bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Klasifikasi Peminatan Siswa SMA Menggunakan Metode Naive Bayes
Authors: Naparin Husni
Published: May 2018

The Government through 2013 curriculum wants to prepare students who are ready earlier than expected to develop his talents, so that the government create a system of specialization of class X with a variety of considerations which is considered very mature, with a value based on the level of the previous studies, the value of the psychological test, the data of interest, and value specialization. It is necessary to study to classify the high school students specialization 2013 curriculum, 2013. In this study, algorithm that used is Naive Bayes. Probability Bayes principle or principles is the principle that is based on the observation and focused on the use of traditional methods. Classification of Naive Bayes assumption that holds the relationship between independent features or attributes that make it more effective for the categorization, a simple, fast and produces a high degree of accuracy.

The step of research include data collection and testing of Naive Bayes algorithm. In this study, the dataset used is desirable student Department, the Department of the Results of Psychotest, average value of Mathematics of the students when they were in the first to the fifth semester of junior high school, Math test scores, the average value of IPA of the student when they were in the first to the fifth semester of junior high school, IPA test scores, the average value of IPS of the student when they were in the first to the fifth semester of junior high school and IPS test scores.

This study aims to determine the Clasification Results using Naive Bayes Method of determining the appropriate students’ specialization on 2013 curriculum, based on data value of SMAN 2 Banjarmasin. The significance of this study can be used by the school to perform accurate algorithm as a tool to calssify the corresponding specialization in 2013 curriculum and to provide an overview and understanding of Naive Bayes prediction methods, as a case study of the value of all the students of SMAN 2 Banjarmasin andto determine their specialization and it is also expected to become a tool determines the appropriate specialization curriculum in 2013 for students of SMAN 2 Banjarmasin.

The result of the try out by using Naïve Bayes method to assess high school students’ specialization reached the assessment result that has the highest accuration level 99.47% and AUC value 1.000.
Rekapitulasi Data Produksi Ikan Pada Unit Pelaksana Teknis Tempat Pelelangan Ikan ( UPT TPI ) Berbasis Python Dan Mysql
Authors: Honainah Honainah
Published: May 2018

Pengolahan data yang berbasis komputer telah berkembang sehingga banyak organisasi, sekolah, dan instansi  memanfaatkan teknologi informasi dalam menunjang efektifitas dan efisiensi kerja. Unit Pelaksana Teknis Tempat Pelelangan Ikan  (UPT TPI) salah satu bentuk usaha yang mempunyai tugas melaksanakan sebagian kegiatan teknis operasional dan teknis penunjang pengembangan dalam bidang yang ditangani. Dimana sistem yang ada, saat ini pada proses rekapitulasi data produksi ikan masih kurang efisien karena menggunakan aplikasi Ms Excel yang masih sering menyebabkan tumpang tindih data, proses rekap data lama dan laporan tidak sesuai yang diakibatkan belum adanya sistem database yang menyimpan dan mengarsip setiap laporan rekapitulasi. Oleh karena itu sistem baru sangat dibutuhkan yang bertujuan untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut.  Metode Penelitian yang digunakan dalam Penelitian ini adalah observasi, wawancara dan studi literatur sedangkan metode pegembangan sistem yang digunakan adalah waterfall yang memiliki tahapan analisis, desain, coding, testing dan maintenance.  Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah sistem baru yang dibuat terbkti mampu mengatasi permasalahan rekapitulasi , mulai dari data kapal, data ikan yang ditimbang dan penyediaan laporan rekapitulasi tiap bulan dan tahun.
The Use of Information Management as a Decision Making Tools of Prophet Sulaiman
Authors: Kunaefi Anang , Yalina Nita
Published: May 2018

In the information era today, value of data and Information is increasing rapidly. Data and information become more and more important to organization, because it is used as a tools in making decisions. A lot of concept and theory about data and information management has been launched. Our research tried to study and make a bridge between today’s theory about information management and Islamic values based on Islamic history written in Alquran. We took Prophet Sulaiman as our case. Sulaiman was a Prophet as well as a King. He was awarded intelligence and wisdom of God. We learn the story of Sulaiman and performed a literature review and cross references to various theories of information management. We found that Prophet Sulaiman uses data and process it into valuable information, to make right decision. We believe that, during his age, Prophet Sulaiman had implement basics of information management concept and theory.
Prototype Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Untuk Penetapan Jadwal Kuliah Menggunakan Algoritma Genetika
Authors: Ridwan Mujib
Published: May 2018

Penjadwalan diperlukan untuk mengatur waktu kerja, sehingga didapatkan jadwal yang seefisien mungkin. Sebuah penjadwalan akan tampak mudah jika komponen yang dijadwalkan dalam jumlah relatif sedikit, namun akan menjadi rumit jika komponen penyusunnya dalam jumlah yang besar.

Saat ini telah banyak metode yang digunakan untuk menyelesaikan masalah penjadwalan matakuliah. Metode yang digunakan seperti, teknik intelligent search, metode graph, dan algoritma genetika. Pada teknik intelligent search digunakan pendekatan heuristic untuk memecahkan masalah, yaitu dilakukan pencarian dengan urutan dosen – waktu – ruang.

