bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Physical, chemical and sesnory properties of flakes (Gari) prepared from refrigerated cassava roots
Authors: Oyeyinka S.A. , Adesoye A.A. , Oladipo J.O. , Akintayo O.A. , Adediran O.J. , Badmos A.A. , Balogun M.A. , Ojo P.K. , Adeloye A.A. , Diarra S.S.
Published: August 2020

Cassava is a tropical crop that can be processed into a variety of products including flakes popularly called gari. Gari is a product obtained from cassava root by fermentation, but the root from which the gari is obtained spoils rapidly. Efforts have been made to extend the shelf life of the root through the use of traditional and improved storage techniques, for example storage in boxes, freezing and refrigeration. However, the quality of the products from refrigerated roots, such as gari, has not been reported. In this study, cassava roots were refrigerated for a period of three weeks and the physicochemical properties of gari from the stored roots were determined. With the exception of the carbohydrate content which was very similar (approx. 88%), refrigeration of cassava roots significantly (p < 0.05) affected the physical and chemical properties of the resulting gari. The cyanide content decreased from 2.96 to 1.90 mg/ kg with increase in refrigeration period, while the functional properties including bulk densities and swelling power were only slightly affected. Cassava roots can be refrigerated for a period of two weeks without substantial changes in the eating quality of the resulting gari, if the storage condition is closely monitored. Future studies are required to investigate the physicochemical properties of other valuable products from refrigerated cassava roots to determine their potentials in food and non-food applications.

Keyword: Cassava; Functional; Gari; Refrigeration; Pasting; Sensory
Effect of Potash addition on groundnut oil yield and quality of kulikuli (fried groundnut cake)
Authors: Balogun M.A. , Karim O.R. , Akintayo O.A. , Oyeyinka A.T. , Kolawole F.L. , Okereke E.E.
Published: August 2020

Fried groundnut cake, popularly called kulikuli, is obtained by frying the cake obtained from groundnut oil extraction. Addition of potash during defatting of groundnut is believed to increase oil yield and improve kulikuli quality, but there is little or no scientific information explaining this. This study investigated the yield, physical and chemical properties of oil extracted from groundnut with the addition of potash at 0.16, 0.32, 0.48 and 0.64%. The proximate and sensory attributes of the kulikuli produced were also determined. Groundnut yield increased from 14% to 27% with increasing addition of potash, presumably due to the emulsifying properties of potash. Potash addition significantly (p < 0.05) influenced the refractive indices, percentage impurity and colour of the oil samples. Oil extracted without potash had the lowest iodine value (85.12 mg/100 g), saponification value (202.2 mg KOH/g), acid value (6.46 mgKOH/g) and peroxide value (5.66 meq/Kg). The kulikuli had moisture in the range of 1.45 - 3.00%; carbohydrate, 20.6 - 40.4%; protein, 30.5 - 40.8%; ash, 4.45 - 5.05%; and fat, 23.5 - 30.6%. Kulikuli sample without potash was the most preferred based on taste and aroma while sample with 0.64% potash was the most preferred based on crunchiness, colour, breakability and overall acceptability. The study confirmed the hypothesis that potash addition during extraction of oil and production of kulikuli increases oil yield and some of the quality attributes of the kulikuli.

Keywords: Groundnut, potash, oil yield, kulikuli, quality attributes
Influence of cashew steaming on the quality attributes of cashew-pawpaw mixed fruit juice
Authors: Bolarinwa I.F. , Aruna T.E. , Abioye A.O. , Adelakun O.E.
Published: August 2020

Cashew is a tree crop that is valued for its nuts, with the fleshy fruits (cashew apple) receiving little attention due to its high acidity. In this study, ascorbic acid, total solid, total soluble solid, pH, titratable acidity and microbial stability of cashew-pawpaw juice prepared by mixing varying proportions (90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50) of raw or steamed cashew and pawpaw puree were evaluated. Increased in ascorbic acid (10.20-23.96 mg/100 g), total solid (8.03-12.37%), total soluble solid (1.37-3.5%) and pH (3.68-4.65) were recorded for the cashew-pawpaw juice samples. The titratable acidity (TTA) of the juice samples decreases (0.39-0.19%) with increasing amount of pawpaw puree in the juice blends. Total yeast and total coliform were not detected in the juice samples, however, the juice had low (1 × 105 - 1.5 × 105 log10 cfu/ml) total viable count. Cashew-pawpaw juice blend prepared from 50% raw cashew juice and pawpaw puree was highly rated in terms of taste, colour, flavor and overall acceptance. In conclusion, acceptable low acid juice that is also rich in ascorbic acid can be produced from blend of raw cashew and pawpaw puree.

Keywords: Cashew juice; Pawpaw puree; Physicochemical properties; Steamed cashew; Vitamin C.
Effect of Pleurotus tuberregium sclerotium on chemical, antimicrobial and sensory properties of packaged tomato paste
Authors: Kolawole F.L. , Balogun M.A. , Karim O.R. , Muhammad A.O. , Sanni-Olayiwola H.O.
Published: August 2020

