bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN
Authors: SA'ADAH LAILATUS , Aninditha Crystal , Soedarman Muhamad
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh Corporate Social Responsibility dan Good Corporate Govenance  yang terdiri dari kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional, dan dewan komisaris independen terhadap nilai perusahaan. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitaf kausalitas yang diperoleh dari Bursa Efek Indonesia di situs resmi www.idx.co.id. Populasi pada penelitian ini yaitu perusahaan manufaktur kecuali dari sektor semen , logam, tekstil, tembakau, dan alas kaki, yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2018-2020. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ditentukan dengan menggunakan teknik  purposive sampling dengan ketentuan sampel yang telah ditetapkan dengan sampel sebanyak 21 perusahaan.  Metode analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis regresi berganda. Teknik analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan analisis Statistik Deskriptif, Uji Asumsi Klasik, Koefesien Determinasi (R2), dan Uji t. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Corporate Social Responsibility berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan, kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional dan dewan komisaris independen berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan.
POTENSI KEBANGKRUTAN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL ZAVGREN DAN ALTMAN PADA PERUSAHAAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: E Janrosl Viola Syukrina , Prima Argo Putra , Yuliadi Yuliadi
Published: December 2022

Perusahaan yang bergerak di bisnis perdagangan komoditas hasil pertambangan dan energi dan juga pabrik perakitan umum. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui dan memberikan bukti empiris terdapat perbedaan potensi kebangkrutan pada perusahaan pertambangan subsektor batu bara yang terdaftar di Indonesian Stock Exchange. Meningkatnya jumlah kegagalan perusahaan sebagaimana disebutkan di atas dan potensinya berdampak pada pekerjaan, kehidupan masyarakat dan ekonomi secara umum berarti bahwa sangat penting untuk dapat memprediksi peristiwa ini di Indonesia sebelum terjadi. Beberapa pemangku kepentingan seperti pemerintah, karyawan, debitur, pemegang saham, dan investor lainnya kehilangan secara substansial dalam kegagalan perusahaan ini. Populasi adalah keseluruhan kelompok orang, kejadian, benda-benda yang menarik peneliti untuk ditelaah. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah sub sektor pertambangan tahun 2017-2020 yang terdaftar in  indonesia stock exchange. Berdasarkan pengambilan keputusan Uji Wilcoxon jika nilai Asymp. Sig 0,05 maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan ada perbedaan antara hasil prediksi kondisi keuangan perusahaan dengan menggunakan model Zavgren dan Altman
Molodovo V (Ukraine): spatial and contextual study of Gravettian levels 10, 9 & 8
Authors: Libois Timothée
Published: December 2022

Molodovo V is one of Ukraine’s key-sites for the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. Since its excavation in the 1950’s and 1960’s, this sequence has been a cornerstone for the chrono-cultural framework in the Dniestr valley and adjacent areas. The site is also an important contributor to the issue of the Gravettian emergence. With radiocarbon dates around 29–28 ka uncal BP, its cultural levels 10 and 9 stand as the first Gravettian occurrence in this region, and as one of the earliest in Europe. However, this early presence of the Gravettian is relatively questionable, as it is challenged by the late Aurignacian presence in the neighbouring site of Mitoc-Malu Galben (Romania) which extends until 27.7 ka BP. Despite the consistency of the sedimentary and paleoenvironmental studies at Molodovo V, the archaeological artefacts did not benefit from extensive studies since the excavations – except for typological classification. This paper thus aims at clarifying the association of the lithic materials with the sedimentary stratigraphy and associated dates. Three types of analyses have been realized to check the conditions in which the cultural levels 10, 9 and 8 were excavated, labelled and attributed: a spatial analysis of the lithic artefacts, a refit analysis focused on inter-levels connexions and a spatial study of the position of the Upper Palaeolithic combustion features. Consequently, it appears that most artefacts from levels 10 and 9, and a majority of materials from level 8, are not reliably associated to the sedimentary stratigraphy and dates. Thus, there is no ascertained Gravettian presence in Molodovo V before its level 8, imprecisely dated between 27.000 and 25.000 uncal BP.
Key words: Upper Palaeolithic, Gravettian, Ukraine, spatial analysis.
Contentious issues of Palaeolithic of Chystopady (Podollian Upland): Middle or Upper Palaeolithic
Authors: Bogucki Andriy , Tomeniuk Olena , Koropetskyi Ruslan , Ilchyshyn Vasyl
Published: December 2022