Algoritma genetika dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif solusi untuk menyelesaikan masalah penjadwalan mata kuliah. Jadwal mata kuliah diperoleh dari kromosom yang memiliki nilai fitness terbaik.
Clustering Kinerja Akademis Mahasiswa Menggunakan Fuzzy C-means
Authors: Ulinnuha Nurissaidah
Published: May 2018

Dunia pendidikan khususnya di universitas sering mengalami masalah dengan tidak tercapainya visi dan misi institusi. Pemantauan kinerja akademik mahasiswa menjadi peranan yang sangat penting di lembaga-lembaga perguruan tinggi sehingga salah satu tolak ukurnya adalah sistem monitoring dan evaluasi yang bersifat obyektif dan subyektif.Salah satu cara untuk memonitor perkembangan akademik mahasiswa adalah dengan mengelompokkan mahasiswa berdasarkan kesamaan karakteristik dan kemampuan.Pada penelitian kali ini parameter-parameter yang digunakan berupa nilai-nilai indeks prestasi semester 1 sampai 3 dan nilai indeks prestasi komulatif dari data mahasiswa program studi matematika.Dari data tersebut akan di cluster menggunakan Algoritma Fuzzy C-Means.Clustering menggunakan Fuzzy C-Means pada semua parameter-parameter nantinya akan terkelompok ke dalam mahasiswa dengan nilai sangat memuaskan, memuaskan dan kurang memuaskan. Hal inibertujuan agar dapat mempermudah memonitoring mahasiswa yang berada pada cluster yang sama.Dengan adanya sistem monitoring akan membantu mahasiswa untuk memperbaiki hasil akademisnya. Dari hasil uji coba dengan menggunakan sistem Fuzzy C-Means Clustering ke dalam 3 cluster dengan 16 data yang di training didapatkan akurasi RMSE  dan 4 data yang di testing didapatkan akurasi RMSE 0.1165.
Pengembangan Service Online Judge Untuk Matakuliah Algoritma Berbasis Rest Menggunakan Nodejs dan MongoDB
Authors: Arhandi Putra Prima , Prasetyo Arief , Wijaya Indra Dharma
Published: May 2018

Pendidikan mengenai teknologi informasi khususnya topik pemrograman sedang menjadi topik yang paling diminati saat ini sudah banyak metode yang digunakan untuk mempermudah pemahaman siswa dalam memahami pemrograman dan salah satunya adalah penggunaan online judge untuk mempermudah siswa dalam melakukan latihan pemrograman. Sudah banyak penelitian yang mengembangkan online judge mulai dari pengembangan online judge yang mampu mengevaluasi keberhasilan program yang dibuat oleh siswa secara online. Pada penelitian ini dilanjutkan dengan mengembangkan online judge sebagai sebuah service yang berdiri sendiri sebagai backend yang mampu menangani request user yang tinggi sehingga dapat mempercepat proses online judge yang ada sebelumnya, untuk mencapai hasil tersebut penelitian ini menggunakan web service RESTfull yang memanfaatkan Nodejs dan express js serta mongo db sebagai service online judge. Penggunaan nodejs sebagai backend dilakukan karena sifat alami node js yang memiliki kemampuan non blocking I/O hal ini sangat mendukung dalam proses online judge karena satu file dapat di akses secara bersamaan tanpa harus menunggu proses selesai.Dengan metode ini service online judge yang dibuat berhasil melayani 30 user dengan baik sampai 5 request per second dengan mean latency 7.6 ms
THE RESPONSE OF SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITIES TO FREIGHT RATES
Authors: BAŞER Sadık Özlen , AÇIK Abdullah
Published: May 2018

Maritime transport has different economic
characteristics than most other markets. These features cause continuous
cyclical movements on the market and cause some businesses to eradicate from
the market due to making the wrong decisions. Apart from the changes in the
demand side, the short-term inelasticity of the supply side contributes much to
these cycles. The reason is that the shipbuilding
process lasts for 1-3 years, and the effects of the ordering decision taken
today are reflected in the market when the construction process is over. In this respect, since the main factor influencing the
investment decision is income, it is certain that there is a delayed
relationship between the freight rates and the completed ship tonnage. The
purpose of this study is to contribute to the current literature by empirically
testing this delayed relationship, which is already established in theory. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), which is based on freight
rates, is used as a representative of freight revenue. Data used in the study
are annual observations covering the years 1985 and 2017. Correlation, regression and cross-correlation methods
were used to determine the relationship between freight revenue and completed
tonnage. As a result of the study, it was
found that the completed tonnage reacted change in the income after 2 years and
there was a positive relationship between the variables.
AUTOCONCEPTO Y APOYO SOCIAL EN ESTUDIANTES DE BACHILLERATO. UN ESTUDIO PREDICTIVO
Authors: Reynoso González Oscar Ulises , Caldera Montes Juan Francisco , De la Torre Trujillo Viviana , Martínez Sánchez Alejandra , Macías González Gregorio Alejandro
Published: May 2018

El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivos identificar la relación entre el autoconcepto y el apoyo social en jóvenes bachilleres, comparar ambas variables según el sexo de los estudiantes y, finalmente, reconocer la fuerza de las dimensiones del apoyo social en la predicción del autoconcepto. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 567 alumnos. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron la Escala de Autoconcepto (AF-5) y la Escala de Apoyo social familiar y amigos (AFA-R). Los resultados señalaron una correlación media entre las variables del estudio y diferencias significativas por sexo tanto en la puntuación total del Autoconcepto como en las dimensiones “Autoconcepto emocional”, “Autoconcepto físico” y “Apoyo amigos”. Mediante un análisis de regresión lineal múltiple se generó un modelo que contempla las dimensiones del apoyo social y el sexo en la predicción del autoconcepto, siendo el apoyo de la familia el predictor de mayor peso. El estudio confirma la importancia del apoyo familiar en la constitución del autoconcepto de jóvenes bachilleres y sugiere desarrollar acciones de corte preventivo y remedial en aquellos casos en que resulte necesario.
Türkiye’de Çok Partili Siyasal Hayatın ‘Garanti Belgesi’: 12 Temmuz Beyannamesi’nin Söylem Analizi
Authors: ÇİÇEK Atıl Cem
Published: May 2018

