bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of news articles on the Customized Assessment of Educational Achievement using text analysis
Authors:   Korean Society for Educational Evaluation, Noh Hye Rim , Yi Hyun Sook
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyze the perception of stakeholders and the public on the Customized Assessment of Educational Achievement (CAEA) proposed to ensure the basic level of academic performance of students in South Korea. For this purpose, news articles and online comments were collected from major newspapers and broadcasting stations using web-crawling method. The LDA topic modeling and semantic network analysis were carried out for the news articles, while keyword frequency analysis were carried out for the news articles and comments. Seven topics were extracted from the LDA analysis: (1) conflicting responses from superintendents for expansion of the CAEA, (2) conflicts between the Office of Education and teacher organizations over participation in the CAEA, (3) implementation of the comprehensive plan to ensure that every student meets the basic level of academic standards, (4) expansion of the CAEA for improving academic performance by conservative superintendents, (5) expansion of CAEA’s target grades, (6) the 2021 National Level Academic Achievement Assessment result, and (7) implementation of the CAEA and private education. In addition, the need for the national or state-level customized assessment and concerns about polarization in education associated with mandatory administration were found in the analysis of comments on news articles. Finally, based on the perceptions of stakeholders and the public explored through this study, implications for the educationally-sound applications of the CAEA were discussed.
SK Rektor No. 1245 Tahun 2015
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
Rubrik Remunerasi
Authors: SIANTURI HERY LEO
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
Peserta Kongres Nasional Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia (IAKMI) ke XIII
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
Pengawas Lokal
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
Workshop Penyamaan Persepsi Lintas Ilmu Dalam Upaya Penanggulangan Stunting Pada Level Perguruan Tinggi
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
Peserta Seminar Nasional dengan Tema Pengembangan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi Dalam Mendukung Pembangunan Berkelanjutan
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
SK Rektor No. 1273 Tahun 2017
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
SK Dekan No. 36b Tahun 2018
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
SK Dekan No. 66 Tahun 2018
Authors: Marni
Published: March 2023

Dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pelayanan dosen khususnya Tridarma perguruan tinggi diperlukan pengakuan kinerja sehingga dosen yang bersangkutan dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.
The Spectrum of Fault Slip in Elastoplastic Fault Zones
Authors: Mia Md Shumon , Abdelmeguid Mohamed , Elbanna Ahmed
Published: March 2023

Natural faults are typically surrounded by damage zones that exhibit inelastic material response. This study investigates the role of fault zone strength in modulating the spectrum of fault slip across different spatio-temporal scales. We carry out long-term simulations of seismic and aseismic slip for an elastoplastic spring slider model with rate-and-state friction as well as a continuum model of a 2D anti-plane rate-and-state fault embedded in an elastoplastic bulk. Results of the elastoplastic spring slider model show the emergence of a new stability boundary, depending on the bulk yield strength relative to fault frictional strength, that limits the rupture size regardless of the fault length. Continuum simulations generate a spectrum of slip analogous to the spring slider model including localized or migrating events of slow and fast slip. A fault may remain locked for yield strength sufficiently low and close to fault reference strength even if it is intrinsically rate weakening and larger than the nucleation length scale predicted by the elastic analysis. These findings shed new light on the nature of fault frictional stability and suggest the critical role of the fault zone rheological properties in modulating the spectrum of fault slip.
Correction to: Women’s Preference for Masculine Traits Is Disrupted by Images of Male-on-Female Aggression
Authors: Randall Natasha , Küçük Berrak , Li Yaoran , Bailey Drew H , Winegard Benjamin , Puts David A. , Welling Lisa L. M. , Geary David C.
Published: March 2023

A reproduction of the study in the paper “Women’s Preference for Masculine Traits Is Disrupted by Images of Male-on-Female Aggression” was conducted as a final project of the module “Open Science” at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. During this reproduction, some errors were discovered in the dataset and methodology of the study. The original dataset was modified to fix these errors, and the analysis was reproduced using the updated dataset on the models from the original paper. The results of the study were not invalidated by the errors, and the main finding was strengthened by the correction. The details of our corrections are described in this paper.
The Roles of Inferiority Feelings, Self-Coldness, and Self-Compassion in the Stress and Anxiety Experiences of Gifted Adolescents
Authors: Kara Ergün , Çimşir Elif , Alçay Abdulmuttalip
Published: March 2023

