bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kajian Empirikal Mengenai Kepintaran Vokasional Pelajar Sekolah Menengah Teknik
Authors: Mustapha Ramlee , Wahyudi Wahyudi
Published: December 2018

Review of literature shows that empirical research on vocational intelligence (VQ) is lacking as compared to substantial research conducted on intellectual intelligence (IQ and emotional intelligence (EQ).  Vocational intelligence is a new theory. It could be an offshoot from Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory.  The main objective of this investigation was to determine the vocational intelligence of technical school apprentices in the state of Perak, Malaysia. Gardner and Holland theories have been chosen as the basis for the study’s conceptual framework that contained six domains of vocational intelligence, namely realistic and artistic intelligence, artistic and realistic tendencies, and kinesthetic and visual talents. Multiple cases and multiple sites case study was selected as the study’s research design. A random sample of 306 vocational students was selected from four technical secondary institutions in Perak. Research instrument comprised questionnaire and interview questions to gather quantitative and qualitative information. Key finding from the questionnaire is that the technical secondary students believe that they possess the three main competencies ─ visual, kinesthetic, and artistic. The result also shows that background aspects of the students did not influence their VQ except the schoolings of the father and mother.  In terms of the relationships among constructs, Pearson correlation coefficients show strong correlations among artistic competence with artistic tendency and realistic competence with realistic tendency. In contrast to questionnaire data, open-ended results show the technical school students believed that they are dominantly realistic, followed by artistic and visual. Interview data via thematic analyses show that students admitted that they have realistic VQ.
Sumbangan Tuan Haji Tahir Bin Daeng Mangati (TGHT 1921-1994), Ulama Nusantara Dalam Perkembangan Islam Di Malaysia
Authors: Twahir@H Tahir Wahibah , Husain Husna , Abd Ghani Abdul Rahman , Abdul Abu Hassan
Published: December 2018

Islamic history proves the development of Islamic times beyond the boundaries and territories is largely due to the sacrifices of scholars. This study focuses on the contribution of Tuan Guru Haji Tahir Bin Daeng Mangati (TGHT) a scholar in Johor born Sulawesi Indonesia (1921-1994). This study provides academic exposure to the general public in order to recognize the personality, characteristic , contribution and sacrifice of TGHT as one of the scholar of the Nusantara who migrated from one region to another to develop Islam especially through Islamic education and Islamic missionary and Islamic organizations. The research method used besides document analysis, involves interviews and observation methods in primary sources.  Live interviews and through social media application What'apps and Facebook are continuously conducted throughout 2015-2017 among TGHT family members, especially his wife and 14 surviving children, 5 family members in Sulawesi as well as 5 former students as well as close friends with TGHT. The study found that his education background in the Madrasah Arabiyah Islamiyyah As'adiyah Sengkang South Sulawesi and the involvement in the movement against the Dutch colonialists in the 40s and the family and community environment in Makassar was a major influence that created his personality and identity until reaching the level of a preacher, educator, fighters and scholars. He is known to be very practical in appreciating the Sunnah of RasululLah SAW in family and community life as well as in the struggle to uphold the teachings of Islam by migrating their homeland to Java and Malaya. Throughout his life, he through various tribulations of struggle before and after independence. He finally managed to leave the legacy of a large family educated with Islamic teachings, eight madrasahs in Johor and dozens of da'wah and harakah books Arabic-Malay translation for the gaze of today's generation. He was recognized as a murabbi and leader in the Islamic movement especially PAS and respected by other missionary movements. Hence, it is hoped that this study will create awareness for the younger generation to appreciate the grassroots of the past history to be a good example in continuing their life more meaningful to religion and country.
Relationship Between SMEs Sources of Funds and Investment Evaluation Techniques
Authors: Katabi Rose Jestina , Dimoso Romanus
Published: December 2018

This paper analysed the sources of funds that influence the selection of investment evaluation techniques of SMEs in Tanzanian. Cross-sectional survey design was used to explain the sources of funds influencing the selection of investment evaluation techniques among Tanzanian SMEs. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data to a sample of 301 SMEs drawn from SIDO in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma regions. Data were collected though questionnaires and transformed into suitable format for analysis using statistical packages for the survey, while for the case study interviews were used. Statistical techniques used in this study were descriptive (frequency distributions, tabulation, and cross-tabulation) and inferential statistics (bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis) which were used to determine whether or not there is a relationship between sources of funds  of SMEs, and investment evaluation techniques. The findings of the study revealed that personal saving and commercial banks were found to be factors influencing the selection of investment evaluation techniques.Keywords: Relationship, Sources of funds, SMEs, Investment evaluation techniques
Validation of Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-16) on Nonclinical Sample of Rwandans: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Biracyaza Emmanuel , Mutabaruka Jean , Habimana Samuel
Published: December 2018

