bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Digital Banking Chatbots related MCDM Problem by TODIM Strategy in Pentagonal Neutrosophic Arena
Authors:   Registrar, Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata-700109, W.B, India, Singh Nidhi ,   Department of Engineering Science, Academy of Technology, Adisaptagram, Hooghly-712502, India,   Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah-711103, India,   Heritage Business School, 994, Madurdaha,  Chowbaga Road, Anandapur, P.O. East Kolkata Township, Kolkata-700107, West Bengal, India,   Army Institute of Management, Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata 700027, Chakraborty Avishek , Banik Baisakhi , Biswas Soma D. , Majumdar Malini
Published: November 2022

Chatbots is an amalgamation of two words, Chats and bots. The meaning of Chat is to talk and bots are robots. Thus specifically Chat bots are talkative robots. The machine which is planned and controlled by a computer is called Robot. The banking business has become 247, and hence there arises the requirement to provide 247, 365 days a year services to customers. By any means, this is impossible for any human being, and for this reason, the machine was required to be invented. Even the multifaceted problems can be solved by robots with the help of external human force or with entrenched system rule. Humans are replaced by robots in doing tough, dangerous, and recurring activities that could not be performed by the former because of their restrictions. In banks, Robots Process Automation can reduce operational errors, reduce the cost of human capital, and has the potential to do multitask 247 without fatigue and 100% success rate. The fundamental of this paper is to appreciate the necessity of robotics process automation in the West Bengal banking industry. A pentagonal neutrosophic number (PNN) based Tomada de decisao interativa e multicritévio (TODIM) method multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem is included here to uncover the most vital chatbots factors these days. This study would assist in gaining insights on the consequence of the beginning of RPA in the Banking sector and its overall impact on Customer Relationship Management.
Reviewer acknowledgements for Business and Management Research, Vol. 11, No. 1
Authors: Lee Simon
Published: November 2022

Reviewer acknowledgements for Business and Management Research, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2022.
Strategic Human Resource Management – Distinguishing between the Urgent and the Important
Authors: Ortega-Cotto Nelka , Bhuyan Raidah , LaGrand Charles , Caldwell Cam
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this paper is to identify the importance of Human Resource Professionals (HRPs) understanding the importance of their strategic contribution to their organizations and the seven strategic roles that guide them in utilizing their time effectively. Although Human Resource Management (HRM) can play a vital strategic role in enhancing the effectiveness of organizations, the professionals who perform those roles often struggle due to the many demands placed on their time. The ability of HRPs to differentiate between activities that are urgent demands and those that are truly important is often difficult. Understanding the difference between the urgent and the important can be facilitated if HRPs focus on seven strategic roles identified herein that are critical to the contributions that HRM can make to the success of organizations. The paper identifies eight common pitfalls to effective strategic HRM.
Design Artificial Intelligence Convergence Teaching and Learning Model CP3 and Evaluations
Authors: Joo Kil Hong , Park Nam Hun
Published: November 2022

In this paper, CP3 model (Converged model of Problem recognition, Plan and Play) is developed to perform the artificial intelligence convergence education as a teaching and learning model for elementary school students. The convergence education was applied to actual classes with five subjects: data collection and analysis, understanding sorting algorithms, understanding sequential structures, understanding repetitive structures, and procedural thinking. When the class was conducted using the CP3 model, the overall score is improved by 41.6% compared to the general classes. There were improvements of 53% of male students and 33% of female students, and male students in the lower grades participates more actively in Artificial Intelligence convergence classes. When the satisfaction of the class with CP3 model is analyzed, the interest level is improved by 83%, the problem-solving ability is improved by 70%, the satisfaction level is improved by 68.5%, the understanding level is improved by 64%, and the expectation level is improved by 68%. The overall satisfaction to the class is very high when the subjects and objects closely familiar in daily life are used due to the characteristics of the lower grade students, and the result is more effective when playable elements are applied. However, for low-grade students, they are still experiencing a little difficulties in classes with complex classes like CP3. Considering the characteristics of low-grade students, simple algorithms with a topic closely related to daily life would make a better result.
Teaching L2 Listening in EFL Large Classes of Mixed-Ability University Students
Authors: Minh Trang Nguyen
Published: November 2022

This paper attempts to summarize what is known about the nature and process of listening. It also tries to relate theoretical issues to classroom practices. Teaching L2 listening in EFL large classes is not a passive process but an active one which assists students construct meaning in their mind. The paper then introduces listening types and different strategies that teachers can select to suit their listening teaching at language schools in general and in university in particular in which activities viewed from top-down, bottom-up, and interactive approaches are recommended. The paper focuses on activities and strategies such as lecturing, teacher talks and student talks that mainly occur at university settings. Web-based resources, online listening training with technology, and online assessment tools are also introduced. The paper ends with limitations and conclusion that encourage teachers and educators to further investigate related issues of this listening topic.
Comparative Study of Hematological Profile Variation in Three Trimesters of Pregnancy
Authors: Iqbal Madiha , Farzand Anam , Ahmad Ijaz , Iqbal Sidra , Mubeen Azka
Published: November 2022

