bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Association between Sleep Deprivation, Aggression, and Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents in Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: Makinde Olaniyi , Österman Karin , Björkqvist Kaj
Published: February 2020

The study investigated whether there were associations between how much adolescents slept per night and how much aggressive and antisocial behavior they displayed and were exposed to. Two hundred thirty-eight adolescents (122 females, 116 males; mean age = 15.5 years, SD = 2.0) from Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria, participated in the study, which was conducted with a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. It was found that the total sleeping time of the adolescents correlated negatively with five scales measuring Adult Aggression, Sibling Aggression, Domestic Violence, Parental Negativity, and Antisocial Behavior. Thus, the less the adolescents slept, the more they were exposed to aggression, and they also themselves behaved more aggressively and antisocially. Participants living in overcrowded conditions slept less than others.
Investment Trios Are Less Prone to the Hot Hand and Gambler’s Fallacies and Make Better Investment Strategies
Authors: Arao Pamela Denice , Arizabal Danyel Brendan , Esguerra Seanne Veniene
Published: February 2020

An experimental study was conducted to determine the minimum group size for which the mitigating effect for the hot hand and gambler’s fallacies can be felt. This is quantified by looking if groups are as prone to the hot hand and gambler’s fallacies in making decisions as their individual counter parts. Results suggest that groups maximize their investment returns better than individuals as the former choose to decide on their own more and rely on the experts’ opinions less. Triads are the least biased with the hot hand and gambler’s fallacies and thus are able to make more rational decisions and consequently maximize their investments better than the other treatments.These data allowed us to recognize the benefits of forming investment clubs consisting of three members since their decisions are more likely in line with the profit maximizing strategy in comparison with the decisions made by pairs and individuals.
The First Attempts for the Syntax of the Regional Variety of Chameria
Authors: Abdurahmani Edlira Troplini
Published: February 2020

This paper is part of the chainwork that deals the syntax study of the dialect of the province of Chameria, a prominent and conservative language of the south of Albania. This study is the second in this regard. Initially, we were dealing with the intonation of Chams and mainly with its syntactic value (Troplini 2016). For the syntax of the of the regional variety of Chameria, there is no previous effort. In this paper, as a basic literature, we have only used our previous works for the Cham in the sociolinguistic framework, where we were dealing with phonetic, morphological, lexical, historical linguistics etc. Our first effort also underlines the first difficulties of this syntactic treatment, as well as the objectives that need to be fulfilled in the perspective, through a deep scientific monograph that will conclude a long-term gap in the study of the cham variety in terms of syntax. The method we used is the inductive one. The work has been based on a qualitative research basis. We are based on a series of direct interviews with elderly speakers of this province who were born mainly in Chameria and subjected to ethnic cleansing. This generation well preserves the most southern and extreme Albanian talk. In this study, we intend to highlight some of the most important phenomena of the Cham variety which will then serve for a deep work in terms of syntax.
The Elements of Freedom of Expression in the Light of the European Convention on Human Rights
Authors: Erdem Bora
Published: February 2020

Freedom of expression is composed of certain connective elements that are inseparable from each other. If any one of the fundamental elements that by itself has no value and meaning is missing or if it is materially limited, it may negatively impact the whole of freedom of expression. Furthermore, freedom of expression is the foundation of other freedoms. Freedom of expression consists of three components. These components cannot be thought of separately from each other. The initial steps of the first component require the freedom to examine, research, learn and obtain information for an individual to establish an opinion. The second component of freedom of expression is the freedom of opinion, which is the pure thought step where choices with respect to formed, obtained but not yet stated thoughts, opinions and beliefs are established. The basis of this notion relies on an individual being able to be forming an opinion without an enforcement to state it. The third and the final component is the declaration and dissemination of thought and opinion via all means of expression to the world. If an individual’s ability to declare and defend his/her ideas in infringed, it is not possible to talk about the existence of freedom of expression. Consequently, all three of these steps are crucial to maintain the foundation of freedom of expression.
The Relationship between Experiential Marketing and Corporate Reputation: A Research on Turkish Operator Companies
Authors: Özdemir Osman , Erdem Şakir
Published: February 2020

The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether the experiential marketing components are related to corporate reputation. It focuses on the relationship of sensory, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and relational experiences to corporate reputation components. In addition, the mediator effects of environment and social media on this relationship has been examined.In the qualitative research part of the research, a large study was done in the literature. Afterwards, negotiations were held with academicians and managers who are experts in the field. It was pretested with validity and reliability and accepted scales. After making the necessary changes, the survey collection phase was passed. In the quantitative research part of the study, face-to-face interviews and survey data filled by 464 people were used.The relationship between experiential marketing and corporate reputation has been tested by structural equation modeling. According to this, path analysis between experiential marketing and corporate reputation was established and relations were found meaningful and positively. While there is a significant effect of the environmental variable, the effect of the social media variable was not found.
Kadare and the Theater
Authors: Koliqi Kushtrim
Published: February 2020

