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Water Governance Framework in Sta. Cruz River Watershed, Laguna, Philippines
Authors:   Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pintor Lynlei , Dizon Josefina
Published: February 2022

Since food security relies on sustainable water supply, this study developed an irrigation water governance framework in order to achieve an effective water irrigation supply. It was conducted in Pila and Sta. Cruz, Laguna with 176 members of the 26 Irrigation Associations. Spearman Rho correlation was used to analyzed the relationship between water governance variables and availability of water. Hindering factors include insufficient water supply during the dry season, deforestation and quarrying, and the limited funds for rehabilitation of the irrigation canals. Majority of the respondents positively declared that their rice production is enough for their household consumption. However, they occasionally experience rice shortage due to strong typhoon and dam was damage by strong typhoon but there is still food security at the household level since rice is available in the market.There is a positive strong linear association between management of water resources and regulation of irrigation water and availability of water. Regulation of irrigation water and the availability of irrigation water were found to have a strong linear relationship. The IA is at the core of the water governance model since ownership of the irrigation system was already transferred by the NIA to the IA. With these, the study recommended that the political, social, and economic aspects, and administrative systems should be taken into consideration. However, various institutions play a vital role for the IA to address the different factors. Through this, good water governance can be achieved resulting to water security thereby achieving rice security.
The Indigenous Practices and Climate Change Responses of Ati and Suludnon Farmers in Iloilo, Philippines
Authors:   University of the Philippines Los Banos, Nelson Gloria Luz , Zamora Oscar , de Guzman Lucille Elna , Espaldon Maria Victoria , Brillon Jelly
Published: February 2022

Climate change has become a major threat to the livelihoods of many farmers in the Philippines, particularly among the indigenous groups. It has been recognized that traditional knowledge is an important source of information for climate change adaptation, for embedded into it are coping strategies evolved through and passed on to generations. This study documented through key informant interviews, focus group discussions and farm visits the indigenous knowledge for climate change adaptation of the Suludnons and Ati in Iloilo. Since 2003, their communities experienced climate change as manifested by strong typhoons, landslides, and the various forms of crop and human diseases. Their responses to climate change include biodiversity-based cropping systems, changes in cropping calendar, use of indigenous varieties, consumption of non-traditional/wild foods, indigenous warning systems and diversified income sources. Both indigenous groups are beneficiaries of government and non-government projects, grants and agricultural trainings where they learned new farming technologies. The traditional practices combined with the adoption of selected agricultural technologies have helped the have helped the Suludnon and the Ati groups become become sustainable and climate-resilient farming communities amidst the adverse impact of climate change on their lives.
Determinants of Company Going Concern: Empirical Evidence in the Times of Covid-19 in Developing Capital Markets
Authors:   Unggul University, Esa MF. Arrozi
Published: February 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, various corporate sectors in Indonesia were affected by the pandemic, including manufacturing companies. Where during the pandemic many companies are threatened with their business continuity. This observation plan is to understand the influence of managerial ownership, financial distress and leverage on going concern companies with profitability as a moderating variable. In this study going concern was measured by determining the Scott R formula. The research methodology for testing and data analysis was using MRA (Moderating Regression Analysis). The population in this observation is the manufacturing industry listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2020. The sample collection was carried out using the purposive sampling method with a total sample of 179 companies in 2020. The results of this observation prove that financial distress has a negative effect on going concern and leverage. Positive impact on going concern. Meanwhile, managerial ownership has no impact on going concern. Authorized profitability with return on assets is able to strengthen the influence of financial distress and leverage on going concern. Observational findings in this observation normative accounting theory elevate plans, skills and then determine how to meet the recognized goals. Normative accounting theory includes decisions about what to do to fulfill the desires that have been mentioned. The implication of this research is that the implementation of Pecking order theory explains that industries that get high profits will use relatively small liabilities because the industry will tend to set money in it. The normative theory here tries to explain the explanations that are usually conveyed to the users of the accounting explanations that will be presented.
Customer Satisfaction among Nursing Officers: Experience of Service Recipients at a District Health Office in Sri Lanka
Authors:   Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, Bandara T.W.M.A.J Rajakaruna, I.M.S.M
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Customer satisfaction, efficiency and effectiveness are key essential characteristics of good service delivery. Unacceptable delays in providing services and subsequent re-visits had created customer dissatisfaction with services provided by the Regional Director of Health Services’ Office, Kurunegala. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the current levels of customer satisfaction, efficiency and effectiveness of service provision to nursing officers at the Regional Director of Health Services’ Office, Kurunegala. Methods: Ten services offered to nursing officers from Establishment Branch were prioritized for the assessment. The research adopted mixed methods and involved a customer survey, a desk review, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Proportions, percentages and means were calculated for quantitative data and z test for percentages was applied as appropriate. The p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Narrative analysis was done for qualitative data.
Study the Relationship between Effectiveness of Training Programs over Productivity of Employees and Benefits of It Organization
Authors: Madavi Anvay
Published: February 2022