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most widely consumed fresh vegetables in the world. Due to its low shelf-life, it is processed into paste with added chemical preservatives. Pleurotus tuberregium (P.t.s) is a good source of bioactive compounds effective against microbial growth, in addition to its load of other nutrients. In this study, the physicochemical, microbial, antioxidant activity and sensory properties of packaged tomato paste supplemented with Pleurotus tuberregium sclerotium flour were investigated using standard methods. The tomato pastes and Pleurotus tuberregium sclerotium flour were mixed in ratios of 100:0, 95:5 and 90:10 after which they were stored in low-density polyethylene and plastic containers at ambient temperature. There was a haphazard decrease in the fungal count of the supplemented samples during storage. A progressive increase in antioxidant activity at different inhibition levels was observed, with the samples packaged in plastic having the highest value at 100mg/ml titration. The DPPH value range obtained for (Day 0), (Day 4) and (Day7) were 4.7 - 49.9%, 50.2 -53.8% and 50.0% - 52.2%, respectively. A slight decrease in vitamins and minerals composition of treated samples as compared to the control was evident after storage period. Moderate addition of 5 to 10% Pleurotus tuberregium sclerotium flour is effective in improving the physicochemical properties, vitamins and minerals content, antioxidant activity, sensory properties and microbial stability of the paste stored in plastic container.

Keywords: Tomato paste, Pleurotus tuberregium sclerotium, low density polyethylene, plastic container, chemical composition
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: Sero-prevalence and associated risk factors in Gudeya Bila and Boneya Boshe Districts of East Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Authors: Neggasa Tolesa , Begna Feyissa , Wakgari Moti , Shibashi Sisay , Gezahegn Eshetu , Bekele Fikadu , Tolosa Tadele
Published: August 2020

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) remains a huge threat to cattle production in sub Saharan African countries in general and in Ethiopia in  particular. A cross sectional study was conducted between November, 2017 and June, 2018 to estimate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of CBPP in the Gudeya Bila and Boneya Boshe districts of East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State. The study was conducted on 384 cattle with no history of vaccination against CBPP, using systematic random sampling technique. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of each animal and tested by competitive ELISA. Information on risk factors influencing the occurrence of CBPP was collected using questionnaire survey. Data obtained from both serological and questionnaire surveys were analyzed by using SPSS software version 20. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association of exposure variables with anti-mycoplasma mycoides subspecies small colony antibodies. The results indicated that, the overall seroprevalence of CBPP at individual animal-level and herd-level was 8.6% and 26.3%, respectively. There was a statistically significant association in the sero-prevalence of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (MMmsSC) antibody (P< 0.05) with the poor body condition score, origin of animals (purchasing from outside of herd) and previous history of CBPP disease at individual animal and large herd size at herd level. This study showed that the overall prevalence of CBPP in study area was high. This warrants the implementation of appropriate preventive and control practice.

Keywords: Boneya Boshe, Bovine, CBPP, c-ELISA, Ethiopia, Gudeya Bila, Sero-prevalence
Zoonotic helminth parasites of dog in Bishoftu Town, central Ethiopia: prevalence, dog owners’ knowledge and control practice
Authors: Tadesse Mitiku , Ayana Dinka , Kumsa Bersisa , Fromsa Abebe
Published: August 2020

Many dog helminth parasites are endemic in many countries of the world posing public health threat. However, they were neglected and less studied in the developing countries such as Ethiopia. This cross-sectional study carried out from November 2016 to April 2017 in Bishoftu town aims at estimating the prevalence of major gastrointestinal tract (GIT) zoonotic helminth parasites of dogs and assessing dog owner’s knowledge and control practice against zoonotic dog parasites. Accordingly, the whole area of Bishoftu town was divided into 60 blocks, of which 10 were randomly selected for the study. A structured questionnaire was prepared in English, pretested and administered face to face to 140 dog-owning respondents using two local languages: Amharic and Affan Oromo. Fecal samples collected from 238 dogs after administration of ivermectin and praziquantel at recommended doses to increase sensitivity of detection and to get favorable cooperation of owners. For case detection flotation technique is used for parasite egg identification and parasite morphology for parasites observed in the feces. Pearson’s Chi-square (χ2), p-values and 95% confidence intervals calculated to measure association. Four zoonotic helminthic parasites detected with combined infection prevalence of 59.24% (95% CI: 52.84-65.35). The prevalence of each was 33.61% (95% CI: 27.86 – 39.90) Ancylostoma (A.) caninum, 29.41% (95% CI: 23.93 – 35.56) Toxocara (T.) canis, 19.75% (95% CI: 15.14 – 25.34) Dipylidium (D.) caninum, and 2.10% (95% CI: 0.87 – 4.98) Echinococcus (E.) granulosus. The prevalence of A. caninum and T. canis was significantly higher than the prevalence of D. caninum and E. granulosus. Mixed infection with two parasites recorded in 13.87% whereas concurrent infection with three parasites registered in 5.88% of the dogs. Statistically significant association (p<0.05) was observed between overall infection prevalence and the sex of dogs, where infection prevalence of A. caninum (p<0.001) and T. canis (p<0.001) were significantly higher in male than in female dogs. The questionnaire survey revealed that only 40% of the respondents were aware of the transmission of zoonotic helminthes to humans while none know the route of transmission. Of all the respondents, 58.57% reported regular deworming of their dogs, at least twice per annum, whereas 47.86% of respondents clean and dispose dogs’ excrement with household garbage and 88.57% of dog owners remove dogs’ excrement without using glove, facemasks, boots and/or coverall/gown for personal protection In relative terms high prevalence of zoonotic helminth parasites infestation was observed in owned dog population with poor awareness about route of transmission. Thus, it is advisable to create awareness of dog owners in waste management and use of Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPE).

