bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Determinants Of Livelihood Diversification In Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Mazrou Yasser S. A. , Ahmad Shabbir , Abdelkhair Farah Y. F. , Mudawi Sara S. A. , Ashraf Saleem , Ashraf Ijaz 
Published: February 2024

This study was conducted in three randomly selected districts viz. Vehari, Faisalabad, and Narowal of the Punjab province to examine the determinants of livelihood diversification. Using multistage sampling 480 respondents were interviewed face to face using a structured questionnaire and were analyzed by SPSS (version 21). The major findings reveal that most of the smallholders, i.e., 126 (26.3%), relied on cropping and off-farm livelihood diversification strategies to sustain their household income. The structural determinant factors were identified as “push factors” while household/domestic determinant factors were identified as “pull factors” of livelihood diversification. Moreover, the results of the multiple linear regression model unveiled that household’s choice and adoption of livelihood diversification strategies were positively affected by age, level of education, livestock holding status, access to credit, extension contacts, and income while gender, landholding size, access to irrigation, access to mass media, and crop risk were negatively affected. The study concludes that both structural and household determinants of livelihood diversification contribute positively to improving the smallholders' household well-being and keeping them away from vulnerabilities. The study findings have implications for policymakers and development practitioners who are working to improve the livelihoods of smallholders in the Punjab province, Pakistan.
Effect of Bosswelic Acid On Hematological Parameters In Sprague Dawley Rats (Rattus novergicus) Induced By Cyclophosphamide
Authors: Maret Daulay Lingga Surya , Wientarsih Ietje , Esfandiari Anita , Sutardi Lina Noviyanti , Asmilia Nuzul 
Published: February 2024

Chemotherapy drug “cyclophosphamide (SP)” can trigger oxidative stress that causes hematotoxicity and myelotoxicity, therefore an agent that can suppress the negative effects of cyclophosphamide is needed. Boswellic acid is an herbal medicine that has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of boswellic acid (BA) in hematology parameter rats induced by cyclophosphamid. Animal were allocated in to six groups, each group consists of 5 rats, the KS: healthy group, KSP: cyclophosphamide group; KSD: comparison group, and BA groups (K1;K2;K3). The treatment groups were given cyclophosphamide (SP) at dose of 150 mg/kg body weight (BW) i.p. The BA groups (K1,K2,K3) were given BA at dose of 250 mg/kg BW orally for 6 consecutive days and SP on day 1 (K1), day 4 (K2), day 6 (K3). The results showed that BA administration (K2 and K3) can help increase/maintain the amount of hematological parameters including hemoglobin, hematocrit, and erythrocytes. Administrating BA for 6 days consecutively before SP (K3) has shown best results on hematological parameters than the others including the comparison group. These results suggest that BA may have a potential herbal therapeutic agents that can mitigate cyclophosphamide-induced hematotoxicity manifestations.
Significant Absences: Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Silence and Joyce’s Poetics of the Unspoken
Authors: Blagojevic Darko , Garic Vanja Vukicevic 
Published: February 2024

This paper discusses an important phase in Ludwig Wittgenstein’s analytic philosophy through a comparative examination of the profound correspondences that exist between his concept of silence and the poetics of another crucial authorial figure of the 20th century: James Joyce. Based on the hypothesis that there are striking resemblances between their early works, that is, between Joyce’s realistic short-story collection Dubliners and Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the article employs mostly close-reading, analytical-interpretative and comparative methods. It argues that silence was an intentional intellectual, aesthetic and ethical choice of both these authors, their way to preserve the autonomy of metaphysics and to honour the beauty of the unspoken.
Starting from their common critical treatment of the habitual and largely alienated speech, the discussion connects Wittgenstein’s philosophical attitudes regarding the imprecision and inadequacy of every-day language and Joyce’s notion of ‘spiritual paralysis’ of the city-life, which he saw as the main motive for writing his collection about fin-desiècle Dublin. On the grounds of their shared views about the limits of words, behind which there are worlds that cannot be properly uttered, the idea of silence – or the highly significant narrative absence – grows to permeate the work of both. In the case of Wittgenstein, it is a call for a new philosophy, or anti-philosophy, which in negating metaphysics in effect preserves its independence from a discursive speech which cannot express it, whereas in the case of Joyce, correspondingly (and almost simultaneously), it is a quest for a new literary mode that will foreground a particular Modernist allusiveness, rhetoric of omission and deliberately incomplete, gnomonical narrative structures.
Post-Human and Trans-Human in the Future Perspective of the Humanity
Authors: Chursinova Oksana , Sinelnikova Maria 
Published: February 2024

