bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Capacity Building Needs of Small-Holder Cocoyam (Xanthosoma Sagittifoliuu) Farmers in Selected Rural Communities of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Authors: Nkeme Kesit Kufre , Ekanem Jemimah Timothy , Nse Victoria Asuquo 
Published: May 2021

The study investigated the capacity building needs of small-holder cocoyam farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria during the 2018 cropping season. Data were randomly collected from 130 respondents selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure using questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, net returns model and budgeting technique. For agronomic management practice, result showed that the major sources of land acquisition and labour were inheritance (63%) and hired labour (52.6%). The majority (71.6%) of sampled farmers cultivated between 20 and 80 stands of cocoyam per farm. Result further showed that the major marketing channels of cocoyam were; farm gate (40.7%) and rural markets (24.7%. The main sources of information for cocoyam farmers were family and friends (40.9%), radio and television (18%) and extension agents (10.5%). The cost-returns analysis showed a gross margin and net return of N1, 164,500.00, and N494, 700.00, respectively, and the return per capital of N1.74. The most capacitybuilding needs of cocoyam farmers were information on processing technology ( x̄=3.31), farm credit information ( x̄= 3.19), information on pest/ disease control ( x̄=3.17), storage information ( x̄=3.15), record keeping/ evaluation need ( x̄ =2.92) and effective cocoyam marketing ( x̄ =2.88). The major constraints militating against cocoyam production in the study area were; absence of marketing information ( x̄ =2.57), poor record keeping ( x̄ =2.57), labour scarcity ( x̄ =2.42), pest and disease ( x̄=2.34), lack of improved variety of planting material ( x̄ =2.30). Provision of marketing channels information to farmers, enhancing access to extension contact and periodic training of farmers` on improved management practices are avenues to boost cocoyam production.
Keywords: Capacity building needs, small holders cocoyam farmer
Testicular Cancer Preventive Behavior among Nursing Males' Students: Intervention Guidelines
Authors: Ahmed Safaa A. , Ali Laila A. H. , Ahmed Mervat A. , Abozied Aziza M. 
Published: May 2021

Context: Testicular cancer is the most common form of urogenital cancers among young men aged between 20–40 years. The incidence of testicular cancer is rapidly increasing. It is highly curable when detected and treated early.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intervention guidelines on preventive behaviors among nursing males' students.
Methods: A quasi-experimental study conducted at the technical institute of Beni-Suef university through the academic year (2018-2019). A convenient sample of (250) student male nurses have included in this study. Tools of data collection were a self-administrated questionnaire; Champion Health Belief Model Scale; testicular self-examination checklist, and student follow up card.
Results: The current study revealed a mean age of students was 18.45 ± 1.65. The study showed that there was a significant increase in the mean score of satisfactory knowledge about testicular cancer and its preventive behaviors during follow up post-application of the intervention guideline at (p=0.001). Furthermore, an improvement in the testicular self-examination practices at post-intervention and follow (p=0.001). A statistically significant correlation revealed between the student nurses knowledge, practice, and preventive health believes and behaviors.
Conclusion: The study concluded that intervention guideline designed based on the health belief model has a positive effect on promoting testicular cancer-preventive behaviors of student male nurses by improving their knowledge, practices, and health beliefs and behaviors. The study recommended dissemination of intervention guidelines among males at a different stage of life started from adolescents to reduce the risk of testicular cancer and its consequences on males reproductive health. Integrate the concept of TSE as a screening procedure for early detection of testicular cancer and other testicular disorders into the undergraduate curriculum of nursing faculties. Further research required to investigate barriers influencing the practice of testicular self-examination among Egyptian males.
FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PORSI PEMBIAYAAN BAGI HASIL (STUDI PADA BANK PEMBIAYAAN RAKYAT SYARIAH DI DIY DAN JAWA TENGAH)
Authors: Pramono Setya 
Published: May 2021

