bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Employee Compensation and Financial Performance: Evidence from Commercial Banks of Nepal
Authors: Sakha Mira
Published: December 2022

Background: The role of employee pay in financial performance is misty, with plenty of space to explore. Human resources have been discarded from the mainstream arena despite being a strategic partner.

Objective: The study aims to investigate the association between employee compensation and financial performance.

Methodology: The study uses econometric analysis, descriptive analysis, correlational analysis, and trend analysis to disclose the relationship between employee compensation and financial performance. Employee compensation is measured in terms of staff expenses, and ROE and ROA measure financial performance.

Results: Employee compensation positively impacts the financial performance of BFIs. Quantitatively, a 1 percent rise in employee compensation increases ROA by 0.02 percent point and ROE by 0.20 percent point. Likewise, the size of a firm negatively affects financial performance. Revenue diversification has a positive effect on financial performance. Similarly, the cost-to-income ratio negatively affects financial performance.

Implications: BFIs must invest in employees to develop their skills and focus on providing mercenary and non-mercenary benefits to employees, enhancing their performance by discouraging them from shrinking on the job. Also, BFIs shall enhance their competitiveness and focus on increasing non-interest income while simultaneously reducing interest expenses.
Impact of Bank-Specific Factors on the Banking Sector Development in Nepal
Authors: Gwachha Krishna Prasad
Published: December 2022

Background: The concept of the banking sector development is multi-dimensional, and it is difficult to establish a single description for it because it is an interconnected process that encompasses increases in the number and quality of banking services.

Objective: The major purpose of the study is to examine the impact of bank-specific factors on the banking sector development in Nepal

Method: The study applied the vector error correction model (VECM) technique with economic time series data ranging from 1995 to 2020. The study was based on co-integration analysis to determine the long-run equilibrium relationship between the model's variables. Banking sector development is measured by the arithmetic average of the normalized values of banking depth, banking efficiency, and banking stability.

Result: The study reveals that banking trade has a positive and significant influence on the banking sector’s development in line with theoretical predictions. Electronic banking and liquidity have a positive and statistically significant role to explain banking sector development in Nepal. In addition, it demonstrates that non-performing loans has a negatively and significantly influenced banking sector development whilst branch network has a marginally negative but insignificant impact on banking sector development.

Conclusion: The major conclusion of the study is that there is a long-term equilibrium relationship between bank-specific variables and banking sector development.  The dynamic causality of VECM reveals that banking trade, non-performing loans, electronic banking, and liquidity are statistically significant which indicates strong explanatory power to explain banking sector development in Nepal.

Recommendation:  This study recommends for policymakers as it sheds light on the importance of raising deposits and lending policies and focused on electronic banking. The financial institution authorities should be implied to build systems and skills in liquidity management, assets and liability management, and branch networking management to enhance the banking sector development.
Sacherschließung geschlechtergerecht?! Rückblick auf den Online-Workshop am 11. Mai 2022 und Aufruf zu gemeinsamen Aktivitäten
Authors: Bargmann Monika , Blumesberger Susanne , Gruber Andrea , Luef Evelyne , Steltzer Rainer
Published: December 2022

Der Beitrag blickt zurück auf den Online-Workshop „Geschlechtergerechte Sacherschließung“, bei dem im Mai 2022 unterschiedliche Perspektiven der Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in der inhaltlichen Erschließung diskutiert wurden. Neben sprach- und bibliothekswissenschaftlichen Grundsatzfragen wurde die Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) samt Regelwerken zur Gestaltung und Anwendung unter die geschlechtsspezifische Lupe genommen, ebenso wie feministische Fachvokabulare sowie Gender-Aspekte in der bibliothekarischen Aus- und Weiterbildung. Die Veranstaltung verstand sich als Auftakt, der Bericht beinhaltet einen Aufruf zu weiteren gemeinsamen Aktivitäten.
Investigation into the Interconnected Nature of Environmental Problems and Identifying Keystone Environmental Problems
Authors: S. Sivaramanan  , S.W. Kotagama
Published: December 2022

The study depicts the links between man-made environmental issues based on cause-and-effectrelationships from real-world examples. For instance, man-made climate change is caused primarily bydeforestation, draining of wetlands, intensive farming, and air pollution (greenhouse gas emission).Besides, every anthropogenic environmental problem may cause various other environmental problems,such as air pollution causes ocean acidification, ozone depletion, acid rain, disease, and visual pollution(smog). Similarly, deforestation causes biodiversity loss, land degradation, and human-animal conflict.About 255 links were examined among 40 identified environmental issues. In this web, certain causativeenvironmental problems establish keystone links. Keystone environmental problems were identified fromthe concept map based on the criteria given by the following approach. When mitigating a man-madeenvironmental problem, if it results in the permanent disappearance of one or more man-madeenvironmental problems, then that mitigated problem can be considered a keystone environmentalproblem. To be specific, a complete dependency of the resulting environmental problem/s on the parentenvironmental problem has enabled the parent environmental problem to be considered a keystoneenvironmental problem. This is because if the causative parent issue gets solved, then the resultingoffspring/s cannot exist. Eight man-made environmental problems were found as keystones, such as airpollution, deforestation, population explosion, overexploitation of natural resources, global energy crisis,intensive farming, water pollution-water scarcity, and urbanization (industrialization)-urban sprawlsettlements.