Literature indicates a need for a better understanding of the psychological processes behind the stress and anxiety experiences of gifted adolescents. Using mediation analyses, this study aimed to reveal if inferiority feelings have direct and indirect roles in the anxiety and stress experiences of a Turkish sample of 644 gifted adolescents (334 females and 310 males). The results indicate that inferiority feelings are associated with increased stress through increased self-coldness and decreased self-compassion, and with increased anxiety through higher self-coldness. The results also identify inferiority feeling as a significant predictor of stress anxiety, self-coldness, and self-compassion. By providing insight into how inferiority feelings, self-coldness and self-compassion function in the stress and anxiety experiences of gifted adolescents, the results of this study can help parents, researchers and practitioners better address mental health problems in this population.
Attentional bias to uncertainty-based information: A conceptual replication of Fergus et al. (2013)
Authors: Morriss Jayne , Lee Charlotte Elizabeth , Wood Antony , Zhang Jin , Seabrooke Tina
Published: March 2023

Background and Objectives: Attentional biases to negative information are often observed in emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression. Recently, Fergus et al. (2013) demonstrated that participants scoring high in Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU), a transdiagnostic risk factor for emotional disorders, were faster at identifying targets with uncertainty-based information (e.g., word stimuli such as ‘maybe’). The current report aimed to replicate the results of Fergus et al. (2013). Methods: The experiment was conducted with a student sample (n = 126). As in the original study, a visual search task with uncertainty-based information (e.g., word stimuli) was used. Reaction times were collected. IU and trait anxiety was measured via self-report. Results: We failed to replicate the results of Fergus et al. (2013). Although IU was associated with faster identification of uncertainty-based information, the effect was not significant. Instead, we observed that higher trait anxiety was significantly associated with faster identification of uncertainty-based information. However, this effect of trait anxiety was not specific over and above IU. Limitations: The experiment was conducted on a student sample, similar to Fergus et al. (2013), limiting the generalisability of the results.Conclusions: Despite the lack of specificity of trait anxiety or IU in predicting attentional bias to uncertainty-based information, these findings highlight the potential utility of targeting attentional biases to uncertainty-based information in emotional disorders.
Effect of Hydroponically Grown Forages on Growth Performance of Rabbit
Authors: Shah Manoj Kumar , Magar Milan Thapa , Shah Shatrughan
Published: March 2023

An experiment was carried out on weaned rabbits at Swine and Avian Research Program, Khumaltar from 11 June 2020 to July 29, 2020 after adjustment period of seven days. The objective to evaluate the effect of hydroponically grown forages on growth performance of rabbit. The experiment was laid out in completely randomized design with three treatments viz. control without inclusion of hydroponic forage (T1), combination of pea and wheat hydroponic forage (T2), concentrate mixture with pea hydroponic forage (T3) and concentrate mixture with wheat hydroponic forage (T4) in rabbit feeding diet. A total of 60 rabbits each treatment containing 5 rabbits kept for 8th weeks’ period. The data on feed intake was recorded daily and body weight was measure in weekly basis. Combination of pea and wheat hydroponic forage treatment showed the significant results on feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion ratio(FCR). The experiment revealed that the highest forage hydroponic forage intake (177.48 g) and weight gain (158.67g) was observed in T2 (combination of pea and wheat in hydroponics system) and lowest in T1 (46.67g). The highest FCR was found in T1 (3.75) and lowest in T2 (2.28). The results of this study showed that growth performance of rabbits on combination of pea and wheat hydroponically grown forage feeding practices at intensive system found better than without hydroponically grown forage feeding practices.  Further study should be carried out to precise the appropriate hydroponic forage recommending this practices to the rabbit growers.
Morpho-agronomic Characterization of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Germplasm for Yield and Yield-associated Traits
Authors: Mainali Ram P , Jyakhwa Sunmoon
Published: March 2023

Nepal possesses a rich diversity of cucumber landraces and their wild relatives. The first step towards harnessing the potential of these landraces in crop improvement programs is to identify the amount of genetic variation present among them. This research aimed to evaluate 18 cucumber accessions collected from different regions of Nepal and assess their agro-morphological variation in terms of yield and yield-associated traits under polyhouse condition. A research trial was conducted using Randomized Complete Block Design with two replicates at the National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (NAGRC), Khumaltar in 2019. The accessions were characterized using various qualitative and quantitative descriptors, with six focusing on traits related to the fruits of the plant and three on phenology and morphology. The results revealed significant variations among the genotypes for all studied traits. Bhaktapur Local was an excellent genotype for recording yield and associated traits, like fruit dimension, number of fruits per plant and yield per plant, making it the most promising genotype, however, Genebank accessions, such as NGRC08671, NGRC07716 and NGRC08668 could be excellent choices for yield associated traits. Correlation analysis indicated a positive relationship between yield and fruit length, fruit width, and total number of fruits per plant, while vine length was positively correlated with the total number of fruits produced per plant. This study identified several genotypes with desirable traits for yield and yield-associated characteristics, which could be valuable in the development of high-yielding cucumber varieties with superior morphological and agronomic traits in the future.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 11(1): 30-36.
Effect of Different Mulching Materials on Leaf Spot Disease of Groundnut
Authors: Wagle Pramod , Yadav Bisheshwar Prasad , Rasaily Santosh , Bhattarai Sovika , Dahal Biplav
Published: March 2023

