bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Upaya Kepala Sekolah Mengoptimalkan Pembelajaran Tatap Muka Terbatas Di SDN Seberang Masjid 1 Banjarmasin
Authors: Meilida Annisa
Published: April 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis proses pembelajaran secara tatap muka terbatas, menggali informasi dari kepala sekolah dalam mengelola proses pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas, mengetahui kekurangan dan kelebihan pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas, dan mengetahui upaya dari kepala sekolah dalam mengoptimalkan proses pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas di SDN Seberang Masjid 1 Banjarmasin. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dapat dilihat bahwa kepala sekolah sebagai orang yang bertanggung jawab akan keberhasilan dan berjalannya proses belajar mengajar yang dilakukan oleh guru dan siswa di masa pandemi seperti saat ini dengan menggunakan sistem tatap muka terbatas, maka kepala sekolah sudah berupaya mengoptimalkan sistem tatap muka terbatas dengan beberapa cara yaitu dengan menjalankan protokol kesehatan di lingkungan sekolah, membagi jadwal masuk setiap kelas, mengadakan workshop dan KKG guru guna memberikan pemahaman dan strategi mengajar siswa dalam pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas, serta melakukan diskusi dengan guru dan orang tua siswa.
Die EEG-Ausschreibung als wettbewerbsförderndes Instrument der Energiewende
Authors: Leinders Denise
Published: April 2023

The work represents the first comprehensive scientific elaboration of the highly up-to-date issue of the tender in the EEG 2023. With this instrument, a groundbreaking system change in the promotion of re-newable energies has taken place. This highly innovative concept is analyzed in great detail. After an introduction into the basic principles of energy law and economics, the author precisely examines the legal design of the EEG tender and undertakes a functional evaluation. She then discusses the constitutional and European legal framework. Due to its fundamental insights, the work is of utmost relevance for both practice and science alike and indispensable for daily work.
Aufsichtssysteme am Beispiel von Landesförderinstituten
Authors: Drawe Karsten
Published: April 2023

The dissertation shows innovative and interdisciplinary levers for more effective supervisory systems. Banking and state supervision are reorganized in a compliance-based and subject-oriented way. One focus of the analysis is the critique of the currently overstretched system of supervision. A sustainability navigation is modeled for public enterprises. The conflicts between different supervisory systems in favor of a crisis-proof and budget-friendly solution are illustrated in the case of development banks. The work is aimed equally at banking and state supervisory practice as well as ministries and public authorities. The author has many years of experience as a banker, head of legal affairs, CCO and specialised lawyer for banking and capital market law, and holds a degree in economics.
Wie lässt sich die Wirksamkeit von Eingliederungshilfe messen?
Authors: Boecker Michael , Weber Michael
Published: April 2023

Die im Bundesteilhabegesetz vorgeschriebene Wirkungsorientierung stellt hohe Anforderungen an die Akteure der Eingliederungshilfe. In diesem Band wird die bisherige Praxis kritisiert und ihr ein der Komplexität angemessenes Verständnis von „Wirkung“ und „Wirksamkeit“ gegenübergestellt. Anhand von Beispielen aus dem Bereich der Teilhabe an Arbeit werden die Bedingungen einer erfolgreichen Umsetzung erläutert.
How Organizations Lose Their Way
Authors: Sneider Tamas ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

Unethical behavior in organizations has garnered more and more attention in the last decades but most of the scholarly work has used a static approach relying on methodological individualism and a mechanistic worldview when studying this topic. The process of moral disengagement and organizational culture have been linked to the prevalence of unethical behavior earlier, but this paper uses a complexity-informed systems perspective to explore the dynamic relationship of these concepts and aims to improve our understanding of the often unnoticeable, step-by-step process through which organizational cultures can become conducive to unethical behavior. Organizations are conceptualized as complex adaptive systems in which transformative and stabilizing processes based on feedback loops take place continuously. It is discussed how these processes can lead to a phase transition driving organizations towards a state where unethical behavior is the general norm. The process is illustrated through real-life examples.
White Evangelicals and American Right-wing Populism
Authors: Pally Marcia ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

This article explores current right-wing populism as an ethical position from the perspective of many, though not all, White American evangelicals. The relevant ethics concern not only abortion or gay marriage (which, research finds, are not top vote-motivators) but views of society (who’s in, who’s not) and government (size and role). Building on ideational approaches to studying populism and incorporating historical and religio-cultural material, this article asks: What in White evangelical religious and political history and in present circumstances makes right-wing populism look to be the most ethical stance? In answer, the article explores populism as proposed solutions to the complex intersectionality of economic, way-of-life, and status-loss duress. It investigates how evangelicals, drawing in mediated ways from their religio-political history and beliefs, understand right-populist views of society and government as an ethical solution to these duresses.
Toward a Taxonomy of Moral Injury
Authors: Mescher Marcus ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