İkinci Dünya Savaşı sonrası değişen dünya denklemine iç gelişmelerin de eklenmesiyle
Türkiye’de çok partili siyasal hayata geçiş süreci başlamıştır. Yürütülmeye başlanan bu sürecin
en önemli olaylarından birisi Cumhurbaşkanı İsmet İnönü tarafından yayınlanan 12 Temmuz
Beyannamesi’dir. 11 Temmuz günü radyodan okunan beyanname, bir gün sonra da basına
verilmiş ve siyasal hayatımızda yerini 12 Temmuz Beyannamesi olarak almıştır. İktidar ve
muhalefet ilişkilerinin iyice gerildiği, çok partili siyasal hayatın tıkanıklık yaşadığı bir dönemde
kaleme alınan bildiri, adeta çok partili siyasal hayatın ‘garanti belgesi’ niteliğindedir. İktidar ve
muhalefet temsilcileri ile yapılan bir dizi görüşme sonucu İnönü tarafından oluşturulan
beyanname, verdiği dönemsel mesajlar ile demokrasi tarihimizdeki yerini almıştır. Beyanname,
özellikle çok partili siyasal hayatın devamlılığı açısından öneme sahiptir. Tarihsel bağlam ile
değerlendirildiğinde beyannamenin önemi ortaya çıkmaktadır. Yapılan analiz sonucunda
beyannamenin hem iktidar hem de muhalefete mesajlar içerdiği, otoriteyi pekiştirmeye yönelik
olduğu ve çok partili siyasal hayattan yana tavır alındığını gösterdiği söylenebilir. Çalışmanın
amacı da bu beyannamenin siyasal ve tarihsel bağlama bağlı kalınarak açıklanmasından
oluşmaktadır. Bu açıklama yapılırken nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olan söylem analizi
kullanılmıştır.
Ortaçağ Seyahatnamelerinde Trabzon-Erzurum Güzergâhı
Authors: Köse Bayram Arif
Published: May 2018

Ticaret ve seyahat güzergâhlarında yer alan merkezler tarih boyunca önemini korumuştur.
Liman şehirleri, tarihi yolların kavşak noktaları ve başkentler bu güzergâhların mutlak uğrak
yerleri olarak gelişme kaydetmişlerdir. Gerek devletlerin tarihi yolları elde etme tutkusu gerekse
tüccar veya gezginlerin merak duygusu, bu merkezlerle alakalı bilgilerin bize kadar ulaşmasına
zemin hazırlamıştır. Bu anlamda önemli liman şehri olan Trabzon’dan Tebriz’e uzanan tarihi
kervan yolunun birinci aşaması sayabileceğimiz Trabzon, Torul, Gümüşhane, Bayburt ve
Erzurum kısmı, dönem dönem gezginlerin notlarına konu olmuştur. Bu gezginler daha çok
ortaçağda seyahat sebebi olan ya ticaret maksadıyla ya da elçilik göreviyle yola çıkan kişilerdi.
Biz, onların müşahede edip veya duyup aktardıkları bilgilerden dönemin siyasi hâkimleri,
Türklerin bölgeye yönelik faaliyetleri ve bölgenin kültürel yapısına dair önemli malumatlar elde
edebilmekteyiz. Bu makale, Trabzon ve Erzurum’u görmüş olan ortaçağın seyyahları, tüccarları
veya elçilerinin bize ulaşan notlarına dayanarak Trabzon-Erzurum güzergâhının siyasi,
ekonomik ve coğrafi durumunu ortaya koymaktadır.
When the earth moves under your feet
Authors: Holst Søren
Published: May 2018

This article explores the overcoming of evil in the biblical Book of Psalms, taking as its point of departure the so-called ‘sudden change of mood’ in the individual psalms of lamentation, where a psalmist proceeds from complaint to grateful praise with no obvious explanation. Previous and more recent attempts at explanation are introduced, one of them the work of Jakob Wöhrle, pointing out that lament and praise correspond to two separate aspects of God, as ‘hidden’ and ‘saving’ respectively. It is suggested that these aspects should not be seen as equally fundamental: applying insights from Jon D. Levenson and Hans J. Lundager Jensen, it is argued that the psalmist’s transition from despair to contentment reflects the assumption that evil is an external threat to the created order, not an aspect of the creator himself. This is further illustrated by the metaphorical use of the word mot, ‘to stagger’, in the Book of Psalms.
Bildrik populärvetenskap om dansk-judisk historia
Authors: Carlsson Carl Henrik
Published: May 2018

Recension av Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke, Signe Bergman Larsen, Janne Laursen, Martin Schwarz Lausten, Hanne Trautner-Kromann, En indvandringshistorie. Jøder i Danmark 400 år (Dansk Jødisk Museum 2018). Engelsk version: A Story of Immigration. Four Hundred Years of Jews in Denmark. Translation: Virginia Laursen and Fran Hopenwasser (The Danish Jewish Museum 2018).
BODY IMAGE REFLECTED IN KELLY LOUISE GOING’S FAT KID RULES THE WORLD
Authors: Fitauli Sunahnik , Marsih Linusia
Published: May 2018

