Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Revising the concept of crop health from an agroecological perspective

ABSTRACT The concept of health has been widely used to refer to soils, crops or agroecosystems. It resembles the idea of wholeness or general well-being, which is interesting to integrate different disciplines. There have been valuable contributions in the area of agroecological management of diseases, pests and weeds with the aim of promoting crop health. Nevertheless, they remain relatively disconnected and lack of a comprehensive conceptual framework that helps to define crop health and how to promote it. The aim of this article is to re-conceptualize the notion of crop health from a transdisciplinary and holistic perspective. The system of reference is redefined by including the relationships between the populations of domesticated plants and the farmers. This implies a multidimensional approach and assumes that crop health is related to farmers’ objectives, knowledge, point of views and values. Based on the review of studies in the field of agroecology, four components are proposed to evaluate crop health status: usefulness, adversities, safety and autonomy. Three components of health promotion were adapted from the salutogenic model proposed for human health: meaningfulness, comprehensiveness and manageability. This article intends to make a contribution on theoretical and conceptual aspects of a key concept for agroecology.
Reducing Recidivism in Gang Affiliated Offenders: An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach

Reducing Recidivism in Gang Affiliated Offenders: An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach by Cassandra Pacheco MSW, California State University Dominguez Hills, 2013 BS Psychology, California Polytechnic State University, 2011 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Forensic Psychology Walden University May 2019 Abstract Recidivism is a major social problem, as is gang membership. Gang membership has been shown to increase the risk of recidivism; however, there is a gap in the literature as to how gang-membership influences reentry experiences. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of gang affiliated reentry individuals with reentry service providers. This study examined how a gang affiliated identity shapeRecidivism is a major social problem, as is gang membership. Gang membership has been shown to increase the risk of recidivism; however, there is a gap in the literature as to how gang-membership influences reentry experiences. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of gang affiliated reentry individuals with reentry service providers. This study examined how a gang affiliated identity shape reentry individuals’ interactions with reentry organizations. An interpretative phenomenological analysis design was employed in this study. In-person, semistructured interviews were conducted with 5 participants who met inclusion criteria to facilitate an understanding of this population’s reentry services. Analysis of the data resulted in 3 themes: negative experiences in relation to interactions with others based on gang identity, influence of gang identity on reentry location, and appreciation of support received despite gang affiliation. The findings were then compared with current literature and the tenant of intersectionality as well as ecological systems theory to begin to develop implications for social change. Reentry service providers can use the findings of the study to develop interventions that address the pressures of gang membership on reentry, examine the impact of location on reentry, and develop ways to deliver services in a nonjudgmental and supportive way. Additionally, the results of this study set a foundation from which future research can further explore the reentry experiences of gang affiliated individuals both in more focused qualitative studies and broader quantitative studies as well as how a gang identity impacts recidivism. Reducing Recidivism in Gang Affiliated Offenders: An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach by Cassandra Pacheco Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECT OF CURRENT RATIO, CASHFLOW FROM OPERATION TO DEBT, FIRM SIZE AND RETURN ON EQUITY ON STOCK RETURN

INTRODUCTION In the investment world, investors have the main goal to gain a profit (return). Returns received by company shareholders always fluctuate from year to year, so investors need information about the company from its financial statements. in making investment decisions, an investor needs to perform fundamental analysis obtained from the issuer’s financial statements. Fundamental analysis states that the level of company returns will affect stock price, the higher the rate of return, the higher the stock price. Fundamental information in general can be described as information relating to historical financial data of a company. Fundamental analysis involves factors that provide information about company’s performance, such as management capability in managing the company’s operational activities, future business prospects and so forth. * Affiliation: 1,2 Magister Management Program, Islam Sultan Agung Islamic University Abstract:
The Rise and Decline of Private Foundations as Controlling Owners of Swedish Listed Firms: The Role of Tax Incentives

Private foundations became a vehicle for the corporate control of large listed firms in Sweden during the post-war era, but in the 1990s, they were replaced by wealthy individuals who either directly own controlling blocks or who own them through holding companies. We study potential explanations for this change and pro­pose two taxation-related candidates: shifts in the relative effective taxation across owner types and the dismantling of the inheritance taxation that prevented the genera­tional transfer of the ownership of large controlling blocks. Our analysis exploits newly computed marginal effective capital income tax rates across capital owners, accounting for all relevant factors, including rules governing tax exemptions. We show that the 1990–91 tax reform, abolition of the wealth tax for controlling owners in 1997, 2003 tax exemption of dividends and capital gains on listed stock for holding companies with a voting or equity share of at least 10 percent, and abolition of the inheritance and gift taxes in 2004 reversed the rules of the game. Recently, control has largely been wielded through direct ownership, and the role of foundations is rapidly declining. These find­ings point to the importance of tax incentives for the use of foundations as the control vehicles of listed firms.
Incorporating poverty in society into strategic human resource management