Keywords: environment, environmental problems, manmade environmental problems, keystoneenvironmental problems, interconnected environmental problems
Identification of Germplasm Resistant to Peanut Smut
Authors: Chamberlin K.D. , Baldessari J. , Bennett R.S. , Clevenger J.P. , Holbrook C.C. , Tallury S.P. , Chu Y. , Ozias-Akins P. , Conde M.B. , Payton M.E.
Published: December 2022

Peanut smut, caused by Thecaphora frezzii, is an emerging threat to global peanut production. Found in 100% of Argentinian peanut growing regions, smut infestation can result in substantial yield reductions. Although peanut smut has not been reported outside of South America, immediate proactive measures must be taken so that global peanut production will not be threatened. The first step in preventative breeding for resistance to peanut smut is to identify sources of resistance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify germplasm resistant to T. frezzii that can be used to incorporate smut resistance into cultivars optimized for U.S. peanut production areas. In this study, peanut genotypes, including accessions from the USDA germplasm collection that were purified by single-seed descent, peanut breeding lines, and U.S. cultivars, were screened for resistance. Trials were planted in test plots highly infested with T. frezzii in Córdoba Province, Argentina. For screening purposes, entries were retained for future testing if they scored 10% or less disease incidence. Among the entries tested in the 2017-2020 growing seasons, potential new sources of peanut smut resistance were noted. Eight USDA peanut mini-core accessions were identified as immune, demonstrating 0% incidence for three years. These accessions are being used to incorporate smut resistance into cultivars suitable for production in all growing regions of the U.S.
INVESTIGATION OF CHEMICAL CONTENT AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF DIFFERENT PLANT SOURCES OF ANATOLIAN PROPOLIS SAMPLES
Authors: Sönmez Emine
Published: December 2022

The ethnopharmacological approach combined with chemical and biological methods can be a useful model in the field of pharmacology. One of these approaches, apitherapy, is the use of bee and hive products for therapeutic purposes. Propolis is among the best known of these bee products. The chemical composition of propolis varies according to the local or endemic flora, bee species, geographical origin and season. This study is to determine the antimicrobial activity differences between chestnut and polyfloral origin propolis against various pathogenic bacterial species. First of all, the Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was used for the determination of bioactive components known to be responsible for antimicrobial activity. Folin-Ciocalteu method and colorimetric aluminum chloride assay were used to determine the total phenolic (TP) and flavonoid (TF) amounts. 19 different pathogenic microorganisms were selected to test the antimicrobial activity levels of propolis samples with agar well diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) methods. TP and TF values of chestnut propolis (71.06 mg GAE/mL-11.75 mg QE/mL) were significantly higher than polyfloral sample (36.84 mg GAE/mL-7.04 mg QE/mL). Chrysin, a flavone derivative, was the most abundant compound in both samples. The MIC values of chestnut propolis ranged from 19.5 to 2500 µg/mL, while the MIC value of polyfloral origin propolis was between 39.06 and 5000 µg/mL. The most susceptible strain was Mycobacterium smegmatis for both samples with different concentration. Notably, it was observed that the botanical origins affect the chemical composition of propolis, and this situation can also be effect antibacterial and antifungal activity in respective propolis because of the different amount and diversity of bioactive compounds. Consequently, chestnut propolis is a promising candidate for drug discovery that can be used to treat some infectious diseases, including diseases related with resistant bacteria.
GENDER PECULIARITIES OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF UNIVERSITY STEM-DEPARTMENTS EMPLOYEES IN UKRAINE
Authors: Medina Tetiana
Published: December 2022

The article contains an analysis of gender differences in the balance of work and private life of employees of STEM faculties of a Ukrainian university. Its results are part of a project implemented at Yuriy Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine, Chernivtsi) and Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland, Poznan).

It was found that female employees of STEM faculties almost do not use various types of university support (providing additional leave or time off, flexible work schedule, division of duties, etc.) or do not have information about it. A number of assumptions have been made: the university provides more support to men than to women; the higher the academic degree of the teacher, the greater the flexibility inherent in the work schedule (except for representatives of the administration); women tend to use flexible working hours to a lesser extent than men. It was found that the flexibility of the work schedule increases with the growth of the academic degree of the teacher.

It was determined that two-thirds of women were on parental leave, which most often lasted one or two years. It was concluded that such long breaks negatively affect the scientific career of women.

It was found that the representatives of STEM0 faculties of the university do not fully use the opportunities that could help them balance work and private life. In some cases, the reason is ignorance, however, most often, despite having information about certain opportunities, women rarely use them. The only form of support that was mainly used by women is parental leave.

