bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Formation of digital communication in the organizational and pedagogical activity of the university
Authors: Zotova Anna S.
Published: April 2023

Problem statement. The active development of digital technologies has had a serious impact on the field of education and led to the formation of a new information and communication environment at universities. Within the framework of the study, the features of the formation of digital communication of organizational and pedagogical activity of a modern university were considered. Methodology. The main methods chosen are a SWOT analysis of opportunities and threats associated with the introduction of the digital environment at the university, and a sociological survey to assess the attitude of all participants in the educational process to the digitalization of the university. Results. The study of the process of digital communication of the university's activities made it possible to design a pilot communication model of organizational and pedagogical activity of the university in a new digital environment. The trends in the development of the knowledge society focused on the activities of higher educational institutions and the sphere of educational services are also identified. The main provisions in the field of the processes of formation of elite consciousness and professional domestic elite capable of continuing the development of progress have been formed. Conclusion. The proposed pilot version of modeling the digital environment of the university helped to formulate the basic requirements for the organization of higher school activities and highlight the current directions of development: activation of innovative and creative potential of students, scientific and project activity of the teaching staff, improvement of the competence-based professional level of training of personnel and employees of the university, contributing, among other things, to personal development and increased labor efficiency. This strategy will help the university become a brand and take a stable position in a competitive environment, create stable economic development, and, as a result, expand partnerships, scientific and educational projects that give the right to enter the modern socio-cultural space of the country and the world.
US Leverage Tools in Iran in 1950s - 1960s
Authors: Iskandaryan Gohar M.
Published: April 2023

The study presents an analysis of American influence in Iran after the World War II. The author describes how American foreign policy concepts worked in Iran, and opened a window into the country for American oil industries. The importance and relevance of the article lie in the fact that the players have not changed significantly, nor have the rules of the game and the actions they evoke changed much. Although the foreign policy toolkit of the US has been modernized, very often old methods are still practiced in the region, thus the study and analysis of those are very valuable today. The author tries to identify the problems of Iran in the second half of the 20th century, to study them in parallel with American foreign policy concepts, to present and analyze how American concepts paved the way for the expansionist policy of the United States. The key finding of the research shows that every American foreign policy concept was basically implemented only in case of the continuity of the power of the same party. Thus, Republican D. Eisenhower promoted the concept of supporting American oil tycoons. After him, Democrat J.F. Kennedy did not continue this approach in full, but only retained some elements. J.F. Kennedy believed that if the Iranian government was headed by a skilled prime minister, an adherent of Western values, who could properly manage the Iranian economy, then Iran would become a regional ally for the United States rather than a dependent country. After J.F. Kennedy, L. Johnson continued the foreign policy approach regarding Iran by promoting the country’s reformation through the White revolution. However, as history proved, the White Revolution failed to solve all the socioeconomic problems of Iran in the short term. Instead, the monarchy faced new and already fatal problems. The sources for this paper were the archives of the US presidents, the archives of the US State Department, the memoirs of a number of politicians, the correspondence between the US presidents and the Shah, as well as the Iranian press of that time. The author has applied the historical-comparative method, using the principles of content analysis.
African Continental Integration - A New Step towards a Multipolar World
Authors: Volkov Sergey N. , Konstantinova Olga V.
Published: April 2023

The global economy continues to suffer the consequences of the 2020 global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the dramatic shifts in international relations in 2022 triggered by severe sanctions imposed by Western nations against Russia. Many countries have been affected by the restrictions. African economies were no exception, experiencing a strong negative impact of these sanctions because of rising global prices on cereal crops, oil, natural gas, and mineral fertilizers, which caused a decrease in their imports felt primarily by the most vulnerable population groups. In addition, the region has seen a retreat from basic gains in living standards and social problems. This situation has once again made it clear to African countries that they should pool efforts in order to minimize damage and facilitate economic recovery. In this regard, the issues of developing economic integration, such as the transition from the subregional to regional (continental) level of economic integration, which is the subject of this paper, have become more relevant. The African Continental Free Trade Area, launched on January 1, 2021, is the largest in the world in terms of the number of participating countries with a total population of 1.3 billion USD and GDP of 3.4 trillion USD, and is expected to more than double by 2050. An important achievement of economic integration in Africa is the creation in 2018 of the African Single Market for Air Transport and plans for the introduction of a single passport, which are designed to ensure the free movement of Africans across the continent. Thus, continental integration is an extremely important and necessary tool for Africa to strengthen intra-regional ties, increase labor productivity and enhance the competitiveness of African goods. In addition, the promotion of integration helps to strengthen Africa’s economic and political positions in the world, which objectively contributes to the movement towards a multipolar world.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Political Instability and the Rwandan Factor
Authors: Denisova Tatyana S. , Kostelyanets Sergey V.
Published: April 2023