The Ternopil Plateau is a large geomorphological region that occupies a significant part of the Podollian Upland. The issue of the occupation of this geographical area by Palaeolithic people remained little researched for a long time. Peculiarities of the relief and the geological structure of the territory indicated the prospectiveness of Palaeolithic finds in this part of the Podollian Upland. However, until recently, there was no information about the earliest occupation of this region. The first find, from which the scientific study of the sites of the Palaeolithic period on the territory of the central part of the Ternopil Plateau of the Podollian Upland began, was a large massive blade discovered in the 1880s in the vicinity of the village of Chystopady of Ternopil (former Zboriv) district, Ternopil region. The context in which it was found is unknown, which did not allow characterizing widely the history of the settlement of this region.
In 2020, near the village of Chystopady, in an abandoned loess quarry on the right bank of the Seret River, archaeologist Vasyl Ilchyshyn discovered a Palaeolithic blade, which is quite rare for this part of the Ternopil Plateau. The section of Quaternary sediments in which this blade was found is characterized in this article, an opinion about its geological age is expressed, and also some mismatch between geological (stratigraphic) and archaeological dating is emphasized. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on the find near Chystopady discovered in the 80s of the XIX century a massive retouched blade (or flake of elongated proportions) of an oval shape, which various researchers date from the Early to Late Palaeolithic. So, the puzzle of Chystopady is still not solved. We consider that the solution to this problem is possible by carrying out large-scale archaeological excavations and searching, in particular, for a full-fledged Palaeolithic site.
Key words: Palaeolithic, blade, loess-palaeosol sequences, Dubno fossil soil, solifluction, Podollian Upland.
WORD-FORMING FEATURES OF CHURCH SLAVONIC IN THE UKRAINIAN WRITTEN SOURCES OF THE XVI – THE FIRST HALF OF THE XVII CENTURY
Authors: OSINCHUK Yurii
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the functioning of Church Slavonic nouns formed by prefix and prefix-suffix methods, based on the materials of various genres and styles of secular written sources, which were included in the canon «Dictionary of the Ukrainian language of the XVI – first half of the XVII century» and its unique Card File.

The main word-forming models of Church Slavonic vocabulary with the prefixes въз- (воз-) / въс- (вос-), въ- (в-, во-), из- / ис-, пред-, пре- (прѣ-), раз- / рас-, съ- (со-), which are borrowed from the Proto-Slavic period through Old Slavic mediation into the Old Ukrainian language, are analyzed.

With these prefixes, more than 120 verb Church Slavonic nouns are attested in the researched sources (25 tokens are formed by the prefix method, the rest are confix derivatives). It was learned that not all formants in the Ukrainian language of XVI – first half of XVII century equally participated in the creation of Church Slavonic nouns.

The most productive word-forming types, from which abstract Church Slavonicisms were formed, were the types with prepositional elements въз- (воз-), из- / ис-, раз- / рас-, съ- (со-) and with another affix -ниє (-ніє, -нїє). A number of derivatives to denote the names of persons are certified with postpositive components –тель and -никъ. Unproductive were the confixes with the suffixes -ость, -ница, -окъ, -ище.

The Church Slavonic words, which are researched, are numerically represented in the works of polemical literature and texts of business and scientific styles. A small number of derivatives are recorded in fiction (including poetry) and chronicle literature of the time under study. It has been observed that some Church Slavonic nouns, formed in a prefix or prefix-suffix way, have expanded their meanings in the Old Ukrainian language. Some of them were core components in various phrases.
MODERN INTENTIONS IN THE LESIA UKRAINKA’S DRAMA «CASSANDRA»
Authors: PASTUKH Taras
Published: December 2022

It is clarified in the article, that in the drama «Cassandra» Lesia Ukrainka pays considerable attention to language and demonstrates its two defining forms and functional paradigms. One is a profound language that appeals to the essential components of being; it makes us aware of these essences. It is the language that reflects human existence in all its sharpness and fullness of its appearance. It reflects clear moral distinctions between what is good and what is bad. This language is complex and difficult to understand, but it is the only genuine language in the age of modernism. It creates the world and also shows a person who he or she really is, what his or her destiny is, and to what extent a person has been able to fulfill his or her vocation. This language manifests itself mostly in poetry. Another language is superficial, it appeals not to the depths of life and universal categories, but to the temporary human needs and aspirations. Its task is to identify ways and means to achieve the desired goal. This language is manipulative because speakers tend to hide their personal interests under allegations of the common good. It has become extremely widespread in contemporary mass media. Thanks to this language, various fake news and information distortions are created. This language is simple and clear to everyone. Lesia Ukrainka, as the author of the article, traced, and shrewdly predicted the emergence and spread of such a language, revealing the psychological basis of its emergence. People tend to run away from the difficult problems of life and stay in a clear, comfortable discourse. This applies both to those who manipulate people through language and those who are manipulated. Also confirmed, in the drama, Lesia Ukrainka innovatively raises a number of questions related to the internal laws of world development, the processes of human cognition, the functioning of language, understanding, and interpretation of the word. The formulation and presentation of these issues, as the researcher notes, demonstrate a clear modern attitude, which the writer professed and embodied in her drama. The methodological basis of the study is the hermeneutics of the text.
MINSK ADDRESSEES OF LESIA UKRAINKA
Authors: PROKIP Valentyna
Published: December 2022

