bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A comparison of three stem approaches to the teaching and learning of science topics: Students’ knowledge and scientific creativity
Authors: Diep Ngo Hong , Thuy Huynh Thi Phuong , Lai Dinh Thi Bich , Viet Vo Van , Chung Nguyen Thi Kim
Published: April 2023

The main objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three STEM approaches in implementing STEM activities in lower secondary school students based on knowledge and scientific creativity. A pre-posttest experimental design was adapted. Six classes with almost similar learning conditions were randomly selected and each class was assigned as a group, in which two groups followed the Stand–alone engineering design approach, two adopted the 5E-EDP approach, and two classes used the Jigsaw learning approach. The data were collected from the tests before and after the experiments and were statistically analyzed. The findings revealed that these three approaches enhanced the students’ gains in both knowledge and scientific creativity. Despite the overall progress, there existed a statistical difference among these models in their effects on the students’ knowledge and scientific creativity. While 5E-EDP and Jigsaw learning approach were proven to make substantial progress in these factors, the Stand-alone engineering design scored less significance. The study also showed that there was a statistical difference between the Stand-alone engineering design approach and Jigsaw learning approach. The respective second approach formed a foundation for better performance of the students’ knowledge and scientific creativity compared to the first one. Each approachhas its own value in enhancing students’ knowledge and scientific creativity. The result of this study could be a hint for STEM educators to apply appropriate methods in similar contexts to boost achievements.
Number Old Believer the Kazan Province in XIX – the Beginning of XX Centuries
Authors:   Institute of History at the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan, Latypov I.R.
Published: April 2023

Article is devoted a statistics problem Old believers. The author investigates government measures in this direction and answers thorny questions: what advantages and lacks why the statistics has not given desirable results at spent censuses of conservatives were. Also in article light is shed changes of number of supporters of old belief in the Kazan province in XIX and the beginning XX centuries, the old believe centres in province and on many other things.
Climatic Catastrophe of 535–536 A.D., «Returning» of Heruls and Ragnarok Myth
Authors:   Saratov State University, Filosofov I. Y.
Published: April 2023

In the current article the author allots a task to observe several plots from Dark Age Scandinavian history using the «new tools» of historian – researching the weather conditions, climate changes and natural cataclysms happened in the past. The main aim is the uncovering of possible connection between wide-known «volcanic winter» of 535–536 A.D., the development of herulic power in Middle Sweden (in the vaster territories later) and the emergence of Ragnarok myth concerned with the mindset changes.
Comparison of Two Teaching Methods, Lecture, and Virtual Teaching, on the Motivation and Academic Progress of Dental Students
Authors: Parvaie Parvin , Ashoori Moghaddam Nafiseh , Raeisoon Mohammadreza
Published: April 2023

Background: Effective education for learning in professional fields, especially dentistry, is one of the necessities of society, and considering the importance of oral and maxillofacial diseases in dentistry as well as the lack of information in the field of comparing modern teaching methods and traditional methods.
Objectives: This study was conducted to compare the effect of two methods of face-to-face education, lecture, and virtual education, on the motivation and academic progress of 6th-semester dental students.
Methods: In this randomized intervention study, 36 students in the 6th semester of dentistry in Birjand were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. In the control group, the face-to-face teaching method was used in lecture style, and in the second group, the online virtual teaching method was used. Before and after the intervention, the same written test of educational content was taken from both groups, and academic motivation was measured with the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) of Vallerand et al. The data were analyzed with SPSS software and using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and paired t-tests. The P-value was considered significant at the level of 0.05.
Results: The average age of the participants in the face-to-face training group was 23.89 ± 2.826, and in the virtual group was 23.50 ± 1.855, which was not statistically significant (P = 0.629). There was no significant difference between the average scores of students’ motivation and academic progress between the two groups before (P > 0.05) and after the intervention (P > 0.05). Although there was an increase in students’ average scores of academic motivation and academic progress after the intervention between the two groups of face-to-face education and virtual education, there was no statistically significant (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: It seems that virtual teaching, like lecture teaching, can be effective in students’ academic progress and motivation and can be considered a complementary teaching method.
Experience of application of bioinsectoacaricide MatrinBio in film greenhouse on gourds
Authors: Lazko V. E. , Blagorodova E. N. , Yakimova O. V. , Kovaleva E. V.
Published: April 2023

Relevance. The study is aimed at evaluating the biological effectiveness of insecticides to reduce the number of tobacco thrips and gourd aphids in a film greenhouse on gourds. These pests cause significant damage to plants and can carry a viral infection. In greenhouse conditions, tobacco thrips can produce up to 7-8 generations, and melon aphid – up to 16 generations per season. The recommended pest control products have a limited protective duration in protected ground conditions, and in most cases promote the development of resistance in insects.