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in a state of constant political instability since June 30, 1960, i.e., throughout the entire period of its independent development. The country has experienced a series of civil wars and local conflicts, the causes of which, as in other African countries, have been inter-ethnic and inter-confessional tensions, struggle for power and access to natural resources, inability of governments to control the situation in the periphery, etc. The peculiarity of the Congolese conflicts and DRC politics in general is the interference of external actors, primarily neighboring countries. Rwanda has played the greatest role in maintaining permanent instability in the DRC. This has been argued in numerous books and articles by Russian and foreign researchers, but Africanists have not yet carried out a comprehensive analysis of the historical background and contemporary factors of Rwanda’s influence on the situation in the DRC, and the present paper aims at filling this gap. The purpose of the study is to identify the political and economic motives for the presence of the Rwandan army on the Congolese territory, to examine the role of national leaders of the two states - P. Kagame, L.-D. Kabila, J. Kabila, and F. Tshisekedi - in the political development of the DRC, as well as the reasons for the conflict that broke out in 2022 between the DRC and Rwanda. The paper applies a comprehensive approach to the processes and phenomena under consideration, using the principles of comparative data analysis and critical assessment of information. The relevance of the topic of research is due to both the increase in political instability in Africa and in the world as a whole, and the noticeable increase in the influence of African countries on international political and economic processes.
Improving agarics usability and sampling in conservation assessments
Authors: Romano Gonzalo , Lechner Bernardo , Greslebin Alina
Published: April 2023

Species are not equally detectable, and this should be considered at the
moment of choosing ecological indicators and considering sampling
efforts. Indexes that permit ranking gilled species according to their
abundance, permanency and basidiomes features were constructed. The same
indexes were used to evaluate sampling effort and efficiency: more than
2 hours of continuous work affects negatively the capability of finding
less detectable species. Ranking species is a practical solution to
organise abundance datasets, and can be easily applied to find patterns
of species relevance and detectability to better understand our findings
and even to ensure optimum field work efficiency.
Dose-, time-, and sex-dependent effects of pegfilgrastim on the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii)
Authors: Strydom JP , Brand Linda , Viljoen Francois , Wolmarans De Wet
Published: April 2023

An increasing body of research implicates inflammatory processes,
including alterations in the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), in the
pathophysiology of psychiatric illness. The deer mouse (Peromyscus
maniculatus bairdii) is commonly studied for its naturalistic expression
of compulsive-like behaviour. Towards future efforts to gain an
understanding of how innate and adaptive immune processes might be
involved this model, we set out to study the effects of pegfilgrastim, a
pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
(g-CSF) analogue, on the NLR of both male and female deer mice. Briefly,
54 deer mice (equally distributed between sexes) were exposed to a
single injection with either control or pegfilgrastim (0.1 or 1 mg/kg)
(n = 18 per group). Six mice of each group were euthanized on days two,
four and seven post-administration, blood collected and the NLR
calculated. Our results showed that irrespective of dose, pegfilgrastim
resulted in higher NLR values in mice of both sexes at days four and
seven of testing, but that female mice exposed to the higher dose,
presented with significantly higher NLR values irrespective of time,
compared to male mice exposed to the same. These data highlight
important dose and sex-specific areas for consideration and provide a
useful basis for further study of both immunological and brain-immune
crosstalk processes in deer mice.
Nadir Toprak Elementlerinin Karbon Elyaf Tozu Takviyeli Poliolefinlerin Akışkanlığına Etkileri
Authors: KISMET Yılmaz , GÜRAY Serhat
Published: April 2023

Bu çalışmada, poliolefinler grubuna ait ticari birer termoplastik olan alçak yoğunluklu polietilen (AYPE), yüksek yoğunluklu polietilen (YYPE) ve polipropilenin (PP) akışkanlığı üzerine karbon elyaf tozunun ve nadir toprak elementlerinin etkileri incelenmiştir. Öncelikle mekanik olarak karıştırılan ağırlıkça %5, %10 ve %15 oranlarında karbon elyaf tozu içeren termoplastiklere ait karışımların eriyik akış analizleri yapıldı. Daha sonra AYPE, karbon elyaf tozu ve %90’nın üzerinde zenginleştirilmiş lantan ve seryum ile çözeltiler hazırlandı ve bunların akışkanlıkları incelendi. Bu çözeltiler hazırlanırken AYPE sentetik tinerde, lantan ve seryum ise su da çözündü ve sonra karbon elyaf tozu takviye edildi. Hazırlanan bu çözeltiler saf termoplastikler (AYPE, YYPE, PP) ile ayrı ayrı ağırlıkça %10, %20, %30, %40 ve %50 oranlarda karıştırılarak akışkanlık ve yoğunluk analizleri gerçekleştirildi. Bu şekilde hem karbon elyaf tozu hem de lantan ve seryum emdirilmiş karbon elyaf tozlarının termoplastiklerin akışkanlık ve yoğunluğu üzerine olan etkileri belirlenerek elde edilen sonuçlar grafiklerle açıklandı.
Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization Approach for Prediction of Physical Parameters of Rectangular-Shaped Microstrip Antenna
Authors: Seven Zeynep Sıdıka , Can Sultan
Published: April 2023

This study presents the results of two optimization algorithms for estimating the resonant frequency, bandwidth, feed point, and input impedance of a rectangular-shaped microstrip antenna. To minimize the design cost and design time, genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization methods have been applied and compared. The antenna design parameters were considered by using a genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) is implemented in the MATLAB® environment. The calculation results were assimilated with other studies in the literature in terms of accuracy. The computational results of the optimized parameters are having a good agreement with the experimental results. The optimized antenna was modeled and verified by the analyses performed using the CST Studio Suite® software.
Al, Cu Katkılı, Katkısız TiO2 İnce Film Biriktirme ve Katkılamanın Film Özelliklerine Etkisi
Authors: GÖZÜKIZIL Mehmet Fatih , BİRELLİ Ali
Published: April 2023