Abstract. This study discusses about body image undergone by a seventeen year old boy named Troy, the main character in K. L. Going’s novel Fat Kid Rules the World. The study focuses on Troy’s perception of his body. Qualitative research is applied in this study due to the fact that this study provides understanding into the problems through description. In addition, psychological approach is employed as this study deals with the psychological motivation of the main character in the novel. From the analysis it is found that Troy has negative body image which consists of three areas, namely belief in being heavy, belief in look, and feeling about how people regard his physical structure and look. His negative body image is caused by his negative thoughts and feelings about the size of his body which he believes is huge and ugly so that people always look at him and make fun of his size. Based on the analysis it can be concluded that negative body image could be avoided by developing positive thought and feeling about one’s body . One should not value oneself on the basis of physical appearance but on the basis of achievement.

Keywords: body image, perception, Fat Kid Rules the World
ANALISIS TINDAK TUTUR WACANA HUMOR AGAMA-AGAMA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Jupriono Jupriono , Andayani Ambar
Published: May 2018

Abstract. The colorful and dynamic relation between religious people in Indonesia arises not only various differences of perception, point of view, and social conflict even terrorism, but it also grows religious humor in social interaction. Religious humor includes exclusive-esoteric humor and inclusive-exoteric humor. Exclusive-esoteric humor is dominated with human perception which views that belief, ritual service and social praxis of other's are wrong, strange and shallow. Inclusive-exoteric humor is properly in the form of paradox, parody and satire of social attitude from the leader of a religion. The quality of humor from exclusive-esoteric as well as inclusive-exoteric are built by violating speech act norms in common, the cooperative principle, politeness principle, and pragmatic parameter which operate in communication of religious people in daily social interaction.

Keywords: humor discourse, exclusive-esoteric humor, inclusive-exoteric humor, speech act, pragmatic parameter.
Integrated Science Learning Using Scientific Approach in Junior High Schools in Semarang Regency
Authors: Sudjito Debora Natalia , Keliat Natalia R. , Hastuti Susanti P.
Published: May 2018

The scientific approach is strongly suggested to be used in implementing “Curriculum of 2013” (K13) by Department of Education. This study aimed to identify whether integrated science learning was implemented in Junior High Schools in the Semarang Regency, Indonesia used a scientific approach, how it was implemented, and what problems that emerged in it. This research was conducted in 13 Junior High Schools in Semarang Regency, Central Java Province that implemented K13 during the odd semester in 2016/2017 school year by interviewing the science teachers in each school to determine how scientific approach was implemented in their schools. Based on the interview results analyzed using qualitative description methods, K13 was implemented, teachers used a scientific approach to teach science subject in their classes, and they integrated science materials in the curriculum. However, not all of the science materials were able to be integrated and taught using scientific approach because the teachers’ educational background is not from science education. Furthermore, the availability of the teachers and students books, the laboratory facilities, and funds were very limited. Many solutions such as using various learning models were done, but they were not be able to maximize the learning even though the students were active and enthusiastic in learning. Therefore, the teachers really need real supports to enhance their learning using scientific approach.

Keywords: integrated science learning, scientific approach, curriculum of 2013, junior high school
Integrated weed management in direct seeded rice in Trans Indo-Gangetic plains of India- A review
Authors: Singh Ajay , Nandal D. P. , Punia S. S. , Malik Priti
Published: May 2018

In the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is taken by conventional tilled puddled transplanted (CT-PTR) method. CT-PTR requires a lot of water (2000-2500 mm) which comes mainly from groundwater. Due to declining water table and changing climate, the sustainability of CT-PTR rice is under immense pressure. The alternative to CT-PTR could be direct seeded rice (DSR) which requires less water, labor, initial cost and energy than CT-PTR. But direct seeded rice is heavily infested with weeds which cause severe loss to the grain yield. Thus, the success of aerobic rice depends on effective and timely weed control. As a single weed control method may not be successful on a long term basis, weed problem in direct seeded rice needs to be solved by integrated approach. Integrating cultural, mechanical and chemical methods along with highly competitive cultivars with effective allelopathic properties, effective weed management on long term sustainable basis can be achieved.
Assessment of genetic variability and character association for grain yield and its component traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Authors: Nagar Satnam Singh , Kumar Pradeep , Vishwakarma S.R. , Singh Gyanendra , Tyagi B. S.
Published: May 2018

A study was conducted for estimating genetic variability and characters association for eleven yield components using 169 genotypes (13 parents, 78 F1 and 78 F2) of bread wheat through half-diallel mating design during rabi season 2012-13 and 2013-14. The genetic variability, heritability in broad sense, genetic advance, correlation coefficients and path analysis were carried out for the assessment of genotypes through eleven yield component traits namely; days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, spike length, number of effective tillers per plant, number of grains per spikelet, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, biological yield per plant, harvest index and grain yield per plant. Analysis of variance showed significant differences (at1% level of significance) for all the traits under study in both the generations (F1 and F2). The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) were high for plant height followed by number of effective tillers per plant, biological yield per plant, grain yield per plant, while high heritability coupled with high genetic advance were recorded for plant height and spike length in both F1 and F2 generations, respectively. Grain yield per plant was positively and significantly associated with a number of effective tillers per plant, spike length, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, biological yield per plant and harvest index while significantly but negatively associated with plant height. Path analysis revealed that the traits namely biological yield per plant, number of effective tillers per plant, number of grains per spike, plant height and harvest index exhibited positive direct effects on grain yield at both phenotypic and genotypic level in both generation (F1 and F2). These results, thereby suggests that yield improvement in breads wheats could be possible by emphasizing these traits while making selections in early generations.
Role of market information system by traders for gram crop in Bhiwani district of Haryana
Authors: Sain Veer , Kundu K.K. , Mehta Anubhuti , Pooja Pooja
Published: May 2018

