bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sintesis Metil Ester Sulfonat dari Sulfonasi Metil Ester Minyak Sawit dengan Agen Na2S2O5
Authors: Deli Nur Asma
Published: February 2023

Surfactants are surface active ingredients that function to reduce the surface tension of a liquid. In general, surfactants are synthesized from petroleum and natural gas derivatives, but they can cause environmental pollution and are not renewable, so an alternative raw material is needed, namely palm oil. One type of surfactant that can be produced from palm oil is methyl ester sulfonate (MES). This study aims to obtain the optimum process conditions and the characteristics of the MES surfactant produced from palm oil methyl ester with the sulfonating agent Na2S2O5. The preparation of methyl esters was carried out in two stages of esterification and transesterification reactions using methanol as a source of alcohol with H2SO4 as an acid catalyst and NaOH as a base catalyst. Sulfonation was carried out at temperatures of 80, 90 and 100 0C, the ratio of methyl ester to Na2S2O5 was 1:0.5; 1:0.75; 1:1 and 5 hours reaction time. The optimum process was obtained by treating the temperature of 90 0C with a mole ratio of Na2S2O5 to methyl ester 1:1 with a reaction time of 5 hours. The MES characteristics resulting from these conditions had a pH of 1.45, an acid number of 10.6 mgKOH/g, a density of 0.886 g/cm3 and a sulfonate absorbance value of 0.290.
Pengaruh Motivasi, Lingkungan Kerja, Organizational Citizenship Behaviour terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Karyawan Pt. Pentel Siporio di Makassar
Authors: Muthia Rahma , Amang Baso , Zakaria Junaiddin
Published: February 2023

This study aims to examine empirically the influence of motivation, work environment and organizational citizenship behavior on job satisfaction of PT Pentel Siporio employees in Makassar. The population used is employees of PT. Pentel Siporio in Makassar, who have worked for three consecutive years, namely in 2019, 2020 and 2021. With a total population of 105 people, samples were drawn based on the solving formula, finally 51 people were obtained. employees who were used as respondents. This research is a quantitative and qualitative research using primary data. The hypothesis test used is Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. Data is processed through the Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) Program. The results of this study indicate that Motivation, Work Environment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior are based on the results of a Simultaneous test or testing simultaneously with the three variables Motivation (x1), Work Environment (X2) and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (x3), so the results have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction Employees of PT. Pentel Siporio in Makassar.
Development of Community Participation-Based Tourism Village in Genggelang Village, Lombok Utara District
Authors: Kurniawan Taufiq , Indrawati Lala Nining , Asmara Intan Maharani
Published: February 2023

The problems studied in this research are related to the development of the Genggelang Tourism Village, North Lombok Regency, regarding the forms of participation carried out by the community. The research method used is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques included observation, interviews, and documentation with informants comprising the Tourism Awareness Group of Penjor Hamlet, Tourism Awareness Group of Kertaraharja Hamlet, and Tourism Awareness Group of Gangga Hamlet. The results of this study indicate that the forms of community participation are divided into four forms of participation, the so-called the participation of money, assets, labor and skills. This form of community participation is based on the supporting and inhibiting factors that exist in Genggelang Tourism Village. The supporting and inhibiting factors are divided into three hamlets, where each hamlet has a tourist destination. Thus, the form of community participation in Genggelang Tourism Village is also divided in each related hamlet. The information contained in this research is expected to be able to help increase community participation in Genggelang Tourism Village, North Lombok Regency.
Financing Customer Default Risk Control System at BMT Amanah Ummah Surabaya
Authors: Toyyibi Abdul Majid , Ningsih Amelia , Lurrohman Faisol
Published: February 2023

An Islamic financial institution such as BMT Amanah Ummah hopes for soundness in financing its customers, but the running of financing activities certainly emphasizes that technical rules must be implemented so that default problems will occur so that risk control is the main thing for BMT analysts. The purpose of this study is to determine the BMT risk control system in the occurrence of the risk of default on financing customers. While this research is a type of field research which then uses qualitative research as its approach. In order to get credible results, the researchers carried out data collection techniques, data analysis to the validity of the data. The results of his research are that an BMT Amanah Ummah analyst puts forward the precautionary principle as initial control because it is the main basic part that must be considered besides also having to review based on the character of the customer.
Pengamatan Kebijakan Pendidikan pada Madrasah di Indonesia
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , B. R. Sirait M. Hangga Reksa , Sari Dara Mayang , Khairani Echa Putri , Harahap Mai Syaroh
Published: February 2023