Bu çalışma kapsamında öncelikle katkısız TiO2 filmler daldırarak kaplama yöntemi ile üretildi. Optimum katkılı ve katkısız ince film biriktirme parametreleri yapılan ön denemeler ve daha önceki çalışmalar derlenerek; daldırma tekrar sayısı 8 kat, daldırma süresi 90sn, süreç arası kuruma sıcaklığı 110 °C, süresi 150 sn, tavlama sıcaklığı 500 °C ve süresi 2 saat olarak belirlendi. Daha sonra farklı fiziksel özelliklere sahip Al ve Cu metalleri ile katkılanarak, katkılamanın TiO2 ince filmlerin yüzeysel, yapısal ve optik özellikler üzerine etkileri incelendi. Katkılama oranları değiştirilerek (%1, %3, %5) katkılama ile TiO2 ince filmlerin fiziksel özelliklerindeki değişimler belirlendi. SEM görüntülüleri incelendiğinde; cam altlıklar yüzeylerine TiO2 ince filmler homojen olarak biriktirildiği ve Al katkılamanın TiO2 film katmanlarındaki tanecik boyutunu küçülttüğü, Cu katkılamanın ise tanecik boyutunu büyüttüğü tespit edildi. XRD analiz spektrumu verileri ile hesaplamalar sonucunda tanecik boyutundaki değişimlerin SEM görüntülerine uyumlu olduğu görüldü. Katkısız TiO2 ince filmler için Anataz fazında TiO2'nin bilinen net tepe noktaları, Al ve Cu katkısından kaynaklanan pikler XRD spektrumunda tespit edilerek ince film biriktirme işlemlerinin başarıyla yapıldığı belirlendi. Optik özellikler incelendiğinde yasak enerji aralığı TiO2 ince film için 3,21eV olarak hesaplandı. Al katkılama ile TiO2 ince filmlerin yasak enerji aralığının arttığı ve Cu katkılama ile yasak enerji aralığının azaldığı tespit edildi.
Statistical Modelling of Process Variables in the Electrospinning Production of PAN-Based Nanofibers
Authors: AYDIN Ebubekir Sıddık , KORKUT İbrahim
Published: April 2023

In this study, the effects of the electrospinning operating parameters such as flow rate (1-5 ml/h), voltage (15-30 kV), and distance to the collector (100-200 mm) on the physical properties of PAN-based nanofibers were investigated statistically by applying the central composite design method. The minimum nanofiber diameter was found to be 366.5 nm, under operating conditions of 5 ml/h flow rate, 30 kV, and 100 mm distance to the collector. Experimental conditions of 15 kV, 5 ml/h flow rate, and a 200 mm distance to the collector, a maximum porosity value of 0.446 was obtained. Similarly to the porosity, the water absorption capacity (WAC) value did not show a linear increase, and the maximum absorption capacity was calculated as 5712%, and at that point where the diameter is relatively large and the porosity is low.
Comparative Analysis of the Features of a 5G Network Production Dataset: The Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Okpara Chinedu R. , Idigo Victor E. , Okafor Chukwunenye S.
Published: April 2023

5G networks deployment is much data driven, leading to more energy consumption. The need to efficiently manage this energy consumption is a major drive in the comparative analysis of the features of a 5G production dataset. The features of the 5G production dataset generated with G-Net track pro were analyzed using Python programming language. From the correlation coefficient results obtained, the highest correlation value of 0.78 exists between the reference signal power and the received signal reference power of the neighbouring cells. Using the significant indicator, we observed that the signal to noise ratio is the most important of all the features. Using heat map and scatter plots, we further observed that there were good relationships between the key features selected from the significant indicator. These features will play a big role in improving the energy efficiency of a 5G network.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF FISIKA SMA BERBASIS ADOBE ANIMATE CC PADA MATERI HUKUM GRAVITASI NEWTON
Authors: Pratama Ilham Angga , Subiki Subiki , Harijanto Alex
Published: April 2023

Penelitian ini dilandasi adanya pembatasan waktu pembelajaran karena pandemi Covid-19, sehingga diperlukan media pembelajaran yang interaktif agar siswa lebih memahami materi pembelajaran. Pengembangan media pembelajaran interaktif yang terintergrasi dengan laboratorium virtual menjadi solusi untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran interaktif fisika SMA berbasis Adobe Animate CC pada materi hukum gravitasi newton. Metode penelitian ini memakai desain pengembangan Nieveen yaitu studi pendahuluan, tahap perancangan, dan tahap penilaian. Berdasarkan hasil analisis ahli media dan ahli pengguna, didapatkan rata-rata presentase validasi media pembelajaran interaktif fisika SMA berbasis Adobe Animate CC sebesar 89.17% yang memiliki kriteria sangat valid. Sedangkan hasil efektivitas media pembelajaran interaktif fisika SMA berbasis Adobe Animate CC memperoleh nilai N-Gain sebesar 0.78 dengan kriteria tinggi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah media pembelajaran interaktif fisika SMA berbasis Adobe Animate CC memenuhi kriteria kelayakan sangat valid dan sangat efektif dipergunakan dalam pembelajaran fisika materi Hukum Gravitasi Newton yang tergolong abstrak bagi siswa.
IDENTIFICATION OF RIVER WATER QUALITY YARN NETWORK AT THE TIBU NANGKLOK WATER TREATMENT INSTALLATION CENTRAL LOMBOK PDAM BASED ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS
Authors: Wahyuni Wahyuni , Meiliyadi Lalu Ahmad Didik , Bahtiar Bahtiar
Published: April 2023