Results. The article presents the results on the use of the insectoacaricide MatrinBio, BP against melon aphids and tobacco thrips, and the biological effectiveness in reducing the number of pests is determined. A single treatment with a bioinsecticide kills up to 90% of tobacco thrips insects. Efficiency against melon aphids is 27% lower. It is noted that the period of the protective action of MatrinBio, BP lasts up to seven days, then decreases. On the fourteenth day, the biological effectiveness against pests is; for thrips – 72%, and for aphids – 40%. For comparison, bioinsecticide Fitoverm, EC, was chosen as a standard, which showed worse results in reducing the number of tobacco thrips (less by 20...25%), but had the best protective effect against melon aphids - by 19...21%. Re-treatment with drugs seven days after the first one significantly reduced the number of pests. To prevent the emergence of resistance in pests in protected ground conditions, it is recommended to include MatrinBio, BP in the integrated protection system and alternate with insectoacaricides from other classes or use in various combinations.
Tyger, Tygrys i Тигр – o dzikim zwierzu i jego twórcach-stwórcach
Authors: Bednarczyk Anna
Published: April 2023

В 1990 г. Станислав Баранчак предложил переводить текст и рассматривать перевод
с учетом его „семантической доминанты”. Проанализировав несколько стихотворных
переводов с английского на польский язык он дал свои польские варианты этих текстов,
среди которых был и перевод стохотворения Вильяма Блейка The Tyger.
В статье Tyger, Tygrys и Тигр - дикий зверь и его создатели-созидатели предлагается
анализ перевода этого же стихотворения на русский язык (перевод Самуила Маршака),
в контексте сохранения „семантической доминанты”, которую для данного текста
С. Баранчак определил как „симметрию ужаса”.
В заключение Автор дает свой перевод произведения английского поэта на польский
язык.
La coordinadora nacional de derechos humanos de Perú : un estudio de caso
Authors: Drzewieniecki Joanna
Published: April 2023

La Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) es una organización inusual en un escenario muy insólito. Perú es el único país en el mundo donde todas las organizaciones de derechos humanos se han agrupado bajo una organización paraguas. A pesar de que la violencia política ha disminuido radicalmente, y las más atroces violaciones· contra los derechos humanos han decrecido de manera significativa, este colectivo ha aumentado y se ha expandido rápidamente en la década de 1990 -actualmente tiene 61 miembros y una docena de comités locales de derechos humanos esperan su incorporación-. Más aún, se ha desarrollado un movimiento de derechos humanos muy cohesionado en un país donde muchas ONG están en crisis, y donde las políticas económicas neoliberales han promovido actitudes de extremo individualismo. Sin embargo, al observar más detenidamente, se hace evidente que el éxito de la CNDDHH no es del todo accidental. La cohesión de este movimiento tiene mucho que ver con las circunstancias en las cuales se desarrolló, las características de sus fundadores y los retos que ha tenido que enfrentar durante los últimos 20 años -cerca de 12 años de violencia política seguidos del régimen autoritario de Alberto Fujimori-. Además, la CNDDHH no es la única organización peruana que congrega a instituciones que comparten un interés común. Si bien los conflictos entre las ONG y otras organizaciones no han desaparecido, existe una clara tendencia entre las organizaciones interesadas en temas comunes a trabajar juntas como nunca antes. De hecho, se han formado muchas "coordinadoras", "frentes" y "grupos" nacionales y regionales.
Política de desarrollo e inclusión social : balance y lecciones al primer año de creación del Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social
Authors: Vargas Winstanley Silvana
Published: April 2023

Para contextualizar el tema de discusión, contaré la historia de Carlitos. Él es un niño muy alegre de 8 años, vive en una comunidad altoandina, tiene tres hermanos y su lengua materna es el quechua. A Carlitos le encanta jugar fútbol y en estos momentos le gustaría estar viendo un partido. Él es muy hábil en matemáticas. Sin embargo, dadas las circunstancias de su entorno, las probabilidades de que él sea ingeniero o futbolista de un club de primera división son escasas. Esta historia es importante porque el objetivo del MIDIS apunta a que Carlitos y muchos niños como él puedan acceder a servicios de calidad y desarrollar sus capacidades. El MIDIS denomina inclusión social a este proceso de acceder a oportunidades, ejercer derechos y entrenar habilidades. La historia de Carlitos tiene por finalidad que la mayoría comprenda de qué se trata este concepto, pero también que los usuarios del ministerio tengan un rostro.
Españoles en la villa de Cajamarca a mediados del siglo XVII
Authors: Espinoza Soriano Waldemar
Published: April 2023

Desde 1565 ya se percibe la presencia de españoles residentes en el pueblo de San Antonio del valle de Cajamarca la Grande. Por aquel tiempo, aparte de los doctrineros franciscanos, vivían allí por lo menos siete españoles, la mayoría con sus esposas e hijos. En 1572 los documentos permiten contabilizar hasta 14 familias hispanas. Pero en la última década del siglo XVI, concretamente en 1597 el arzobispo Toribio de Mogrovejo enumeró 14 españoles, cuatro de ellos dueños de estancias ganaderas (lanares); y de los cuales sólo uno radicaba en su predio rural, los restantes paraban en la ya entonces villa de Cajamarca. Desde luego que su encomendera doña Jordana Mejía, no tenía su solar en Cajamarca sino en la ciudad de Trujillo, aunque en su posesión estanciera de San Antonio Abad de Porcón la representaba un Mayordomo para su control y administración (Espinoza Soriano 1997: 128-143; Mogrovejo 1597: 247-8; Dammert Bellido 1997: 225-227).
Seríamos excelentes vasallos, y nunca ciudadanos : prensa republicana y cambio social en Lima (1791-1822)
Authors: Mc Evoy Carreras Carmen Elena
Published: April 2023