Cicer arietinum is a suitable crop in Bhiwani district of Haryana covering Siwani and Tosham Blocks were selected purposively on the basis of aximum production under gram crop. Further to study the marketing information and constraints in marketing of gram in Bhiwani, Dadri, Siwani and osham markets were selected. For studying the different marketing aspects 40 traders form 4 regulated markets from two blocks of Bhiwani district were randomly selected. From the findings of the research study in Bhiwani district traders, awareness on prices and arrivals in reference/other market and main market were of I-Rank, II-Rank, III-Rank and IV-Rank. Contacts in other markets with fellow traders formed major sources of market information in Bhiwani district. The daily prices were compiled manually and also written on the notices board for the information and use by the farmers visiting the market. The information is disseminated through various media like neighbors, newspapers, relatives etc. About 75% of the traders in the selected markets also faced difficulty on non-availability of information in required form.
Parametric vis-a-vis non parametric measures describing G x E interactions for salt salinity tolerant barley genotypes in multi-environment trials
Authors: Verma Ajay , Kumar V. , Kharab A.S. , Chatrath R , Singh G.P.
Published: May 2018

GxE interaction to know adaptability of 19 salt salinity tolerant barley genotypes was studied by parametric and non-parametric measures. Genotypes KB1516, RD2907 and RD2794 showed minimum environmental variance over different environments. Superiority index identified genotypes RD2907 and NDB1445 with lowest value accompanied with higher. Wricke’s measure exhibited lower values of DWRB168,  DWRB165 and NDB1445. Higher values of GAI showed consistent performance of RD2907, NDB1445 and RD2552. Non-parametric measures Si(1), Si(3) and Si(6) the considered DWRB165 and DWRB168  as desirable genotypes. Thennarasu’s first measure NPi(1) found DWRB168 and NDB1445 as desirable adaptable and KB1546, RD2907 and NDB1173 were unstable genotypes. Wricke’s parameter was positively correlated with NPi(1), NPi(3) and Kang. GAI had significant positive with Pi and Kang while negative with Si(6), NPi(2) & NPi(4). Worth to mention the negative association of  Pi with Si(6), NPi(2), NPi(4). Non parametric measures Si (3) Si (6) NPi (2) & NPi (4) clubbed together while Kang, Wi 2, s2i ,Si (1),Si (2) ,NPi (1) & NPi (3)  joined in another cluster.  Left over parametric measures were grouped in two separate clusters i.e. (bi, S2xi ,CVi),(Yield, GAI Pi) respectively.  Biplot analysis based on first two principal components showed three groups among the measures.
Understanding the chapati making attributes of the Indian wheats – I: The physico-chemical basis
Authors: Kumar Satish , Sohu Virinder Singh , Gupta Satish Kumar , Singh Rajinder Pal , Bains Navtej Singh
Published: May 2018

The research project was largely built around the tall traditional cultivars of the pre-dwarfing era, which were known to excel for chapati quality. These included C 306, C 518 and C 273. The few cultivars that had emanated from crosses of these superior chapati quality wheats with dwarf wheats formed another important component of this set and included WG 357, PBW 175, PBW 154, PBW 226, Lok 1 among others. Asecond set of materials, three backcross recombinant populations (BC1F5 generation) derived from C 273/PBW 343//PBW 343 (70 lines), C 306/PBW 534//PBW 534 (70 lines) and C 518/PBW 343//PBW 343 (80 lines) were also studied to arrive at some conclusion. Various physico-chemical characters(Grain appearance score,Grain hardness,Test weight,1000-grain weight,Yellow berry,Moisture content,Protein content,Gluten content, Gluten index, Sedimentation value, Phenol Test, Carotenoids, Sugar content, Diastatic activity, Falling Number) and chapati-makingscores were evaluated. Grain hardness seems to have a clear role in chapati quality with a correlation coefficient of 0.34, 0.35 and 0.17 observed in different recombinant populations.More consistent correlation was found for grain appearance ranging from 0.26 to 0.36 in the populations.Consistent high positive correlations have showed up for diastase activity, which ranged from 0.32 to 0.46.This consistent behaviour is a strong evidence for the role of this trait in chapati making quality.Diastase activity emerges as a more consistent and stronger contributor to chapati making quality. Phenol score may not serve as a suitable indicator of chapati quality.
Irrigation, nitrogen and sulphur fertilization response on productivity, water use efficiency and quality of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata) in a semi-arid environment
Authors: Verma O.P. , Singh S. , Pradhan S. , Kar G. , Rautaray S.K.
Published: May 2018