Due to the fierce competition in the market, companies are currently operating in a continuous learning mode. Organizations and individuals need to show the flexibility to learn continuously in order to survive and develop. This will further help the company to be the most successful. The most important task of the association is to put the right people in the right places. Otherwise, companies will continue to strive to survive the competition. Certain jobs can lead to difficult situations and significant losses for the enterprise. All organizations need well-trained employees to be able to carry out their activities effectively and efficiently. Supporting the development of skills, knowledge and abilities is an ongoing process of the organization. Education and training improve employee performance. The success of an organization depends on the performance of its employees. Therefore, there is no doubt about the importance of continuous education and training in relevant areas to meet the competitive strategy of the market. To meet the demands of such markets, there is always a need to ensure effective training, not the best, especially for the necessary survival. The main purpose of this paper is to conduct a comprehensive research and analysis of the training and development process of IT companies. This is a highly dynamic and competitive business world for individuals and organizations today and has a special reference for managers. Therefore, the sample consists of managerial IT employees. This white paper seeks to identify and identify the relationship between the effectiveness of training programs for employee productivity and the interests of IT organizations. The survey enrolled 120 employees from 4,444 IT companies after irrelevant and incomplete data was removed. This study needs to dynamically pursue and mandate education and training for all employees, and employers need to provide mandatory training programs to all employees to improve performance. It was suggested that there is.
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: An Empirical Assessment In Fiscal Regimes In Nigeria (1970-2019)
Authors:   Department of Economics, School of Arts and Social Sciences, College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Gabriel Udo Endurance
Published: February 2022

This study examined the impact of fiscal policy on economic growth in Nigeria over the period 1970 to 2019, using annual data obtained from secondary sources. Specifically, the study examines the impact of government expenditure (capital and recurrent) on Nigeria’s gross domestic product in regulated and deregulated fiscal regime. The econometric techniques of ARDL and Bound Cointegration were used to analyze the data. The results obtained from the analyses show that government capital expenditure had a significant negative relationship with economic growth in Nigeria in the deregulated period but an insignificant effect in the regulated period; while government recurrent expenditure had a significant positive relationship with economic growth in Nigeria in the deregulated period and an insignificant effect in the regulated period. The regression coefficient of the dummy variable (Regime) was positively signed and significant implying that there is a significant difference in the impact of fiscal policy across the two periods (regulation and deregulation). Thus, the study concluded that fiscal policy is more effective in the deregulated period compared the regulated period. Among the recommendations of this study are that the government should avoid extravagant capital expenditure.
Innovations On Sustainability and the Environment in the Italian Constitution. Non-Financial Information and the Audit of Documents Containing Such Disclosures
Authors:   Full Professor in Business Administration Management Department- Ca’Foscari Venezia S. Giobbe – Cannaregio 873- 30121 Venezia (Italy),, Avi Maria Silvia
Published: February 2022

In February 2022, the Constitution in Italy was amended by adding articles 9 and 41 to introduce the issue of the environment and sustainability in general into the constitutional law. However, in February 2022, the additions to Articles 9 and 41 made sustainability issues, the environment and animal protection more relevant at the state level. At the same time, the Italian Association of Auditors, Assirevi, issued a research paper (research paper no. 243 of February 2022) so that the audit on non-financial information would be more comprehensive than what was already established in Assirevi paper no. 127 of 2019. Only time will tell whether these changes to the Italian Constitution and these documents on the audit and control of non-financial data will lead to an overall improvement in the widespread application of sustainability at each Italian citizen's corporate and personal level.
Recuperação energética de resíduos de painéis MDF (medium density fiberboard) por meio da torrefação e briquetagem
Authors:   , Portilho Gabriel Reis
Published: February 2022

