bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
RELATIONS OF REMOTE WORKING TO MENTAL HEALTH
Authors: Sarinastiti Nia , Bimo Ario , Cole Jeffrey 
Published: September 2022

Since the pandemic, remote work is the only option to keep people’s productivity outside of the workplace. At first, people were happy to not be having to commute, spending more time at home and having extra hours to do interesting activities not related to work. But that did not last long. Approximately six months later indicate changes to mental states. The aim of this research is to understand the relations of remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic to mental health and identify activities that help to bridge mental health issues. Conceptual thinking of the research is based on social networks, social relations, lifestyle preference, social media hashtags. Research method uses social network analytics based on Netlytic.org and Gephi tools to determine the depth of the relations. The result states that remote work has relations to mental health, in which the wellbeing of individuals relates to the way they work, which hence alter the use of time to do other useful activities.
QUALITATIVE STUDY ON LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR ISLAMIC BANKS OF PAKISTAN
Authors: Dr. Salman Masood Sheikh  , Dr. Muhammad Khyzer Bin Dost  , Pirzada Sami Ullah Sabri  
Published: September 2022

Purpose: This is a qualitative research that gives an insight into liquidity management process of Islamic banks and exploring banker’s perspective in Pakistan. Interviews were used as a research instrument through which bankers were gotten some information about products, services and liquidity services proffered by banks, practices of liquidity management, structural support in liquidity management, SBP job in liquidity management and advertising system to draw in depositors.
Design/Methodology/Approach: There were 15 interviews conducted with the bankers from Islamic Banks, analyzed through thematic analysis, indicating that Islamic banks have growing potential in the market. Considering deposits as significant perspective in liquidity management of banking sector different advertising related viewpoints were watched
Findings: It was perceived that Islamic banks are experiencing laudable growth and customer attraction. Reason being the notion that the Islamic banks are shariah compliant, presence of muftis in its shariah board, fluctuating profit rates and the manner in which it is gone before. While other critic that calculations are based on KIBOR and elements of interest still exits even in Islamic banks.
Implications/Originality/Value: Furthermore,conventional marketing procedures were also practiced by Islamic banks such as advanced media or print, door-door marketing, reference use, depending on word-ofmouth and product and service improvement, difference in opinion is due to unsatisfactory guidance by Islamic Banks to their customers
Pemanfaatan WhatsApp dan Zoom Meeting untuk Pembelajaran Daring pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di MTs An-Nashihin Kademangan
Authors: Hermawati Lili , Arif Miftakhul , Marina Dewi 
Published: September 2022

This study aims to describe the Utilization of WhatsApp Application Features and Zoom Cloud Meetings as Online Learning Media during the Class IX Covid-19 Pandemic at MTs An-Nashihin Kademangan, inhibiting factors and supporting factors in the use of WhatsApp application features and zoom cloud meetings as online learning media. during the covid-19 pandemic class IX at MTs An-nashihin Kademangan and solutions that were carried out to overcome obstacles that occurred in the use of the whatsapp application features and zoom cloud meetings as online learning media during the covid-19 pandemic class IX at MTs An-Nashihin Kademangan This research was conducted at MTs An-Nashihin Kademangan, South Tangerang City from February 8, 2022 to February 21, 2022. This type of research is qualitative descriptive. The results of the study show that teachers have utilized the WhatsApp application features and zoom cloud meetings to support online learning activities, by utilizing various available features such as photo, video, document, video calls, and video conferencing features. From the results of this study, it is recommended that educators further improve their competence regarding the use of ICT, so that the readiness of learning using technology-based learning can be maximized.
Keywords: WhatsApp, Zoom Cloud Meetings, Learning Media, Online Learning.
Spiritual values of education on Karate Kid
Authors: Dayana Yuliana Fatima , Helmanto Fachri 
Published: September 2022

