bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intercultural Human Resource Management Practices And Employees’ Satisfaction In Quoted Food And Beverages Mncs In Nigeria
Authors: Arogundade K. K.
Published: May 2021

This study investigated the impact of intercultural human resource management practices (Training and development; Employee empowerment; and Compensation practices) on employees’ satisfaction in food and beverages MNCs in Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population comprises 6,356 staff of quoted food and beverages MNCs in Nigeria. Taro Yamane statistical formulae was used to determine the sample size of 1,568. Purposive sampling technique was used to determine the respondents which included Nigerians and Other Nationals working in the quoted food and beverages MNCs. A structured survey questionnaire was adapted, validated, and used for the construct ranged between 0.61 and 0.93. The response rate to the 1,568 copies of the questionnaire administered was 74%. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential (Student T-test of multiple regression analysis) statistics. Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using SPSS 20. Findings revealed that Training and Development practices, Employee empowerment practice, and Compensation practice had significant positive influence on employees’ satisfaction among Nigerians and Other Nationals in food and beverages MNCs in Nigeria (β = .064 - .526; P< .000 - .021; β = .107 -  .312; P< .000) : (β = .168 - .299; P< .000: β = -.15; P> .566; - .225 -.246; P< .000) (β = -.144 -.421; P< .000; β = -.004; P> .886): (β = -.105 - .456; P< .000 -.001): respectively, except for collectivity and individuality that had negative and insignificant influences on employees’ satisfaction among Nigerians with respect to compensation and employee empowerment.
Improvement of Interstellar Material and Energy Flows
Authors: Stenis Jan
Published: May 2021

Objectives

A novel approach is suggested to utilize the inherent forces of the universe for the benefit of mankind, by applying the model for Efficient Use of Resources for Optimal Production Economy (EUROPE) to improve the major flows of gas, dust, material and energy between stars and galaxies. This endeavour is regarded as promoting the altruism and benevolence by increasing life-forms’ chances to survive.

Methods

It is shown how the torus-shaped flows of gas, dust material and energy between stellar bodies in cosmos can be improved with the EUROPE model in order to preserve universe and secure its existence by allocating shadow costs to waste-like flows and unwanted radiation in this torus. The fewer shadow costs being allocated to the stellar residuals, the more efficient the cosmic torus flows, expressed in equivalents of antimatter released, by inducing incentives to improve the conditions for all inhabitants.

Results

The methodology promotes the economy when travelling in space, advances the technology used and improves the environment, when outer space in the future is explored and exploited. A single key factor enables monitoring, managing and evaluating the development of universe and the flows of gas, dust, material and energy between various stellar objects, such as the distant stars and whole galaxies.

Conclusions

I recommend using the EUROPE model to monitor, manage and evaluate the wastes and spillages of all material and energy phenomena throughout the known universe, to uphold its very existence.
Assessing the Determinants and Clues-to-Actions Influencing the Uptake of Modern Contraceptives Among Women of Reproductive Age 15-49 years in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria
Authors: Otunomeruke James Allen , Sunday Juliana
Published: May 2021

The contraceptive prevalence rate for any family planning method among currently married women in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is 23.9%; use of any modern method (20.3%) among currently married women, use of any traditional method (3.6%), not currently using any method (76.1%), and total fertility rate is 4.3 per woman (NDHS 2018). The study aimed at assessing the determinants and clues-to-action influencing the uptake of contraceptives among women of childbearing age (15-49) years. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted from February 20-March 15, 2019 in FCT, Abuja. A multi-stage sampling method was used to recruit 360 women, out of which 348 were successfully interviewed by trained interviewers yielding a response rate of 96.7%. SPSS version 20.0 was used for analysis. Findings revealed that 94.4% of women were aware of family planning services, 24.4% reported of ever used any family planning methods, 20.6% used any modern method, and 3.8% using any traditional method. Major reasons for discontinuation of modern contraceptives indicated were: became pregnant while using contraceptives (33.8%), desire to become pregnant (31.8%), delay in conception (30.9%), health concerns (24.3%), fear of having disable babies (22.1%) and side effects (13.8%). Applying Health Beliefs model the clues-to-action for uptake of contraceptives were: quality-of-care, women’s satisfaction of products, beliefs/attitude, side effects and health concerns. Review demand creation strategies to include community health - and religious leaders as change agents, invest more in education. pharmaceutical companies to review products side effects, aggressive marketing, harmonization of stakeholders’ effort to reduce duplication, and entrench central database.
Attitude and Behavior of the Coaches towards their Professions in the Context of Being Fair
Authors: Candide Uludağ Candide
Published: May 2021