Pregnancy or gestation is a physiological condition in which various physiological changes occur. Although pregnancy is a normal phenomenon, several hematological parameters are varied to fulfill the needs of the developing fetus. Sometimes pregnancy becomes complicated due to these changes. Objective: To determine the changes in the hematological profile of healthy pregnant females. Methods: 180 females aged 21 to 34 participated in this study and were placed in a first, second, and third group according to their trimesters, while the fourth group was the control. Each contained 45 females. These women were examined for 12 hematological parameters. Results: When compared with control, it was observed that Hb and RBCs (p-value < 0.05) were lower than control while WBCs (p-value ≤ 0.03) were increased. MCV, MCH and MCHC (p-value < 0.05) showed discontinuous variations along three trimesters. Increase in platelets and neutrophils while a decrease in monocytes, eosinophils, and lymphocytes was observed (p-value <0.02). Conclusions: This study reported several changes in pregnant females' hematological parameters, which helped determine the reference ranges for these parameters. Moreover, pregnant women should have a balanced diet, and their hematological profile should be regularly monitored
Particulate Matter Concentration and Microbial Load in Heavy Traffic Areas of District Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Rashid Farzana , Sarwar Sadia , Habib Samrin , Tahir Hunaiza , Noshair Ali Iqra , Ahmad Abbas Tanwir
Published: November 2022

A major threat to the environment and public health is air pollution. Previous research has looked at the harmful health impacts of both short- and long-term particulate matter exposure. In addition, PM (particulate matter) of fine or coarse size (PM 2.5 and PM 10) was linearly related with mortality, with PM 2.5 being associated with long-term mortality and PM10 being connected with short-term mortality. Traffic congestion is one of the foremost problems. Objective: To characterize gram positive and gram negative airborne bacteria from air samples of heavy traffic areas. Methods: These were assessed using direct as well as indirect sampling technique. A total of 40 samples 10 from each traffic areas (i.e., Bhatti Gate, Bohr wala chowk, Chauburji and Railway Station) were collected. These were collected with the help of Mini Vol portable air sampler. Filter papers containing particulate matter 2.5 and 10 were placed on prepared petri dishes. The petri dishes were then kept in an incubator for 24 hours at 37 °C, the appearances of colonies were characterized and proceeded for morphological and biochemical identification. Results: The results showed the presence of different bacteria including Bacillus spp., Micrococcus spp. Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeroginosa. Conclusion: It was found that air was heavily polluted with PM 10 and micrococcus aureus.
Multiple intelligences and learning problems
Authors: Barcia Zambrano Alberto Stalin , Briones Zambrano Gema Alejandra , Mendoza Vergara Gema Maria
Published: November 2022

Today many researchers, especially educational researchers, are preparing to learn a little more about intelligences, their characteristics and singularities. The purpose of this investigation was to carry out an analysis of multiple intelligences and learning problems in the students of the upper basic level, from an Educational Unit of the Province of Manabí, the investigation was carried out using the investigative bibliographic method, to know the foundations of multiple intelligences and the reasons for learning problems. The compilation of scientific information from reliable sources was made, carrying out an analysis based on the observation of the students, showing the difficulties that the students and teachers present in the teaching-learning process.
Sürekli Hale Gelen Yeniden Değerlemenin Kapsamı, Önemi, Vergisel Avantajları: Bir Güneş Enerji Santrali İşletmesinde Uygulama
Authors: ASLANOĞLU Suphi , POYRAZ CAN Sema
Published: November 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, yeniden değerleme konusunda yapılan değişiklikler güncel haliyle değerlendirilerek, uygulamada dikkat edilmesi gereken hususların ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır.

Yöntem: Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesi tekniği kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Yeniden değerleme uygulanmadığı takdirde işletmelerin mali tablolarının gerçeği yansıtmadığı ve bu durumun da bilgi kullanıcılarının kararlarını olumsuz yönde etkilediği bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. İşletmelerin yeniden değerleme yaparak iktisadi kıymetlerinin gerçeğe uygun hale getirilmesine yönelik incelemeler yürütülerek örnek uygulamalarla bu durumun işletmelere sağlayacağı olumlu katkılar tespit edilmiştir.

Sonuç: Makalede günümüzde özellikli durumlar içeren yeniden değerleme ve enflasyon düzeltmesi uygulamaları karşılaştırılmıştır. Bilançolarda yer alan amortismana tabi iktisadi kıymetler ve taşınmazların defter değerleri ile piyasada geçerli cari fiyatlara göre oluşan değerleri arasındaki farklılıkların giderilmesine yönelik yapılan hesaplamalar ve muhasebe kayıtları ortaya konulmuştur.