Globally, anxiety diseases are the mental health concerns that increase the mortality and morbidity. Anxiety sensitivity (AS) refers to the tendency of individuals to fear anxiety-related symptoms due to the belief that these symptoms may have destructive consequences. A cross-sectional study was conducted to validate ASI-16 on a non-psychiatric sample of 90 recruited students from the University of Rwanda. The recruited participants were aged 19 to 37 years old [(Mean age (M=23.9, SD = 3.69)]. The findings confirmed a good internal consistence (Cronbach’s Alpha, α= 0.83). The results revealed the ASI-16 criterion related convergent validity of ASI-16 (r=.59; p=.000; ASI and STAI) and criterion related concurrent validity (r=.069; p=.51; ASI and BDI). Using factor analysis, the findings showed an overlapping of physical, psychological and social aspects attesting that ASI is one-dimensional tool assessing anxiety symptoms. More than a quarter (1/4) of items seemed to assess all three factors of ASI; this attested that there were interconnections between physical, psychological or cognitive and social aspects. The participants who scored highly were considered to have the anxiety symptoms. In the present sample, the t-test was computed to compare males and females on the ASI-16 total scores and showed that there was no significant difference at 5% level [(Mean of males=29.3, Mean of females=29.57), t (26.176) at p=.000]. The results confirmed that ASI-16 seems to be valid and reliable to screen anxiety symptoms in a Rwandan sample. ASI’s norms should be constructed on the Rwandan population.
The Effects of Morphological Structure and Fatigue on the Passing Skill in Pre-Pubescent Basketball Players
Authors: Canlı Umut , Arı Yasemin , Özmutlu İlker
Published: December 2018

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of morphological structures and fatigue levels of pre-pubescent basketball players on basketball passing skill. Twenty-three male basketball players (age = 10.5 ± 0.71) who train regularly participated in the study voluntarily. The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Basketball Pass Test was used to determine participants' passing skills. To determine the fatigue intensity participants were required to perform as many squat thrusts as possible in one minute. The Heath-Carter method was used to determine somatotype characteristics. In the statistical analysis, Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient was used in determining the level of relationship between parameters, while Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to determine the difference between rest passing skill and fatigue passing skill. The endomorphic structure had a negative correlation with rest passing and fatigue passing scores (rho = -0.42, -0.55; p <0.05, p <0.01, respectively). The mesomorphic structure had a negative correlation with fatigue passing score (rho = -0.45; p <0.05). A moderate positive correlation was found with the fatigue passing score of the ectomorpic structure (rho = 0.58, p <0.01). Significant differences were found between the passing scores of basketball players' rest and fatigue (p<0.01). As a result, it was determined that both rest and fatigue passing scores decreased with the increased of the endomorphic structure representing the fatness feature and also fatigue passing scores decreased with the increased of the mesomorphic structure. But, fatigue passing score increased with the increased of the ectomorphic structures of basketball players. In addition, the results of the study showed that as the fatigue levels of pre-pubescent basketball players increased, the passing skill levels decreased.
The Effect of Recreational Physical Activity Training on Bio-motor Characteristics of Secondary School Students
Authors: Güllü Abdullah , Güllü Esin
Published: December 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of recreational physical activity training on biomotor characteristics of 12-age group secondary school students. A total of 116 physically inactive male students in secondary school participated in this study as healthy and volunteer. Participants were divided randomly into three groups: the recreational soccer training group (SG; n: 43; height: 146.51±9.01 cm; weight: 37.73±12.20 kg), the recreational volleyball training group (VG; n: 37; height: 146.97±7.19 cm; weight: 42.04±11.39 kg) and the control group (CG; n: 36; height: 141.53±8.27 cm; weight: 39.62±11.72 kg). SG and VG completed their recreational physical activities in 2 days a week for 24 weeks. The body composition, speed, agility, flexibility, strength, anaerobic power and aerobic power values were measured. The paired-samples t-test and one-way ANOVA with multiple comparisons were used for evaluations of the groups. The level of significance was used at 0.05. The results of the body composition and bio-motor capacities were significantly higher in favor of SG and VG than CG. In conclusion, recreational soccer and volleyball trainings may be proposed as entertaining physical activities that stimulate both body composition and bio-motor capacities.
The Investigation of Language Teacher Candidates’ Self-efficacy and Writing Anxiety in Processual Context
Authors: Aydın İbrahim Seçkin
Published: December 2018

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the self-efficacy perceptions and writing anxiety of the Turkish language teacher candidates that receive training for learning and teaching language in a processual context. The research has been carried out with a total of 113 teacher candidates that study at the Department of Turkish Language in the first (n=56) and third (n=57) grades. The reason is that the first graders are beginner and they receive Written Expression classes; and the third graders receive Writing Education classes. The data from both grades have been collected by using the Writing Self-efficacy Perception Scale (WSPS) and the Writing Anxiety Scale (WAS) at the beginning and at the end of the term. The collected data have been analyzed both in respective class levels and by comparing to the other class level. The result of the research shows that the writing anxiety has decreased and the writing self-efficacy perception has increased in the first grader candidates. Whereas in the third grader candidates, the writing anxiety has increased and the writing self-efficacy perception has decreased. This has been interpreted as the professional awareness of the candidates increases depending on the grade level. Another result of the research is that the revision and editing (RE) factor in the writing process is higher in the female candidates than the male candidates. The findings obtained in the research bear a resemblance to the literature in some aspects, and differ from the literature in some aspects.
Implementing online evidence-based care pathways: A mixed-methods study across primary and secondary care
Authors: Akehurst Joy , Sattar Zeibeda , Gordon Isabel , Ling Jonathan
Published: December 2018

Aim

To understand what contextual influences, mechanisms and outcomes affect the implementation and use of localised, online care pathways (HealthPathways) in primary and secondary care.

Design and procedure

Mixed-measures design.Quantitative data included number of page views and conditions viewed. Qualitative data from semistructured interviews and focus groups were gathered over a 6-month period, and analysed using NVivo software.

