Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
FACTORS AFFECTING LEASE FINANCING IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN KENYA

Abstract: Leasing involves a client company entering into a contract with a leaser to get credit for medium or long-term. The client, also known as the lessee, asks the leasing company to acquire assets, which may be movable or immovable, for business purposes. The leaser gives the assets to the lessee for a given time in return for payment in the form of rent. The general objective of this study was to establish the factors affecting lease financing in the manufacturing industry by focusing on Kariobangi Light Industries. The study also sought to determine the effects of access to information, financial resources and tax shield on lease financing in Kariobangi Light Industries. This research study used a descriptive research design. The target population was 300 managers/owners in the firms in Kariobangi Light Industry. The researcher was used a stratified random sampling to select 30% of the target population. The sample size of this study was 90 respondents. The study used primary data which was collected by use of self-administered questionnaires. Content analysis was used in processing of the data and results were presented in prose form. The quantitative data in this research was analyzed by use of descriptive and inferential statistics by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency, standard deviation and percentages was used to profile sample characteristics and major patterns emerging from the data. Further, multivariate regression analysis was used to establish the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables. The study also found that financial resources influence lease financing in organizations in the manufacturing industry most followed by access to information and tax shield. The study recommends that leasing companies should hold seminars for manufacturers and train them on the benefits of lease financing. The study also recommends that small manufacturers should adopt leasing financing so as to benefit from tax benefits.
The Effects and Differences of Sprint Interval Training, Endurance Training and the Training Types Combined on Physiological Parameters and Exercise Performance

Sprint Interval Training (SIT) is a time efficient way in order to elicit similar changes as Endurance Training (ET) on aerobic capacity, with the purpose of the exercise training to alter physiological systems and exceed resting homeostasis to improve and enhance physical work capacity (Hawley et al., 1997), ultimately achieving the most out of each training session, beneficial for health and performance. Research in the area has demonstrated, the positive effects of SIT and ET on some physiological, performance and health parameters, with further needed to establish these adaptations. Yet no research is currently available combining these two training types, in a single training session to obtained potentially greater benefits over the same period of time. The aim of this study was to compare and contrast the effects of SIT, ET and COMB training modalities on physiological parameters and exercise performance after an 8 week training programme. Twenty nine participants volunteered to take part in the 10 week matched paired study, which included an 8 week training programme (age; 35.1±13.1 years, female; 16). All participants undertook a preliminary VO2max test and baseline measurements were taken. Participants were then matched paired into groups, based on sex, VO2peak (ml/kg/min) and resting heart rate (HR), then randomly assigned into a sprint interval (SIT), endurance (ET), a combined (COMB) sprint interval and endurance group or control group (CON). Participants in the SIT group undertook; 5-8 repetitions of 5-second sprints over the 8 weeks, on a cycle ergometer with intervals of 30 seconds, twice, interspaced with 4 minutes rest (<50rpm) three times per week. Those assigned to the ET group carried out cycling for 40 increasing to 60 minutes over the 8 weeks, at 60% of VO2peak equivalent to 78.5% of maximum HR, three times per week. The COMB group undertook combination of the above two protocols based on the pilot study undertaken. The CON group were not required to undertake any training regime. After 4 week and 8 weeks of the training, all participants were required to undertake a VO2max test and baseline measures were re-recorded. Prior to each VO2max test, capillary blood samples were taken for the colorimetric assessment of cholesterol.
Factors affecting and shaping the general managers’ work in small- and medium-sized luxury hotels: The case of Greece

The work of General Managers (GMs) in hotels has been the focus of several empirical studies since the early 1980s. The majority of these studies were conducted in corporate or multinational (MNC) hotel chains’ environment and often neglected the smaller independent operators and family businesses. This study explores the mediating factors that affect the GMs’ work in small and medium luxury hotels (SMLHs); the context of this study is Greece, a popular tourist destination dominated by SMLHs. Based on a qualitative research approach, sixteen in-depth interviews with GMs were conducted in four popular tourist destinations. Five key factors in relation to the GMs’ work were found to be important: career development and mobility; contact intensity; owner-GM relations; dealing with corruption; and networking and reputation. The findings suggest a number of theoretical and managerial implications related to managerial work in SMLHs.
Individual-level Employment Transitions in Rural Viet Nam