Este ensayo está dividido en tres partes. En la primera analizo el surgimiento del Mercurio Peruano (1791-1795) y su influencia en la articulación de ciertos conceptos que como orden, virtud, mérito, república y ciudadanía reaparecerán en las discusiones de los años posteriores. En la segunda parte exploro los decisivos años de la administración Abascal, especialmente la etapa constitucionalista, 1811-1814, en la que surge una prensa de opinión. El acercamiento a la difícil relación entre el letrado ilustrado y el poder colonial, cuyo patronazgo lo favoreció, permite explorar las estrategias del periodismo disidente, que como la enmascarada apropiación del espacio cultural, le permitió convivir con la censura oficial. El estudio de la pedagogía política de la que hizo gala el periodismo limeño, especialmente el periódico El Peruano, permite entender ciertas constantes en el pensamiento político peruano, las que se remontan, como he observado anteriormente, a los años de edición del Mercurio Peruano. La parte central del ensayo está dedicada a discutir el rol que la prensa limeña desempeñó luego de obtenida la independencia, especialmente en el debate entre monarquistas y republicanos. La apelación por parte de los republicanos a los escritos de Thomas Paine, cuyo Common Sense fue traducido en 1821 al español por Anselmo Nateiu "indígena del Perú" muestra la difusión del republicanismo radical entre los periodistas y_ el público lector limeño. La conexión del periodismo limeño, especialmente el representado por La Abeja Republicana, con la obra de Paine, que se trasunta en la estructura de los escritos de varios de sus redactores, entre ellos Faustino Sánchez Carrión, permite descubrir una desconocida dimensión del republicanismo peruano, a la vez que posibilita explorar la recreación, en la capital del ex-Virreinato español, del debate paradigmático que sostuvo el autor de Common Sense con Edmund Burke. En la parte final del ensayo evidencio la maduración política de la prensa limeña y del sector letrado a la · que estuvo asociada. Él mismo será capaz de encontrar una voz original en las cartas del "Tribuno de la República", Faustino Sánchez Carrión, así como una fuerza política que culminará el 26 de julio de 1822 en la remoción del Secretario del régimen protectoral, el tucumano Bernardo Monteagudo. A manera de epílogo examino los desafíos políticos que la Independencia significó para la elite intelectual peruana.
Dwarfism in Fruit Plants: A Review
Authors: Warang O.S. , Gawas Indrayani
Published: April 2023

In this modern era, farmers are adopting high density planting (HDP) for most of the fruit crops. Dwarfing is based on the principle of making the optimal use of vertical and horizontal space per unit time and harnessing the highest potential returns per unit of inputs and natural resources. Dwarfing in fruit crops can be accomplished through a variety of methods, including the use of dwarfing rootstock, the selection of spur type scion cultivars, use of interstock, pruning, root pruning, various training systems, girdling, scoring, bark invasion and the application of growth retardants. One strategy for promoting early fruiting, less vigour and increasing production is to utilize dwarf root stocks. The mechanism underlying dwarfing involves anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes. It has been proposed that dwarfing rootstock or interstock control tree size by regulating the auxin that passes through the rootstock or interstock’s bark. Paclobutrazol retards growth, shoot elongation and reduced internodal length by inhibiting gibberellins synthesis. Dwarfness can be imparted by the using incompatible rootstock. Dwarfing can be induced by inducing viral infection, although, it is not commercially adopted. Recombinant DNA technology has recently expanded the gene pool that can be managed to cause dwarfism and maximize benefits in horticulture crops.
Using a map matching technique, real-time position tracking for security purposes
Authors: Salama Ramiz , Lehri Mir
Published: April 2023

Initially I planned to make an app to track where the live location of Near East University buses were (by sharing their live location) but as I researched a bit about this implementation of the application .with my supervisor’s guidance I came to know that it can be used in many different and more beneficial ways When I was doing my research for the different uses that this application can be applied to, out of all different scenarios and implementations of this Live Location Tracking Application the most prominent and useful scenario is without a doubt, for it to be used by emergency services such as the police, the medical facilities (ambulances) and the general safety departments (fire departments and zabita etc.).

Further explained in this research you shall find how this application is intended to work

 

Keywords: map matching technique, real-time position tracking, security purposes.
Intimate Partner Violence Among Older Women and Men in Spain: Prevalence and Types
Authors: Charro-Baena Belén , Rúa-Vieites Antonio , Meneses-Falcón Carmen
Published: April 2023

This investigation analyzes the prevalence and type of intimate partner violence (IPV) suffered by men and women over 65 years of age. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 24 Senior Citizen Centers in the Community of Madrid, Spain. An ad hoc questionnaire was developed and 1,030 subjects (826 women and 204 men) aged 65–93 years participated. A factor analysis was performed with the different types of violence and a binary logistic regression to analyze the probability of risk of the type of violence suffered by older people with IPV. Women experienced more cases of IPV than men, although, in both groups, physical violence was lower, and the psychological or social type was more prevalent. According to the study, women were 2.2 times more likely to experience physical violence, 3.1 times more likely to experience economic violence, and 1.8 times more likely to experience verbal violence concerning men. IPV experienced by older people differs from that of younger people. It is necessary to give visibility to IPV in seniors in terms of preventive and intervention actions that can be implemented.
Efecto del humo de tabaco en la película lagrimal en fumadores activos y pasivos: revisión de tema
Authors: Tapia-Vargas Mayra Jessica , Rodríguez de la Torre Mitzi Lorea , García-Figueroa Aranza Valeria , Velo-Silvestre Amabile A.
Published: April 2023