The river is one of the easiest shallow water sources to find and use. Benang Kelambu River is a river located in Aik Berik village, North Batukliang sub-district, Central Lombok. Besides acting as a source of water, the thread netting river is also known as a tourist spot with its famous waterfall. Because it is a tourist attraction, of course, the quality of the thread netting river water needs to be investigated, whether it is still drinkable or has been polluted.This study uses an experimental method by analyzing water quality based on two parameters, namely physical parameters by measuring (temperature, pH, conductivity and TDS), while the chemical parameters measured are (Fe, Cu, and Mn).From the results of research that has been carried out, it is known that from the two water samples that have been studied in terms of physical parameters, both samples are still below the threshold, so they are still considered safe. Meanwhile, in terms of chemical parameters, both samples contained heavy metals which were far below the threshold.
Model E-Booklet Fisika Terintegrasi Mitigasi Bencana Tsunami Pada Materi Gelombang Untuk Siswa di Pulau Enggano
Authors: Fitri Elsi Adelia , Karyadi Bhakti , Johan Henny , Farid Muchammad
Published: April 2023

Abstrak Bengkulu merupakan daerah yang rawan bencana gempa bumi karena termasuk kedalam zona   subduksi  yang terletak di lempeng Indo, Australia   dan   Eurasia. Hal ini berpotensi menimbulkan bencana tsunami jika terjadi di dasar laut dengan kekuatan yang besar. Maka, sangat penting membekalkan informasi dan kesiapsiagaan bencana tsunami kepada peserta didik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang model e-booklet yaitu elektronik booklet fisika terintegrasi mitigasi bencana tsunami pada materi gelombang. Metode penelitian ini yaitu penelitian dan pengembangan. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu angket, panduan wawancara dan observasi. Instrumen penelitian berupa  lembar observasi, lembar angket analisis kebutuhan dan panduan wawancara guru. Teknik analisis data yaitu analisis deskriptif, kuantitatif dan kualitatif.   Berdasarkan hasil  penelitian dibutuhkan bahan ajar yang sesuai dengan karakteristik siswa, salah satu bahan ajar yang sesuai  dapat berupa E-Booklet terintegrasi mitigasi tsunami dengan rancangan yang dapat dimulai dari fenomena tsunami kemudian dijelaskan dengan konsep gelombang sehingga dapat bermanfaat pada upaya mitigasi tsunami yang diharapkan dapat membekalkan kesiapsiagaan bencana tsunami pada peserta didik.Kata Kunci: E-Booklet, Mitigasi, Pulau Enggano, Tsunami.
Model Integrasi Mitigasi Bencana Gempa Bumi pada Konsep Gelombang
Authors: Opilah Betresie Sendy , Karyadi Bhakti , Johan Henny , Mayub Afrizal
Published: April 2023

Abstrak Pulau Enggano sebagai salah satu wilayah kepulauan sehingga rawan akan bencana alam khususnya bencana gempa bumi. Maka dari itu, sangat penting untuk membekalkan pengetahun dan kesiapsiagaan dalam menghadapi ancaman bencana tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendesain model integrasi mitigasi bencana dalam pembelajaran fisika pada konsep gelombang. Hasil dari kegiatan penelitian yang diharapkan adalah (1) peta kompetansi dasar gelombang yang terintegrasi mitigasi bencana gempa bumi, (2) desain model integrasi mitigasi bencana gempa bumi pada konsep gelombang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah research and development (R&D) dengan model 4D. Namun, penelitian ini dibatasi sampai tahap design. Pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan instrumen berupa angket siswa, wawancara guru, dokumentasi perangkat pembelajaran, dan observasi upaya mitigasi yang ada di Pulau Enggano. Hasil penelitian bahwa pada Kompetensi Dasar (KD) gelombang sangat potensial disisipkan mitigasi bencana khususnya gempa bumi. Model integrasi mitigasi bencana gempa bumi  pada gelombang gempa bumi berisi rangkuman materi ajar yang bersumber dari hasil analisis buku yang didesign dengan ringkas untuk mempermudah siswa dalam belajar secara mandiri dan dapat digunakan sebagai bahan ajar.Kata Kunci: Concept Mapping, Gelombang, Mitigasi bencana.
MATERI AJAR USAHA DAN ENERGI DENGAN PENGAJARAN LANGSUNG UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Mahrita Erni , Suyidno Suyidno , Arifuddin Muhammad , Dewantara Dewi
Published: April 2023