Özgünlük: Yeniden değerleme ile ilgili VUK’ da yer alan değişikliklerin güncel olması sebebiyle ilgili konuda literatürdeki çalışmaların kısıtlı olduğu gözlemlenmektedir. Ayrıca çalışmada gerçek işletme verileri kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın literatüre ve bilgi kullanıcılarına katkı sunması beklenmektedir.
Trade Liberalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth in Malawi
Authors:   Economics Lecturer, Department of Economics, The Catholic University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi, Henry Kawaye Hopkins
Published: November 2022

The study provides an empirical assessment of how institutions and trade liberalization affect Malawi’s economic expansion. It tackles the absence of empirical research into how institutions affect economic growth and how trade liberalization policy affects institutions’ influence on growth (interaction effect). The study also seeks to find out if economic growth, however, affects institutions as theories differ on causality. The study uses a time series analysis and autoregressive distribution lag (ARDL) technique to obtain short-run and long-run results. The study was conducted from 1988, the official inception year of trade liberalization in Malawi, to 2014. The empirical results show that political and economic institutions, as well as trade liberalization, affect Malawi’s economic growth in both the short term and the long term. Trade liberalization and political institutions negatively affect economic growth in the short run and long run, whereas economic institutions positively affect economic growth in the short run and long run. The findings also show that when strong economic institutions rather than strong political institutions are present, the effect of trade liberalization on economic development is more prominent (positive). Finally, the study also finds that it is institutions that affect economic growth in Malawi and not the other way around.
”Ett långt golv att gå sig trött på”
Authors: Wahlström Maria
Published: November 2022

”A Tiresome Walk on an Endless Street”. Prostitution and the Prostitutes in Ivar Lo-Johansson’s Kungsgatan

Ivar Lo-Johansson’s novel Kungsgatan (1935) is set in Stockholm in the late 1920s, a period when the migration from the Swedish countryside to the city accelerated and reached its peak. It belongs to the tradition of modernist novels focusing on the city and the urban experience. In this article, the ambition is to discuss a more sinister side of urbanization: prosti tution and the representation of prostitutes in the novel. Prostitution is here dependent on migration, uncertain opportunities on the job market for women, and the expansion of modern capitalism. The representation of the prostitute can be seen as a critique of the contemporary, modern society. In order to broaden the discussion, a discourse-oriented perspective is applied to the novel’s depiction of the causes of prostitution, which it relates to female sexuality, as well as to class and social roots. This explanatory discourse is influenced by both Christian and sociological views on prostitution. One of the arguments in the article is that the novel formed part of the debate on prostitution that followed the decision to abolish the law of regulation in 1918. In the novel, the question of regulation is deeply connected to the fear of venereal diseases, which at the time were incurable.
Evaluación de resultados de aprendizaje a través de indicadores experimentales
Authors: Castillo Pinargote Anderson Stik
Published: November 2022

La investigación se desarrolló debido al problema de comprobar si se da cumplimiento en la redacción y evaluación de resultados de aprendizaje de la planificación de Didáctica de Ciencias Naturales II. El trabajo tiene como objetivo “Evaluar los resultados de aprendizaje a través de indicadores experimentales para estimar el cumplimiento de la planificación de la asignatura de Didáctica de Ciencias Naturales II”. La metodología empleada de acuerdo con el diseño es no experimental, con enfoque cualitativo, nivel descriptivo, el método para el análisis de información fue triangulación de la información al relacionar la encuesta y entrevista. La población estuvo conformada por 14 estudiantes, 5 docentes y 5 egresados. Los resultados obtenidos fueron: que el 100% de los estudiantes manifiesta que es necesario tener orientaciones metodológicas para redactar y evaluar resultados de aprendizaje, considerando indicadores que serán estimados en el proceso de aprendizaje. Se concluye que las orientaciones metodológicas aportan información clara y compresiva, debido a que establecen la pertinencia, innovación y trasformación al momento de redactar y evaluar los resultados de aprendizaje a través de indicadores experimentales, evidenciándose en el cumplimiento de la planificación de la asignatura, durante el periodo abril – agosto 2019.
Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en la educación y su incidencia en el área de ciencias sociales, aplicado a los estudiantes de general básica
Authors: Rondal Guamán Darío Emanuel
Published: November 2022

El siguiente trabajo investigativo está direccionado al aprendizaje del buen uso de las TIC en el área de estudios sociales, ya que se enfoca en realizar temas referentes a la asignatura y su método de aprendizaje a través de las tecnologías de la información, la comunicación, dando como resultado una mejor calidad de ayuda académica junto con la retención y desarrollo educativo que estas brindan, porque por medio de los mapas virtuales, ayuda de diapositivas, donde se creara un mejor impulso al desarrollo de las mismas, también videos los cuales mostrarán las características de los países tanto como : población, superficie, demografía, economía, historia de cada país, pueblo, ciudad. Conoceremos como esta nuestro mundo, tanto la historia como la geografía necesitan ser analizados desde diferentes puntos de vista y métodos, porque gracias a las fuentes de la información que nos brinda la tecnología actual podemos realizar varias comparaciones tales como semejanzas y diferencias así pues sacar una buena conclusión del tema a ser desarrollado dentro del aula de clases. Realizando las tareas académicas con una mejor eficiencia, el estudiante tendrá facilidad de realizar sus trabajos e investigaciones tanto como la historia de América, Europa, Asia, Oceanía y áfrica y sus diferentes características.
Effect of Different Dimensions of Emotional Maturity on Academic Achievement of B.Ed. Trainees – A Study
Authors: Sutradhar Aniket , Sen Dr. Subir
Published: November 2022