Structural transformation in rural areas is a key issue in economic development. While much of the literature on structural transformation has so far focussed on household- or commune levels or even higher aggregate levels, little is known about the individual member level. The paper aims at examining factors that affect the individual-level employment rural transitions in Viet Nam, namely: (1) non-transient farm; (2) positive transient farm; (3) out-of-wage transition; (4) transitory farm-household work; and (5) transitory wage-household work. By taking advantage of the Viet Nam Access to Resources Household Survey with data on 2,698 individuals for two years, 2008 and 2016, using multivariate probit models estimated by generalized structural equation method, we find that individual-level human capital and social capital are important factors affecting employment transition status in the rural area. In addition, changes in individual and household characteristics and local climate conditions at commune level are important to influence various types of employment transitions. These results have implications for the development policy on rural transition in developing countries, highlighting the importance of recognizing the positive aspects of changes in individual-, household-, and commune-levels for rural transformation. Promotion of education attainment is necessary at both individual- and household-level to spur the transition out of farming. Broadened policy mechanisms which support and encourage non-farm employment at the household level are also needed. Likewise, development initiatives that focus on increasing the human and social assets of the individual farmers and farming households are more likely to be successful in supporting livelihood diversification and reducing vulnerability.
Analyzing the Effect of Board of Commissioners’ Characteristics, Managerial Ownership, and Financial Performance on Financial Risk Disclosure

This study aims to examine the role of the board of commissioners’ characteristics, managerial ownership, and financial performance on financial risk disclosure. The target population of this study was sharia banks registered in the Indonesian banking directory in 2012-2016. This study used secondary data in the form of annual financial statements obtained from the source sites of each bank. Using purposive sampling, 11 sharia banks in Indonesia were selected as the appropriate sample. This study employed a scoring technique to measure the level of financial risk disclosure. The results show that the independent variables including the board of commissioners size, independent board of commissioners proportion, profitability, and size as the control variable significantly influenced the variable of FRD. However, the variable of CAR, FDR, and managerial ownership had no effect on financial risk disclosure. The result of F test showed that independent variables included in the regression model simultaneously affected the dependent variable.
Analisis Pengaruh EPS, DPR, dan DER terhadap Harga Saham Sektor Trade, Services, & Investment di BEI

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh earning per share (EPS),Dividen Payout Ratio (DPR) dan Debt To Equity Ratio(DER) terhadap harga saham perusahaan sektor Trade,Sevices and Investmentyang terdaftar di bursa efek Indonesia periode tahun 2014-2018. Populasi dalam penelitian ini ditentukan dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling pada perusahaan sektor Trade,Services and Investment periode 2014-2018 dan berdasarkan kriteria yang ditentukan maka diperoleh sampel sebanyak 17 perusahaan dari 132 perusahaan. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda dengan alat bantu SPSS,hasil pengujian hipotesis penelitian Uji t menunjukkan bahwa variable earning per share (EPS) berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap harga saham, variabel Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) berpengaruh negatif terhadap harga saham dan Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham perusahaan sektor Trade,Services and Investment periode tahun 2014-2018. Sedangkan secara simultan variabel earning per share (EPS),Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) dan Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) berpengaruh terhadap harga saham perusahaan sektor Trade,Services and Investment. Koefisien determinasi 53,6% menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan variabel EPS,DPR dan DER dalam menjelaskan harga saham sebesar 53,6% dan sisanya 46,4% dijelaskan oleh variabel lain yang tidak diteliti pada penelitian ini
A review on healthcare information systems and consensus protocols in blockchain technology

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology whereby transactions are bundled into blocks that are chained together cryptographically by hash pointers. Blockchain solutions add trust and privacy to the existing internet due to its tampering resistance and advanced cryptography characteristics. In healthcare systems, the technology has been implemented to ensure transparency, auditability, interoperability, and proper governance and management of patient information. This study evaluates blockchain based healthcare systems. Three most common systems were chosen from public, private/consortium blockchains. The evaluation was done using framework for performance monitoring for blockchain systems. To describe resource usage, we used five performance evaluation metrics i.e. memory consumption, disk write and read performance, network data utilization, transaction execution per unit time, and central processing unit (CPU) usage. The study revealed that the system developed using consortium-based platform outperformed private and public blockchain for more transactions per unit time, and proper utilization of resources of connected nodes such as CPU, Memory, and Disk storage.
The future of enterprise and entrepreneurship education