This study examines conceptual and empirical models regarding Manager Skills, Sharia Compliance, Characteristics of Islamic Banks, Manager's Perceptions of Islamic Bank Internal SDI, Manager's Perceptions of Customer Characteristics, Manager's Perceptions of the Existence of Regulation, Manager's Perceptions of Government Support for the Portion of Profit Sharing Financing in Sharia People's Financing Bank The selection of research locations was carried out by means of a simple random proportional technique (proportional simple random sampling). The sampling technique used in this research was purposive sampling. In this study there were 36 BPRS in DIY and Central Java, then five people were taken as respondents for each BPRS consisting of the Board of Directors, the Sharia Supervisory Board, Marketing Manager, Operations Manager (Financing Manager) and Customer Service. So the number is 180 (one hundred and eighty) respondents. As for the object of the assessment is the Operations Manager / Funding Manager, considering that this research is related to the portion of profit sharing financing.
The results showed that 1) Manager's conceptual skills had a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in BPR Syariah 2) Manager's technical skills had a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in BPR Syariah 3) Manager's social skills had a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in BPR Syariah 4 ) Managers' perceptions about the internal SDI of Islamic banks have a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in Islamic BPR Sharia BPR 7) There is no influence of the characteristics of Islamic banks on the portion of profit sharing financing in Sharia BPR 8) There is no effect of sharia compliance on the portion of profit sharing financing in Islamic BPR face the portion of profit sharing financing in Sharia BPR
ANALISA FAKTOR MOTIVASI BERWIRAUSAHA DI ERA INDUSTRI 4.0 PADA MAHASISWA UNIVERSITAS SARJANAWIYATA TAMANSISWA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Wafa Muh Ali , Prasetyo Heri 
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this study was to find out and analyze motivation factors for entrepreneurship in the industrial era 4.0 in Sarajanawiyata Tamansiswa University Yogyakarta students. The population in this study were students of the University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa Yogyakarta with a sample of 100 people. The sampling technique uses the Simple Random Sampling method, which is a type of probability sampling, where the researcher selects the sample by giving equal opportunities to all members of the population to be determined as sample members. The type of data used is primary data collected using a questionnaire distributed to employees. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression with a significant level of 5% (α = 0.05). The results of this study indicate that motivation for entrepreneurship is influenced by interest in entrepreneurship, environmental factors, significant attitudinal factors where Fcount (9,747)> Ftable (2.70). Entrepreneurship motivation is each influenced by the interest in entrepreneurship where t count (3.793)> t table (1.66). Entrepreneurial motivation is influenced by environmental factors where t counts (1.582)> t table (1.66). Entrepreneurial motivation is not influenced by attitude factors where t count (-1.753) <t table (1.66). Based on the test results of the coefficient of determination (R2), it can be explained that entrepreneurship motivation is influenced by independent variables (interest in entrepreneurship, environmental factors, and attitude factors) of 21.1% while the remaining 78.9% is influenced by other factors not included in the study. This study will invite other researchers, in order to analyze the factors outside the research, because it is suggested to the next researcher to examine the reasons why entrepreneurial motivation is influenced by other factors other than the interests of entrepreneurship, environmental factors, and attitude factors.
Revisiting PULSE 2 Textbook after Three Years: Have Teachers Changed Their Mind?
Authors: Ya Shak Mohamad Syafiq , Abdul Malik Norasyikin , Hasni Nuru Ain , Mohd Tahir Mohd Haniff 
Published: May 2021

The present study aims to further explore Malaysian secondary English teachers’ perspective on the use of PULSE 2 in their language classrooms, after three years of its introduction in Malaysian secondary schools. The study is qualitative in nature, employing semi-structured interview as the approach for data collection the data. However, due to the Movement Control Order (MCO) the study was conducted through a Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) application, WhatsApp. ATLAS ti. was employed to perform the content analysis to the collected data. The findings revealed that the respondents preferred to use imported English textbooks with local modifications in their language classroom. Most of them also felt that the level of the language content and skills offered by PULSE2 did not match with their students’ abilities. They also reported grouses about the difficult foreign content of PULSE 2, which indicated that they have yet to change their mind about it even after using it for three years. It is suggested that relevant stakeholders such as the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) to review the use of imported textbooks such as PULSE 2 in Malaysia, as this will bear an impact on the creation of the country’s version of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) called ‘CEFR-M’ as projected in the on-going English Language Education Reform in Malaysia by 2025. Not only that, selecting a textbook that is relatable, localized, and matches the students’ level is crucial in this COVID-19 era, where the new normal in education forces learning to be done remotely. Inevitably, there will be students who are less privileged, and their only hope to gain access to continuous education is through a textbook that can easily be used for self-study and is readily available, without having the needs to have access to advanced technological devices.
The Role of K+, Ca2+ channels and Endothelial Hyperpolarizing Factors in Vasorelaxation Induced by Tribulus terrestris
Authors: Bashir Thamer M. , Al-Habib Omar A.M. 
Published: May 2021