Water and nutrient deficiency are two major constraints that drastically affect rapeseed and mustard production under semi-arid regions of North-Western India. To cope with this problem, a study was undertaken to optimize irrigation, nitrogen and sulphur levels for productivity and quality of Ethiopian mustard(Brassica carinata).Field experiments were conducted during winter seasons of 2004-05 and 2005-06 at the Water Technology Centre (WTC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. Irrigation, nitrogen and sulphur levels significantly (P<0.05) affected plant height, LAI, siliqua weight, seeds/siliqua, test weight, seed and biomass yield of Ethiopian mustard. Application of three irrigations (seedling, 50% flowering and pod development stage) to Ethiopian mustard   increased seed yield by 27-28% compared to one irrigation (seedling stage). Nitrogen @ 90 kg ha-1 produced 49-54 % higher seed yield of Ethiopian mustard compared to no application. Similarly, sulphur application @ 40 kg ha-1 increased seed yield by 33-34 % compared to no application of sulphur. The oil content of Ethiopian mustard   was significantly (P<0.05) affected by nitrogen and sulphur levels. Among the three treatments, irrigation treatment only significantly affected evapotranspiration of the studied crop. From the above study, it is suggested that application of  3 irrigations with 90 kg N ha-1 and 40 kg S ha-1 may be practiced for achieving higher seed yield, quality and water use efficiency of Ethiopian mustard in the semi-arid environment of Northern part of India.
Strain improvement for the production of antioxidant activity from Bacillus sp. by induced stress
Authors: Priyadarshini S. , Madhumadhurya V. R. , Shwetha P. , Kumar D. J. Kiran , Mahesh M.
Published: May 2018

In the present study, water samples were collected from different beaches in Chennai such as Marina beach, Elliott beach, VGP Golden beach and Kovalam beach to evaluate the best source for antioxidants. The bacteria were isolated on Starch Casein Agar media and screened for the antimicrobial activity. Among 11 isolates, 5 isolates showed antimicrobial potential which were further evaluated for the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) scavenging activity. Among 5 isolates, one sample showed significant DPPH scavenging activity with half minimal inhibitory concentration of (IC50)344.754µg/mL. The maximum antioxidant production was observed at pH 7 and at temperature of 37ºC with an IC50 of 188.66µg/mL and 293.76µg/mL respectively. The potent antioxidant producing strain was subjected for mutagenesis. In physical mutagenesis, the organism exposed for UV light for 25 minutes showed maximum antioxidant production with an IC50 of 133.55µg/mL. This mutant strain was then subjected for chemical mutagenesis with the addition of different concentrations of Ethidium bromide such as 10µL, 20µL, 30µL, 40µL and 50µL. The mutant strain obtained with the addition of 20µL Ethidium bromide (EtBr) showed significant antioxidant activity with an IC50 of 325.4µg/mL. The sample was purified by solvent extraction method and was evaluated for antioxidant production. The analyte was subjected to HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) analysis to avince the presence of antioxidants. The ethyl acetate extract showed the total phenolic content of 0.892 mg GAE/g of dry extract. It also showed the total flavonoid content of 0.522mg RE/g of dry extract.
Evaluation of socio-economic status of the skilled and unskilled workers of an organic farm of Himachal Pradesh, India- A case study
Authors: Rana Dipika , Bhatt Anupam
Published: May 2018

In this study, an attempt was made to study the socio-economic status of the workers engaged in organic farming. The various healthy practices under organic farming like compost production, use of bio-pesticides, crop rotations, etc. increases soil health and quality of the food. The organic practices including Homa bhasm, Agnihotra and Biodynamic farming besides promoting healthy agriculture are expected to have seeming effects on behavioral aspects of the farm workers. However, apparently systemic information on social attributes of organic farm is still limited. The socio- economic aspects of an organic farm CSKHPKV, Palampur were documented through structured questionnaires. The data was analyzed by the use of indices, ratios and percentages. The various aspects as family structure and size, age distribution, caste structure, literacy level, occupational pattern, economic status behavioral aspects were evaluated. The skilled workers had nuclear family while unskilled workers had joint families, larger portion of workers in the organic farm belonged to younger age group (31 years), literacy index was high (4.32) in case of skilled workers while low (3.23) for unskilled workers. It was observed that in case of skilled workers majority of individuals were positively affected through increased farming knowledge, better wage rate, improved ethical and spiritual thinking while in case of unskilled workers no obvious positive reaction was observed for farming knowledge and wage rate though there was perceptible change in punctuality and spiritual thinking.
AAUOKHYB -1 : An excellent Okra hybrid developed by Assam Agricultural University (AAU) suitable for diverse agro-climatic situation of North East India
Authors: Bora G. C. , Hazarika G. N. , Talukdar P.
Published: May 2018

A hybrid development programme on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) was undertaken at the Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat. The work included collection and evaluation of okra germplasm, identification of parents for hybridization, selfing of identified parental lines, making crosses and production of hybrid seeds, testing of hybrids for yield and resistance to Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV) disease, adaptability under diverse agro-climatic condition and testing in all India trials. The programme resulted in development and identification of excellent Okra hybrid AAUOKHYB-1 in 2017.  The performance of the hybrid was very good under diverse agro-climatic conditions yielding about 162.0 q/ha fruit yield which is 32.5% higher than the best commercial check Arka Anamika. The hybrid showed resistant (R) reaction to YVMV disease. A wide range of heterosis upto 43% was exhibited by the hybrid in different vegetable research centers of the country as compared to the best check variety.
Impact of watershed development programme on farming system of micro watershed Dari of Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh
Authors: Khan Mohammad Imran
Published: May 2018