Examining the attitudes and behaviors of coaches towards their profession in the context of being fair has been an important issue for both researchers and practitioners. The being fair of coaches in their profession can be broadly defined as the right action aimed at creating a positive impression. Research in this area can be developed to strengthen the theoretical basis by examining it in an organizational context in a consistent and effective manner. This research is a study of bringing the Fair Coaching Behavior (FCB) phenomenon to the literature within the scope of the theoretical literature review with the sample of coaches. The aim of the study is to determine the attitudes and behaviors of individuals who are coaching in their profession within the scope of fair behavior. Two different scenarios have been created for this. Firstly, an online questionnaire was applied to the participants who were coaching in the specified sectors and whose numbers are known. The second survey study was applied face-to-face this time, taking into account the same target audience, and questions including personal information were asked by one-on-one interviews with the participants. The second survey study was conducted four weeks after the first survey study. Thus, the attitudes and behaviors of the coaches towards their profession were examined in both different situations.

Structural Equation Modeling was used in the analysis of the hypotheses predicted in the study. Composite Model of the Attitude-Behavior Relation (Eagly and Chaiken, 1993) was applied to explain FCB. Thus, it was aimed to obtain valuable information about the dynamics among the potential precursors of the fair behavior of coaches towards their professions with the help of predicted hypotheses.

The three main results obtained in the research are as follows: (1) The Habit of Integrity is not an applicable direct or indirect premise of FCB. (2) In addition to the attitude towards FCB, the attitude towards the coaches' profession should be included in the FCB. (3) Idealistic Ethical Position was not observed in this study as an important predictor of the intention to be fair.
Proposing an Optimized Cost-Effective Data Carrier Mechanism for Smart Contracts and Transactions in Blockchain with ACO Algorithm
Authors: Sabbagh Parisa
Published: May 2021

In this article, a new optimal cost-effective data carrier architecture for smart contracts in the blockchain-enabled IoT environment proposed. This method requires communication with external off-chain data. Three steps consist of this model such as Mission Manager, Task Publisher, and Worker which formulated with the ACO algorithm. Based on this method, some of the best solutions for filtering smart contract events and decoding event logs to fit different requirements are presented adequately. The proposed system is designed to minimize contract deployment costs and monitor contract events without subscribing to any filter at the Ethereum node. In the evaluation, we show that it will save about 21USD deployment costs for average by our data carrier system.
Are you a mentor? A qualitative study: imago-graphic students’ mirror views
Authors: Alkhadragy Rania
Published: May 2021

Objectives: Mentoring is widely acknowledged for providing support, fostering students’ learning and self-development. This study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University with the following objectives, exploring students’ perception of their mentors, analysing expected roles and essential skills for mentors.

Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted. A focus group was planned in the first mentorship session, a sample of 30  year 1 and 2 students divided into 2 focus groups  (n=15 students per a focus group). Focus group started with an imaginary students’ drawing of the mentor followed by further analysis and discussion.

Results: Data displayed in a graphical format, and then further discussed to have more details. Three main themes had emerged: perception of mentors, role of the mentor and expectations from mentors. Perception was then analysed into positive, where the ease of communication was mostly discussed, and negative perception where the fear of humiliation was one of the common students’ fears. For mentors’ roles, guidance for portfolio submission was the highest frequency (45%) then came the role of academic and personal support (30%).

 

Conclusion: Mentorship experience is a rich process of interaction and communication between mentors and mentees. Mentors should receive appropriate training to be well prepared for their roles. This study provides practical insights into essential skills mentors should have for an effective mentorship experience.

Keywords: mentorship, info-graphic, mentors, qualitative, focus group
Moving beyond the concept of altered state of consciousness: the Non-Ordinary Mental Expressions (NOMEs)
Authors: Facco Enrico , Fracas Fabio , Tressoldi Patrizio
Published: May 2021

Aim of this paper is to review the state of the art of so-called altered states of consciousness, anomalous experiences, and exceptional human experiences, showing the need for reappraising the whole topic and gather them under one roof. The term Non-Ordinary Mental Expressions (NOMEs) and a new classification of non-pathological ostensibly odd phenomena is introduced, emphasizing their epistemological, transcultural and interdisciplinary implications with their huge  implications in medical and psychotherapeutical clinical practice.
Basic English Speech Support And Pronunciation Skills Of Senior High School Students
Authors: Alperito Henry Orbasayan , Ambayon Cristobal Millenes
Published: May 2021