Emotional maturity may be considered the backbone of an individual to deal with a healthy life in every dimension. However, it is relevant more in the field of teaching and learning. Academic achievement is equally important for teachers and students as well. The study was designed to find out the effect of emotional maturity and its‟ different dimensions on academic achievement among the B.Ed. trainees. 100 trainees pursuing B.Ed. were selected from colleges of Birbhum District (West Bengal). It is a descriptive study under survey. The emotional maturity scale developed by Singh & Bhargava (2012) for assessment of emotional maturity was used. For academic achievement, SGPA obtained by the participants in B.Ed. 1st semester university examination were considered as „academic achievement‟. The investigators contacted the concerned institutions' authorities and collected the above-mentioned data. Significant correlation between emotional maturity and academic achievement among B.Ed. trainees is found. The result of the study also shows a significant difference between emotional maturity and its‟ few dimensions i.e., emotional progression, and independence among trainees with respect to academic achievement of B.Ed. trainees. However, no significant difference was found for the dimensions of emotional stability, social adjustment, and personality integration among B.Ed. Trainees on their academic achievement. The findings conclude that emotional maturity and its dimensions have a significant effect on academic achievement of B.Ed. trainees.
Phytochemical Studies and Blood Glucose Lowering Effect of Zambian Cultivars of Piliostigma thonningii in Alloxan - Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Jere Elimas , Ezeala Christian C , Prashar Lavina
Published: November 2022

Background: There is anecdotal evidence among some Zambian traditional medicine practitioners that Piliostigma thonningii possesses antidiabetic effects. This study assessed the in-vivo antidiabetic effects of ethanol extract of the plant in alloxaninduced diabetic wistar rats.

Study design: A laboratory-based experimental study involving 24 rats divided into 4 groups of 6 and administered the extract, glibenclamide and placebo.

Methods: Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of 150mg/kg alloxan monohydrate. The in-vivo glucose lowering effect of ethanol extract of stem bark of Piliostigma thonningii was evaluated in comparison to normal saline as negative control and glibenclamide as positive control. Standard methods for identification of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, glycosides, terpenoids and anthraquinones were employed in the phytochemical analysis of the extract. 

Results: Piliostigma thonningii ethanol stem bark extract showed presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, glycosides and terpenoids. The extract caused a 55.3% (P=0.002) reduction in blood glucose of the experimental animals over the treatment period from the initial 19.7±7.0 mmol/l to 8.8±2.5 mmol/l, compared with glibenclamide which caused 68.3 % (P=0.001) lowering blood glucose levels from 24.0±4.5 mmol/l to 7.6±5.9mmol/l.

Conclusions: Stem bark extract of Piliostigma thonningii showed a significant glucose lowering effect in diabetic rats. The study also demonstrated presence of secondary plant metabolites which could be responsible for some of the medicinal properties of the plant. Further studies are required to purify the plant and identify active fractions responsible for the anti-diabetic effect observed.
Recurrent Giant Cell-Rich Osteosarcoma of the Jaw- a Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Maate Fred , Muhimba Zoran , Nteeni Mutinta , Mumba Chibamba , Kapeshi Christopher
Published: November 2022

Giant cell-rich osteosarcoma of the jaw (JGCRO) is very rare but it is diagnostically important because of its poor prognosis compared to other variants of osteosarcoma. We report a rare case of recurrent JGCRO initially diagnosed as an ossifying fibroma. The clinical presentation, radiologic and histologic features and the intermediate outcome of treatment of the case are highlighted.
Bilharzial-associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Authors: Simwanza Suwilanji , Lubeya Mwansa Ketty , Chipalabwe Patricia , Kabwe Jane Chanda , Nyirenda Aaron , Lombe Dorothy , Kasonka Lackson
Published: November 2022

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the bladder is a rare and devastating malignancy, usually associated with Schistosoma haematobium, particularly in bilharzia-endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Little is written about the condition in pregnancy.

A 21-year-old Gravida 2 Para 1 at 28 weeks gestation presented with worsening symptoms of dysuria, increased frequency of micturition, backache, a painful suprapubic mass and haematuria over a period of 3 weeks. On examination, vital signs were normal, the height of fundus was 26cm, with a tender suprapubic mass. Extraperitoneal laparotomy revealed multiple signs of a bladder malignancy which were confirmed by histopathology as Schistosoma haematobium ova and invasive keratinising SCC of the bladder, grade 1. Intraoperatively, T4 carcinoma staging was confirmed. The patient was delivered prematurely by caesarean section due to worsening symptoms. Palliative care was instituted as the functional status of the patient did not allow for definitive management.