The article highlights the archival materials of the late XIX – early XX century, the epistolary heritage of Lesia Ukrainka of the «Minsk» period, and memoirs about her Belarusian addressee, an artist Viera Alexandrova. The author has collected materials about Larysa Kosach-Kvitka’s correspondents from the circle of Serhii Merzhynskyi’s relatives and friends: Konstantin Merzhynskyi, Serhii Eliasberg, Viera Alexandrova, and Yevhenii Chirikov. The case study focuses on the digitized documents of that period, which are now stored in the National Historical Archive of Belarus (Minsk) and the Russian State Historical Archive (St. Petersburg), and previously published record-keeping books of the Russian Empire (lists of nobles and landowners of the Minsk province, ranks of state control of the country in the early XX century). The little-known biographical data of the writer's acquaintances, with whom she contacted in person in Minsk and corresponded after returning from Belarus, have been supplemented with details. The circumstances and nature of Lesia Ukrainka's communication with each of these addressees are clarified, adding some hues to their portraits. The article provides brief information about the future fate of the playwright's Minsk correspondents. The author sheds light on the causes of insufficient study of this issue in the Soviet period by stating that they are partly connected with the noble origin of the addressees or with their civil position after the October coup of 1917, in particular, regarding the Merzhynskyi and Chirikov families. The key findings of the research argue the need for further biography study of Lesia Ukrainka's correspondents, the results of which will be beneficial for the compilers of the encyclopedia of the writer, the compilation of which was discussed at the events devoted to the 150th anniversary of the playwright's birth.
The Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction Between Service Quality and Customer Loyalty: A Study in Commercial Sport Organizations
Authors: Tufantoz Seda , Yıldız Süleyman Murat
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to examine the relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in sports organizations. The sample of the study consisted of the customers of commercial sports organizations (fitness centers, health & sports centers and gyms) in a big city in eastern Turkey (n=409). Three scales were used as data collection tools in the study: The QSport-14 developed by Yildiz and Kara (2012), the customer satisfaction scale developed by Cronin, Brady, and Hult (2000), the customer loyalty scale developed by Zeithaml, Berry, and Parasuraman (1996). The data were analyzed with the structural equation model. SPSS and Smart PLS statistical programs were used in the analysis of the data. First of all, the scales were subjected to measurement model analysis. At the measurement model stage, the validity and reliability analyzes of the scales were made. Then, structural model analysis was applied. In the structural model stage, the estimation evaluations of the model were made. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the hypotheses. The results of the analysis showed that service quality had a significant and positive effect on customer loyalty (β=0.898; p<0.001), and customer satisfaction had a significant and positive effect on customer loyalty (β=0.848; p<0.001). Another analysis result indicated that customer satisfaction had a full mediation effect between service quality and customer loyalty (β=0.761; p<0.001).
Fluid shear stress-induced down-regulation of miR-146a-5p inhibits osteoblast apoptosis via targeting SMAD4
Authors: Liu X , Zhang K , Wang L , Geng B , Liu Z , Yi Q , Xia Y
Published: December 2022

Fluid shear stress (FSS) plays an important role in osteoblast apoptosis. However, the role of miRNA in osteoblast apoptosis under FSS and possible molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Our aim of the study was to explore whether miR-146a-5p regulates osteoblast apoptosis under FSS and its molecular mechanisms. FSS could down-regulate the expression of miR-146a-5p in MC3T3-E1 cells. We confirm that up-regulation of miR-146a-5p promotes osteoblasts apoptosis and down-regulation of miR-146a-5p inhibits osteoblasts apoptosis. We further demonstrated that FSS inhibits osteoblast apoptosis by down-regulated miR-146a-5p. Dual-luciferase reporter assay validated that SMAD4 is a direct target gene of miR-146a-5p. In addition, mimic-146a-5p suppressed FSS-induced up-regulation of SMAD4 protein levels, which suggests that FSS elevated SMAD4 protein expression levels via regulation miR-146a-5p. Further investigations showed that SMAD4 could inhibit osteoblast apoptosis. We demonstrated that miR-146a-5p regulates osteoblast apoptosis via targeting SMAD4. Taken together, our present study showed that FSS-induced down-regulation miR-146a-5p inhibits osteoblast apoptosis via target SMAD4. These findings may provide novel mechanisms for FSS to inhibit osteoblast apoptosis, and also may provide a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis.
Bacterial Pathogens Associated With Eyeglasses and Risks of Infection among Staff and Students of a Private University in South–West Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan–Remo, Nigeria., Samson Enitan Seyi , Marcel Edafetanure–Ibeh Okeoghene ,   Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, Texas, United States., Eleojo Itodo Grace ,   Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Nigeria., Olugbamila Dada Michael ,   Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan–Remo, Nigeria., Oluwatoyin Mensah–Agyei Grace ,   Department of Microbiology, Babcock University, Ilishan–Remo, Nigeria., Yomi Akele Richard ,   Department of Biomedical Science, School of Applied Science, University of Brighton, London, United Kingdom., Olasebikan Makanjuola Stephen ,   Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Ago–Iwoye, Nigeria., Omagbemi Ajike Saratu ,   Department of Public Health, Babcock University, Ilishan–Remo, Nigeria, Monsur Olalekan Jamiu ,   Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Osun Teaching Hospital, Osun, Nigeria.
Published: December 2022