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of Entrepreneurship Education Programs (EEPs) from students’ and educators’ viewpoint to improve the quality of EEPs. Design/methodology/approach – This research applies a qualitative-quantitative methodology. Its sample is included 291 students were selected randomly and 35 educators were chosen by convenience technique from universities of Applied Science and Technology of Iran. Findings – The results revealed that essence of EEPs had a positive direct effect on objectives and content of EEPs; objectives and content of EEPs had a positive direct effect on methods of EEPs; essence of EEPs had a positive direct effect on impact of EEPs; and essence of EEPs had a positive indirect effect on methods through objectives and content based on students’ and educators’ perspective. Moreover, as opposed to educators’, students believed that methods of EEPs have not a positive direct effect on impact, while educators were opponent to students approach about the positive direct effect of essence of EEPs on methods. Research limitations/implications – The study was limited to Applied Science and Technology universities were selected by convenience sampling method. Similar studies in other universities are needed to be conducted by simple random sampling to evaluate EEPs. Practical implications – The study recommends policy-makers to be aware of students’ needs of EEPs’ methods, as well inform educators about effective and initiative methods. Originality/value – Evaluating impact of EEPs based on demand and supply-side viewpoint is the first study conducted in Applied Science and Technology universities of Iran.
Alternative Approaches to the Employee-Organization Relationship: Does Investment in Employees Pay Off?

This article describes four approaches to the employee-organization relationship, as defined from the employer's perspective. An empirical study of employees from ten companies found support for the basic hypothesis that employee responses differ under the four types of relationship. In general, employees performed better on core tasks, demonstrated more citizenship behavior, and expressed a higher level of affective commitment to an employer when they worked in an overinvestment (by the employer) or mutual investment relationship than when they worked in a quasi-spot-contract or underinvestment relationship. These results were obtained even after we controlled for several other variables that could affect employee performance and attitudes.
SHIFTING BOUNDARIES IN HISTORICAL JESUS RESEARCH? SOME CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON PARADIGMS AND IMAGES OF JESUS IN CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP

There is a sharp interest in the historical Jesus in recent decades among (mainly) North American New Testament scholars. Many of them claim that a veritable ‘renaissance’ or ‘third quest’ is underway in Jesus studies that shifts beyond the boundaries of both the ‘old’ and ‘new’ quests of former years. New methods, increasingly more interdisciplinary in nature, are believed to produce better and more reliable images of Jesus of Nazareth and more accurate reconstructions of the social world he inhabited.
The Effect of Leadership, Realization of Budget, Reinventing Government and Internal Government Control on Operational Performance

Leadership in the public sector has a major influence on Indonesia's progress. Public sector budget becomes a policy instrument to achieve organizational goals. This is mainly reflected in the composition and size of the budget that directly reflects the direction and objectives of the expected service. Reinventing government can re-create bureaucracy by basing it on an entrepreneurial system. The leadership control system of government agencies must carry out control activities in accordance with the size, complexity, and nature of the duties and functions of the relevant Government Agencies. This study aims to reexamine the influence of leadership, budget realization, reinventing government, and government internal control over operational performance by using value for money as a measure and the implications of regional financial performance. This study uses a questionnaire as a method of collecting data given to 250 respondents spread across 4 regions, namely Bandung Bappeda, Bandung Regency, and Cimahi City in West Java Province. The results obtained from this study include that there are significant and positive effects of leadership, budget realization, reinventing government, and government internal control over operational performance by using value for money as a measure and the implications of regional financial performance (studies on Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) di Kota Metropolitan Se-Bandung Raya) and there are significant that is 64,4% and positive effects of operational performance on financial performance (studies on Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) di Kota Metropolitan Se-Bandung Raya) that is 7,26%.
Misconceptions About Indigenous African Music and Culture: the Case of Indigenous Bapedi Music, Oral Tradition and Culture

Indigenous Bapedi music and oral tradition have been dismissed as myth, superstition and primitive stories. Such dismissal has been based on the misconception and assumption that indigenous Bapedi music and oral tradition are proletarian, steeped in evil religious experiences and unacceptable for worship. In Bapedi society, indigenous music and traditional oral stories are utilized to buttress and demonstrate the collective wisdom of Bapedi people, as well as to transmit Bapedi culture, values, beliefs and history from generation to generation. This article examines misconceptions about indigenous Bapedi music and traditional oral stories. It argues that indigenous Bapedi music and oral tradition should not be dismissed at face value as practices overtaken by circumstances and hence irrelevant to the present Bapedi community developmental needs. The findings of the present study faithfully reflect that indigenous Bapedi songs and traditional oral stories resonate in people’s personal lives, in religious rituals and in society at large. These findings suggest that Bapedi people should keep and perpetuate their valuable heritage, which is still needed for survival and for the welfare of our next generation. The main question the study addressed is: What role do indigenous Bapedi music and oral tradition play in Bapedi culture?
A Bio-inspired Approach To Cyber Security