Subclinical urinary schistosomiasis can progress to a SCC of the bladder, presenting with symptoms implicated in conditions such as bladder lithiasis, Urinary tract infections and pregnancy. Urine cytology and mass drug administration should be enforced as means of early detection and prevention, respectively in endemic regions.
Cover Page: - Medical Journal of Zambia
Authors: Zambia Medical Journal
Published: November 2022

The Medical Journal of Zambia (MJZ) is a peerreviewed quarterly journal intended for the publication of papers from all specialities of medicine (Internal medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology) and their subspecialities, basic science, public health, social medicine and medical politics. The journal also welcomes contributions from experienced individuals describing the way they deal with particular problems (i.e. intended to pass on the art of medicine).
Histomorphological Spectrum and Trend of Spinal Neoplastic Lesions: A Single Institutional 40-year review
Authors: Salami Ayodeji A , Nwadiokwu Ifeanyi John , Iwuagwu Ifeanyi Emmanuel , Ajani Akanji Mustapha , Balogun James Ayokunle , Oyemolade Toyin Ayofe , Adeolu Augustine Abiodun
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVES

Spinal tumours are known to be much less common compared to brain neoplasms. In our setting, due to poor data gathering, underreporting and probably lack of presentation to medical facilities, studies on spinal tumours are sparse. Previous studies had reported extramedullary tumours to be more common in our environment. This study examines the histomorphological spectrum of spinal tumours in an African setting, comparing it with previous observations to determine changes over the decades.

METHODS

Data was obtained from the hospital records of patients over a forty-year period. These include the patients’ age, gender and histomorphological data of all the neoplastic spinal lesions. The data was analysed using SPSS 20 statistical software.

RESULTS

Ninety four cases were seen during the study period. The tumours were more common between the third to the sixth decades of life. There was a slight male preponderance with a male to female ratio of 1.2:1. Meningiomas were the commonest tumours seen during the study period which is in contrast to previous studies that had shown Burkitt lymphoma. The data also showed a steady rise in the number of cases during the study period suggesting an increase in patients’ presenting to the hospital and more surgical cases.

CONCLUSION

The index study showed a difference in patients demographics and the histological tumour types seen over the study period compared to the data from previous studies. This is probably due to better awareness and better diagnostic facilities.
OTOMOTİV SEKTÖRÜNÜN COVID-19 SÜRECİNDEKİ FİNANSAL PERFORMANSININ CRITIC VE MOOSRA YÖNTEMLERİ İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: PAKSOY Ömer Burak , DURAN Zafer
Published: November 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Covid-19 pandemisinin Türkiye’de faaliyet gösteren ve Borsa İstanbul(BİST)’da işlem gören otomotiv şirketlerinin finansal performansları üzerindeki etkilerinin çokkriterli karar verme teknikleri kullanılarak incelenmesi ve sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesidir. Bu amaçdoğrultusunda, BİST’te yer alan ve Türkiye’nin en büyük yedi otomotiv sanayii şirketinin 2018, 2019,2020 ve 2021 dönemlerine ait finansal verileri, CRITIC ve MOOSRA yöntemleri ile analiz edilmiştir.Analiz kapsamında finansal performansların ölçülmesinde likidite, mali yapı, kârlılık ve faaliyetetkinlik olmak üzere dört temel kategorideki finansal göstergeler kullanılarak on altı finansal oranagöre değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre pandeminin otomotiv sektöründe yer alanşirketlerin finansal performansları üzerindeki etkileri ortaya konmuştur. Elde edilen bulgulara göreanalize tabi tutulan şirketlerin bazıları finansal performanslarını pandemi dönemi boyunca olduğu gibikoruduğu, bazılarının ise dramatik değişiklikler yaşadığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca çalışma kapsamında, ihbudeğişkenliklerin sebeplerinin finansal performans ile olan ilişkileri irdelenmiştir. Elde edilenbulguların literatürde yer alan diğer çalışmaları da desteklediği gözlemlenmiştir.
Genotypic Yield Stability of Wild and Landrace Sorghum Species Under Drought Stress and Striga Infestation
Authors: Ngugi Kahiu , Muchira Nicoleta , Ochieng Grace , Odeny Damaris A. , Manyasa Eric
Published: November 2022

Recurring drought stress cycles and widespread striga (Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth) infestations are two of the major constraints of sorghum production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where they cause a crop loss of about 60 billion US dollars and affect a population of about 100 M people annually. Plant breeders continue to employ conventional and molecular crop breeding strategies in the search for durable genetic resistance/tolerance mechanisms or for germplasm with genes against these two constraints. Crop wild relatives and landraces remain valuable resources of resistance/tolerance genes and have been utilized in the past to improve tolerance to drought stress and resistance to striga. The aim of this study was to assess the stability of performance of 64 sorghum wild relatives, landraces and progenies from some generation of crosses under striga infested and drought stress conditions in agroecological environments endemic for these two stresses. The performance of the genotypes under drought stress was assessed in well-watered and in water stressed conditions at the Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Kiboko Research Centre whereas the same set was evaluated under striga artificially infested field and potted trials at the KALRO Alupe Research Centre during 2018/2019 rainy seasons. Genotypes, B35 × ICSV III N, Macia, N13, ICSV 111 IN, F6YQ212 × B35, SRN39, GENO47293, ICSV 111 IN × B35, IS9830, Framida, GENO 45827, F6YQ212, B35 × AKUOR ACHOT were found to maintain stable high yields in both striga and drought conditions. The results here, showed that Genotype, Genotype × Environment (GGE) interaction partitioned genotypes in two of the four mega-environments according to their stability and mean grain yield (GY) and identified representative genotypes of the two traits that could be exploited to develop superior sorghum varieties adapted to drought and striga prone environments.
Analysis of Garlic Farmers' Welfare in Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Authors: Heryanda Komang Krisna , Utama Made Suyana , Yuliarmi Ni Nyoman , Purbadhamaja Ida Bagus Putu
Published: November 2022