Ocular infections have been associated with bacterial contamination of eyeglasses. This study assessed bacterial contaminants associated with the eyeglasses of staffs and students of Babcock University, Ilishan–Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Odun-plastik kompozit malzemelerde genleştirilmiş perlit kullanımının araştırılması
Authors: ALTUNTAŞ Ertuğrul , ARIKAN Abdullah Kürşat
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışmada, genleştirilmiş perlitin odun-plastik kompozitlerde kullanılmasının bazı mekanik, termal ve morfolojik özellikler üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Kompozitlerin üretilmesi için polipropilen (PP), genleştirilmiş perlit, karaçam testere talaşı, mısır koçanı talaşı ve MAPP bağlayıcının bulunduğu reçeteler kullanılmıştır. Hazırlanan karışımlar ikiz vidalı ekstruder kullanılarak kompozit malzemeler üretilmiştir. Kompozitler içerisinde lignoselülozik maddelerin miktarı sabit tutularak genleştirilmiş perlitin miktarı tedrici olarak artırılarak etkisi araştırılmıştır. Üretilen kompozit levhalardan hazırlanan test örneklerinin mekanik (eğilme, çekme ve şok direnci, yüzey sertliği) özelliklerinin yanı sıra termal (TGA ve DSC) ve SEM analizleri yapılarak özellikleri araştırılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre genel olarak kompozit malzeme içerisindeki genleştirilmiş perlit oranı arttıkça eğilme direnci, çekme direnci, elastikiyet modülü, şok direnci ve sertlik değerlerinin arttığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca plastik malzeme ile lignoselülozik ve genleştirilmiş perlit arasında bağ yapması için eklenen MAPP maddesi, kompozitlerin mekanik özelliklerini iyileştirdiği anlaşılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, kompozitlere eklenen genleştirilmiş perlitin odun plastik kompozit malzemenin özelliklerini iyileştirdiği anlaşılmıştır.
The Emergence of E-Wallet in Sarawak: Factors Influencing the Adoption of Sarawak Pay
Authors: Maximus Balla Tang  , Barbara Anak Dieo  , Mohd Kamarul Anwar Mohd Suhaimi  , Jessica Lyn Anak Andam
Published: December 2022

This paper discusses the adoption factors of electronic wallet, more specifically Sarawak Pay in Kuching, Sarawak. The Sarawak Government has a very aggressive mandate in terms of digital transformation to boost the e-commerce industry in Sarawak. Propel with the effort of federal and state governments in encouraging a cashless and digital society, Kuching will foresee a rapid rise in the adoption of Sarawak Pay. This paper adopts and expands the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in addressing the adoption factors of Sarawak Pay. With a population of three quarter a million, it is vital to understand whether perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived risk and reward play any significant roles in the adoption of Sarawak Pay. Data were collected from 204 respondents and the results were examined using partial least squares-structured equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings indicated that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and perceived risk have significant impacts on Sarawak Pay adoption. As a result of the study, the understanding of existing theoretical literature on e-wallets in Malaysia will be enhanced.
The Relationship between Islamic Corporate Governance, Human Governance, Usage of Information Technology and Sustainability Reporting: Comparison of Shariah Compliant Companies in Malaysia and Indonesia
Authors: Hasnah Haron  , Idris Gautama So  , Anderes Gui  , Synthia Atas Sari  , Nathasa Mazna Ramli  , Nurul Nazlia Jamil
Published: December 2022

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between Islamic corporate governance (ICG), human governance (HG), and information technology (IT) usage on sustainability reporting (SR) by investigating Shariah compliant companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. Data was collected from 68 manufacturing Shariah compliant companies’ annual reports for Malaysia, and 70 manufacturing Shariah compliant companies’ annual reports for Indonesia, for the year ended 2019. Descriptive and multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data. The study found that HG Index and IT Usage Index were positive and significantly related to sustainability reporting for Shariah companies in both countries. However, ICG was not found to be significantly related to sustainability reporting for Shariah companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. This could be because the study focuses only on manufacturing companies, and in Malaysia and Indonesia, only about 24% of the companies and 13% of the companies respectively, have an ICG structure in place. The study suggests that to increase SR of Shariah compliant companies, there should be a good HG structure in place, and they should increase their level of IT usage in their business operations. Resource-Based theory can explain the relationship of IT Usage and HG to SR.
State-Owned Holding Company and Value of Cash Holdings in Vietnam
Authors: Thong Tien Nguyen
Published: December 2022

Ownership structure, which specifies the owners of the firm, is crucial to corporate governance as it one of the foundation explanation sources of agency conflicts. Roles and impacts of different corporate owners on corporate governance have been studied worldwide, but are not as popular for the role of a State-Owned Holding Company (SOH) as a model of state capital investment agency. This study examines the role of SOH in the management and governance of listed companies with state capital in Vietnam through cash holdings models. SOH-linked companies (SLCs) are found to hold more cash and the shareholders appreciate the cash hold by the SLCs as robust to the firms’ characteristics. SOH ownership significantly increases the value of cash holding, and the better value of cash holdings in SLCs is supposed to be a result coming from good corporate governance. This study contributes to the literature of ownership structure and corporate governance and provides evidence for SOH as a positive ownership and monitoring mechanism in improving corporate governance and firm performance in companies with state-owned capital in Vietnam.
Deadly Income Inequality? A Panel Data Analysis on the Impact of Income Inequality on Mental Disorder Mortality
Authors: Lim Thye Goh  , Siong Hook Law
Published: December 2022