Setting

The first HealthPathways UK site, South Tyneside, England.

Participants

General practitioners, nurses, practice managers, hospital consultants and system leaders (managers, commissioners) (n=76).

Results

Use of the pathways significantly increased over time. Themes were developed showing how online care pathways were used—leadership, pre-existing networks and relationships; development of systems and processes for care pathways, the use of online care pathways to support decision-making and referral, and perceived availability of resources. Inter-related themes were arranged into configurations consisting of contextual influences, mechanisms and outcomes. Recommendations were made for future implementations, such as improved data collection processes to understand how and why there was variance in the use of pathways.

Conclusions

This study was early in the implementation process; however, emerging themes will facilitate the future implementation and use of online care pathways. Recommendations are made for further research to include other health and social care users and patients to inform future developments.
Short-Term Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Hip Fracture Rehabilitation in Frail Elderly Inpatients
Authors: Bayon-Calatayud Manuel , Benavente-Valdepeñas Ana Maria
Published: December 2018

Objective. To investigate short-term outcomes of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program for elderly inpatients who underwent surgical treatment for hip fractures. Methods. This is a prospective cohort study of fifty older inpatients who were admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation unit. Clinical and functional outcomes were assessed at admission, at discharge, and one month postdischarge. Results. Patients mean age was 84.1 ± 4.7 years. Proportions of study population with risk factors of frailty were cognitive impairment (64%), Charlson comorbidity index > 1 (72%), and protein malnutrition (59.2%). Before fracture, Barthel median was 90 (IQR 85, 100), and functional ambulation classification (FAC) score was ≥ 4 for 90% of study participants. One month after concluding rehabilitation, Barthel median was 80, 1 month postdischarge FAC ≥ 4 – prefracture FAC ≥ 4 mean change was – 8% (95% CI, -21.5%, 3.4%), and average for gait speed was 0.48 ± 0.18 m/s (95% CI, 0.43, 0.54). Significant correlation was found between admission Barthel score and 1 month postdischarge Barthel score (ρ= 0.27, p=0.05), and between prefracture FAC score and FAC score 1 month postdischarge (ρ = 0.57, p = 0.05). According to regression analysis, age, cognitive status, prefracture Barthel, prefracture FAC, type of surgery, and length of stay were associated with short-term recovery outcomes. Conclusion. An early interdisciplinary rehabilitation management was insufficient to recover prefracture functional status. Future studies should investigate the best therapeutic strategies to optimize functional recovery, according to clinical and prefracture frail conditions of these patients.
Myeloid-Specific Deletion of Epsins 1 and 2 Reduces Atherosclerosis by Preventing LRP-1 Downregulation
Authors: Brophy Megan L. , Dong Yunzhou , Tao Huan , Yancey Patricia G. , Song Kai , Zhang Kun , Wen Aiyun , Wu Hao , Lee Yang , Malovichko Marina V. , Sithu Srinivas D. , Wong Scott , Yu Lili , Kocher Olivier , Bischoff Joyce , Srivastava Sanjay , Linton MacRae F. , Ley Klaus , Chen Hong
Published: December 2018

Rationale:

Atherosclerosis is, in part, caused by immune and inflammatory cell infiltration into the vascular wall, leading to enhanced inflammation and lipid accumulation in the aortic endothelium. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying this disease is critical for the development of new therapies. Our recent studies demonstrate that epsins, a family of ubiquitin-binding endocytic adaptors, are critical regulators of atherogenicity. Given the fundamental contribution lesion macrophages make to fuel atherosclerosis, whether and how myeloid-specific epsins promote atherogenesis is an open and significant question.

Objective:

We will determine the role of myeloid-specific epsins in regulating lesion macrophage function during atherosclerosis.

Methods and Results:

We engineered myeloid cell–specific epsins double knockout mice (LysM-DKO) on an ApoE
−/−
background. On Western diet, these mice exhibited marked decrease in atherosclerotic lesion formation, diminished immune and inflammatory cell content in aortas, and reduced necrotic core content but increased smooth muscle cell content in aortic root sections. Epsins deficiency hindered foam cell formation and suppressed proinflammatory macrophage phenotype but increased efferocytosis and anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype in primary macrophages. Mechanistically, we show that epsin loss specifically increased total and surface levels of LRP-1 (LDLR [low-density lipoprotein receptor]–related protein 1), an efferocytosis receptor with antiatherosclerotic properties. We further show that epsin and LRP-1 interact via epsin’s ubiquitin-interacting motif domain. ox-LDL (oxidized LDL) treatment increased LRP-1 ubiquitination, subsequent binding to epsin, and its internalization from the cell surface, suggesting that epsins promote the ubiquitin-dependent internalization and downregulation of LRP-1. Crossing ApoE
−/−
/LysM-DKO mice onto an LRP-1 heterozygous background restored, in part, atherosclerosis, suggesting that epsin-mediated LRP-1 downregulation in macrophages plays a pivotal role in propelling atherogenesis.