Fumar tabaco de modo habitual, así como estar expuesto prolongadamente al humo del tabaco, son factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de diversos problemas en la superficie ocular; entre ellos, las alteraciones en la lágrima. El objetivo de esta revisión de tema es sintetizar la evidencia disponible sobre los diversos cambios que puede presentar la película lagrimal por la exposición del humo de tabaco. Para ello, se incluyeron estudios clínicos publicados entre los años 2016 y 2021, La búsqueda se realizó en tres bases de datos: PubMed, Web of Science y Science Direct, mediante las siguientes palabras clave: “tear film” y "tobacco”, así como el operador booleano “AND”. De los nueve artículos incluidos en esta revisión de tema, cuatro de los seis que aplicaron el TBUT reportan una diferencia significativa entre fumadores y no fumadores. Asimismo, cuatro estudios de seis que aplican Schirmer I, reportan que no hay diferencias significativas; Los resultados sugieren que la exposición al humo de tabaco resulta en cambios en la lágrima; entre ellos, en hiperosmolaridad y deterioro de la capa lipídica, así como en cambios en la medida del test de Schirmer y TBUT como indicadores de alteraciones en la calidad de la película lagrimal.
Asadoya Yunta
Authors: Shimabuko Gabriela
Published: April 2023

Músicas folclóricas comumente expressam sentimentos generalizados entre aqueles que as criam e interpretam: ora transmitem o espírito de celebrações e rituais, ora articulam sofrimento e resistência política. Asadoya Yunta, das ilhas Yaeyama (Okinawa), é um exemplo de insatisfação popular para com as empreitadas colonizadoras conduzidas pelo Japão, particularmente no século XIX; mas, quando é traduzida para o japonês, a temática anticolonialista desaparece, dando lugar a uma canção de amor, inofensiva em seu conteúdo. Assim, este trabalho procura demonstrar, através do estudo de caso de Asadoya Yunta, como a retirada de elementos contextuais de textos criativos serve um propósito estratégico em relações de poder assimétricas, esvaziando o texto de sentido e despolitizando seu significado.
Música experimental, técnicas estendidas e práticas criativas como ferramentas decoloniais
Authors: Messina Marcello , Mejía Carlos Mario Gómez , Feichas Leonardo Vieira , Silva Carlos Eduardo da , Martins Arthur José de Souza
Published: April 2023

Conjugar a teoria decolonial com práticas musicais no campo do que é geralmente significado como “música contemporânea” ou “experimental” não é tarefa fácil. Na introdução ao artigo, apresentamos o problema da ação ambivalente do significante “modernidade”, ou seja, um sinônimo de libertação para estéticas musicais envolvidas na experimentação, e um sinônimo de colonialidade para a teoria decolonial. A partir desta contradição fundamental e dos paradoxos que brotam dela, apresentamos os nossos esforços ao longo de dois eixos principais: um eixo performático, preocupado com aspectos práticos e teóricos das técnicas estendidas; e um eixo criativo, envolvido na atividade da composição. Finalmente, indicamos uma forma de síntese dos dois eixos nas nossas atividades improvisativas, junto ao Grupo de Improvisação Livre (G.I.L.), e refletimos sobre a irredutibilidade das contradições envolvidas nas nossas ações.
A presença da colonialidade na constituição de grades curriculares dos cursos de graduação em música de instituições de ensino superior da América Latina e Caribe
Authors: Souza Clarissa Lotufo de , Ramirez Liz Leticia Martinez , Larsen Juliane Cristina
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo busca evidenciar a presença da colonialidade no ensino superior musical Latino Americano. Foram recolhidos dados de Universidades hispano-latino americanas e analisadas suas grades curriculares. Com base na análise, pode-se notar semelhanças entre estes cursos, que comprovam a perpetuação da colonialidade, como a reprodução naturalizada do saber musical eurocêntrico e a exclusão de outros saberes, e a implicitação da música erudita como meio pertinente de estudo e prática musical. Com base bibliográfica sobre decolonialidade e colonialidade, o artigo visa refletir como o ensino superior posiciona-se ao representar a educação musical, questionando a possibilidade de abertura à coexistência de diversas manifestações musicais no meio, partindo de um olhar decolonial.
Modernidade, colonialidade e tradição
Authors: Anastácio Luiza Gaspar
Published: April 2023

Este artigo propõe uma reflexão, no âmbito da música de concerto, sobre o repertório violinístico padrão – homogeneizado mundialmente tanto nos meios profissionais quanto de formação no instrumento. Tal repertório exclui, quase totalmente, a produção musical proveniente de países situados fora do continente europeu, além de priorizar as obras compostas nos séculos XVIII e XIX, e manter à margem, também, as obras compostas por mulheres sejam estas de qualquer lugar ou época. A partir do pensamento crítico decolonial, buscamos analisar a matriz de poder contida nesta tradição, além de explicitar a reprodução sistemática de obras musicais que instigam e perpetuam uma visão eurocêntrica do instrumento.
Reflexões e possibilidades para uma autonomia estética da improvisação brasileira
Authors: Del Pino Ramon
Published: April 2023

O presente debate foi realizado com o intuito de refletir e discutir acerca da improvisação brasileira, principalmente suas particularidades e possibilidades de autonomia estética. Essa discussão tem estreita relação com meu projeto de doutorado em andamento desenvolvido no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Música da Unicamp, sendo esta uma das motivações que me levaram a realização desse diálogo. Investigo a improvisação brasileira enquanto prática decolonial, autônoma e particular, tencionando desvelar suas “representações”, nos termos de Hall, e seus aspectos musicais.
Lesiones cutáneas benignas y malignas en pacientes atendidos en un hospital general de Trujillo, Perú
Authors: Vilela-Desposorio Carlos , Zavala-Castillo Ostwald
Published: April 2023