Abstract In developed societies, the cultural value of social trust and cooperative behavior decreases when levels of poverty increase. Based on the contextual social exchange perspective, we argue that these societal traits can be transmitted to companies located within such societies, resulting in a reduction of human resource (HR) investment and a decrease in the effect of these HR investments on workforce performance. Therefore, poverty in society has a dual role in its connection with HR investment, acting both as an antecedent and as a moderator. The employment relationship is dependent on the deprivation and poor quality of life of people in the region. We arrive at this conclusion from a study conducted on a sample of 2192 companies during a period of six years and applying longitudinal structural equation modeling. Findings indicate the importance of placing HR practices within their socioeconomic environment, specifically living conditions, to understand their implementation and return over time.
PRICE DETERMINATION MODEL OF WORLD VEGETABLE AND PETROLEUM

The increasing as non-food uses of vegetable oils especially as biodiesel and the basis of the oleo-chemical industry, making the formation of vegetable oil prices in world trade has been linked to world prices of crude oil in addition to linkages with the world price of vegetable oils competitor. The objectives of study were to analyze the linkage of the world price of crude and vegetable oil simultaneously, and examine the impact of the changes of the external factors and trade policy by the vegetable oil’s exporting countries and importing countries on the world trade of vegetable oils, and particularly the production, domestic supply, domestic consumption and exports volumes of Indonesian palm oil. The study employed an econometric model and parameters were estimated using Two Stage Least Squares methods for the period 1990-2017. The study found that real price projections in the world market of 2012-2025 periods show the price fluctuations of crude oil and vegetable oil tend to have same patterns with slightly trend to increases. Although positively correlated, the percentage increase of vegetable oils price as the effect of the increasing of crude oil price is less than the percentage change of crude oil prices, except for soybean oil prices that vista vies with the percentage change of crude oil prices. The effect on percentage change of price of soybean oils is the highest and then followed by palm oil. Beside the chemical characteristics, the condition related to the limited volumes of vegetable oils world’s productions and the food sector needs as a main constraints in the use of vegetable oils as crude oil substitutes. As annual crop commodities and the substitutes of seed oils, however, palm oil price has more responsive to export fluctuation then it.
Is the sum greater than the parts? A qualitative case study of cross-functional team creativity.

v LIST OF TABLES . xi LIST OF FIGURES . xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 1 Problem Statement . 5 Guiding questions . 7 Significance of study. 8 Delimitations . 9 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW . 12 Theoretical Models of Creativity . 13 Compositional model . 14 Interactionist model of creativity . 16 Group-Level Creative Process . 20 Input-process-output (IPO) theory of group performance . 21 Group Effectiveness . 22 vii Functional diversity as an input to the creative process . 24 Knowledge sharing and integration . 27 Examining knowledge definitions . 28 Knowledge versus information. 28 Knowledge sharing . 29 Knowledge integration . 30 Communication and the creative process . 32 Outcomes for creativity and group effectiveness . 34 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN & METHODOLOGY . 36 Researcher Positionality. 37 Trustworthiness . 40 Case Description . 41 Research Site . 42 Operationalization of Key Concepts . 42 Case and Participant Sampling Strategy . 44 Case Description . 46 Data Team . 46 Value Proposition Team . 47 Data Collection . 48 Survey . 49
Community of Inquiry and Perceived Learning: The Impact of Blended Learning among High School Students

This causal comparative, quantitative study examined how blended learning impacts high school learners’ community of inquiry and perceived learning in comparison to online instruction. The study answered the following research questions: (a) Do differences exist among the social presence, cognitive presence, and teaching presence of high school students enrolled in a blended course as compared to those enrolled in an online course? (b) Does a difference exist between perceived learning of high school students enrolled in a blended course as compared to that of those enrolled in an online course? The researchers tested the hypotheses for research question one with a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and tested the hypothesis for research question two with an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Data used for analysis was acquired from archival program effectiveness data collected from a southeastern public charter high school using the Community of Inquiry survey and the Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor (CAP) Perceived Learning Scale.
Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth: A Comparison between Singapore and Sri Lanka