This study aims to determine the role of madrasas in the national education system, madrasa problems, opportunities and challenges of madrasas. The method used in this study is a literature study by collecting secondary data from various references in the form of books and journals, then conducting a descriptive analysis of the data which is presented in detail. In essence, madrasas have a qualified position in nation building, but unfortunately currently education in madrasas is considered "second class" education. This is due to the many problems related to the implementation of madrasas, both large and small scale. As well as problems regarding management, the low quality of madrasa education, the gap between public and private, to the opportunities and challenges for madrasas in Indonesia at this time.
Pengaruh Ilmu Sosial terhadap Mutu Pendidikan Siswa
Authors: Amini Amini , Nurkhairiwa Fauziah , Maulana Indra , Satriawan Ilham , Sinaga Ivo Fatmala , Pandiangan Wahyuni
Published: February 2023

This study aims to describe the impact of learning social sciences on educational change where this change is an increase in quality which will later be useful for future students. Education has a very important role in the development of the Indonesian human being as a whole. Therefore education really needs to be developed from various sciences, because quality education can increase the intelligence of a nation. Education is an important part of the national development process which contributes to increasing a country's economic growth. Education is also an investment in the development of human resources where increasing skills and abilities is believed to be a supporting factor for human efforts in navigating life. The purpose of education based on the principles of Pancasila has the aim of increasing piety to God Almighty, intelligence, skills, enhancing character, strengthening personality so that they can develop themselves and are jointly responsible for the development of the nation. The quality of education needs to be considered to achieve educational goals, while the quality itself can be seen from the success achieved by a student while participating in teaching and learning activities.
Mengkoordinir Ragam Format Acara Dakwah
Authors: Effendy Erwan , Lubis Muhammad Arif Hafizd , Maulana Ahmad , Pulungan Juni Ariansyah
Published: February 2023

The term program can be analogous to goods (goods) or services (services) that are sold to other forms of business. Programs or often referred to as events are items that people need so they are willing to listen to them. In the world of radio, understanding the station format is the heart of all programming performance. Every broadcast program production process refers to the choice of radio station format which is increasingly specific (segmented) as the number of radio stations increases and listeners become more segmented. The more modern the radio, the more specialized the format, the more competitive a radio is, the more focused its program position will be. The sharpening of broadcast programs is a consequence of the sharpness of broadcast formats. The event itself means: “activities that are shown, broadcast, or contested; programs (television, radio, etc.)
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Menyebabkan Rendahnya Hasil Belajar Siswa di SD Negeri Karang Ringin 1
Authors: Meliana Meliana , Dedy Adrianus , Budilaksana Robert
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that cause low student learning outcomes. This research method is a qualitative research with the subject of 10 (ten) students identified as having difficulty learning mathematics. The technique used to collect data is observation through questionnaires, interviews and documentation. Data analysis was performed by data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The conclusion of the results of this study is the type of learning difficulties experienced by students, namely difficulties in understanding concepts and difficulties in numeracy skills. Factors that cause students to experience learning difficulties are internal factors which include students' attitudes in learning, as well as students who do not have an interest in learning mathematics, and students' learning motivation is still low. While external factors include family factors, environmental factors and educator factors.
Pengaruh Komunikasi Orangtua terhadap Pola Perilaku Anak Kelas XI IPA di SMA Futuhiyyah Mranggen
Authors: Maharani Tsabita , Suyati Tri , Venty Venty
Published: February 2023

Research on the Effect of Parental Communication on the Behavior Patterns of Class XI Children in SMA Futuhiyyah Mranggen, aims to get an overview of how parental communication affects children's behavior patterns at home and at school. To obtain information about the behavior of students in the school environment, and to find out how much influence parental communication has on children's behavior patterns at school. This research is a correlational descriptive quantitative research. The population of this research data is 150 students. The sample in this study was 127 students who were taken by simple random sampling technique. The effect of parental communication on behavior patterns in SMA Futuhiyyah Mranggen is -146.228 <0.05, then Ho is accepted and Ha is rejected, so it can be said that there is no influence of parental communication on children's behavior patterns. This means that parental communication with children's behavior patterns at SMA Futuhiyyah Mranggen has no impact on children's behavior patterns. In general, this study was able to determine the importance of the influence of parental communication on children's behavior patterns so that it can be used as a reference for providing counseling services in order to improve parental communication and the behavior patterns of children that influence it.
Peranan Pemuda dalam Melesarikan Tradisi Lampu Colok di Desa Pangkalan Batang Kecamatan Bengkalis
Authors: Humairah Wan Nadhira , Hambali Hambali , Hariyanti Hariyanti
Published: February 2023

This study aims to describe the role of youth in preserving the plug-in lamp tradition in Pangkalan Batang village, Bengkalis sub-district. This research method is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. In this study, researchers conducted research in Pangkalan Batang Village, Bengkalis District. Data collection techniques in this study are observation, interviews, and documentation. The informants in this study consisted of 7 (seven) people, namely the Chairperson of the Bengkalis Regency LAMR Customary Density Council, the Bengkalis Regency Sports and Culture Tourism Office, traditional leaders and the head of the hamlet of Pangkalan Batang village, the chairman of the Karang Taruna and the head of the Pangkalan Batang village plug. The data analysis technique follows the flow model proposed by Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, data presentation, conclusion and verification. The results in this study explain that in the lamp plug tradition there is a role for youth in the form of protection, development, utilization, and inheritance.
Peran Orang Tua Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Anak di Jalan Gatot Soebroto Lorong Adinda Kelurahan Mautapaga Kabupaten Ende
Authors: Ri’a Maria Polencis Pere
Published: February 2023