It was concluded that a greater imbalance between professional and domestic responsibilities is inherent in male teachers. It is suggested that men with a higher level of education are more inclined to a democratic division of responsibilities in the family, which may result in the phenomenon of double working days spreading to them.
Systemic problem of education and professional evolvement of students specializing in «Drama theatre and movie actor» in higher educational institutions
Authors: Borys I. , Fievralova S.
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the article — to analyze the already existing system of education and professional evolvement of drama theatre and movie actors, and to propose an effective algorithm for working with students of performing art departments in higher educational institutions.

The methodology. The methodology of the article is determined by the research topic’s peculiar nature, relies on the authors’ practical experience and is conditioned by the purpose of the article. Among the methodological tools, an interdisciplinary approach was employed (thanks to the use of professional descriptions from such disciplines as pedagogical science, psychology, aesthetics and others) and the functional approach, which determines the scientific weight of the issues outlined in the article due to their real functioning in culture and in historical perspective. Also, the axiological method and the interpretation method were used to explain social and cultural factors of future actors’ education and to analyze additional levers and professional evolvement.

The results. 1. The main areas of future drama theatre and movie actors’ training were analyzed in order to determine the key problems of professional evolvement of students specializing in theatre in higher educational institutions. 2. The stratum of historical course in formation of actor’s profession as an independent professional activity was studied. 3. The main levers of artistic influence and operational tools for future theatre and movie actors’ education have been defined.

The scientific novelty. Professional artistic education directed at theatre arts should never be silent about the problems of education and professional evolvement of students specializing in drama theatre and movie in higher educational institutions, which problems have already become systemic. One of the key reasons for that lies in the inconsistency with current realities of the world’s theatre process and Ukrainian artistic space.

The practical significance. The actor is a truly unique and universal profession, yet one should exactly define what namely its universality and uniqueness lies in. The profession of theatre and movie actor does not simply represent the knowledge of certain elements of the craft, tools and instruments that the actor must possess (voice, rhythmicity, development of imagination and fantasy, emotional and psychophysical memory), but also is complemented by in-depth analytical research into the “novel of life” — biographies of people played by actors, the ability to form his or her professional “circle of attention”. It would be highly appropriate to permanently employ physical training elements (language and visual ones, transition from one environment to another etc.). All that and many other components, which the actor deals with when operating within realistic psychological theatre training system, determine the success of professional evolvement.
The role of A. Norst’s activities in the research of musical culture of Bukovyna
Authors: Kapliienko-Iliuk Y.
Published: December 2022

The scientific topicality of the work lies in the study of the history of musical art of Bukovyna and identification of the role of individual personalities in the formation of the region’s musicological opinion. Among the figures of culture, art and education of Bukovyna, an important role was played by Anton Norst, whose cultural works have been known since the time of Austria-Hungary and have gained relevance and new recognition in our time. He became one of the first and most famous researchers of the culture and art of Bukovyna. Therefore, a need arose for scientific evaluation of his research and an outline of the significance of his activities in the process of formation and development of musicology in Bukovyna.

The purpose of the article is to determine the role of Anton Norst in the study of musical culture of Bukovyna and the description of his work “The Society for the Promotion of Musical Art in Bukovyna. 1862–1902”.

The methodology. While preparing the article, several research methods were used, in particular, biographical, historical, cultural and deductive, which made it possible to reveal new facts of Anton Norst’s life and determine his role in the development of musicology in Bukovyna.

The results. One can learn about the development of Bukovynian culture, its musical life and the role of individual personalities in the process of the region’s cultural upliftment from the works of scientists, musicians and public figures of that time. Among the works of the Austro-Hungarian period, Anton Norst’s German-language work “The Society for the Promotion of Musical Art in Bukovyna. 1862–1902” stands out. A. Norst is an active participant and co-founder of numerous societies, chairman and honorary member of the Union of Journalists and Writers of Bukovyna. He is the author of numerous publications, poems, short stories, comic strips and reviews. Anton Norst’s edition is timed to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of creation of the organization that contributed to the development of musical art and education in the region.

The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time the role of Anton Norst in the development of musicology in Bukovyna was determined and an assessment of his work dedicated to musical and cultural processes in Chernivtsi during the Austro-Hungarian rule was given.

Conclusions. The first cultural studies that appeared in Bukovyna are of significant value for modern musicology. Anton Norst’s book “The Society for the Promotion of Musical Art in Bukovyna. 1862–1902” was such a work. It became an important source of information about the development of musical culture of the region in the XIX — early XX centuries and a model of historical musicology of that time.
The Christian miracle by agnostic Fauré: what the “Requiem” is keeping silence about
Authors: Voskoboinikova Y.
Published: December 2022

The relevance of the article. Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem is one of the most performed works of this genre in contemporary music practice. It is addressed in concert performances, scientific research and conducting classes. However, it still remains semi-closed for understanding, because the composer’s attitude to death in this work reaches unexpectedly extreme emotions — he declares almost the desirability of death.

The purpose is to substantiate the own performing concept of the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré on the basis of contextual, textual and comparative analysis of the musical material, as well as biographical and psychological analysis of the composer’s personality.