The purpose of this paper is to examine the long-term impacts of fiscal variables on economic growth in Singapore and Sri Lanka from 1972 to 2017. Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL)-ECM approach and some diagnostic and specification tests were employed to determine the impact of fiscal variables on economic growth on time series data. The results confirm that government expenditure, government revenue and investment expenditure positively and significantly affect in Singapore as well as Sri Lanka’s economic growth in the long run. This result is consistence with the theory of Keynesian views. Moreover, the Toda-Yamamoto’s Granger causality results reveal that there is bidirectional causality between inflation rate and economic growth in Singapore. Further, the results show that bidirectional causality relationship between investment expenditure and economic growth in Sri Lanka. Grounded on the premises that there are little or no studies on the impact of fiscal variables on Singapore and Sri Lankan economy with more recent data. , this paper provides new evidence on the potential effect of fiscal variables on Singapore’s and Sri Lankan economic growth over the last four decades.
Fragmented Securities Regulation: Neglected Insider Trading in Stand-Alone Banks

We examine whether regulatory fragmentation, by separating disclosure venues, affects stock price efficiency. Stand-alone banks submit filings to bank regulators via FDICconnect rather than to SEC EDGAR. We find that the short-run market reaction to insider-trading filings on FDICconnect is almost non-existent and significantly smaller than for these filings on SEC EDGAR. We also find that retail investors trade less on insider filings on FDICconnect compared to those on SEC EDGAR. These results are potentially due to the lower awareness and higher search costs regarding FDICconnect filings. Our results suggest that regulatory fragmentation undermines market efficiency and disadvantages retail investors.
Teachers’ Work: Comparing Ethnographies from Latin America and the United States

Author(s): Anderson-Levitt, Kathryn Mary | Abstract: This chapter compares studies of el trabajo docente, teachers’ work, conducted by ethnographers in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. It uses meta-ethnography as a tool to make comparisons more vivid and specific (Noblit a Hare, 1988), offering comparisons of specific studies from different countries that examine teachers’ thinking (los saberes docentes), the intervention of the state in teachers’ work, and the process of becoming a teacher. The chapter argues that in spite of some apparent similarities, ethnographers in different parts of the Americas do empirical work and offer theoretical explanations that are not identical, but rather tell different parts of a larger story.
EVALUATION OF RADIOACTIVITY FROM COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND ITS RADON EXHALATION IMPLICATIONS ON RESIDENTS

The activity concentrations obtained from the measured samples were used to estimate the radiological risks of radium equivalent activity (Raeq) in the construction substance. The activity concentrations of few samples were found to exceed the international recommended points. But, the largest radium equivalent activity (Raeq) acquired from this research is less than the peak dose limit of one as stipulated by global recommendation. The correlation coefficient between the dose rate and Raeq activity indicated positive, revealing that increase in Raeq, enhances the dose exposure to the dwellers. Chi-square plot of Raeq activity against the samples revealed that royal ceramic tiles could be the most stable, having their raw materials (geologic material) components in equal and balanced proportions. It may also indicate that Royal ceramics has relationship with all other samples (as per composition). The whiskers indicate upper and lower quartiles, so the box spans the interquartile range. Qi = 115.66, median = 153.5, Q3 = 238, IQ = 122.34, whiskers = 115.66, 238
Developing Module for Entrepreneurship Based Translation and Interpreting Skills Course in English Language Teacher Education

The present study describes the development of a course module on Entrepreneurship-Based Translation and Interpretation Skills for the students of English Language Teacher Education Department. The module was inspired by empirical research findings about the knowledge base of student teachers. It was created and refined during its three-year application will be reflected upon here, including feedback collected from student evaluation sheets. In the end, the participants responded positively to the course module. The students stated that the module was interesting, relevant and valuable for their later profession. They also emphasized that they now felt more competent in the area of Translation and Interpretation Skills and entrepreneurship.
Fault “Corrosion” by Fluid Injection: A Potential Cause of the November 2017 MW 5.5 Korean Earthquake