Conclusions:

Myeloid epsins promote atherogenesis by facilitating proinflammatory macrophage recruitment and inhibiting efferocytosis in part by downregulating LRP-1, implicating that targeting epsins in macrophages may serve as a novel therapeutic strategy to treat atherosclerosis.
Novel Potent Decameric Peptide of
Spirulina platensis
Reduces Blood Pressure Levels Through a PI3K/AKT/eNOS-Dependent Mechanism
Authors: Carrizzo Albino , Conte Giulio Maria , Sommella Eduardo , Damato Antonio , Ambrosio Mariateresa , Sala Marina , Scala Maria Carmina , Aquino Rita Patrizia , De Lucia Massimiliano , Madonna Michele , Sansone Francesca , Ostacolo Carmine , Capunzo Mario , Migliarino Serena , Sciarretta Sebastiano , Frati Giacomo , Campiglia Pietro , Vecchione Carmine
Published: December 2018

Considered as a superfood of the future,
Spirulina platensis
matrix has been extensively used because of its beneficial effect on the management of cardiovascular diseases. However, its nutraceutical properties, bioactive compounds, and molecular mechanisms are unknown. Here, we demonstrate that
S platensis
matrix processed in vitro by simulated gastrointestinal digestion induces direct endothelial nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasorelaxation of resistance vessels in mice. To gain insight into the bioactive compounds responsible for this effect, we used a complex multistep peptidomic approach to fractionate the crude digest: of the 5 peptide fractions identified (A–E), only fraction E evoked vasorelaxation. High-resolution mass spectrometry–based screening revealed in E the presence of 4 main peptides (SP3–SP6 [spirulina peptides]), of which only SP6 (GIVAGDVTPI) exerted direct endothelium-dependent vasodilation of ex vivo vessels, an effect occurring via a PI3K (phosphoinositide-3-kinase)/AKT (serine/threonine kinase Akt) pathway converging on NO release. In vivo, administration of SP6 evoked a significant hemodynamic effect, reducing blood pressure, an action absent in eNOS (endothelial NO synthase)-deficient mice. Of note, although lower doses of SP6 had no hemodynamic effects, it still enhanced endothelial NO vasorelaxation. Finally, in an experimental model of arterial hypertension, SP6 exerted an antihypertensive effect, improving endothelial vasorelaxation associated with enhanced serum nitrite levels. Based on our results, this novel decameric peptide may extend the possible fields of application for spirulina-derived peptides and could be developed into a promising nonpharmacological approach for the containment of pathologies associated with vascular NO misregulation.
MiR-192-5p in the Kidney Protects Against the Development of Hypertension
Authors: Baker Maria Angeles , Wang Feng , Liu Yong , Kriegel Alison J. , Geurts Aron M. , Usa Kristie , Xue Hong , Wang Dandan , Kong Yiwei , Liang Mingyu
Published: December 2018

MicroRNA miR-192-5p is one of the most abundant microRNAs in the kidney and targets the mRNA for ATP1B1 (β1 subunit of Na
+
/K
+
-ATPase). Na
+
/K
+
-ATPase drives renal tubular reabsorption. We hypothesized that miR-192-5p in the kidney would protect against the development of hypertension. We found miR-192-5p levels were significantly lower in kidney biopsy specimens from patients with hypertension (n=8) or hypertensive nephrosclerosis (n=32) compared with levels in controls (n=10). Similarly, Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats showed a reduced abundance of miR-192-5p in the renal cortex compared with congenic SS.13
BN26
rats that had reduced salt sensitivity (n=9;
P
<0.05). Treatment with anti–miR-192-5p delivered through renal artery injection in uninephrectomized SS.13
BN26
rats exacerbated hypertension significantly. Mean arterial pressure on a 4% NaCl high-salt diet at day 14 post anti–miR-192-5p treatment was 16 mm Hg higher than in rats treated with scrambled anti-miR (n=8 and 6;
P
<0.05). Similarly,
Mir192
knockout mice on the high-salt diet treated with Ang II (angiotensin II) for 14 days exhibited a mean arterial pressure 22 mm Hg higher than wild-type mice (n=9 and 5;
P
<0.05). Furthermore, protein levels of ATP1B1 were higher in Dahl SS rats than in SS.13
BN26
rats. Na
+
/K
+
-ATPase activity increased in the renal cortex of SS.13
BN26
rats 9 days posttreatment with anti–miR-192-5p compared with that of control anti-miR treated rats. Intrarenal knockdown of ATP1B1 attenuated hypertension in SS.13
BN26
rats with intrarenal knockdown of miR-192-5p. In conclusion, miR-192-5p in the kidney protects against the development of hypertension, which is mediated, at least in part, by targeting
Atp1b1
.
Improving Care of STEMI in the United States 2008 to 2012
Authors: Granger Christopher B. , Bates Eric R. , Jollis James G. , Antman Elliott M. , Nichol Graham , O'Connor Robert E. , Gregory Tammy , Roettig Mayme L. , Peng S. Andrew , Ellrodt Gray , Henry Timothy D. , French William J. , Jacobs Alice K.
Published: December 2018

Background

We aimed to determine the change in treatment strategies and times to treatment over the first 5 years of the Mission: Lifeline program.