This study aims to determine the role of parents in improving children's achievement on Jalan Gatot Soebroto, Lorong Adinda, Mautapaga Village, Ende Regency. The problem in this study is what is the role of parents in increasing children's achievements on Jalan Gatot Soebroto, Lorong Adinda, Mautapaga Village, Ende Regency. This study uses qualitative research based on the use of complete and in-depth information in interpreting data about variables, is non-quantitative in nature and is intended to explore in depth and not extend to phenomena. The method used is the method of interviews, observation and documentation. The findings of this study are that the role of parents in determining student achievement at school is very large. Parents who do not pay attention to their children's education, for example, they are indifferent to their child's learning process, do not pay any attention to their child's interests and needs in learning, do not manage their study time, do not provide or complete learning tools, do not want to know how their child's learning is progressing, the difficulties experienced by their children in learning and others can cause children to be less or even not successful in their studies. Conversely, parents who always pay attention to their children, especially attention to their learning activities at home, make children more active and more enthusiastic in learning because they know that they are not the only ones who want to progress, but their parents also have the desire. the same one. So that the learning outcomes or learning achievements achieved by students are better.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Powerpoint Interaktif dalam Pembelajaran Tematik untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Kognitif Siswa di Kelas V Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Putri Amalia Maharani , Iskandar Rossi
Published: February 2023

This study aims to develop interactive powerpoint learning media in thematic learning for class V elementary school. The research subjects were in class V SDN Karang Anyar 03 Pagi with a total of 31 students. Validation was carried out by experts (design experts and material experts), class teachers, and individual students (3 students), small groups (10 people), and field trials. This study uses research and development (R&D) methods with the Dick & Carey model which includes 10 steps. The results of this study were design experts 89.4%, material experts 84.6%, class V teachers 82.4%, and students 93.5% with a very decent category. And students' cognitive learning outcomes can be seen from the results of the pre-test and post-test, where the average value of the test results has increased with a pre-test result of 60.6 and a post-test result of 80.3. Based on these data it can be concluded that interactive powerpoint learning media is feasible and effective for use in thematic learning of class V elementary schools.
Intertekstual Novel Ma Yan Karya Sanie B. Kuncoro dan Novel Selembar Itu Berarti Karya Suryaman Ampriono Kajian Sastra Bandingan
Authors: Wahyuningsi Endang , Aprisa Rico , Wahyuli Putri
Published: February 2023

The problem discussed in this study is the comparison of the Mayan character in the novel Ma Yan by Sanie B. Kuncoro and the character Putri in the novel Selembar Itu Berarti by Suryaman Ampriono in the way the figures maintain education in the midst of the poverty line and the economic crush from the social aspect. The way the characters maintain education in the midst of the poverty line and economic hardship is compared through the social aspects of each character. This type of research is literaty research using the hermeneutic method.  The data collection technique used is the data card technique which is carried out through reading the novel carefully, understanding the content of the novel, and recording data evidence in the novel. The research data that has been collected is then analyzed by identifying data on how the characters maintain education in the middle of the poverty line from the social aspect to Mayan and Putri figures, data classification and data interpretation. From the results of the study found a comparison of how the characters maintain education in the middle of the poverty line which is seen from the social aspect. Sosial aspect in maintaining education in the form of economic conditions, moral values, and social relations.
Disrupting Three Prominent Racialized Trauma Tropes
Authors: Alvarez Adam Julian
Published: February 2023

School-based actors can uphold racialized systems and White supremacy through the racialized youth trauma narratives they reproduce. With respect to the growing movement to better support trauma-exposed youth inside school contexts, it is imperative that school-based actors avoid perpetuating deficit views of youth of color, who are disproportionately overexposed to traumatic experiences. Drawing on the youth trauma literature and personal experiences with educators, this essay outlines three common trauma tropes: (a) the hearing gunshots trope, (b) the socioeconomic myth trope, and (c) the what happened to them trope. These narratives are viewed as tropes because they function as rhetorical tools that ignite White-racialized ideological responses and perpetuate the racial status quo. In closing, the author shares four recommendations to better support trauma-exposed youth and provides empirical pathways for researchers to further study the race-trauma nexus.
Análise temporal de roubos e furtos a residência em Cuiabá, Brasil
Authors: Almeida Franklin , Logsdon Louise , Ceccato Vania , De Paula Diana , Santos Janaina , Portela André
Published: February 2023

