Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Dokuzuncu Sınıf Matematik Öğretim Programı İle İlgili Uygulamada Karşılaşılan Sorunlara Yönelik Öğretmen Görüşleri ve Çözüm Önerileri

Bu calismanin amaci 2005-2006 yilinda uygulamaya konulan 9. sinif matematik ogretim programiyla ilgili ogretmenlerin uygulamada yasadiklari sorunlari ve cozum onerilerini ortaya cikarmaktir. Bu amacla Erzurum il merkezindeki farkli ortaogretim kurumlarinda gorev yapan 8 matematik ogretmeni belirlenmistir. Calismada nitel arastirma yontemlerinden durum calismasi deseni kullanilmistir. Arastirmanin verileri yari yapilandirilmis gorusmeler ve sinif ici gozlemlerden elde edilmistir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel ve icerik analizi kullanilmistir. Analizler sonucunda ogretmenlerin, 9. sinif matematik ve geometri ogretim programlarinin iceriklerinin yogun oldugu, uygulanmasi istenen yeni ogretim yontemlerini uygulayamadiklari, ders kitabindan etkili sekilde faydalanamadiklari ve ogretim programinin tum yonleriyle ogretmenlere tanitilmadigi gibi sorunlarla karsilastiklari gorulmustur. Bu sorunlarin giderilmesi icin de farkli cozum yollari one surmuslerdir
Positive in Public Service: Government Personnel, Constrained Incentives, and Positive Work Attitudes

ABSTRACT: Surveys of government personnel have shown that they are much more likely than their counterparts in business firms to say that it is hard to fire a poor performer, to raise the pay of a good performer, and to base promotion on performance. Yet the same surveys find that most government respondents indicate high levels of motivation, meaningful work, and other positive responses. This study analyzes “positives” who perceive sharp constraints on pay raises, promotions, and discipline, yet they still express positive perceptions of organizational performance and of their work. Using data from NASP-Citizen, the results show that “positives” are more prevalent in the public sector. We also analyze the 2010 Merit Principles Survey to develop a measure of positives and positiveness. The results show that they relate very strongly to public service motivation, to jobs with motivating factors (variety, identity, significance, autonomy, and feedback), and to positive perceptions of career executives in the organization. We discuss implications for civil service reform initiatives and for theory and research about people in government service.
The Isukasia iron ore mine controversy: Extractive industries and public consultation in Greenland

The development of oil, gas and mineral resources is a stated aim of the Government of Greenland. Since the introduction of Self-Rule in 2009, which has givenGreenlanders greater autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark, the exploration for and exploitation of non-renewable resources has been a cornerstone of government policy. A number of mineral exploration and mining development licences have been granted to international companies and exploratory work for oil has continued off west Greenland and will take place in coming years in northwest Greenland and off the east coast. While energy companies and Greenlandic politicians and business leaders remain optimistic that discoveries of commercially-viable oil will be made, mining activities and energy development plans have provoked political and social debates within Greenland about the nature of such development, the absence of appropriate public consultation and regulatory processes, concerns about the impacts of extractive industries on traditional hunting and fishing activities, rights of participation, social and economic benefit agreements, skills and education, and the shortcomings of social and environmental impact assessments. This article discusses this debate with reference to the Isua Iron Ore Project. Located at Isukasia some 150 km northeast of Greenland’s capital Nuuk, this project has been implemented by London Mining and is currently under review by the Greenlandic authorities.
Why would schools choose to have two-year-olds? An exploration of 'quality' from a complexity viewpoint.