Methods and Results

We assessed pre‐ and in‐hospital care and outcomes from 2008 to 2012 for patients with
ST
‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction at US hospitals, using data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network Registry—Get With The Guidelines Registry. In‐hospital adjusted mortality was calculated including and excluding cardiac arrest as a reason for primary percutaneous coronary intervention delay. A total of 147 466 patients from 485 hospitals were analyzed. There was a decrease in the proportion of eligible patients not treated with reperfusion (6.2% versus 3.3%) and treated with fibrinolytic therapy (13.4% versus 7.0%). Median time from symptom onset to first medical contact was unchanged (≈50 minutes). Use of prehospital ECGs increased (45% versus 71%). All major reperfusion times improved: median first medical contact‐to‐device for emergency medical systems transport to percutaneous coronary intervention–capable hospitals (93 to 84 minutes), first door‐to‐device for transfers for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (130 to 112 minutes), and door‐in–door‐out at non–percutaneous coronary intervention–capable hospitals (76 to 62 minutes) (all
P
<0.001 over 5 years). Rates of cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest, and overall in‐hospital mortality increased (5.7% to 6.3%). Adjusted mortality excluding patients with known cardiac arrest decreased by 14% at 3 years and 25% at 5 years (
P
<0.001).

Conclusions

Quality of care for patients with
ST
‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction improved over time in Mission: Lifeline, including increased use of reperfusion therapy and faster times‐to‐treatment. In‐hospital mortality improved for patients without cardiac arrest but did not appear to improve overall as the number of these high‐risk patients increased.
FARKLILIKLARIN YÖNETİMİ UYGULAMALARINA İLİŞKİN ALGI İLE KARİYER UYUM YETENEĞİ ARASINDA BİR İLİŞKİ VAR MIDIR?
Authors: BOZKURT Öznur , YİRMİBEŞOĞLU Sıla
Published: December 2018

Gelişen teknoloji ve ülkeler arası
işbirliklerindeki artış neticesinde işletmeler birbirinden farklı özelliklere
sahip çalışanlardan oluşmaya başladı. Farklı din, dil, kültür, eğitim, kişilik
ve değer yargıları taşıyan çalışanlar iş dünyasında bir araya gelmektedir. Bu
farklılıkların işletmeye değer katması için etkin yönetilmesi gerekmektedir.
Değişen iş koşullarının bir diğer etkisi de kariyer anlayışlarında ortaya
çıkmıştır. Kariyerdeki ilerleme anlayışı yepyeni bir hal almış ve eski kariyer
anlayışları değişim geçirmeye başlamıştır. Çalışanın kariyer anlayışındaki bu
değişimleri kabul etmesi ve değişen koşullara uyum sağlaması işletme
yöneticileri için oldukça önemlidir. Aynı zamanda istihdam edilebilir olmanın
devamlılığı için uyum gösteren çalışanlara ihtiyaç vardır. Bu çalışma,
işletmelerdeki farklılıkların yönetimi uygulamalarının çalışanların kariyer
uyum yeteneklerini etkileyeceği varsayımı üzerine kurgulanmıştır. Bu amaçla Düzce
Organize Sanayi Bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren Anonim Şirketlerin beyaz yakalı
olarak tabir edilen çalışanlarının farklılıkların yönetimine ilişkin algıları
ile kariyer uyum yetenekleri arasındaki ilişkiye yönelik değerlendirmeleri incelenmiştir.
Araştırma bulgularına göre örneklem içinde yer alan çalışanların,
işletmelerinde farklılıkların yönetimi uygulamalarının varlığını hissettikleri
ve kariyer uyum yeteneğine sahip olduklarını düşündükleri görülmüştür. Farklılık
yönetim algılarının ise kariyer uyumu ile pozitif bir ilişki içinde olduğu
sonucu ortaya çıkmıştır. Son olarak hem farklılık yönetim algısı hem de
kariyer uyum yeteneğinin demografik özelliklere göre farklılaştığı görülmüştür.
TÜRKİYE’DE KAMU HARCAMALARININ EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: YILGÖR Metehan , KARAHAN Özcan , TOPDAĞ Derya
Published: December 2018