Os painéis MDF (medium density fiberboard) são os mais produzidos e utilizados no Brasil, sendo esse, o maior responsável pela geração de resíduos nas indústrias de móveis. Tratamentos térmicos aliados a briquetagem podem viabilizar a utilização dos resíduos, visto que se tem um aumento significativo na densidade energética e redução volumétrica. Esse estudo teve como objetivo principal, produzir briquetes a partir de resíduos de painéis MDF revestidos e não revestidos torreficados para geração de energia. Os resíduos de painéis de MDF, com e sem revestimento de adesivo melamínico (BP), foram torrificados em um reator semicontínuo à temperatura de 300 °C por 20, 30 e 40 minutos. Os resíduos foram caracterizados quanto às propriedades físicas e químicas antes e após os tratamentos térmicos. O material foi briquetado e determinada a carga de ruptura, densidade aparente, perfil densitométrico por imagens de raios x, teor de umidade e combustibilidade. Os briquetes de MDF torrificados com tempo de residência de 40 minutos obtiveram melhores propriedades energéticas. Não foram detectadas quantidades significativas de metais pesados. Os briquetes produzidos com resíduos de MDF cru e revestidos torrificados por 40 minutos tiveram umidade de equilíbrio de 6,34%, carga de ruptura de 168 Kgf, densidade aparente de 1,030 g.cm -3 e 4,36 Gcal.m -3 de densidade energética. A densitometria de raios X foi eficaz pra avaliar a variabilidade de densidade aparente dos briquetes em imagens em 2D e 3D. A combustibilidade dos briquetes verificou temperaturas de pico de 583 e 605 ºC para os briquetes de MDF revestidos e não revestidos torrificados por 40 minutos. A partir deste estudo, conclui-se que os briquetes produzidos a partir de resíduos de MDF revestidos torrificados são uma alternativa do ponto de vista tecnológico para o aproveitamento de resíduos de MDF da indústria moveleira para recuperação energética. Palavras-chave: Aproveitamento energético. Densificação de biomassa. Resíduo moveleiro. Energia renovável.
Anti-crisis Regulation of Monetary Circulation in Russia
Authors: Gisheva S. Sh. , Chinazirova S. K. , Vodozhdokova Z. A. , Kurmalieva Z. Kh.
Published: February 2022

The article studies the factors determining monetary circulation in Russia and the actual problems of its anti-crisis regulation in the country’s economic system. The authors of the article focus on the dynamics of the key rate as one of the main factors affecting cash flows in Russia, ensuring the implementation of the main functions of money when they move through the rates set by credit institutions on deposit products. In the study, within the framework of cash flow management in the commercial banking sector in the Russian Federation, special attention is paid to the problems of falling real incomes of the Russian population and worsening expectations of the population regarding changes in the economic situation in the country. The authors analyze the main reasons for the negative dynamics of real incomes, the problems of insufficient growth rates of the Russian economy to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of the Russian population to target levels. As statistical examples, the authors provide data on the dynamics of the main macroeconomic parameters of the functioning of the economic system: economic growth rates (gross domestic product), inflation rates, the central bank’s key rate, real incomes of the population and its economic sentiment. In the anti-crisis regulation of monetary circulation in Russia, the authors propose to combine two interrelated directions: short-term anti-crisis tactics to stimulate aggregate demand and long-term strategic regulation of economic growth (aggregate supply). According to the authors, in order to implement a favorable scenario for the development of the economy of modern Russia, it is necessary: to increase the money supply, stimulate economic growth and consumer demand of the population (i.e. to make payments, subsidies at the expense of budgetary funds, at the expense of accumulated funds of the National Welfare Fund to the population). Acceptable terms and interest rates on loans for business are needed to increase its business, investment and innovation credit activity in connection with the unfavorable situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and to practice state control over pricing in the sphere of natural monopolies and oligopolies that affect the cost of production. Also, it is essential to provide effective state support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) at the federal and regional levels and reduce the tax burden for businesses.
The Impacts of Additional Automotive Tax to Selected Car Manufacturers in Metro Manila
Authors: De Dios Luis Isedro V. , Dimapilis Renz Daniele , San Pedro Ronnie Dominic P. , Cabauatan Ronaldo R.
Published: February 2022

The implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law (TRAIN) caused several adjustments across various industries including the automobile business. This study was conducted to determine the total unit sales of automobiles of selected car manufacturers in Metro Manila a year before and after implementing the TRAIN law; identify the effect of change in retail price on the total sales; and determine the impact of competition to the total sales The study employed a descriptive research design. A total of twenty-five purposively chosen key respondents were included in the study. Five high-ranking management members from each brand with local manufacturing operations in the Philippines namely, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Foton, Honda, and Nissan were the respondents. The data was collected through the use of online survey questionnaires and were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, etc.), frequencies, and percentage. There was a significant effect on the automotive industry in the Philippines brought by the implementation of the TRAIN law. It was found out that the total unit sales of the five selected car manufacturers have decreased during the year of implementation of the additional automotive tax compared to their sales prior to the year of its actual implementation. These car manufacturers have also adjusted their retail price necessitated by the TRAIN law, which also affected their total sales. Competition between the leading car manufacturers in the country was also taken into account. It was found out that there was a high level of competition among car companies.
Studi Empiris Perkembangan Crowdfunding Syariah di Indonesia
Authors: Nelly Roos , Harianto Harianto , Abd.Majid M.Shabri , Marliyah Marliyah , Handayani Rita   
Published: February 2022

Crowdfunding plays a role in the Indonesian economy in its development. Sharia crowdfunding has become a solution to provide financial services that are accessible to businesses that lack access to banking, especially in Indonesia. Using a literature review, this study aims to describe crowdfunding and show how sharia crowdfunding is developing in Indonesia. The results of the study show that crowdfunding has continued to develop in Indonesia since it was first popular in 2009. Sharia crowdfunding has the potential to benefit the business world in accessing capital, increasing welfare, and general economic growth. Another finding is that the implementation of sharia crowdfunding is divided into four categories; donation-based, reward-based, asset-based and equity-based crowdfunding. Where there are differences between conventional crowdfunding and sharia crowdfunding from the four categories. In addition, sharia crowdfunding is also faced with several future issues that must be faced, such as: public trust in crowdfunding, quality and understanding, contract innovation, partnerships with banks, integration with NBFIs, especially MFIs and being able to develop businesses that have high risk.