Moral injury signifies an enduring moral anguish experienced as betrayal, shame, confusion, futility, and distrust, entailing intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal dimensions. This essay proposes a taxonomy of moral injury informed by the ripple effects of harm caused by clergy sexual abuse and its concealment in the Catholic Church. These five categories distinguish between the moral distress endured by perpetrators and victims as well as bystanders and other implicated subjects, the moral fallout caused by a specific event in comparison to exposure to a toxic environment, and as a spectrum that spans from acute to diffuse symptoms of moral violation. This typology illuminates how moral injury impacts conscience, which means “to know together,” indicating that healing moral injury is both a personal and communal endeavor.
Nilai-nilai Kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Gayo dalam Perspektif Ekonomi Syariah
Authors: Linge Abdiansyah
Published: April 2023

Entrepreneurship concepts or values based on local wisdom of the Gayo people are the foundation of the behavior of the Gayo community in economic activities, so that sharia entrepreneurial values can be built that originate from the smallest community behavior patterns, namely culture, and can be a driving force for community interest in carrying out economic activities of production and distribution with the value of entrepreneurship. This study uses a micro-ethnographic approach by developing indigenous Gayo linguistics as a concept of sharia entrepreneurship. The integration of spiritual values, planning, sustainability of economic and moral resources is the concept of sharia entrepreneurship in Gayo customary local wisdom.
Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky - Psychological and philosophical aspects
Authors:   MultiMedia, Sfetcu Nicolae
Published: April 2023

About the main psychological and philosophical aspects detached from the film Solaris directed by Andrei Tarkovski, as well as the cinema techniques used by the director to convey his messages to the spectator. In the "Introduction" I briefly present the relevant elements of Tarkovski's biography and an overview of Stanislav Lem's Solaris novel and the film Solaris directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. In "Cinema Technique" I talk about the specific rhythm of the scenes, the radical movement triggered by Tarkovsky in modern cinema, the role of symbolic and iconic elements, and affinities with the fantastic area of Russian literature. In Psychological Aspects I analyze the issue of communication in a human society of the future considered by Tarkovsky as rigid, the obsession of the house, and the personal evolution of Kris, Hari, and the relationships between them. In Philosophical Aspects, the film is analyzed through the philosophy of the mind (Cartesian dualism, reductionism and functionalism), the problem of personal identity, the theory of heterotopic spaces developed by Michel Foucault, and the semantic interpretations that can be deduced from the film. It also analyzes the issue of personal identity through Locke's philosophy. "Conclusions" show the general ideas of this essay, namely that Man's attempts to classify and maintain forms of interaction with unknown entities will always be condemned to failure and will reflect a major mistake in the panoptic world in which we live. In this framework of analysis of the philosophy of mind, functionalism seems to be the most intuitive. Solaris is, however, a movie that begins as a search for answers and comes to provide these answers with a whole range of different questions.
The Application of Jurisprudential Inquiry Learning Model to Improve Students' Social Sensitivity and Learning Achievement
Authors: Tampubolon Lamtiur
Published: April 2023

Jurisprudential Inquiry, is problem-solving orientated learning, especially related to the application of learning materials in real life. As long as students do problem-solving activities. Jurisprudential Inquiry will run effectively, if the application of learning centres on student activities, namely by developing students' ability to solve problems in real life (contextual), fostering reflective thinking, helping development in the active involvement of students in the learning process. The objectives of this study are:  1) Describing the application of the Jurisprudential Inquiry learning model can increase students' social sensitivity at SMA N 2 Bengkulu Utara. 2) Describing the application of the Jurisprudential Inquiry learning model can improve student learning achievement at SMA N 2 Bengkulu Utara. 3) Describe the application of the Jurisprudential Inquiry learning model can improve student learning achievement at SMA N 2 Bengkulu Utara. The research was conducted at SMA N 2 Bengkulu Utara on 23-25 January 2023. The research sample was XI IPS 1 and 2 class students with a total population of 50 people. Sampling technique using simple random sample research method. quantitative. The research instrument was carried out by classroom action research followed by a quasi-experiment by comparing the treatment of two different classes between the control class and the experimental class. Data collection techniques in this study used subject teacher observation data and questionnaires. The instrument used is an observation instrument sheet, questionnaire analysis Data analysis techniques using a Likert scale.Based on the results of observations and questionnaire results that students want a variety of learning models, one of which is the Jurisprudential Inquiry model.
Analysis of Needs for Development of MOOCs-Based Digital Module to Increase Concept Understanding of Junior Students on The Matter of Breathing Systems
Authors: Setiyowati Indah
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this study was to analyze the needs of students in using MOOCs-based digital learning media for understanding concepts in junior high school students. The subjects of this research were 20 students of class VIII of SMPN 11 Bengkulu City. This research is a Research and Development or RnD research. The research instruments used are interview guidelines, observation sheets, and learner needs questionnaires. The results obtained are in the form of observation data, interviews with one of the science subject teachers, and questionnaires filled out by research subjects. data analysis techniques used in this study are using qualitative and quantitative techniques.
Analysis of Response Needs for the Development of Animation Video Learning Media on Dynamic Fluid Materials
Authors: Penyustia Veby
Published: April 2023