Background: Knowing the movies is most likely a favorite activity, it can take apart in education. Education is one of the important things in our lives. Most adults think "Karate Kid" is inspiring a violation. It is shown many Kung Fu movements and fighting scenes. However, the process of characters in being someone that would be interesting to be analyzed. It is more like the teaching-learning process to get something of a student.
Purpose: This study aims to analyze the characters and find out the educational value shown in this movie. In addition, research has focused on analyzing the spiritual values of education following two items of discussion namely value of giving and value of being.
Design and methods: The method in this study uses a descriptive qualitative approach. Next, the analysis is done by watching the movie many times and then continued the analysis by collecting data from books and some Internet resources to find theories related to the topic to be discussed. The next step required to arrange the analysis is to prepare the material by selecting multiple events of the movie and classifying the events related to the analysis.
Results: Based on the research finding, there are eight educational spiritual values found in The Karate Kid namely honesty, brave, peace, self-discipline, respect, love and affection, not selfishness, and also kind and friendly.
Optimized Energy Efficiency in a Telecommunication Company: Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Bassey Ngang Ngang 
Published: September 2022

Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same task. It was considered to introduce optimized energy efficiency by using machine learning to reduce power consumption at communication base station (BTS) sites. This process involves reviewing relevant work to identify defects, characterizing and determining the power consumption of the cell site under investigation, developing a SIMULINK model for the cell site under investigation, and identifying the module. It also includes optimizing high power consumption; design a machine learning rule base to monitor the power consumption of the module. Train artificial neural network (ANN) on machine learning rules designed to reduce cell power consumption, thereby improving network performance. The next step is developing an algorithm to implement it, and finally, to design a power consumption model for the network under investigation. The results obtained after a large simulation show that the traditional maximum power consumed at the cell site is 5746 kW, while the power when machine learning is injected into the system is 4733 kW. Integrating machine learning into the system resulted in 4731 kW, an 8.9% performance improvement.
Detection of Malaria Parasite Protein in Urine of Patients with Acute Uncomplicated Malaria Using Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits
Authors: ABİODUN Amusan , OLUGBENGA Akinola , KAZEEM Akano , OLUSOLA Gbotosho Grace 
Published: September 2022

Objectives: The invasive nature of the current malaria diagnostic techniques impairs compliance to diagnosis, especially for on-field detection. Adapting non-invasive methods of biological sample collection for rapid diagnosis of malaria infections may provide a more efficient approach to case management and epidemiological studies of malaria. This study was designed to evaluate the detection of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-rich Protein II (PfHRP-2) in urine samples and optimization as diagnostic markers for P. falciparum infection.
Methods: One hundred (100) microscopically confirmed patients with Plasmodium falciparum infection and 25 P. falciparum negative controls were recruited for the study. Blood samples of all participants were tested for the presence of PfHRP-2 using Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits. In addition, urine samples of the confirmed malaria-infected patients were analyzed for PfHRP-2 using the CareStartTM and Global Devices (USA) Malaria kits. The diagnostic performances of the RDT kits were evaluated.
Results: Overall, the two brands of malaria rapid diagnostics demonstrated 71% sensitivity (95%CI=62.1-79.9%) and 96% specificity (95%CI=88.3-103.7%) for PfHRP-2 detection in urine.
The sensitivities of the tests in urine at asexual parasitemia ≤ 2000 μL-1 and asexual parasitemia > 2000 μL-1 were 69.6% (95%CI=56.3-82.9%) and 72.2% (95%CI=60.3-84.2%) respectively. Global Devices and CareStartTM kits had individual sensitivities of 80% (95%CI= 65.7-94.3%) and 67.1% (95%CI= 56.1-78.1%) respectively for PfHRP-2 detection in urine (P= 0.072).
Conclusion: Findings revealed that urine-based RDTs have limited capacities for malaria diagnosis due to their low sensitivity and require more optimizations to meet required diagnostic standards. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 12(3):97-107.
Faunal composition, diversity, and distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with updated list of the Omani species and remarks on zoogeography
Authors: Sharaf Mostafa R. , Wetterer James K. , Mohamed Amr A. , Aldawood Abdulrahman S. 
Published: September 2022