 Keywords: Crowdfunding, Sharia Crowdfunding, Development
Keputusan Penggunaan Jasa GrabFood Ditinjau dari Harga, Promosi, dan Citra Merek
Authors: Nurkharisma Eva Arnindiya , Yani Burhanudin Ahmad , Hamidah Raisa Aribatul
Published: February 2022

Riset ini mempunyai tujuan guna mengetahui pengaruh harga, promosi, dan citra merek terhadap keputusan penggunaan jasa GrabFood di Kota Surakarta. Jenis riset ialah deskriptif dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Sampel pada riset sejumlah 100 responden pelanggan GrabFood di Kota Surakarta, yang berusia minimal 17 tahun serta pernah melakukan pembelian minimal tiga kali menggunakan aplikasi GrabFood. Teknik pengambilan sampel pada riset ialah Non-Probability Sampling melalui Purposive Sampling. Metode pengumpulan data dalam riset memakai kuesioner yang diukur memakai skala Linkert. Pengujian instrumen pada riset memakai uji validitas serta reliabilitas dengan metode analisis data memakai persamaan regresi linear berganda, uji hipotesis (uji-F serta uji-t) juga koefisien determinasi (R2). Hasil riset memperlihatkan secara bersamaan harga, promosi, dan citra merek memengaruhi positif dan bermakna bagi keputusan penggunaan jasa GrabFood di Kota Surakarta, dan secara parsial harga dan citra merek secara positif signifikan memengaruhi keputusan penggunaan jasa GrabFood di Kota Surakarta, sedang promosi tidak berpengaruh signifikan.
Studi Literature Solusi Keuangan Islam Mencegah Krisis Masa Depan
Authors: Harahap Rijal Allamah , Nafil Herwan , Abd.Majid M.Shabri , Marliyah Marliyah , Handayani Rita
Published: February 2022

The financial crisis is a problem that continues to occur, but the right solution has not been agreed upon to prevent it. Interest-based debt and its derivation is believed to be one of the causes of the emergence of the crisis. Interest-based financing causes the cost of obtaining capital to be higher. This triggers a bubble in the economy, where there is a gap between the real sector and the financial sector. This study offers a preventive solution to this crisis problem through a literature study approach. The findings of this study are that there is data that shows the Islamic financial system with its characteristics is able to withstand the crisis. In addition, the Islamic financial system based on profit sharing and risk balances the economy and is believed to be able to prevent a crisis from occurring.  

Keywords: Islamic Finance, Crisis, Solution
How Many Jobs Did Jobkeeper Keep?
Authors:   Reserve Bank of Australia, Bishop James , Day Iris ,   Reserve Bank of Australia
Published: February 2022

The JobKeeper Payment is a wage subsidy to help firms affected by COVID-19 retain their staff. We examine the extent to which JobKeeper cushioned employment losses in the first four months of the program. To do this, we use worker-level data from the Labour Force Survey and an identification strategy that exploits a threshold in eligibility to infer causality. We find that one in five employees who received JobKeeper (and, thus, remained employed) would not have remained employed during this period had it not been for the JobKeeper Payment. Given that 3½ million individuals were receiving the payment over the period from April to July 2020, this implies that JobKeeper reduced total employment losses by at least 700,000 over the same period. We discuss the potential sources of bias that might affect our results, some of which stem from the fact that our conclusions are based on a sample of casual employees who may have responded differently to JobKeeper than other workers. Our paper does not consider the longer-run effects of JobKeeper on employment or the indirect channels through which JobKeeper may have affected employment.
Start Spreading the News: News Sentiment and Economic Activity in Australia
Authors:   Reserve Bank of Australia, Nguyen Kim , La Cava Gianni ,   Reserve Bank of Australia
Published: February 2022

In times of crisis, real-time indicators of economic activity are a critical input to timely and well-targeted policy responses. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most recent example of a crisis where events with little historical precedent played out rapidly and unpredictably. To address this need for real-time indicators we develop a new indicator of 'news sentiment' based on a combination of text analysis, machine learning and newspaper articles. The news sentiment index complements other timely economic indicators and has the advantage of potentially being updated on a daily basis. It captures key macroeconomic events, such as economic downturns, and typically moves ahead of survey-based measures of sentiment. Changes in sentiment expressed in monetary policy-related news can also partly explain unexpected changes in monetary policy. This suggests that news captures important, but unobserved, information about the risks to the RBA's forecasts that the RBA responds to when setting interest rates. An event study in the days around monetary policy decisions suggests that an unexpected tightening in monetary policy is associated with weaker news sentiment, though the effects on sentiment are temporary and not particularly strong.
Ўзбекистонда геномга оид ахборотнинг миллий базасини яратишга бўлган зарурият
Authors: Муродов Бахтиёр , Абдурахимов Мухтор
Published: February 2022