Keywords: Ancylostoma; Bishoftu; Dipylidium; Echinococcus; Ethiopia; Toxocara
Availability and Use of Library Resources in the Rehabilitation of Inmates in Correctional Centers in Imo and Abia States, Nigeria
Authors: Obiano Doris Obinyere , Ogueri Emeka , Chima-James Ngozi , Moneke Peter O. , Bernard Irene Ijeoma
Published: August 2020

The study examined the availability and use of library resources in the rehabilitation of inmates in correctional centers in Imo and Abia states,Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design using three research questions and three hypotheses. The population of the study comprised 3,854 prisoners from the five prisons in Imo and Abia States, Nigeria. The sample size used was 713 prisoners. Purposive and proportionate random sampling techniques were used. Instruments for the study included: a checklist and a rating scale namely: Availability of Library Resources Checklist (ALRC) and Extent of Use of Library Resources Scale (EULRS). The instruments were validated and found reliable with index of 0.88 for EULRS using Cronbach Alpha Statistic. The research questions were answered using frequency count, proportion, mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using t-test. The findings were that Owerri and Umuahia correctional centers only have two librarians each in their respective libraries. This implies that the librarians in prison libraries are not adequate. It was also revealed that a good number of resources like fiction books, textbooks, magazines, chairs and lightings were available but some materials like newspapers, newspaper racks, audio cassettes, video tapes, DVD, library software were not found at all but the ones found were utilized to a high extent. Based on these findings, the study recommended among others that the Federal Government should employ more librarians to the correctional services centers in Imo and Abia states so as to reduce job stress and bring information closer to the inmates.

Keywords: Library Resources, Inmates, Correctional Centers, Rehabilitation
Enhancing Research Activities of Library and Information Science Educators in Nigerian Universities through Utilization of Academic Social Media
Authors: Salami Rita Otibhor , Katamba Abubakar Saka , Bitagi Mohammed Abubakar , Udoudoh Samuel Jimmy
Published: August 2020

The paper examines how academic social media utilisation can enhance research activities of Library and Information Science educators in Nigerian universities. The study highlighted the various research activities of Library and Information Science educators such as information gathering, collaboration, and dissemination of research findings and measurement of impacts. In addition, the authors elaborated on the benefits of academic social media such as Research gate, Academia.edu, Google Scholar, LinkedIn, Open Researcher Contributor Identity and Mendeley to include profile creation, information gathering, search for potential collaborators, instant research result dissemination, measurement of impact and management of research. The study stated that factors such as social influence, technical factors and personal factors can influence use of academic social media platforms.

Keywords: Social media, Academics, Research Library and Information Science, Educators
Bio-insecticide potential of three aromatic plants of Burkina Faso (Ocimum americanum L., Cymbopogon schoenanthus L. and Hyptis suaveolens Poit.) and their importance in cowpea seed conservation
Authors: Savadogo Salfo , Lykke Anne Mette , Traore Lassina , Sereme Abdoulaye , Thiombiano Adjima
Published: August 2020

Cowpea is an important source of food and income for the populations of sub-Saharan Africa in general and particularly in West Africa. However, farmers face storage and conservation problems. During storage in granaries, cowpea seeds are attacked by insects causing decreased grain weight and quality and sometimes a loss of germination capacity. Traditionally, farmers have used aromatic plants to limit insect damage. The aim of the present study is to test the insecticidal potential of three aromatic plants (Ocimum americanum L., Cymbopogon schoenanthus L. and Hyptis suaveolens Poit.). Cowpea seeds were mixed with increasing amounts of powder from each of the three plants and stored in plastic boxes for 10 month. The results showed that the number of defective seeds varied according to the treatment. O. americanum was the most efficient; the smallest effective dose of powder was 12%. For C. schoenanthus and H. suaveolens, the smallest effective doses were 16% and 18% respectively. With such treatments, no defective seeds and no live or dead weevils were found. Considering all treatments, the cowpea average loss recorded was 6.92 g for O. americanum, 29.46 g for C. schoenanthus and 36.40 g for H. suaveolens. The average loss recorded in the control was 82.23 g. The powders of the three plants had virtually no effect on the seed germination rate after storage. Storage of cowpeas can be considerably improved using all three aromatic species, but O. americanum was the most efficient.

 Keywords: Africa, insect damage, cowpea, storage, aromatic plants, powder.
Role of wild mammals in traditional medicine and mystic practices in the province of Oubritenga, Burkina Faso
Authors: Ouoba Daogo , Dibloni Ollo Théophile , Mano Komandan , Ouoba Yampoadiba , Kabre Boureima Gustave
Published: August 2020

Local people use corpses and organs of wild animals for medical care and mystical practices. The study aims to inventory the mammal’s species which organs are used for the treatment of some diseases or the implementation of some mystical practices. It was an ethnozoological survey which took place from September to December 2018 in 11 markets with 18 traditional practitioners selling wild mammal products. In total, 24 species of wild mammals have been identified and 16 organs listed as medicine for cure 21 diseases. Some of these organs are also involved in 7 mystical practices of local people. Animal parts such as the skin (51.30%) and the bones / the horns (16.23%) are the most sought after on the markets. Traders sources are mainly from Burkina Faso (92.57%) and to a lesser extent from Niger (7.43%). Almost all the concerned species are protected (22 species) in Burkina Faso. Among these species, 4 are vulnerable according to the IUCN criteria. The obvious consequence of these traditional needs for corpses and parts of wild mammals collected by local communities is undoubtedly the depletion of biodiversity. Therefore, this requires the application of conservation rules which guarantee better exploitation of these biological resources.Keywords: Biodiversity, wildlife, traditional use, animal’s organ, ethnozoology
Egg quality characteristics of layer hens fed varying levels of yellow cocoyam corm meal (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) as energy source
Authors: Okonkwo V.N.
Published: August 2020