A study was conducted in summer season of 2020 and 2021 to evaluate the effect of different mulching materials on late leaf spot disease of groundnut caused by Phaeoisariopsis personata (Berk. & Curt.) v. Arx at Oilseed Research Program, Sarlahi, Nepal. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 7 treatments viz. rice husk, rice straw, black polythene sheet, Lantana camara, living mulch, sawdust and control in three replications with fertilizer dose 20:40:20 NPK kg per hectare. The disease was scored in 1-9 scale and severity and AUDPC was calculated. In 2020, Lantana camara mulched plot showed significantly the lowest disease severity and the lowest AUDPC value (66.67% and 1556) followed by rice husk (70.37% and 1556) and black plastic (70.37% and 1611) mulched plot. Similarly in 2021, Lantana camara mulched plot showed significantly lowest disease severity and the lowest AUDPC value (62.96% and 1500) followed by rice husk (66.67% and 1574) and black plastic (66.67% and 1574) mulched plot. Significantly the highest pod yield was obtained in rice husk mulched plot (2.35 t/ha in 2020 and 2.07 t/ha in 2021) followed by living mulch treated plot (2.13 t/ha in 2020 and 1.84 t/ha in 2021). The highest disease severity (81.4% same as rice straw and saw dust mulched plot) with highest AUDPC value (1981) was observed in plot with no mulch during 2020 where as in 2021, the highest disease severity (77.78 same as plot with no mulch) with highest AUDPC value (1889) was observed in rice straw mulched plot. This study shows that organic mulches like rice husk could be better option for reducing disease severity with better yield in groundnut.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 11(1): 37-41.
Low Dose Oxybutin in Primary Hyperhydrosis: A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal
Authors: Aryal Eliz , Shrestha Prashanna Raj , Gautam Sujan
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Hyperhydrosis is a clinical condition where  there is excessive sweating beyond the physiological need of the patient’s body. This can  directly or indirectly affect the quality of patients life. Oxybutin is widely used in urology as anticholinergic medication for bladder urge incontinence. It can be used safely at a high doses (over 15 mg/day) to treat urological disorder. It also acts against excessive sweating and can be used in cases of hyperhidrosis.
Objectives:  To evaluate effectiveness of oxybutin at low dose and to assess the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) .
Materials and Methods: This is a hospital based cross-sectional study in primary hyperhydrosis. Oxybutin  was prescribed to all patients of primary hyperhydrosis with gradual increment of dosage of 2.5 mg orally once a day to 5 mg twice a day. Patients were evaluated  at zero wk (baseline), 4 wk, 8 wk, 12 wk and follow-up in 16 wks with  Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) along with adverse effects were noted. 
Results: There was a significant difference in HDSS at zero wk (baseline) and  4th wk (p=0.001) at a dose of 2.5 mg once a day of oxybutynin. Also, a significant difference was noted (p=0.022) in HDSS between zero wk (baseline) and 12 wk. Similarly, a significant difference between HDSS at zero wk (baseline) versus the 16th wk was also noted. 
Conclusion: Oxybutin is an anticholinergic drug  with an emerging  role in hyperhydrosis. Low doses have shown significant results with minimal side effects. The dose requirement varies among authors. Studies  with long-term follow-ups  with ideal protocol  need to be established in the future.
Book Review - Dermoscopy Atlas of Facial Melanoses
Authors: Thapa Deeptara Pathak
Published: March 2023

Handbook of Facial Melanosis by Dr Bibush Amatya is an excellent book worth reading and seems well mounted for post graduate medical students, young Dermatologists and senior consultants alike, who want to improvise their practice with Dermoscopy.
Private Savings Behaviour in Nepal: Longterm Determinants and Short-run Dynamics
Authors: Shrestha Rajendra Prasad
Published: March 2023

With a view to explain the long-run and cyclical behaviour of private savings in Nepal during the period 1974-2005, the study employs an error-correctionframework. The study estimated 0.309 as marginal propensity to save with the corresponding value of 0.365 in the long-run. The estimation results reveal thatreal income, real government savings, real foreign savings, real interest rates, and labour market constraints play important roles in determining private savings in the short and long-run. The findings of the study suggest that there is a need to focus on development policy which increases productive base of the economy in order to increase income growth and reduce unemployment. It is also important to note that the real interest rates have a positive influence on the private savings and can be taken as an important policy variable in Nepal.
The Composition of Public Expenditure, Physical Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Prakash Kumar
Published: March 2023

This paper investigates the role of composition of public expenditure, particularly the expenditure on physical infrastructure, on economic growth in Nepal from the time series perspective based on the endogenous growth model. The impact of public expenditure on economic growth has been found to be positive. Hence, low economic growth in Nepal in recent years can be attributed to low government expenditure on infrastructure. Availability of infrastructure situation is very dismal. Given the sustainable debt scenario, Nepal can go for more investment in infrastructure by external borrowing at least for the medium term.
New Open Economy Macroeconomics: Evidence from an Empirical Test on South Asian Economic Data
Authors: Paudel Bamadev
Published: March 2023