The Sultanate of Oman is a country on the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, near the intersection of the Afrotropical, Palaearctic, and Indomalayan biogeographic realms. We surveyed ants at 18 sites between 16 and 22 November 2017 using beating sheets, hand picking, Malaise traps, sifting trays, sweeping net, and light traps on the coastal plains and monsoon slopes of Dhofar Governorate in southwest Oman, an area that is relatively verdant due to its exposure to monsoons between June and September. We collected 37 ant species, including 11 species recorded for the first time from Oman: Camponotus diplopunctatus Emery, 1915, Cardiocondyla minutior Forel, 1899, Cardiocondyla wroughtonii (Forel, 1890), Carebara arabica (Collingwood & van Harten, 2001), Leptanilla islamica Baroni Urbani, 1977, Monomorium clavicorne André, 1881, Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851), Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898, Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869, Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884, and Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894). In total, 130 ant species are now known from Oman, including 53 from Dhofar. The known ants of Dhofar are primarily of Afrotropical origin (23 species, 43%), followed by Palearctic (20 species, 38%), and Indomalayan (4 species, 8%), and a single species from both the Malagasy and Neotropical Regions (1%). Five species (9%) are apparently endemic to Dhofar, Lepisiota dhofara Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, Lepisiota elbazi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2020, Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019, Meranoplus mosalahi Sharaf, 2019, and Nesomyrmex micheleae Sharaf, 2020. The zoogeography of the Omani ant fauna reflects a clear dominance of faunal elements from the Palearctic Region (68 species, 53%) followed by Afrotropical faunal elements (45 species, 34%), and five species that are broadly spread throughout both the Palearctic and the Afrotropical Regions (4%). There are nine species (6%) from the Indomalayan Region, two species from the Neotropical Region (2%), T. melanocephalum, C. emeryi, and a single species Ph. megacephala (1%) from the Malagasy Region. The number of endemic species (15 species, 12%) is relatively low compared to the large geographical area of Oman and the broad diversity of habitats that characterizes the country.
Photonic hyperthermia of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors at the third near-infrared biowindow
Authors: Gu Yihui , Wang Zhichao , Wei Chengjiang , Li Yuehua , Feng Wei , Wang Wei , Chang Meiqi , Chen Yu , Li Qingfeng 
Published: September 2022

Background:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are aggressive sarcomas that typically carry a dismal prognosis. Given the insensitivity of these tumors to traditional chemotherapy and the absence of effective targeted drugs, new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Photothermal therapy (PTT) including near-infrared laser at the third biowindow (NIR-III) has demonstrated significant potential in cancer theranostics due to its minimally invasive nature and excellent therapeutic outcomes. However, the passive utilization of photothermal agents (PTAs) with poor target specificity and biocompatibility substantially hinders the clinical translation and application of this method.Methods:We evaluated the efficiency, safety, and underlying mechanisms of NIR-III without PTAs in the treatment of MPNSTs. The photothermal performance and tissue penetration capability of the NIR-III laser were evaluated in human MPNST cell lines using CCK-8, Calcein-AM and propidium iodide (PI) staining, and Annexin V-FITC/PI assays. The tumor xenografted mice model was used for evaluating the efficacy and biosafety of NIR-III photothermal ablation. Finally, the underlying mechanisms of NIR-III treatment, explored by whole-transcriptome sequencing, are further verified by RT-qPCR.Results:We found that although the NIR-III photothermal treatment efficiency varied among individuals, which was possibly influenced by different endoplasmic reticulum stress responses, the expected antineoplastic effect was ultimately achieved after adjustment of the power density and radiation duration.Conclusions:The present study provides an intriguing noninvasive therapy for MPNSTs that accelerates the clinical translation of PTT while avoiding the biocompatibility issues arising from PTAs.Funding:This work was supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (82102344; 82172228); Shanghai Rising Star Program supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (20QA1405600); Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (22ZR1422300); Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (19JC1413) ; “Chenguang Program” supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation (SHEDF) (19CG18); Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty (shslczdzk00901); Innovative research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai (SSMU-ZDCX20180700).
Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Attributes of Homemade Bakery Products from Two Local Varieties of Pineapple Compared with the Locally Available Market Products in Bangladesh
Authors: Chowdhury T. , Akbar G. W. , Hojaifa U. , Absar N. 
Published: September 2022