The article considers the issue of chnging the main anthropic characteristics of a human under the influence of the rapid development of the latest technologies. Such changes cause the need to revise the usual interpretation of the concept of ‘human’, which is gradually being substituted by the currently popular concepts of ‘trans-’ and ‘post-human’. These concepts are favourably perceived by the techno-optimists, who believe that the latest technologies will allow us to create people who will be physically, intellectually and spiritually superior to the people of today, although they admit that this may lead to greater social inequality.
The article states that the post-human potential is too ambiguous to clearly outline it. On the one hand, it opens up unprecedented possibilities, which can be considered the highest manifestation of human freedom, i.e. the ability to model a person according to one’s vision. On the other – there is a real threat to human existence itself, namely, the danger of technological capture of the potential for human improvement. Therefore, the task of the article is to outline the possible prospects for the formation and improvement of modern human identity under the conditions of its combination with the other, non-human species and the latest technologies. This is possible under the condition of acceptance of new possibilities for the post-human as the liberating force that overcomes the negativity and limitations of human nature.
The comparative method and the method of analysis were used in the article.
Coordinador General de la III CRES, Córdoba 2018. Francisco Tamarit
Authors: Miranda Estela María 
Published: February 2024

Licenciado en Física (1985) por la Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Doctor en Física (1992) por el Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF/CNPq). Rector de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (2013-2016). Decano de la Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (2011-2013). Profesor Titular Dedicación Exclusiva de la Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Investigador Principal de la Carrera del Investigador del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Fue presidente de la Asociación Física Argentina. Integrante del Directorio del CONICET. Coordinador General de la Conferencia Regional de Educación Superior de América Latina y el Caribe (CRES) 2018.
Editorial
Authors: Miranda Estela M. 
Published: February 2024

Tenemos el agrado de presentar el segundo número de la Revista Digital del Núcleo de Estudios e Investigaciones sobre Educación Superior del Mercosur (NEIES/Mercosur). La propuesta de incluir entre las acciones del Núcleo una publicación digital fue una iniciativa de los países miembros participantes en las primeras reuniones técnicas, con el propósito de acompañar y profundizar las políticas, estrategias y acuerdos alcanzados en materia de internacionalización e integración regional de la educación superior, a la vez que dar visibilidad al Sector Educativo del Mercosur en las universidades e instituciones de formación superior de los países que lo conforman.
Nudos de discusión sobre la Formación Docente Universitaria en países del MERCOSUR
Authors: Lorenzatti María del Carmen , Ligorria Verónica 
Published: February 2024

Una de las consecuencias de entender que los estudios superiores son un bien público y social, un derecho humano universal y una responsabilidad de los estados, tal como lo sostiene la Conferencia Regional de Educación Superior reunida en Cartagena de Indias (2008), es apostar fuertemente a la revisión de las prácticas docentes universitarias. En este artículo se presentan los resultados del proyecto “Construcción cooperativa de políticas y estrategias de formación de docentes universitarios en la región”, coordinado desde la Secretaría de Asuntos Académicos de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba y con la participación de nueve universidades del Mercosur Educativo. El propósito central del proyecto fue “desarrollar redes de cooperación para el fortalecimiento de la formación docente universitaria (FDU) a nivel regional”. El grupo de universidades participantes se propusieron producir conocimientos sobre el estado de las políticas de formación docente en cada universidad y su relación con los sistemas de acceso, permanencia y promoción de los profesores. En este artículo se presentan, de manera sintética, las características del proyecto, la metodología desarrollada, algunos nudos de discusión sobre la docencia universitaria que tuvieron lugar en los encuentros con el grupo de universidades y, finalmente, desafíos o líneas de trabajo conjunto. Palabras claves: Formación docente – universidad – profesorado universitario
I Seminario democratización de la Educación Superior. Una mirada desde el Mercosur. A cuatrocientos años de la universidad en la región.
Authors: Yelicich Carolina 
Published: February 2024