O presente estudo analisa a influência dos fatores temporais na dinâmica dos crimes de roubo e furto à residência no município de Cuiabá/MT. Para isso, toma como base teórica e estrutura de orientação as teorias da atividade rotineira e da escolha racional. Apesar de analisar a distribuição de tais crimes por ano, mês, estação do ano, dia da semana e período do dia, os resultados estatísticos apenas apontam que os roubos são mais concentrados no período noturno. Todavia, a pesquisa indica que os crimes de roubo e furto à residência possuem padrões temporais específicos, o que é de grande importância para embasar as políticas de segurança pública na cidade, as quais deverão adotar, por exemplo, variadas estratégias de prevenção para diferentes períodos do dia e do ano.
Percepções sobre a igualdade entre homens e mulheres na Polícia Militar do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Krupp da Silva Juliana , Rudnicki Dani , Hein de Campos Carmen
Published: February 2023

Este artigo busca analisar e compreender as percepções de gênero das mulheres policiais militares do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul e se a afirmação de igualdade profissional entre os sexos é consistente com o discurso igualitário da corporação; para tanto, será abordado o contexto histórico-social acerca das construções do gênero feminino e o seu espaço de atuação profissional no âmbito das instituições policiais militares. A pesquisa qualitativa, realizada em 2018, utilizou como técnica para a coleta de dados grupos focais compostos por mulheres policiais que ocupam o cargo de soldado na Polícia Militar do Rio Grande do Sul (Brigada Militar). Observou-se que as policiais entrevistadas sofrem situações de opressão e enfrentam dificuldades profissionais em razão do gênero, o que contraria o discurso da corporação.
A network model of referent identification by toddlers in a visual world task
Authors: Duta Mihaela , Plunkett Kim
Published: February 2023

We present a neural network model of referent identification in a visual world task. Inputs are visual representations of item pairs unfolding with sequences of phonemes identifying the target item. The model is trained to output the semantic representation of the target and to suppress the distractor . The training set uses a 200-word lexicon typically known by toddlers. The phonological, visual and semantic representations are derived from real corpora. Successful performance requires correct association between labels and visual and semantic representations, as well as correct location identification. The model reproduces experimental evidence that phonological, perceptual and categorical relationships modulate item preferences. Referent identification is achieved with bottomup processing, suggesting the toddler behaviour need not involve top-down feedback.
True cost of data
Authors: wikiarchiving
Published: February 2023

How the data will affect lives
COVID-19 case fatality rate is significantly reduced in high-altitude Andean populations of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú; and México in an ecological study
Authors: Zubieta-DeUrioste Natalia , Armijo-Subieta N. Freddy , Merino-Luna Alfredo , Solarte Ivan , Arias-Reyes Christian , Escalante-Kanashiro Raffo , Suazo José Antonio Carmona , Maravi Enrique , Jiménez-Aguilar Rosalinda , Calle-Aracena José M. , Lopez-Bascope Alberto , Vera Roberto , Zubieta-DeUrioste Rafaela , Rossel Ninoska , Peña-Y-Lillo Yeshua , Chambi-Quilla Gary , Herrera-León Luis , Garrido-Salazar Santiago , Cordova Francisco Ney Villacorta , Coronel Fausto Vinicio Maldonado , Deind Elisabeth , Sheldon Ricki , Accinelli Roberto Alfonso , Campoverdi Aurio Fajardo , Orellana Juan José , Schneider-Gasser Edith. M. , Soliz Jorge
Published: February 2023

Previous epidemiological studies have shown that the incidence and severity of COVID-19 decrease significantly with high altitude. To date, the impact of high altitude on mortality caused by COVID-19 remains debated. This work evaluated the impact of high altitude residency on COVID-19 mortality and recovery rates in several Andean countries and México. For this purpose, a multinational ecological study of official data from Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico was performed from the beginning of the pandemic until the end of 2020. The case fatality rate (CFR) of populations above 2,500 m and below 1,000 m was compared. Our results show that CFR decreases, and there is a higher recovery rate in populations located above 2,500 m in all five countries. Based on this study and multiple other references, we conclude that mortality caused by COVID-19 is lower in high-altitude Andean populations, and in the high-altitude municipalities of Mexico than in the lowlands of all these countries.
Test submission v0
Authors: SakuraDataAnalyst
Published: February 2023

This is a test to see how this platform works.
Yin and colleagues (2018): Impacts of biophilic environment exposure on human physiological and cognitive performance through mindsponge theory perspective
Authors: Nguyen Minh_Hieu Thi
Published: February 2023