The transformation of a literary work into other artistic and cultural dimensions is always intriguing and challenging. This transformation is frequent in cases when a certain literary work is brought to the theater through dramatization and staging. A constant debate among theater, film and literature artists is that of dramatization and staging of a literary work in the form of a theatrical performance or some other artistic medium. The arguments and counterarguments are numerous and are usually based on personal experiences or on the outcome and quality of a play or film emerging from the dramatization of a literary work. Perhaps due to the low output of theatrical productions in Kosovo or lack of creative ideas, the dramatizations of literary works into a theater plays are rare in Kosovo’s stages. In spite of cases being sporadic, some attempts at theatrical productions deriving from dramatization of literary works do exist and the most serious among them are those based on the literary works of authors such as Ismail Kadare, though not always possessing the qualities that characterize the original works. By approaching Ismail Kadare’s work from a different angle, that of its dramatization and staging for theater, I aim to contribute to the recognition of the Albanian literature in another dimension, namely that of playwriting and theater. This will be achieved by illuminating the principal and fundamental issues of the relationship between the literary work and the theater, focusing on the particular potential Kadare’s work has for staging.
Austrian-Italian Encounters: Notes on Some Films Produced Between Rome and Vienna in the 1930s
Authors: Bono Francesco
Published: February 2020

This essay deals with a number of Italian and Austrian films produced around the mid-1930s as a result of the cinematic cooperation that developed between Rome and Vienna at the time. The essay’s goal is to investigate a complex chapter in the history of Italian and Austrian film which has yet received little attention. The Austro-Italian cooperation in the field of film, which developed against the backdrop of the political alliance between Fascist Italy and Austria’s so-called Corporate State, involved some of the biggest names in Italian and Austrian cinema of the time, including Italian directors Carmine Gallone, Augusto Genina and Goffredo Alessandrini, Viennese screenwriter Walter Reisch, and Italian novelist Corrado Alvaro. In particular, the essay will consider the Italian film Casta Diva (1935) and its debt to one of the most famous Austrian productions of the 1930s, Willi Forst’s film Leise flehen meine Lieder (1933). Further films to be discussed include Tagebuch der Geliebten (1935), Una donna tra due mondi (1936), Opernring (1936), and Blumen aus Nizza (1936). Tagebuch der Geliebten was based on the diary of Russian painter Marie Bashkirtseff, who lived in Paris in the late 19th century. Una donna tra due mondi starred Italian diva Isa Miranda, Opernring Polish tenor Jan Kiepura, Blumen aus Nizza German singer Erna Sack.These films should be truly regarded as transnational productions, in which various cultural traditions and stylistic influences coalesced. By investigating them, this essay aims to shed light on a crucial period in the history of European cinema.
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Trade (Export and Import) in Turkey
Authors: Karimov Mehman
Published: February 2020

It is said that after globalization processes foreign direct investment start to influence trade moreover it is very complicated to deduce the relationship between trade and FDI according to theoretical analysis. Therefore, empirical studies showed that until the 1980s international trade generated direct investment but after 1980s FDI started to heavily influencing international trade. Also, results showed that the relationship can differ from one country to another. Thus, this paper is aimed to analyze the impact of Foreign Direct Investment inflow on the macroeconomic variable as a Trade (Export, Import) in Turkey. The paper covers the time period from 1974 to 2017. The time series datasets, those are obtained from World Bank and IMF database are utilized in employed statistical models as ADF Unit Root, VAR lag selection, Johansen co-integration, and the Granger Causality tests, to fulfill empirical part of the paper. Based on results, it was confirmed that there was the presence of the co-integration between analyzed series. Additionally, results of Granger causality test showed that there is unidirectional causality from Export and Import to FDI.
The Dissolution of Municipal Councils due to Organized Crime Infiltration
Authors: Occhiuzzi Filomena
Published: February 2020