This study first conducts a detailed survey on recently emerged new field in economics called new open economy macroeconomics and then carries out an empirical test of theoretical predictions of these models to observe transmission effects of Indian economic shocks in South Asia region. In the survey, the study starts with the seminal work of Obstfeld and Rogoff (1995) and then evaluates the subsequent evolution of this field. The survey reveals that the field is rapidly evolving with many dimensions added on it within a short period of time, making this field richer and betterable to perform better predictions. The estimation of Vector Autoregression model for South Asia region, on the other hand, uncovers that the effects of Indian shocks in South Asia region, have mixed results. Since the real, nominal, and financial shocks generated in India affect the economies of neighboring countries with varied extent.
Cyclicality in the Fiscal Policy of Nepal
Authors: Koirala T.P.
Published: March 2023

This paper examines discretionary fiscal policy response to the business cycle of Nepal using annual time series ranging from 1975 to 2013. The Cyclically Adjusted Balance (CAB) of overall budget balance is utilized as a measure of discretionary fiscal actions and the output gap a measures of business cycles. Graphical depiction of the CAB accompanied with the output gap shows that the government of Nepal has been pursuing counter-cyclical fiscal policy in the post liberalization period and pro-cyclical in the pre-liberalization period. In line with the recent empirical finding that only counter-cyclical fiscal policy is capable in performing stabilization function, this paper found that the fiscal stimulus of the government of Nepal has also been adding aggregate demand during downturns (bad time) and withdrawing demand during upturns (good time) as envisaged by counter-cyclical discretionary fiscal policy. The counter-cyclicality as such is strong during 2000s whereas there is mild pro-cyclicality during the period 2011-13. For computing CAB, this paper assumes unitary elasticity of revenue with respect to output gap and zero expenditure elasticity with respect to output gap. The output gap has been estimated based on the trend component of the GDP using Kalman filter method. Factors like stronger institutions and sound macroeconomic policies might overcome recent pro-cyclicality of Nepal and allows room for counter-cyclical fiscal policy in the future. Similarly, the phenomenon of high fluctuations in the fiscal impulse over time indicates uncertain and inconsistent fiscal stance of the government. It demands for focus more on automatic stabilizers rather than more discretionary fiscal actions by broadening tax bases and social safety nets.
Theoretical Paradigm on Bank Capital Regulation and its Impact on Bank-Borrower Behavior
Authors: Bhatta Gunakar
Published: March 2023

Bank equity plays an important role in the credit allocation process of financial intermediaries. Financial institutions with higher level of equity are in better position to absorb losses and repay deposits in a timely manner. This relates to the bank capital channel of monetary policy transmission mechanism stating that banks having sound financial health could contribute significantly in transmitting monetary impulses to the real sector. Considering the important role that bank equity plays in shaping the risk taking behavior of financial intermediaries, central banks set the minimum paid-up capital requirement for banks and financial institutions. Though this regulatory requirement is aimed at ensuring the smooth financial intermediation, this could become costlier in extending loans particularly in the times of business cycle fluctuations. A higher capital requirement might also constrain the lending capacity of a bank. Given the conflicting theoretical assumptions on the role of equity capital on financial stability and economic growth, this paper develops a theoretical model examining the relationship between bank equity and its effect on bank-borrower behavior. The theoretical model recommends that higher level of bank equity might be helpful in ensuring financial stability by altering the behavior of the bank and borrower.
Competition in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Neupane Bishnu Prasad
Published: March 2023

This study has made an attempt to assess the degree of competition (or market structure) in Nepalese commercial banking. For the purpose, both of structural (n-bank concentration ratio and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) and non-structural measures (Panzar-Rosse H-statistics) have been used. Data of ten years have been abstracted from various sources for the analysis purpose. Study shows that the market structure of Nepalese commercial banks is characterized by the monopolistic competition. Further, it is observed that the banks other than government owned and joint-venture banks have been facing highest degree of competition where as joint-venture commercial banks face lowest degree of competition. Finally, the study suggested that the degree of competition among government owned, joint-venture and other Nepalese commercial banks slightly vary but overall market structure of all set of banks have the feature of monopolistic competition.
METODE SENSUS POKOK TANAMAN KELAPA SAWIT MENGGUNAKAN SOFTWARE MAP SOURCE DAN AUTODESK MAP
Authors: Stefano Andrew , Endayani Sri , Fathiah Fathiah
Published: March 2023

