bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on the Success of Building Learning Foundation Project in Rulindo District, Rwanda
Authors: Uwase Jeninah , Wabala Samuel , Dushimimana Jean de Dieu 
Published: April 2024

The general objective of this research was to assess the effect of human resources management on project success with the case of Building learning foundation project implemented by Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in Rulindo District of Rwanda. The target population was involving project beneficiaries, project implementers, and stakeholders including local authorities. The primary and secondary data were collected and the following data collection methods were used: documentary analysis, questionnaire and interview guide. Secondary data were collected with documentary analysis while primary data were collected through the use of questionnaires and interview guide. Data were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative data were analyzed using narrative and thematic methods while Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics with correlation and regression analysis methods. The statistical program for social sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 was used to examine quantitative data in order to facilitate mathematical computations because doing it manually would be time-consuming and error-prone. Human Resource Management: (β: 0.628, t: 9.721, Sig.: 0.000) human resource management has a positive effect with project success. For every one-unit increase in human resource management, Project success is estimated to increase by 0.628 units. The regression analysis indicates that human resource management significantly affects the success of the Building Learning Foundation (BLF) project. Providing ongoing training and development opportunities can ensure that personnel have the skills and knowledge to excel in their roles, ultimately contributing to the project's success.
Effects of rosemary essential oil on the milk production and fatty acid profiles of ewes fed oat hay or silage
Authors: Smeti Samir , Hajji Hadhami , Joy Margalida , Atti Naziha 
Published: April 2024

Abstract. Milk and dairy products are among daily-consumed foods in most countries. However, milk production and characteristics depend mainly on animal feeding and additives. The basic feeding corresponds to green or conserved forage and concentrate. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a conserved oat forage form (hay, H, or silage, S) and rosemary essential oils (REO) as additives on milk production and the fatty acid (FA) profile of Sicilo-Sarde dairy sheep. Forty-eight lactating Sicilo-Sarde ewes were ranked into four homogenous groups. Two groups were fed oat hay (H) and the other group oat silage (S) ad libitum. All the ewes were supplemented with 600 g d−1 of concentrate. Within each form of forage, one group of ewes received a control concentrate, and the other group received the REO concentrate. The milk yield was not affected by REO intake but tended to be higher (P=0.07) for oat hay than for silage (570 vs. 510 mL d−1). The milk protein content was greater for oat silage than hay diets (5.8 vs. 5.3 %), given that the silage form contains more crude protein. In addition, the silage form of forage improved the milk FA profile, with higher C18:3n−3 (0.70 vs. 0.45 %) long-chain FA and polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) n3 proportions and a lower PUFA n-6/n-3 dietetic ratio (P<0.05). The milk of ewes receiving REO contained a lower percentage of vaccenic acid and n−6 PUFA but a higher percentage of n−3 PUFA and consequently lower n6/n3 (2.56) and PUFA / SFA (P<0.05) ratios. In conclusion, REO could be recommended for dairy ewes fed silage to improve the nutritional quality of their milk for human consumption.
Lifecycle of updrafts and mass flux in isolated deep convection over the Amazon rainforest: insights from cell tracking
Authors: Gupta Siddhant , Wang Dié , Giangrande Scott E. , Biscaro Thiago S. , Jensen Michael P. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract. Long-term observations of deep convective cloud (DCC) vertical velocity and mass flux were collected during the Observations and Modelling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) experiment. Precipitation echoes from a surveillance weather radar near Manaus, Brazil, are tracked to identify and evaluate the isolated DCC lifecycle evolution during the dry and wet seasons. A radar wind profiler (RWP) provides precipitation and air motion profiles to estimate the vertical velocity, mass flux, and mass transport rates within overpassing DCC cores as a function of the tracked cell lifecycle stage. The average radar reflectivity factor (Z), DCC area (A), and surface rainfall rate (R) increased with DCC lifetime as convective cells were developing, reached a peak as the cells matured, and decreased thereafter as cells dissipated. As the convective cells mature, cumulative DCC properties exhibit stronger updraft behaviors with higher upward mass flux and transport rates above the melting layer (compared with initial and later lifecycle stages). In comparison, developing DCCs have the lowest Z associated with weak updrafts, as well as negative mass flux and transport rates above the melting layer. Over the DCC lifetime, the height of the maximum downward mass flux decreased, whereas the height of the maximum net mass flux increased. During the dry season, the tracked DCCs had higher Z, propagation speed, and DCC area, and were more isolated spatially compared with the wet season. Dry season DCCs exhibit higher Z, mass flux, and mass transport rate while developing, whereas wet season DCCs exhibit higher Z, mass flux, and mass transport rates at later stages.
Sosialisasi Inovasi Varietas Jagung Madura 3 Pada Petani Desa Tlontoraja Kecamatan Pasean Kabupaten Pamekasan
Authors: Syahriyanda Adjie Manggala , Kotimah Kusnul , Rahmanul Hakim Muhammad Wildan , Adzim Mahardhani Annisa , Putri Fitria Nayla , Fauziyah Elys , Musyafiroh Saufil 
Published: April 2024