The methodology. The research was carried out using an integrated approach, in the structure of which the contextual analysis allowed to establish the creative intentions of G. Fauré to write such a Requiem, the textual analysis helped to determine the specifics of certain structures and semantic content of the work, the comparative analysis — to compare the concepts of different versions of the Requiem of Fauré, the method of intonation analysis — to dive into the sign system of the work.

The results. The author proposed her own performance concept of the work, which takes into account the composer’s religious and philosophical guidelines, as well as his psychological characteristics against the background of the events of the Franco-Prussian War.

The scientific novelty. For the first time, the study provides a detailed analysis of the semantic content of the work, deciphering the principles of the composer’s creative method in working on the funeral text.

The practical significance. The materials of the article can be useful in the practical activities of conductors, soloists and choristers, as well as in the educational process of training conductors, choirmasters and vocalists.

Conclusions. It has been determined that Gabriel Fauré’s interpretation of the canonical text (with the changes corresponding to the Parisian rite) is based not so much on his personal drama of losing his parents, as it was previously believed, but on his attitude to death, formed by the events of the Franco-Prussian War.

It has been determined that the main idea of the Requiem is a great feeling of love and compassion for a man who is forced to fight for his life, killing his own kind and who deserves peace. In this, Fauré seems to depart from the concept of the Catholic Requiem with its traditional “pedagogical intimidation” with pictures of the Last Judgment, and approaches the concept of the Orthodox funeral service with its repentance and hope for God’s mercy.
An Ethnobotanical Study in Ceylanlı Village (Kırıkhan/Hatay-Türkiye)
Authors: KARAHAN Faruk , KARA Büşra
Published: December 2022

This study was carried out to determine the ethnobotanical characteristics of some plants distributed in Ceylanlı village (Kırıkhan/Hatay) on the slopes of Amanos Mountain. As a result of the field studies carried out between 2019 and 2021 and the interviews with the local people, it was determined that 75 taxa belonging to 41 families were used by the local people in the research area. The local names of the plants, the harvest season, the parts used, the usage purposes, and forms were determined by face-to-face interviews with different local people in their houses, farms, gardens or natural areas. The families having the highest number of using taxa in the area were determined to be Asteraceae and Lamiaceae (8 taxa each), Rosaceae (6 taxa), Amaryllidaceae, Brassicaceae, and Fabaceae (4 taxa each). In total 116 different uses belonging to the plants in the study area were determined, including uses for medical purposes such as wounds, respiratory tract, and stomachic diseases (47 taxa), food (20 taxa), daily items (6 taxa), spice (4 taxa), firewood (3 taxa), and for other different purposes (14 taxa). The obtained results were discussed by comparing them with the relevant literature. Our results show that most of the plants identified were collected by local people from their natural habitats. The local community in our study area was informed to reduce the collection of natural medicinal plants unconsciously and about the importance of cultivating medicinal and aromatic plants. It is believed that this study will contribute to all relevant studies at national and international scales.
MODEL BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK BERBASIS NILAI-NILAI KARAKTER YANG EFEKTIF BAGI PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Solikin Asep , Setiawan Muhammad Andi
Published: December 2022

Bimbingan kelompok merupakan layanan dalam bimbingan dan konseling yang dilakukan oleh konselor kepada konseli dengan memadukan berbagai aspek pendukung untuk menciptakan layanan yang berkualitas. Salah satu aspek yang dapat dipadukan yaitu dengan nilai nilai karakter. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menemukan Model Bimbingan Kelompok Berbasis Nilai-Nilai Karaakter Sebagai Bentuk Upaya Untuk Menciptakan Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok Yang Efektif Bagi Peserta Didik. Metodologi yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah pengembangan model ADDIE, analisis data yang dipakai yaitu analisis kualitatif dan kuantitaif.  Analisis kualitatif digunakakn untuk mengali data yang bersifat deskriptif dan analisis kuantitatif digunakan untuk mendapatkan data statistic. Hasil penelitian ini menemukan model bimbingan kelompok yang terdiri atas empat tahapan utama yaitu tahap pembentukan, peralihan, kegiatan dan tahapan akhir. Dalam setiap tahapan bimbingan kelompok menanamkan nilai-nilai karakter sehingga pada ahirnya menciptakan layanan yang lebih baik dan efektif bagi peserta didik yang membutuhkan layanan tersebut. Idikator efektif terbukti dengan adanya hasil analisis postest lebih baik dibandingkan dengan hasil pretest. Bagi peneliti selanjutnya harapanya bisa mengembangkan penelitian dilihat dari aspek karakter yang lain agar bimbingan kelompok ini lebih lengkap dan bisa di implementasikan dalam layanan bimbingan dan konseling secara utuh.__________________________________________________________________Group guidance is a service in guidance and counseling that counselors carry out to counselees by combining various supporting aspects to create quality services. One aspect that can be combined is character values. This study aims to find a Group Guidance Model Based on Character Values as a Form of Effort to Create Effective Group Guidance Services for Students. The methodology used in this research is developing the ADDIE model, and the data analysis used is qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative analysis is used to analyze descriptive data, and quantitative analysis is used to obtain statistical data. The results of this study found a group guidance model consisting of four main stages, namely the formation, transition, activity, and final stages. In each stage of group guidance, instill character values so that, in the end, it creates better and more effective services for students who need them. Effective indicators are proven by the results of the posttest analysis, which are better than the results of the pretest. For future researchers, it is hoped that they can develop research seen from other aspects of character so that this group guidance is more complete and can be implemented in full guidance and counseling services.
MODIFIKASI SKALA INDONESIAN TEACHER’S JOB MOTIVATION
Authors: Sutendi Dedi Heri , Widiana Herlina Siwi
Published: December 2022