This study aims to determine the needs response analysis for the development of animated video learning media for students and teachers. The research was conducted at MAN 1 Bengkulu City, MAN 2 Bengkulu City, and SMAN 10 Bengkulu City in September 2022 with a sample size of 97 students in class XI IPA and 3 physics teachers. The instruments used in this study were observation, interviews and questionnaires, with a descriptive research method using the ADDIE R&D model. Data collection techniques and data analysis used were observation, interviews, and questionnaires. Based on the results of the validity and reliability tests, it was found that the questionnaire required each statement item to be valid and reliable. The results of data analysis stated that students and teachers strongly agreed to develop animated video learning media on dynamic fluid material with a percentage of 81.31 % strongly agree category.
การออกแบบเรขศิลป์สำหรับพิพิธภัณฑ์เพื่อส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในกลุ่มไทยดิจิทัลเนทีฟ
Authors:   , ไวยาวัจมัย สิรดา
Published: April 2023

พิพิธภัณฑ์นับเป็นแหล่งเรียนรู้ที่มีบทบาทสำคัญต่อการพัฒนาบุคลากรในชาติ เป็นพื้นที่เพื่อเชื่อมโยงองค์ความรู้สู่ประชาชนให้สามารถเรียนรู้ด้วยตนเอง ช่วยเปิดมุมมองความคิดกระตุ้นให้เกิดความสงสัย สนใจค้นหาคำตอบ สามารถประยุกต์และสร้างสรรค์ความรู้ไปสู่ความสำเร็จ โดยเฉพาะกลุ่มคนรุ่นใหม่เป็นกลุ่มช่วงวัยที่สำคัญต่อการขับเคลื่อนประเทศ ส่วนหนึ่งในพันธกิจหลักของงานพิพิธภัณฑ์คือการสื่อสารองค์ความรู้ที่อยู่ภายใน สามารถปรับตัวให้ทันกับเทคโนโลยีที่ก้าวหน้าไปอย่างเข้าใจ จึงจะสามารถสะท้อนบทบาทพื้นที่แห่งการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตและเข้าถึงกลุ่มเป้าหมายเพื่อพัฒนาศักยภาพของคนในชาติสู่ความเจริญก้าวหน้าได้

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาแนวทางการออกแบบเรขศิลป์สำหรับพิพิธภัณฑ์เพื่อส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในกลุ่มไทยดิจิทัลเนทีฟ โดยมีระเบียบวิธีวิจัยแบบผสมผสานในรูปแบบการวิจัยเชิงปริมาณและเชิงคุณภาพ ด้วยการสร้างชุดเครื่องมือการวิจัยแบบสอบถาม แบบวิเคราะห์แนวปฏิบัติที่ดี แบบสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก และการสนทนากลุ่มโดยการเก็บข้อมูลจากนักจัดการองค์ความรู้งานพิพิธภัณฑ์ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ นักวิชาการ นักออกแบบ และกลุ่มไทยดิจิทัลเนทีฟ

ผลการวิจัยพบว่าแนวทางการออกแบบเรขศิลป์สำหรับพิพิธภัณฑ์ในกลุ่มดิจิทัลเนทีฟ คือแพลทฟอร์มออนไลน์ที่สัมพันธ์กับพฤติกรรมการใช้เทคโนโลยี เน้นรูปแบบการสื่อสารใน 2 ลักษณะคือ การสร้างคุณค่าของข้อมูล (High Value) และกระตุ้นการมีส่วนร่วม (High Engagement) โดยพบแนวทางการพิจารณาเนื้อหาเด่นของพิพิธภัณฑ์เพื่อใช้สื่อสารได้เป็น 6 เรื่องเด่น เรียกว่า “S-6 (Story of 6)” จากการประยุกต์ใช้ผลของการวิจัยเพื่อการออกแบบสร้างสรรค์สื่อเรขศิลป์ออนไลน์สำหรับพิพิธภัณฑ์ต้นแบบ สามารถสร้างความดึงดูดใจต่อกลุ่มไทยดิจิทัลเนทีฟช่วยเชื่อมโยงองค์ความรู้ส่งเสริมให้พิพิธภัณฑ์เป็นแหล่งเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตได้อย่างยั่งยืน
Determining The Factors Influence Ethical Behavior Intention Among Accounting Students: Madagascar and Indonesia Cases
Authors: Rakotoarisoa Maminjanahary Nambinina , Kurnia Ekasar , Lia Agustina
Published: April 2023