The Basic English Speech Support is audio with transcription which is composed of the features of pronunciation that is purposely compiled to enhance pronunciation skills specifically, the sounds of English, stress, intonation, and linking. It is applied within the study with the aim of measuring its effectiveness to the pronunciation skills of Senior High School students. The study is designed to evaluate, validate and determine the effectiveness of Basic English Speech Support to the Senior High School, Grade 12, Accountancy, Business and Management students in Libertad National High School. English-teacher Evaluators evaluated the audio and its transcription. The design involved the experimental group and the control group which were carefully selected through the randomization process. The data gathered were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential tools such as mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results revealed that students from the experimental group got a higher mean gain compared to the control group. It was factually and statistically confirmed that the utilization of Basic English Speech Support served as a significant element in teaching pronunciation and evidently, advances better learning among Senior High School students.
Mokken Scale Analysis: Discussion and Application
Authors: DeVaney Thomas
Published: May 2021

This article presents a discussion and illustration of Mokken scale analysis (MSA), a nonparametric form of item response theory (IRT), in relation to common IRT models such as Rasch and Guttman scaling. The procedure can be used for dichotomous and ordinal polytomous data commonly used with questionnaires. The assumptions of MSA are discussed as well as characteristics that differentiate a Mokken scale from a Guttman scale. MSA is illustrated using the mokken package with R Studio and a data set that included over 3,340 responses to a modified version of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale. Issues addressed in the illustration include monotonicity, scalability, and invariant ordering. The R script for the illustration is included.
CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION POLICY IN KENYA AND THE CURRENT STATUS IN THE COMPETENCE BASED CURRICULUM .
Authors: Tarsilla Kibaara
Published: May 2021

The Kenya Special Needs Education Policy Framework 2009 provided a legal framework that was relevant and guided the provision of Special Needs Education in Kenya.  The implementation of the policy has seen Kenya achieve many milestones including increased enrolment, which rose from 22,000 learners in 1999 to 108,221 in 290 special primary institutions and 2057 Special units/integrated programmes (MOE 2018).
Learning to unlearn for transformative learning, an Epistemological look
Authors: Tomé José Manuel Salum
Published: May 2021

This paper corresponds to a reflection on various theories and approaches to learning and their relevance in the training of social agents, a reflection that emerges from the practice of training, and taking into account the fact that the meaning of what learning implies and how it is You learn is not at the center of the discussion in Latin American universities, in which what is taught is more emphasized than how to teach.
A New School With Spaces Inclusive Pedagogics
Authors: Tomé José Manuel Salum
Published: May 2021

The current public policies in education matters of the Chilean State have declared within their focus the educational inclusion and a new public quality education that offers the best opportunities to all its inhabitants, especially to the most vulnerable socially, culturally and economically. In this way, it takes the international commitment mandated by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular the Sustainable Development Goal 4, whose objective is to guarantee an inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote opportunities of permanent learning for all. The objective of this investigation considers studying the attitudes of pedagogy students to promote the inclusive school's development. It is necessary, therefore, to know what they think and feel one of their main actors that will lead these changes, future teachers. This study was developed under a quantitative, multivariate, descriptive and correlational model of the phenomenon based on the general perceptions of the sample according to the studied construct. The data collection was carried out through the adaptation to the Chilean reality of the "Questionnaire for future Secondary Education teachers about perceptions of attention to diversity" (Colmenero & Pegalajar , 2015). The results show a positive perception towards inclusion of students, but it is necessary materialized them in a better initial teacher training and in real inclusion practices.
An Examination of Organization Learning and Data Driven Decision Making within Two University Enrollment Management Programs
Authors: Martin Barbara N , Gragg J. D.
Published: May 2021

This paper investigated the declining number of students in higher education institutions, and the effective strategies universities can use to recruit students who will graduate. From this research, it appeared that data-driven decision-making can be an effective means to create a successful enrollment management office. Through a practice of data-driven decision-making, organizational learning can happen, which will allow an organization to maintain success and build a culture that sustains that success. Three key themes emerged from the research that will help to inform best practices for other colleges and universities to implement ideas from this research. The three themes are: an organization must have good, usable data; an organization should strive to create a culture of teamwork to sustain success, and an organization needs a successful enrollment leader.
The Celebration of Life’s Milestones and Significant Events: A Course-Based Qualitative Inquiry into Milieu Relational Work in Child and Youth Care Residential Programs
Authors: Bellefeuille Gerard
Published: May 2021

There has been little focus on the milieu relational work in child and youth care (CYC) residential programs for children and youth specific to the celebration of life’s milestones and events. The goal of this course-based study is to improve understanding of how CYC practitioners initiate and celebrate milestones and significant events with children and youth in care. The study uses interpretivism to identify and understand phenomena from the perspective of the individuals who have direct experience of the phenomena under investigation. Data was collected using an anonymous Google forms questionnaire. An interpretive thematic analysis of the data revealed four themes: (1) quality time with loved ones, (2) importance of acknowledgement (e.g., of youth’s wants and needs), (3) awareness of implementing culture, and (4) building connections and creating memories.
Promoting Global Citizenship Education in Language Programs
Authors: Aljuaid Hind
Published: May 2021