Yin and colleagues (2018): Impacts of biophilic environment exposure on human physiological and cognitive performance through mindsponge theory perspective Minh-Hieu Thi NguyenSchool of Psychology, Massey University, Auckland 0632, New ZealandFaculty of Management and Tourism, Hanoi University, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam* * * * *I am participating in BMF Collaborative Project 1: Urban residents’ biodiversity connections and belief in biodiversity loss, and here is an insight from Physiological and cognitive performance of exposure to biophilic indoor environment that connects with the SM3D theoretical framework [2,3].Yin and colleagues (2014) examined physiological and cognitive responses to indoor environments with and without biophilic features via physical and virtual experiences. The research found that interacting with a biophilic environment lowers participants’ blood pressure and negative emotion and increases their short-term memory and positive emotion. Their skin conductance also decreases less in non-biophilic than biophilic ones. More interestingly, the physical and virtual experiences have similar results. From the mindsponge perspective, the information people absorb from their interactions with the environment is integrated and differentiated via a multi-filtering system [4]. If information is compatible with people’s mindsets (core values), it will be synthesized and incorporated through integration. If not, people will assess the cost and benefit of accepting or rejecting the different information. Much evidence suggests that biophilia exists naturally in people’s mindsets; thus, the experiences in the biophilic environment are integrated, and those in the non-biophilic environment are differentiated. Differentiation is a more stressful process as it consumes more energy and requires the involvement of many cognitive functions, possibly leading to poor information exchange with the surrounding environment and negative impact on human health (e.g., high blood pressure, lower short-term memory, and negative emotion).
THE APPLICATION OF INSIDE-OUTSIDE-CIRCLE (IOC) LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: AKHIRUDDIN
Published: February 2023

Inside-Outside Circle (IOC) learning model is a model that focuses on large group discussion and actively involves all students to share their ideas in the classroom. The aim of this research was to improve the sociology students learning outcomes on communication skills and cognitive aspect in Sociology education program Universitas Megarezky. This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR) and applied inside-outside circle which is one of cooperative learning models. The research was done with two cycles each of which consisted of planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. Questionnaires, observation, and tests were used to collect data. Data analysis technique used was descriptive quantitative analysis. The research result showed that students' learning outcomes on communication skills, and cognitive aspect improved in each cycle by the application of IOC learning model can improve the sociology education program for the students' learning outcomes. This research can be considered successful because students' learning outcome on communicative skill aspect is 69% in cycle I and improve 89% in cycle II, then cognitive aspect is 70% in cycle I and Cycle II is 90%.
The semantic representation of food is shaped by cultural experience
Authors: Mazzuca Claudia , Majid Asifa
Published: February 2023

While eating is universally salient, food habits vary greatly even across similar western cultural groups. Italians, for example, are renowned pasta consumers whereas this habit is less pervasive in other western cultures. This variability might shape the conceptualization of food of different cultural groups. Against this backdrop, it has been proposed the semantic representation of food is universally organized along two main axes, with natural food (e.g., vegetables, fruit) relying more on sensory properties and manufactured food (e.g., pasta) relying more on functional properties. In this exploratory study we compared the semantic representation of pasta, vegetables, and fruit across Italian and English speaking participants with a free-listing task. We find the representation of pasta is not restricted to functional properties. Moreover, Italian and English speakers differed both quantitatively and qualitatively in their representation of pasta. Italians produced more exemplars of pasta than English speaking participants, and their conceptual organization of pasta also included fine-grained distinctions (e.g., egg-based vs flour-and-water pasta), whereas English speaking participants mostly focused on perceptual components (e.g., long)—even when accounting for differential consumption, cooking, and preparation experience of pasta. Our results suggest culture-specific experiences can shape the conceptualization of food.
Men's Sociosexuality and Drinking
Authors: Moran James , Hone Liana Senneth Elliott
Published: February 2023

Sociosexuality—one’s attitudes, behaviors, and desires related to casual sex—predicts drinking behavior in both men and women in part because drinking is thought to facilitate interactions that lead to casual sex. It follows that sociosexuality would predict drinking intake (i.e., quantity consumed)—but perhaps not drinking consequences (e.g., blacking out)—on the premise that drinking large quantities with high frequency (but not to such high degrees/levels of intoxication that negative consequences occur) would facilitate casual sex. This set of studies evaluated whether baseline measures of sociosexuality predict drinking intake (i.e., frequency, quantity, and binge drinking) but not experiencing blackouts at follow-up in two samples (Study 1, N = 172; Study 2, N = 1,308) of college-aged men. As predicted, men’s sociosexuality prospectively predicted drinking quantity, frequency, and binge drinking. Contrary to our predictions, men’s sociosexuality also predicted blackouts. College men’s drinking interventions should be tailored to high-risk groups and consider individual differences like sociosexuality.
A Social Study on Dengue Fever Awareness among the students of WM-ASDS at Jahangirnagar University
Authors: Morshed Monzur
Published: February 2023

Bangladesh’s worst dengue fever epidemic was 2019 and the fever has plagued the nation since 2000. The purpose of this study was to learn more about the socioeconomic context of dengue in Bangladesh, as well as the general public's knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAP) toward the disease. In this short study, it has been observed that Masters pass participants had 13% lower practices compared to the Bachelor pass participants and employed participants had 3.69 times more practices compared to the unemployed participants. According to knowledge and attitude status, the chance of practicing the items towards dengue fever was more for knowledgeable persons [aOR: 3.00 (95% CI: 0.52, 17.37); p-value=0.221] and persons who had good attitude [aOR: 1.28 (95% CI: 0.30, 5.46); p-value=0.742]. But all associations were statistically insignificant due to the small size of the sample population.
Co-creation of the Digital Democracy and Data Commons Manifesto: alternative sociotechnical visions of data
Authors: Senabre Hidalgo Enric , Calleja-López Antonio , Suárez-Gonzalo Sara , Morell Mayo Fuster , Belsunces Andreu , Espelt Ricard
Published: February 2023