High production costs, a lack of institutional roles for farmers, a lack of farmer competence, and limited use of agricultural support technologies, such as information technology (IT), all contribute to low garlic production. The high level of garlic imports into Indonesia makes it difficult for farmers to sell their produce because their prices are higher than that of imported garlic. This impacts the money farmers can earn from growing garlic. This study investigated the roles of the government, farmer institutions, and farmer competencies in garlic farmers' ability to adopt IT, their farming performance, and overall welfare in Buleleng Regency. The study's research design was quantitative and employed structural equation modeling (SEM). It included 196 garlic farmers from Buleleng Regency as participants. The findings revealed that the government, farmer institutions, and farmer competencies all had a direct and significant impact on garlic farmers' adoption of IT, as well as on their performance and welfare in Buleleng Regency. Also, the adoption of IT and farming performance have the potential to mediate the roles of government, farmer institutions, and farmer competencies in determining welfare. The study also discovered that farming performance was capable of mediating the effects of government involvement, farmer institutions, farmer competencies, and the capacity to embrace IT on the well-being of garlic farmers in Buleleng Regency.
Depression Detection
Authors: Tadlagi Miss. Priyanka Mallinath , Deshpande Miss. Vaishnavi Padmakar , Gaffar Chanda Miss. Alfiya Abdul , Kakade Miss.Pradnya Ramakant , Liyakat Dr. Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad
Published: November 2022

Depression has been recognized as a purpose of incapacity globally with a good sized fee to health care systems. It encompasses terrible minds and emotions, affects physical well-being and behaviors, and in greater severe instances, melancholy is considered as one of the main reasons of suicide and substance abuse. Although antidepressant medicines and psychotherapy are effective remedies for despair, scientific mistakes in the clinical assessment of despair are not unusual. The presented research can provide new direction to the researchers who're operating in the area of depression detection. In this system, depression can be detected by monitoring the user through the phone. In the application, there is some task are there that will be detected automatically and compared with the Symptoms.
De sanctieratio in de strafrechtsketen geschat
Authors: van Tulder Frank , van Dijk Jan , Meijer Ronald
Published: November 2022

Law enforcement: estimating the sanction ratio

This article presents a method to estimate the sanction ratio, i.e. the frequency of sanctioning of crimes by Dutch law enforcement agencies. This method is applied to data over the period 2000-2019 to sketch the development of the sanction ratio in these years. Crime figures declined, the sanction ratio showed over all a modest increase, but a decrease in the years 2008-2015.
FPGA Tabanlı LogSig ve TanSig Transfer Fonksiyonlarının IQ-Math Sayı Standardında Tasarımı ve Gerçeklenmesi
Authors: AKÇAY Mehmet Şamil , KOYUNCU İsmail , ALÇIN Murat , TUNA Murat
Published: November 2022

Yapay Sinir Ağları (YSA), günümüzde sinyal işleme, optimizasyon, tahmin, karar verme ve kontrol gibi bir çok mühendislik alanında yoğun şekilde kullanılmaktadır. YSA yapılarının çalışmasını doğrudan etkileyen önemli bölümlerinden birisi de Transfer Fonksiyonlarıdır (TF). Doğrusal olmayan TF tasarımlarının gerçek zamanlı tasarımı üstel fonksiyon içerdiğinden oldukça zor bir şekilde gerçekleştirilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın ilk aşamasında, literatürdeki çalışmalardan farklı olarak doğrusal olmayan Logaritmik Sigmoid (LogSig) ve Tanjant Sigmoid (TanSig) TF, 32-bit (16I-16Q) IQ-Math formatında VHDL dilinde tasarlanmıştır. İkinci aşamada, VHDL dilinde FPGA çiplerinde çalışmak üzere örnek bir üç giriş-üç çıkışlı bir YSA (ileri beslemeli) yapısı 32-bit IQ-Math formatında modellenmiştir. Tasarımın gizli katmanında 8 adet nöron, gizli katmanda LogSig ile TanSig TF ve çıkış katmanında ise PureLin TF kullanılmıştır. Örnek YSA tasarımı iki farklı TF tasarımı için ayrı bir testbench dosyası oluşturulmuş ve bu tasarımlar VHDL ile Xilinx ISE DS programı ile test edilmiştir. Elde edilen simülasyon sonuçlarına göre nümerik tabanlı LogSig ve TanSig TF içeren YSA tasarımları için MSE ve RMSE hata analizleri yapılarak sonuçlar sunulmuştur. Ardından her bir tasarım XC7K70T-3FBG676 FPGA (Kintex-7) için sentezlenerek Place-Route prosesi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Place-Route prosesinden elde edilen FPGA çip kaynak kullanımı istatistikleri sunulmuştur. Tasarımlara ait hata analizi sonuçlarına göre YSA-LS (LogSig-tabanlı YSA) tasarımı 8.86E-06 MSE ve YSA-TS (TanSig-tabanlı YSA) tasarımı 7.92E-02 MSE sonuçları elde edilmiştir. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar ile IQ-Math tabanlı LogSig ve TanSig aktivasyon fonksiyonu tasarımlarının gerçek zamanlı YSA uygulamalarında güvenli bir şekilde kullanılabileceği gösterilmiştir.
SCIENTIFIC AND THEORETICAL BASES FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF STAFF TRAINING IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors:   Basic Doctoral Student Of Termiz State University, Uzbekistan, Djumayozovna Zaripova Mukaddas
Published: November 2022