Motivasi kerja guru dapat dipahami sebagai dorongan yang kuat dari guru yang dipertahankan secara berkelanjutan untuk mencapai tujuan sekolah. Tingkat motivasi kerja guru dapat diukur dengan skala Teacher’s Job Motivation yang telah dikembangkan oleh peneliti sebelumnya.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah tersusunnya alat ukur modifikasi Teacher’s Job Motivation yang valid dan reliable diterapkan pada guru di Indonesia. Proses modifikasi dilakukan dalam beberapa tahap meliputi penerjemahan dan penyesuaian, content validity oleh 6 orang ahli dengan analisa aiken’s V, ujicoba pada 106 sampel guru di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta dan tahap akhir adalah analisa reliabilitas cronbach alpha serta perhitungan indeks daya beda aitem. Hasil penelitian diperoleh jumlah aitem akhir alat ukur modifikasi sebanyak 18 aitem. Properti psikometris yang dimiliki alat ukur modifikasi ini adalah nilai validitas aiken’s V bergerak dari 0.79 sampai dengan 0.92, reliabilitas alpha 0.923 sementara indeks daya beda aitem terendah 0.470 dan tertinggi 0.714. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah modifikasi skala Teacher’s Job Motivation dinyatakan valid dan reliable untuk dipergunakan dalam pengukuran motivasi kerja guru.____________________________________________________________________Teacher work motivation can be understood as a strong encouragement from teachers that is maintained on an ongoing basis to achieve school goals. The level of teacher work motivation can be measured by the Teacher's Job Motivation scale that has been developed by previous researchers. The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable modified measuring instrument for Teacher's Job Motivation applied to teachers in Indonesia. The modification process was carried out in several stages including translation and adjustment, content validity by 6 experts with Aiken's V analysis, trials on 106 samples of teachers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and the final stage was Cronbach alpha reliability analysis and calculation of the total item correlation score. The results of the study obtained that the final item of the modified measuring instrument was 18 items. The psychometric properties of this modified measuring instrument are the validity value of Aiken's V moving from 0.79 to 0.92, alpha reliability 0.923 while the lowest total item correlation is 0.470 and the highest is 0.714. The conclusion of this study is that the modification of the Teacher's Job Motivation scale is declared valid and reliable to be used in measuring teacher work motivation.
APLIKASI STUDI LANJUT ‘NISCITA’ BERBASIS WEB DAN ANDROID
Authors: Wiyata Ryan Pandu , Nursalim Mochammad , Sartinah Endang Pudjiastuti , Seputra Tri Wahyu Aga
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangakan aplikasi studi lanjut “Niscita” yang berbasis web dan android. Aplikasi tersebut dikembangan dengan tujuan untuk membantu khususnya para guru bimbingan konseling dalam merencanakan dan juga memberikan informasi terkait studi lanjut siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA). Selain itu, aplikasi tersebut dapat memberikan informasi terkait perencanaan karir studi lanjut siswa dari Seleksi Nasional Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri (SNMPTN) sampai dengan Perguruan Tinggi Negeri (PTN). Metode yang digunakan dalam pengembangan aplikasi niscita melalui prosedur penelitian dan menggunakan pengembangan model Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE). Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis data kuantitatif dan data kualitatif yang diperoleh dari sibjek penelitian ahli materi, ahli media, ahli bahasa, guru bimbingan konseling, dan peserta didik kelas X, XI dan XII SMA Negeri 1 Tuban. Hasil penelitian ini antara lain telah terbukti bahwa aplikasi niscita memperoleh persentase sebesar 93,5% (sangat baik) dan aplikasi tersebut termasuk dalam kriteria sangat layak tanpa diperlukan revisi. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian pengembangan aplikasi ini sangat layak apabila dipergunakan dan bermanfaat khususnya guru bimbingan konseling dan  siswa-siswi dalam mempersiapkan studi lanjut ke perguruan tinggi negeri. Penelitian yang akan datang diharapkan dapat lebih mempelajari secara mendalam mengenai aplikasi niscita sehingga dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan acuan untuk memperbaiki dan mengembangkan aplikasi niscita lebih luas.____________________________________________________________________This study aims to develop a web and android based application for further study "Niscita". The application was developed with the aim of helping, especially counseling guidance teachers in planning and also providing information related to further studies for high school students (SMA). In addition, the application can provide information regarding career planning for further studies of students from the National Selection for State Universities (SNMPTN) to State Universities (PTN). The method used in developing the Niscita application is through research procedures and using the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) model development. This study uses quantitative data and qualitative data obtained from subject matter experts, media experts, linguists, counseling guidance teachers, and students in grades X, XI and XII of SMA Negeri 1 Tuban. The results of this study, among others, have proven that the niscita application obtained a percentage of 93.5% (very good) and the application was included in the very feasible criteria without the need for revision. The conclusion in this application development research is very feasible if used and useful, especially counseling guidance teachers and students in preparing for further study to state universities.
AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI JAMUR ENDOFITIK RS-2 YANG DIISOLASI DARI TUMBUHAN SAMBILOTO (Andrographis paniculata)
Authors: Riga Riga , Suryelita Suryelita , Etika Sri , Suhanah Rani Aulia , Khairi Varel Anshar Al
Published: December 2022