Owing to a growing reliance on information, technology and connectivity, Cyberspace has become the lifeline and interactive place for modern life. As such, Cyber security challenges are a global phenomenon whose adverse implications are catastrophic. Cyberspace is complex and unpredictable; its global connectedness and an explosion of data increases the threat surface as cyber infrastructures become highly complex and dynamic. Managing, i.e. ensuring and assuring security in cyberspace requires inspiration from advanced complex systems. Through evolution, nature has developed natural propensities in complex systems (including animalia and plants) that enable survival through adaptation. Predation-avoidance and anti-predation techniques employed by non-extinct preys could be exploited/adopted as mechanisms for adaptation through their application in Cyber security. This chapter presents an overall review of the current state of the Cyber security landscape. In addition, it demonstrates through further review, significant trends towards bio-inspired approaches as unconventional solutions to problems in other fields. Drawing from survivable preys in nature, the chapter speculates solutions for Cyberspace and Cyber security as follows; given an old problem (Pold) with an old solutions (Sold), a new problem (Pnew) can be conceptualized with new partial and perhaps null solutions (Snew) in the solutions space Sold to Snew. Keywords: Bio-inspired, Artificial Life, Cyber security, Cyberdefense, Autonomic Computing, Survivability, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Predator-Prey.
An evaluation of inpatient family treatment in a child psychiatric setting

Child psychiatric treatment currently faces challenges, which centre on accountability regarding treatment effectiveness, which are derived from a range of social, economic and political developments. Identifying effective treatment options for work with multiproblem, treatment resistant families, presents as a significant further challenge. Full family inpatient treatment has been utilised as one unique therapeutic option. To date, few systematic emprical studies have been conducted in the child psychiatry inpatient area to evaluate programmes outcomes, and fewer still concerning family inpatient treatment. No studies have comprehensively integrated process and outcome evaluation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcome and processes of a dedicated, short-term, multi-modal, inpatient family treatment programme. The research comprised two complementary stages, integrating quantitative and qualitative research designs. Stage 1 analysed archival data, comprising standardised measures of the referred child and sibling (Achenbach CBCL) , parent (GHQ-28) and family functioning (McMaster FAD), administered at admission and discharge. The subject sample involved 29 families consecutively admitted to the programme from 1995 to 1997 (LP mean age 8.82 years, range 4-13 years). Stage 2, conducted 30 months later, adopted a retrospective, qualitative approach, using in-depth individual interviews with 10 former clinicians of the programme, exploring their perceptions regarding the programme's theoretical orientation, practices and outcomes. Stage 1 findings clearly indicated improvements in perceived child, parent and family functioning between the time of admission and the time of discharge. The Stage 2 study found that the programme was experienced as operating within a broad-based theoretical orientation with a systemic foundation, drawing on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, and other theoretical principles. The main strengths of the programme emerged in its overall structure and planning, and the holding frame provided by the supportive therapeutic milieu. Potential programme limitations included certain differing agendas between families and the team. The research generated implications for integration of theory in this field and for specific dimensions of practice in intensive, short-term work with treatment resistant multi-problem familes. Implications for outcome and process research methodology are also discussed, with a particular emphasis on exploring mechanisms of therapeutic change.
Changes in venomotor tone during sympathoexcitation : influence of gender and female cycle phase

Moving from the supine to the upright posture presents a significant challenge to the human body since the lower limb veins become distended due to gravitational pooling and venous return is decreased. An increase in leg venomotor tone would assist in countering pooling and help to maintain a pressure gradient for forward flow. Quantifiable proof of active venoconstriction in humans is sparse with the majority of work in this field having been done on forearms. The studies within this thesis have looked directly at lower limb responses to venoconstriction in young healthy volunteers and have compared different venous vascular beds (deep and superficial) and also the influence of female hormones. The data show that increases in venomotor tone in the calf are relatively modest and are specific to superficial rather than deep veins and that calf limb responses are attenuated in females. Venous function in women appears to be modified during oral contraceptive use compared to normally menstruating women. It is unlikely that the degree of venoconstriction observed in these experiments is sufficient on its own to maintain venous return during orthostatic challenge.