as well as concentration optimum for standard graph preparation and the factor for calculating phytate-P from phytic acid.
Exploration of Genetic Variability and Trait Association for Root Architecture RelatedTraits under Aerobic Conditions in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors:   Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, Karnataka, Reddy Vishal , MB Kalyani ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, D M Nakul ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, R Padmashree ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, B D Waghmode ,   Regional Agricultural Research Station, Karjat – 410201, Maharashtra, B Manjunatha ,   Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Kathalagere, Shivamogga – 577219, Karnataka, B Divya ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, C Gireesh ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, M S Anantha ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, B M Dushyantha Kumar ,   Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, Karnataka, K M Satish ,   Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, Karnataka, T N Usha ,   Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, Karnataka, C M Kalleshwara Swamy ,   Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, Karnataka, S P Prem Sagar ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, K Madhavilatha ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, A Hake Anil ,   ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030, R Lokesha ,   Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, Karnataka
Published: January 2024

In this study, we performed exploration of genetic variability for root architecture related traits in a mapping population derived from TI-128×BPT 5204, such as length, volume, fresh and dry weight, in influencing nutrient and moisture uptake during 60 days after sowing under aerobic conditions at three diverse environments for the selection of desirable lines. The variance analysis, revealed significant variations (p ≤ 0.005) for all studied traits, indicating a broader sense of genetic variability for selection purposes. Significant positive correlation was recorded between all the traits under study. The rice lines viz., TB 1, TB4, TB 8, TB 24, TB 51, TB 67 and TB 107 exhibited comparatively higher RL, RV and RDW, than all the checks used in the present study. The identified lines exhibiting better root architectural traits can benefit in developing a suitable DSR cultivar with better adaptability and performance under dry direct seeded rice conditions.
Studies on Promising Restorer Lines for Yield and Yield Components in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors:   Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural College, Acharya N G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Bapatla,    Andhra Pradesh, India, Vasudeva Reddy Dungu , Y Suneetha ,   Regional Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Maruteru, Andhra Pradesh, India, BNVSR Ravi Kumar ,   Regional Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India, D Ramesh ,   Department of Statistics and Computer Applications, Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Bapatla, D Manoj Kumar ,   Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural College, Acharya N G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Bapatla,    Andhra Pradesh, India, T Srinivas ,   Regional Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Maruteru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Published: January 2024

The present investigation was carried out at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Maruteru with a set of 30 experimental hybrids developed by crossing three male sterile lines with 10 testers in Line × Tester mating design during kharif, 2022. The resultant 30 hybrids were evaluated in Randomized Block Design with two replications along with the parents and hybrid check, HRI-174 during rabi, 2022-23. Analysis of variance for yield and yield components revealed significant differences among the genotypes, parents, hybrids and parents vs. crosses for most traits, indicating significant differences among parents and hybrids, in addition to significant levels of heterosis for the traits studied. In general, the hybrids had recorded higher grain yield per plant, compared to the lines and were observed to be early and relatively tall with a more number of productive tillers per plant and increased panicle length compared to the parents. The hybrids, APMS 15A×RGL 5613, APMS 15A×MTU 1213, APMS 17A×RGL 5613 and APMS 17A ×MTU 2055had recorded significant and positive relative heterosis, heterobeltiosis and standard heterosis of more than 25 per cent for grain yield per plant and were identified as promising heterotic combinations for further evaluation and commercial exploitation.
Study on Genetic Variability and Correlation Coefficient for Grain Quality Parameters in South Indian Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties
Authors:   Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Hyderabad -500030, Krishnamrutha T. Suresh Krishnamrutha T. Suresh , Sai Prasad SV Sai Prasad SV ,   Department of Plant Breeding, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad – 500030., Sameer Kumar CV Sameer Kumar CV ,   Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Hyderabad -500030., Ramesh T Ramesh T ,   Department of Crop Physiology, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Hyderabad – 500030
Published: January 2024