: The paper proposal is focused on the evolution of a specific legal instrument, which consists of the Central government’s power to “dissolve” municipal councils in the case of infiltrations by organized crime. In Italian administrative legislation, local councils may be dissolved for several reasons such as the ongoing violation of the law and the neglect of duty, but one of the most debated causes is the interference and the pressure that organized crime may exercise on the members of municipal councils. This specific administrative law instrument is defined in art. 143 T.U.E.L. and is part of a series of public anti-mafia policies. It was introduced in 1991 as an emergency law to cope with the risk of maladministration due to local authorities’ subjugation to criminal power (Mete, 2009). The aim of the dissolution of local councils is to preserve constitutional and fundamental values such as democracy and the rule of law, but it is a very severe legal tool as it affects a democratically elected community. This instrument is also closely related to the prevention of corruption in the public sector, as often the infiltrations by organized crime in municipalities are due to the corruption of public officials. The institution in charge of applying this legal tool is the Prefect, which has the power to enforce the orders of the central government and oversees local authorities. The procedure for the adoption of this instrument involves the major constitutional bodies such as the Parliament, the Ministry of Interior and the President of the Republic.
When Meteors Vanish in Political Philosophies - Thinking with Michel Serres in Times of New Climate Regime
Authors: Bakhtiar Siavash
Published: February 2020

In memoriam of Michel Serres, this essay aims to offer a brief account of the necessity of reading his works in times of political and ecological crisis. Since his opus magnum The Natural Contract, Serres had developed in the last three decades a theory that investigates and rethink the relation of the moderns, since Galileo and Descartes, with what they call “nature” in order to offer a third way to the division between (post-)modern philosophers and dogmatic scientists: the first have been systematically deconstructing all the grand narratives and, the latter have often excluded from their theoretical work any type of moral reflection on the modes of production of scientific practices, and their consequences for humans and non-humans. The path initiated by Serres influenced many contemporary philosophers who have continued and enriched his investigation of the origins and consequences of a new tendency of not doing politics in the epoch of the Anthropocene, of a new escapism that refuses to face the ecological challenges hic et nunc.
The University of Tetova: A Glorious Temple Built on the Nation’s Sacrifice for Culture and Justice Acknowledgement
Authors: Murtezani Lulzim , Ahmeti Kushtrim
Published: February 2020

In different historical periods, famous people have sacrificed themselves on behalf of their substantial beliefs in the function of promoting scientific knowledge. Likewise, many of them, with an uncompromising piety have contributed to the establishment of institutions to ensure its advancement. Not long ago, by the end of the 20th century, in a Macedonian town – now North Macedonia, in Tetovo - the first Albanian-language university was founded as a product of citizens’ collective willpower for ethnic and cultural identity actualization in the field of education. It is fairly said that its founding history is hurtful and atypical for a higher education institution. Therefore, through this article we will tend to elaborate the specificities of its evolution by describing two development stories based on the collected data using the archival study method. In the first one, we will give light to some of events of essential importance of its establishment, in a time and context of communist regime that led an ethnic groups marginalization politics in a multiethnic society. Our focus will be the police actions by the government of the time in order to brutally crush the pro-University civic movement, which led to murder and imprisoning of Albanian intellectuals, professors and youngsters, but with unsuccessful epilogue. Subsequently, we will present the second story of this major national project: from the moment if its institutional legalization in 2004 to the present. Today, this university represents the nucleus of the Albanian emancipation in RNM, by promoting social, multicultural and especially scientific and academic values. At the end we will emphasize the vision, strengths of this University, such are women empowering, intercultural dialogue and its internationalization.
Tendencies Regarding Fish Consumption – The Case of Portugal (Europe’s Leader & 3rd in the World)
Authors: Madsen Ana Oliveira , Chkoniya Valentina
Published: February 2020

Portugal is Europe’s leader in consumption of fish and ranks 3rd in the world (topped only by Iceland and Japan). Portuguese consumers eat 59 kg of fish per year, distantly followed by E.U. (28) numbers 2 and 3 - Spain and France - with 39 and 33.9 kilos per capita (2015). Culture theorists like Claude Fischler, Leon Rappoport, Mary Douglas, Poul Rozin, Massimo Montanari, Pierre Bourdieu and Cornelius Castoriadis, agree that the basic determinant of population’s diet is its culture and food has always been much more than a source of physical nourishment. To analyse the tendencies regarding fish consumption we used Docapesca Portos e Lotas S.A’s data (a government owned company, under the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Sea). A total of 1393 respondents participated in 2 surveys (one survey being for the general of the population and another one specifically for generations born after 1980s) which gave us a total of 221 variables to analyse. 7 segments were identified, depending on lifestyle, relationship with fish and how consumers buy fish. Results were abundant, remarkable and complete, including ex. factors influencing store choice store; the best source of information about food; what healthy eating means/how it has changed over time; price; time; taste; availability; cooking skills; factors influencing the choice of a store; perceptions regarding fresh fish, its flavour, quality and freshness, smell, price and confection; personal preferences (salted dry fish, smoked fish, frozen fish, canned fish, fresh fish, whole fish, fish stalls, fish fillets).
The Arabic Tongue: A Worthy Language
Authors: Dahami Yahya Saleh Hasan
Published: February 2020