Desa Tlontoraja Kecamatan Pasean Kabupaten Pamekasan memiliki potensi pertanian dengan jumlah petani sebanyak 5.076 jiwa. Pertanian tanaman pangan mendominasi usahatani di desa tersebut, khusunya usahatani jagung. Produktivitas jagung lokal yang diusahakan oleh petani sekitar terbilang rendah. Disisi lain sudah terdapat inovasi benih jagung MH-3 yang merupakan hasil persilangan antara benih jagung lokal dengan jagung hibrida. Mahasiswa yang sedang melakukan kegiatan MBKM Magang Desa, melakukan kegiatan sosialisasi inovasi tersebut pada petani Desa Tlontoraja. Kegiatan dilakukan pada tanggal 7 November 2023 di Kantor Desa Tlontoraja, dengan narasumber dari staf PT. Agro Giri Raya yang juga merupakan staf di Prodi Agroekoteknologi Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Trunojoyo Madura. Sosialisasi dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengenalkan inovasi benih jagung Madura MH-3, mengajari petani teknis budidaya jagung MH-3, dan memberikan bantuan benih pada petani untuk dapat melakukan uji coba penanaman jagung MH-3. Kegiatan diikuti oleh 22 orang yang terdiri dari petani, ketua kelompok tani, BPP Kecamatan Pasean, dan Kepala Desa Tlontoraja beserta pamong / aparat desa. Rangkaian acara sosialisasi meliputi sambutan-sambutan, penyampaian materi sosialisasi, diskusi tentang jagung MH-3, dan pemberian bantuan benih jagung MH-3 yang dapat digunakan untuk uji coba.
Sosialisasi Pemanfaatan Limbah Minyak Goreng Menjadi Sabun Cuci Baju Pada Ibu-ibu Pkk Di Desa Ketundan, Kecamatan Pakis, Kabupaten Magelang
Authors: Fatimatul Azizah Izma , Nashiroh Choirin , Torihul Huda Agil , Sahputri Rintan 
Published: April 2024

Desa Ketundan merupakan desa yang sebagian besar masyarakatnya memiliki usaha rumahan yaitu gorengan yang banyak menghasilkan limbah minyak jelantah. Namun, masyarakat setempat masih kurang memiliki kesadaran terkait pengolahan limbah minyak jelantah yang dihasilkan, ditunjukkan dengan penggunaan minyak secara berulang dan membuangnya secara langsung ke lingkungan. Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran terkait dampak negatif penggunaan minyak goreng secara berulang bagi kesehatan dan lingkungan, dengan melakukan sosialisasi pemanfaatan limbah minyak goreng menjadi produk sabun cuci baju yang lebih bermanfaat. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini adalah metode ceramah, diskusi, demonstrasi, dan evaluasi. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar (61%) audiens puas dan menganggap bahwa program yang dilaksanakan penting dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan mereka.
A MODELLING FRAMEWORK OF PORTLAND CEMENT HYDRATION
Authors: KRAVCHENKO V. 
Published: April 2024