The study was carried out in Dari micro watershed under the Integrated Watershed Development Programme in the Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh during 2015 – 16. Study aimed to assess the impact of watershed development programme on change in natural resources, land use pattern, cropping pattern and crop productivity. An area under cultivable pasture land was increased by 233.33%, whereas the area under horticulture and vegetation was increased by 100%, respectively. The construction of soil and water conservation structures improves ground water level, which increases digging of number of wells (50%) and hand pumps (66.67%). As improvement in land and water resources, the livestock population under different categories were increased by 15 to 73 %. Whereas fodder availability was increased by 166.67%. An area under irrigation was increased by 333.33% and average cropping intensity was increased by 135%. Cultivation area under Urd was highly changed by 17.10 ha (88.60%) as compared to other crops in kharif season, whereas Wheat crop in rabi season was secured 41.56% change in cultivation area. Significant higher increase in crop productivity was recorded for Soybean crop (66.67%) in kharif season, whereas Mustard secured 40.00% increase in productivity in rabi season.
Effect of packaging on the shelf life of tender palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) fruit endosperm
Authors: Ambrose Dawn C.P.
Published: May 2018

Tender palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) fruit endosperm, also known as ice apple is consumed during the summer months especially in Southern and Eastern India. The endosperm is manually removed from the tender palmyra fruit using a heavy knife or sickle by the road side vendors before it is consumed. An investigation on retail film packaging was conducted to study the shelf life of tender palmyra endosperm in sealed packages. The research was carried out to study the effect of packaging films of different thickness on the physio-sensory properties of the endosperm under ambient (32±2°C) and refrigerated (5 ±1°C) conditions. The endosperm was packed in polypropylene bags of 40 and 80 micron thickness and low density polyethylene bags of 150 and 450 micron thickness and High Molecular density (HM) polyethylene bags of 40 micron thickness. The packed samples were kept for storage under ambient and refrigerated conditions. They were evaluated for the changes in weight loss, TSS and also firmness, colour and odour by subjective evaluation at periodic interval during storage.  The weight loss was minimum for the sample packed in 450 micron Low Density Polyethylene bag under refrigerated storage. Sensory scores revealed that the overall acceptability(5.0) of palmyra endosperm packed in 450 micron thickness Low Density Poly Ethylene was highest at the end of storage under ambient condition. Similarly, highest overall acceptability (4.0) was observed in High Molecular density polyethylene bag of 40 micron thickness at refrigerated storage. Under normal conditions, palmyra endosperm is prone to spoilage within few hours due to oxidation and fermentation. The results of the study revealed that the shelf life of palmyra endosperm could be extended up to two days under ambient condition, when packed in Low Density Poly Ethylene bag of 450 micron thickness, whereas under refrigerated condition, shelf life could be up to eight days, when packed in high molecular density polyethylene bags of 40 micron thickness.
Weed management in kharif rice in new alluvial zone of West Bengal
Authors: Ghosh K. , Chowdary K. A. , Patra B. C. , Sardar S.
Published: May 2018

A field experiment was carried out during the Kharif season of two consecutive years 2015 and 2016 at Instructional Farm, Jaguli, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal with the focal objective to assess the effect of different weed control measures on yield of transplanted kharif rice, IET 4786. Experiment having 3 replications was conducted in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments, namely, T1- Pendimethalin 30% EC + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10 % WP @ 675 + 15 g a.i, T2- Pendimethalin 30% EC + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10 % WP @ 900 + 200 g a.i, T3- Pendimethalin 30% EC + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10 % WP @ 1125 + 25 g a.i, T4- Pendimethalin 30% EC @ 1500 g a.i, T5- Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10 % WP @ 15 g a.i, T6- Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10 % WP @ 20 g a.i, T7- Metsulfuron methyl 10 % + Chlorimuron ethyl 10 % WP @ 4 g a.i, T8- Hand weeding and T9- Weedy check. Significant variations were observed on the mixed weed flora as well as on performance of rice under the different herbicidal treatments.Pendimethalin 30% EC + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10% WP @ 1125+25 g a.i) was found to be the most effective recording the lowest weed population and weed dry weight with  the highest weed control efficiency (83.5% in 2015 and 79.8 % in 2016) and the highest number of panicles m-2 (215.1 in 2015 and 231 in 2016), number of filled grains panicle-1 (85.39 in 2015 and 115.47 in 2016) and grain yield of rice (3.60 t/ha in 2015 and 5.30 t/ha in 2016). The lowest grain yield(2.20 t/ha in 2015 and 3.40 t/ha in 2016) and the highest weed density were observed in weedy check plots.
Correlation and path analysis between yield and different morphological characters in Kinnow Mandarin (C. Noballis × C. Deliciosa)
Authors: Verma Geeta , Mahajan P.K. , Sharma Anju
Published: May 2018

A study of interrelationship and cause-effect analysis of yield of Kinnow Mandarin (C. Noballis × C. deliciosa) and its component traits for 104 and 96 trees from Indora (Location L-1) and Indpur (Location L-2) blocks of Kangra district respectively had been done in 2014-15. F-test suggested that there was significant (1.47) variation among yield characteristics between these two locations except for fruit weight (gm) and LD ratio. Results obtained from path coefficient analysis, showed that for location L-1, number of fruits per branch (0.229), plant height (0.215) and tree girth (0.212) had highest and direct effect on yield per tree whereas for location L-2, fruit weight (0.38), number of flowers per branch (0.176) and plant girth (0.161) had highest direct effect on yield per plant. Thus, number of fruits per branch, number of flowers per branch and tree girth were the most important yield components of kinnow crop which should be exploited through a breeding programme for improving its yield potential.
Studies on the toxicity of 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran on the histopathology of gills of African catfish Clarias gariepinus
Authors: Zade S. B. , Agase D. M. , Nagwnshi A.M. , Nenwani H. N. , Qureshi S. N. , Jagyasi H.
Published: May 2018