The present study focused on the relaxant effect of themethanolic extract (ME) of Tribulus terristris on rats’ thoracic aortae and included the study of underlying vasorelaxation mechanisms. The methanolic extract produced concentration-dependent relaxation in rats’ aorta. The methanolic extract produced concentration-dependent relaxation in the aortic rings. The use of different K+ channel blockers (BaCl2, 4-AP, GLIB, and TEA) indicated that Kv, KATP, KIR, and KCa and L-type Ca channels played no role in the methanolic extractinduced relaxation. However, with respect to endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors, PGI2 and sGC produced a mild inhibition in the relaxation response to ME while NO produced no effect at all.
Based on the novel results of the current study, it can be concluded that T. terrestris methanolic extract (ME) mediated relaxation in isolated rat aortic tissues in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, we discovered that ME-mediated relaxation is endothelium-dependent and that potassium and calcium ion channels play no role in this relaxation with a limited role of PGI2 and sGC.
Factors potentially influencing case fatality rate in different stages of COVID-19 outbreak in Europe
Authors: Orlewska Katarzyna , Orlewski Pawel , Klusek Justyna 
Published: May 2021

IntroductionThe aim of this study was to analyze the changes in COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFR) in time and to examine the link between CFR and country-specific indicators referring to quality of healthcare, population and epidemiology in different stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in 30 European countries (EU27 + Switzerland, Norway and United Kingdom).Material and methodsWe distinguished three 70-day time phases of the outbreak: 17 March–25 May; 1 June–9 August; 15 August–23 October 2020. The applied COVID-19 dataset was based on data maintained by OurWorldInData.org retrieved in November 2020. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient analysis was used to examine the link between CFR and country-specific indicators referring to population, epidemiology and quality of healthcare.ResultsCOVID-19 CFR in analyzed European countries declined from mid-March to end-October. CFR phase 1 was positively correlated with COVID-19 mortality, daily cumulative index (DCI), urbanization and proportion of the population aged > 80; CFR phase 2 was positively correlated with COVID-19 mortality and DCI; CFR phase 3 was positively correlated with COVID-19 mortality, median age, poverty, prevalence of obesity, smoking and cardiovascular disease and negatively correlated with Healthcare Access and Quality Index, Health Care Index and gross domestic product per capita.ConclusionsResults of our correlation analyses support the concept that the decline in CFR is real and, depending of the phase of the outbreak, different factors play a role. From the public health perspective, measures implemented to reduce the viral transmission, isolating the most vulnerable and improving the overall quality of the healthcare system are advisable.
Análise das Considerações Intempestivas a partir das cartas de Nietzsche: indicativo de uma perspectiva estética e educativa
Authors: Peixoto Enock Silva 
Published: May 2021

Dentre os anos de 1873 e 1876 Nietzsche escreveu quatro livros que denominou como Considerações Intempestivas: David Strauss, confessor e escritor; Da utilidade e desvantagem da história para a vida; Schopenhauer como educador e Wagner em Bayreuth. Neles, o filósofo estabelece uma crítica a favor de uma cultura elevada, cujos clássicos da Grécia e Roma Antigas e da própria Alemanha são os meios educativos apresentados como contraponto. A adversária é a concepção gregária de cultura, vigente no século XIX, que, conforme Nietzsche, tinha os interesses utilitários do Estado como forma principal de organização da vida. Esse [o Estado] sugava todas as forças criativas, como da educação juvenil, dos interesses científicos, reduzindo todos ao jugo dos negócios. Foi o período em que a Alemanha venceu a guerra franco-prussiana e buscava se estruturar politicamente, mas, Nietzsche percebe diversas armadinhas presentes neste processo, como o perigo da cultura se tornar serva da política. Essa preocupação aparece também nas suas correspondências, escritas dentre os anos de 1850 e 1888, nelas, também observamos o pensamento como “instrumentos de combate” contra a decadência social.
The boundaries of the spiritual and moral self-awareness of the student's personality
Authors: Литвина Л.М. 
Published: May 2021

В статье представлен теоретический анализ разработанности проблемы границ духовно-нравственного самосознания личности в контексте изучения вопросов роли субъектного и духовного «Я» в данном процессе. Обоснована особая роль субъектного и духовного «Я» в определении границ духовно-нравственного развития обучающегося, и адаптированы структурно-функциональная и динамичная модель данного процесса. Представлены типологии духовно-нравственного самосознания личности в контексте духовного и субъектного «Я». Выявлено, что расширение границ духовно-нравственного самосознания личности происходит за счет развития духовного и субъектного «Я». Проблема духовно-нравственного развития человека обогащена на основе теории субъектности и духовности личности. Результаты обобщенно-теоретического анализа могут быть трансформированы из теории в практику духовно-нравственного воспитания и развития обучающегося.
The article presents a theoretical analysis of the elaboration of the problem of the boundaries of the spiritual and moral self-awareness of the individual in the context of studying the issues of the role of the subjective and spiritual self in this process. The special role of the subjective and spiritually «I» personality in determining the boundaries of the spiritual and moral development of the student has been substantiated. The structural and functional model of spiritual and moral self-awareness in the context of the spiritual and subjective self has been adapted to the problems of the research. The typologies of manifestation of the spiritual and moral self-awareness of the individual are presented. It was revealed that the expansion of the boundaries of the spiritual and moral development of the individual occurs due to the development of the spiritual subjective «I». The problem of the spiritual and moral development of a person is enriched on the basis of the theory of this process in the context of the theory of subjectivity and spirituality of the individual. The results of a generalized theoretical analysis can be transformed from theory into practice of spiritual and moral education and development of the student.
Actualization of pre-school teacher’s creativity in the conditions of continuous professional development
Authors: Виноградова А.Н. 
Published: May 2021