Ethical behavior is very essential for a professional career as well as in academics, especially for accounting students. Ethics makes an individual behave, engage, participate, and intend an ethical and right decision. It is important to study the ethical behavior among accounting students, knowing the factors influencing the intention of accounting students to engage or participate in ethical behavior would help to prepare an effective behavior and engage ethically in their future careers. This study discusses the ethical behavior of university students majoring in Accounting in Madagascar and Indonesia and its purpose is to analyze the influence of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control on the ethical behavior of university accounting students in Madagascar and Indonesia. This study was conducted on 200 respondents, precisely 100 from Madagascar and 100 from Indonesia, all of whom are university accounting students. The result of the analysis showed that together attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control has a positive influence on the ethical behavior of university accounting students in Madagascar and Indonesia. Based on the results of data processing using multi-group regression analysis using SPSS software, proven that attitude and perceived behavior control has a positive effect and significant effect on the ethical behavior of university accounting students, while subjective norm does not affect the intention of student toward ethical behavior.
Corporate Social Responsibility Perusahaan Tambang Batubara PT. X
Authors: Susilo Aris
Published: April 2023

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) adalah kewajiban yang harus dijalankan perusahaan yang mengelola sumber daya alam. Kepmen ESDM RI nomor 1824 K/30/MEM/2018 mewajibkan setiap perusahaan untuk menyusun rencana induk Pengembangan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat selama masa operasi produksi dan pascatambang. PT. X berkomitmen melaksanakan CSR menurut panduan tersebut, dengan maksud agar terjalin hubungan baik bersama masyarakat sekitar wilayah tambang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kinerja implementasi CSR perusahaan tahun 2021. Dimana tahun tersebut adalah tahun pertama perusahaan menjalankan CSR dengan panduan rencana induk PPM. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrument transkrip wawancara dengan masyarakat ring 1 dan pihak perusahaan. Analisis dilakukan untuk melihat kinerja implementasi CSR dan pengaruhnya terhadap  operasional perusahaan. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kinerja implementasi CSR perusahaan akan baik bila didukung oleh kompetensi tim pelaksana CSR dari perusahaan. Karena tim ini akan menghimpun masukan saran, menyusun kegiatan, menggangarkan, kegiatan, dan melaksanakan  kegiatan bersama penerima manfaat. Program CSR yang dijalankan perusahaan mengacu pada Kepmen ESDM RI nomor 1824 K/30/MEM/2018 berjalan efektif dengan persentase realisasi anggaran mencapai 121,45 %. Kinerja CSR yang baik ini memberi pengaruh positif secara tidak langsung terhadap kinerja operasional perusahaan, terutama pada tingkat penjualan batubara perusahaan.
Evaluation of Factors influencing Health Care Seeking Behaviours among Caretakers of Children below 5 Years in Bugala Island, Kalangala District
Authors:   School of Nursing, Kampala International University, Uganda., Anthony Mujurizi,
Published: April 2023

Childhood illnesses present a major public health challenges for a developing country like Uganda which is aggravated by a suboptimal health seeking behaviour by the parents or guardians. Appropriate medical care could prevent a significant number of child deaths and complications. The aim of this research was to determine the factors influencing health care seeking behaviours among caretakers of children below 5 years at Bugala Island, Kalangala district. A cross-sectional descriptive study design quantitative in nature was conducted in rural area of Bugala Island using simple random sampling, a total of 50 participants were recruited into the study. Results indicated that more than 60% had poor health seeking behaviours associated with increased number of children. Furthermore, poor means of transport, high costs of transport and user charges as well as others being delayed by traditional healers. Level of education was found to have high influence in early health care seeking behaviours. This study recommends that an intensive awareness campaigns through multimedia approach stressing on female literacy, improving on socio-economic status of people along with counselling on early health care seeking practices especially for under 5 years children should be encouraged. Also government should consider Bugala Island and Kalangala district in general as special area with unique challenges and put a health unit at village levels because of long distances from the town in order to reduce mortality and morbidity of under 5 years Children. A study on attitudes of health workers in relation to early health care seeking behaviours needs also to be carried out. Keywords: Caretakers, Bugala Island, child deaths, health care
Principals’ Administrative Strategies as Correlates of Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Obollo-Afor Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Publication and Extension, Kampala International University, Uganda, Esther Eze, Chidinma , Udoka Eze, Val Hyginus ,   Department of Publication and Extension, Kampala International University, Uganda, Ezenwaji Ifeyinwa Ogoegbunam ,   Department of Educational Foundation, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Akachukwu I. Nwabueze, ,   Department of Educational Foundation, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Published: April 2023

The study investigated principals’ administrative strategies as correlates of teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Obollo-Afor Education Zone of Enugu State. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational survey design. The population of the study was 1,854 principals and teachers in 48 secondary schools in the Zone. A sample of 605 teachers was drawn using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection and was subjected to face-validation by three experts. The internal consistency of the instrument was obtained using Cronbach Alpha, which yielded an index of 0.72. Data collected were analyzed using regression analysis while regression ANOVA was used in testing the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study revealed that, open communication, carrying teachers’ along and providing for teachers’ welfare among others are principals’ administrative strategies for enhancing teachers’ job performance in secondary schools. The result also, revealed a high positive significant relationship existing between principals’ administrative strategies in decision making, delegation of duties, open communication and management of staff welfare and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools. The study recommended among others that principals in public secondary schools should adopt positive administrative strategies as identified in this study to promote teachers’ job performance. Keywords: Administrative Strategies, Teachers’ Job Performance, Decision Making, Open Communication, Teachers Welfare
Biochemistry and Human Nutrition
Authors: Sihag Manvesh
Published: April 2023