In the present study, investigation were carried out on gills of African cat fish Clarias gariepinus exposed to sub lethal concentrations (80mg/ml,400mg/ml and 800mg/ml) of 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran for 10 days. Lesions were observed in gills tissue of treated fish for long term exposure to Methyltetrahydrofuran (2MTHF). The occurrence and degree of alteration were positively related with the concentration of 2MTHF. Histological examination of the gills of fish treated with 80 mg/ml of 2MTHF for 10 days showed architectural loss, necrosis and desquamation of epithelial layer. Histological examination of the gills of fish treated with 400 mg/ml of 2MTHF for 10 days showed architectural loss, necrosis and mild vaccuolation. The gill filament exhibited telangiectesis, disorganisation of secondary gill lamellae and complete vaccuolation of gills  treated with 800 mg/ml of 2MTHF for 10 days.  The study indicated that 2MTHF had marked effects on the cyto-architecture of the gills of C. gariepinus.  The degree of vaccuolation and necrosis were positively related with the concentration of 2MTHF.
In vitro biology of pigeon louse Colpocephalum turbinatum (Amblycera: Phthiraptera)
Authors: Rana Satyapal Singh , Bhardwaj S. K. , Saxena Arun Kumar
Published: May 2018

In vitro rearing of amblyceran Phthiraptera is a challenging task. A look on the literature reveals that negligible information exists on the in vitro bionomics of avian Amblycera. Present report furnishes information on the in vitro biology of an amblyceran louse, Colpocephalum turbinatum, reared at 35 ± 1?C, 75-82% Relative Humidity, at feather diet. The incubation period of the eggs of louse was determined as 5.37±0.67 days. The duration of first, second and third nymphal instars remained 5.04±0.65, 5.12±0.89 and 5.0±0.57 days, respectively. The longevity of adult female (13.04 ± 3.67 days) was comparatively longer than that of males (9.6±2.87 days). An adult female laid an average of 0.63 egg/day in vitro condition (35±1oC and 75-82% RH, at feather diet).
Filling the Hole in Indonesia’s Constitutional System: Constitutional Courts and the Review of Regulations in a Split Jurisdiction
Authors: Lindsey Tim
Published: May 2018

The Indonesian constitutional system contains a serious flaw that means that the constitutionality of a large number of laws cannot be determined by any court. Although the jurisdiction for the judicial review of laws is split between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, neither can review the constitutionality of subordinate regulations. This is problematic because in Indonesia the real substance of statutes is often found in implementing regulations, of which there are very many. This paper argues that that is open to the Constitutional Court to reconsider its position on review of regulations in order to remedy this problem. It could do so by interpreting its power of judicial review of statutes to extend to laws below the level of statutes. The paper begins with a brief account of how Indonesia came to have a system of judicial constitutional review that is restricted to statutes. It then examines the experience of South Korea’s Constitutional Court, a court in an Asian civil law country with a split jurisdiction for judicial review of laws like Indonesia’s. Despite controversy, this court has been able to interpret its powers to constitutionally invalidate statutes in such a way as to extend them to subordinate regulations as well. This paper argues that Indonesia’s Constitutional Court should follow South Korea’s example, in order to prevent the possibility of constitutionalism being subverted by unconstitutional subordinate regulations.
Information and Communication Technologies and Teacher Educators of English in Nepal
Authors: Poudel Prem Prasad
Published: May 2018

Nepal’s teacher education is witnessing a number of hurdles and the case has been deteriorating further. It is imperative to improve the existing situation with no delay. Regarding Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), I have tried to figure out the present situation of knowledge, practice and expectations of the teacher educators of English working in both public/community and private teacher education institutions of Nepal. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire. A total of twenty-five informants fully responded to the questionnaire. It was found that they were aware of the need for including ICTs in classroom instruction but due to the resource constraints, lack of trainings and lack of readiness in the administrative systems, they have not been able to make use of ICTs in classroom instruction. Journal of NELTA, Vol 20 No. 1-2, December 2015, Page: 27-33
Developing Communicative Competence of ESL Learners through Learning Strategies
Authors: Kadel Purna Bahadur
Published: May 2018

Learning strategies are special behaviors and actions which are employed to develop communicative competence of learners (Oxford, 1990). Second language learners can communicate their ideas, feelings, and emotions through learning strategies: cognitive, metacognitive, memory, social, affective etc. as well as communicative strategies in the process of developing communicative competence. Learning strategies and communicative strategies work as a panacea to develop communicative competence. The researcher conducted an exploratory research through survey to collect data using questionnaire, semi-structured interview and classroom observation to find out the existing learning strategies in developing speaking skills and to discover the attitude of secondary level teachers towards learning strategies and communicative strategies in developing communicative competence of learners. He selected 30 secondary level teachers as sample population of the study. The findings of the study were: a) the teachers did not use collaborative learning and scaffolding techniques to help the learners develop speaking skills, b) they were unable to employ collaborative learning, group discussion, and peer talking owing to overcrowded classes and time-constraint; most of the teachers taught speaking skill without using language functions, c) there is positive attitude of secondary level teachers towards learning strategies and communicative strategies to develop communicative competence of learners. Journal of NELTA, Vol 20 No. 1-2, December 2015 , Page:51-62