Andrographis paniculata yang dikenal dengan tumbuhan sambiloto dilaporkan menghasilkan berbagai metabolit sekunder dengan aktivitas antibakteri. Potensi senyawa antibakteri dari tumbuhan ini dapat dikaji lebih lanjut dari jamur yang berasosiasi dengan tumbuhan sambiloto. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah menganalisis potensi jamur endofitik yang berasosiasi dengan ranting tumbuhan sambiloto. Hasil inokulasi terhadap tumbuhan sambiloto menghasilkan jamur endofitik dengan kode RS-2. Uji aktivitas antibakteri terhadap ekstrak jamur RS-2 mengindikasikan bahwa jamur RS-2 mampu menghambat pertumbuhan dua bakteri uji dengan konsentrasi 1%, 3%, dan 5%. Studi lebih lanjut terkait senyawa bioaktif yang berkontribusi dalam aktivitas antibakteri jamur RS-2 perlu dilanjutkan.
Arabic-language epigraphy of Juma Mosque in daghestan village Zubutli
Authors: Gasanov M. A.
Published: December 2022

The article presents the results of the research of Arabic language inscriptions of separate architectural complex – the Friday Mosque of Avar village Zubutli, situated in the Kazbekovsky district of Daghestan. The epigraphy of this village has not been studied at all before. Multi-genre relief and inset inscriptions of the mosque include owners’ inscriptions, benevolent texts, religious formulas, building texts, dating from the XIXth – to the early XXth centuries. The most interesting are the inscriptions, composed on the occasion of repair and construction works. It is established that the oldest inscription is dated 1245/1830-31, and most of plates with inscriptions are mounted in the walls of the mosque during its repair in 1914-15. The inscriptions contain the names of the builders, carvers, calligraphers, and persons who installed the plates in the walls of the mosque and minarets. In most cases, there are no indications of the origin (nisbs) of the persons stated in the inscriptions, which shows that they are local residents. Nisbs are written only in relation to people from other villages of Daghestan.
A Belated Souvenir: A Tokyo Album from the Archives of Baron F. R. Osten-Sacken
Authors: Kulikov A. M.
Published: December 2022

The article provides an overview of the Japanese album of woodcuts from the collection of an employee of the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a traveler and a member of the Russian Geographical Society, Baron Fyodor Romanovich Osten- Saken, stored in the Russian Archive of Ancient Acts (RAAA). The album is dated by the owner in 1893. In total, the album contains eleven color engravings with the sights of Meiji Tokyo. Most of the buildings depicted on the engravings have not survived to this day, and therefore the woodcuts have historical value. Information about the engravings of the Osten-Sacken album is published for the first time. The author has translated eleven explanatory inscriptions in Japanese made for engravings in the uki-yo genre. The article is supplied with rich illustrative material from RAAA.
The Mission of the Headless Horseman: on a Migrating Plot in the Chinese “Records of Anomalies”
Authors: Starostina A. B.
Published: December 2022

Chinese medieval prose provide rich material for the study of crosscultural contacts. In line with this vector of research, the article discusses some features of the plot about the delayed death of a headless horseman in early medieval Chinese prose using the methods of comparative studies. The earliest known written fixation of the plot dates back to the 5th– 6thcenturies; it was associated with the name of a certain Jia Yong (or Jia Meng). The article aims to demonstrate the fruitfulness of a comparative approach applied to a case of a paradoxographical text possessing clear traces of foreign cultural influence. The article discusses the parallels of the story that exist in other folklore traditions, from modern South Chinese and North Indian to medieval Russian. The general logic of the plot is reconstructed, and some ways of its adaptation to the medieval Chinese world picture are revealed.
Nāṣir-i Xusrav and his Rawšanāī-nāmeh (“The Book of Enlightenment”) (beyts 332–455). Translation from Percian into Russian, comments and introduction
Authors: Prigarina N. I. , Shakarbekova M. A.
Published: December 2022