Problem solving skills play an important role in facing challenges and opportunities in the industrial era 4.0. However, these skills have not been trained properly in school. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to describe the feasibility of business and energy teaching materials with a direct teaching model to improve students' problem solving skills. This research uses ADDIE. Implementation test on 25 students of class X MIPA at a high school in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Collecting data using observation sheets of learning implementation and problem solving tests. The results showed that the direct teaching phases could be implemented well and the students' responses were in good category. In addition, the problem solving n-gain is 0.62 in the medium category. Thus, the business and energy teaching materials developed are feasible to improve students' problem solving skills in learning physics.
The Use of the Hierarchical Method to Group the Countries of the European Union According to their Energy and Climate Policies Adopted on the Basis of Directives of the European Parliament
Authors: Zioło Monika , Luty Lidia
Published: April 2023

Subject and purpose of work

The European Union’s energy policy focuses mainly on three areas: reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector by increasing the use of RES, reducing emissions of harmful pollutants, and increasing the efficiency of the electricity used.

Sustainable energy use, on the other hand, is clearly associated with an increased use of renewable energy sources, which ensures energy security, as well as diversification of energy supplies that sustain and improve the quality of the environment.

The purpose of the paper is to present the diversity of the countries of the European Union in terms of the actions they take in the field of energy and climate policy resulting from the European Union directives.

Materials and methods

Based on the goals of energy policy presented in the EU directives a number of indicators were selected in order to describe the actions taken by EU member states. After a substantive and statistical verification, 6 variables were left. The use of the Ward’s method made it possible to create groups of countries that are similar in terms of their energy and climate policies.

Conclusions

The most favorable situation in terms of the effects of the climate and energy policy can be observed in the current leaders, that is in Sweden and Finland as well as in Estonia. Central European countries, mainly Poland, have high-emission economies, accompanied by low investment in modern environmentally friendly technologies. This is manifested, among others, in high concentrations of particulate matter, which contributes to poor air quality, categories in which Poland has some of the worst results in the entire EU.
Lyme Disease as Farmers’ Occupational Disease. The Evaluation of an Increase in Morbidity Rate Tendency Between 2000 and 2019
Authors: Podstawka Marian , Giza Ewa
Published: April 2023

Subject and purpose of work

The aim of this paper is to make an analysis and evaluation of Lyme disease incidence, understood as a diagnosed farmers’ occupational disease.

Materials and methods

The analysis and an evaluation were made based on materials, data and information originating, among other things, from the following: The analysis and an evaluation were made based on materials, data and information originating, among other things, from the following: The Agricultural Social Insurance Fund, the Main Sanitary Inspectorate and the National Institute of Hygiene, official legal acts published in the Journal of Laws, industry literature, as well as works and publications of researchers dealing with Lyme disease.

Results

The results of this study indicate that Lyme disease is not only the main and dominant occupational disease of farmers, but also an infectious disease having a growing trend among Polish society. Every year, an increase in cases in which Lyme disease spirochete infection was found and diagnosed, is observed. This situation is affected not only by insufficient preventive measures, difficult and ineffective diagnostics, or low awareness of Lyme disease, but also by environmental factors and climate change.

Conclusions

Considering that the disease leads to numerous dangerous health-related consequences, while a protective vaccine has not yet been prepared, it seems extremely important to implement preventive measures and conduct education on prevention among farmers as well as other professional groups and the entire population.
An Analysis of the Public Distribution System in Rural Haryana, India
Authors: Devi Seema , Siwach Manoj
Published: April 2023

Subject and Purpose of the work

The present paper aims to analyze the functioning and coverage of the public distribution system in rural Haryana, India.

Materials and methods

For analyses, secondary data were taken from various government reports like the Economic Survey of Haryana, Economic Survey of India, Census of India, Food and Supply Department, Haryana, etc. The analyses were conducted using descriptive statistics.

Results

: The study’s findings revealed that the public distribution system facilitates 51.45 percent of the total rural population of Haryana. As Per the guidelines of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, 75 percent of the rural population should be covered by the States under the benefits of the public distribution system. The public distribution system operates in the State with a vast network of Fair Price Shops (FPS) and a well-organized structure. The study revealed that the ratio of the beneficiaries of PDS to the FPS in Haryana is quite satisfactory and meets the criteria fixed by the Food and Supply Department of India.

Conclusions

The State of Haryana does not meet the criteria of NFSA, 2013. One primary reason is that a large part of the population falls under the APL category, which has been excluded from the benefits of PDS after the implementation of NFSA, 2013.While the ratio of beneficiaries to FPS indicates the magnificent functioning of FPSs in the State.
Evaluation of the Crop Insurance Performance in Haryana
Authors: Sheoran Vandana , Kait Rohtas
Published: April 2023

Subject and purpose of the work

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the overall physical and financial performance of the crop insurance schemes in Haryana.

Materials and methods

The study was purely based on secondary data collected from the Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Union of Haryana. The compound annual growth rate and the percentage method have been used to analyse the performance of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

Results

The compound annual growth rate of benefited farmers was higher in the Rabi crop (28%), and in the same way, the overall area covered (1.4%) was also higher in the Rabi crop. The non-loanee farmers adopted Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) without any kind of loan in any scheme such as the Kisan credit card. The growth rates of non-loanee farmers of Rabi and Kharif crops were observed at 143.2% and 184.3% which was highly satisfactory. Loanee farmers were already large in number since the commencement of PMFBY.