This study investigated the impact of income inequality on mental disorder mortality. The present study also sought to discover the role of institutional quality in moderating the income inequality-mental disorder mortality nexus. The analysis used panel system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimations on data from developed and developing countries from 1989 to 2018. The analysis findings indicated that income inequality positively impacted mental disorder mortality in the total sample and developed countries but was insignificant for developing countries. In addition, the income-inequality-mental disorder mortality nexus was contingent on institutional quality, indicating that better institutional quality could alleviate the effect of income inequality on mental health, especially in developed countries.
Analyzing Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility of Church of Batak Karo Protestant Using Financial and Ethnographic Approaches
Authors: Helma Malini  , Yulistri
Published: December 2022

This study was conducted with the assumption that good corporate governance and corporate social responsibility in organizations will help organizations achieve long-term sustainability. Previously, good corporate governance and corporate social responsibility were primarily applied to corporations with the goal of remaining profitable, whereas non-profit organizations must remain financially viable in order to serve their members and communities. The focus of this study is on the church as a religious institution that also serves as a non-profit corporation. Data was gathered using a quantitative and qualitative mixed method approach. The quantitative data analysis method employs Ritchie and Kolodinsky's Financial Performance Ratios, which include Fiscal Performance, Public Support, and Investment Performance Ratios, as well as an interpretative paradigm with ethnographic methods for qualitative research. The study's findings demonstrate that financial performance, as evaluated by Ritchie and Kolodinsky financial ratios, has been erratic, with a propensity to decline in 2017 due to a change in church management. The interviews revealed that the Church of Batak Karo Protestant practices good corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, which have a favourable impact on financial performance. To gain public trust, the Church of Batak Karo Protestant must continually enhance its Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. This study also found that the Karo tribe's culture has a significant impact on the Church of Batak Karo Protestant's application of Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. The policy recommendations in this study for the Church of Batak Karo Protestant are to establish a standardized and integrated management system that incorporates Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, as well as the assimilation of Karo culture, based on the findings.
Embracing Hybridity: A Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Social Enterprises
Authors: Praveen Balakrishnan Nair
Published: December 2022

Unlike commercial enterprises, social enterprises are required to generate both social and economic value. Hence, the sustainability of social enterprises must be considered from a dual perspective: generating and sustaining the envisioned social impact and sustain financially over time to make the social impact continuous. Prioritising social objectives over financial endurance can be suicidal as it may jeopardise the long-term financial viability of the enterprise. Hence, both business and social impact dimensions are to be given equal weightage and incorporated into the enterprise business model, considering the frictions that may exist during their co-existence and finding ways to balance both in long term. The paper starts with an analysis of various dimensions and interpretations of social enterprises followed by a review of literature on business models. The need of innovating the conventional business models used by commercial enterprises to suit social enterprises are then discussed and a business model canvas for social enterprises is proposed, suiting the dual objectives of the enterprise. The paper concludes with the case of a social enterprise, set up for the upliftment of urban poor, to illustrate the application of the proposed social business model canvas.
The Exogenous Shock of General Elections: Politically Connected Firms and Stock Price Crash Risk
Authors: Wai-Yan Wong  , Chai-Aun Ooi  , Chee-Wooi Hooy
Published: December 2022

Malaysia experienced unusual political turmoil during the general elections in 2008 (GE 2008) and 2013 (GE 2013). This study examines how such exogenous political shocks affect the stock price crash risk of politically connected firms (PCFs) compared to non-PCFs in Malaysia. The data for this study covers from the year 2002 to 2017. A balanced panel of 529 firms from 2002-2017 is used for analysis. This study finds that PCFs display a significantly lower stock price crash risk after GE 2008 and GE 2013 but not before GE 2008. However, the results are only applicable to the PCFs through the politically connected board of directors and businessmen. Further analysis reveals that increasing foreign (government) strategic free float shareholdings result in lower stock price crash risk of PCFs through the politically connected board of directors (government direct shareholdings). Our results provide several perspectives on the connection between stock price crash risk and political stability.
Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Cigarette Consumption in Malaysia
Authors: Norashidah Mohamed Nor  , Wency Kher Thinng Bui  , Judhiana Abd. Ghani  , Noraryana Hassan  , Nizam Baharom
Published: December 2022

Raising the cigarettes price is an important measure to reduce the consumption of cigarettes and smoking rate. Besides price, other measures of tobacco control policies also play essential roles in determining the demand for cigarettes in Malaysia. In this study, the impact of tobacco control policies on consumption of cigarettes was examined using the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) technique. The study found that higher cigarettes price due to excise tax significantly decreased consumption of cigarette in the long run. An increase of 10% in the price of cigarettes reduces 7.69% of its consumption. Other measures of tobacco control policies except the “Tak Nak” campaign were also found to have reduced the consumption of cigarette significantly. The study concludes that the effective ways of reducing the use of cigarettes are by increasing the cigarette tax and strengthening the enforcement of other tobacco policies measures.
Personal Prophetic Leadership, Sharia Compliance, and Islamic Corporate Governance: Sharia Banking Fraud Prevention Efforts
Authors: Mubtadi Novendi Arkham , Adinugraha Hendri Hermawan
Published: December 2022