Present era is most tough for highly aspirant youngersters mainly because of highly competitive environment all over the world and only toppers are preferred by employers, hence the competitive eaxaminations are organized for final selection. The general mathematics and aptitude has been the criteria to judge the ability of the candidates. Performance in the examination of the candidates is considered the most suitable parameter for final selection. Therefore candidates have to toil sinerely and honestly to get top ranks in the competitive examinations. I don’t know any other rout except hard work for success. At present, in most of the competitive examinations like Indian civil services, state civil services, banks, public and private organizations and other state examinatios for different posts, university entrance tests etc. are based on candidates’ ability in mathematics and general aptitude. It is quite common that number of coaching institutes are f lourishing all over the country to prepare them for competitive examinations and in result they have to pay highly. Poor but intelligent students could not get equal oppportunty as they are unable to attend these coaching institutes because of unexpected high fee so they feel unfortunate to beat the examinations. This environment make them nervous and hopeless.This book will help and support to all aspiring youngers for competitive examinations. The book, ‘Basics of Mathematics and Aptitude’ has been designed in very simple way to cover most of the important area of general mathematics which covers like simplification, average, age calculation, time and work, area, ratio and proportion, HCF and LCM, interest and compound interest, percentage, profit and loss, speed and distance and boat and stream.
Biometrical Methods in Horticultural Sciences
Authors: Sharma Nirmal , Wali V.K.
Published: April 2023

The book is aimed at providing an understanding of basic principles and practices of Biostatistics. Attempt has been made to give a comprehensive inside into the basic concepts of biostatistics i.e. sound easy to read, relevant and useful to students and practitioners of biostatistics. The book includes the design of clinical trials and epidemiological studies collection of data, research methods, clinical measurement and sample size, calculations for various study designs. This makes it a handbook of biostatistics for students and researchers for agriculture, veterinary, life sciences, medicine, public health, biological and social sciences.
Biotechnology in Horticulture: Methods and Applications
Authors: Peter K.V.
Published: April 2023

The book provides information in its various chapters on some of the latest aspects of micropropagation, microbiology, biofertilizer, nanotechnology, RNA interference, metabolomics, biosurfactants, secondary metabolites, cancer therapy, biofuel and biostatistics etc. All the chapters have been well compiled with great dedication and sincerity and authors own the authenticity of information available in the book. The book will be useful to large sections of people of diverse occupations including students, researchers, teachers, scientists, planners and policymakers, general readers and intellectuals etc.
Bougainvillea
Authors: Datta S.K , Jayanthi R , Janakiram T
Published: April 2023

The book is aimed at providing an understanding of basic principles and practices of Biostatistics. Attempt has been made to give a comprehensive inside into the basic concepts of biostatistics i.e. sound easy to read, relevant and useful to students and practitioners of biostatistics. The book includes the design of clinical trials and epidemiological studies collection of data, research methods, clinical measurement and sample size, calculations for various study designs. This makes it a handbook of biostatistics for students and researchers for agriculture, veterinary, life sciences, medicine, public health, biological and social sciences.
Cashew Production and Processing Technology: Recent Advances
Authors: Gajbhiye R.C , Padhiar B.V.
Published: April 2023

The book contains articles contributed by experts from various parts of the country from research institutes like CFTRI, DRFL, SLIET, CIPET, ICAR, PAU etc.. This book will be a valuable addition to the literature on food grains that has been designed systematically to include basis and advanced knowledge on quality management in addition to the collection of articles in the fields of: Quality Strategies, Approaches and Management, Quality Evaluation of Grains and its Constituents , Value Addition, Post Harvest Plant Operations and Quality Management, Product Development Status and New Strategies, Storage and Handling, Grading and Trends of Milling Industries
Cereal Grains: Evaluation,Value Addition and Quality Management
Authors: axena D.C
Published: April 2023

Cereals are the major sources of energy and provide proteins, dietary fibre, minerals, vitamins and other nutritional factors to the human beings. Among cereals, wheat, barley, rice and maize are the major sources of food and feed. There are large numbers of cereal based products being consumed across the world all of which have specific quality requirements. In addition cereals have been explored for their use in several industrial applications such as bio-fuels and biodegradable products. Therefore, improving quality of cereals for food, feed and industrial applications has paramount importance in world economy. However, the improvement in the processing and nutritional quality of cereals depends on understanding the chemical and the genetic constituents governing quality traits. Excellent progress has been made in understanding the chemical and molecular basis of cereal quality. The book contains detailed aspects of the quality requirements of different products of wheat, rice, maize and barley and also the chemical and molecular components governing these traits. The strategy to improve these cereals using markers assisted selection and transgenic approach has been discussed in greater detail in the book.
Basics of Horticulture: 3Rd Revised and Enlarged Edition
Authors: Peter K.V
Published: April 2023