Pineapples (Ananas comosus L. Merr) contain beneficial properties and the object of the study is to compare the physical and chemical properties of two local varieties of pineapples and their prepared bakery products such as jelly and biscuit using flesh of pineapple as one of the raw materials and compare those with the locally available market products. Physico – chemical properties such as fruit weight, diameter, length, edible portion %, pH, Vitamin C, Titratable acidity, sugar content, total soluble solids, lipid content, crude protein, phenolic compound and sensory attributes (Firmness, sweetness, tartness, colour, and overall acceptability) of fresh pineapple fruit of Honey Queen (HQ) and Giant Kew (GK) were studied. Both the varieties contained high amount of moisture, GK 84.42% and HQ 83.95%. Further, HQ variety showed more than GK variety in almost all of the properties. The phenolic contents of the extracts as caffeic acid equivalents were found to be highest in methanol HQ (12.45%), GK (9.8%) while in water extract HQ (5.4%), and GK (5.3%). In terms of prepared bakery product from pineapple, Sample H (Home prepared) was more preferable than the locally market available brand in consideration of the physico-chemical properties that affected the sensory attributes acceptability having the overall acceptability score of 7 in a 9-point hedonic scale.
Purification of β-Glucosidase, One of the Flavor-enhancing Food Enzymes, from Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) and Its Biochemical Characterization
Authors: Kara Hatibe Ertürk , Akgün Sabiha Tümay , Sinan Selma , Turan Yusuf 
Published: September 2022

Aims: Determination of the biochemical properties of β-glucosidase in peppermint, which is rich in aromatic compounds.
Study Design: β-glucosidase was purified from mint, and biochemical characterization of the purified enzyme was performed.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Biochemistry laboratory.
Methodology: Enzyme purification was performed by hydrophobic interaction chromatography using a Sepharose 4B-L-tyrosine-1-naphthylamine gel. Optimum pH, temperature, and substrate specificity of the purified enzyme were determined. The effects of glucose, δ-gluconolactone and some heavy metals on the enzyme activity were investigated.
Results: The enzyme was purified with 8-fold and 28% yield. The purified protein from mint was visualized at 65 kDa on SDS-PAGE. The substrate specificity of the purified β-glucosidase from mint was determined against para- and ortho-nitrophenyl β-D-glucopyranoside (p/o-NPG) substrates. The Km values were 0.4 and 0.9 mM, and the Vmax values were 102.2 EU and 96.6 EU, respectively. While the optimum pH for the purified enzyme was 6, the optimum temperature was 35°C. Effects of heavy metals Ag+2, Fe+3, Zn+2, Cu+2, and Pb+2 on the purified enzyme activity were investigated. Relative activities of heavy metals were introduced into the reaction medium as 0.75 mM samples without any known inhibitors in the environment. Fe+3 increased the enzyme activity, and Ag+2, Pb+2, Cu+2, and Zn+2 inhibited the enzyme, and their relative activities were 78, 76, 22, and 31%, respectively. Glucose and δ-gluconolactone competitively inhibited the enzyme activity when p-NPG was the substrate. Ki values of glucose and δ-gluconolactone were determined as 0.034±0.001 and 0.038±0.002 mM, respectively.
Conclusion: Determination of the biochemical properties of β-glucosidase from mint, which has commercial and pharmacological importance due to the phenolic substances it contains, will contribute to studies on improving food quality.
Spatial Distribution of Nutrients in Research Farm, Department of Soil Science, CCS HAU Hisar, Haryana
Authors: Dinesh . , Kumar Pankaj , Bhardwaj K. K. , Gill Ankit , Anurag . 
Published: September 2022