Mendapatkan data tanaman yang akurat sesuai dengan kondisi real di lapangan perlu dilakukan kegiatan sensus pokok secara teliti. Pada umumnya hasil kegiatan sensus pokok dituang ke dalam form blangko sensus (staple card). Data yang dihasilkan sering kali tidak akurat. Sebagai upaya untuk menghasilkan data sensus pokok yang lebih akurat, digunakanlah GPS (Global Positioning System) sebagai alat sensus. Kajian ini dilakukan untuk menentukan metode sensus pokok yang efektif dan efisien antara menggunakan staple card dan menggunakan GPS. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan kajian ini, yaitu dengan melakukan pengamatan dan observasi di lapangan mengenai kedua metode sensus pokok yang dikaji. Parameter yang diamati yaitu biaya, waktu dan tenaga yang dibutuhkan, serta akurasi data yang dihasilkan masing–masing metode. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa sensus pokok menggunakan GPS akan lebih efisien dan efektif, serta dapat menghasilkan profit yang lebih besar bagi perusahaan yaitu Rp.204.674/ha/tahun.
IKLIM MIKRO DI BAWAH TEGAKAN POHON KOMBINASI ANGSANA (PTEROCARPUS INDICUS) DAN GLODOKAN (POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA) DI MEDIAN JALAN MAYOR JENDERAL S. PARMAN DI KOTA SAMARINDA
Authors: Karyati Karyati , Yusak Malissa Yusnicha , Syafrudin Muhammad
Published: March 2023

Peranan pohon-pohon yang ditanam di median jalan dapat memperbaiki iklim mikro di suatu kota. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui karakteristik beberapa unsur cuaca (intensitas cahaya matahari, suhu udara, dan kelembapan udara), menghitung tingkat kebisingan, dan menghitung indeks kenyamanan pada tiga titik berbeda di bawah tajuk dan luar tajuk pohon kombinasi angsana (Pterocarpus indicus) dan glodokan (Polyalthia longifolia) di median Jalan Mayor Jenderal S. Parman, Kota Samarinda. Pengukuran unsur-unsur cuaca dan tingkat kebisingan dilakukan pada tiga waktu pengukuran (pagi pukul 06.00-07.00 WITA; siang pukul 12.00-13.00 WITA; sore pukul 17.00-18.00 WITA) selama 30 hari menggunakan Environment meter dan Lux meter. Intensitas cahaya matahari dan suhu udara rataan di bawah tajuk relatif lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan di luar tajuk pohon di median jalan. Kelembapan udara rataan pada Titik 1 di bawah tajuk dan di luar median jalan tinggi dikarenakan adanya pohon besar yang memiliki kerapatan tajuk yang relatif tinggi. Tingkat kebisingan rataan di Titik 1 di bawah tajuk sebesar 75,6 dB dan di luar tajuk sebesar 76,6 dB, di Titik 2 di bawah tajuk sebesar 76,0 dB dan di luar tajuk sebesar 76,3 dB, dan di Titik 3 di bawah tajuk sebesar 76,0 dB dan di luar tajuk sebesar 75,9 dB. Temperature Humidity Index (THI) pada ketiga titik pengukuran masih tergolong nyaman. Informasi tentang iklim mikro di bawah tajuk pohon-pohon yang ditanam di median jalan dapat dijadikan bahan pertimbangan dalam pemilihan jenis dan pengelolaan tanaman di median jalan.
Problems and Struggle of Indian Women in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande
Authors: Kumari Rupa
Published: March 2023

This paper is the display of oppression and conflicts of women protagonist of Shashi Deshpande’s novels, in the name of traditions and modernity as well as the paper discusses about response of the protagonist to emergence of all the obstacles she faces in the modern Indian society. Also the paper discusses about their intellect and patience of the characters to deal with the problems that somehow reflects positive vibes for the women in contemporary Indian middle class society. For this article, I have taken three important novels The Dark Holds No Terrors, Roots and Shadows and That Long Silence in particular but discussed almost all the works in general.

 If I were a man and cared to know the world I lived in, I almost think it would make me a shade uneasy–the weight of that long silence of one-half of the world.”- Elizabeth Robin

 Shashi Deshpande has one of the unique ability to portray different characters from the modern urban families and she displays these characters in a very realistic manner to connect directly with the readers. Her novels firstly explore the tension, sorrow, pain, agony, struggle and deceit of the protagonist in Indian society who always oscillates between traditional moral and modernity, freedom and restrictions, freedom of sex and prestige of the society, desire and despair, orthodoxy social practices and expectations etc. But somehow the protagonists struggle and focus to get place as a good daughter, wife, and mother.
Rosyjsko-polsko-angielski słownik terminologii ekonomicznej i handlowej (z defnicjami i indeksami)
Authors: Khvatov Sergey , Dubichynskyi Volodymyr , Medvedev Vladimir
Published: March 2023