İktisat literatüründe
kamu harcamalarının ekonomik büyüme üzerine etkisine ilişkin iki temel görüş
bulunmaktadır. Klasik iktisat yaklaşımını benimseyen ekonomistler kamu
harcamaları artışlarının verimli özel sektör faaliyetlerini sınırlandıracağını
dolayısıyla da ekonomik büyümeyi olumsuz yönde etkileyeceğini iddia ederler.
Öte yandan Keynesyen İktisat yaklaşımını savunan ekonomistler artan kamu
harcamalarının çarpan mekanizması çerçevesinde milli gelir üzerinde olumlu etki
yaratacağını ileri sürerler. Çalışmamızda yukarıda ifade edilen tezler Türkiye
ekonomisine ilişkin veriler kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Bunun için kamu
harcamaları ve ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişki ARDL Modeli kullanılarak 2006
ile 2018 yılları arasındaki çeyrek dönemlik veriler üzerinden incelenmiştir.
Ampirik sonuçlar kamu harcamaları ile ekonomik büyüme arasında kısa dönemde pozitif
uzun dönemde ise negatif yönde bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. Böylece
Türkiye’de kamu harcamalarının ekonomik büyüme üzerine etkisine ilişkin olarak
kısa dönemde Keynesyen yaklaşım uzun dönemde ise Klasik iktisat yaklaşımının tezleri
geçerli olmaktadır. Bu bulgular Türkiye’de genişlemeci maliye politikalarının
ancak uzun dönemde büyüme oranında yaşanacak fedakârlık karşılığında
uygulanabileceğini göstermektedir.
ENERJİ TÜKETİMİNİN EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE UYGULAMASI (1971-2015)
Authors: GÜVENOĞLU Hüseyin , ERÇAKAR Mehmet Emin
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada enerji
tüketiminin Türkiye’de ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi, 1971-2015 dönemi
verileri kullanılarak Johansen eşbütünleşme testi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir.
Çalışmanın ampirik bulgularına göre uzun dönemde enerji tüketimi ile ekonomik
büyüme arasında negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur.
Bir diğer ifadeyle uzun dönemde enerji tüketiminde meydana gelen artış ekonomik
büyümeyi azaltmaktadır.
GAYRİMENKUL SERTİFİKASI MODELİ: TODA-YAMAMOTO NEDENSELLİK YAKLAŞIMI İLE ANALİZİ
Authors: MOLLAAHMETOĞLU Ebubekir , YAŞAR AKÇALI Burçay
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada, Borsa İstanbul’da
hali hazırda işlem gören ve Park Mavera 3 (PMVR) projesine dayalı olarak ihraç
edilen, ilk ve tek Gayrimenkul Sertifikası ile Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklıkları
endeksi, BİST100 endeksi, dolar kuru, GYO işlem hacmi ve BIST100 işlem hacmi
arasındaki ilişki Toda-Yamamoto nedensellik analiziyle incelenmiştir. Elde
edilen bulgulara göre, sertifikanın ilk işlem günü olan 10 Nisan 2017
tarihinden 13 Haziran 2018 tarihine kadar günlük getiri serilerinin
kullanıldığı çalışmada gayrimenkul sertifikası ile Gayrimenkul Yatırım
Ortaklıkları işlem hacmi arasında, GYO işlem hacminden PMVR Gayrimenkul
sertifikasına yönelik tek yönlü ve anlamlı bir nedensellik ilişkisinin varlığı
tespit edilirken diğer değişkenler ile anlamlı bir nedensellik ilişkisine
rastlanmamıştır. Çalışmada ayrıca, gayrimenkul sertifikası modelinin güçlü ve
zayıf yönleri ile fırsatlar ve tehditler değerlendirilmiştir.
MALİYE EĞİTİMİNİN VERGİ OKURYAZARLIĞI DÜZEYİNE ETKİSİ: ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: TEYYARE Edoğan
Published: December 2018

Okuryazarlık düzeyi toplumların
kalkınmışlık seviyesinin bir göstergesi olmakla birlikte eğitim ile yükselen
bir olgudur. Vergi okuryazarlığı, ekonomik birimlerin gelirinin nasıl
vergilendirildiğini, ödemesi gereken verginin nasıl belirlendiğini, nasıl
beyanname vermesi gerektiği gibi vergiyi oluşturan unsurlar hakkında bir takım
bilgi ve beceriye sahip olunmasını ifade etmektedir. Hiç şüphe yok ki vergi
okuryazarlık düzeyi konusunda eğitim temel rol oynamaktadır. Bu amaçla
çalışmada Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler
Fakültesi maliye bölümünde eğitim gören öğrencilere yönelik bir araştırma yapılmıştır.
Yapılan araştırmada analiz bulgularına göre maliye eğitiminin vergi
okuryazarlık düzeyinin artmasına katkı sağladığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.  Ayrıca gruplar arası karşılaştırma
yapıldığında, sınıf düzeyi ve akademik başarı düzeyi yükseldikçe okuryazarlık
düzeyinin arttığı, cinsiyet ve öğrenim türüne göre ise anlamlı bir farklılık
olmadığı sonucu ortaya çıkmıştır.
The Great Patriotic War in Russian history textbooks
Authors: Moskwa Dagmara
Published: December 2018

The Great Patriotic War in Russian history textbooksThe topic of this article is presenting how the Great Patriotic War (GPW) is depicted in Russian national history textbooks. Here, I consider textbooks not only as a source of knowledge about the past times, but first and foremost as a tool to create the state’s historical policy. I examine the GPW, in turn, as a fundamental myth of the Russian society which—without any doubt—constitutes one of the main pillars of identity of modern Russians. Another subject of this study is the changes in Russian education that took place in 2013-2015, that is during the presidency of Vladimir Putin. In so doing, I focus primarily on the creation of the concept of a new educational and methodological complex for teaching national history and the introduction of new national history textbooks (the idea of the so-called “single textbook”). I strive to show in the article that the picture of the GPW in the new textbooks is mainly based on success—of the Red Army, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Soviet nation. Wielka Wojna Ojczyźniana w rosyjskich podręcznikach do historii ojczystejTematem niniejszego artykułu jest sposób przedstawiania Wielkiej Wojny Ojczyźnianej (WOW) w rosyjskich podręcznikach do historii ojczystej. Podręczniki traktuję przy tym nie tylko jako źródło wiedzy o czasach dawnych, lecz przede wszystkim jako narzędzie kreowania polityki historycznej państwa. WOW rozpatruję z kolei w kategoriach podstawowego mitu społeczeństwa rosyjskiego, który – ku czemu nie ma wątpliwości – stanowi jeden z podstawowych filarów tożsamości współczesnych Rosjan. Przedmiotem badań są także zmiany w rosyjskiej oświacie, które miały miejsce w latach 2013-2015, a zatem w trakcie prezydentury Władimira Putina. Skupiam się przy tym przede wszystkim na powstaniu koncepcji nowego kompleksu edukacyjno-metodycznego w zakresie nauczania historii ojczystej oraz wprowadzeniu nowych podręczników do historii ojczystej (idea tzw. „jednego podręcznika”). W artykule staram się pokazać, że obraz WOW w nowych podręcznikach oparty jest głównie na sukcesie – Armii Czerwonej, Związku Socjalistycznych Republik Sowieckich i narodu sowieckiego.
Toward a theory of behavioral public administration
Authors: Oliver Kasdan David
Published: December 2018

The connection between public administration and behavioral economics goes back to Herbert Simon, who recognized the tension between the institutional demands of rational efficiency and the reality of individuals’ alternate objectives. There is now a concentrated research push at the intersection of behavioral economics and governance, following recently publicized evidence of favorable synergies. Public administration can use behavioral economics in a variety of implementations, from boosting public service motivation to improving policy compliance. This article reviews the current discourse on the development of behavioral public administration, describes some dominant concepts currently being applied, and then offers a framework with propositions for a theory of behavioral public administration in order to enable further experimental inquiry and inform better governance.