La preocupación por la democratización de la educación superior no es un tema nuevo en América latina. Desde mediados del siglo XX las políticas gubernamentales y las acciones de las universidades estuvieron centradas en la expansión de la matrícula y la oferta institucional y en la diversificación disciplinaria para dar respuesta a demandas sociales de diverso orden. Si bien el resultado fue un notable incremento del número de instituciones y la masificación de la matrícula, la investigación demostró que los más beneficiados continuaron siendo, en gran medida, los sectores sociales de mejor posición económica y capital cultural, mientras los hijos de los sectores más bajos de la escala social están sub-representados, sobre todo, en las universidades.
Analisis Maharah Al-Kitabah pada Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Madrasah Tsanawiyah Attaqwa 08
Authors: Adzakiyah Atikah , Fanirin Moch. Hasyim , Humaeroh Iis 
Published: February 2024

Mahārah al-kitābah mempunyai kontribusi penting guna mendukung dalam kegiatan berbahasa, terkhusus implementasinya dalam mendorong pertumbuhan daya tangkap dan kreativitas siswa melalui lingkup menentukan, mendapatkan, pengumpulan, pengolahan dan menyusun informasi yang mana disajikan berbentuk tulisan berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan Mahārah al-kitābah pada pembelajaran bahasa Arab dan permasalahan Mahārah al-kitābah yang dihadapi oleh siswa Madrasah Tsanawiyah Attaqwa 08. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitataif yang bersifat deskriptif dengan subyek penelitian berjumlah 15 siswa kelas VIII Madrasah Tsanawiyah Attaqwa 08. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa permasalahan Mahārah al-kitābah pada pembelajaran bahasa Arab terdiri dari permasalahan ilmu bahasa dan non- ilmu bahasa. Terdapat permasalahan ilmu bahasanya yakni: (1) Tingkatkan kemudahan dalam menulis kembali catatan guru di papan tulis; (2) kesulitan dalam menulis tulisan- tulisan hijaiyah dengan bentuk yang bermacam-macam; diawal, ditengah, dan diakhir; (3) Kesulitan membedakan huruf-huruf yang bisa disambung dan yang tidak bisa disambung, juga apabila ada beda tulisan; (4) Dalam mencatat secara rapi, jelas dan bagus siswa cukup bisa menuliskan semampunya, namun kemampuan siswa sudah cukup baik walaupun belum bisa disebut rapi, jelas dan bagus seraya peneliti cermati. Sedangkan permasalahan non- ilmu bahasa adalah (1) faktor siswa; (2) faktor metode; (3) faktor materi; (4) faktor sosial.
Problematika Maharah Al-Qira’ah Siswa Kelas VIII Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Tsanawiyah Ma’had Al-Zaytun Tahun Ajaran 2022/2023
Authors: Alam Syaiful , Fanirin Moh Hasyim , Arifin Moh Mas'ud 
Published: February 2024