The article is aimed at wide coverage of the scientific-theoretical basis of evaluating the quality of personnel training in the higher education system. Also, a computerized system of monitoring the process of training highly qualified personnel in the higher education system was proposed.
GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICS TEACHING TECHNOLOGY
Authors:   Teacher Of Mathematics Academic Lyceum Of Fergana Polytechnic Institute, Uzbekistan, Nishanov Farkhod M.
Published: November 2022

In this article, in the documents on the reform of the education sector in Uzbekistan, the main goal is to train competent and mature competitive personnel. The changes taking place in the socio-political sphere, economic and spiritual life of our republic, achievements in science and technology, are among the effective results in the field of education. Educational programs created by pedagogues are aimed at educating mature individuals in all aspects.
ISSUES OF INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF SUBJECTS
Authors:   Assistant Of The Department Of Economics Namangan Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Uzbekistan, Muhammadxonovich Kamoliddinov Ilhomjon , Jamoliddinovich Ergashev Jamshid ,   Assistant Of The Department Of Economics Namangan Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Uzbekistan, Murodil Õğli Toshtemirov Ibroximjon ,   14 Au 20 Group Student Assistant Of The Department Of Economics Namangan Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Uzbekistan
Published: November 2022

The article deals with the issues of innovation management in business entities, analyzes the current state of innovation management in business entities, identifies unused internal opportunities and draws conclusions to improve the efficiency of innovation.
INTERACTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES
Authors:   Senior Teacher Of The Surkhandarya Region National Center For Training Pedagogues In New Methods, Uzbekistan, Sahiba Khojanazarova
Published: November 2022

In the article, opinions are expressed about the interactive methods used in the teaching of geographical sciences and its specific features. The fact that interactive methods of teaching geography help to increase the creative, cognitive and educational activity of students is methodologically based on the practice of passing the topic "Natural resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
SELECTION OF TOMATO VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS FOR CULTIVATION IN HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSES OF UZBEKISTAN
Authors:   Gulistan State University Syrdarya Region, Gulistan, Uzbekistan, Valentinovich Kim Dmitry , Akhralovich Nizomov Rustam ,   Research Institute Of Vegetables, Melons And Potatoes2 P.O. Kuk-Saray. Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan, Ekaterina Lyan ,   Research Institute Of Vegetables, Melons And Potatoes2 P.O. Kuk-Saray. Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan
Published: November 2022

Growing vegetables in a low-volume crop on hydroponics is a modern, convenient and cost-effective way to grow plants. This way to prevent harmful substances from the soil from entering the plants is not to use the soil. Hydroponics is an ancient and at the same time modern and progressive method of growing plants without soil. This technology in the cultivation of vegetables provides equal conditions for all plants, which ensures a high level of production of standard products. There are no problems with soil acidity and agrochemical composition. It is possible to use the same types of fertilizers for different crops, growth is accelerated and yields increase, since physiological processes proceed much faster Our article provides data that in low-volume hydroponic greenhouses of Uzbekistan it is quite possible to cultivate from domestic tomato hybrids F1 Saihun, and F1 Zamira, which in terms of yield and quality are not inferior to the foreign hybrid F1 Salmaz.
ISSUES OF ENSURING INFORMATION SECURITY IN INFORMATION FACILITIES
Authors:   Tatu Urganch Branch Named After Muhammad Al-Khorazmi 2nd Stage Graduate Masters, Uzbekistan, Adambaevich Khabibullaev Hikmat
Published: November 2022

In the process of globalization, that is, in today's information age, the issue of ensuring information security is gaining priority. Today, the issue of ensuring information security is becoming very important and urgent not only in the Internet network or any information system, but also in information facilities. In this article, the issues of ensuring information security in information facilities are considered on the example of safe storage of rare books in information-library institutions, and relevant suggestions and recommendations are developed.
THE LEFTISM IDEOLOGY OR NOSTALGIA FOR THE SOCIALIST PAST? SEARCHING FOR LIEUX DE MÉMOIRE IN THE POST-SOVIET CULTURAL SPACES
Authors: Galeja Liena
Published: November 2022