Мазкур мақолада геномга оид ахборотдан фойдаланган ҳолда жиноятларни фош этиш, бедарак йўқолган шахсларни қидириб топиш, таниб олинмаган мурдаларнинг шахсини аниқлаш борасида хорижий давлатларнинг тажрибаси асосида Ўзбекистонда геномга оид ахборотнинг ягона маълумотлар базасини яратиш, шунингдек, унинг самарали ишлаши учун геном бўйича давлат рўйхатига олиш тартибини ишлаб чиқиш зарурияти ёритилган.
Teachers’ language practices and choices in a bilingual, co-located kindergarten in Finland
Authors: Sopanen Pauliina
Published: February 2022

This article explores the language practices and choices of four teachers in a co-located kindergarten in Finland. Following Finland’s official bilingualism, the education system is built on two tracks – Finnish and Swedish. As official languages of Finland, the two languages share the same status, but since Finnish is the registered language of the vast majority of the population, Swedish can be seen as a de facto minority language – one reason why Swedish education has been seen as an important space for maintaining Swedish language and culture. This constitutes an important perspective for research on Finnish and Swedish early childhood education units that are located in the same building. In this article, the language practices and choices of four kindergarten teachers are examined. The teachers worked in different groups: two of them in Swedish groups and two in Finnish groups. These teachers’ everyday activities were observed and recorded, and the teachers were interviewed about their language practices and choices. Through data source and methodological triangulation, this article illustrates how the teachers worked side by side in collaboration and across language borders, and thus created a feeling of community between the Finnish and Swedish groups. Sharing some of the spaces and activities broadened the space and made it more bilingual. At the same time, the teachers’ language practices gave extra support to Swedish, which was used not only in the Swedish groups but also with bilinguals in the Finnish groups.
Ghana’s education in the era of Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings: a historical review and analysis, 1982-2001
Authors: Boakye Peter
Published: February 2022

This study examined the contribution of Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings to the development of education in Ghana. Specifically, the study focused on his introduction of the 1987 Education Reforms, and how the University Rationalisation Policy introduced by him affected tertiary education in Ghana. The study employed the appropriate historical and methodological approaches as its research design. It adopts the qualitative method and uses both primary and secondary sources of data to examine how education fared in Ghana under Rawlings. Interview guide was used to collect the primary data. Two persons were selected for the interview on the grounds of their knowledge about Rawlings. Again, they were present when Rawlings introduced the 1987 Education Reforms in Ghana. The study points out that Rawlings’ contribution to education did not only shorten the duration of education but also, it built a school system that reflected the Ghanaian realities and that made the educated child more productive in the society.
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Chicken Droppings for the Use of Inorganic and Biologically Active Substances
Authors: Vorobel Mariia , Kaplinskyi Vasyl , Klym Oleh , Pinchuk Valerii , Dmytrotsa Andriiana
Published: February 2022

The leading place in the structure of livestock production is occupied by poultry farming. The intensive development of this industry poses a problem in maintaining the cleanliness of the environment since, in addition to the main products, there is a considerable amount of waste. The latter serves as a source of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, which are one of the main causes of negative changes in the climatic balance of the planet. Therefore, determining the level of greenhouse gas emissions under the influence of inorganic and biologically active substances was the basis of the planned research. As a result of the conducted studies, the effectiveness of the studied substances – perlite, glauconite, saponite, vermiculite, biopreparations Kapeliukhiv Yarok and Scarabei, magnesium acetate and superphosphate – was established to reduce the level of methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitric oxide (NO) release from poultry litter (in vitro). In particular, it was determined that vermiculite, which most effectively affects greenhouse gas emissions from poultry litter from natural sorbents, reduces the level of CH4 and CO2 by 10.5-14.4%, and NO – 9.6-11.2%. The biological product of Kapeliukhiv Yarok more effectively reduces the emission of CH4 and CO2 from the test substrate by 12.9-17.3%, and Scarabei – NO by 11.8-13.3%. The introduction of magnesium acetate and superphosphate into fermented poultry litter helps to reduce the level of CH4 and CO2 release by 14.8-18.7% and 14.0-17.4%, respectively, and NO – by 15.3-16.1% and 12.4-14.7%. Studied substances that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the greatest extent (in vitro) – magnesium acetate, superphosphate, biopreparations Kapeliukhiv Yarok and Scarabei, vermiculite from the studied substrate, and at the same time provide the lowest pH level – 6.55-7.15 units. Thus, the determination of the effectiveness of the studied inorganic and biologically active substances on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from poultry litter (in vitro) indicates the prospects of their use to prevent environmental pollution in the intensive management of the poultry industry
Determination of the Concepts of Building a Solar Power Forecasting Model
Authors: Bosak Alla , Matushkin Dmytro , Dubovyk Volodymyr , Homon Sviatoslav , Kulakovskyi Leonid
Published: February 2022