Objetivo: Determinar las características clínicas y demográficas de los pacientes con lesiones de piel atendidos en un hospital general de Trujillo, Perú. Material y métodos: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, observacional y retrospectivo. Se hizo la revisión microscópica de 385 biopsias de piel de los archivos de Patología y de las historias clínicas de pacientes atendidos en el Hospital del Belén de Trujillo, durante el periodo comprendido entre enero del 2018 y diciembre del 2019. Resultados: La lesión más frecuente fue el carcinoma basocelular, localizado en alguna parte del rostro y de presentación mayor a edades de 60 años o más. En segundo lugar, carcinoma epidermoide. Las lesiones malignas afectaron al 66,7% de pacientes entre 55 y 79 años, con edad promedio de 67 años. En su mayoría (65,8%) fueron varones desocupados. De las lesiones benignas, la más frecuente fue el quiste de inclusión epidérmica y se ubicó en el tronco de varones entre 20 y 24 años. En segundo lugar, el pilomatrixoma se ubicó en los miembros superiores de menores de 10 años. Afectaron al 59,6%, entre los 30 y 54 años, con edad promedio de 44,1 años. En su mayoría (63,7%), se reportaron como ama de casa. Procedieron en su mayor parte de los distritos de Trujillo. No fue posible establecer el agente injuriante. Conclusiones: En personas de piel trigueña o cobriza, las lesiones tanto benignas como malignas tuvieron un patrón de presentación similar a la de otros estudios, tanto en localización, grupo etario y sexo. La procedencia y la ocupación no fueron contributorias.
Calidad de sueño y aprendizaje en estudiantes de medicina: Revisión narrativa
Authors: Gutiérrez Sierra Manuel
Published: April 2023

Ha habido un gran avance en el estudio de los procesos de consolidación de la memoria en los último 30 años, especialmente la asociada al hipocampo, en los que el sueño juega un papel indispensable. Hay evidencia clara que muestra que los estudiantes de medicina duermen menos y están menos satisfechos con su calidad de sueño que estudiantes de otras profesiones. Si bien hay evidencia que sustenta la asociación entre sueño y aprendizaje, medido como rendimiento académico, las diferencias metodológicas entre los estudios dificultan obtener conclusiones claras.
Enfoque multidisciplinario en la atención de pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica. Una revisión narrativa
Authors: Bravo-Zúñiga Jessica
Published: April 2023

La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) es un importante problema de salud pública. En el Perú al momento no existe un programa nacional de salud renal. Existe evidencia que el modelo multidisciplinario de atención en ERC mejora la calidad de atención y ha mostrado que enlentece la progresión de ERC y disminuye la mortalidad por todas las causas. Aunque aún hay puntos controversiales, como, por ejemplo, desde que nivel de tasa de filtración glomerular se debería iniciar el manejo multidisciplinario, es una práctica que ha mejorado la atención y el seguimiento de los pacientes renales. Sin embargo, se requiere para su implementación recursos financieros y profesionales y una capacidad organizativa del sistema de salud, que quizás en nuestro país se convierte en un reto.
Intensity of the creative economy agency and partnership in empowering micro and small enterprises
Authors: Dewanta Awan Setya , Sidiq Sahabudin
Published: April 2023

Purpose ─ This paper analyzes the determinants of micro and small enterprise company performance and its employees in Indonesia using a data set covering 2010 – 2019. Method ─ This study uses the robust estimation of the panel data regression method to estimate an alternative least squares regression that does not require strict assumptions and is not sensitive to outliers. Findings ─ The study's findings are as follows: 1) Improving resources, markets, entrepreneurs, and institutions has different impacts on business performance and workers' compensation due to the complexity and size of businesses, 2) The formal education of micro and small business entrepreneurship and institutionalization of partnerships have improved workers' compensation but not business performance, 3) Improving resource access, market orientation, and policies indirectly implemented by the Creative Economy Agency have improved business performance but not workers' compensation. Therefore, programs aimed at enhancing productivity of entrepreneurs and workers through partnerships are a key factor in improving the competitiveness of micro and small enterprises. Originality ─ Four determinants of the business environment of micro and small enterprises were analyzed to determine their impact on entrepreneur and worker performance, in order to identify the key factors contributing to the successful empowerment of these businesses.
Islamic social finance in Indonesia: Opportunities, challenges, and its role in empowering society
Authors: Adinugraha Hendri Hermawan , Shulhoni Muhammad , Achmad Dliya’udin
Published: April 2023

Purpose – This study identifies and analyzes Islamic social finance's potential, opportunities, challenges, roles, and impacts in empowering people in Indonesia.Methodology – This research used descriptive and explorative qualitative methods with a systematic literature review. This study used data analysis techniques and content analysis. Findings – This research shows enormous potential for Islamic social finance in Indonesia. Indonesia’s opportunity as a country that has the largest Muslim population in the world and has a large market potential for Islamic social finance. Challenges in developing Islamic social finance, namely the low support for Islamic social finance, the absence of Islamic banks that have maximum assets, the lack of qualified Islamic economic, human resources in the field of Islamic social finance, and the low capacity of research and development of Islamic social finance. Islamic social finance is oriented toward social welfare. This is concrete evidence of its strategic role in community empowerment and poverty alleviation in Indonesia. Islamic social finance is proven to be the main instrument that has a central role in sustainable poverty alleviation that impacts the benefit of all society. Implications – Islamic social finance should integrate with other Islamic philanthropic institutions domestically and globally to expand its impact in empowering people in Indonesia.Originality – This highly structured and in-depth literature review examines and describes the potential, opportunities, challenges, roles, and impacts of Islamic social finance.
Wave Buoy Measurements at Short Fetches in the Black Sea Nearshore: Mixed Sea and Energy Fluxes
Authors: Rybalko Aleksandra , Myslenkov Stanislav , Badulin Sergei
Published: April 2023