The Arabic language, during the pre-Islamic age, at the beginning of Islam and today with its valuable tradition, convention and practice, is a great language. Hamad ibn (son of) Khalifah Abu Shihab is one of the modernist poets linking the twentieth century with the twenty-first. He is one of the supporters of the classical Arabic language. The researcher, in this literary paper, takes on to illustrate the perceptiveness of a famous poem by Hamad ibn Khalifah as a case of the magnitude and worth of the Arabic language, its influence and being influencing. The poem of Hamad ibn Khalifah has never been studied or analyzed; for this motive, the poem deserves to be given enough consideration because it deals directly with a central theme which is classical Arabic language. It can be estimated as a legacy of the graceful Arabic tongues. The study uses the analytical and descriptive method which starts, in its first section, with a succinct introductory sketch on the Arabic language and its importance. After that, the core point of the study to be followed is a descriptive, analytical and critical dealing with the poem, its wisdom and everlasting concepts. In this section, the researcher endeavors to ascertain the reputation of the Arabic language and to demonstrate the capacities of Hamad ibn Khalifah Abu Shihab as a modern Arabic poet through his poem. A brief discussion is followed. The paper ends with a short-lived conclusion summarizing the full investigation and stating the results if there is any.
Break the Wall: Intercultural Challenges in the Middle East to Teach Spanish as a Foreign Language
Authors: Mesas Javier Sánchez
Published: February 2020

This paper investigates the needs of teachers of Spanish have while teaching the language while maintaining and emphasizing the sociocultural, intercultural and religious components. The research will attempt to shed light on offering a performance guide with materials and examples of different nature (songs, videos, textbooks, literary fragments). The paper will also provide a comparison between how to work with similar factors from different perspectives while taking into account the religious and emotional aspects. In order to achieve these aims the method used is based on a synergy of experiences, shared knowledge, culture clash and double perspective the European and the Middle Eastern perspectives. There is an increasing demand for Spanish language instructors’ in the Middle East. This increase together with beneficial work conditions for foreigners make The Middle East an attractive land to spread linguistics knowledge as a language instructor. However, there is an observable lack of cultural information, in terms of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in such a conservative culture, in addition to lack of knowledge of the social protocols in the Middle East. The absence of such essential information may result in misunderstandings and even complaints from both parties in this exchange. It is imperative that senior academics offer a sort of “lifeline” for the upcoming teachers, mainly European or Asian, who might consider working in this area. In a nutshell, in a classroom where the instructor is non-Muslim, what needs to be taken into account in order not to offend the cultural sensitivity of the students? How can the Spanish language instructor create a learning environment where the students do not feel culturally attacked?
Multilingualism in Kosovo and Switzerland; a Comparable Viewpoint of Language Policy
Authors: Gashi Bardha
Published: February 2020

The main aim of the paper is to show the differences and similarities of the language use and language policy in The Republic of Kosovo and The Federation of Switzerland. It has a look in to the core documents of language including the constitution of both countries.
Piero Gobetti and his Writings On International Politics In The 1920s
Authors: Somenzari Francesca
Published: February 2020

Piero Gobetti (Turin 1901- Paris 1926) was not only one of the most important thinker and political writer of the Twentieth Century, but also one of the greatest organizers of culture: in his short life, he founded three journals (Energie Nove, Rivoluzione Liberale and Il Baretti) and a publishing house (Piero Gobetti Editore). Within his prodigious intellectual activity (obviously against Mussolini and what he represented), there was also room for reflection on the international politics of the 1920s. Gobetti’s attention to international politics was expressed first in Energie Nove and then in Rivoluzione Liberale, with projects of columns and unique numbers especially dedicated to some foreign countries.
Editorial Genetic Rites and Authorship in Journals
Authors: Clares Letícia
Published: February 2020

The research we will present aims to further develop a discussion started in the master’s degree research entitled Publishing mediation in scientific communication: a study of two human sciences journals, focusing on a fundamental issue of the current times: the constitution of authorship in scientific communication. In order to investigate that issue, we aim to examine the defining conditions of authorship in the production of scientific papers in different areas of knowledge. Therefore, the corpus is composed by four important journals nationwide, Geousp: espaço e tempo, from the Postgraduate Program in Geography of the FFLCH-USP, Cerâmica Industrial, from the Brazilian Ceramic Association, Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, from the Occupational Therapy Department of UFSCar, and Revista do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (Rieb), from the Brazilian Studies Institute of USP. Having the French discourse analysis as theoretical framework, we take into account the relationship between the author and other co-enunciators in the editorial genetic rites (Salgado, 2011), also considering the place of the author as a creative paratopy (Maingueneau, 2014). At the event, we will discuss more precisely the current stage of the research, focusing on the methodology of data collection, in which we used interviews with different professionals involved in the publishing of the mentioned journals.
A Neologism: Translation and/or Adaptation
Authors: Frleta Tomislav , Frleta Zrinka
Published: February 2020