This experiment was carried out to determine the effect of sun-dried cocoyam corm meal (SDCCM) on the performance and egg quality  characteristics of layer hens. Poultry industry in Nigeria is faced with numerous challenges among which is the scarcity and high cost of poultry feed fueled by high cost of energy and protein feed feedstuffs such as maize, sorghum, oat, millet etc. Cocoyam corm meal has been discovered as cheaper energy source than grains such as maize or wheat and was used to formulate layer hens’ diets as energy source at 0.0%, 10.0%, 15.0% and 20% levels of inclusion respectively. These were used to feed a batch of one hundred and twenty (120) Isa brown pullets starting at their point of lay for a fifty-six (56) days feeding trial. The birds were grouped into four treatments of 30 hens per group and replicated three times with 10 birds per group in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Proximate composition of the experimental material was evaluated while the laying hens performance and egg quality characteristics were determined. The results obtained showed no treatment effect (P>0.05) for all the performance  characteristics except for feed cost and hen – day egg production which were significantly reduced (P<0.05) in the test diets at 20% dietary levels. Similarly, all the external egg quality characteristics measured in this study were similar (P>0.05) in all the treatments means except for egg shell weight which was reduced significantly (P<0.05) in T4 (20% DCCM). However, all the treatment groups retained similar (P<0.05) egg shell thickness and were within the range of 0.30 – 0.36mm reported for egg shell thickness. However, for internal egg quality characteristics, results obtained in all the treatment means were similar (P>0.05). Albumen height and haugh unit values were, 7.19, 7.36, 7.13, and 7.23cm and 83.75, 83.79, 82.53 and 83.80 respectively. It was therefore concluded that dried cocoyam corm meal is an ideal feed ingredient in layer hen’s diets at 20% inclusion level.

Keywords: Performance, egg quality characteristics, layer hens and sun-dried cocoyam corm meal.
Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas and its determinants: A prospect for indiscriminate tree harvesting in Imo State, Nigeria
Authors: Chikezie C. , Henri-Ukoha A. , Ibeagwa O.B. , Nwachukwu E.U. , Onuoha B.C.
Published: August 2020

The study analysed the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas and its determinants as a prospect for indiscriminate tree harvesting in Imo State, Nigeria. A total number of 96 questionnaires were distributed but only 90 of them were returned. Data collected were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Result shows that the weekly fuel wood and liquefied petroleum gas consumed by the households in the study area were 514.326MJ (37.27KG) and 65.92MJ (1.43KG) respectively. The result also identified indoor pollution, eye defect and loss of biodiversity with weighted means of 2.64, 3.00 and 2.67 respectively as very serious problems of fuel wood use. Result showed that clean fuels (as well as afforestation), ethanol cook stove, crop residue/animal dung and solar/water energy sources which ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively were the major prospects for indiscriminate tree harvesting in the study area. Results also indicated that at 1% levels of significance, price of liquefied petroleum gas, price of kerosene, household expenditure, household size and number of times electricity was available per month were the majordeterminants of liquefied petroleum gas consumption in the study areas. Given the urgency of the clean energy access, the paper recommends that relevant stakeholders should prioritize efforts and financial supports geared toward the alleviation of the problems of indiscriminate tree harvesting. It also advocates for LPG subsidization to encourage more users of the fuel.

Keywords: Indiscriminate wood harvesting, loss of bio-diversity, clean energy
Effects of processing methods on fatty acid composition, physical and chemical properties of Moringa oleifera seed oil
Authors: Haruna M.A. , Ipinjolu J.K. , Orire A.M.
Published: August 2020

The study was carried out to establish the effect of processing methods on the quality of oil extracted from Moringa seeds. The oil was extracted from the raw and processed (Boiling for 90 minutes and soaking for 72 hours) (BS90min/72hours) seeds using a mini oil screw press extraction machine. The Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer GC-MS analysis of raw and treated Moringa seed oil indicated presence of four saturated (lauric, myristic, palmitic and arachidonic) and five unsaturated (palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic) fatty acids. There was a consistent trend of reduction in the concentrations of both the unsaturated and saturated fatty acids in the treated samples compared to the raw samples. Oleic acid was most abundant of the unsaturated fatty acids in both the raw (88.792%) and treated (79.946%) Moringa seed oil. Myristic acid recorded the lowest concentration of the saturated fatty acids in raw (0.939%) and treated (0.7640%) seed oils. The peroxide value also increased from 0.03±0.00mg/mol/kg in the raw to 73.00±0.06 mg/mol/kg in the treated oils. The quality character of the Moringa oil with respect to high peroxide value recorded in the oil of the processed seed indicated reduced shelf life. This calls for further studies to explore and improve on its nutritional values for possible utilization as an alternative to fish oil in fish feed production.