It is widely accepted that ‘quality’ is both a necessary attribute in the provision of early childhood education (ECE) and that it is also an extremely difficult concept to define. Multiple meanings co-exist within individual organisations and the wider education system. Building on the work of Edgar Morin, the French philosopher and sociologist, this study uses critical complexity theory as both a theoretical and methodological framework to explore how quality is being conceptualised in relation to the policy of schools offering Free Early Learning (FEL) places for two-year-olds. The thesis offers a case-study of four schools within one English local authority when they were just starting to offer two-year-old FEL places in Summer 2014. The research does not attempt to arbitrate over what is considered to be ‘quality’ provision or practice for two-year-olds. Instead it considers how current understandings of quality for two-year-olds in schools have evolved over time and how ideas about quality originating in the business sector appear to have informed practices such as early intervention strategies and the measurement of children’s academic outcomes. The argument is made that because of the impact of high-stakes accountability measures there is a danger that manufacturing or production-based understandings of quality become the norm and that other important understandings of quality are marginalised or lost. Suggestions are made about where future attention could be focused by those in leadership or advisory roles to redress the balance in how quality is perceived in schools.
Simulations in the Learning Cycle: A Case Study Involving "Exploring the Nardoo.".

This study of involved students using simulation software in all phases of the learning cycle. Middle school students used a CD-based simulation program, Exploring the Nardoo, which first provided preinstructional and exploratory activities to elicit and challenge students' alternative conceptions. Having set the context for formal instruction, simulations then were used in the invention phase of the learning cycle to help students learn new concepts. The simulations were used again to apply newly learned concepts in different contexts in the expansion phase of the learning cycle. In this study, middle school science students were observed using the simulations as they engaged in learning cycle lessons on environmental systems. The students were tested for their understanding of the concepts before and after completing the learning cycle lessons. Interviews also were made of the students and their instructor. This study involved students using simulation software in all phases of the learning cycle. Research on the use of simulations in science education has shown that the simulations can be used effectively in preinstructional (Hargrave & Kenton, 2000; Gokhale, 1996) and exploratory activities (De Jong & van Joolingen, 1998). Preinstructional and exploratory activities elicit and challenge students' alternative conceptions. Having set the context for formal instruction, simulations then can be used to learn new concepts in the invention phase of the learning cycle. With the specific guidance in simulations such as Exploring the Nardoo (Harper, n. d.; Harper & Hedberg, 1996), students perform better (Lee, 1999). Simulations can be used again to apply newly learned concepts in different contexts in the expansion phase of the learning cycle. In this study, 16 upper elementary and 17 middle school science students were observed using the simulations as they engaged in learning cycle lessons on environmental systems. The students were tested for their understanding of the concepts before and after completing the learning cycle lesson. Interviews also were made of the students and their instructor. Data collected included videotape transcripts, teacher journal, student field logs, student concept maps, student and teacher interviews, and products of student activities. The use of simulations in all phases of learning cycles was shown to be an effective strategy for learning. The teacher was better able to bridge student understanding between print materials and real-world experiences. Results of pre-instructional and post-instructional concept mapping showed a richer variety of concepts and increased linkages among those concepts. This case study thus provides an example of the effective use of simulations in learning cycle lessons for middle school students engaged in environmental studies.
Social Disadvantage and Children’s Nutritional Status in Rural-Urban Migrant Households

ABSTRACT This article uses an innovative rural-urban migrant survey to assess how social disadvantage is associated with children’s nutritional status in migrant households. Measures of social disadvantage are based on China’s hukou system of household registration (designed to limit domestic migration flows by denying urban public services to migrants with rural registrations) and on son preference (stemming in part from the strict one-child policy). Regression results indicate that a rural hukou status is negatively associated with children’s weight-for-age Z-scores, even after controlling for household characteristics, and girl children exhibit poorer nutritional status than boys. Results from a quantile decomposition procedure confirm that left-behind children have lower nutritional scores than children who migrate with their parents, and the gaps are biggest at lower portions of the distribution.
TRANSMISI KEBIJAKAN MONETER JALUR PEMBIAYAAN BANK SYARIAH DI INDONESIA