Wave buoy measurements were carried out near the north-eastern Black Sea coast at the natural reserve Utrish in 2020-2021. Totally about 11 months of data records were collected during two stages of the experiment at 600 and 1500 meters offshore and depths of 18 and 42 meters. The measured waves propagate almost exclusively from the seaward directions. Generally, the waves do not follow the local wind directions, thus, implying a mixed sea state. Nevertheless, dependencies of dimensionless wave heights on periods based on the wind speed scaling appear to be close to previously established empirical laws for the wind-driven seas. The results of the wave turbulence theory are applied for estimates of spectral energy fluxes and their correspondence to the energy flux from the turbulent wind pulsations. These estimates are consistent with today’s understanding of wind-wave interaction. It is shown that the main fraction of the wind energy flux goes to the direct Kolmogorov-Zakharov cascade to high wave frequencies and then to dissipation in small scales. Less than 1% of the wind energy flux is directed to low frequency band (the so-called inverse Kolmogorov-Zakharov cascade), thus, providing wave energy growth.
Fe3C Decorated Folic Acid-Derived Graphene-Like Carbon as Polysulfide Catalyst for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery
Authors: Lin Zenghui , Feng Junan , Liu Wendong , Yin Lu , Chen Wanyang , Shi Chuan , Song Jianjun
Published: April 2023

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery has been regarded as an important candidate for the next-generation energy storage system due to its high theoretical capacity (1675 mAh g-1) and high energy density (2600 Wh kg-1). However, the shuttle effect of polysulfide seriously affects the cycling stability of the Li-S battery. Here, a novel Fe3C decorated folic acid-derived graphene-like N-doped carbon sheet (Fe3C@N-CS) was successfully prepared as the polysulfide catalyst to modify the separator of Li-S battery. The porous layered structures can successfully capture polysulfide as a physical barrier, and the encapsulated Fe3C catalyst can effectively trap and catalyze the conversion of polysulfide, thus accelerating the redox reaction kinetics. Together with the highly conductive networks, the cell with Fe3C@N-CS modified separator evinces superior cycling stability with 0.06% capacity decay per cycle at 1 C rate over 500 cycles and excellent specific capacity with an initial capacity of 1260 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C. Besides, at a high sulfur loading of 4.0 mg cm-2, the batteries also express superb cycle stability and rate performance.
Comparative Study on Rheological Properties of Wheat Flour Types for Industrial Usage
Authors: Ramzan Saniya , Sharif Mian Kamran
Published: April 2023

Wheat, Triticum aestivum is one of the grains consumed worldwide as a staple food used in a variety of processed commodities. The rheological properties of the raw commodity will define the end product’s characteristics, whether it is of high quality or not. Moreover, the processes of, e.g., grinding, crushing, etc., of grain will also determine the flour’s content, which will further go on for other processes and be delivered to the consumer in the end product. To that end, the properties and effects of different wheat flour contents were analyzed for different types of flour 550, 1050 and whole grain flour available in Germany. These samples were analyzed to select the best-suited commodity for industrial purposes. Falling number, gluten percentage, starch content, viscosity and farinograph were determined for flour during baking test and bread volume for its products. Three types of flour with different content percentages were tested for comparison to find the best-suited type for the baking purpose among them. Among the types 550, 1050 and whole grain flour, the parameters are fitter for bread baking process is 550 type as the results show falling number = 450.25; 334; 296.87; starch (%) = 75.45; 69.72; 64.75; gluten (%) = 38.65; 31.84 and 21.44, and bread volume is 400, 340 and 300 ml respectively. This study suggested that flour with more starch content and a falling number will produce a reasonable volume and more appealing bread regarding sensory attributes.
Analisis Efektivitas Biaya Jamu Saintifik Pada Pasien Osteoarthritis di Indonesia
Authors: Atikasari Vidya , Setiawan Didik , Prasuma Galar Sigit , Sugiantoro Ergia Adang
Published: April 2023

Osteoarthritis merupakan penyakit dengan terapi jangka panjang dan memiliki beban biaya yang besar. Penelitian farmakoekonomi ini bertujuan untuk melihat efektivitas biaya dari jamu santifik dalam pengobatan osteoarthritis menggunakan perspektif pasien. Analisis efektivitas biaya dipresentasikan dalam bentuk Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER). Efektivitas terapi dileporkan berdasarkan nilai keberhasilan terapi dan dan Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY). Komponen biaya yang diukur meliputi biaya langsung medis maupun non-medis. Analisis sensitivitas univariat dilakukan untuk melihat pengaruh dari variable penelitian terhadap nilai ICER. Pasien berjumlah 50 orang yang berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini dimasukkan ke dalam terapi jamu saintifik (40%) dan terapi konvensional osteoarthritis (60%). Biaya pada kelompok yang menggunakan jamu saintifik lebih tinggi jika dibandingkan dengan terapi konvensional osteoarthritis (38.993±2.873 vs 31.511±1.833). Efektivitas terapi jamu saintifik lebih tinggi jika dibandingkan terapi konvensional osteoarthritis namun perbedaan tersebut tidak bermakna secara statistik (95,0% vs 93,3%; p value 0,808), begitu juga dengan utility index jamu saintifik yang lebih besar dibandingkan terapi konvensional osteoarthritis (0,88±0,07 vs 0,77±0,15; p value 0,093). Nilai ICER untuk 1 unit penambahan efektivitas terapi bernilai Rp 437.765, sedangkan ICER untuk penambahan 1 unit kualitas hidup bernilai Rp 67.654. Faktor yang paling mempengaruhi nilai ICER adalah biaya jamu. Terapi jamu saintifik osteoarthritis merupakan terapi yang cost-effective dibandingkan terapi konvensional osteoarthritis.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Outpatients Medication Knowledge and Quality of Life
Authors: Setiawati Maria Caecilia Nanny , Kertia Nyoman , Puspitaningrum Ika
Published: April 2023