This study aims to discuss the chances of developing the concept of prophetic leadership, sharia compliance, and Islamic corporate governance can be linked as very important elements in preventing fraud in Islamic commercial banks. This type of research conducted in this research is qualitative research. The data collection technique used is literature study by collecting information and data with the help of various materials in the library such as documents, books, journals, notes, or by internet searching. The data analysis method using inductive and deductive thinking frameworks. The result of this study is that personal prophetic leadership (Perpec-L), sharia compliance, and Islamic corporate governance are an effort of Islamic banking to prevent fraud (corruption). This can be done by adopting the values â€‹â€‹contained in Perpec-L. Then by assessing the indicators contained in sharia compliance. Furthermore, by taking the existing principles of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) that are in accordance with Islamic norms and values.
The Urgency Of Sharia Economic Transformation In Facing The Global Economy
Authors: Sani Alfian
Published: December 2022

This study discusses the urgency of Islamic Economics's transformation in breaking through the global economy. The research method uses qualitative method and descriptive analysis. The research results indicate that to strengthen Islamic Economics, it must have a strategy that goes beyond the global economy and must be based on sharia principles,  referring to the Qur'an and Hadith. The transformation that can be felt now with the presence of the Islamic Economy is the establishment of Islamic Financial Institutions and Islamic Banking which supports the development of the real sector. Islamic economics builds the integrity of Muslims who run the economic wheel under Islamic teachings by adhering to the privileges of Islamic economics itself, namely by avoiding all forms of activities that contain elements of usury which have an impact on harm to others. The challenge faced by the sharia economy is that people still need clarification in understanding the essential characteristics that underlie the sharia banking operational system, namely the profit-sharing system.
Islamic Wealth Management And Corporate Governance
Authors: Ihsan Akmal , Nur Abustan , Kadir Syahruddin
Published: December 2022

This paper aims to explore Islamic views on wealth (asset) management and look at good corporate governance. The research method used is a descriptive qualitative method with a literature review approach with data collection techniques namely literature study. The results of the study show that basically asset management in an Islamic perspective is wealth management which is seen as a process of ownership, consumption of wealth, and acquisition in accordance with sharia principles. Islam emphasizes the acquisition and utilization of assets in a lawful and best way. Wealth should not be left idle but must be productive, both in terms of obtaining assets and how to spend them, such as zakat, infaq, and alms. Corporate Governance in Islam is a process of managing assets in institutions or companies in accordance with Islamic principles. Where in the process must apply the principles that have been determined by the Shari'a, such as siddiq, amanah, tabligh, fathanah and so forth. So with the application of these principles, it is hoped that transparency, integration and accountability will be achieved in institutions or companies.
Vascular endothelial growth factor attenuates neointimal hyperplasia of decellularized small-diameter vascular grafts by modulating the local inflammatory response
Authors: Xie Xinlong , Wu Qiying , Liu Yuhong , Chen Chunyang , Chen Zeguo , Xie Chao , Song Mingzhe , Jiang Zhenlin , Qi Xiaoke , Liu Sixi , Tang Zhenjie , Wu Zhongshi
Published: December 2022

Small-diameter vascular grafts (diameter <6 mm) are in high demand in clinical practice. Neointimal hyperplasia, a common complication after implantation of small-diameter vascular grafts, is one of the common causes of graft failure. Modulation of local inflammatory responses is a promising strategy to attenuates neointimal hyperplasia. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an angiogenesis stimulator that also induces macrophage polarization and modulates inflammatory responses. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of VEGF on the neointima hyperplasia and local inflammatory responses of decellularized vascular grafts. In the presence of rhVEGF-165 in RAW264.6 macrophage culture, rhVEGF-165 induces RAW264.6 macrophage polarization to M2 phenotype. Decellularized bovine internal mammary arteries were implanted into the subcutaneous and infrarenal abdominal aorta of New Zealand rabbits, with rhVEGF-165 applied locally to the adventitial of the grafts. The vascular grafts were removed en-bloc and submitted to histological and immunofluorescence analyses on days 7 and 28 following implantation. The thickness of the fibrous capsule and neointima was thinner in the VEGF group than that in the control group. In the immunofluorescence analysis, the number of M2 macrophages and the ratio of M2/M1 macrophages in vascular grafts in the VEGF group were higher than those in the control group, and the proinflammatory factor IL-1 was expressed less than in the control group, but the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 was expressed more. In conclusion, local VEGF administration attenuates neointimal hyperplasia in decellularized small-diameter vascular grafts by inducing macrophage M2 polarization and modulating the inflammatory response.
Investigation regarding the application of the titanium electrode for the water treatment plant in a steel manufacturing plant
Authors: Gradinac Jovana , Jovović Aleksandar
Published: December 2022