Amidst public concern surrounding the proprietary and exploitative use of personal data by corporations and public institutions, and its consequences from a sociotechnical perspective, narratives around digital commons have recently emerged framing potential alternatives. This paper presents the results of an experimental approach, methodology and process, through which two main questions are addressed. First, how to articulate co-creation dynamics for the structured and participatory elaboration of the Digital Democracy and Data Commons Manifesto following openness, diversity and inclusivity principles. Second, how the manifesto, as a narrative and discursive artifact, can follow and conclude a wider process of sociotechnical discussion and positioning about data commons. Our approach is based on participatory design methods, more concretely on a collaborative writing sprint, to co-create a manifesto on alternatives to current datafication, digital inequalities and lack of citizen control over personal data. On the one hand we describe the process to implement a sprint approach for collaboratively writing a topic-specific manifesto, in the context of the broader EU project DECODE (Decentralized Citizen Owned Data Ecosystems). On the other hand, we present and analyze main results from the content structure of the manifesto over its initial and final versions, which moved progressively as a cohesive text away from a scholarly and policy-oriented tone.
study the structural and optical properties of pure and lithium doped CdS thin films by chemical bath deposition method
Authors: Ali Noor Hussein , Abbas AbdZaid Dakhil
Published: February 2023

This research deals with the Preparation of pure and   lithium doped CdS Thin Films by chemical bath deposition method , thickness (450±20)nm and the Preparation temperature (75ᵒC) . The results of XRD showed that the films had a polycrystalline hexagonal structure . The preferred orientation was along (002) plane. The average crystallite size Increasing with increasing The doping  . The results of the ( AFM ) showed that the roughness and (RMS)  value were increased with doping . Results (SEM) showed that the films  were uniformly distributed and homogenous . The optical properties were studied by recording the Absorption and Transmittance spectra of the wavelength range from (300-1100)nm, It was found that Absorption increased and  Transmittance decreased with increasing  doping  . It was also found that the Absorption Coefficient increased with increasing  doping  , Optical Energy Gap found  decreased with increasing doping from (2.72 – 2.89 )eV.
Structure, surface topography and optical characterization of Ag co – doped Cd1-xCuxO nanostructure thin films
Authors: Alkhayatt Adel H.Omran
Published: February 2023

Cd1-xCuxO and Ag co-doped Cd1-xCuxO nanostructure thin films with x = 0.2 and different Ag content (0-8%) were deposited by chemical spray pyrolysis technique on glass substrates at a temperature of 350 oC. The XRD results showed that the prepared films have polycrystalline with low crystallinity nature for CdO cubic structure. The preferential orientation of all films was absorbed along (111) plane. CuO monoclinic phase has appeared with low intensity while the Ag cubic phase appeared only in 8% of Ag content. Structural parameters such as average crystallite size, dislocation density and micro-strain were also investigated. SEM images revealed that the surface morphology of the films consists of spherical shaped grains uniformly distributed without detectable micro-cracks and improved by Ag Co-doping. EDXS spectrum analysis confirmed purity and stoichiometry of the prepared compositions. AFM results showed that the surface topography and the surface quality of the deposited thin films can be controlled by the variation of the Ag co-doping concentration. Optical absorbance and transmittance of Ag co-doped Cd1-xCuxO thin films has high values in the visible and near infrared regions respectively and varied with Ag co-doping content. Direct optical energy band gap of Cd1-xCuxO exhibits a blue shift with Ag co-doping, due to the quantum size and Burstein–Moss (BM) effects. The increasing of optical energy gap was confirmed by the decrease in the Urbach tails energy EU after Ag co-doping..
Radon Concentrations and Radon Exhalation Rate in Some Samples of Fertilizers Used in Iraq
Authors: S. Alaboodi Azhar
Published: February 2023

In present study, radon concentrations were measured for  some fertilizers samples . These samples were collected from local markets of Najaf province, Iraq. CR – 39 plastic track detectors were used as measurement device with cylindrical diffusion technique. Also, radon exhalation rate was estimated for all samples under study. The results demonstrate that, the value of radon concentrations were ranged from 1.39 Bq/m3 to 593.06 Bq/m3  with an average of 101.23 Bq/m3,  while the values of radon exhalation rate were ranged from 1.01 mBq/m2.h to 439.89 mBq/m2.h with an average of 73.72 mBq/m2.h. It is found that radon exhalation rate for all fertilizers samples were below the maximum permissible limit 57.6 (Bq/m2.hour), so it can be concluded that the samples under study may have no health risks.
Effect of Substrate and Growth temperature on Zinc Oxide nanorods via Hydrothermal Processing
Authors: Y. Mohammed Husain , J. Kasim Sattar
Published: February 2023