This paper will discuss tools and methods of how to integrate global citizenship education in language programs to facilitate students’ knowledge and development as responsible global citizens. Developing global citizens requires a theoretical foundation, applied learning, and identification of transferrable skills. The paper will provide students and educators with the necessary tools for fostering cross-cultural knowledge, global issues and mind-set to become culturally conscious participants in a global community. The paper will discuss how these teaching practices can be developed alongside disciplinary learning goals in language courses and course content within the curriculum. Finally, the paper will discuss the implications of implementing these practices for language programs and how they will help in understanding how students enact the idea of fostering global competency and deciphering pedagogical tools that lead students to meaningful learning and engagement.
Research on the Influence of Shanghai Import Trade Structure on Technological Progress
Authors: Guoe Xie , Jia Yu
Published: May 2021

Based on the statistical data from 1995 to 2018, this paper uses regression analysis, error correction model and impulse response analysis to empirically test the specific impact of import trade structure on Shanghai's technological progress. The results show that the decrease in the proportion of intermediate goods imports promotes the technological progress, while the increase in the proportion of capital goods imports has a significant positive impact on Shanghai's technological progress. The relationship between FDI and technological progress in Shanghai is negative. The development of Finance and the increase of patent authorization promote the technological progress of Shanghai. The stability test of VEC model shows that there is a long-term equilibrium and stable relationship among the variables. Impulse response analysis shows that there is a bidirectional interaction between the import trade structure and Shanghai's technological progress. Therefore, we should further reduce the quantity of intermediate goods with low technology content and increase the import volume of capital goods appropriately. At the same time, we should attach importance to innovation based on introduction and absorption, and use the platform of China International Import Expo to attract foreign enterprises to widely display new products, new technologies and new services of various countries, so as to help high-quality development in the future.
Women Leadership: Advancing with or without his support.
Authors: MATZIOURI APOSTOLIA
Published: May 2021

The present paper is built on data collected from our PhD thesis which addressed the burning issue of Women Leadership and which took the form of a census in the region of Western Macedonia and Thrace, which consists 10,7% of the total Greek territory and 5,7% of the Greek population respectively. More specifically, the information provided here resulted from the investigation of one of the seven topics that constituted our questionnaire and by which we tried to figure out the personal life of women-leaders in the Greek educational system, how they manage/cope with their multiple roles and responsibilities, whether their spouses are supportive (and if so how) or competitive. As with all studies, there are areas that I have been unable to tackle. One such area is the multidimensional issue of maternity. The latter will be exposed analytically in a forthcoming article.
Leadership for Instructional Improvement
Authors: Claudet Joseph
Published: May 2021

Effectively integrating creative experiential learning opportunities into classroom-based science instruction to enhance students’ applied learning continues to be a challenge for many middle school educators.  This article explores how educators in one urban middle school leveraged design research thinking in conjunction with collaborative data-teaming processes to develop a targeted professional learning intervention program to help seventh- and eighth-grade teachers learn how to integrate Makerspace hands-on experiential and project-based learning activities into their STEM instructional practices to better engage students in applied science learning in middle school classrooms.  A literature-informed discussion is included on how the middle school principal and the school’s instructional improvement team utilized focused professional development activities and intensive Professional Learning Community (PLC) conversations to positively transform teachers’ pedagogical mindsets and instructional practices in support of integrating Makerspace and related project-based experiential learning opportunities as valuable components of classroom-based science teaching and learning.  Finally, a number of design principles derived from the middle school case study highlighted in this article are offered that may be of practical use to school leaders interested in applying educational design research methods to enhance their own campus-based instructional improvement efforts.
Purchasing Power Parity (France and US)
Authors: Almutairi Ebtihal N , Almutairi Hind N
Published: May 2021

Purchasing power parity is an important economic concept that presents a useful way of analyzing various currencies by comparing a similar basket of goods. Essentially, the concept of purchasing power parity (PPP) implies that the purchasing power parity will be same for two countries if their currencies fetch the same basket of goods, thereby allowing a measure to assess and compare different currencies. In order to test this concept and presence of purchasing power parity between countries, this essay aims to extend a statistical exercise for assessing the PPP for France and USA for both the long and short run. The data used is a monthly time series for the price indexes for France, US, and the nominal and real exchange rates.