Hard water causes problems in the industry since the deposits inside pipes and equipment lead to lower plant efficiency and electricity costs. The growing demands for high-quality water necessitate the development of modern and cost-effective technologies for softening very hard water. One of these techniques is the electrocoagulation process (EC). This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the electrocoagulation (EC) process for removing scale ions in water using titanium rod electrodes. The research was carried out on pilot electrodes. The results that were obtained have focused on showing the effectiveness and efficiency of the application of titanium electrodes for removing hardness from makeup and process water inside a closed system, utilizing a Universal Environmental Technologies system (UET system). The plant consisted of a heat pump, heat exchanger, cooling tower, and Universal Environmental Technologies reactor with a titanium rod.
Incidence of atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation and its correlation with tricuspid valvular deformation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation
Authors: Yamamoto Yuko , Daimon Masao , Nakanishi Koki , Nakao Tomoko , Hirokawa Megumi , Ishiwata Jumpei , Kiriyama Hiroyuki , Yoshida Yuriko , Iwama Kentaro , Hirose Kazutoshi , Mukai Yasuhiro , Takeda Norifumi , Yatomi Yutaka , Komuro Issei
Published: December 2022

Background

With the growing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF), concomitant atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) is increasing. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the incidence of significant atrial FTR and its association with tricuspid valvular (TV) deformation in patients with persistent AF.

Methods

We retrospectively enrolled 344 patients (73.0 ± 9.3 years, 95 female) with persistent AF who underwent 2-dimensional echocardiography. We excluded patients with left-sided heart disease, pulmonary hypertension treated with pulmonary vasodilators, and congenital heart disease. We defined significant TR as having TR ≥ moderate; and tricuspid annulus (TA) diameter, tethering height, and area were measured in all patients.

Results

Among the study population, 80 (23.3%) patients had significant TR. TA diameter, tethering height, and area were significantly greater in the significant TR group (all p < 0.001). In multivariable analysis, TA diameter was independently associated with significant TR (odds ratio 1.1 per mm, p = 0.03), whereas TV tethering height was not. Receiver operating characteristic curve for significant TR exhibited the best predictive value of TA diameter indexed for body surface area [23 mm/m2; area under the curve (AUC) = 0.87] compared with absolute TA diameter (39 mm; AUC = 0.74) and TA diameter indexed for height (0.22 mm/cm; AUC = 0.80).

Conclusion

Approximately 25% of patients with persistent AF had significant TR. The BSA-corrected TA diameter was strongly associated with significant TR, which might be helpful for predicting the development of significant TR and considering its therapeutic strategy in patients with persistent AF.
The prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among older adults in Ghana
Authors: Dai Baozhen , Addai-Dansoh Stephen , Nutakor Jonathan Aseye , Osei-Kwakye Jeremiah , Larnyo Ebenezer , Oppong Stephen , Boahemaa Priscilla Yeboah , Arboh Francisca
Published: December 2022

Background

Hypertension is a worldwide health issue that primarily affects the elderly in our society. However, in comparison to the developed world, the prevalence of hypertension is higher in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Objective

This paper examines the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among older adults in Ghana.

Methods

Using the World Health Organization’s study on global AGEing and adult health (WHO SAGE) Wave 1 cross-sectional data collected via in-person structured interviews; paper and pencil interviews (PAPI) from ten administrative regions of Ghana using stratified multistage cluster design from respondents aged 50+ grouped by decade, this study analyzed a nationally representative sub-sample of 3,997 respondents employing binary logistic regression. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were used to estimate risk factors associated with hypertension (blood pressure ≥ 130/80 mm/Hg).

Results

There was a 53.72% hypertension prevalence rate among older adults. Hypertension prevalence tends to increase with increasing age. The prevalence of hypertension was associated with residency (B = −0.18, OR = 0.84, p < 0.017), with urban residents being more at risk of hypertension than rural residents. The prevalence of hypertension increased with overweight (B = 0.66, OR = 1.94, p < 0.001) and obesity (B = 0.82, OR = 2.28, p < 0.001). The amount of fruit and vegetable intake was insignificant but had an inverse relationship with hypertension prevalence.

Conclusion

This study has shown that demographic and lifestyle factors significantly affect and explain the hypertension risk among older adults. Medical factors, such as chronic diseases, were largely insignificant and accounted for less hypertension prevalence. Therefore, when interpreting test findings in clinical practice, such as hypertension, it is essential to consider demographic and lifestyle factors. In addition, health policies and primary interventions that seek to improve the standard of living, lifestyle, and wellbeing of older adults need to be critically considered moving forward to lower hypertension prevalence among older adults in Ghana.
Extensions beyond program impacts: Conceptual and methodological considerations in studying the implementation of a preschool social emotional learning program
Authors: Choles Jaiya R. , Roeser Robert W. , Mashburn Andrew J.
Published: December 2022