This research aims to examine the role of Sharia Banks on the financingchannel monetary transmission mechanism in Indonesia. Using data fromJanuary 2014 – December 2016, this study applies Vector Error CorrectionModel (VECM). Variables that represent sharia banking are third partyfund (DPK) dan financing (FIN). Variable that represents monetary policyis rate of Central Bank Sharia Certificate (SBIS) and monthly economicgrowth proxied by Industrial production Index (IPI). This research showsthat monetary policy and sharia bank have significant influence toward theeconomic growth, while monetary policy has no impact to sharia bankreserves. This result indicates that sharia banks are not affected to thechanges of Bank Indonesia monetary policy
Power and Wake Dynamics of Hawkmoth Flight

Aerodynamic theory states that the power required to ﬂy is related to ﬂight speed with a ∪-shaped curve. This has been shown in vertebrates, but insects have been proposed to have a ﬂat, or J-shaped power curve. This means that hovering – ﬂying at zero speed – is energy-efﬁcient, which would explain why it is a relatively common ﬂight mode in insects. In this thesis I show that some insects do, in fact, have a ∪-shaped power–speed relationship. I studied the ﬂight of two hawkmoths (M. sexta and M. stellatarum) ﬂying freely in a wind tunnel, and estimated aerodynamic power from the kinetic energy in the wake as well as from downwards velocities, using particle image velocimetry (PIV). In the ﬁrst study, M.sexta ﬂew at a range of speeds(1-4 ms-1), and the resulting power curve constructed from the data was clearly ∪-shaped. In two separate studies I sampled the wake of M. stellatarum hovering, and ﬂying at 1.5 ms-1, respectively, and could show that hovering was a considerably more expensive mode of ﬂight in this species.With knowledge of the power expenditure during ﬂight one can estimate ﬂight efﬁciency as well as predict certain characteristic ﬂight speeds, which the animal should choose to optimize its ﬂight depending on the task at hand. PIV is an impractical and expensive technique for estimating power, and so it is common, in e.g. migration studies, to simply use any of the available aerodynamic power models to acquire an estimate. Often these are based in aeroplane theory, and are seldom completely adapted to the special circumstances ﬂyers operating at the scale of insects are exposed to. Here, I compared results from my power estimations with three models to evaluate the efﬁcacy of this approach. I found that, while power in forward-ﬂying M. sexta can be relatively accurately predicted by one model, its sensitivity to certain parameter choices makes predicting optimal ﬂight speeds unreliable. A second model, speciﬁcally designed for insect hovering, severely overestimated power in hovering M. stellatarum.The taxa I have studied in this thesis – hawkmoths – are rare among the insects in that they can be easily positioned in a wind tunnel, as the nectar-feeding moths can be trained to feed from an artiﬁcial ﬂower. As such, they can be studied when ﬂying freely, but many other species require some form of tethering if we wish to study their ﬂight. In tethered ﬂight, the sensory feedback loop is corrupted, and so it is unclear how naturally a tethered insect ﬂies. I compared kinematics and aerodynamic properties of the wake of M. stellatarum in free-ﬂight as well as tethered, and found that tethered moths increased both their stroke amplitude and stroke plane angle. In addition, they had a less efﬁcient ﬂight.
Product Market Competition With Crypto Tokens and Smart Contracts

This paper models benefits to entrepreneurial ventures of issuing crypto tokens and of using smart contracts in the presence of duopolistic product market competition with switching costs. The model features an incumbent, able to build a customer base prior to competing with an entrant, which can price its output in either fiat currency or crypto tokens. Issuance of tokens by the entrant and commitment to accept them as the sole means of payment for its product results in the entrant's fiat-currency-equivalent equilibrium output price being always marginally lower than the incumbent's price. This mitigates the incumbent's incentives to price aggressively to capture the demand of unattached customers, and raises the entrant's equilibrium profit. In addition, the entrant's commitment to fixed future output price in units of crypto token (e.g., by means of a conditional smart contract) can act as a de-facto capacity constraint, reducing the incumbent's incentives to build a large base of attached buyers, further raising the entrant's profit in equilibrium. In markets in which the mass of potential customers grows fast enough, the incumbent is better off also issuing crypto tokens and accepting them as the exclusive means of payment for its product. For slower growing industries, the incumbent is better off pricing its product in units of fiat currency.
EXPERENCIANDO FLIPPED CLASSROOM NA APRENDIZAGEM DA ESTATÍSTICA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR

A utilizacao da estatistica aplicada a gestao nos cursos de administracao, tem um importante papel para a sociedade. Diante desse cenario, compreender como as metodologias ativas potencializam a compreensao das medidas de tendencias centrais no estudo da estatistica no curso de administracao se torna a proposta de investigacao deste artigo. Neste sentido a atividade foi aplicada aos 28 academicos do curso de administracao, matriculados na disciplina de estatistica e contou com uma proposta de sala de aula invertida como metodologia de ensino, aliada a um planejamento previo, um jogo de cartas e Excel, possibilitou aproximar teoria e pratica estabelecendo assim uma real correlacao entre aplicacao academica, teorica e o desenvolvimento pratico aplicado. As ferramentas e estrategias metodologicas ganham espaco no ensino superior em especial no ensino da matematica ja que esta proposta busca fixar os conceitos apropriados pelos alunos de modo interativo, dinâmico envolvendo-os em atividades cada vez mais complexas com apoio de materiais relevantes.
Impact of Monetary Policy on Financial Markets Efficiency under Speculative Bubbles: a Non-Normal and Non-Linear Entropy-based Approach

This paper examines, through the concept of mutual information based on Shannon’s entropy, the impact of monetary policy on the loss of efficiency in the financial markets due to speculative bubbles. The proposed information measure is useful to quantify the efficiency with which stock markets respond to the implementation of monetary policy. The findings show that an increase in both money supply and credit growth, as well as declining interest rates, lead to strong market inefficiencies during the initial periods of formation of a bubble. Moreover, empirical evidence suggests that when a loose monetary policy (money supply is expanded and is accessible to agents to encourage economic growth) generates inefficiencies, its instruments are not effective to realign the performance of financial markets. JEL Classification: E5, G14, D84, C60.
On History of Mathematical Economics: Application of Fractional Calculus

Modern economics was born in the Marginal revolution and the Keynesian revolution. These revolutions led to the emergence of fundamental concepts and methods in economic theory, which allow the use of differential and integral calculus to describe economic phenomena, effects, and processes. At the present moment the new revolution, which can be called “Memory revolution”, is actually taking place in modern economics. This revolution is intended to “cure amnesia” of modern economic theory, which is caused by the use of differential and integral operators of integer orders. In economics, the description of economic processes should take into account that the behavior of economic agents may depend on the history of previous changes in economy. The main mathematical tool designed to “cure amnesia” in economics is fractional calculus that is a theory of integrals, derivatives, sums, and differences of non-integer orders. This paper contains a brief review of the history of applications of fractional calculus in modern mathematical economics and economic theory. The first stage of the Memory Revolution in economics is associated with the works published in 1966 and 1980 by Clive W. J. Granger, who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2003. We divide the history of the application of fractional calculus in economics into the following five stages of development (approaches): ARFIMA; fractional Brownian motion; econophysics; deterministic chaos; mathematical economics. The modern stage (mathematical economics) of the Memory revolution is intended to include in the modern economic theory new economic concepts and notions that allow us to take into account the presence of memory in economic processes. The current stage actually absorbs the Granger approach based on ARFIMA models that used only the Granger–Joyeux–Hosking fractional differencing and integrating, which really are the well-known Grunwald–Letnikov fractional differences. The modern stage can also absorb other approaches by formulation of new economic notions, concepts, effects, phenomena, and principles. Some comments on possible future directions for development of the fractional mathematical economics are proposed.
Productivity Growth, Wage Growth and Unions