Keywords: Dietary oil, saturated, unsaturated, extraction, fatty acid.
Caracterización físico-química, microbiológica y funcional de los extractos de la especie albahaca morada (Ocimum Sanctum)
Authors: Saltos-Bravo Mercedes , Vélez-Álava Paola
Published: August 2020

La Albahaca Morada (Ocimum sanctum) se describe como una planta medicinal y aromática que tiene propiedades antiespasmódicas, antibacterianas, antiinflamatorias, estimulantes, sedantes, entre otras. Por tal motivo el propósito de esta investigación consistió en una caracterización física, química, microbiológica y funcional de los extractos obtenidos por los diferentes métodos de extracción como clevenger (hidrodestilación), soxhlet, ultrasonido, maceración, lixiviación; estos extractos fueron evaluados para un posible uso fitofarmacéutico. Mediante este trabajo se logró determinar propiedades físicas y químicas (rendimiento, propiedades organolépticas, densidad, pH). Así mismo, se evaluó la actividad antimicrobiana por la técnica antibiograma de difusión de disco-placa en agar, probada en bacterias Gram negativas como Salmonella y E. coli, en concentraciones de 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 (mg/mL) respectivamente, mostrando que estos microorganismos son más sensibles al aceite esencial a una concentración de 60,27 (mg/ml). Finalmente, el aceite esencial fue el que mostró mejores resultados en todos los análisis realizados por lo que se hace énfasis en el aprovechamiento de este para el futuro desarrollo de fitofármacos.

Palabras clave: albahaca morada, antioxidante, aceites esenciales, extracción, extractos.
Elaboración de vinagre de vino a partir del mucílago y exudado de cacao criollo (theobroma cacao l.)
Authors: Vera-Loor José Edwin , Cedeño-Palacios Nathalia Belén , Mera-Vélez Sabina Andrea
Published: August 2020

Grandes volúmenes de residuos son generados diariamente por la industria cacaotera debido al aprovechamiento exclusivo de la almendra, siendo este un problema de impacto ambiental que está relacionado con la contaminación de suelos y cuerpos de agua, producción de olores fétidos y deterioro del paisaje. Esto debido a que las pulpas y cáscaras del cacao son desechadas en terrenos aledaños a los cultivos cacaoteros. Es por esta razón, que la investigación tiene como finalidad discutir las bases teóricas que fundamentan la elaboración del vinagre de vino a partir del mucílago y exudado de cacao criollo (Theobroma Cacao L.), dada la necesidad de aprovechar el mucílago desechado en las cáscaras, que representan alrededor del 24% de los residuos totales, para así reducir el impacto ambiental y contribuir a la productividad nacional.

Palabras clave: industria cacaotera, cacao criollo, Theobroma Cacao L., mucílago, exudado.
MEDIA TAHU KUNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA
Authors: Yudi Hamdan Dardiri  , Ebih Ar Arhasy
Published: August 2020

Aktivitas dan prestasi siswa pada materi peluang masih lemah, ditunjukkan dengan ketuntasan klasikal ulangan harian materi peluang yang mencapai siswa yang telah tuntas sebesar 69,23%. Tujuan penelitian paper ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatan aktivitas dan prestasi belajar matematika siswa dengan menggunakan Media Tahu Kuning. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK dengan menggunakan 2 siklus, yang masing masing siklus selama 4 x 40 menit). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan prestasi siswa meningkat menjadi 81,81% pada siklus I, dan meningkat lagi menjadi 86,36 % pada siklus II. Berdasarkan dari lembar observasi, keaktifan belajar matematika siswa mengalami peningkatan dari pertemuan pertama 32% pada siklus I sampai pertemuan kedua siklus II sebesar 83%. Simpulan dari paper ini adalah pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media tahu kuning dapat meningkatkan aktivitas dan prestasi belajar peserta didik. berdasarkan kesimpulan di atas, peneliti menyarankan memodifikasi dan mereplika media tahu sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran matematika. Untuk peneliti selanjutnya dapat mengembangkan replika media tahu dalam penelitian Reseach And Depelovment (R&D) sehingga replika media tahu layak dan valid digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran
PEMODELAN PRODUKTIVITAS PADI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS DI PROVINSI BANTEN
Authors: Wahyudi Manurung  , Muhammad Fajar  , Noviar
Published: August 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan pemodelan produktivitas padi. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data produktivitas padi, penggunaan pupuk, penggunaan benih, sistem tanam, serangan OPT, dampak perubahan iklim, dan kecukupan air yang bersumber dari Survei Ubinan yang dilaksanakan Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Banten tahun 2019. Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis Generalized Additive Models (GAM). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa GAM dapat diterapkan dalam pemodelan produktivitas padi dan valid. Hal ini didasarkan bahwa hanya variabel jumlah benih yang tidak signifikan. Sedangkan, variabel sistem penanaman padi, serangan OPT (hama dan penyakit), dampak perubahan iklim, kecukupan air dan jumlah pupuk yang digunakan berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap produktivitas padi
PREDIKSI INFLASI DI INDONESIA MENGGUNAKAN METODE MOVING AVERAGE, SINGLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING DAN DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING
Authors: Nugroho Arif Sudibyo  , Ardymulya Iswardani  , Arif Wicaksono Septyanto  , Tyan Ganang Wicaksono
Published: August 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui model peramalan yang paling baik digunakan untuk meramalkan inflasi di Indonesia dengan data inflasi Januari 2015 sampai dengan Mei 2020. Penelitian ini menggunakan beberapa metode peramalan. Berdasarkan metode peramalan yang dilakukan didapatkan hasil peramalan yang paling baik dilihat dari MAPE, MAD dan MSD adalah single exponential smoothing. Selanjutnya, hasil peramalan menunjukkan bahwa tingkat inflasi di Indonesia pada Agustus 2020 sebesar  1,41746%.
Hazrat Hind (R.A.): Status and position
Authors: Farnaz Sofia
Published: August 2020