This article deals with neologisms, the way they are created (their etymology), their function in the text, as well as the way how they are translated and adapted from English into French and Croatian. It will show what are the motifs for some translations (Is it a pure semantic transfer or the text and context have their role too?). Furthermore, we will analyse the main techniques/ways of creating the new words and try to answer the question what purpose they are created with for the whole text. At the end, we will give some examples of a good translation which goes beyond the word or the situation and show how the translator influences the reading of the book.
Discrepancies of Figurative Language Use Reflected Through Cross-Linguistic and Intercultural Differences in English and Albanian Language
Authors: Robo Lorena
Published: February 2020

The present paper aims at highlighting some cultural and cross-linguistic aspects of idioms causing miscommunication in language. Learning a foreign language shapes the language system of communication with its literal and figurative meanings. While the literal meaning is the direct reference of words or sentences to objects, the figurative sense is used for giving an imaginative description or a special effect. Gaining competence in language enrolls a good command of the figurative use of that language together with its frequent, spontaneous and appropriate use of idioms being an indicator of native or near native mastery of the language. When such command of a foreign language lacks then it gives rise to discrepancies in language, and idioms for the sake of truth become often subject to misconstrued utterances in a target language on the part of L2 learners. Using literal senses of words to trigger the recognition of idioms brings some potential problems. Thus, this article brings together the findings and insights of figurative aspect of English and Albanian language system and its cultural aspect to further the understanding of the phenomena of communicative failures and mismatches in language. The study seeks to analyze and present through a corpus analysis idiom occurrences of communication failure in both languages. A variety of figurative use of language is illustrated in certain contexts and situations to lighten up the usage of idiom mismatches in second language acquisition and provide the paper with rich examples as well.
Imagological Stereotypes in Letters and Diaries of Besieged Leningrad
Authors: Gurina Ekaterina
Published: February 2020

The article deals with the problem of cross-cultural communication and imagological stereotypes that every nation has. It discusses their influence on the assessment of historical events. It analyses “Pryamaya rech” (Direct Speech) - a documentary book created by amateur writers L. Romankov, M. Romankova - engineers and physisits, L. Myasnikova – a surgeon, and the reviews of a historical book written by Boston University assosiate professor of history A. Peri, containing diaries of besieged Leningrad. The Russian belief in such principles as collectivism, generosity, self-restriction, self-control, diligence and conscientiousness is considered by foreign scholars to have been imposed by “Soviet propaganda”. Nevertheless, I argue that they became the result of theRussian nation’s evolutionary development during its long and tragic history. It is these traits of character rather than individualism, found by A. Peri in the diaries, that are more typical for Russian people and that can help to survive in historical catastrophes. I also suppose that Russian classical literature has become part and parcel of foreign hetero -stereotype image of Russia. Several intertextual links of besieged Leningrad diaries to classical Russian literature have been found by A Peri and the authors of foreign reviews.
The Image of Foreigner in Emirati’s Women Novel (with an Example of Rayḥānah, by Maysūn Şaqr al-Qāsimī)
Authors: Sahli Muna Ali
Published: February 2020

This kind of research, especially in the field of comparative studies, is crucial, because it provides a better understanding of people, culture, thought, and their way of thinking, seeing and dealing with the other. Therefore, choosing to study the image of the foreigner in Emirati women’s writing can help to examine the deep dimensions of relationship with the other who does not belong to family, class, and homeland, in this society. The study, hence, aims to shed a light on women awareness and their ways to articulate their own issues, and experiences after long history of isolation and suppression that women in this country and region in general had witnessed. Moreover, the study focuses on Maysūn al Qāsimī and her first narrative controversial work Rayḥānah, aspires to reveal how the strict upbringing and education had its impacts on women’s personality and thinking, and thus their ways of looking at the stranger in their home or homeland. The expected results of this study are to demonstrate women awareness and capability to disclose, to certain extents, the depth of female agony in very complicated network of political, social, economic and cultural factors that would shape the history of the whole region in postcolonial time. In addition, the study is expected to help to reach better understanding of the different roles that the foreigners have played in this society, from the female locals’ point of views, and therefore, their narration.
Strategic Management as Key Influencer on the Development of Textile Industry in the Country of Kosovo
Authors: Gashi Rrezarta
Published: February 2020