The November 2017 MW 5.5 Pohang earthquake is one of the largest and most damaging seismic events to have occurred in the Korean peninsula over the last century. Its close proximity to an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) site, where hydraulic injection into granite had taken place over the previous two years, has raised the possibility that it was anthropogenic; if so, it was by far the largest earthquake caused by any EGS project worldwide. However, a potential argument that this earthquake was independent of anthropogenic activity considers the delay of two or three months before its occurrence, following the most recent injection into each of the wells. A better understanding of the physical and chemical processes that occur following fluid injection into granite is thus warranted. We show that hydrochemical changes occurring while surface water, injected into granite, reequilibrates chemically with its subsurface environment, can account for time delays for earthquake occurrence of such duration, provided the seismogenic fault was already critically stressed, or very close to the condition for slip. This candidate causal mechanism counters the potential argument that the time delay militates against an anthropogenic cause of the Pohang earthquake and can account for its relatively large magnitude as a consequence of a relatively small-volume injection. The resulting analysis places bounds on combinations of physical and chemical properties of rocks, injected volume, and potential postinjection time delays for significant anthropogenic seismicity during future EGS projects in granite.
Pro-social Behaviour in Dictator Games: Just an Artefact?

This thesis seeks to understand how informative behaviour observed in dictator game experiments is in terms of reflecting preferences. In particular, it investigates whether a less artificial situation within dictator game experiments leads to behaviour that better reflects preferences. For this purpose, this thesis partially replicates the study by Brosig-Koch, Riechmann, and Weimann (2017), who investigated dynamics of behaviour in dictator games with different relative prices by conducting the same games on the same subjects three times with several weeks in between. In these dictator games, the recipients are students, as is typically the case in dictator games. This thesis replicates Brosig- Koch et al.‟s findings in the sense that selfish behaviour increases over repetitions of the games, which Brosig-Koch et al. partly explain by a diminishing „experimenter demand effect‟. This thesis extends their study by setting up a new treatment condition in which a less artificial situation is created by replacing the recipients by well-known charities. It is found that selfish behaviour increases less over repetitions of the games in the charity treatment as compared to the treatment with student recipients. How much more stable behaviour in the charity treatment tends to be depends on the relative price of exhibiting selfish behaviour. It is speculated that a smaller decrease in the experimenter demand effect in the charity treatment at least partly explains that more stable behaviour is observed. As this would imply that the experimenter demand effect must have been less present in this treatment, due to the experimental designs, it appears that a less artificial situation within dictator game experiments leads to behaviour that better reflect preferences. Thus, how informative behaviour observed in dictator game experiments is in terms of reflecting preferences appears to depend on how artificial the situation within the dictator game is.
Science With and for Society Through Qualitative Inquiry

This article is based on the keynote speech addressed by the author for the 15th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry that took place in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 16, 2019. It is presented as a part of the research work carried out first by my father who came to this Conference the first year and by my research center CREA (Community of Research on Excellence for All) in the last 25 years. I directly connect our way of doing research, with and for society, with three stories of personal transformation, resistance, and improvement of very special people. These stories show the social impact of our research when we work with and for the people, changing the world.
Role of network capability, structural flexibility and management commitment in defining strategic performance in hospitality industry

Purpose This study aims to present an empirical model related to strategic performance (SP) of the hospitality industry. It focuses on the role of network capability (NC) in defining SP through the mediating role of structural flexibility (SF). Furthermore, the interaction effect of NC and top management commitment to strategic performance (MCSP) on SP is also tested. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 279 managerial-level employees of four-star and five-star hotels has been used to confirm the proposed hypotheses by using the technique of structural equation modeling. Findings The results reveal that NC positively affects SP. Moreover, the mediating role of SF in defining the nexus of NC and SP has also been confirmed. Results of moderation analysis reveal that MCSP strengthens the relationship between NC and SP. Research limitations/implications This study used a cross-sectional design for data collection, which prevents strong causal inferences. The authors recommend scholars to explicitly test for causal effect. This study used a cross-sectional design for data collection, which prevents strong causal inferences. The authors recommend scholars to explicitly test for causal effect among all these variables by using a longitudinal study in the future. Practical implications In developing countries, it has been observed that the hospitality industry pays less attention to its strategic targets. Operating in a network or adapting flexible structures is also not on their priority list. This study presents a pragmatic approach based on strong theoretical grounds to attain the goals of SP in the hospitality industry through NC and SF. Therefore, this study suggests that organization operating in the tourism and hospitality industry should pay greater attention toward synergies and business networks to achieve SP. Originality/value This research enriches the prevailing knowledge by testing a mediating role of SF between NC-SP link and, therefore, makes an important addition to the existing knowledge on tourism and hospitality industry by concentrating on the relationship between NC, SF, MCSP and SP.