In this paper, the hydrothermal processing (HTP) was employed to synthesize Zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO-NRs) arrays on p-type Si(100), and glass substrates at 95℃, and 120 ℃. The X-ray diffraction(XRD) measurements confirm that all prepared films are polycrystalline with hexagonal structure and orientation on plane c-axis (002) as shown in FESEM images. The intensity of peak (2ө =34.2°) was increased and its full width at half maximum (FWHM) decreased with the increase of temperature due to the increase in their particles size. The images of field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) show that ZnO-NRs on Si substrate gives a better result from the glass substrate with an aspect ratio (17.95, and17.43) for the prepared samples at (120°C, and 95°C) , respectively. The growth temperature effect is clear onto average diameter, average length and aspect ratio, where they increased with increasing temperature. The optical measurement shows that the peak of absorption increased with increasing temperature while the reflection spectra decreased. The band gap of ZnO-NRs on Si was determined from the reflection spectra while for glass substrate was determined from absorption spectra.
Maternal and child health care practice of Tamang community
Authors: Timalsina Suresh
Published: February 2023

Health is the most important factor of human life. It is a multi-dimensional process and a quality of life which entails a dynamic interact among the physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of life. Good health improves the quality of life. The major health problems of Nepal are highly related to maternal and child health care practices. So, MCH care is the very important component of primary health care in Nepal. Most of the women of Nepal are illiterate and ignorant regarding the high maternal and child mortality rate in Nepal. This research was based on descriptive research design with both quantitative and qualitative nature of information. The major results from the findings of this study reveals that 29.5 percent respondents had not antenatal checked up and 70.4 percent respondents had antenatal checked up. The majority of the respondent (34.1 percent) women had antenatal checked up of three times during pregnancy period, whereas 38 percent of the pregnant women had checked up for four times, few (6.9 percent) of the pregnant women had five times antenatal checked up during pregnancy period. It was found that majority of the respondents (63.6 percent) had antenatal checked in health post and most of the respondent’s (64.8 percent) first child bearing age was found to be 15-19 years of age and least of the (4.5 percent) respondent’s first child bearing age was found 25-29 years of age. Similarly, 47.7 percent of respondent mothers had taken one dose of TT injection and 31.9 percent of respondent mothers had taken non dose of TT injection.
Multicultural Education: Concept, Emergence and Dimensions
Authors: Tamang Yam Bahadur
Published: February 2023

Multicultural education is emerging perceptive in today's education. Most of the educator and tutors need to aware how to treat the culture diversity of students in the teaching learning process. This cultural phenomenon basically influences on in building school structure and curricula implementation in school. This multicultural perspective emerged during the 1960s and more influential till now. It has cleared that this emerging concept needs to address for ensuring the equity in education of students. For this, Banks provided the five dimensions viz. content integration, knowledge construction process, prejudice reduction, equity pedagogy and an empowering school culture and social structure to address the cultural diversity of people in education.
Public Service Delivery in Nepal: A Case of Passport Distribution from Passport Department, Kathmandu
Authors: Shahi Hari Bhakta
Published: February 2023

Public service delivery is providing goods and services to the people. Public service delivery is provided to the people by creating institution, developing system and needs of the people. Government of Nepal (GoN) created different ministries, departments and agencies to provide public services to the citizen. To provide public service delivery GoN created policies, Act, rules and regulations. This study concern to passport distribution service delivery which is systematized through passport act, rules and regulation. Passport are distributed from DoP, 77 districts and 39 diplomatic mission. In the year 2010 to 2021 total number of passport distributed were 7,037,320 citizens in which 22.10 percent of were females, and 77.90 percent of were males. Thus male were more provided service delivery in terms of passport distribution. DoP 2021 showed that, total of 553258 passport were distributed in that year in which 162,954 passport have been applied and distributed from DOP, 298,367 were applied and distributed from the districts, and 91,937 were applied and distributed from the missions abroad. This showed that service delivery at district level are higher.
State of Private Tutoring in Mathematics Learning From School to Higher Education
Authors: Ojha Lokraj
Published: February 2023

The study aims to determine the state of private tutoring in mathematics learning from school to higher education in the Nepalese education system. Also, the study was intended to compare the practice of private tutoring in mathematics at the secondary level and higher education. The study was conducted within the framework of descriptive and qualitative research design using an interview schedule and observation guidelines as the tools for data collection. Finally, it was found that mathematics is one of the subject in which massive numbers of students demand for supplementary classes at secondary level and even in higher level. Intentionally, they want to join tuition classes at secondary level rather than primary level, and which level the board exam will be administered. Before beginning of semester system at University level those students majoring mathematics want to join private tuition classes to pass their examination. However, in present context, those students who are studying other faculties like management, science, technology demands for it than those who were majoring mathematics.
Students Empowerment in Mathematics Classroom: Perception, Strategies, and States
Authors: Dhakal Bed Prasad
Published: February 2023

