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Ownership Culture and Strategic Adaptability
Authors: Thompson Peter , Shanley Mark , McWilliams Abagail
Published: October 2021

Although abundant evidence demonstrates a positive relationship betweenemployee ownership and firm performance, two questions remain unanswered:why does employee ownership fail to enhance the performance of some adoptingfirms, and what are the mechanisms by which employee ownership enhances performance?We argue that employee ownership has the potential to enable managers toshape organizational culture in support of firm strategy. In supporting firm strategy,employee ownership has the status of strategic choice. Further, to the extent thatorganizational culture is strategy-appropriate, it leads to competitive advantage byincreasing the availability of resources, the serviceability of those resources to thefirm, and flexibility in the allocation of resources to address competitive threats andopportunities. When managers of employee-owned firms are unable to create such aculture, the performance of their firms suffers as a result.
A New State-Level Panel of Annual Inequality Measures Over The Period 1916-2005
Authors: Frank Mark
Published: October 2021

This paper introduces a new panel of annual state-level income inequalitymeasures over the ninety year period 1916-2005. Among many of the states inequalityfollowed a U-shaped pattern over the past century, peaking both before the GreatDepression and again at the time of the new millennium. The new panel revealssignificant state-level variations, both before the year 1945, and regionally. WhileNortheastern states are strongly correlated with aggregate U.S. trends, we find manyof the Western states have little overall correlation over the past century. The availabilityof this new panel may prove useful to empirical researchers interested in allaspects of income inequality, particularly given the panel’s unusually large numberof both time-series and cross-sectional observations.
Estimation of Consumption Elasticities For OECD Countries: Testing Price Asymmetry With Alternative Dynamic Panel Data Techniques
Authors: Blackburne Edward , Bumpass Donald
Published: October 2021

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The Effect of Inter-partner Relatedness On Stock Market Reactions To Joint Venture Announcements: Differences Between Manufacturing and Marketing Deals
Authors: Ortiz Daniel , Miles Grant
Published: October 2021

The degree of relatedness between a joint venture´s partners that maximizesthe stock market returns upon its announcement continues to be a contentious topicin joint venture literature. With some prior findings suggesting that high inter-partnerrelatedness may be best for companies and other studies suggesting the contrary, theevidence on the matter is inconclusive. In this study, we found that returns are highestwhen inter-partner relatedness is neither too low nor too high. Further, we foundevidence that the type of joint venture matters, with returns being significantly higherfor highly related companies when they announce a marketing deal than whenthey announce a manufacturing one.
Does Hedging Reduce Risk?
Authors: Simmons Garland
Published: October 2021

In this paper two approaches are applied to understand the hedging behaviorof companies which compete in the American airline industry (2007-2014) as theyseek to cope with the uncertain, future costs of jet fuel. The first measures the riskthat jet fuel prices will fall, a matter of concern to airlines that hedge against risingjet fuel prices, for when jet fuel prices fall, those airlines that have hedged losemoney on their hedges. The second describes the risk of hedging or not by usingsome of the tools of game theory. Two different cases are investigated. In the firstcase airlines compete against one another in a market structure where it is assumedthat whether one airline hedges is of no immediate concern to its rivals. In this firstcase hedging decisions of one airline produce no effects upon other airlines. In thesecond case airlines compete against one another in the context of an oligopoly.Hedging decisions of one airline are connected to the hedging decisions of otherairlines. If some airlines hedge jet fuel costs while at the same time others do not,winners and losers are created among the competing airlines. The problem here isthat while hedging can fix the price of jet fuel, it cannot guarantee that this fixedprice will be lower than the price paid by a rival that did not hedge. The last partof this paper is an empirical data analysis of the differences in jet fuel costs, net ofhedging results, is conducted. The null hypothesis that all airlines have equal jet fuelcosts after hedge results are accounted for could not be rejected at any reasonablelevel of confidence.
Dynamic Effects of U.S. Budget Deficit and Labor Productivity - Real Wage Gap On Stock Market Performance
Authors: Rahman Matiur , Mustafa Muhammad
Published: October 2021