Conclusions

It was found that the parameters such as area covered, loanee, non-loanee farmers and the number of beneficiaries of Rabi and Kharif crops increased and had a significant effect on the farmer’s coverage over the years. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana gives a positive assurance to farmers. As the number of beneficiaries of this scheme increases and farmers have the assurance that if their crop is damaged due to natural calamities their claim will be settled, they will use a high-yielding variety of seeds, pesticides, herbicides, and new technology, thus production and productivity will increase. They play a vital role in the coverage of cultivated area and will ultimately decide to participate in crop insurance. Hence, this scheme has proved effective in maintaining the farmer’s interest in crop insurance and ensuring the timely settlement of claims, which has been the main driving force in retaining farmers under crop insurance.
Czech Road to Artificial Intelligence: A New Tiger Emerging in Central Europe?
Authors: Filipec Ondřej
Published: April 2023

Summary

In 2019 Czech Republic adopted a very ambitious national strategy on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the vision of becoming a model example in Europe – a country of robots using safe and responsible AI. However, despite the adoption of many strategic documents, the Czech Republic remains at the level well comparable with other countries in the region. This article is providing an overview of the key documents, which marked the Czech way to AI and then confronting rather a positive image of the country with empirical findings, especially represented by the Government AI Readiness Index by Oxford Insights. The aim of the article is to provide a complex picture of the country in relation to Artificial intelligence, highlight most important milestones and discuss areas for the improvement. The author concludes that the Czech Republic is merely a „paper tiger“ with well-prepared background for AI, but just with a few areas of excellence.
Attention Markets and European Competition Law
Authors: Kalesná Katarína
Published: April 2023

Summary

Following the economic literature attention initially treated as „fictious commodity“ became an important component of the market; in attention market users supply time for content they are interrested in. Attention market differs from conventional market in several aspects and becomes a new challenge for antitrust. The article therefore analyses attention markets from competition point of view. Starting with economic background it discusses different approches to the relevant market analysis and the tools used for relevant market assessment (SSNIP, SSNIC and SSNDQ test). It explores also changes in identification of market power and new forms of anticompetitive behaviour in these prevalently zero-price markets. Attention is drawn also to the benefits of functioning competition. Outcomes of analysis are summed up in the conclusion.
Turbulent energy transformations in Central Europe: Nord Stream projects in the context of geopolitics
Authors: Virág Attila , Tancsa Gréta
Published: April 2023

The sabotage related to the Nord Stream pipelines does not only signify the Russo ‑Ukrainian War’s escalated realities and potential future risks, also tied to the energy security of supply, but in addition to traditional economic and energetic dilemmas, it also has a specific meaning in light of classic geopolitical concepts. Our study aims to highlight that the contradictions between the direct or indirect nation-state stakeholders, even nowadays, fit into the logic of the power plays illustrated in traditional geopolitical theories. And thus, the events related to the Nord Stream 2 project, as guiding principles, underline not only the energy relations of relevant international state actors appearing in the pipeline’s environment but also in the context of geopolitical positions and the structure of potential geopolitical transformations.
Development of Android-Based Learning Media Applications to Determine Validity and Feasibility for Grade VII Middle School Students on Ecosystem Material
Authors: Aryani* Ima , Aziz Pramudita Dias , Nauli Sinangkling Nizar , Destya Adi Tama Ifan
Published: April 2023

The world community has been hit hard by the covid-19 outbreak since 2 years ago until now there are still confirmed cases with a new variant. This also has an impact on the world of education, so that all learning implementers compete to create innovative learning media, easy to apply using mobile phones both online and offline in supporting the process and understanding of student material. The research objective is to develop an android-based learning media application. The development method is using the waterfall process model which is divided into six stages, namely: communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. The assessment aspect observed in the development of learning media is how the media is developed and the teaching materials contained in it. The results of the assessment through filling out instruments on learning media were developed using a scale of 4 from various aspects of observation by experts in their fields, namely: 1) Media expert validators, namely: (a) software engineering aspects 3.75; (b) aspects of learning design 3.71; and (c) visual communication aspect 3.77; 2) Validators of material experts and teachers, namely: (a) aspects of learning objectives 4; (b) aspects of learning materials 3.95; (c) aspects of learning methods 3.5; (d) aspects of learning resources 3.5; and (e) aspects of learning activities 3.75. From this assessment, it can be concluded that the developed learning media has a good predicate and is suitable for use in the learning process
Education for Sustainable Development Oriented Didactic Design in A Bioplastic Context in Overcoming Barriers to Learning and Developing Attitude and Environmental Awareness
Authors: Pratiwi* Alfira Julian , Hernani Hernani , Anwar Budiman
Published: April 2023