В статье рассматриваются некоторые аспекты внедрения механизма развития педагогического творчества воспитателей дошкольных образовательных организаций в ходе непрерывного повышения квалификации на базе ОГБУ ДПО «Рязанский институт развития образования» и стажировочной площадки института. В статье сосредоточено внимание на пошаговой деятельности преподавателя, связанной с применением в работе со слушателями курсов различных методов, интегрированного подхода и компонентов эстетико-ориентированной среды, форм образовательной и организационной работы с целью формирования у педагогов умений самостоятельного проектирования индивидуального образовательного маршрута дошкольников. Раскрыты авторские методы и технология «Творческий пазл». Сделан вывод о том, что введение в процесс повышения квалификации педагогов дорожной карты, включающей совокупность методов и технологий поэтапной реализации формальных, неформальных и информальных форм образования создает необходимые условия для непрерывного совершенствования педагогического мастерства, развития творческого потенциала и профессионального роста.
In the article some aspects of introduction of the development mechanism of pre-school teachers’ pedagogical creativity are considered during continuous professional development on the basis of Regional State Budgetary Institution APE "Ryazansky Institute of educational development" and the internship platform of institute. In the article the attention is concentrated on step-by-step activity of the teacher connected with application in work with students of various methods, integrated approach and components of the esthetic-focused environment, forms of educational and organizational work in order to form at teachers the abilities of independent design of an individual educational path of pre-school children. Author's methods and Creative Puzzle technology are revealed. The conclusion is made that implementation into process of teachers’ professional development the “road map” including set of methods and technologies of stage-by-stage realization of formal, informal and non-formal forms of education creates necessary conditions for continuous improvement of pedagogical mastery, development of creative potential and professional growth.
Educational multi-ethnic system of training future bachelors and masters of social work
Authors: Веричева О.Н. 
Published: May 2021

Встатье раскрыта сущность подготовки специалистов по социальной работе с учетом особенностей полиэтнической образовательной среды вуза, а также региона. Подготовка будущих бакалавров и магистров социальной работы основывается на ведущих целевых компонентах национальных проектов Российской Федерации, ориентированных на развитие человека и его потенциала, который измеряется с помощью индекса человеческого развития (ИЧР) (Human Development Index (HDI). В содержании статьи определены целевые ориентиры организации образовательного процесса будущих бакалавров и магистров социальной работы; выявлены основные принципы и ключевые компоненты системы подготовки, которые включают образовательную полиэтническую систему, ориентированную на глобальные, национальные и личностные интересы и развитие потенциала человека; целенаправленный процесс формирования компетенций будущего специалиста как субъекта социальной работы; вариативную основную образовательную программу, проектирующую индивидуальную образовательную стратегию подготовки студента с учетом условий вуза и геополитических, этнокультурных, исторических и социально-экономических условий региона. Образовательная полиэтническая система подготовки бакалавров и магистров социальной работы развивается в соответствии с подходами: личностно-деятельностным;
The article reveals the essence of training specialists in social work, taking into account the peculiarities of the multi-ethnic educational environment of the university, as well as the region. The preparation of future bachelors and masters of social work is based on the leading target components of the national projects of the Russian Federation, focused on human development and human potential, which is measured using the Human Development Index (HDI). Educational process of future bachelors and masters of social work, identified the main principles and key components of the training system, which include an educational multi-ethnic system focused on global, national and personal interests and the development of human potential; a purposeful process of forming the competencies of a future specialist as a subject of social work; variable the main educational program that designs an individual educational strategy for preparing a student, taking into account the conditions of the university and the geopolitical, ethno-cultural, historical and socio-economic conditions of the region. The educational polyethnic system of training bachelors and masters of social work develops in accordance with the main scientific and methodological approaches: personal and activity; individual and creative; systemic; level; competence; transformational; resource; synergistic