Modelling the hydration process of Portland cement is a critical stage for predicting the mechanical properties of cement-based materials, since the modelling results are actually the initial data for prediction models. Incorrect modelling at this stage is high likely to lead to inadequate values of mechanical properties. The main difficulty of modelling is that cement hydration is an extremely complex process, the features of which are still not clearly understood. This determines the fact that hydration modelling is currently based on a phenomenological approach including a sufficient number of coefficients depending on experimental results.
This paper presents basic principles of hydration modelling and analyses the most widely used models to estimate the degree of cement hydration to identify their assumptions and limitations.
Exploring discarded pea peels as potential source of phytochemicals and evaluation of antifungal potential of pea peel extract
Authors: Maryam Zahra  , Aeysha Sultan  , Khalid Mahmood  , Noreen Sajjad  , Farhana Amman  
Published: April 2024

The rapid increase in global waste generation necessitates innovative strategies for waste valorization. Inspired by recent reports that indicate the potential of waste as source of fine chemicals, this research paper focused on harnessing phytochemicals and cellulose from pea peels (PPs) and evaluating their antifungal properties. Different protocols were used to quantify 11the amount of carbohydrates, proteins, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, and chlorophyll from the discarded pea peels. Our findings indicated that PPs contain 20% proteins, 24.52% chlorophyll, 70% flavonoids, 12% ascorbic acid and 70% carbohydrates. Our findings were found to be consistent with those reported in literature; however, the quantitative analysis of ascorbic acid for PPs is being reported for the first time by us. This phytochemical profile of PPs indicates that this waste is full of useful phytochemicals and can be explored as source of nutraceutical and fine chemicals.
PPs were also used for cellulose extraction and for this purpose three different strategies that yielded different results. One strategy that was devised by us yielded superior yield that that reported in literature with added advantage of lesser consumption of chemical reagents and facile protocol involved.
The methanolic and aqueous PPs extract were also screened for its antifungal potential against two fungal strains: Penicillium and Aspergillus niger. Our findings indicate that extracts showed significant antifungal potential at higher concentration. However, aqueous extract showed superior activity.
The findings of this word offer dual solution to pressing issues: waste valorization and natural antimicrobial development. The study's outcomes can revolutionize waste management practices, encouraging the utilization of kitchen waste for valuable compounds. Simultaneously, the development of natural antimicrobial agents contributes to the fight against fungal infections and food spoilage without harming the environment.
Agentive Modals and Agentive Modality
Authors: Kearl Timothy , Wallace Robert H. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
In this paper, we consider recent attempts to metaphysically explain agentive modality in terms of conditionals. We suggest that the best recent accounts face counterexamples, and more worryingly, they take some agentive modality for granted. In particular, the ability to perform basic actions features as a primitive in these theories. While it is perfectly acceptable for a semantics of agentive modal claims to take some modality for granted in getting the extension of action claims correct, a metaphysical explanation of agentive modality cannot, at least not in the way that conditional approaches to agentive modality do. We argue that this problem was present even in the classical conditional analysis. By a pessimistic induction, we suggest that, probably, no conditional approach to agentive modality will succeed.
On Relativizing the Sensitivity Condition to Belief-Formation Methods
Authors: Zhao Bin 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
According to the sensitivity account of knowledge, S knows that p only if S's belief in p is sensitive in the sense that S would not believe that p if p were false. It is widely accepted that the sensitivity condition should be relativized to belief-formation methods to avoid putative counterexamples. A remaining issue for the account is how belief-formation methods should be individuated. In this paper, I argue that while a coarse-grained individuation is still susceptible to counterexamples, a fine-grained individuation makes the target belief trivially insensitive. Therefore, there is no principled way of individuating belief-formation methods that helps the sensitivity account to accommodate different cases.
Thomson 50 Years Later
Authors: Crozat Elliott R. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Approximately 50 years have passed since Judith Jarvis Thomson wrote A Defense of Abortion (1971). Her article has significantly shaped the philosophical literature on abortion. In this paper, I will summarize some of the interesting and important work done on the topic since Thomson's article. I will highlight Thomson as a defender of the claim that abortion is morally permissible and Don Marquis as an influential opponent of that claim. I will start by articulating Thomson's case, focusing on the violinist analogy. I will underscore key questions, concepts, and objections the analogy raises. I will then examine briefly how philosophers have addressed some of these issues. Next, I will outline Marquis’ work, provide a similar commentary on it, and discuss some of its main responses. I will then survey other philosophers who have addressed abortion beyond the scope of providing specific replies to Thomson or Marquis. I will close by highlighting significant points of agreement and disagreement in the literature, as well as crucial gaps in the current research. The paper is not an attempt to address every work on the topic over the last five decades, nor is it aimed at taking a position on the moral permissibility of abortion. My goal is to provide an overview of the dialectic.
The History of the Polish Collection and Programming at the Chicago Public Library
Authors: Zakrzewska Maria 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This paper discusses the history of the Polish book collection at the Chicago Public Library (CPL) from the time the Foreign Language Section (FOL) in the main library was established, until the present. The author has used both primary and secondary sources. Many of them are archival materials still unpublished (FOL Annual Report Bulletin from the Office of the Librarian, etc.) and stored in the Special Collections and Preservation Division at the Harold Washington Library Center (HWLC) in Chicago. The names of many dedicated librarians who have worked and are working now at FOL are provided. The article tries to answer the question: How did they help new immigrants to adjust to the American way of life? A considerable part of this paper is devoted to the programming aimed at Chicago's Polish community. These programs took place at CPL from its beginning, but more were scheduled in the 1970s and the 1980s, when American libraries begin to promote multiculturalism and diversity. The establishment of the Polish American Services Committee (PASC) in 1995, which was organized and continues to function to the present time, is also covered.
THE PUBLIC DANGER OF CRIMES ENCROACHING ON INTERESTS IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Authors: Крупник И.А. 
Published: April 2024