The book covers information on various types of mutagens and their effects, procedures for using mutagens for crop improvement, types of mutations (micro and macro) with statistical techniques to handle the mutation population. The subject matter presented in the book will be useful for both undergraduate and post graduate students of agriculture.
Basics of Research Methodology
Authors: Imam Ekwal
Published: April 2023

Biochemical methods are used in all branches of biological science including agriculture. Biochemical aspect is an integral part of plant physiology and this aspect is used to explain nearly all the phenomenon of physiological aspect of plant and/or crop. Technology and Methods for Biochemical Aspects of Plant Physiology is mainly intended for Post Graduate students and Researchers of Universities and of different Research Institutes. As It covers a broad range of subjects on the basic as well as the practical aspects of biochemical part of Plant Physiology, it is likely that it will be also useful for any student attending different theoretical or practical Plant Physiology as well as Biochemistry courses. The Book builds on: The theoretical principles and practical’s with the description of different biochemical estimations, and it contains detailed experimental protocol (s) to perform experiments along with a collection and description of principles. 2. Practical knowledge regarding the techniques used and methods applied to investigate the properties of macromolecules. 3. How to determine the charge of weak acids, bases and macromolecules by taking into account their chemical environment. 4. How to determine the charge of weak acids, bases and macromolecules by taking into account their chemical environment. 5. How to measure the macromolecular concentration of solutions by spectrophotometry. 6. How to design protocols for the purification of proteins from cell cultures or tissues. Book is useful for conducting practical classes of undergraduate and post graduate students in Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Agricultural science, Environmental science, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical science and other biology- related subjects. Technologies and methods used for biochemical basis of plant physiology such as photosynthesis, photorespiration, plant pigments, carbon and nitrogen assimilation, plant nutrients, phenols, secondary metabolites, nucleic acid and vitamins should be very useful to not only post graduate student, but to research workers also.
Breeding and Protection of Vegetables
Authors: Rana M.K.
Published: April 2023

In the last 25 years, research on horticultural crops, particularly on 'crop improvement and breeding' has been taken up by many SAU's and ICAR institutes with the result the genetic base of a number of horticultural crops has been broadened and many improved cultivars have been developed despite the fact the breeding is relatively cumbersome in many horticultural crops vis a vis agricultural crops. The 3rd fully revised and expanded edition has been specially written with the hope that it may provide a satisfactory guidance for students of agriculture and horticulture including applied botany and also for the horticultural enthusiasts. More emphasis has been given in this book to explain the principles and methods of breeding of important Horticulture Crops and also the achievements made in these crops in the development of new cultivars. The book has been designed with the main consideration to serve a dual purpose of being a text and reference. Keeping this thing in mind the entire book has been divided into three major parts. The first part deals with the principles and methods of breeding adopted in horticultural crops propagated both sexually and asexually. The second part deals with the achievements in breeding of perennial horticultural crops. The third part covers achievements made in breeding of annual horticultural crops.
Breeding of Horticultural Crops: Principles and Practices: 3Rd Revised and Enlarged Edition
Authors: Kumar N.
Published: April 2023

In modern days, crop improvement is a multidisciplinary division of agriculture. In this book, entitled, "Breeding, Biotechnology and Seed Production of Field Crops", emphasis has been given on principles, methods and practices in plant breeding, biotechnology in crop improvement and seed production of field crops. The book has been written for all sections of learners, educators and staff-members of seed industries. Particular importance has been underlined for postgraduate students who specialize in plant breeding and seed science. Each of the book has been designed as per the recommended of syllabus of Indian Council of Agricultural Research for the postgraduate students of various Agricultural Universities in our country. This book has been divided into two major parts- i) Principles of crop breeding and ii) Methods and practices of crop improvement and seed production of individual field crop. The book contains total of 18 chapteFirst three s are related to shed light on the basic-principles and remaining s deal with methods and practices of individual crop for improvement and seed production. We hope that the book will be ready to lend a hand to the advanced undergraduate students doing plant breeding in elective, postgraduate students who opted plant breeding, teachers, researchers and staff-members of private seed companies of this field of specialization.
Breeding,Biotechnology and Seed Production of Field Crops
Authors: Roy Bidhan
Published: April 2023

This book covers most of the topics with latest information on canine cancer in general and canine mammary cancer in particular. The book is divided into 21 chapters covering almost all aspects of canine cancer including its overview, occurrence, etiology, classifications, polymorphism, radiological-immuno-hormonal-sex hormone profiles, enzymatic-genetic-tissue prognostic markers and different modern diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. This book also includes different research findings on canine mammary cancer. The main objective of this book is to provide the latest information to meet the requirements of not only undergraduate and post-graduate students but also to the teachers and clinicians involved in canine practice. The book contains more than 150 good quality colour photographs of canine cancer, cancer diagnosis and cancer treatments. This book would be of immense use to the students, teachers and practitioners engaged in the field of cancer research and treatment.
Basic Aspects & Practices: Vol.01: Fruit Science Culture & Technology
Authors: Bal J.S
Published: April 2023