Skripsi ini mengkaji tentang Problematika Maharah Al Qira'ah siswa. Permasalahan yang dihadapi siswa terkait Maharah Al Qira'ah dan penerapan solusi untuk meminimalisi terjadinya permasalahan pada siswa. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apa saja problematika Maharah Al-Qira’ah yang dihadapi siswa dan solusi untuk mengatasi permasalahan Maharah Al-Qira’ah pada pembelajaran bahasa Arab Siswa Kelas VIII Madrasah Tsanawiyah Ma’had Al-Zaytun. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif yang dimana semua permasalahan akan dibahas secara jelas. Dengan teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII R-4 dan guru bahasa Arab Madrasah Tsanawiyah Ma’had Al-Zaytun. Hasil penelitian ini adalah siswa mengalami permasalahan baik pada linguistik maupun non linguistik yang permasalahan tersebut dapat menghambat membaca teks Arab tanpa harakat. Solusi memperluas literasi yang relevan dengan buku yang dipelajari seperti kitab kitab ulama yang membahas Nahwu dan sharaf. Memperbanyak latihan menganalisis kata dengan meninjau dari berbagai jenis kata dan menerjemahkan teks Arab disamping harus mengetahui konteks pembahasan.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Practices in the Malaysian Oil and Gas Companies
Authors: Shad Muhammad Kashif , Lai Fong-Woon , Shamim Amjad , Khan Arif Ali 
Published: February 2024

Lately, the contribution of businesses towards sustainable development is a major concern for the top management, investors, creditors, auditors as well as the government. United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) proposes businesses to align their responsible investment practices with broader sustainable objectives and considering sustainability issues evaluation. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the level of sustainability reporting among the Malaysian oil and gas pubic listed companies. This study investigates the intensity of sustainability reporting on the basis of Bursa Malaysia’s sustainability Reporting Guide and Toolkits in a sample of 41 oil and gas listed companies for 10 years i.e., from 2008 to 2017. The data was collected from the annual reports which were sourced through the Bursa Malaysia’s website as well as the websites of the respective companies. The results infer that the overall sustainability reporting level among the sample companies are rather encouraging. This can be due to the pressure on the Malaysian companies to the adhere regulatory compliance that would oblige the strategic requirements of an organizations. This paper is unique in terms that it considers all the three dimensions of sustainability i.e. economic, environmental and social sustainability as most of the previous literature addressed these separately. Moreover, this study has important findings for regulators, practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders, as it sketches the efficacy and potential strengths of sustainability disclosure practices in the oil and gas companies.
Keywords: sustainability reporting, oil and gas companies, Malaysia.
Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Balkan Perspective
Authors: Jamallullail Syed Harun 
Published: February 2024

This article, deploying data from documentary sources, examines the issues of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Balkan’s perspective and the main issues faced by the governments and the refugees. Both Content Analysis and In-depth Interview was done in order to understand the situation in the Balkans. Therefore, articles from various countries in the Balkan peninsular and interviews are conducted with the embassies and expatriates whom are currently in Malaysia. Drawing from the historical and economic situation of the states, it notes that the countries in the Balkan region were the less developed region of Europe. Based on the review of the Balkan’s economy and history, the article argues and concludes that, despite some of the countries in the Balkan peninsular are in the European Union, there are still problems faced by these countries when it comes to the mass influx of the refugees in their own country.
Keywords: denial, xenophobia, euro crisis, Social Marketing Theory
Language Lecturers’ Awareness on Cooperative Problem-based Learning (CPBL) Method
Authors: Idrus Hairuzila , Othman Haslinda 
Published: February 2024

Language lecturers have utilised various methods in enhancing students’ competency in preparing them for the working world. Nevertheless, the outcomes are consistently mediocre and indistinguishable from the quality of their peers’ works. Cooperative Problem-based Learning (CPBL) is a combination of cooperative learning (CL) and problem-based learning (PBL) and has shown to improve the problem-solving skills among students. Moreover, CPBL trains students to work together with people of different background and instils positive values of teamwork. This has resulted students to become better learners from the CPBL experience, and it is believed that CPBL is able to assist students in the language classroom to prepare them of the working challenges. The essence of implementing CPBL in class fits with the demand of producing better graduates of the future. As CPBL has never been implemented in the language classroom, pilot study on the language lecturers’ awareness is needed to proceed with its execution. Thus, this paper investigates the awareness among language lecturers on the CPBL approach and their willingness to incorporate CPBL in the language lessons. Interviews were conducted among language lecturers to find out their understanding and perceptions towards CPBL approach. The findings of this study revealed that the language lecturers are still using traditional method of teaching in the classroom and their awareness towards CPBL is divided between cooperative learning or problem-based learning. They are uncertain of both combinations in CPBL approach, but are willing to try CPBL if it has been proven to be effective in the language classroom.
Keyword: Cooperative Learning, CPBL method, Language Learning, Problem-based Learning, Teaching pedagogy
DETERMINANTS OF LONG-TERM FINANCING DECISIONS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Marimuthu Maran , Hamzah Hana Halini 
Published: February 2024