Сфера профессионального спорта как в России, так и за рубежом традиционно относится к одной из самых закрытых. Причем это можно сказать и о ее правовом регулировании, и особенно о внутренних (корпоративных) правилах, на основе которых решается большинство вопросов, относящихся к данной группе общественных отношений. Вместе с тем само исследуемое направление деятельности человека носит максимально публичный характер, привлекая к себе серьезное внимание значительного числа людей всего земного шара. Имея воспитательный и отчасти политический характер, профессиональный спорт способен оказывать соответствующее влияние как на отдельно взятую личность, так и на массы в целом. Преступления, посягающие на интересы в сфере профессионального спорта, как и любые другие преступные деяния, обладают признаком общественной опасности. В результате проведенного исследования определены факторы, определяющие общественную опасность преступлений в сфере профессионального спорта.
The sphere of professional sports, both in Russia and abroad, is traditionally one of the most closed. Moreover, this applies equally to both its legal regulation and, in particular, to internal (corporate) rules, on the basis of which most issues related to this group of social relations are resolved. At the same time, the area of human activity under study is of the most public nature, attracting the serious attention of a significant number of people around the globe. Having an educational and, partly, political nature, professional sport is capable of exerting a corresponding influence on both an individual and the masses as a whole. Hence, all the divisions occurring in professional sports, which have become accessible to the average person, are capable of influencing entire generations of young athletes, causing a public outcry, and influencing the public consciousness of entire categories of the population not only of the country, but of the world as a whole. In this regard, the study of the social danger of crimes committed in this area should not be limited only to the traditional markers inherent in this category, and can give an appropriate result only if it goes far beyond the usual dogmas.
SOME PECULIARITIES OF THE CRIMINALISTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE REHABILITATION OF NAZISM
Authors: Терехова Е.М. 
Published: April 2024