According to the Indonesian Lupus Foundation (YLI) in the last decade, the number of people with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) has continued to increase every year. This research was undertaken to assess the medication knowledge and quality of life among SLE outpatients who had been counselled by pharmacist. A cross-sectional, non-experimental, descriptive study design was used in this research. A total of 121 respondents from Semarang and Yogyakarta met the criteria. Seventy (57,85%) respondents had previous counseling, while 51 (42,15%) respondents never. Their knowledge score was 32,17 ± 3,52 and the quality of life was 59,23 ± 17,04. There was any correlation between the knowledge score and their quality of life. *P 0,014. Their average age was 31,53 ± 7,77 years. It was positively related with their Quality of life *P 0,031 but not to their knowledge score. The participants’ education level and disease duration were not considerably related with QoL and knowledge. Previous counseling by the pharmacists was positively related to their knowledge score, but not to their quality of life (*P 0,034 and 0,793). The conclusion that can be drawn is the SLE outpatients had low knowledge and their quality of life is not good enough. Pharmacists’ counseling can improve SLE outpatients’ knowledge scores significantly but not their QoL.
Corporate Governance Model of Islamic Philanthropy at Islamic Hospitals in Ponorogo
Authors: Prasetiyo Luhur , Jannah Unun Roudlotul , Fitrianna Nurma
Published: April 2023

This article aims to analyze the governance of ZISWAF in philanthropic institutions placed in hospitals. Hospitals are health facilities that are often not affordable for the underprivileged. Some cases of displaced patients because they do not have funds to get health services in hospitals often occur. Islamic philanthropy in hospitals is vital to address this issue. This research is qualitative, with the location of three hospitals in Ponorogo, namely RSU 'Aisyiyah, RSU Muhammadiyah, and RSU Muslimat. The informant of this study is the manager of Islamic philanthropy. In addition, data is also collected from recipient patients and donors. The results showed that Islamic philanthropy in the three hospitals was carried out by philanthropic institutions affiliated with community organizations. At 'Aisyiyah and Muhammadiyah Hospital, philanthropy is managed by the Lazismu Service Office. Meanwhile, at Muslimat Hospital, philanthropy is managed by JP-ZIS NU Care. Philanthropic governance in the three hospitals can be divided into two models: integrated Islamic philanthropy institution and external Islamic philanthropy institution.
Bioinductive Collagen Implant Augmentation for Myotendinous Achilles Rupture in a Teenage Competitive Gymnast
Authors: Valk Josiah , Wilk Michael J. , Murdock Kelly , Saad Mohamed A.
Published: April 2023

Case:

A 16-year-old female competitive gymnast presented to our orthopaedic clinic with an acute Achilles tendon rupture at the myotendinous junction. Direct end-to-end repair was performed and augmented with a bioinductive collagen patch. The patient had increased tendon thickness at 6 months postoperatively, as well as significant improvements in strength and range of motion at 12 months.

Conclusion:

Bioinductive collagen patch augmentation of Achilles tendon repair may be a useful adjunct for myotendinous junction Achilles ruptures, particularly in high-demand patients including competitive gymnasts.
Effect of molasses supplementation on growth performance, water quality and microbial dynamics during indoor rearing of pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931
Authors: Das Sanjoy , De Debasis , Biswas Gouranga , Kumar Prem , Christina Lalramchhani  , Kumar Sujeet , Ghoshal T. K.
Published: April 2023

A study was conducted with Pacific white-leg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931) juveniles to ascertain the effect ofmolasses supplementation on the growth performance, culture environment and microbial dynamics of rearing water. Theweight gain at the end of the experiment of 55 days duration were significantly (p<0.05) higher in molasses supplementedgroup (12.08±0.45 g) as compared to control (10.44±0.34 g). Apparent feed conversion ratio (AFCR) was found significantly(p>0.05) lower in case of molasses supplemented group with higher survival percentage. Supplementation of molasses alsoimproved the rearing water quality. The total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) level was significantly (p<0.05) lower in the rearingwater of molasses supplemented tank (2.213±0.165 ppm) compared to control (2.915±0.191 ppm). There was no significantdifference in total heterotrophic bacteria (THB) and total Vibrio (TV) load between the water of the two groups. However,the proportion of TV to THB was significantly lower in case of molasses supplemented group as compared to control. Thisstudy indicated that supplementation of molasses can significantly improve the growth performance of P. vannamei withbetter feed utilisation and also improves the water quality by reducing the level of toxic gas i.e. ammonia in water.
Keywords: Ammonia, C:N ratio, Molasses, Vibrio
Effect of dietary soy-lecithin on growth and body composition of Indian black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798) reared under hyperosmotic stress condition
Authors: J. Syama Dayal  , R. Jannathulla  , K. Ambasankar  , H. Imran Khan  , E. P. Madhubabu  , M. Muralidhar
Published: April 2023