The concept lieu de mémoire (site of memory) was developed by the French historian Pierre Nora in the 1970–90s, who suggests to use the term to refer to “any significant entity, whether material or non-material in nature, which by dint of human will or the work of time has become a symbolic element of the memorial heritage of any community” [Nora, Kritzman 1996:18]. Lieux de mémoire function as an array of mnemonic techniques, which are necessary when the real memory (milieux de mémoire) fades. Lieux de mémoire are repeatedly employed in referring back to the past, thus sustaining the actual identity of a community and laying a solid foundation for developing the existing identity or re-shaping it. In the Post-Soviet cultural space of Latvia lieux de mémoire, which are associated with the Soviet past, can be encountered everywhere, from the “The Government Inspector”, staged by Alvis Hermanis and performed during the 2010s, to the nostalgic interior objects in cafés, the hullabaloo stirred by the contest New Wave, the popularity of Karosta Prison in Liepāja, and social media users’ commentaries on the Internet about the topical events in contemporary society. The article discusses the potential links of these phenomena to contemporary socio-political events and attempts to establish if they hide any efforts to restore collective and individual memory, which were split alongside the so-called rewriting of history that took place as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union, or indications of flaws in Western neoliberalism and neoconservativism while seeking opportunities for renewal of society by way of indirect leftist ideological implications.
BERNHARD REICH’S CREATIVE WORK IN LATVIA: 1951–1972
Authors: Ulberte Līga
Published: November 2022

Director and theatre theoretician Bernhard Reich (1894–1972) is one of the most outstanding personalities of the German theatre of the 1920s, who, as a director and co-playwright, has collaborated with Max Reinhardt and particularly with Bertolt Brecht. In 1922, in Berlin, Reich meets Anna Lācis, with whom he leaves for the Soviet Union in 1926 and spends the rest of his life together. Having survived the reprisals of Stalin’s regime, Reich spends the last twenty years of his life in Latvia, where his creative endeavours are manifested in three ways. Firstly, Reich directs two productions in the theatre: H. Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” (Valmiera Theatre, 1956) and B. Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” (the State Philharmonic of the Latvian SSR, 1969). Secondly, during the 1960s and 1970s, Reich publishes reviews of Latvian theatre productions and articles about playwriting abroad in the Latvian periodicals. Thirdly, a number of Latvian museums and archives house Reich’s own correspondence, mostly addressed to Lācis and discussing both professional and private issues.
ANNA LĀCIS AMONG THE CREATORS OF THE IDEOLOGICAL CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Authors: Crawley Joanna
Published: November 2022

The moral and political coup d’état in West Germany in 1968 brought new ambitions and goals. Women and children were recognised as victims of existing institutions. In order to change their lives, a vision and examples were necessary. This is why the summary of the Programme of the Proletarian Children’s Theatre by Asja Lācis and Walter Benjamin, which appeared in an alternative magazine, and subsequently Asja Lācis’s autobiography, entitled “Profession – Revolutionist”, caused an immediate reaction and became a new organisational strategic basis for work with children and youngsters. In these works, newly established children’s theatres, such as Teater im Märkischen Viertel, Gruppe Spielumwelt, Volker Ludwig’s Reichskabarett (subsequently – Grips) and TAT, found particular inspiration for anti-authoritarian activity. Volker Ludwig saw a way of bridging theatre and emancipation-oriented education in Asja Lācis’s works. The Grips-Theatre, which has existed for over 40 years, has become the most influential ideological theatre for children. Its different kinds of activities are now in use all over the world. The present paper explores the impact of Asja Lācis’s ideas on contemporary children’s theatre, demonstrating how concrete her discoveries were in the context of the theatre of her time.
THE PERCEPTION OF ASJA LACIS IN ITALY: IMPACT ON THEATRE, EDUCATION, AND POLITICS
Authors: Ropa Eugenia Casini
Published: November 2022

The 1970s in Italy proved to be the time of both intense cultural renewal and growing political tension, followed by street fights and violent terrorism. The breaking of traditional social and cultural models and high achievements went hand in hand in this stormy environment, facilitated by both the desire of the individual to break free and collective creativity. The latter was sustained by left-wing intellectuals and artists. Also felt was the necessity to secure once again the leading role of theatre in culture and society. In 1976, left-wing editor Feltrinelli published the translation of Asja Lācis's memoirs into Italian, entitled "Professione - rivoluzionaria" (Profession - Revolutionist), with an introductory essay on agitprop theatre in the Weimar Republic by the author of the present paper. Those turbulent years were the fertile soil that ensured the positive perception of the book and its strong impact on theatre and education, as well as the political and cultural domains. The trespassing of officially established theatre boundaries, which developed the ideas of collectivism and overtness of the individual's life, was inspired by Asja's innovative experience - it encouraged numerous theatre artists to rediscover the ethical sense in their routine work.
THE RELEVANCE OF ASJA LĀCIS’S KINDERTHEATER TODAY: A BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Cortez Ligia , De Almeida Jorge
Published: November 2022

The goal of the article is to show that Asja Lācis’s theatre programme, which was based on her reasoning about historical, practical and political issues in the theatre for children and adolescents, can be significant in the development of modern youth theatre in Brazil. Walter Benjamin’s Programme of the Proletarian Children’s Theatre, which included and explained Asja Lācis’s ideas, enhanced a better understanding of the involvement of art and theatre in politics, as well as the education based on emancipated artistic experience. The article views these ideas from a historical perspective by studying the case of “Casa do Teatro”. This institution is an heir to the tradition of education theatre, whose political dimension is associated with the resistance to Brazilian dictatorship (1964– 1984). Through emphasising theatre activities as a type of conscious education, certain aspects of Asja Lācis’s ideas gain the kind of significance that Brecht’s and Benjamin’s works have possibly lost in the context of contemporary politics and the latest trends in theatre development.