The role of Sahabae-Karam is of special importance in preaching and advancement of Islam. Companionship of Rasool Allah is a great honour is incomparable to any honour and prestige, and even Sahabiyat shared this honour. Hazrat Hind (R.A.) is one of them. After accepting Islam she not only followed shariyat very diligently but also participated in preaching and defending Islam. But the historians did not do justice with her as they restricted her role up to mal-treatment of the corpse of Hazrat Hamza (R.A.) during the Battle of Uhud. It is important that her deeds and service to Islam should be gathered from all authentic history books and she may be given the respect and regard she deserves.
Services of Women in Preaching Hadith Knowledge
Authors: Khalid Muhammad Younus , Khan Ubaid Ahmed
Published: August 2020

Hadith is the precious talk, discussion and conversation of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), indirect revelation and is the authentic commentary of the Holy Quran. From the beginning of the history of Islam after the Holy Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H), Muslim ummah: including gents and ladies has been making efforts to save Prophet Muhammad's (SAWS) Hadiths. Because Hadith is the authentic exaggeration of the Holy Quran. Without hadith one cannot understand the correct meaning of the Holy Quran. If we take a glance on the history of Islam, we can observe that with gents side by side ladies took effective part in taking of hadith and its spread. Due to acknowledgement of these services of women of Islam, Muslim Ulema have been writing various books and also gave them various scholarly titles, like Syda, Musnada, shykha and likewise. In current age there are a lot of books and articles were written, like "Ai-ala mun-nisa, Alddurrulmanthur, Almaratul Muslima etc, but all were in Arabic language. In Urdu there is a shortage of books and also articles in this topic. That is why this article is being presented as a prolongation of series of acknowledgement of the Services of Muslim Women's effort in the field of hadith in Urdu.
Solution of Current Social issues in the light of Quran, Ahadith and Letters of Imam Rabbani(R.A.)
Authors: Ali Syed Mohsin
Published: August 2020

Hazrat Mujadid Alf Sani (R.A) is the saint Personality whose inevitable struggles and the modern achievements revived Islam second time and defeated polytheism and innovation. The People accepted him as their great leader and made the most of his knowledge and ideology. His writings are a treasure of knowledge, which not only provides training for every age but also have resources of guidance to our social affairs. In this article, a review from the Holy Quran, Ahadith and books has been presented about the social factors.
Women's Participation in Media Campaign in the Light of Sharia
Authors: Ishaq Muhammad , Ali Syed Mohsin
Published: August 2020

People use different promotional tools to promote their products and services so that other people come to know about those products and services and their benefits. For this promotion,both print and electronic media are very important tools nowadays. The world is on its peak, people are developed and have become modern thinkers and so did the media. The media has made it a point to the people of this world that we are your need and you will only develop more by using us and avoiding the media will prove harmful for you.It is worth noticing that participation and involvement of females in these promotional campaigns is also considered as very important. Whereas, females have nothing to do with the promotion of a product or service and the objectives of a promotional campaign can also be achieved without their involvement in it. Islam has given clear orders for females to cover themselves and appear modest at all times. The temptation of unnecessary involvement of females with males in social activities has been condemned in the teachings of Islam. In the light of these orders by Al Mighty ALLAH, the participation and involvement of females in the promotional campaigns of products and services will be totally against the spirit of Islam. This is because these promotional campaigns use a female's facial and physical beauty to sell a product or service, which spreads moral and ethical corruption in the society. Therefore, this is a condemnable act in the light of teachings of Islam and it must be avoided.
Biography: Anees by Nayyar Masood (An Overview of his Sketch writing)
Authors: Khan Muhammad sajid
Published: August 2020

The article aims at exploring and analyzing the sketch-writing in Anees, a biography written by Nayyar Masood. The sketches usually appeared in a biography is little different from a sketch developed as a genre in Urdu literature. The reason to see such sketches is to know how importance given by the biographer to those influencing the life and time of the hero of the biography. A successful biography is what in which the time and life of the hero appeared vividly as it leads readers to understand the era, literary culture of the time, political atmosphere and various linguistic trends. It happens when a biographer focuses the hero and his or her contemporaries. The way contemporaries are focused in a biography it forms a genre in literature. The article gives instances from Anees to suppert his view and paving the way for a new genre in literature. This article also discusses some of the factors relevant to form a genre.
Twitter'da Duygu Analizi
Authors: İLHAN Nagehan , SAĞALTICI Duygu
Published: August 2020

Sosyal medya platformları, kullanıcılara tüm kategorilerde düşüncelerini ve duygularını paylaşacakları bir mecra oluşturmuş ve günlük rutinin bir parçası haline gelmiştir. Yaygın sosyal medya kullanımı ile devasa boyutlarda veriler oluşmaya başlamıştır. Veri hacmindeki bu hızlı artışla, bu verilerin yönetilme ve içerisinden anlamlı bilgi çıkarılması ihtiyacı doğmuş ve akıllı hesaplama yöntemlerinin bu verileri analiz etmesi son derece kritik bir hale gelmiştir. Duygu analizi, anlamlı bilgi elde etmek için verilere uygulanan süreçler bütünüdür. Bu makalede, kullanıcıların durum güncellemelerini “tweet” şeklinde yayınladığı, çok sayıda kullanıcı tarafından kullanılan popüler sosyal medya sitesi olan Twitter verileri üzerinde duygu analizi yapılmıştır. Bu analizi gerçekleştirmek için Naïve Bayes ve Support Vector Machine gibi makine öğrenme yöntemleri kullanılarak tweetleri pozitif ve negatif sınıflara ayırmak için akıllı bir model oluşturulmuş ve karşılaştırmalı sonuçlar verilmiştir
Censura cinematográfica em Brasília: Análise do Discurso À luz de Pêcheux e Althusser / Cinematography censorship in Brasilia: Discourse Analysis through Pêcheux and Althusser
Authors: Passos Amanda de Oliveira
Published: August 2020