The book entitles "Basic Concepts in Statistics" is useful to all the P.G. and Ph.D. students and faculty members of statistics, agricultural statistics and engineering, social sciences and biological sciences. It is also useful to all those students who have to appear in competitive examinations with statistics as a subject in state P.S.C's, U.P.S.C., A.S.R.B. and I.S.S. etc. This book is the outcome of 25 years of teaching experiences to U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. students.  The book contains 15 s covering different topics of statistics e.g. Analysis of variance, Designs of experiments, Theories of points and interval estimations, Theories of tests of significance based on small samples (n<=30) and large samples (n>30) and non parametric methods and tests.
Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: Instant Notes
Authors: Gajera H.P
Published: April 2023

After learning a huge text, the theories and practices are abstracted in the form of mind charts or brief summaries in the mind. The purpose of this collection is to quickly recall the understanding of Biochemistry, Genetics, Biotechnology up to post graduate level. This text will help to get command on the above subject for students appearing for JEE, JRF, SRF, NET, SET, ARS etc. and the teachers involved in couching these students.
Analysis of University Students’ Performance Using WEKA to Enhance the Education Quality
Authors: Ahmed Md. Tofail , Uddin Md. Jalal , Kabir Md. Humaun
Published: April 2023

Universities of a country perform a significant role in our society to develop every sector as well as build the backbone of a nation by providing higher, specialized and contemporary education to the young generation. At present, around 163 universities, and 31 specialized colleges exist in Bangladesh under the supervision of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC). Recently, Bangladesh government and UGC have taken the biggest challenges to ensure the quality of education to create productive graduates. But there are some common problems of fresher students in most universities such as they are not enough familiar with university education system, accommodation crises, political unrest, etc. In recent years, the rate of failure and thus re-admission is reaching alarmingly high. In this research, it has analyzed and classified the published 1st-year result data of the last 4 years (2017-2020) of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering at Pabna University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. The analytical data critically to extract valuable information and tried to find out the reasons behind failure in the semester final examination. The classification algorithms J48 and JRIP have been used in WEKA to predict the result of a student. If someone is found not going to do well in the upcoming exam, the student can be traced and kept in special care and encouraged to reduce the rate of fail/ readmission as well as save valuable resources and accelerate the production of a more well-educated young generation.
Synthesis And Assessment of Melon Shell Activated Carbon for the Removal of Fe(II) and Mn(II) from Fish Pond Waste Aqua Culture
Authors: IBRAHIM Abdulrahim
Published: April 2023

This article studied a chemically activated carbon prepared from melon shell with KOH as an activating agent. The sample was analyzed by FI-IR, BET, EDX and SEM. Effectiveness and Potentials of the prepared Melon Shell Activated Carbon (MSAC) and the influential factors like adsorbent quantity, initial metals ion concentration, pH, temperature and contact time were as well examined. The process was found to be reliant on all the considered factors, with optimum removal of both metal ions at pH 6.0. The respective adsorption capacity (Langmuir monolayer) for both Fe(II) and Mn(II) ions were found to be 3.148 and 3.706 mg/g respectively. The Langmuir isotherm better described the experimental data. The adsorption kinetics and equilibrium were also better described by Pseudo-second order for Mn(II) ion while none fitted for the uptake of Fe(II) ion. Similarly, thermodynamic parameters such as DG0, DH0 and DS0 were evaluated. The negative value of ΔG0 along with the positive value of ΔH0 and ΔS0 indicates that the process is spontaneous, endothermic and an irregular increase in the disorderliness at the solid/solution interface of the adsorbent during the process. The results shows that activated carbon prepared from melon shell has potential for the treatment of wastewater from fish farms.
CAUSES OF FARMERS-PASTORALISTS’ CONFLICT AND MITIGATION: A PANACEA FOR SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN WESTERN ZONE OF BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Garba, M.  , Haruna, U.  , Jibril, S. A.
Published: April 2023