Since in Ukraine there are fines for imbalances in solar power generation in the “day-ahead” energy market, the forecasting of electricity generation is an important component of the solar power plant operation. To forecast the active power generation of photovoltaic panels, a mathematical model should be developed, which considers the main factors affecting the volume of energy generation. In this article, the main factors affecting the performance of solar panels were analysed using correlation analysis. The data sets for the construction of the forecasting model were obtained from the solar power plant in the Kyiv region. Two types of data sets were used for the analysis of factors and model building: 10-minute time interval data and daily data. For each data set, the input parameters were selected using correlation analysis. Considering the determining factors, the models of finding the function of reflecting meteorological factors in the volume of electricity generation are built. It is established that through models with a lower discreteness of climatic parameters forecast it is possible to determine the potential volume of electricity production by the solar power plant for the day-ahead with a lower mean absolute error. The best accuracy of the model for predicting electric power generation over the 10-minute interval is obtained in the ensemble random of a forest model. It is determined that models without solar radiation intensity parameters on the input have an unsatisfactory coefficient of determination. Therefore, further research will focus on combining a model of forecasting the day-ahead solar radiation with 10-minutes discreteness with a model for determining the amount of electricity generation. The determined predicted values of solar radiation will be the input parameter of the forecasting model described in the article
CRISPR and COVID-19: Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Pathogen
Authors: Bond James
Published: February 2022

CRISPR-Cas is a gene editing technology that can strengthen a defense countermeasure against an infectious pathogen and can heighten the attack risk of an engineered pathogen. The purpose of this report is twofold: to analyze the advantages of CRISPR for participants within a strategic environment, such as rogue, non-state attackers and defenders coordinated between nation-states and other entities, and to identify the ways in which CRISPR configures a defender’s countermeasure against a biological event. In its assessment, this report utilizes the case study of COVID-19 to examine the applications of CRISPR-Cas systems to SARS-CoV-2. This report finds that CRISPR reduces some barriers to entry and exacerbates the possibility for malicious non-state attackers to engineer a pathogen and engender a serious biological event in the very short-term. However, key barriers to entry will continue to pose challenges to attackers comparative to defenders. In this report, “attacker” refers to non-state actors maliciously using CRISPR to engender a biological event while “defender” refers to coordinated entities responding to biological events, whether natural or deliberate. In the short- to mid-term, the use of CRISPR-Cas systems in designing a countermeasure against a biological event is to the advantage of the defender. CRISPR offers more accessible, rapid, and convenient diagnostic testing; a quick and accurate platform to identify viral vectors; and the potential for antiviral therapy. Through enactment of certain policy configurations, the comparative advantage of CRISPR may decisively shift to the defender, including in the very short-term.
Online Communication Behaviors in Covid-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Influence of Internal Public Relations Practices and Employee Organization Relationships
Authors: Alsharairi Ahmad , Jamal Jamilah , Yusof Norhafezah
Published: February 2022

Health organizations are increasingly looking for effective strategies for interaction and for  maintaining long-term and mutually beneficial relationships with their employees. The growth  of digital environments in particular, during Covid-19 Pandemic has offered a fresh avenue for  employees to communicate with external publics through social media in crisis. During Covid 

19 Pandemic, major healthcare sectors have been deeply impacted, nurses in Jordanian  hospitals are suffering from a great challenge from their top management due to weak  transparent communication and during a crisis, many reports nurses indicate that their  organizations or leaders do not promote communication or the sharing of information and  ideas. This represents the problem in which nurses do not have faith in the tolerance or  benevolence of their managers. Jordanian hospitals reputation is increasingly questioned  during the COVID-19 crisis (World Health Organization, 2020). This crisis involving  Jordanian hospitals has resulted in declining nurses trust in the health care sector and their  nurses more adversaries by sharing negative information about their hospitals on social media.  ultimately turned into emergence of crisis communication in the healthcare sector and the  decline of nurses’ support for their management. If the current trend persists, may likely lead  to an unfavorable reputation for future of health care sector in Jordan. Taking this into  consideration, the current paper expects to further explore and comprehend, employee's online  communication behaviors during Covid-19 Pandemic in Jordanian public hospitals. This  conceptual paper debates the antecedents that contribute across Jordanian nurses' motivation in  online communication behaviors based on a comprehensive literature review. In particular, the  paper elaborates on the proposed relationships between transparent communication,  symmetrical communication employee organization relationships, and online communication  behaviors. Based on the extended discussions of the proposed relationships, the paper also  provides an effective framework for future public relations scholarship of understanding  employees’ communication behaviors in online sitting. Therefore, identifying antecedents of  employee communication behaviors is a very pertinent, timely initiative to restore employees trust and obtain their support during a crisis. This can be done by utilizing a specific mechanism  to decrease threats in the public health sector and create positive results, such as positive  employee communication behaviors.
The Impact of University Leadership and the University Organizational Environment on the Performance of staff: A Case Study at Al Maaqal University (Private Sector)
Authors: Lazim Yusra Yaseen
Published: February 2022