O artigo investiga as nuances dos discursos sobre Brasília presentes nos textos de pareceres de censores que atuaram durante a ditadura militar. Os filmes que sofreram censura prévia escolhidos para a construção do artigo foram ‘‘Vestibular 70’’, ‘‘Brasília Ano 10’’ e ‘‘Samba em Brasília’’. Os dois primeiros foram produzidos na capital e o último no Rio de Janeiro, no ano de 1960. Diante disso, foi importante refletir sobre a historicidade de como se apresentava o discurso dos pareceristas nos documentos. Para tal, os pareceres foram examinados à luz da Análise do Discurso de Michel Pêcheux e Althusser, bem como outras reflexões dentro deste campo teórico-metodológico. A historiografia sobre Brasília foi de extrema importância para o entendimento da conjuntura na qual a linguagem dos pareceres está inserida. A pretensão desta análise foi identificar o papel do cinema candango na construção do imaginário da cidade e sua relação com o Estado, por meio dos pareceres.

This article investigates the nuances of the discourses about Brasília in the texts of the censor’s opinion on who acted in the military dictatorship in Brazil. The movies that suffered previous censorship were ‘‘Vestibular 70’’, ‘‘Brasília Ano 10’’ and ‘‘Samba em Brasília’’. The first two were produced in the capital and the last one in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960. With that being said, it was important to reflect on the historicity of how the discourse was presented in those documents. For that, the opinions were examed in the light of the Speech Analysis of Michel Pêcheux and Althusser, alongside other reflections inside this theoretical-methodological field. The histography about Brasília was also of extreme importance for the understanding of the conjecture in which the language of the opinions is inserted. The aspiration of this analysis was to identify the role of the candango cinema in the construction of the city’s imaginary and its relation to the State, through the opinions of censorship.
Segmentasi K-Means Clustering Pada Citra Menggunakan Ekstrasi Fitur Warna dan Tekstur
Authors: Premana Agyztia , Bhakti Raden Mohamad Herdian , Prayogi Dimas
Published: August 2020

Segmentasi citra menjadi landasan utama pada proses analisa dan pengenalan citra digital. Segmentasi membagi citra digital kedalam beberapa wilayah yang unik berdasarkan piksel yang homogeny. Segmentasi citra mengelompokkan piksel yang homogeny berdasarkan beberapa fitur seperti warna, tekstur dan bentuk. Warna mengandung banyak informasi dan manusia dapat melihat berjuta-juta kombinasi dan intensitas warna, dibandingkan dengan ke abu-abuan (greyscale) atau hitam putih (binary). Metode yang diterapkan adalah metode clustering. Fitur citra digital yang akan diekstraksi adalah tekstur dan warna. Untuk tekstur menggunakan filter gabor sedangkan untuk ekstraksi warna menggunakan vector ruang L*a*b. namun filter gabor mempunyai kelemahan yaitu ketika citra yang disegmentasi banyak tekstur makro, sehingga mempengaruhi akurasi dalam segmentasi citra digital. Sebagai pendukung dalam meningkatkan akurasi dalam ekstraksi tekstur makro digunakan metode k-means. Penelitian penggunaan fitur tekstur meningkat menjadi 17,5% dan ekstraksi warna keabu-abuan meningkat 16,24%. Sedangkan fitur filter gabor dapat meningkatkan akurasi segmentasi citra digital 2% pada ekstrksi warna pada ruang warna L*a*b meningkat 0.3%
FIRST OUTBREAK OF LACTOCOCCOSIS CAUSED BY LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE IN SERBIA
Authors: Radosavljević Vladimir , Radanović Oliver , Zdravković Nemanja , Savić Božidar , Stanković Marko , Maksimović Zorić Jelena , Veljović Ljubiša , Nešić Ksenija
Published: August 2020

The outbreak of lactococcosis affecting rainbow trout, weighing 70 - 120 g, occurred at a trout aquaculture facility in Central-West Serbia during July, 2018. This outbreak lasted for three weeks, and cumulative mortality attributed to the disease was around 40%. The diseased fish showed erratic swimming, dark discoloration and exophthalmia, with the cumulative mortality of around 40%. A pure Gram-positive cocci isolates were obtained from the eye and kidney samples. Based on colony morphology, phenotypic and biochemical characteristics, the isolated bacterium was presumably identified as Lactococcus garvieae. Using the BBL CRYSTAL GP ID system, the isolate was identified as L. garvieae and the identity of the isolate was confirmed with MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry. Blast analysis of 16S rRNA sequence of our isolate had a 99.4 to 99.6% similarity to the L. garvieae strains previously isolated from diseased fish. The antibacterial activity of 15 antimicrobials against L. garvieae was evaluated using disc diffusion. In this paper, we report the first case of lactococcosis in rainbow trout in Serbia, isolation and characterization of causative agent, Lactococcus garvieae from diseased rainbow trout.
Marketing estratégico en redes sociales de las organizaciones. Un abordaje 360°
Authors: Bonilla Jurado Diego , Salinas Morales Diego , Lalaleo Analuisa Freddy , Velastegui Hernández Santiago
Published: August 2020