In the study of Ismailism, an important role was played by the discovery and subsequent study in the late 19th and early 20th centuries of the handwritten sources containing doctrinal Ismaili texts. Turning to these sources put the study of this area of Islam on a scientific basis for the first time. The poem (masnavi) by Nasir-i Khusrav “The Book of Enlightenment” (Rawšanā'ī - nameh) belongs to the very important texts of this kind. This article includes an annotated translation of bytes 333–455 of the poem. The chapters presented here reflect Nasir-i Khusraw’s contribution to the preaching of knowledge as a religious duty. This part includes 8 small chapters: On the properties of the human race, On the properties of simpletons, On the properties of solitude, Talk about the properties of laudable and blamed, A word about instruction and preaching, In rebuke of hypocritical friends, In rebuke of slanderers, In rebuke of following (ṭaqlīd). This part of the masnavi is devoted to the necessary prerequisites for assimilating the Ismaili doctrine of the soul and body, the sacred and profane understanding of Ismaili spirituality, the best prerequisites for comprehending Ismaili knowledge, as well as criticizing those simpletons ignorant of Ismailism who persecute the preachers of “true knowledge” and “block their way to paradise” with their wrong behavior. Despite the simplicity of the style of this passage, its understanding requires clarification regarding Nasir’s poetic terminology, as he loads traditional poetic expressions (istilahat ashshu'ara) with additional connotations based on Ismaili philosophy.
Artificial Intelligent Models for Detection and Prediction of Lost Circulation Events: A Review
Authors: Salih Ameen , Abdul Hussein Hassan A.
Published: December 2022

Lost circulation or losses in drilling fluid is one of the most important problems in the oil and gas industry, and it appeared at the beginning of this industry, which caused many problems during the drilling process, which may lead to closing the well and stopping the drilling process. The drilling muds are relatively expensive, especially the muds that contain oil-based mud or that contain special additives, so it is not economically beneficial to waste and lose these muds. The treatment of drilling fluid losses is also somewhat expensive as a result of the wasted time that it caused, as well as the high cost of materials used in the treatment such as heavy materials, cement, and others. The best way to deal with drilling fluid losses is to prevent them. Drilling fluid loss is a complex problem that is difficult to predict using simple and traditional methods. Artificial intelligence represents a modern and accurate technology for solving complex problems such as drilling fluid loss. Artificial intelligence through supervised machine learning provides the possibility of predicting these losses before they occur based on field data such as drilling fluid properties, drilling parameters, rock properties, and geomechanical parameters that are related to the loss of circulation of the wells suffered from losses problem located in the same area.
   In this paper, several supervised machine learning models have been reviewed that were used for detecting and predicting of loss of drilling fluids during the drilling process. The paper provides an inclusive review of drilling fluid prediction and detection from simplest to more complected intelligent models.
Mathematical Modeling and Kinetics of Removing Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater
Authors: Jawad Nizar , M. Naife Tariq
Published: December 2022

The study's objective is to produce Nano Graphene Oxide (GO) before using it for batch adsorption to remove heavy metals (Cadmium Cd+2, Nickel Ni+2, and Vanadium V+5) ions from industrial wastewater. The temperature effect (20-50) °C and initial concentration effect (100-800) mg L-1 on the adsorption process were studied. A simulation aqueous solution of the ions was used to identify the adsorption isotherms, and after the experimental data was collected, the sorption process was studied kinetically and thermodynamically. The Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherm models were used to fit the data. The results showed that Cd, Ni, and V ions on the GO adsorbing surface matched the Langmuir model with correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.999. Kinetic models studied showed that a pseudo-second-order model was followed and thermodynamically, the process was exothermic due to ∆H negative, the reduction in randomness because of negative ∆S. additionally, spontaneous adsorption of metal ions was ∆G negative values influenced.
Impact of Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation awards on subsequent grant funding and career outcomes of neurosurgeon-scientists
Authors: Javeed Saad , Pugazenthi Sangami , Huguenard Anna L. , Haid Regis W. , Groff Michael W. , Limbrick David D. , Zipfel Gregory J.
Published: December 2022

OBJECTIVE

The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) provides diverse funding opportunities for in-training and early-career neurosurgeon-scientists. The authors analyzed the impact of NREF funding on the subsequent career success of neurosurgeons in obtaining research funding and academic achievements.

METHODS

The NREF database was queried to identify NREF winners from 2000 to 2015. The award recipients were surveyed to obtain information about their demographic characteristics, academic career, and research funding. Only subsequent research support with an annual funding amount of $50,000 or greater was included. The primary outcome was the NREF impact ratio, defined as the ratio between NREF award research dollars and subsequent grant funding dollars. The secondary outcomes were time to subsequent grant funding as principal investigator (PI), clinical practice settings, and final academic position achieved.