This paper investigates the dynamic effects of annual U.S budget deficit as aratio of GDP and labor productivity-real wage gap on US stock market performance.The sample period runs from 1950 through 2012. The standard cointegration methodologyis appropriately applied. All the aforementioned variables are nonstationaryin levels revealing I(1) behavior. The coefficient of the error-correction term of thevector error-correction model (VECM) has expected negative sign with statisticalsignificance confirming long-run unidirectional causality stemming from the independentvariables to the stock market return. However, the speed of adjustment towardsa long-run equilibrium is slow as reflected in the low numerical coefficientof the error-correction term. The evidences on short-run interactive feedback effectsare also very weak.
The Role of Psychic Distance In Internationalization Strategy Evaluations and Strategic Choices
Authors: Horner Stephen , Baack Daniel , Baack Donald
Published: October 2021

This analysis examines views of the term “psychic distance” and its application to the strategic choice process and managerial arrangements in international operations. It offers a background and conceptual framework of psychic distance, which stresses individual experience as part of the process. Individual experience is explored in terms of its components and through the use of information processing models that appear in the marketing literature. Next, applications to strategic management are made with regard to the choice to enter specific international markets, modes of entry selected, and the managerial structures that will be established.
The PCI - A Global Risk Index For The Simultaneous Assessment of Macro and Company Individual Investment Risks
Authors: Pakusch Christina , Peren Franz , Shakoor Markus
Published: October 2021

Companies often have difficulties determining which criteria to base theirinvestment decisions in different countries on. When considering direct foreigninvestment several risk indices are available. The PCI (Peren-Clement-Index) in itsoriginal form was developed in 1998. Its further refinement improves the PCI inthree major ways: First, it offers a dynamic adjustment of criteria and considerationof recent changes in the international environment. Second, it provides businessspecificities of a company or its industrial sector to be considered in addition tomacroeconomic aspects by a two-dimensional presentation, which ensures acustomized assessment. Third, the PCI allows for consolidating investmentdecisions by combining a resource-orientated with a market-oriented view. The PCIallows, unlike other indices, a customized and company-specific strategic planningprocess. Ultimately companies must take up both perspectives in the context of aninternational investment decision. The use of risk indices in corporate planningfor assessing global investments decision creates a fundamentally new of riskassessment.
Conventional Mortgage Interest Rate and The Effective Federal Funds Rate Pass-Through
Authors: Tuttle M.H. , Hegwood Natalie
Published: October 2021

This paper examines the response of the conventional thirty-year mortgageinterest rate to changes in the effective federal funds rate. The results indicatecomplete pass-through; in the long run, the conventional mortgage interest rateresponds in a one-to-one manner with the effective federal funds rate. Further,results suggest the conventional mortgage interest rate responds symmetrically tochanges in the effective federal funds rate in the long run. In the short run, large,frequent increases in the effective federal funds rate create larger increases in themortgage interest rate relative to periods where the federal funds rate is rising slowlyor falling. Our results suggest a long-run mortgage interest rate adjustment half-lifeof approximately twenty months in response to an effective federal funds ratechange.
Strategic Political Emphasis (SPE), Environmental Uncertainty, and Firm Performance In Ghana
Authors: Parnell John , Mensah Edwin , Oppong Derek
Published: October 2021

This paper reports on a survey of 125 managers concerning strategic politicalemphasis (SPE), environmental uncertainty, and firm performance in Ghana. Resultswith a 95% confidence interval identified technology uncertainty as a significantdriver of SPE, strategic emphasis on competitors, and strategic emphasis oncustomers. SPE was also a positive and significant driver of performance. Whena 90% confidence interval was applied, market uncertainty prompted strategicemphases on both competitors and customers, and strategic emphasis on competitorswas positively linked to performance. These findings underscore the influence ofSPE on firm performance in Ghana, and suggest that similar relationships could befound in other nations, particularly those with developing and emerging economies.
Alliance Portfolio Diversity and Dominant Logic Theory
Authors: Penney Christopher
Published: October 2021