Keywords: Purchasing power parity; economic; Augmented Dickey Fuller; Fuller test; Vector autoregressive model
Hierarchical Healthcare Facility Location at the Subdistrict Level in Western Uttar Pradesh: A Heuristic Approach
Authors: Verma Prashant , Datta Subhash
Published: May 2021

The Governments across the world are making continuous efforts to attain health for all. The efforts can gain more efficiency if the new healthcare facilities are created at optimal locations. There are various constraints on healthcare facilities, like cost of setup, coverage distance, service distance, population load, manpower and services offered. These constraints operate in a complex setting giving rise to alternate scenarios. The study proposes replicable heuristics to obtain the optimal locations under alternate scenarios for the Sub Centers (SC), Primary healthcare centers (PHC) and Community healthcare centers (CHC). The study takes the case of a block of villages in most populous state of India using the publicly available data, data from census, government portals and Bing Maps services. The study generates several alternatives scenarios for maximize demand, minimize service distance and minimize total costs for different population covered and service distance. The methodology suggested here might be helpful for the location decision making at the block level by the district administration.
Quantifying the Mismatch in Smart Water Meter Readings in Muscat Water Distribution Network (DIAM) – Case of Oman
Authors: Matriano Maria Teresa
Published: May 2021

Quantifying the Mismatch in Smart Water Meter Readings in Muscat Water Distribution Network (DIAM) – Case of Oman

 

Ibrahim Nasser Khalifa Al-Mamari*

*MBA, Middle East College

Email: PG19S2034@mec.edu.com

Dr. Maria Teresa Matriano

 Faculty/Assistant Professor, Department of Post-Graduate Studies, Middle East College, Oman

Email: maria@mec.edu.om

 

Abstract

Purpose:- The study is intended to focus on quantifying the mismatch between the consumption data collected on the project site to the estimated reading generated by the system. The mismatch quantification process involves formulating a theoretical mathematical modelling using Bernoulli’s equation that will help in reducing the conflicts in mismatch of data between the actual and estimated water consumption readings. 

 

Design / methodology / approach:- The study revolves around basic survey of different journals and articles which relates closely to the topic.There’s application of qualitative method in which the results depend on the opinion of the focus group participants.

Findings:- Based on survey results and flow calculations,  the flow was compared with the actual discharge measured from the smart meters; mismatch was ensured in the actual discharge at transmission and the discharge at the distribution line at each consumer location.  The opinion of the focus group suggests to upgrade the existing system in Diam.

Research limitation / Implications:- A recognizable mismatch was made that influences Diam to create estimated charging. A viable computerized water spillage checking system was consolidated to recognize and annihilate the mismatch.The are recommendations to minimize the estimation system in billing at the water supplier end; and the inclusion of a new technology to quantify the mismatch in the existing system. A SCADA based system to localize the flaw point; and the inclusion of big data analysis in the bill generation software should be implemented.

Originality / value:-  There are no previous studies on mismatch quantification process in Oman, and this study would propose a system that would be helpful in finding the causes of mismatch and eradicating them.

Keywords:     Diam, Distribution Network, Smart Meters, Estimated Reading, Water Consumption                    Mismatch, Numerical Modeling
Determinants of Level of household income utilization and decision making among the educated working married employees in Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara, Uganda
Authors: Sanni Tajudeen  Adebayo
Published: May 2021

The study determines the level of household income utilization and decision-making among educated working married employees in the Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara, Uganda. The study was guided by Sen’s Cooperative Conflict Theory. The study employed a mixed design of quantitative and qualitative approach. It targeted working educated married employees from MMC with a study sample of 113 respondents consisting of 92 married, educated working employees. Purposive sampling was used to select key informants (21) like the LCs 1,(6) 2(6) and 3(6) mayor,(1) probation officer(1) and legal officers (1) that is in the 6 division in the municipality was interviewed. Qualitative data were analyzed using themes and quantitative data using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.

The study findings established that age, marital status, religion, educational qualification, years of marriage, monthly income influence the level of income utilization and decision-making among working educated married employees. In addition, patriarchal ideologies, community perceptions of decision making, gender roles, and religion also impacted their income utilization. The findings of this study also show that the level of household income utilization among the educated working married employees in Mbarara Municipality also varies based on the amounts earned by married employees and the difference between the husband and wife’s salaries.

The study concluded that household income utilization in general significantly influences the decision making process and affect the level of income utilization among educated working married employees. This is because the household is a huge contributor to the decision making process in the majority of employees’ homes in Mbarara Municipality. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the government should intensify effort by providing jobs for men and women to meet the financial obligation in their household.