The Dictionary is a trilingual comprehensive description of more than 30,000 terms and terminological phrases from the field of economics, business, commerce, marketing, finance, used in Russian, Polish and English business communication. The Dictionary has an educational focus, which consists in the parallel description of specialized vocabulary in Russian, Polish and English with a demonstration of the lexical compatibility and word-formation capabilities of the terminological units. The Dictionary is addressed to a wide range of users – businesspeople, managers, economists engaged in foreign economic activity, as well as interpreters and teachers. It is also of undoubted interest for undergraduate and graduate students of economic specialties, Russian, Polish and English philology, and applied linguistics.
State-of-art summary of the strength hierarchy assessment and its applications
Authors: Tasligedik Ali Sahin
Published: March 2023

Strength hierarchy assessment is a method developed to be able to identify the governing failure mechanisms at reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column joints. The main failures that can be identified in this method are: i) beam plastic hinge; ii) column plastic hinge/shear failure; iii) beam-column joint shear failure. Through the identification of the governing failure mode in a joint, the validity of the capacity design principles can be checked for the considered RC beam-column joint. The obtained observations can then be used in finding the most optimal repair/strengthening application. This method has been going through updates and developments in the last decade and new applications have emerged. In this article, a state-of-the-art summary of the procedure is reported with its most recent updates as well as its practical engineering applications.
Nonlinear time history analysis of a low-story RC building: Comparison of the existing and retrofitted states
Authors: Karapinar Mehmet Firat , Gunes Baris , Sayin Baris
Published: March 2023

The current paper presents a seismic performance assessment of a low-story RC building through the time history analysis and a retrofitting proposal accordingly. The seismic analyses were repeated for the retrofitted building model and the effectiveness of the retrofitting proposal was determined. In the first stage of the study, the design project and material characteristics of the building were examined. Using these data, a 3D model of the building was prepared on the Midas Gen program. Next, a total of 11 earthquake records were selected and scaled for nonlinear time history analysis. Using the analysis results with the codes written on the Matlab program, the damage states of the load-bearing members were determined and the building’s performance was measured. The results indicated that some load-bearing members have insufficient strength and a retrofitting proposal was made accordingly. A building model was then prepared considering the retrofitting proposal and the retrofitted building model was found to satisfy controlled damage performance criteria envisaged in the local seismic code. It is believed that the methodology presented in this study can be effectively used in similar buildings with poor structural strength for identifying structural performance and selecting proper retrofitting practices.
Teaching Speech Etiquette in Russian Language Lessons: Experimental Results
Authors: Koreneva Anastasiia Viacheslavovna
Published: March 2023

The chapter justifies the need to work on speech etiquette in the Russian language classes. The course and content of the experiment are described, during which the method of teaching speech etiquette developed by the author was checked. It is proved that in the process of experienced learning, students have successfully mastered the minimum of speech theory necessary for conscious speech activity in the creation and perception of etiquette speech. There was a significant development of etiquette skills.
Environmental Enrichment and Prosocial Behavior in Wistar Rats: an Exploratory Study
Authors: Parra-Cruz J Camilo , Martin-Neira Valentyna , Martínez-Muñoz Niyided Daniela , Jacobo-Suarez Sebastian Camilo , Nieto-Capador Darío , Cortés-Patiño Diana M , Soares-Filho Paulo Sergio Dillon
Published: March 2023

This research aimed to experimentally explore how rats reared in environmental enrichment (EE) and in isolation (ISO) behave in the prosocial behavior liberation task. The subjects were reared in two conditions: EE and ISO, and then submitted to the task. The results suggests that EE subjects spent more time near the restrainer, displayed faster door-opening behavior but interacted less with the released conspecific task compared with the ISO subjects. Our preliminary findings suggest that the rearing conditions may affect prosocial behavior, and that EE may increase the probability of displaying prosocial behavior. We discussed the need of more studies about the effect of rearing conditions and how it may impact motivations associated with the prosocial behavior and its consequences.
On the Question of Formation and Development of the Animation Industry in the XX — Beginning of XXI Century
Authors: Pecheranskyi I.
Published: March 2023

The purpose of the article is to analyze distinct aspects of the formation and development of the animation industry during XX — at the beginning of XXI century in connection with the movie industry and broadcasting mainly in the USA that allows a deep understanding of the essence and peculiarities of audiovisual industry functioning as the separate segment of creative industry.

The methodology. On the basis of the historical approach and also methods of data collecting and analytical and synthetical processing, qualitative analysis of development was conducted. It was found out that today the animation industry is a separate segment of audiovisual industry, that had overcome a difficult way of development in co-evolution with the movie and TV industries that have survived in the globalization of production and its distribution.

The results. The industry of animation appeared in the USA under the influence of cinematography and its further formation was determined by two main factors: technological development that enabled diversified markets and products, improved animators’ ability to express their own creative ideas, besides, assisted to enlarge the global market and many regional market niches, and also the tendency of cost decrease of production that provided the basic conditions for the animation production in other countries-subcontractors. 