Alliance portfolio diversity has emerged as a topic of considerable researchinterest. Two central questions remain: why are some firms are better at managingalliance portfolio diversity than others, and does the form of alliance portfoliodiversity matter? I develop a framework using dominant logic theory to explorethese questions. I distinguish related alliance portfolio diversity from unrelatedalliance portfolio diversity, and argue that when a firm engages in related allianceportfolio diversity strategy that matches its dominant logic(s), it will experiencegreater performance. I expect that firms lacking a prominent dominant logic willengage in unrelated alliance portfolio diversity. I also argue that if firms engage inrelated alliance portfolio diversity in an area(s) that does not match its dominantlogic(s), there will be a mismatch, triggering a reduction in firm performance and thedevelopment of a new dominant logic. Finally, I offer directions for future research.
Outperforming Peers Through A Comprehensive Climate Change Strategy: The Case of Electric Utilities
Authors: Guenther Edeltraud , Schmidt Alexandra , Bergmann Anne , Hilmann Julia
Published: October 2021

Firms increasingly aim to combat climate change. For corporate managers,the question whether a related strategy affects financial performance arises. Sinceempirical research on this topic is rather sparse, this study investigates whetherpursuing a corporate climate change strategy leads to better corporate financialperformance. By applying paired samples t-tests, a sample of 62 companies fromthe electric utilities sector matched in pairs is investigated over a five-year timespan. Results indicate that firms with a comprehensive climate change strategypredominantly perform significantly better than their competitors without such astrategy. These findings might contribute to promoting climate change strategies ina corporate context.
Board Characteristics and The Acquisition of Newly Public Firms
Authors: Reutzel Christopher , Belsito Carrie
Published: October 2021

This study examines the relationship between board characteristics and thelikelihood that newly public firms will be acquired. Drawing upon signaling andagency theory, this study considers the influence of various board characteristics inaddressing the information asymmetry and agency issues faced by potential acquirersof newly public firms. In doing so, this study extends the focus of research on a uniqueform of entrepreneurial harvest, public dual tracking. In order to test study hypotheses,we conducted logistic regression on a sample of 175 newly public firms that underwentinitial public offerings (IPO) in the U.S. during the calendar year of 2007. Study resultsprovide moderate support for study hypotheses. First, no support was found for arelationship between the percentage of outside directors and the likelihood of newlypublic firms being acquired. Second, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duality was foundto be negatively related to the likelihood of a newly public firms being acquired. Third,opposite the hypothesized effect, study results suggest that the presence of womendirectors is negatively related to the likelihood that newly public firms are acquired.Finally, study results suggest a weak positive relationship between board size and thelikelihood of newly public firms being acquired.
The U.S. Long Haul Trucking Industry Through The Lens of Frei's Service Model
Authors: Griffith Andrew
Published: October 2021

This paper examines the irregular route, long-haul segment of the U.S.trucking industry through the lens of Frei’s (2008) service model. Firms in thisindustry often offer too many services. Frei’s model predicts firms that do not focuson the market niches that are best met by their core expertise are at risk of losing theirprofitable niches to competitors. To address two key industry problems identifiedthrough the lens of this service model, a modification to the industry’s billing modeland a minimum guaranteed daily wage for drivers are proposed.
Business Professionals' Rankings of Applicants' Résumés: Updated Considerations For Résumé Instruction
Authors: Berg M. , Smith Ashley
Published: October 2021

The standard recommendations for the design and content of an effectiverésumé have held mostly constant since the mid-1990s. Within these standardguidelines, this study investigates which aspects of effective résumés influencehiring professionals’ evaluations of equally qualified candidates in order to updateand strengthen business professors’ résumé instruction in order to improve businessstudents’ résumés. Based on an analysis of 45 business professionals’ rankings often sample résumés and 21 interviews, this study finds that targeted internships andchronological organization positively influence a résumé reviewer’s evaluation.
Re-Evaluating Entrepreneurial Marketing Dimension In The Pursuit Of SME Innovation And Growth
Authors: Collins Jamie , Gameti Daniel , Morrish Sussie
Published: October 2021