Sixty days feeding trial was conducted to study the effect of dietary soy-lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) as a source ofphospholipids on the growth performance of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798) reared at hyperosmotic stress conditions(40‰) in indoor tanks. Four experimental diets viz., DL-1 (Control), DL-1.5, DL-2 and DL-2.5 were formulated by includingsoy-lecithin at the rate of 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5%, respectively. The results revealed that the daily growth coefficient (DGC)significantly (p<0.05) increased from 1.44 to 1.67% day-1 when the inclusion levels were increased from 1 to 2.5%. Therelative growth rate (RGR) was significantly (p<0.05) high in the groups fed on DL-2 and DL-2.5 diets than in the groupsfed other diets (DL-1 and DL-1.5). Compared to DL-1, all the other diets (DL-1.5, DL-2 and DL-2.5) had increased DGCby 7.81, 11.06 and 15.89% and decreased feed conversion ratio (FCR) by 8.70, 8.83 and 9.56%, respectively. The dietarytreatments had no significant difference in survival (75.56-82.22%) and carcass composition except body lipid, which wassignificantly (p<0.05) high (3.66%) in DL-2 and DL-2.5 fed groups compared to DL-1 and DL-1.5 (3.25-3.42%). Carcassphospholipids increased (p<0.05) from 61.96 to 69.69% with increasing dietary soy-lecithin levels, while triacylglycerides(p>0.05) and cholesterol (p>0.05) were not affected. The inclusion levels of soy-lecithin had no significant influence on thefatty acid composition of P. monodon except for C16:0 and C18:2c, which were high (p<0.05) in the groups fed DL-2 andDL-2.5 diets. Results concluded that soy-lecithin as a source of phospholipids can be more effective at hyperosmotic stressconditions and could be included at >2.5% in the diet of P. monodon.
Keywords: Carcass composition, Hyperosmotic stress, Penaeus monodon, Phospholipids, Salinity, Soy-lecithin
Effect of replacement of dietary fish meal with silkworm pupae meal and black soldier fly larvae meal as a combination diet on the growth and digestive performance of koi carp Cyprinus carpio var. koi in the nursery phase
Authors: Sridharan Jeyaprakashsabari , Samraj Aanand , John Stephen Sampath Kumar , Antony Cheryl
Published: April 2023

The feasibility of using silkworm pupae meal and black soldier fly larvae meal in combination to replace fish meal inkoi carp fry was assessed. Two weeks-old koi fry (2.47±0.15 cm, 0.28±0.06 g) were used as experimental animals. Fouriso-nitrogenous experimental diets (T1, T2, T3, T4) with 35±0.37% crude protein were formulated. In T1, T2 and T3,50% of fish meal was replaced with silkworm pupae meal and black soldier fly larvae meal at different combinations, i.e.,T1 (25:75), T2 (50:50), T3 (75:25). In T4, 100% of fish meal was replaced with silkworm pupae meal and black soldier flylarvae meal at 50:50 ratio. Present research findings showed that T2 diet-fed fishes performed significantly better (p<0.05)than other diets in all the growth parameters viz., mean length gain (3.13±0.01 cm), mean weight gain (3.13±0.02 g),percentage length gain (127±0.71%), percentage weight gain (1118±7.07%), specific growth rate (4.16±0.01%/day),feed conversion ratio (1.30±0.01), feed efficiency ratio (0.76±0.01), protein efficiency ratio (2.18±0.01) and survival rate(28±1.41%). Digestive enzyme activities were also higher in T2 diet-fed fishes. Therefore, insect meal can be effectivelyutilised to replace fish meal in the diet of koi fry.
Keywords: Black soldier fly larvae meal, Digestive enzymes, Growth performance, Koi carp fry, Silkworm pupae meal
Contribution of floodplain wetland (beel) fisheries to livelihood and nutritional security of fishers in Eastern India
Authors: Pandit Arun , Ekka A. , Biswas D. K. , Chakraborty L. , Meena D.K. , Kumar Vikash
Published: April 2023

The floodplain wetlands or the oxbow lakes support millions of rural poor for earning their livelihood and nutritionalsecurity. The present study was conducted among the fisher households in two floodplain wetlands (locally known asbeel) of West Bengal (Kholsi and Akaipur) and one in Assam (Deepor). One hundred fisher households from West Bengaland 80 fisher households from Assam were selected using simple random sampling method. The study indicated that thesocio-economic conditions of the fisher households based on the level of education, operational holdings and off farmincome were well below the desired level. Fishing was the major occupation of around 70% of the fishers of West Bengaland 90% of fishers of Assam. The fishery contributed more than 60% of the household income to 42% fishers of West Bengaland 90% of fishers of Assam. In Deepor Beel it was found that no fisher household received less than 40% of their livelihoodfrom the beel. Further, the study showed that beel fishes were the only source of animal protein to more than 71% of thehouseholds of Deepor Beel. Similarly, more than 68% of households in West Bengal beels obtained animal proteins throughfishes caught in the beel itself. For sustainable use of wetland resources and to ensure livelihood and food security, there isa need to design appropriate management strategies. Arrangement of supplementary livelihood options was prescribed forthe fishers to reduce the fishing pressure on the wetlands.
Keywords: Animal protein, Assam, Fishers, Floodplain wetlands, Livelihood, West Bengal