This paper reviews trends in labor productivity, wage growth, unemployment and inequality over the past two decades in nine advanced countries. We focus on the two largest countries in the eurozone, Germany and France, which experienced similar increases in productivity over the past 20 years. In France wages grew in tandem with productivity, inequality declined and unemployment remains stubbornly high. In Germany, in contrast, wages largely stagnated (until 2008), inequality increased (until 2010), but unemployment is now at a record low. This paper argues that the divergent development of Germany and France is in part a consequence of an unprecedented decentralization of the wage-setting process in Germany, from the sectoral level down to the level of the firm or the individual. In contrast, the distinctive characteristics of France’s system of industrial relations prevented France from a similar downward adjustment of wages
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Incentive Policies from Spatial Perspective

Yeni tesvik sisteminin hedeflerinden biri bolgelerin rekabet guclerinin arttirilmasi amaciyla ozellikle buyuk olcekli yatirimlarin ozendirilmesi ve arttirilmasidir. Fakat; tesviklerin etkinligine yonelik farkli goruslerin varligi ve tesvik kanununun 2002 yilindan itibaren uc kez degisiklige ugramis olmasi, tesvik politikalarinin etkinliginin irdelenmesini gerektirmistir. Bu amacla, 2003-2011 doneminde ve Duzey 2 Bolgelerinde, imalat sanayine yonelik duzenlenen tesviklerin yatirim kararlari uzerindeki etkinligi, yatirim harcamalarinin bolgesel dagiliminin kumelenme niteligi sergilemesi sebebiyle, mekansal bagimlilik olasiligi da dikkate alinarak analiz edilmek istenmistir. Bu dogrultuda kurgulanan Mekansal Gecikmeli Sabit Etkiler Panel Modeli’nin bulgulari, kumelenme niteligi tasiyan ciddi bir mekan etkisinin varligina isaret etmekte ve bir bolgeye yonelik duzenlenen tesviklerin bolgedeki imalat sanayi yatirim kararlari uzerinde arttirici; ancak komsu bolgelerdeki yatirim kararlari uzerinde neredeyse benzer olcude saptirici etkilerinin oldugunu gostermektedir. Bu durum, tesvik politikalarinin makro duzeyde etkinsiz oldugunu ve duzenlenme asamasinda, sadece bolgenin kendisinin degil; ayni zamanda komsu bolgelerinin kosullarinin da dikkate alinmasi gerektigini gostermektedir
Adoption of IFRS in Nigeria: Challenges and the Way Forward

The purpose of this paper is to examine the adoption of International Financial Reporting standards (IFRSs) in Nigeria, its inherent challenges and suggest ways forward to realize the expected benefits of its adoption. The paper brought to limelight the history, and challenges encountered during the adoption and the ways to move forward so as to reap the benefits of IFRS adoption. The study employed review and trend analytical approach to discover that IFRS adoption improved the quality of financial statements presentation, moreso it was discovered that IFRS adoption attracted a lot of benefits to the country. Such includes the increase in foreign direct investment inflow, uniformity of accounting language which makes comparison of financial statements possible. That notwithstanding the adoption faced a lot of challenges which can be overcome by strengthening professional accounting education and training, raising awareness of professional regulators and preparers to improve the knowledge gap and providing adequate resources to support the sustainable implementation of IFRS.
Did the Euro Change the Nature of FDI Flows among Member States?

In this paper we investigate the impact of the euro integration process on the drivers of FDI inﬂows. We show theoretically and empirically that the single currency alters the drivers of FDI inﬂows across its Member States. Estimating bilateral gravity models of FDI inﬂows into euro area countries, we show that the euro facilitates intra-euro area vertical FDI ﬂows but reduces incentives for horizontal or market seeking FDI. Instead, horizontal FDI ﬂows stemming from investor countries located outside the monetary union increase. Such ﬂows are however not more likely be directed towards euro area countries with larger domestic markets but rather to countries that are close to large euro area markets and that have higher quality institutions. Overall, these results suggest that while the euro has been beneﬁcial to FDI inﬂows into the monetary union, the impact differs signiﬁcantly across countries. The global ﬁnancial crisis does not change our main ﬁndings. Our results are robust to various economic speciﬁcations. JEL Classification: F21, F23, F45, O43