Human ignorance in conserving, managing, and protecting the environment makes plastic pollution a real problem for the world's health and environment. Therefore, this study aims to develop environmental attitudes and awareness as well as mastery of pre-service teachers’ concepts through ESD-oriented didactic design in the context of bioplastics. This study used a Didactical Design Research (DDR) with 27 pre-service teachers. The instruments used in this study were tests, questionnaires, validation sheets, and transcripts. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that there are attitudes and awareness of pre-service teachers that need to be developed, the results of preconception data analysis of pre-service teachers experienced learning barriers in content (1) classification of biodegradable biopolymers (2) starch decomposition process (3) benefits of biopolymers in various fields (4) and the environment (5) bioplastic dilemma (6) function of materials in the manufacture of bioplastics. The validation results indicate that improvements are needed in the learning objectives and some improvements in sentence redaction in didactic situations. After the learning was applied, it was found that most of the responses that emerged from the pre-service teacher were in accordance with what was designed by the educator, and after the percentage analysis was carried out there was a development of attitudes and awareness and mastery of concepts of the pre-service teacher.
Teacher Perceptions of the Use of Socioscientific Issues in Science Learning in Middle Schools of Tanjung Sakti District PUMI and Tanjung Sakti District PUMU
Authors: Gustiawan* Legy , Yusup Muhamad , Kistiono Kistiono
Published: April 2023

Currently, there are already many countries that have revised their science curricula to be sure effective science learning environments. Blessing in this revision, socioscientific issues are integrated into the curriculum. Their presence has brought about the need to know what socioscientific environmental problems exist. The research conducted aims to describe the perceptions of junior high school science teachers regarding the use of socioscientific issues in science learning at SMP Tanjung Sakti PUMI and Tanjung Sakti PUMU districts. In this descriptive quantitative study, data were collected using 15 items of statements with a questionnaire in the form of a Likert scale. The research subjects were seventeen science teachers from Tanjung Sakti Public Middle School 1 PUMI, Tanjung Sakti Public Middle School 2 PUMI, Tanjung Sakti Public Middle School 3 PUMI, Tanjung Sakti Public Middle School 4 PUMI, Tanjung Sakti Public Middle School 1 PUMU, Tanjung Sakti Middle School 2 PUMU, Middle School Mumammadiyah Batu Rancing, SMP PUMI Xaverius Tanjung Sakti. The study results show that science teachers have very positive perceptions or agree to use socioscientific issues in science learning. This study shows that science teachers' perceptions about socioscientific issues are well received, and the use of socioscientific issues is very impressive in the science learning process.
The Effectiveness of Constructive Learning Having a Vision of Science, Environment, Technology, Society for Increase Results Learn IPA High School Student
Authors: Siagian* Gunaria , Lufri Lufri , Andromeda Andromeda , Mufit Fatni
Published: April 2023

Developing students' abilities in science is one of the successful means of increasing their ability to adapt to changing times and enter the world of science, environment, technology, and social life. This study aims to analyze the application of the SETS vision of a constructivist approach to science learning in Class X SMA Negeri 3 Pematang Siantar . SETS (science, environment, technology and society) insightful learning that connects and links the theory learned with its application in the form of technology, its impact on society and the environment as well as social is a form of business that has real and contextual characteristics . This research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental method with nonequivalent control group design. The research sample was determined by purposive sampling technique which was divided into 2 classes, namely the experimental class and the control class. The data analysis technique used is the independent sample t-test. The results of the study found that the use of animated video-based learning media was very effective in applying to the physics learning process in terms of the posttest questions and the gain test scores also increased by 0.71 in the experimental class and 0.57 in the control class which was included in the medium category. So it can be concluded that the constructivism learning model is effective in improving physics learning outcomes.
Analysis of Corrosion Inhibitor Experiment Design from Tea Extract as Contextual Chemistry Learning
Authors: Fikroh* Retno Aliyatul , Mukoningah Faudatul , Dewi Shofrina Surya
Published: April 2023

Experiments are an essential part of teaching chemistry in schools. Experiments in schools involving corrosion sub-materials currently only focus on determining the factors that affect corrosion. There has been no investigation into corrosion prevention using natural materials. The purpose of this research is to identify chemical competency standards in the corrosion sub-material and evaluate the potential of experimental designs for producing iron corrosion inhibitors from tea extract as an alternative experiment in schools. A qualitative description was used in the research, with data collected through literature studies, laboratory experiments, and interviews. According to the study's findings, there was a link between the experimental stages of making iron corrosion inhibitors from tea extract and the corrosion sub-learning material's outcomes. Tea extract corrosion inhibitor can inhibit the best corrosion rate of 4.10-5 g/cm2.day at 20% inhibitor concentration with 90% inhibition efficiency. Based on an analysis of the financial aspect, it was stated that the experimental design of iron corrosion inhibitors from tea extract required a relatively low cost. In contrast, from the human resource readiness aspect, it was stated that this experimental design could be used as an alternative to chemical experiments based contextually on the corrosion sub-material in schools.
Verzettelte Wortwelten - Wörterbuchmanuskript und Entstehungsgeschichte von Sprengs Glossarium
Authors: Schaffter Gabriel
Published: April 2023