The relevance of Entrepreneurial Marketing (EM) dimensions in firm performance has been confirmed in many studies of a wide range of firms. EM is particularly helpful in turbulent and unpredictable business environment such as the one currently presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. There is however no consensus as to which EM dimensions are the most effective at promoting firm innovation and growth. Although many studies have used the seven dimensions proposed by Morris et al. (2002), there is a growing body of literature that points to the role of other dimensions. In this paper, we propose that in addition to the seven established dimensions, Internal Marketing Practices (IMP) can help improve our understanding of how entrepreneurial firms can achieve improved innovation and growth.
Study on reasons of Failure of Small and Medium Enterprises: Looking into Egypt case
Authors:   Arab Academy for science, technology & Maritime transport, Egypt, Hanbal Hazem , Metawa Saad ,   Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura University, Egypt
Published: October 2021

Globally, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) are considered the main contributors to economic activities. In the European Union, SMEs account for around 67 percent of the overall employment by the private sector and were considered the cushion that protected the economy during the recent financial crisis in 2008 [2]. While in the USA, and according to the Small Business Administration and Small Business House, SMEs are responsible for more than half of the private sector non-farm GDP of the nation. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a recent study by the World Bank revealed that SMEs employ around 40 percent of the workforce in the formal sector (non-agriculture). This number would increase if the informal sector were included. Generally, SMEs are seen as the potential for economic development and a significant source for jobs creation, especially when looking into developing countries. In Egypt, with the declining role of the government being the primary employer until the nineties of last century, and the private sector taking over this role, and the fact that SMEs are the significant portion of the private sector, it is significantly essential to support SMEs for the creation of new jobs, and overall social stability. Constrains facing SMEs are many and are usually different from those facing large businesses. It is also observed that rates of business failure within SMEs are generally higher than with large corporates. This paper aims to seek to identify the reasons behind the failure of SMEs, with a look into the Egyptian and Middle East situations.
Mitigating DDoS Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks using Heuristic Feature Selection with Deep Learning Model
Authors:   King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sait Abdul Rahaman Wahab ,   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia,   Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, India, Pustokhina Irina , Ilayaraja M.
Published: October 2021

A wireless sensor network (WSN) encompasses a massive set of sensors with limited abilities for gathering sensitive data. Since security is a significant issue in WSN, there is a possibility of different types of attacks. In Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack, the malicious node can adapt to several attacks, namely flooding, black hole, warm hole, etc., to interrupt the working of the WSN. The recently developed deep learning (DL) models can effectively detect DDoS attacks in the network. Therefore, this article proposes a heuristic feature selection with a Deep Learning-based DDoS (HFSDL-DDoS) attack detection model in WSN. The proposed HFSDL-DDoS technique intends to identify and categorize the occurrence of DDoS attacks in WSN. In addition, the HFSDL-DDoS technique involves the immune clonal genetic algorithm (ICGA) based feature selection (FS) approach to improve the detection performance. Moreover, a fruit fly algorithm (FFA) with bidirectional long, short-term memory (BiLSTM) based classification model is employed. The experimental analysis of the HFSDL-DDoS technique is performed, and the results are examined interms of several performance measures. The resultant experimental results pointed out the betterment of the HFSDL-DDoS technique over the other techniques.
Image Processing for the Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis (OA) Progression
Authors: Kuppusamy Karpagavalli , Dhanasekaran Eureka
Published: October 2021

Joint disease of the knee called osteoarthritis may affect one or both knee joints at the same time. osteoarthritis is frequently called 'wear and tear' arthritis because of the dynamic degradation of articular cartilage it causes. Cartilage is a tough, flexible layer that protects the joints from injury while still allowing them to move freely. Osteoarthritis causes cartilage to stiffen and crack, increasing the risk of rupture. In our studies, we're trying to figure out whether osteoarthritis (OA) develops at any age. Around 27 million Americans are living with OA, according to government health officials. We devised a new method for detecting osteoarthritis (OA) in images by using machine learning techniques in image processing. This method is more accurate in identifying the degree of knee OA than existing approaches, which fall short in terms of accuracy.
Sclerotinia Rot of Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Authors: Jung Won-Kwon , Lim Yang-Sook , Kim Min-Ki , Kim Jong-Su
Published: October 2021