Whatever the existing teaching-learning practices of mathematics education in our classroom, it is time to escalate its effectiveness through sincere exploration of students’ empowerment. Empowering our students in the mathematics classroom is psychological, strategic, and contingent on both mathematics teachers and students. This article argues that the exploration of understanding students’ empowerment, empowering strategies, and state of empowered mind are not fully studied yet. Capturing the belief, understanding, perception, and practices of students’ empowerment in mathematics teaching and learning is the core concern of this paper. The secondary-level mathematics teachers from the community schools of Kathmandu valley were purposively selected. Descriptive exploration was made to discuss the information on three key focuses; perception of students’ empowerment, strategies for empowerment, and states of empowered students within the classroom premises. The opportunity for collaborative and cooperative engagement which accept the individual voice of students in the mathematics classroom is perceived as the strategy for students’ empowerment. Sufficient cognitive, as well as effective actions that help to build the students’ strength in learning mathematics, are the fundamental empowering strategies, and the condition of happiness, satisfaction and on-task behavior are the states of empowered students. Policymakers, academicians, and even managers would take benefit from the finding of this article. There are still many spaces to reduce the gap between existing and expected strategies for students’ empowerment in the mathematics classroom.
Rational Assessment of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Agricultural Soil from Selected Places of Banepa, Nepal
Authors: Khadka Isha , Jyawali Sanju , Paudel Dasu Ram
Published: February 2023

Physico-chemical parameters are among the basic attributes for the study of soil as they play a critical role in the assessment of soil health. In the present study, an attempt was made to study the physicochemical parameters in soil samples collected from six places of Banepa (Sinagal, Budole, Janagal, Chandeswori, Nayabasti, and Dhaneswor). The soil characterization was carried out for parameters like moisture content (%), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), chloride (Cl-), sulphate (SO42-), and phosphate (PO43-) ions. Chloride and sulphate were analyzed by argentometric titration and gravimetric method. The molybdenum blue method was employed for analysis of phosphate. In the present study, the pH of different soil samples ranged from 4.02-6.46 indicating a strongly to slightly acidic nature. EC values ranged from 0.05-0.45 mS/cm which showed that all soil samples were non-saline. The concentration of Cl-, SO42- and PO43- were in the range of 10142-16904 ppm, 1440-3907 ppm, and 1.8-3.8 ppm, respectively. Analysis of these parameters helps to determine the nature, fertility status of soil which is important for agricultural chemists for plant growth and soil management. Such studies provide the necessary information required to maintain optimum fertility year after year.
Theatricality of the Body in Bode Jatra: A Study of the Tongue-Piercing Culture
Authors: Thapa Hukum
Published: February 2023

The present paper attempts to explore the body in relation to theatricality in Bode Jatra, the tongue-piercing festival of the Newar community in Bode, Bhaktapur. The study treats body as the territorial site to foreground how body performance becomes theatrical, taking the performance of Bode Jatra, the performativity of the tongue-piercing, as its text. The raving performance of tongue piercing generates an expression of cosmogonic consciousness. It encompasses the movement of the body both from micro and macro facet which constitutes the theatrical culmination. Therefore, performativity of the body becomes a trope that necessitates in studying the conception and evolution of theatre with the view that bodily performance is the epitome of theatricality which has hitherto remained veiled. The body which performs liminal in Bode Jatra exerts cosmogonic force that subverts the traditional hierarchy — the mundane world and the world of spirit.
Vikram Seth’s From Heaven Lake as a Counter-Orientalist Travel Narrative
Authors: Upadhyay Toya Nath
Published: February 2023

This study reads Vikram Seth’s From Heaven Lake: Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet (1983) as a counter-orientalist travel narrative that destabilizes the conventions of Western travel writing genre. Conventional Western travel writing, as postcolonial scholars such as Edward Said, Homi K. Bhabha and others claim, functioned mostly as a colonial or orientalist discourse by being involved in producing knowledge about the Orient for Western domination and control. It created a binary between the West and the Orient and treated the latter in negative and derogatory terms. The residues of colonial discourse, as critics such as Debbie Lisle, Mary Louise Pratt and others argue, persist in the postcolonial travel writing as well. This paper examines Seth’s travelogue and claims that the travelogue counters the orientalist discourse primarily in two ways. One, it renders differences upon the peoples and their cultures in positive terms, and another, it avoids the conventional home-away-home trajectory of journey. For the analytic purpose, the study engages both available critical responses and theoretical insights from scholars in travel writing and postcolonial theories such as Carl Thompson, Debbie Lisle, Tim Youngs, Edward Said and so on. Finally, the study expects to open up a new approach in the study of post-empire travel narratives, especially written by non-Western writers.