Keywords: Gender Relations, Educated, Working Married Employees, Mbarara, Uganda
The Development and Challenges in Sports: A Case Study of the Indian Cricket
Authors: Singh Jaswinder , Nanda Inderpreet Kaur , Chaturvedi Ravi , Dhingra Sanchita
Published: May 2021

Cricket is the most popular game at present not in only in India but also in the Indian Subcontinent. The controversies and the ups and downs of the willow game have been the subject of discussion by the cricket chroniclers and the lovers of the game in times gone by. The present study aims at examining the level of motivation among players, nature and role of cooperation from academic institutions such as the college or the university, from the family, need for a different academic course structure for players and fairness in the selection process. Using the information through a sample of 320 student cricketers, the role of the University of Delhi in nurturing the talent and producing some outstanding cricketers of national and international levels has been probed. Absence of trainers along with commensurate infrastructure seems to be the bane in developing top cricketers in the Colleges and the Universities. Forced to give major part of their time to the sport, it is tough for the sportspersons to focus on academics. Continuous training and travel with consequent missed classes makes it tough to secure good credits in class attendance and internal assessment which results in adverse performance in semester examinations. The sports centric curriculum and sufficient credit for performance in sports with adequate, flexible teaching schedules, improved training and sports infrastructure in colleges and the universities in India can only raise the standard of cricket and other sports.
Judgment or Hope? Quantifying Frequent and Abrupt Changes in the Emotion of Language from the Book of Isaiah
Authors: Whissell Cynthia
Published: May 2021

A quantification of the pleasantness of text from the Biblical book of Isaiah (NIV translation) using the Dictionary of Affect in Language indicates that the work has many abrupt changes in emotional tone (p<.05) between its 102 segments. Changes are in line with commentators’ description of the book as a mixture of hope and judgment. Confusion experienced by inexperienced readers of this work could be the result of the recurrent and often un-signaled changes in emotional tone.
Malnutrition among Children: Some reviews from India, developing and underdeveloped Countries
Authors: Pawar Pratima
Published: May 2021

Abstract: Nutrition has major effects on health. Malnutrition refers to any imbalance in satisfying nutrition requirements. Malnutrition is often cited as an important factor contributing to high morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. Malnourished children are more likely to grow into malnourished adults who face increased risks of disease and death. A number of factors affect child nutrition, either directly or indirectly. The most commonly cited factors are food availability and dietary intake, breastfeeding, prevalence of infectious and parasitic diseases, vitamin A supplementation, maternal care during pregnancy, water supply and sanitation, socio-economic status, and health-seeking behavior. Thus malnutrition is a serious problem which directly or indirectly affects the social and economic development of a nation. The present paper focuses on the scenario of malnutrition based on the reviews in different developing countries including India.
A necessity of establishing the law for oneself
Authors: Khizanishvili S. , Taliashvili A.
Published: May 2021

In the information age, social development trends clearly show that a person endowed with technical intelligence is somehow alienated from his own existence and is spiritually empty and "kinless".  In this paper, we focus on this most difficult problem.

The pathos of our discussion is as follows: understanding and sharing the difficulties of existence is the most reliable and unmistakable way of human self-knowledge and self-exaltation.  In any historical section, a legal entity including an individual, nation, country, or world community, is obliged to verify the veracity of this path. Especially we need it from the perspective of our troubled but at the same time "successful century".

It is obvious fact that in the twenty-first century,  in the age of technical civilization,  humanity fights to save human lives - in an unusual and unexpectedly difficult situation caused by COVID-19.  A few years ago, we could never ever imagine that the world would "stop". We would believe that noisy traffic between states would stop, movement within countries would slow down, people would be forced to stay at home, meetings with each other would become dangerous, and due to lack of vaccine, millions of people would die.

What are we dealing with? How can we overcome the most difficult challenges caused by co-existence with COVID? How do we evaluate what’s going on? It is difficult, extremely difficult to answer these questions, but the most difficult conditions are forcing us to find reasonable answers to such questions.
Strategic Youth Management: Returning the Youth to Church in Australia
Authors: Awuku-Gyampoh Ransford Kwabena , Sarpong-Akoto Justina
Published: May 2021

In a brief review of scholarship, this paper presents the general assessment of Church decline among the Youth in Australia. Journals, books, magazines, and websites information were the resources employed in the analyses. It was discovered that the spiritual and personal growth, discipleship role, and mission life/work determine the young adult's understanding of the church and environment. Lack of interest, busy life schedule, political issues, and people-pleasing were found to have triggered why the young ones have declined in their church attendance. The review recommended that effective youth ministry is possible if there is a specific and time slot for busy life schedule people; pastors adopt strategic ministry to the youth and focus on enhancing the youth's philosophical thoughts. The findings would help appropriate youth ministry in the contemporary context. Future researchers may consider the explanatory or exploratory mixed-methods design.
Influence Of HIV/AIDS Policy Implementation Factors on The Performance Of Aids Commission (KPA) In Nabire Regency
Authors: Manggo Beatrix Antoneta
Published: May 2021