Das Buch bietet einen ersten Einblick in die Entstehungsgeschichte von Johann Jakob Sprengs Allgemeinem deutschen Glossarium (um 1743 bis 1768), dem einzigen vollständig überlieferten deutschen Wörterbuchmanuskript der Frühen Neuzeit. Gabriel Schaffter leistet dabei wichtige Grundlagenforschung: Er ordnet das Werk in die deutschsprachige Lexikografiegeschichte ein und zeigt, wie es sich in die Vita des Basler Gelehrten und Sprachkritikers einfügt. Gleichzeitig untersucht er das einzigartige, «verzettelte» Wörterbuchmanuskript auf seine eigene Buch- und Entstehungsgeschichte hin und legt dabei die Praktiken der Wörterbucharbeit und der frühneuzeitlichen Wissensproduktion im Allgemeinen offen. So gelingt es dem Autor, dem über 250 Jahre vergessenen Manuskript Leben einzuhauchen – man kann Spreng bei seiner unermüdlichen Wörterbucharbeit gewissermassen auf den Schreibtisch schauen.
Der rechte Gebrauch im Spiegel des falschen
Authors: Gnilka Christian
Published: April 2023

Die griechische Geisteswelt hat sich in Abhängigkeit vom Alten Testament entwickelt, wobei die Offenbarung mitunter verfälscht wurde – so die Sicht der Kirchenväter. Diese historische Erklärung des Befunds stützte ihre Methode im Umgang mit der antiken Kultur, die darauf zielte, die Elemente des Wahren aus der Verbindung mit Falschem abzulösen und in den Dienst des Evangeliums zu stellen. Die Nichtachtung dieser Methode beobachteten sie im Mißbrauch der Philosophie seitens der Irrlehren. Sie ist – unabhängig von jener zeitbedingten Erklärung des Befunds – bedeutsam für das Problem der sogenannten Inkulturation.
Pharmakon Kunst - Genesis – Dante – Boccaccio – Cent nouvelles nouvelles – Giorgione / Tizian
Authors: Wehle Winfried
Published: April 2023

In der Vormoderne wurden, um Krankheiten zu heilen, die Seelen-, die Temperamenten-, die Elementen- und die Lebensalterlehre genutzt, die in der Humoralpathologie zusammenliefen. Auch Kunstwerke hatten von Anbeginn an unter anderem eine therapeutische Funktion, die sie legitimierte – denn als autonom konnten Literatur und Bildende Kunst noch kaum gelten. Diese Funktion wiederum wurde maßgeblich von ihrer didaktischen Wirkung her bestimmt: Kunstwerke sollten an einem humanen Menschenbild arbeiten. Gerade namhafte Kunstwerke haben diesen Zweck selbst mit dargestellt und dabei den engen Zusammenhang von melancholischem Krankheitsbild und ästhetischem Gemütsausgleich thematisiert. Anhand der in diesem Buch behandelten Werke wird gezeigt, dass diese eine psychophysische Therapiefunktion ausgeübt haben und dass man sie insofern als Teil der zeitgenössischen Praxis des Heilens verstehen kann.
Gelingendes Sein - Existenzphilosophie im 21. Jahrhundert
Authors: Möbuß Susanne
Published: April 2023

Der wichtige Ertrag der Existenzphilosophie des 20. Jahrhunderts, die in den Schriften von Martin Heidegger, Karl Jaspers und Heinrich Barth entfaltet wird, besteht in der Konzeption des Selbst-Seins als Ziel existentiellen Werdens. Susanne Möbuß denkt in dieser Monographie Existenzphilosophie weiter: Damit sich dieses Denken auch weiterhin bewähren und auf aktuelle Probleme anwendbar ist, erweitert sie es um die Darstellung des Selbst in seiner Relation zum Anderen. Hier rückt der Begriff des Seins in neuem Gewand in den Vordergrund: Nur gemeinsam mit dem Anderen kann Existenz zu gelingendem Sein werden.
Topological Features of ic- Open Sets
Authors: Beyda S. Abdullah  , Sami Abdullah Abed  , Amir A. Mohammed
Published: April 2023

Using the idea of ic-open sets, we introduce and investigate the topological qualities of an ic-closure, ic-interior, ic-limit points, ic-derived, ic-border, ic-frontier, and ic-exterior of a set. Introduce the concepts of "ic-continuous mappings," "ic-open mappings," "ic-irresolute mappings," "ic-totally continuous mappings," and "ic-homeomorphism," and then look into some of the properties of these mappings
Autonomous Laser-Link Reacquisition for Gravitational Wave Detection Using Multistage Convex Optimization
Authors: Zhao Zichen , Shang Haibin , Gao Ai , Xu Rui
Published: April 2023

The autonomous reacquisition of laser links between distributed spacecraft is the fundamental technique in missions to detect gravitational waves in space. It involves rapidly maneuvering three spacecraft’s attitudes to adjust their laser beams so that they can cover one another within regions of uncertainty that arise owing to various spatial disturbances and system errors. This paper develops a methodology within the framework of convex optimization to optimize the reacquisition procedure on board and to reduce the duration of reacquisition, and therefore the region of uncertainty changing over the temporal history. A sampling-based method of modeling is first developed to remodel the problem of reacquisition as an equivalent problem of convex optimization with additional minimum-function constraints. An approach to penalization relaxation is then presented to convexify the minimum-function constraint and significantly improve the convergence of the algorithm by overcoming the drawbacks of potential artificial infeasibility, zero-gradient singularity, and solution-chattering situations. Finally, a detailed characterization of task uncertainty is considered to improve the applicability of the proposed method. Numerical comparisons between the proposed method and the most relevant techniques researched in recent studies are provided under multiple, randomly generated simulation environments to demonstrate its efficiency, universality, and robustness.