Social–emotional learning (SEL) programs are frequently evaluated using randomized controlled trial (RCT) methodology as a means to assess program impacts. What is often missing in RCT studies is a robust parallel investigation of the multi-level implementation of the program. The field of implementation science bridges the gap between the RCT framework and understanding program impacts through the systematic data collection of program implementation components (e.g., adherence, quality, responsiveness). Data collected for these purposes can be used to answer questions regarding program impacts that matter to policy makers and practitioners in the field (e.g., Will the program work in practice? Under what conditions? For whom and why?). As such, the primary goal of this paper is to highlight the importance of studying implementation in the context of education RCTs, by sharing one example of a conceptualization and related set of implementation measures we created for a current study of ours testing the impacts of a SEL program for preschool children. Specifically, we describe the process we used to develop an implementation conceptual framework that highlights the importance of studying implementation at two levels: (1) the program implementation supports for teachers, and (2) teacher implementation of the curriculum in the classroom with students. We then discuss how we can use such multi-level implementation data to extend our understanding of program impacts to answer questions such as: “Why did the program work (or not work) to produce impacts?”; “What are the core components of the program?”; and “How can we improve the program in future implementations?”
Ultrasound images-based deep learning radiomics nomogram for preoperative prediction of RET rearrangement in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Authors: Yu Jialong , Zhang Yihan , Zheng Jian , Jia Meng , Lu Xiubo
Published: December 2022

Purpose

To create an ultrasound -based deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) for preoperatively predicting the presence of RET rearrangement among patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods

We retrospectively enrolled 650 patients with PTC. Patients were divided into the RET/PTC rearrangement group (n = 103) and the non-RET/PTC rearrangement group (n = 547). Radiomics features were extracted based on hand-crafted features from the ultrasound images, and deep learning networks were used to extract deep transfer learning features. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression was applied to select the features of nonzero coefficients from radiomics and deep transfer learning features; then, we established the deep learning radiomics signature. DLRN was constructed using a logistic regression algorithm by combining clinical and deep learning radiomics signatures. The prediction performance was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic curve, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis.

Results

Comparing the effectiveness of the models by linking the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of each model, we found that the area under the curve of DLRN could reach 0.9545 (95% confidence interval: 0.9133–0.9558) in the test cohort and 0.9396 (95% confidence interval: 0.9185–0.9607) in the training cohort, indicating that the model has an excellent performance in predicting RET rearrangement in PTC. The decision curve analysis demonstrated that the combined model was clinically useful.

Conclusion

The novel ultrasonic-based DLRN has an important clinical value for predicting RET rearrangement in PTC. It can provide physicians with a preoperative non-invasive primary screening method for RET rearrangement diagnosis, thus facilitating targeted patients with purposeful molecular sequencing to avoid unnecessary medical investment and improve treatment outcomes.
Anti-thyroid antibodies in the relation to TSH levels and family history of thyroid diseases in young Caucasian women
Authors: Kocełak Piotr , Owczarek Aleksander J. , Wikarek Agnieszka , Ogarek Natalia , Oboza Paulina , Sieja Małgorzata , Szyszka Anna , Rozmus-Rogóż Izabela , Puzianowska-Kuźnicka Monika , Olszanecka-Glinianowicz Magdalena , Chudek Jerzy
Published: December 2022

Background

In young women, hypothyroidism is associated with impaired fertility, increased risk of pregnancy loss, premature delivery, and impaired infant neurodevelopment, justifying the need to recognize the risk of hypothyroidism in women of reproductive age. Thus, this study aimed at assessing the frequency of occurrence of antibodies against thyroid peroxidase (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin (TGAb) in young Caucasian women in connection with various confounders.

Methods

The cross-sectional study involved 366 women aged 18-40 years without a diagnosis of thyroid disease. The personal and family medical history was collected, body mass and height were measured and an ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland was performed. Thyrotropin (TSH), free thyroxine, and free triiodothyronine levels, as well as TPOAb and TGAb titers, were determined by ECLIA.

Results

Two cases of hyperthyroidism (0.5%) and 6 cases (1.6%) of subclinical hypothyroidism were detected. TPOAb was detected in 21 (5.7%) and TGAb in 31 (8.6%) and any of the antibodies in 42 (11.6%) women. Antibodies were more frequent in the subgroup with TSH levels ≥ 2.5 mIU/L than in the subgroup with lower TSH levels (15.5% vs 6.9%, respectively, p<0.05). Any anti-thyroid antibodies were also detected more frequently in the subgroup with TSH levels ≥ 2.5 mIU/L (18.3% vs 10.0%, respectively, p<0.05). Women with the presence of TGAb or seropositive for either TGAb or TPOAb or TPOAb and TGAb antibodies were more likely to have higher TSH levels (OR = 2.48 and OR = 2.02; respectively, p < 0.05 for both). A family history of any thyroid diseases increased the risk of any anti-thyroid antibodies positivity (OR = 1.94; p < 0.05).

Conclusions

The results of our study suggest that TSH ≥ 2.5 mIU/L and a family history of any thyroid diseases justify screening for anti-thyroid antibodies in women of reproductive age, although the occurrence of these antibodies in the majority of cases is not related to thyroid dysfunction.