Papua Province comes first nationally with the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia. Meanwhile at the provincial level, Nabire Regency has the highest number of HIV and AIDS cases. The HIV epidemic in Nabire Regency is classified as a generalized epidemic with the highest prevalence of cases among women, which is said to be the highest in Papua Province. The problem of HIV / AIDS is not only a health problem, but also a social problem that needs to be addressed. This has led to the formulation of public policies in the form of HIV / AIDS prevention policies. The establishment of AIDS Commission in Nabire Regency (KPAK Nabire) is one of the government's efforts to involve the general public in helping to tackle HIV / AIDS cases in Nabire Regency. In connection with the phenomenon of the problem at hand, this study aims to analyze the influence of policy implementation factors on organizational performance.

This study applied primary data obtained through questionnaires with a final sample of 80 respondents. Data analysis was done to describe the variables using SPSS Statistics, to evaluate the research model using the SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) technique, and to test the mediation effect using the Sobel test.

The results showed that only resource factors, bureaucratic structure, communication and disposition of the implementors that directly and indirectly influence the performance of KPAK Nabire. Meanwhile, environmental conditions did not affect the performance of KPAK Nabire. The implementor disposition mediates the influence of the factors of policy implementation on organizational performance. The analysis results also show that disposition of the implementor is the most dominant predictor of KPAK Nabire's performance.
Influence Of Regulative Pressures On Strategy Implementation In Public Secondary Schools In Selected Counties In Kenya
Authors: Mutea Harun Kaumbuthu , Senaji Thomas Anyanje , Rintari Nancy Gacheri
Published: May 2021

Preparation of strategic plans and their implementation in public secondary schools is mandatory for all schools in Kenya. However, the implementation is a challenge to the majority of the schools hence the need to investigate the factors that influence it. Being a relatively new management practice in public secondary schools, empirical studies in this area are limited. Drawing from the institutional theory, we conducted a descriptive structured self-administered questionnaire survey to determine the influence of regulative pressures on strategy implementation in public secondary schools. We further, examined the moderating effect of mimetic pressures on this relationship. We found that public secondary schools experienced moderate regulative pressures from the government to implement strategies and that through binary logistic regression model, regulative pressure significantly predicted the probability of successful strategy implementation (Wald = 13.682, df = 1, p < .001, exp (B) = 3.393). However, mimetic pressures did not significantly moderate the relation between regulative pressure and strategy implementation (Wald = .098, df = 1, p = .754 > .05, exp (B) =.737). Theoretically the study contributes to the scarce empirical literature on strategy implementation from the institutional theory perspective compared to strategy formulation. Practically, the study draws attention of stakeholders to the less investigated factors that influence strategy implementation namely: the regulative pressures. These findings have implications for government to strengthen the monitoring of public secondary schools to increase the likelihood of successful strategy implementation in public secondary schools.
What Does Leadership Look Like in Child and Youth Care Practice: A Course-based Qualitative Inquiry
Authors: Bellefeuille Gerard
Published: May 2021

The aim of this course-based research is to explore how child and youth care (CYC) students understand the concept of leadership within the context of CYC practice. Data was collected through online interviews and an arts-based activity. From the data analysis, four main themes were extracted: leadership as relational process, leadership as authenticity, leadership as complexity, and leadership as praxis. The findings reveal that CYC students characterize CYC leadership as a way of being relationally engaged with others that is more a way of being in the world than a matter of what one knows or does.
The influence of Electronic Innovation on Performance Of Three To Five Star Hotels in Kenya.
Authors: Gioko Sylvia
Published: May 2021

Electronic innovation influence on performance of three to five star hotels in Kenya

Sylvia Mukenyi Gioko Department of Business Administration, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

Elegwa Mukulu College of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

Oloko Margarate Department of Business Administration, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

 