After the World War II a sharp drop in showing animated cartoons in the cinema was observed but with the appearance and spreading of TV for the animated industry new possibilities became available. Significant changes happened in 1980 when after almost a decade break, 2D animated films were actively made for the cinemas, and within the animated industry two measurements were formed — local-artisanal and global Hollywood system. Technological determinism brought new markets and two tendencies into animated production: mass production for the non-theatrical markets, CGI in the world market. Using cheap software and fast rendering of CGI-animation have changed forever the TV animation and had a huge influence on the geography of the animated industry.

The scientific novelty. Analysis of the animation through the prism of branch industrialization during XX — beginning XXI century.

The practical significance. The material of the given article can be used for the development of program or strategies for the animated industry development in Ukraine as a foreign experience.
Algorithm for optimization of production processes and passenger transportation operations
Authors: Bondariev S.
Published: March 2023

Research of transport processes are closely related to the economic and operational performance of road transport. When planning road transport, the most important factor is the cost of transport services. It is known that improper organization of the vehicles work taking into account the type, size, modes of vehicle stock operation of, quantitative composition, qualifications and responsibilities of personnel, along with other organizational measures leads to unjustified costs. In general, this reduces the attractiveness of the business to its owner, as well as reducing motivation for staff. Therefore, research related to improving the efficiency of vehicles by reducing costs is appropriate and relevant.

The article presents the results of research on the planning of transport processes in the performance of public passenger transport on urban and suburban routes. The proposed method is aimed at optimizing the number of vehicle stock and its passenger capacity depending on the capacity of passenger traffic and the recommended traffic interval, and also allows you to calculate economic and financial indicators based on the optimization model.

The article presents the results of research to determine the transport mobility of cities and suburbs residents. On the basis of research data of the population survey a number of qualitative indicators of passenger transport work important from the point of its user’s view is established. Also, according to the results of research, the probability of increasing passenger traffic due to the redistribution of the population (potential user of public transport), who uses individual transport and taxis.

Therefore, the main purpose of the research is a multi-criteria task, which is to ensure adequate forecasting of fixed and variable costs in the performance of passenger road transport on public transport. As well as obtaining a constant and projected profit due to the algorithm for optimizing the work of vehicle stock, the work of driving crews, the elimination of unproductive costs.
Review of robotics competition. Special and rescue underground robotics
Authors: Meshcheryakov Roman , Ilyukhin Boris
Published: March 2023

The development of robotics technologies requires an increase in the level of scientific and technical developments and the creation of a profile reserve, as well as the formation of a system for training highly qualified specialists. One of the ways to assess the achieved level of development and qualifications of engineering teams is to hold competitions at various levels. The article provides an overview of various events in competitive robotics. In the first part, the competition in the ground and underground environment is considered. The competitions are structured according to the format, type of the competition, the environment of functioning and the age of the participants. Conclusions are made about the prospects of various events of competitive robotics, as well as the relevance of some of them.
Experimental study and numerical simulation of hydrodynamics for fish-like underwater vehicle
Authors: Tschur Nikolay , Mitin Iliya , Korotaev Roman , Mironov Vasily , Kazantsev Victor
Published: March 2023

This article presents the results of experimental and computational modeling of the movement of a fish-like underwater robot. The experimental 3D model is constructed from photographs of Pacific bluefin tuna. This model allows us to study biomorphic swimming with various motion parameters, namely: the amplitude and frequency of strokes is set by the servo control signal, the angle between the tail fin and the elastic plate is set by the number and stiffness of springs in the hinge. The calculation method involves the joint solution of the equations of dynamics of the robot and the equations of hydrodynamics of the fluid flowing around it. For this task, an original mesh deformation algorithm was developed that allows hydrodynamic calculations to be performed near the tail of the model performing transverse oscillations. The use of deformable mesh technology allows you to reproduce the shape of the tail vibrations as accurately as possible. In addition, the calculation scheme has the property of conservativeness, which makes it possible to obtain high quality calculations, confirmed by comparison with experimental data.
Problem of synthesis of the control system for a group of unmanned ground vehicles
Authors: Tachkov Alexander
Published: March 2023

The substantive and formal formulation of the control system synthesis problem for a group of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are considered in the article. The decomposition of this problem into a number of particular scientific problems is carried out, such as the problem of substantiating a structure of the control system, developing a method for determining the emergence of the control system, and developing a method for accessing the quality of a control system and the effectiveness of its application. It is shown that the distinctive features of the problem are the stochastic nature of the performance indicator (a probability of achieving the goal of the mission), the uncertainty of the conditions for applying the UGV’s group, and the large size of the design space of the control system. The problem of design space growth is demonstrated by a methodical example. To reduce the complexity of analyzing the size of the design space, we propose the decomposition approach consisting in substantiating the basic version of the structure of the control system and its initial decomposition. The novelty in the implementation of this approach lies in the joint consideration of the «group control method» and the principle of hierarchical of the group control system. This approach allows us to obtain basic solutions for the structure of the control system, and then carry out a parametric synthesis of the control system and conduct a comparative assessment of solutions according to the «Quality-Costs» concept.
Standardization of jackfruit pickle based on traditional methods practiced by people of Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Authors: SANGMA T. J. T. , SURESH C. P. , PAL P. , RAPUNGA F. H. , WAR E.
Published: March 2023