This study assessed the causes of farmers-pastoralists’ conflict and mitigation: A panacea for sustainable natural resource management in western zone of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Data were collected using questionnaire using descriptive statistics as analytical tool. Purposive simple random sampling technique was used to select 75 arable farmers and 75 pastoralists. Purposive sampling was employed to be enabling the researcher to capture pastoralist who were sparsely distributed. The result shows that most (73.91%) of the respondents perceived that conflicts do occur in the study area. The result also reveals that 59.40% of the respondents agreed that conflict frequently occurred only during rainy season. The results further reveals that, the major causes of conflicts include lack of defined cattle route (54.05%), poor government attitude toward agricultural development (52.03%) and inadequate grazing reserves (51.35%) among others. Also, 22.30% and 20.95% of the respondents reported that, pastoralist-fisher folks and farmer-hunter conflicts also occurred, respectively, in the study area. The result further reveals that major losses incurred due to conflicts include destruction of crops (92.46%), body injury (89.59%), loss of Livestock (57.32%), destruction of houses (52.44%) among others. Seventy five percent of the respondents perceived that youth were the major victims of conflict in the study area. The major constraints to conflict prevention and management include inadequate social infrastructures (91.21%), poverty (86.49%) and failure of government to implement agricultural policies (84.49%) among others. The study recommend that provision of adequate infrastructures (e.g., dams, grazing reserves, etc.) and sensitizing pastoralists to establish private grazing paddocks and boreholes will stem down the occurrence of conflict and subsequently enhance sustainable livestock production in the study area.
EFFECTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 ON POULTRY PRODUCTION IN WUDIL TOWN OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA.
Authors: Mohammed, R.  , Musa, I. M.
Published: April 2023

The study examined the effects of avian influenza H5N1 on poultry production in Wudil town of Kano State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to 40 respondents randomly sampled. Descriptive statistics and farm budgeting techniques were used for data analysis. The study revealed that more than half (67.5%) of the respondents were male with mean age of 38 years. About 65% were married with an average household size of 6 persons. The results indicated that about 77% of the respondents sold between 41-50 crates of eggs before avian influenza outbreak, 94.1% sold less than 10 crates during the epidemic while 50% sold between 31-40 crates after the epidemic. Most (85%) of the respondents used layer birds for production, the estimated mean flock size was 600 birds. Decline in demand of poultry products was realized during the disease outbreak. Poultry producers identified high cost of feed and diseases as their major constraints. It was therefore recommended that poultry producers should be encouraged to form agricultural co-operatives in order to pool resources together and negotiate jointly with input suppliers to limit high cost of production inputs and these cooperatives should also collaborate with ADP’s and Ministry of Agriculture to design training programs for farmers on the precautions and preventive measures of averting the effects of avian influenza on the economy. This will increase the income of poultry producers in the study area.
ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AMONG SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATED CROP FARMERS IN TARABA AND GOMBE STATES, NIGERIA
Authors: Umaru, I. I.  , Maurice, D. C.
Published: April 2023

The study determined the technical efficiency of small-scale irrigated crop farmers in Taraba and Gombe States, Nigeria. Data were collected from a cross section of 337 irrigated crop farmers in five Local Government Areas of Taraba State and eight Local Government Areas of Gombe State using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Structured questionnaire was the main instrument for primary data collection. The analytical tools employed were descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier production function model. The socio-economic characteristics of the respondents revealed that majority (92.28%) of them were males, with mean age of 44 years and had some form of formal education. Most (59.05%) of them cultivated an average of 2.54 hectares using personal savings. On their cropping systems, fourteen cropping systems were identified with mixed cropping system accounting for 61.12% of the cropping systems and 83.56% of the total hectares allocation, an indication that mixed cropping was the dominant cropping system among the irrigated farmers. The result of the maximum likelihood estimates of the stochastic frontier production function revealed that the coefficients of farm size (p = 0.01), seed (p = 0.01) and agrochemicals (p = 0.05) were all significant and positively related to crop output among the respondents. The technical efficiency indices of the sampled farmers ranged from 0.44 - 0.96 with a mean of 0.78, indicating that crop farmers in the study area were technically efficient in their production systems although were operating below the frontier output. The inefficiency model revealed that age, gender, farming experience and extension contact were found to increase technical efficiency of the farmers. The study recommends more subsidies on farm inputs, more extension services and the training of farmers on farm management among others.
DETERMINANTS OF FOOD SECURITY STATUS OF SESAME FARMING HOUSEHOLD IN BAUCHI STATE OF NIGERIA
Authors: Jamal, A. A.  , Danwanka, H. A.  , Jibril, S. A.
Published: April 2023

This study examined the food security status of sesame (Sesamun indicum, L.) farming households in Bauchi State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 340 sesame farmers from the three agricultural zone of Bauchi State. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the analysis of data. The results revealed that the mean age of sesame farming households was 46 years which implies that they were within their active age and therefore labour supply to their farms was not a problem. Average household size of 9 persons was recorded, indicating relatively large person per household that means there are more mouth to feed in each household. Except all or majority of household members are active, dependency ratio will be high. The results also showed that there was food insecurity in the study area, with 60.6% of the sesame farming households being food insecure. The variables income and household size were significant at P˂0.01 with income having positive coefficient while household size had negative coefficient. Farm size, price of major staple food, current level of food consumption and continuous accessibility were significant at P˂0.05, Farm size, current level of food consumption and continuous accessibility had positive coefficients but price had negative coefficient. From the result of the study, household income, household size, farm size, price of food, level of food consumption in terms of number of meals per day and continuous accessibility were the determinant of food security status in the study area. Based on the findings the study recommend, among other things, ways to improve the income of farm household via agricultural based poverty alleviation programmes and farmers should be advised to produce food first before any form of cash crop.