Mapping the spatial variability of soil fertility by employing Geographic Information System (GIS) provides an elicit information for current and future use. To know the fertility status of the research farm, sixty four surface soil samples were collected to evaluate the spatial distribution of nutrients. The soils of the study area were sandy loam to sandy clay loam in texture and slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (7.40-8.20) in reaction and non-saline (0.19-0.86 dS m-1) in nature. Organic carbon was recorded high to low and varied from 0.22-0.82 percent. The soils of the research farm were low in available nitrogen (112-161 kg ha-1), high to medium in available phosphorus (10-22 kg ha-1) and high to medium in available potassium (170-538 kg ha-1). The diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) extractable micronutrients (Zinc, Copper and Manganese) status was found moderate to sufficient except Iron, which was found in moderate to deficient category (4.30-12.56 mg kg-1). Available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium showed high variation as indicated by coefficient of variance values (142.58, 16.63 and 10380.04, respectively). Organic carbon (0.02), zinc (0.07), iron (6.28), copper (0.19) and manganese (2.25) showed small variation as indicated by low variance. Organic carbon was significantly correlated with nitrogen and potassium suggesting synergistic effect. All the soils were low in available nitrogen that’s why application of nitrogenous fertilizers is necessary to ameliorate nutrient deficiency and enhance crop production. The spatial variability maps of nutrients provide an insight of fertility status of the area and this will help in easy monitoring of precision fertilizer management.
Effect of Organic, Inorganic and Biofertilizers on Growth, Yield and Quality of Sponge Gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) cv. TMSG-1609
Authors: Basumatary Jebita , Deepanshu . , Singh Devi , Bahadur Vijay 
Published: September 2022

The present investigation entitled “Effect of organic fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizers on growth, yield and quality of sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca)” was carried out at Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during rabi season of 2022 for evaluation of different treatment combination of organic, inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizers on growth, yield and quality of sponge gourd c.v. TMSG (1609). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with combination traits of 9 treatments, and three replication. Studies shows that, among all the treatments T7 was found to be the best out of the 9 treatments in terms of growth, yield and quality with days to germination (11.5 DAS), days to emergence (25.08 DAS), survival percentage (79.67%),vine length (20,40,60 DAS) (115.60 ,271.10, 453.70 cm), appearance of first male (47.75 DAS) and female flower (54.64%) in 50% flowering, days to first harvest (64.80 DAS), no. of fruits per plant (24.81), fruit length (24.81 cm), fruit diameter (6.13), fruit weight (181.71 g), yield per hectare(t) (16.20 t/ha), TSS (Total soluble solids) (4.72 0brix), ascorbic acid content (10.01 mg), fruit colour (138.6). In terms of economics, gross return, net return and benefit cost ratio was also recorded in T7 (80% RDF + 20% through vermicompost + PSB + azotobacter) with gross return (Rs, 3,20,400) , net return (Rs 2,35,750) along with benefit cost ratio (3.7).
The Lesser Evil: University Students Representations On The Use Of Masks For Covid-19 Prevention / Dos Males o Menor: Representações de Universitários sobre o Uso das Máscaras para Prevenção da Covid-19
Authors: Silva Lima Rogério , Seron Sanches Roberta , De Abreu Paula Daniella , Coelho Leite Fava Silvana Maria , Do Nascimento Murilo César 
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: conhecer as representações sociais de universitários brasileiros sobre o uso de máscaras para o controle da COVID-19. Método: estudo qualitativo, tipo survey, ancorado na Teoria das Representações Sociais. Participaram 283 universitários brasileiros, selecionados por conveniência. Os dados foram coletados por meio de formulário digital. Para análise, utilizou-se a Análise Temática. Resultados: elaborou-se um tema nomeado “A máscara para prevenção: materialização do medo de contágio”, e três subtemas, intitulados respectivamente “A construção de um novo hábito: o mal necessário das máscaras”; “O macrossocial na modificação do eu” e “O uso da máscara no dia-a-dia: a individualização do social”. Conclusão: observou-se a compreensão do uso de máscaras como um recurso para prevenção de uma condição ameaçadora à vida. Atitudes favoráveis parecem se organizar em contraposição ao medo causado pelo vírus e suas consequências.