RESULTS

From 2000 to 2015, 158 neurosurgeons received 164 NREF awards totaling $8.3 million (M), with $1.7 M awarded to 46 Young Clinician Investigators (YCIs), $1.5 M to 18 Van Wagenen Fellows (VWFs), and $5.1 M to 100 resident Research Fellowship Grant (RFG) awardees. Of all awardees, 73% have current academic appointments, and the mean ± SD number of publications and H-index were 71 ± 82 and 20 ± 15, respectively. The overall response rate to our survey was 70%, and these respondents became the cohort for our analysis. In total, respondents cumulatively obtained $776 M in post–NREF award grant funding, with the most common sources of funding including the National Institutes of Health ($327 M) and foundational awards ($306 M). The NREF impact ratios for awardees were $1:$381 for YCI, $1:$113 for VWF, and $1:$41 for resident RFG. Awardees with NREF projects in functional neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and neuro-oncology had the highest NREF impact ratios of $1:$194, $1:$185, and $1:$162, respectively. Of respondents, 9% became department chairs, 26% became full professors, 82% received at least 1 subsequent research grant, and 66% served as PI on a subsequent research grant after receiving their NREF awards.

CONCLUSIONS

In-training and early-career neurosurgeons who were awarded NREF funding had significant success in acquiring subsequent grant support, research productivity, and achievements of academic rank. NREF grants provide a tremendous return on investment across various career stages and subspecialities. They also appeared to have a broader impact on trajectory of research and innovation within the field of neurosurgery.
Impact of intraventricular hemorrhage symmetry on endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: an institutional experience of 50 cases
Authors: Lu Victor M. , Wang Shelly , Niazi Toba N. , Ragheb John
Published: December 2022

OBJECTIVE

The success rate of endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) in the management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) following intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in infants is not well defined. Furthermore, parameters of IVH at initial presentation have not been tested for predictive associations of ETV/CPC success in this setting. The authors sought to summarize their institutional outcomes to identify possible predictors of ETV/CPC success within this niche.

METHODS

A retrospective review was conducted of all ETV/CPC procedures performed at the authors’ institution for PHH between 2011 and 2021. Patients were screened against a set of selection criteria including follow-up time of at least 6 months. Associations with ETV/CPC failure were evaluated using regression and Kaplan-Meier analyses.

RESULTS

A total of 50 patients satisfied all criteria. There were 32 (64%) male and 18 (36%) female patients with a mean gestational birth age of 26 weeks. The presenting IVH was symmetric in 30 (60%) and asymmetric in 20 (40%) patients, and the maximum IVH grade was IV in 30 (60%) patients overall. Six months after the procedure, ETV/CPC success was seen in 18 (36%) patients and failure in 32 (64%) patients. The median overall follow-up was 42 months, at which point ETV/CPC success was observed in 11 (22%) patients and ETV/CPC failure in 39 (78%) patients. Regression analyses indicated that radiological IVH symmetry was a statistically significant predictor of ETV/CPC failure at 6 months (OR 3.46, p = 0.04) and overall (OR 5.33, p = 0.03). Overall rates of failure were 89% versus 62% (p = 0.02) when comparing symmetric versus asymmetric IVH patients, and time to failure occurred at median times of 1.4 versus 6.5 months (p = 0.03) after the initial procedure. Higher maximum IVH grade and younger age at initial ETV/CPC only trended toward increased failure rates. When the etiology component of the ETV Success Score was adjusted such that symmetric IVH was scored 0, the area under the curve for failure at 6 months increased from 0.58 to 0.69.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, approximately 1 in 5 infants with PHH can expect to not require further intervention following ETV/CPC. The authors demonstrate that IVH symmetry is statistically predictive of ETV/CPC failure in this setting independent of all other parameters, where PHH infants with symmetric IVH are more likely to experience failure, and sooner, than PHH infants with asymmetric IVH. When discussing possible success rates of ETV/CPC for PHH, IVH symmetry should be considered.
Dosezi u proizvodnji nadomjestaka mesa i mlijeka pomoću stanica
Authors: Slivac Igor , Radošević Kristina , Gaurina Srček Višnja
Published: December 2022

Eine wachsende Bevölkerung bedeutet eine steigende weltweite Nachfrage nach Nahrungsmitteln. Daher stehen wir vor der großen Herausforderung, die Produktion von Nahrungsmitteln mit der Notwendigkeit in Einklang zu bringen, die negativen Auswirkungen der expandierenden Landwirtschaft auf die Umwelt zu reduzieren. Das Problem könnte durch die Einführung eines neuen Zweigs der Biotechnologie, der sogenannten zellulären Landwirtschaft, gelöst werden. Diese Landwirtschaft bietet alternative Herstellungssysteme für viele tierische und pflanzliche Produkte, die heutzutage in der Viehzucht und Landwirtschaft hergestellt werden. Fleisch und Milch sind zwei solcher Produkte; die Herstellung von deren Ersatzprodukten anhand der zellulären Landwirtschaft ist ein wichtiges Ziel zahlreicher Unternehmen weltweit. Diese Unternehmen entwickeln ihre Technologie auf der Grundlage des Know-hows aus dem Tissue Engineering und der Bioprozessierung von tierischen Zellen. Hier geben wir einen Überblick über die zellkulturbasierten Technologien für die In-vitro-Produktion von Fleischund Milchanaloga. Wir erörtern auch die Qualität der Produkte und die Nachhaltigkeit der Produktion.