El marketing en redes sociales, o mejor conocido como Social Media Marketing se ha convertido en un elemento integral en los negocios de las organizaciones del siglo XXI. Sin embargo, la literatura acerca de este tema continúa fragmentada y se centra en cuestiones aisladas (un ejemplo claro, el abordaje a las tácticas para una comunicación efectiva). El actual desarrollo aplica un enfoque cualitativo mediante la construcción de teorías para el desarrollo de un marco estratégico que cohesiona cuatro dimensiones genéricas de marketing estratégico de medios sociales: medios de marketing social que defienden a los “exploradores”, medios sociales y la cultura de marketing donde se incluye a los polos del conservadurismo y el modernismo, los medios de comunicación social y las estructuras de comercialización de las jerarquías y redes, y social media marketing de la autocracia a la anarquía. Al proporcionar una conceptualización integral y una definición de marketing en medios sociales estratégicos, esta compilación propone un marco integrador que se expande más allá de la teoría de marketing existente. Además, los administradores pueden aplicar dicho marco para posicionar sus organizaciones en estas cuatro dimensiones de una manera consistente mostrando el cumplimiento de su misión de empresa y sus objetivos.
Evaluación del uso efectivo de nextcloud como una herramienta colaborativa para la gestión del aprendizaje
Authors: Vásquez Bermúdez Mitchell , Hidalgo Larrea Jorge , Avilés Vera María del Pilar
Published: August 2020

La computación en nube o Cloud Computing, es de gran ayuda en los ambientes de aprendizaje porque permite la unificación e intercambio de los recursos de información de las universidades. Dentro de este contexto, resalta la importancia del uso de herramientas colaborativas en los procesos educativos. Existen diversas herramientas comerciales que ofrecen una capacidad de almacenamiento y colaboración limitada de forma gratuita, mientras que el uso de las empresariales representa costos significativos mensuales y anuales. Este artículo describe el uso de la herramienta de colaboración Nextcloud con infraestructura propia, que será utilizada para la gestión académica de los docentes y estudiantes en el ámbito de instituciones de educación superior. La herramienta de colaboración presenta un grupo de funcionalidades de almacenamiento cifrado de información, archivos compartidos entre usuarios, calendario de actividades y editor de texto en línea con visor de documentos online que fueron aplicados en un ambiente educativo.
Estrategias e innovación en las empresas familiares
Authors: Franco Cedeño Flor Janet , Mero Franco Jefferson Cristóbal , Yépez Yánez Ángel Bolívar , Ullón Pérez Margarita Clemencia , Mendoza Vargas Enma Yolanda
Published: August 2020

Como empresa familiar se identifican a las empresas u organizaciones conformadas por el administrador que inicia con la primera generación. Trabajan varios miembros de la familia, la principal característica es que utilizan estrategias flexibles; la burocracia es escasa, la toma de decisiones es directa, dinamizan el desarrollo local y nacional. Así mismo, son fuente de apoyo fomentando la actividad laboral. Por lo tanto, el principal objetivo de la investigación es conocer la importancia de la empresa familiar como factor fundamental en la generación de riqueza y empleo en el desarrollo local y nacional, utilizando estrategias e innovación. Se utilizó la investigación descriptiva; como método, el análisis y la síntesis; como técnica la observación a los diferentes negocios y empresas de orden familiar. En el Ecuador el 90% de las empresas son de tipo familiar y solo el 7 % internacionaliza sus productos las mismas se encuentran en las actividades comerciales, de servicios e industriales.
Ingreso vs gasto de gobierno: Evolución del Presupuesto General del Estado, Ecuador, periodo 2013 – 2017
Authors: Chafla Mona Roberto Anthony , Suárez López Sergio Cristobal , Gil Espinoza Darwin Jorge
Published: August 2020

Esta investigación se desarrolló en base a la necesidad de aportar y dar a conocer a la sociedad la información de la evolución del Presupuesto General del Estado, por el motivo de que como integrantes de una nación debemos estar pendiente de lo que sucede con los recursos financieros que genera nuestro país, la manera en que los representantes del gobierno gestionan los fondos públicos y como satisfacen las necesidades que el pueblo requiere, el proceso evolutivo se da a conocer en cifras económicas y cómo está compuesto el Presupuesto General del Estado, se determinara cuáles son los componentes que integran a los ingresos de gobierno, de la misma manera como están conformado los egresos de gobierno, establecemos datos monetarios de cada uno de los ingresos y egresos de gobierno, como consiguiente este estudio se lo realizo con los datos estadísticos nacionales que nos proporciona el ente rector de las finanzas de nuestro país como lo es el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas del Ecuador, este ente nos proporcionó los datos de acuerdo a sus informes realizados de forma anual, donde constan los presupuestos ejecutados que fueron elaborados por periodo desde años anteriores, para llevar a cabo el estudio de nuestra investigación se tomó los datos de los presupuestos ejecutados y elaborados del periodo 2013-2017 en donde se establece tanto los componentes de los ingresos y sus valores monetarios además la distribución del uso de los fondos públicos de igual forma en valores monetarios, se determinara que componente de los ingresos es el que genera más fondos financieros al país, se estudiara el comportamiento del ingreso del petróleo y de la misma manera cuales son los gastos que generan más desembolso de dinero por parte del estado, analizaremos si hubo superávit o déficit presupuestario dentro de los años a estudiar, esto en sí, conlleva a que el gobierno logre cumplir con los objetivos implementados en el plan del buen vivir.