This study aims to explore the impact of the interaction of the university leadership and the  university organizational environment on the performance level of the staff at Al-Maaqal  university. This university was chosen as a field of study because it is a new university and needs  studies that develops and contributes to improve its overall performance. The problem defined by  the following question: to what extent does the interaction of the university leadership and the  university organizational environment affect the performance level of the teaching staff at Al Maaqal University?). The method of this study adopted a major hypothesis in which there is a  statistically significant effect of university leadership and university environment on the  performance of university staff. A questionnaire was designed for the purpose of testing the  relationship and the impact between university leadership and university environment and the  performance of university staff. The results of the study indicated that the building of university  leadership was appropriate environment for staff, which is reflected in improving their teaching  performance.
Pharmacognostical Study and Biological Potential of Nerium Oleander Linn
Authors: Yogeshwari L. Ghule  , Ravindra S. Jadhav  , Dattaprasad N. Vikhe  , Akshada G. Waghchaure
Published: February 2022

Medicinal plants are used all over the world in traditional and ethnological medicine. Medicinal plants include various types of plants used in herbal medicine, some of which have medicinal properties. These medicinal plants are rich source of materials that can be used in drug development and synthesis. Sushruta Samhita and Charaka Samhita form the basis of the Ayurvedic medical system, in which thousands of plants are used therapeutically. Nerium oleander is an important medicinal plant in traditional Indian medicine. It is commonly known as Kanner. In Sanskrit medical literature, the plant is described as spicy and poisonous. Two powerful cardiac glycosides, oleanderin and nerinium, are toxic compounds isolated from all parts of the plant. The leaves, stems, bark, roots and flowers of the oleander plant are used to treat various ailments such as heart disease and asthma, corns, epilepsy, cancer, painful catamenial periods, leprosy, malaria, ringworm, upset stomach, and genital disease; and to cause abortions. Nerium Oleander has many secondary metabolites with important pharmacological uses such as flavonoids, alkaloids, steroids, cardiac glycosides, etc., which have significant pharmacological applications. This review describes the pharmacognostic study, phytochemical screening and biological potential of Nerium oleander.
Eficiência técnica na produção de etanol: uma análise para São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás e Mato Grosso
Authors: Fancelli Coelho Luísa , Bragagnolo Cassiano
Published: February 2022

A produção de etanol tem ganhado importância no mercado internacional devido à crescente demanda por fontes de energias limpas e o gradual aumento da preocupação com a redução de gases de efeito estufa. O Brasil é um polo relevante na produção dessa commodity, sendo o segundo maior produtor do mundo de etanol. Diante da importância econômica, social e ambiental da produção de etanol, realizou-se uma análise de eficiência por meio de análise envoltória de dados (data envelopment analysis – DEA). O objetivo deste estudo foi calcular as eficiências das usinas de etanol de cana-de-açúcar para o ano de 2018, por meio de dados divulgados para as empresas do setor pela revista Exame e pela Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis para os estados de São Paulo, Goiás, Minas Gerais e Mato Grosso. Os resultados apontaram as usinas localizadas no estado de São Paulo, que são maioria na base, estão incluídas em todas as quatro categorias de eficiência consideradas. As usinas Copercana, Cerradão e Vale do Tijuco apresentam os maiores índices de eficiência comparados com o restante das usinas na análise.
ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM AO PACIENTE COM REAÇÃO INFUSIONAL AGUDA À CARBOPLATINA: UM RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA
Authors: Nascimento Mayara Gomes Cavalcante do
Published: February 2022