Points for practitioners

Behavioral public administration is a developing theory that may enable practitioners to employ alternative approaches to policy design and implementation. Using concepts of behavioral economics that describe individual decision-making with alternative objectives to traditional utility maximization, behavioral public administration shifts the reliance on traditional causal models away from rational ideals and toward actual behaviors that inhabit empirically evident biases.
Unpacking Structure-Oriented Cultural Differences Through a Mediated Moderation Model: A Tutorial With an Empirical Illustration
Authors: Ng Jacky C. K. , Chan Wai , Kwan Joyce Lok Yin , Chen Sylvia Xiaohua
Published: December 2018

Explaining cultural differences in the magnitude of psychological constructs and associations between psychological constructs is pivotal in cross-cultural psychology. Although unpacking level-oriented cultural differences has been well documented in the literature, discussion on methods to unpack structure-oriented cultural differences is limited. To tackle this problem, we propose an application of mediated moderation analysis. By estimating and comparing the “indirect (mediated) moderation effects of culture” through different mediated moderators, researchers can evaluate the explanatory power of an underlying mechanism relative to other mediated moderators. To facilitate the use of the mediated moderation model to unpack structure-oriented cultural differences, we discuss technical issues on how to specify a mediated moderation model, how to interpret the moderation effects of culture, and how large the sample size needs to be. An empirical illustration is also presented to demonstrate the application of the method with syntax for different software programs.
Parenting Across Two Worlds: Low-Income Latina Immigrants’ Adaptation to Motherhood in the United States
Authors: Vesely Colleen K. , Letiecq Bethany L. , Goodman Rachael D.
Published: December 2018

This study explored how low-income documented and undocumented Latina immigrant mothers negotiate motherhood and adapt to life in new cultural and structural contexts. Grounded in ecocultural theory, we analyzed data from 21 in-depth interviews with Latina immigrant mothers to surface how their experiences of motherhood in the United States were shaped by their country of origin experiences and their situatedness in the United States. We documented emergent tensions related to their immigration context, often driven by changes in their legal status as they crossed borders, changes in family and community supports, and differing cultural expectations of their gendered roles as caregivers and family members. These tensions forced mothers to renegotiate and adjust their perceptions, identities, and roles as women, mothers, partners, and members of larger, often transnational kin and community networks. Implications of these tensions and identity and role shifts in the context of immigrant family life in the United States are discussed.
Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap Through Effective Professional Development for Teachers Working With Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Authors: State Talida M. , Simonsen Brandi , Hirn Regina G. , Wills Howard
Published: December 2018

Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) experience a variety of externalizing and internalizing behavior problems, gaps in academic achievement, and increased rates of dropping out of school. Thus, it is essential that students with EBD receive evidence-based academic and behavioral supports from skilled and knowledgeable teachers to improve student outcomes. Unfortunately, teachers typically receive limited professional development in classroom management practices and other supports targeting the unique needs of students with EBD. In this manuscript, we describe (a) challenges in the field related to supporting students with EBD, (b) current practices in professional development, (c) a multitiered-system-of-support framework for organizing and providing professional development, and (d) the need for more research on efficient and effective professional-development supports for teachers of students with EBD.
Gendering the ‘post-conflict’ narrative in Northern Ireland’s peace process
Authors: Gilmartin Niall
Published: December 2018

The Good Friday Agreement negotiations gave a unique opportunity for the insertion of women’s rights and equal formal representation in the new post-conflict Northern Ireland. Notwithstanding the robust and unambiguous commitments in the text of the agreement, the primary architects of the peace process, however, situated gender and women’s position as peripheral to the main priorities of ‘guns and government’. While conventional forms of peacebuilding claim to be beneficial for all, evidence from the so-called ‘post-conflict’ period around the world demonstrates a continuity of violence for many women, as well as new forms of violence. This article explores the position of women in Northern Ireland today across a number of issues, including formal politics, community activism, domestic violence and reproductive rights. By doing so, it continues feminist endeavours seeking to problematise the ‘post-conflict’ narrative by gendering peace and security. While the Good Friday Agreement did undoubtedly provide the potential for a new era of gender relations, 20 years on Northern Irish society exhibits all the trademarks and insidious characteristics of a patriarchal society that has yet to undergo a genuine transformation in gender relations. The article argues that the consistent privileging of masculinity and the dominance of male power is a commonality that remains uninterrupted by the peace process.
Development and Evaluation of a Recovery College Fidelity Measure
Authors: Toney Rebecca , Knight Jane , Hamill Kate , Taylor Anna , Henderson Claire , Crowther Adam , Meddings Sara , Barbic Skye , Jennings Helen , Pollock Kristian , Bates Peter , Repper Julie , Slade Mike
Published: December 2018

Objective:

Recovery Colleges are widespread, with little empirical research on their key components. This study aimed to characterize key components of Recovery Colleges and to develop and evaluate a developmental checklist and a quantitative fidelity measure.