Sclerotinia rot was occurred on the leaf and stem of Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. in greenhouse field of Pohang city of Gyeongbuk province in Korea. The typical symptom of the disease was light brown spot and tipburn on infected leaves. The colony of the isolated fungus was white to light gray in color. Asci were cylindrical shape and 75‒240×5.9‒17.3 μm in size. Apothecia were cup-shaped with numerous asci and 0.5‒0.9 cm in size. Ascospores were aseptate and ellipsoid in shape, and 8.4‒10.7×4.8‒5.8 μm in size. Sclerotia formed on the plants and potato dextrose agar medium were globose to irregular in shape and black in color. Partial sequencing of rDNA of this isolate showed that it was 100% consistent with that of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. It was confirmed that the same lesion was formed by reinoculating this pathogen on a healthy P. japonicum Thunb. and the same strain was isolated. This is the first report on the Sclerotinia rot of P. japonicum Thunb. caused by S. sclerotiorum in Korea.
Effects of Temperature and Culture Media Composition on Sporulation, Mycelial Growth, and Antifungal Activity of Isaria javanica pf185
Authors: Lee Jang Hoon , Lee Yong Seong , Kim Young Cheol
Published: October 2021

The fungal isolate Isaria javanica pf185 has potential as a mycopesticide because it demonstrates insecticidal activity against the green peach aphid and antifungal activity against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. For commercialization of this isolate, determination of the optimal and least expensive culture conditions is required; however, these data are not currently available. This study describes the conditions for optimal development of conidia and production of metabolites for the biocontrol of the fungal pathogen. The optimal culture conditions were examined using cultures on solid agar and liquid media. High growth temperature enhanced spore formation but reduced antifungal activity in both solid and liquid media. The highest spore yield was obtained in a medium containing glucose as a carbon source and yeast extract as a nitrogen source. Soybean powder and wheat bran were effective nitrogen sources that promoted spore production and antifungal activity of the isolate. These results revealed the basic, cost-effective growth media for commercial production of a biopesticide with insecticidal and antifungal properties for use in integrated pest management.
psicopatia no Direito Penal Brasileiro
Authors: Nunes Rafaela Pacheco , Silva Roberta Christie P. da , Lima Erica Fontenele Costa , Jesuíno Filipe de Menezes
Published: October 2021

Voltado à salvaguarda dos bens jurídicos mais caros à sociedade, o Direito Penal exsurge como derradeira saída, prevendo as consequências mais severas à sua transgressão. Nesse contexto, ganha relevo a figura do psicopata, que detém perfil propenso ao desafio das leis, vulnerando toda sorte de direitos alheios e se mostrando especialmente resistente à modificação deste padrão comportamental. Assim, utilizando como metodologias básicas a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, foram objetivos deste trabalho: 1. analisar as possíveis respostas estatais às condutas delitivas perpetradas por psicopatas, na conjuntura jurídico-normativa brasileira atual; 2. verificar se essas respostas se mostram compatíveis com os conhecimentos científicos disponíveis acerca das características próprias destes indivíduos. Como resultado, foi possível concluir: 1. pela imputabilidade dos psicopatas, de acordo com os critérios adotados pelo Código Penal; 2. pela imposição de penas como resposta mais adequada para este tipo de infrator, embora ainda ineficaz para, por si só, prevenir a reincidência.
rol del Ministerio Público Fiscal en materia de derecho de la seguridad social en la Republica Argentina
Authors: Cerquetti Patricio Jorge Torti
Published: October 2021