The demand for high quality rice among consumers has surged in recent decades due to improvements in living standards. Hence, improving grain quality without reducing grain yield is a major concern in rice breeding programmes to benefit the rice growers and consumers. Therefore, it is very crucial to study the genetic variability among the genotypes for selecting potential parents to exploit maximum heterosis and superior recombinants in terms of quality components. The present investigation was carried out at Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad during kharif 2022 with 96 rice lines to assess the genetic variability for grain quality parameters. The analysis of variance revealed a significant difference among the genotypes for all the traits studied, except volume expansion ratio, which indicates the presence of considerable amount of variation among these genotypes. Overall study on genetic variability revealed that the estimates of PCV were only slightly higher than the corresponding GCV for traits such as kernel length, kernel width, kernel length after cooking, elongation ratio, alkali spreading value, amylose content and gel consistency suggesting a lesser influence of the environment. Traits like kernel length, kernel length after cooking, alkali spreading value and gel consistency had high heritability coupled with high genetic advance which indicates the role of additive genes in the inheritance of these traits. Correlation studies revealed that, grain yield plot-1 had a significant and positive association with quality traits such as hulling, milling and head rice recovery. Therefore, simultaneous improvement for these characters is possible through selection. Binadhan 17, DR 714-1-2R, DRR Dhan 44, IR 64 and JGL 18047 were found to be the best five genotypes for grain quality parameters.
Issues And Challenges of Academic Stress Among First-Year University Students: An Investigative Study
Authors: Shabana Akhtar  , Naeem Akhtar
Published: January 2024

During their time in college, students face various problems and difficulties that might negatively impact their academic success if they are not adequately handled. But it does have its share of challenges and growing pains. It takes work to get used to new surroundings. Students from an academic school environment to a university may encounter psychological, intellectual, and social challenges. Continuous learning stress can exhaust a person's resources and lead to several adaptation problems, claim Bedewy and Gabriel (2015). This study sought to understand the problems and obstacles that first-year university students encounter that lead to academic stress and identify strategies or solutions that assist them in managing stress-related problems and obstacles that impact their academic performance during their first year of study. The research included semi-structured interviews to gather data from fifteen second and third-semester students at various institutions in Karachi. The participants were selected based on their backgrounds, including public sector colleges, private colleges, and A-level colleges. Based on the research results, stress is caused by fear of failing, academic workload, instructor behavior, adjustment to a new setting, and assessment and examination routines.
While-reading Strategies and Their Effectiveness on Reading Comprehension Skill: An Experiment on Secondary School Students in Pakistan
Authors: Imran Ahmed  , Munawer sultana  , Syed Waqarul Hasan  , Zahid Ali
Published: January 2024

This quasi-experiment meant to realize productivity of while-reding strategies for the development of comprehension skill at secondary level students of public sector schools in Karachi, Pakistan. It was organized in two secondary schools following pretest posttest approach with experimental and controlled group. The 48 individuals underwent the experiment, who were tested for i) visualizing, ii) Skimming, iii) Scanning text, iv) Vocabulary identification, v) Making Connections, vi) Drawing Inferences, vii) Verifying Details, viii) Evaluating. SPSS and independent sample -t test were the data organization and analysis sources. According to the results, it seems that the experimental group performed better in the English reading comprehension test when compared to the control group. The suggested strategies were only introduced to the experimental group and not to the control group, which could be the reason for the difference in performance.

Keywords: , , i) visualizing, ii) Skimming, iii) Scanning text, iv) Vocabulary identification, v) Making Connections, vi) Drawing Inferences, vii) Verifying Details, viii) Evaluating.
Ground state solutions for fractional Kirchhoff type equations with critical growth
Authors: Li Kexue
Published: January 2024

We study the nonlinear fractional Kirchhoff problem $$ \Big(a+b\int_{\mathbb{R}^3}|(-\Delta)^{s/2}u|^2dx\Big) (-\Delta)^su+u=f(x,u)+|u|^{2_s^{\ast}-2}u \quad \text{in }\mathbb{R}^3, $$ $$ u\in H^s(\mathbb{R}^3), $$ where \(a,b>0\) are constants, \(s(3/4,1)\), \(2_s^{\ast}=6/(3-2s)\), \((-\Delta)^s\) is the fractional Laplacian. Under some relaxed assumptions on \(f\), we prove the existence of ground state solutions.

For more inofrmation see https://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2024/10/abstr.html
Statistical inference on changes in income polarization in Poland
Authors: Brzeziński Michał
Published: January 2024

This paper estimates a popular measure of economic polarization (DER index) using Polish income micro-data from the Household Budget Survey (HBS) study for the period from 1998 to 2007. Using asymptotically distribution-free statistical inference we test whether the changes in the values of the estimated indices are statistically significant. Results show that during the period under study DER index has increased in the range from 4.9 to 6.5%, depending on the polarization-sensitivity parameter α. For the period 1998-2007, the changes in the DER index with α = 1, for which polarization is empirically distinguishable from inequality, are statistically significant at conventional levels. It is found, however, that for some sub-periods changes in the DER index are not statistically significant.
Ocena wpływu czynników behawioralnych i rynkowych na postawy inwestorów indywidualnych na polskim rynku kapitałowym za pomocą modelu SEM
Authors: Osińska Magdalena , Pietrzak Michał , Żurek Mirosława
Published: January 2024