В статье обращается внимание на отсутствие законодательного закрепления понятия «нацизм», отмечаются воззрения в юридической науке на указанное понятие. Приводится статистика, свидетельствующая об увеличении количества фактов реабилитации нацизма, что актуализирует потребность практических органов в криминалистических рекомендациях по раскрытию и расследованию преступлений данного вида. Аргументируется необходимость предметного исследования их криминалистической характеристики, приводится перечень основных ее элементов, дается их описание с опорой на результаты проведенного исследования. Принимаются во внимание выводы авторов, рассматривавших данные аспекты в своих трудах. В числе ключевых элементов проанализированы: личность виновного и мотив совершения преступления, предмет, способ, обстановка, орудия и средства, следы преступления. Рассматриваются характерные примеры из обвинительных приговоров о реабилитации нацизма.
The article draws attention to the lack of legislative fixation of the concept of "Nazism", the views of legal science on this concept are noted. The statistics indicating the increase in the facts of rehabilitation of Nazism is given, which actualizes the need of practical bodies in criminalistic recommendations for the detection and investigation of crimes of this type. The necessity of the subject study of their criminalistic characterization is argued, the list of its main elements is given, their description is given with reference to the results of the conducted research. The conclusions of the authors who considered these aspects in their works are taken into account. Among the key elements analyzed are: the identity of the perpetrator and motive for committing the crime, the object, method, setting, instruments and means, traces of the crime. Characteristic examples from Nazi rehabilitation convictions are examined.
ENSURING SECURITY GUARANTEES OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE INVESTIGATION «OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION»
Authors: Тимофеев С.В. , Карданов А.Р. 
Published: April 2024

Статья посвящена исследованию правомерности совершения участниками оперативно-розыскной деятельности вынужденного преступления и причинения вреда при осуществлении оперативно-розыскного мероприятия «Оперативное внедрение». Поднимается вопрос необходимости должного законодательного обеспечения гарантий безопасности и освобождения от уголовной ответственности лиц, осуществляющих оперативно-розыскную деятельность, а также лиц, оказывающих им конфиденциальное содействие. Рассматривается понятие «оперативный риск» в оперативно-розыскной деятельности, его толкование учеными-правоведами и в правоприменительной практике. Актуальность темы исследования обусловлена тем, что в оперативно-розыскной практике возникают ситуации вынужденного совершения преступлений лицами оказывающими содействие, а также сотрудниками органов внутренних дел при осуществлении оперативно-розыскного мероприятия «Оперативное внедрение». Это считается одним из наиболее проблемных вопросов теории оперативно-розыскной деятельности и практики деятельности оперативных подразделений. В статье проводится сравнительно-правовой анализ норм Уголовного кодекса Российской Федерации и Федерального закона от 12.08.1995 г. № 144-ФЗ «Об оперативно-розыскной деятельности», регулирующих вопросы правового регулирования института освобождения от наказания при решении задач по раскрытию тяжких и особо тяжких преступлений.
The article is devoted to the study of the legality of committing a forced offence and causing harm by the participants of operational-search activity during the implementation of operational-search activity "Operative introduction". The question of the necessity of proper legislative provision of security guarantees and exemption from criminal liability of persons carrying out operational-search activity, as well as persons providing them with confidential assistance is raised. The concept of "operational risk" in operational-search activity, its interpretation by legal scholars and in law enforcement practice is considered. The relevance of the topic of the study is conditioned by the fact that in operational and investigative practice there are situations of forced commission of offences by persons providing assistance, as well as by employees of internal affairs bodies in the implementation of operational and investigative activity "Operative introduction". This is considered one of the most problematic issues of the theory of operational-search activity and practice of operational units. The article provides a comparative legal analysis of the norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law of 12.08.1995, No. 144-FZ "On operative-search activity", regulating the issues of legal regulation of the institute of exemption from punishment, when solving the tasks of solving serious and especially serious crimes.