Methods:

Key components were identified through a systematized literature review, international expert consultation ( n = 77), and semistructured interviews with Recovery College managers across England ( n = 10). A checklist was developed and refined through semistructured interviews with Recovery College students, trainers, and managers ( n = 44) in 3 sites. A fidelity measure was adapted from the checklist and evaluated with Recovery College managers ( n = 39, 52%), clinicians providing psychoeducational courses ( n = 11), and adult education lecturers ( n = 10).

Results:

Twelve components were identified, comprising 7 nonmodifiable components (Valuing Equality, Learning, Tailored to the Student, Coproduction of the Recovery College, Social Connectedness, Community Focus, and Commitment to Recovery) and 5 modifiable components (Available to All, Location, Distinctiveness of Course Content, Strengths Based, and Progressive). The checklist has service user student, peer trainer, and manager versions. The fidelity measure meets scaling assumptions and demonstrates adequate internal consistency (0.72), test-retest reliability (0.60), content validity, and discriminant validity.

Conclusions:

Coproduction and an orientation to adult learning should be the highest priority in developing Recovery Colleges. The creation of the first theory-based empirically evaluated developmental checklist and fidelity measure (both downloadable at researchintorecovery.com/recollect ) for Recovery Colleges will help service users understand what Recovery Colleges offer, will inform decision making by clinicians and commissioners about Recovery Colleges, and will enable formal evaluation of their impact on students.
Trauma-Informed Care and Health Among LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Authors: Scheer Jillian R. , Poteat V. Paul
Published: December 2018

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and its health consequences occur among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals at rates equal to or higher than cisgender heterosexual individuals. Trauma-informed care (TIC) is one service approach with emerging empirical support for use with IPV survivors, but without attention to the LGBTQ population. Structural equation modeling was used to assess associations between TIC and mental and physical health through several mechanisms among 239 LGBTQ adults who had experienced IPV and sought healthcare services within the past year ( Mage = 27.66; 66.7% White; 43.9% cisgender women). Participants reported their perceptions of TIC in their services received; their sense of empowerment, emotion regulation, shame, and social withdrawal (all conceived as mobilizing mechanisms through which TIC could be associated with health); and their mental health (depression and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]), and physical health (somatic symptoms and chronic health conditions). Those who perceived greater TIC in their services reported greater empowerment and emotion regulation, and lower social withdrawal. In turn, lower social withdrawal and shame were associated with better mental health, while lower shame also was associated with better physical health. Indirect associations between TIC and mental and physical health through the four mobilizing mechanisms were not significant, however, with the exception of a small indirect effect on mental health through lower social withdrawal. Results suggest that practitioners need to develop services to be used in conjunction with a general TIC approach to improve health and target shame among LGBTQ IPV survivors.
“I Feel Permanently Traumatized By It”: Physical and Emotional Impacts Reported by Men Forced to Penetrate Women in the United Kingdom
Authors: Weare Siobhan
Published: December 2018

This article reports findings from the first empirical study in the United Kingdom on forced-to-penetrate cases, where a man is forced to penetrate a woman either orally, vaginally, or anally with his penis and without his consent. Using an online survey, data were collected in relation to the physical and emotional impacts experienced by 154 men following their most recent forced-to-penetrate experience. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through the use of closed and open-ended survey questions, where participants were asked about the context and circumstances of their most recent experience and whether they had suffered any physical injuries. A unipolar scale was used to measure the emotional impact on participants, with an open-ended follow-up question gathering qualitative data. The majority of participants did not report suffering physical injuries, but those that did suffered injuries to their genitalia and upper bodies. Participants most frequently indicated that their most recent forced-to-penetrate experience had had a severe negative emotional impact on them. Negative emotional impacts disclosed by participants were complex, ranging from anxiety and depression, to self-harm and suicidal thoughts and attempts. Quantitative analysis highlighted that when certain variables were present, participants more frequently reported physical injuries, as well as higher average levels of emotional harm. The findings from the study challenge existing understandings of masculinity and rigid sex and gender roles, which assume that men will always consent to sexual activity with a woman and that they cannot or do not experience emotional or physical harms at the hands of a woman. The findings are also considered in relation their implications for law and legal discourse, where evidence of harm is used as a justification for the criminalisation of certain behaviors and the severity of the legal response through sentencing.
“Strong Black Women”: African American Women with Disabilities, Intersecting Identities, and Inequality
Authors: Miles Angel Love
Published: December 2018

In a mixed-methods study of the barriers and facilitators to homeownership for African American women with physical disabilities, self-concept emerged among the primary themes. This article discusses how participants in the study perceived themselves and negotiated how they were perceived by others as multiply marginalized women. Using what I call a feminist intersectional disability framework, I suggest that participants’ relationships to care strongly contributed to their self-concept. The “Strong Black Woman” trope and associated expectations had cultural and material relevance for how they interpreted themselves and were interpreted by others as receivers, managers, and providers of care. The material reality of owning or not owning a home did not reveal significant differences in the self-concepts of homeowners versus nonhomeowners. Rather, it was through conversations about homeownership that this data around self-concept in relationship to care was revealed.