The financing decision is the most vital decision that a firm takes as it affects the firm value and shareholders’ wealth. While the main contributions of past studies on financing decision come from developed countries, the same issues are of equal concern for developing countries, and no exemption to Malaysia. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of determinants of long-term financing among the oil and gas firms in Malaysia. The study adopts the pooled OLS, fixed effect, and random effect regression analysis and employs 28 oil and gas firms listed on Bursa Malaysia over the period of 2008 – 2017. The findings reveal that asset tangibility is the only determinant that consistently shows a significant impact on the significant effect on the long-term borrowing decision while other determinants remain insignificant across the three models. This reiterates the fact that fixed asset requirement remains as the fundamental requirement for the oil and gas firms, especially when raising their financial leverage. This offers a new lens of understanding in the literature of financing decisions from the perspective of the energy sector.
Keywords: oil and gas firms, financing decision, borrowing
Khotbah Dialogis Serta Implikasinya bagi Pemberitaan Firman Tuhan dalam Ibadah Kristen
Authors: Rudy Roberto Walean  
Published: February 2024

Bentuk-bentuk Pelayanan Firman biasanya lewat jalur Pelayanan Injil (PI) Pribadi, kebaktian kebangunan rohani, bhakti sosial dan pelayanan kesehatan. Lebih khusus pelayanan pemberitaan Firman yang dimaksud adalah lewat khotbah. Khotbah mengalami perkembangan yang sangat cepat. Bentuk-bentuk khotbah berkembang sesuai dengan tuntutan jaman dan situasi serta kondisi dari berbagai daerah dan gereja, salah satunya adalah khotbah dialogis.
Semua bentuk atau cara yang dipakai, mempunyai tujuan yang sama yaitu, banyak orang dimenangkan dari hukuman dosanya dan percaya kepada Yesus, sehingga Allah dalam diri Tuhan Yesus sendiri dimuliakan. Dengan khotbah dialogis diharapkan mampu membuat pemberitaan Firman lebih lagi dan menjadikan ibadah dinamis serta interaktif.
Geophysical and Geotechnical Investigations of the Subsurface for Construction Purposes at Federal College of Education Osiele, Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: Alabi Aderemi A. , Lawal Ridoh , Hamzat Kafayat , Olaoye A. M. , Ogungbe A.  S. , Coker Joseph O. 
Published: February 2024

Knowledge of the surface and subsurface structures are vital for construction procedures. Integrated geophysical and geotechnical methods were applied to image the subsurface for evaluation of the stratigraphy and the competency of each geoelectric layer for construction purposes at the Federal College of Education Osiele, Abeokuta South-western Nigeria. Nine Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) using Schlumberger electrode configurations were conducted over a current electrode spacing of 200 m. Multi-channel Analysis Surface Wave (MASW) was the seismic technique used for the geotechnical analysis of the study area and laboratory analysis was performed to investigate, Atterberg limit, particle size distribution, compaction test, specific gravity, and California bearing ratio. Results from the geophysical investigation revealed four to five geoelectric layers: topsoil, clayey sand, sandy clay, laterite, and fresh basement. The MASW results have s-wave velocities range of 40–500 m/s and analysis showed four layers. The laboratory analysis revealed that all the ten traverses have specific gravity, which is out of limit except sample 8 which is 2.80, plastic index and Atterberg limits of liquid were within permissible values of 12% and 35% respectively except samples 9 and 10, and California Bearing Ratio within specified limits. Geophysical and geotechnical investigation of the subsurface carried out in the study area for construction purposes revealed that the foundation of a heavy structure should be targeted at around 20 m into the subsurface.