Introdução: As Reações Infusionais (RI) São aquelas que não podem ser explicadas pelo perfil de toxicidade conhecido do medicamento antineoplásico. Elas podem ainda variar de acordo com o fármaco administrado, duração e frequência da infusão, bem como exposição prévia ao agente. As RI são classificadas em graus de acordo com o “Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events “(CTCAE), onde Grau 1 compreende uma reação leve e transitória sem necessidade de interromper a quimioterapia ou de outras intervenções, e grau 5 que compreende as RI que resultam em óbito. Entre os agentes antineoplásicos mais associados com as RI estão os compostos de platina (Cisplatina, Carboplatina e Oxaliplatina), que costumam causar reações conforme a exposição aumenta e o paciente costuma apresentar eritema, broncoespasmo e hipotensão. Objetivo: Aplicar o Processo de enfermagem para que seja desenvolvido um plano de cuidado individualizado e adequado para o paciente deste relato. Material e métodos: Trata-se de um relato de experiência vivenciada por uma aluna do curso de graduação de enfermagem, durante o estágio curricular supervisionado em uma unidade de infusão oncológica, nos meses de agosto a outubro de 2021. Resultados: Paciente portadora de Cancer de colo de útero, em segundo regime terapêutico, onde o primeiro consistiu em Quimioterapia com Cisplatina e sessões de radioterapia, e o atual de quimioterapia paliativa com protocolo Carbotaxol, uma associação de Carboplatina e Paclitaxel. Durante seu quinto ciclo, logo após o início da infusão da Carboplatina, paciente apresentou sensação de mal estar geral, com hiperemia facial e hipertensão arterial, sendo identificada a ocorrência da Reação Infusional aguda de CTCAE 3. No momento equipe médica optou pela administração de hidrocortisona e houve remissão completa dos sintomas após cerca de 40 minutos. Conclusão: A enfermagem tem uma atuação de grande importância frente a administração de quimioterapia. Com este relato, fica evidente que a equipe de enfermagem em oncologia deve se capacitar e se atualizar com frequência, para que a identificação das Reações Infusionais seja rápida, a prevenção seja eficaz e a conduta seja tomada sempre com base em evidências científicas.
Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa Dengan Menggunakan Strategi Learning Start With A Question (LSQ) Pada Kelas Online Masa Pandemi Covid 19 di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Bungo
Authors: Yanfaunnas Yanfaunnas
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi karena rendahnya minat belajar kelas online pada masa pandemi covid 19 siswa kelas x mata pelajaran bahasa arab di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Bungo. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis peningkatan minat belajar siswa dengan menggunakan strategi Learning Start With A Question  (LSQ). Penelian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif action research melalui model Kemmis and Taggart dengan dua siklus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Pertama, tingkat minat belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran bahasa arab dengan pendekatan LSQ di siklus I meningkat dari 47,17%. menjadi 62,13%.  Hal ini berarti bahwa penggunaan strategi LSQ mampu menjadi solusi dalam mengatasi rendahnya minat belajar siswa, sehingga dapat dijadikan sebagai variabel tindakan untuk siklus II. Kedua, tingkat minat belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran bahasa arab dengan strategi LSQ di siklus II meningkat menjadi 79,25%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa dengan menggunakan strategi LSQ dapat meningkatkan minat belajar siswa di kelas x pada mata pelajaran bahasa arab Tema “Hiwayah” di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Bungo
Addressing Distance Learning During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Re-Imagining Ethical Issues and Requirements
Authors: Adebayo Rufus , Abon Joseph
Published: February 2022

Distance learning (DL) means that students work online or students’ study online at home while the teacher assigns work and checks in digitally, or they lecture digitally. Distance learning has been regarded as a more flexible way of learning that requires accountability and good time management. On the other hand, the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic could contribute to the advantages associated with DL. This study discusses this from the perspective of institutional innovation, either as a potentially disruptive innovation or potential constructive innovation. The paper also re-imagines the conceptual and ethical considerations and the requirements associated with distance learning. It conceptualises further that ethics are a fundamental part of teaching pedagogy and, more importantly, DL, but the advent of COVID-19 poses further demands for educators and students in maintaining ethical principles. During the Covid-19 pandemic, DL was proposed alongside social distancing (SD) measures and served as a method of engaging students in a learning environment. Although, the physical distance also poses a difficulty in obtaining students' levels of understanding in terms of course content, thus, this study concludes that distance learning uncovers far more problems, such as the level of readiness (of stakeholders; teachers, students, government, and parents) in the process of transitioning to online teaching platforms, educational equity, and a lack of infrastructure or resources to facilitate online teaching as a result of Social Distancing (SD) emanated from the COVID-19 pandemic.
THE EFFECT OF MODIFICATION OF THE CHAN PASSING GAME ON THE BOTTOM PASSING SKILL OF VOLLEYBALL ( Case Study Quasi Eksperimen In Al-Ihya KAduronyok)
Authors: Ma'mun Sukron , Nurhalim Nurhalim
Published: February 2022

This Research aim tyo know the effect of chain passing game modification exercise on volleyball bottom passing skills. The study used a quasi-experimental method. Sampling using random sampling. The independent variable of this research, namely, modofication of chain passing, as the dependent variable, namely passing under the population of this study at SMK Al-Ihya Kaduronyok and the sample of this study amounted to 16 people. The results of the study showed that there as an effect of modification of the chain passing gam eon volleyball under passing skills in extracuricular activities at Al-Ihya Kaduronyok Vocation School. This is evidenced by the significance value at Tcount=6.0797>Ttable=1.687. The average value of the pretest result was 7.375 while the posttest increased to 18.5. Based on hypothesis testing, i tis stated that there is a positive influence berween the effect of modofying the chain passing gme on vollyball bottom passing skills. A good passing player isable to return the ball wwell ti this friend or can hold the ball by not deviating and just at the times of his passing.