En la Argentina, hasta 1994, el Ministerio Público carecía de rango constitucional. Recién a partir de la reforma constitucional y la sanción de la Ley Orgánica del Ministerio Público (primero la ley 24.946 y luego la ley 27.148) se terminó de delimitar su misión y su rol en los diferentes tipos de proceso. En el presente artículo se hará referencia al Ministerio Público Fiscal en su intervención especial en el ámbito del Derecho de la Seguridad Social en Argentina.
Contratos públicos mediante o processo de adesão
Authors: Gomes Tatiane Costa Silva
Published: October 2021

As contratações públicas devem ser realizadas mediante as normas legais e princípios do Direito Administrativo. A Constituição Federal de 1988 estabelece que o contrato público necessita de prévia licitação. Desses procedimentos licitatórios nos deparamos com a figura do processo “carona”, regulamentada pelo Decreto Federal nº 7.982/2013. Tal procedimento permite a contratação de determinado bem ou serviço, utilizando licitação realizada por outro órgão, mediante autorização deste, e desde que esta tenha sido pelo Sistema de Registro de Preços. Importa saber quais as situações em que tal ação é benéfica à Administração, quais os cuidados a serem tomados nas adesões, e os riscos aos quais os gestores se expõem ao proceder com contrato resultante da “carona”. O método utilizado foi a pesquisa bibliográfica, uma vez que busca-se chegar a conclusão sobre os riscos quando da utilização indevida ou da falta de análise do processo licitatório quando nas contratações por meio de processos caronas. O presente estudo terá caráter qualitativo.
atuação extrajudicial do Ministério Público no período de pandemia
Authors: Lima Renata Murta de
Published: October 2021

O perfil demandista sempre marcou a atuação do Ministério Público. No entanto, as novas atribuições do Parquet conferidas pelas Constituição Federal de 1988 e os instrumentos extrajudiciais que surgiram permitem o crescimento do modelo resolutivo, fundamental para evitar a judicialização. Este artigo busca analisar, qualitativamente, como a 3ª Promotoria de Justiça de Baturité (CE) utilizou esses instrumentos extrajudiciais, para solucionar as demandas que surgiram de março a setembro de 2020, período marcado pela pandemia de Covid-19. A análise da atuação extrajudicial da promotoria supracitada foi realizada tendo como referência as características da dinâmica resolutiva do MP elencadas por Rodrigues (2011).
Entre a sobrevivência e a liberdade
Authors: Lessa Kamyla Brito
Published: October 2021

A obscuridade da legislação quanto ao cabimento da suspensão consensual ilimitada do processo executório para pagamento parcelado da dívida alimentar, quando o procedimento adotado permite a prisão civil do devedor, instigou a presente reflexão, realizada por intermédio de abordagem qualitativa, utilizando-se método indutivo. Ao ponderar os princípios constitucionais envolvidos — a vida do alimentando e a liberdade do alimentante — e a aplicação daregra especial da proporcionalidade, foi possível compreender o momento em que a suspensão do processo executório alimentar retira a urgência que legitima a decretação da prisão civil do devedor de alimentos.
Natureza jurídica do crime de ransomware e a utilização da criptomoeda como meio de impunidade
Authors: Gomes Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Pereira , Nunes Luana Esteche , Wilmers Michael Felipe
Published: October 2021

O avanço da tecnologia facilita a vida do ser humano e cria novas fragilidades inerentes ao mundo tecnológico, os quais ficam à mercê de criminosos que invadem os sistemas operacionais “sequestrando” os dados existentes, exigindo pagamento pelo resgate, denominando-se “ransomware”. As investigações desses crimes exigem um árduo trabalho, tornando o delito quase um crime perfeito. Assim, pretende-se expor o tema, tipificar a conduta, bem como apresentar como esses indivíduos atuam e qual a forma de se evitarem essas práticas, o que faz por meio de análise de legislação e de doutrina, concluindo-se que a falta de legislação pode resultar em impunidade.
Editorial
Authors: Unchupaico Payano Ide Gelmore
Published: October 2021