In the paper we attempt to explain the impact of psychological factors on propensity for risk and the level of expected return exhibited by individual investors active on the Stock Exchange in Warsaw. The article aims at identification and description of the relationship between unobservable factors such as behavioral inclinations, propensity for risk, ability to use technical analysis as well as market quality with application of Structural Equation Model. The hypothesis was put that behavioral inclinations such as errors in the opinions and preferences cause an increase in individual propensity for risk as well as the increase in the level of expected and satisfactory return. It was also assumed that investors that properly use technical analysis in their decision-making process are less sensitive for behavioral inclinations than the others. The results of estimation of the model allowed for identification of the unobservable psychological factors and confirmed the impact of the defined factors for the increase of individual propensity for risk.
Gospodarcze aspekty zrównoważonego rozwoju województw – wielowymiarowa analiza porównawcza
Authors: Bal-Domańska Beata , Wilk Justyna
Published: January 2024

Sustainable development is basic and superior aim of European Union. It assumes growing standard and quality of life by achieving compromise in respect to economic, social and environmental development. In this paper an evaluation of sustainable development in Polish voivodeships with reference to economic order in 2005 and 2009 was performed. The voivodeships were described by a set of indicators grouped into five areas such as economy, innovativeness, households, labour market and impact upon the environment. The voivodeships situation, territorial cohesion and direction of changes were investigated. Selected description statistics and linear ordering with pattern formula were applied.
Connection Leadership Serve To Behavior OCB With Employee Empowerment And Supervisor-Subordinate Interaction As Mediator As Well Gender As Moderator
Authors: Hardiyanto Feri , Merthayasa A.A Alit , Amelia Amelia
Published: January 2024

Examine the objective of evaluating the influence of servant leadership on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) with a focus on worker empowerment and superior-subordinate interactions as potential mediators. This study, conducted at PT XYZ, employed analytical techniques such as the absolute difference method, t-test for independent samples, and Baron & Kenny's causal step method to assess the hypotheses. The population and sample comprised 113 outsourced employees at PT XYZ 1, utilizing a fed-up sampling technique. The findings of the research indicate that servant leadership does not exert a significant impact on OCB when gender serves as a moderator. In this research model, gender does not function as a moderating variable. Both male and female outsourced employees share a positive perception of servant leadership within the company, resulting in similar OCB behaviors between the two groups. The presence of the servant leadership variable alone is adequate as an antecedent for fostering positive OCB in employees, irrespective of their gender characteristics. Furthermore, servant leadership significantly influences OCB through the mediation of worker empowerment and superior-subordinate interactions. Leaders who embody characteristics such as love, empowerment, vision, and humility effectively empower workers and foster positive interactions between superiors and subordinates, thereby contributing to OCB behaviors beneficial for the organization.
Hubungan Personal Hygiene dengan Gejala Penyakit Kulit pada Pekerja Peternakan Ayam
Authors: Christanti Lawolo Hanni , Chandra Rudi , Lister Clarissa
Published: January 2024

Kebersihan pribadi mengacu pada praktik memantau kesehatan dan kebersihan diri sendiri untuk mencegah penyakit fisik dan mental. Kebersihan diri yang tidak memadai dapat menimbulkan risiko kesehatan, termasuk berbagai masalah kulit. Penyakit kulit yang berhubungan dengan pekerjaan, seperti yang sering terjadi di sektor pertanian, menyoroti perlunya kebersihan diri di tempat kerja. Dalam penelitian ini, analisis dilakukan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara praktik kebersihan pribadi dan kejadian penyakit kulit di peternakan. Dengan menggunakan data cross-sectional dan survei analitik, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 56 karyawan dengan personal higiene buruk mengalami penyakit kulitary. Sebaliknya, dari 44 pekerja yang memiliki personal higiene baik, hanya 19 orang yang mengalami penyakit bawaan makanan, sedangkan 25 orang sisanya tidak mengalami masalah tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kejadian penyakit kulit dengan kebersihan diri yang didukung dengan uji chi-square dengan nilai p value sebesar 0,000 (p < 0,05). Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa personal hygiene yang buruk berdampak pada munculnya gejala penyakit kulit pada pekerja peternakan ayam. Implikasi dari temuan penelitian ini sangat memprihatinkan terhadap kesejahteraan pekerja peternakan ayam di Kota Binjai. Tindakan pencegahan dan personal hygiene yang baik merupakan kunci untuk meningkatkan keselamatan dan produktivitas pekerja.