Jackfruit, which is nutritionally rich, is readily available in Garo Hills but is still underutilized and goes to waste every year. Preparation of pickle can make the fruit available throughout the year as well as minimise wastage. A study was conducted during 2018-19 in the Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campusto prepare jackfruit pickles using about 75 and 90 days old tender green jackfruits. Three methods were used in the preparation of pickles viz., traditional method (boiling the cut fruit pieces in water to soften them), modified method 1 (steam-heating the pieces in an autoclave for softening the pieces) and modified method 2 (sun-drying the fruit pieces for about 2 hours). Following these three methods, two recipe formulations were used for preparation of pickles, which were fixed by making slight modification to the traditional recipe. Storage studies were conducted of the prepared pickles at a bimonthly interval to study the changes in organoleptic properties and biochemical components. It was found that pickles made from tender jackfruit of about 75-90 days old using modified method 1 with either modified recipe 1 or modified recipe 2, were found to be best in terms of organoleptic properties, overall acceptability and consumer preference. Standardising the method with slight modification to the traditional unscientific method will help utilise the fruits to generate income, create employment as well as provide healthy dietary alternative to the common people.
Effect of nano urea on the growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa) under SRI in the Cauvery delta zone of Tamil Nadu
Authors: BHARGAVI G. , SUNDARI A.
Published: March 2023

The intensive agriculture involves imbalanced application of nitrogenous fertilizers, and their low nutrient efficiency will ultimately have a negative impact on soil. In the new scenario of increasing environmental constraints may represent an opportunity for nano fertilizers. Among the recent technologies, nano fertilizers are the emerging innovation, which have the potential to offer sustainable solutions to enhance the efficient use of nutrients and the crop yield. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted at Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India during kharif 2021-22 to study the effect of nano urea on the growth and yield of rice under system of rice intensification. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with five replications. There were four treatments viz., T1–Farmer’spractice with RDF 120:40:40 (NPK kg/ha), T2–100% RDN+Nanourea (2 foliar sprays)+P+K, T3–75% RDN+Nanourea (2 foliar sprays)+P+K and T4–50% RDN+Nanourea (2 foliar sprays)+P+K. The experimental findings revealed that application of 75% RDN+Nanourea (2 foliar sprays)+P+K found to be most productive in terms of plant height (32.1, 65.7, 83.6 cm), leaf area index (5.10), dry matter production (3.2, 7.2, 13.2 t/ha) and number of productive tillers/m2 (17.6) resulting in higher grain yield (5485.2 kg/ha) and straw yield (7525.2 kg/ha). Nano fertilizers significantly improved the plant growth performance and imparted sustainability to crop production with comprising the crop yield.
Utilization of Tannery Flesh Waste for Production of Sustainable Leather Coating Substance
Authors:   Department of Leather and Leather Product Technology, Federal Technical and Vocational Training Institute (FTVTI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Bekele Weldeyesus Wendowesen , Ramaiah Gurumurthy B. ,   Textile Technology Department, Federal Technical and Vocational Training Institute (FTVTI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Published: March 2023

The leather tanning industry is one of the most polluting industries because it generates a gigantic amount of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste. Solid wastes are raw trimmings, fleshings, chrome shavings, buffing clouds of dust, and keratin wastes. Flesh wastes are generated from tanneries during leather processing, especially in sheep liming. These skin-flesh wastes from tanneries contain significant fat content, which is being wasted and dumped in open areas or at dumping sites. As a result, this flesh waste disposal has created a major environmental problem. This research aims to extract a sustainable functional substance that can be used for imparting aesthetic properties (polishing) to a leather product. In this research, a calculated amount of flesh waste was washed, de-limed, and cut into small pieces for solvent extraction of fat using the Soxhlet apparatus and hexane as solvent. Chemical analysis of the extracted fat showed a saponification value ranging from 189 to 192. These values indicate that extracted fat has a triglyceride, which can be used as a lubricant. However, when the extracted fat was applied to leather products like shoes, the surface showed an increase in their aesthetic properties (lustre, and gloss) giving excellent polishing results. The acid and saponification value, fat content, melting point, density, and viscosity of extracted fat showed stability making it a promising substance to impart functionality for leather products and usage as a polishing material. The extracted fat could replace synthetic, functional, and polishing materials overcoming the environmental challenges posed by the leather tanning process.