Abstract

The hotel industry heavily depends on the development of information systems so as to adapt technology, which is the single greatest force driving change in the hospitality industry .The role of innovation in the contemporary hotel industry is significantly important in sustaining competitive advantage, innovation in the hotel industry enables hotels to adopt novel ideas, improve service processes, and enhance operational efficiency levels. It also helps the hotels in meeting the needs of their customers, earn sales and achieve profitability, engage in corporate social responsibility and maintain competitive advantages in rapidly-changing markets. The Kenya tourism sector experienced loss of revenue of 74 percent indirect international tourism receipts for 2020 translating to 37 billion shillings (336 million US dollars) loss against projected revenue of 1.34 billion dollars for the review period. In light of these, this study sought to establish the influence of e-innovation on performance of three to five star hotels in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive form of research design. In addition, a qualitative research approach was utilized. The target population for the study was the one hundred and twelve three to five star hotels in Kenya. Multiple regression model was used to draw inference from the data collected. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was utilized for statistical analysis. Findings reveal that e-innovation had an average of 3.7023 with a standard deviation of 0.41903. In addition, there was a significant R square value of 0.362 between e-innovation and performance of three to five star hotel. This suggests that 36.2% of variation in hotel performance is explained by e-innovation. The study recommend that greater focus on e-innovation in hotels could bring competitive advantage through increase of number of online purchases, raised customer satisfaction by time-saving.

Key words: Electronic innovation, Electronic customer relationship management, Performance
Optimization of recycled slag-fresh flux mixture based upon weld bead quality for submerged arc welding of stainless steel
Authors: Jindal Sandeep , Singh Harpreet
Published: May 2021

Submerged arc welding (SAW) has been performed using slag-fresh flux mixture on duplex stainless steel plates. Experiments were performed by recycled slag-fresh flux mixtures with iron powder; iron powder is mixed to maintain and enhance the weld strength. The effect of composition variation of slag-fresh flux mixture on weld bead geometry parameters have been investigated quantitatively. Weld bead characteristics viz. bead width; bead height; penetration area; reinforcement area, form factor and dilution were observed by metallography operations for each experiment. For varying the composition of slag-fresh flux mixture, mixture design technique; Scheffe Quadratic Model (SQM) was used. Empirical relations were developed for weld bead characteristics in terms of fresh flux, slag and iron powder and statistically checked for significance. Finally, recycled slag-fresh flux composition was optimized using desirability approach.
Design and optimization of differential capacitive micro accelerometer for vibration measurement
Authors: Gomathi Kumar , Balaji Arunachalam , Mrunalini Thangaraj
Published: May 2021

This paper deals with the design and optimization of a differential capacitive micro accelerometer for better displacement since other types of micro accelerometer lags in sensitivity and linearity. To overcome this problem, a capacitive area-changed technique is adopted to improve the sensitivity even in a wide acceleration range (0–100 g). The linearity is improved by designing a U-folded suspension. The movable mass of the accelerometer is designed with many fingers connected in parallel and suspended over the stationary electrodes. This arrangement gives the differential comb-type capacitive accelerometer. The area changed capacitive accelerometer is designed using Intellisuite 8.6 Software. Design parameters such as spring width and radius, length, and width of the proof mass are optimized using Minitab 17 software. Mechanical sensitivity of 0.3506 μm/g and Electrical sensitivity of 4.706 μF/g are achieved. The highest displacement of 7.899 μm is obtained with a cross-axis sensitivity of 0.47%.
Irregular topological indices of certain metal organic frameworks
Authors: Chu Yu-Ming , Abid Muhammad , Qureshi Muhammad Imran , Fahad Asfand , Aslam Adnan
Published: May 2021

It is interesting to study the molecular topology that provides a base for relationship of physicochemical property of a definite molecule. The topology of a molecule and the irregularity of the structure plays a vital character in shaping properties of the structure like enthalpy and entropy. In this article, we are interested to calculate some irregular topological indices of two classes of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) namely BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene) based metal (M = Co, Fe, Mn, Cr) organic frameworks (MBHT) and M1TPyP-M2 (TPyP = 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (4-pyridyl) porphyrin and M1, M2, = Fe and Co) MOFs. Also we compare our results graphically.
Chinese Investment in the UK: Structure, Dynamics, Prospects
Authors: Bolshakov Aleksandr
Published: May 2021

The article analyzes China’s investment in the UK. Sectors of the British economy, in which the largest Chinese investments are concentrated, have been recounted. Large British enterprises, acquired by Chinese companies in 2005–2020, have been identified. The dynamics of the expansion of Chinese capital is examined in the context of the political, economic and technological risks that it generates. The article focuses on the study of the argumentation of experts who question the advisability of the active participation of Chinese capital in the development of the UK economy. There are three factors that will negatively affect investment cooperation between the two states. Firstly, there is considerable concern among British politicians about the rise of China’s influence. Secondly, London’s decision to bar Huawei from building 5G networks has worsened UKChina relations. Thirdly, National Security and Investment Bill, now progressing through UK Parliament, will give the authorities additional powers to block investment projects with foreign capital participation on national security grounds. The author concludes that all these factors will lead to a decline in China’s investment in the United Kingdom.