Considering the impact of strategic management, today all companies of all sectors must have a strategic plan compiled in details. In the frame of this plan, there must be included also human resources, investments in marketing, investments in technology, and noticeably the last one is recently going through great modifications. Based on statistic data Kosovo during recent years have made advanced steps toward the development of all sectors, specifically in textile sector. Therefore, this paperwork aims to step up the priorities and challenges that have the textile sector in the country of Kosovo, a country that is in transition phase.The focus of this study will be textile companies, including manufacturing companies. For the conclusion of this research will be used primary and secondary data. Primary data will be the data received directly from field work, through questionnaire that will be used especially for this research, whereas secondary data will be received by the use of foreign and local literature, also from researched made previously, that have to do with textile sector in all countries of the world.
Interpretive Theorizing on the Development of Management Accounting in Russia: Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach
Authors: Lebedev Pavel
Published: February 2020

In this paper, the author discusses a method of interpretive theorizing to construct a grounded theory and discusses its application to management accounting research. It is exemplified by the study of the development and the current state of management accounting in Russia and is conducted by the author with a main phase of investigation between 2014 and 2019. These studies employed various methods including archival research, an extended survey study, and a longitudinal case-based study of particular companies, all of them having produced diverse results. An interpretive approach, as demonstrated in this paper, is an effective vehicle to pursue the ambitious goals of reconciling findings from multiple studies while searching for patterns among them. Such a process allows the author to explore, formulate, and explain a holistic, but a systematic picture of the state and development of management accounting and contribute to the development of theory. The paper demonstrates how the author applied a cornerstone of the qualitative analysis—various coding approaches—to develop categories as foundations for formulated theoretical propositions. The emerging theory claims that the influence of external factors on the development of management accounting in Russia has been spontaneous and unsustainable, while management accounting competencies of the decision-makers of mid-sized companies (internal factors) were not sufficient to arrange a proper management accounting function, which led to the “managerial dead-end” and created a “vicious circle” that does not give rise to financial leadership.
The Positive Impact of a Portuguese State-Owned Company that Invested on Consumers Nutritional Education – the Case of Fish and Docapesca
Authors: Madsen Ana Oliveira , Chkoniya Valentina
Published: February 2020

A human common need is the security of an adequate diet, which will provide energy and the various nutrients necessary for metabolic functioning. This paper presents the case of a company that considers food quality, safety, health and nutrition as a priority: Docapesca – Portos e Lotas, SA. This state-owned company (operating in the Portuguese fish sector) has taken under its wing the task – and also the responsibility – of educating consumers’ preferences regarding fish. Portugal ranks number 3 in the world consuming fish which is fantastic since fish is a fabulous source of easily digested, high quality animal protein. Fish is high in lysine and sulphur amino acids, provides vitamin A and vitamin D, and (above all) contains a very powerful, almost panacea-like nutrient-called “Omega-3 fat”. According to Sørensen (1996), fish provides security and it is considered a very healthy product. The company analysed in this paper, Docapesca – Portos e Lotas SA, provides the public service of organizing the first sale of fish (on mainland Portugal), and also supports the fishing harbour sector. But besides that, one of the company’s main objectives include consumers’ education, nutritional education and knowledge transfer on healthy food and diet. Social responsibility, quality guarantee, cooperation with society and environmental and civic responsibility are also part of its mission. To write this paper we have had access to privilege State information and we have made an exhaustive detailed analysis of the different strategies implemented by Docapesca – Portos e Lotas, SA (in-depth interviews to key decision makers in the company were the way to reach all this exclusive data). This study gathered information from entire Portuguese population but gave special attention to the young generation (16 to 34 years old). Findings showed that, as a result of all the work that has been made towards educating consumers on fish, Portuguese consumers perceive fish as more than just fish.
Financing and Fiscality in the Context of Artificial Intelligence at the Global Level
Authors: Manta Otilia
Published: February 2020

The current financing models, as well as the fiscal models, are based on the current resources available at both the financial system and the fiscal system, but in close interdependence with those existing at the global level, the technology being one of them. Moreover, we consider that increasingly in the resource hierarchy, the place of the human factor is replaced by artificial intelligence (regardless of whether we are talking about industrial robots or intelligent technologies as is the case in the banking financial field). The new ways of approaching and coordinating finances aim to increase the degree of flexibility of financial networks and harmonize the results of those financial institutions that master and use complex but complementary technologies in order to obtain a final product or services optimal and with direct connection to its beneficiary. The defining elements for any financing and control model, regardless of whether we think of Fintech or other programs such as Fiscalis , are given by the following characteristics: digitization (artificial intelligence tools are crucial for digitizing financial services and fiscal), mobilization (virtual space offers not only the possibility but especially the platform for achieving the mobility of services), disintermediation (virtual space offers the possibility of direct access without intermediaries) and automation (through the financial services existing on the online platforms, the beneficiary of the service and the service provider optimizes its time and cost in favor of making the service profitable).
A Tale of Seemingly “Identical” Silicon Quantum Dot Families: Structural Insight into Silicon Quantum Dot Photoluminescence
Authors: Thiessen Alyxandra , Zhang Lijuan , Oliynyk Anton , Yu Haoyang , O'Connor Kevin , Meldrum Alkiviathes , Veinot Jonathan G.C.
Published: February 2020

Two quantum dots, both alike in composition, but differing in structure, where we lay our scene. From broader classes, to bring deeper understanding, to the crystalline core that drives the quantum dot's sheen. In this contribution we examine two families of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) that bring to mind the Capulets and the Montagues in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet because of their stark similarities and differences. SiQDs are highly luminescent, heavy-metal-free and based upon earth-abundant elements. As such, they have attracted attention for far reaching applications ranging from biological imaging to luminescent solar concentrators to light-emitting diodes that rely on their size-dependent optical response. Unfortunately, correlating SiQD “size” to their photoluminescence maximum is often challenging. Herein, we provide essential structural insight into the correlation of SiQD dimension and PL maximum through a direct comparison of samples that exhibit statistically identical physical dimensions (dTEM) and chemical compositions, but different crystallite size (dXRD) and PL maxima. We then expand the scope of this investigation and systematically compare groupings of SiQDs: one in which the dXRD and dTEM agree and one where dXRD < dTEM. This latter comparison clearly shows dXRD better predicts SiQD optical response when using the well-established effective mass approximation.
A Multi-Layer Approach to the Equation of Motion Coupled-Cluster Method for the Electron Affinity
Authors: Haldar Soumi , Dutta Achintya Kumar
Published: February 2020

We have presented a multi-layer implementation of the equation of motion coupled-cluster method for the electron affinity, based on local and pair natural orbitals. The method gives consistent accuracy for both localized and delocalized anionic states. It results in many fold speedup in computational timing as compared to the canonical and DLPNO based implementation of the EA-EOM-CCSD method. We have also developed an explicit fragment-based approach which can lead to even higher speed-up with little loss in accuracy. The multi-layer method can be used to treat the environmental effect of both bonded and non-bonded nature on the electron attachment process in large molecules.
Assessment of Acid and Thermal Oxidation Treatments for Removing Sp2 Bonded Carbon from the Surface of Boron Doped Diamond
Authors: Cobb Sam , Laidlaw Fraser , West Geoff , Wood Georgia , Newton Mark , Beanland Richard , Macpherson Julie
Published: February 2020

The presence of sp2 bonded carbon on a diamond or doped diamond surface, as a result of growth or processing, can affect material properties negatively, hence removal processes must be developed. Using boron doped diamond (BDD) we investigate the effectiveness of different removal methods via electrochemistry and transmission electron microscopy. We focus on two BDD surfaces, one processed by ns laser micromachining and the second which contains sp2 bonded carbon as a result of chemical vapour deposition (CVD) growth. After micromachining a layer of ordered graphite sits on the BDD surface, topped by fissured amorphous carbon (total thickness ~ m). Oxidative acid treatment at elevated temperature cannot remove all the sp2 bonded carbon and much smaller clusters of perpendicularly-orientated graphite (10’s nm), capped with a thinner layer of amorphous carbon – that we term “denatured graphite” – remain. In contrast, thermal oxidation in air at 600 oC is capable of all cluster removal, and can also be used to remove sp2 bonded carbon from CVD-grown BDD. Such understanding is important to any application where sp2 bonded carbon resulting from CVD growth or laser processing is detrimental for the intended application, e.g. in diamond quantum technology, photonics and electrochemistry.
DETERMINACIÓN PROXIMAL DE LOS COMPONENTES NUTRICIONALES Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DEL TIPO DE ÁCIDOS GRASOS EN EL CONTENIDO LIPÍDICO DEL CATZO (Platycoelia lutescens)
Authors: Velsateguí C. César , Batallas Z. Katherine , Hidalgo A. Ana , Mayorga Ll. Eduardo
Published: February 2020

Se reporta el valor nutricional y caracterización del contenido lipídico del catzo de la especie Platycoelia lutescen, recolectado en los cantones Cayambe y Pedro Moncayo de la Provincia de Pichincha-Ecuador. Las localidades donde se recolectaron las muestras fueron: Tocachi, Chaupiloma, Paquiestancia y Cubinche;zonas donde tradicionalmente se prepara, consume y comercializa dicho escarabajo. Durante los meses de octubre, noviembre y diciembre, el mencionado escarabajo comestible de la región interandina, presenta su mayor pico poblacional del año, esto debido a que en el invierno esta especie endémica emerge a la superficie para reproducirse y es entonces cuando son recolectados. Para alcanzar el propósito metodológico de la presente investigación se prepararon previamente las muestras recolectadas, separando extremidades y alas debido a la forma de consumo del escarabajo. Se analizaron los parámetros fisicoquímicos de:  humedad, cenizas, carbohidratos, proteína y grasa, llevándose a cabo una extracción de la fracción lipídica. Dentro de la caracterización de la grasa extraída se realizó el perfil lipídico mediante cromatografía de gases. Se pudo determinar que la especie Platycoelia lutescens presentó un contenido importante de proteína y grasa en las cuatro localidades analizadas, el cual difiere significativamente entre cada localidad; mientras que, parámetros fisicoquímicos como humedad y cenizas presentaron valores similares entre las localidades. En el contenido lipídico, se determinó presencia de ácidos grasos insaturados (Omega-6 y 9) con diferencia significativa entre localidades.
Factors Affecting Customerâ€™s Bank Selection Decision: A Study on Commercial Bank in Jimma Town Ethiopia
Authors: Tesfaye Serkaleem , Abera Mekuanint , Mengesha Tadele
Published: February 2020

The objective of this study was to examine factors affecting customersâ€™ bank selection decision. The study employs cross sectional survey design and mainly conducted based on data collected through questionnaires and interviews. The Sample size of the study was 384. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS version (20). The descriptive and inferential statistical tools such as mean, percentage, ANOVA, correlation and multiple linear regressions were used to analyze collected data. The regression model summary shows that the all independent variables explain 53.5 % variability on bank selection decision and model explains significant variability of customer bank selection intention by five decision variables. The Findings revealed that; out of five factors ,four factors such that: technology factors, service quality factors, bank image and reputation factors, and convenience factors have significant and positive relation with bank selection decision while financial factor has insignificant relation with bank selection decision. As customers place more emphasis on factors like convenience, service quality, technology and bank image and reputation, Such factors better to be considered seriously by banks in their marketing strategies which help them to attract new as well as retain the existing customers.
Fatigue Resistance Models of Structural for Risk Based Inspection
Authors: Belodedenko Sergei , Hanush V. , Baglay A. , Hrechanyі О.
Published: February 2020

The current stage of civil engineering is characterized by special attention to the safety of structures with a long service life. Such objects were designed several decades ago and their safe operation was ensured by significant safety margins. Now this approach to safety has been replaced by the concept of acceptable risk. It forms the basis of a risk based inspection (RBI) maintenance strategy. The transition from preventive maintenance strategies to a technical condition maintenance is substantiated. Complex indicators of technical condition, suitable for RBI- maintenance, are considered. The methodology of the resource safety index (RSI) is proposed. The latter is used as an indicator of risk. Special models of fatigue resistance is required for its control. The purpose of this paper is to build fatigue models for critical structural elements that are serviced according to the RBI concept. Instead of the traditional S-N curve, the lifetime general equation (first model) be used, where by the arguments are the main influence factors. Along with this, a modified ε - N equation is proposed for deformation criteria. The novelty of this equation is that it uses the rate of S-N- curve (slope) obtained in the first model with high cycle fatigue. The second model, combining the results of fatigue tests, is the equation for the dispersion of durability. The third model is the accumulated damage function under overloads. The efficiency of the RSI method is demonstrated by the example of the reliability assessment of the high strength bolts. Thanks to RSI method forecasting, during RBI-maintenance, parts can be used 3-5 times longer than with traditional methods.
Cementitious, Pozzolanic And Filler Materials For DSM Binders
Authors: Wong John Kok Hee , Kok Sien Ti , Wong Soon Yee
Published: February 2020

Deep Soil Mix (DSM) is a proven method of ground improvement for deeper underlying soft soil layers which are otherwise impractical to reach using conventional shallow soil stabilization and replacement methods. The predominant binder materials used are Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and Lime (CaO) but negative effects to the environment from manufacture and increasing construction cost have prompted research into alternative materials. This review identifies pozzolans and filler materials as possible supplements or partial substitutes for better results. The DSM method and binder reaction processes during treated soil strength development are outlined and effectiveness of different pozzolans (Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Rice Husk Ash, Kaolin, and Metakaolin) and filler materials (e.g. fine sand) discussed together with their influence factors. With many pozzolans, a clear optimum dosage is observed where improved strength peaks. Aluminosilicate pozzolans perform better over siliceous pozzolans with Metakaolin (MK) identified as the most effective pozzolan for enhancing compressive strength. Up to date research results on these materials are compiled. MK blended cements are readily available and can be readily applied for initial field tests. Treated soil strength may be regulated with addition of filler materials to further reduce reliance on cement.