La Revista Científica YOTANTSIPANKO cuya traducción es “Casa del Saber" en la lengua nativa Asháninka, es una revista de la Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Selva Central “Juan Santos Atahualpa”, tiene por objetivo divulgar resultados de investigaciones científicas realizadas en las ciencias básicas y aplicadas en diferentes disciplinas; es un medio de acceso abierto (oa.works) que contribuye a la difusión del conocimiento científico y tecnológico.
Satisfaction, quality and loyalty of public services
Authors: Borda Luna Nilza
Published: October 2021

The objective of the research was to determine the incidence of satisfaction and quality in the loyalty of external users. The loyalty of users or customers are fundamental elements for the growth and development of organizations and that is influenced by various factors. After a focus group and through Pareto analysis, it was determined that the indicated variables are those with the greatest implication. For the research, a quantitative approach of non-experimental design was used, of explanatory scope with a random sample made up of 384 users of the public entity and whose results showed that the variables satisfaction and quality affect 72.9% on loyalty, through of the Cox and Snell model.
Isotropic and Steerable Wavelets in N Dimensions. A multiresolution analysis framework.
Authors: Hernandez-Cerdan Pablo
Published: October 2021

This document describes the implementation of the external module ITKIsotropicWavelets, a multiresolution (MRA) analysis framework using isotropic and steerable wavelets in the frequency domain. This framework provides the backbone for state of the art filters for denoising, feature detection or phase analysis in N-dimensions. It focus on reusability, and highly decoupled modules for easy extension and implementation of new filters, and it contains a filter for multiresolution phase analysis,

The backbone of the multi-scale analysis is provided by an isotropic band-limited wavelet pyramid, and the detection of directional features is provided by coupling the pyramid with a generalized Riesz transform. The generalized Riesz transform of order N behaves like a smoothed version of the Nth order derivatives of the signal. Also, it is steerable: its components impulse responses can be rotated to any spatial orientation, reducing computation time when detecting directional features.

This paper is accompanied with the source code, input data, parameters and output data that the author used for validating the algorithm described in this paper. This adheres to the fundamental principle that scientific publications must facilitate reproducibility of the reported results.
EFEKTIFITAS WAKTU PELAKSANAAN PEKERJAAN REKONSTRUKSI JALAN WOLO – BATAS KOTA KOLAKA – RATE RATE
Authors: Ahmad Ahmad , Lakawa------- Irwan , Rachmat La Ode Musa
Published: October 2021

Dengan menganalisa efektifitas pelaksanaan pekerjaan proyek ini diharapkan dapat mengetahui perbandingan antara rencana dan realisasi, efektifitas waktu pelaksanaan dan faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi efektifitas pelaksanaan pada pekerjaan rekonstruksi jalan. Metode yang di pakai pada penelitian ini adalah mengambil data berupa kurva S, RAB, back up data, laporan mingguan, laporan bulanan dan data kuisioner untuk faktor - faktor yang mempengaruhi pelaksanaan yaitu faktor cuaca ekstrim, faktor kordinasi antara instansi, faktor keterlambatan pengujian bahan, faktor pengalaman pelaksana dan faktor ketersediaan alat dengan analisis menggunakan aplikasi SPSS mean rank.

Berdasarkan hasil pembahasan dan analisa data bahwa analisa waktu yang terjadi pada pelaksanaan pekerjaan rekonstruksi jalan mengalami keterlambatan karena mendapatkan nilai deviasi minus, yaitu bulan Februari – 0,225 %, Maret – 4,855 %, April – 10,118 %, Mei – 20,606 %, Juni – 37,359 %, Juli – 57,111 %, Agustus – 55,379 %.

Data untuk nilai efektifitas pekerjaan pada agregat kelas B bulan April adalah 0,4  bulan Mei 0,87, bulan Juni 0,9, bulan Juli 0,87 dan bulan Agustus 0,87 . Aggregat kelas A bulan Mei 0,13, bulan Juni 0,17, bulan Juli 0,35, bulan Agustus 0,90 dan pekerjaan pengaspalan AC-BC nilai efektifitasnya adalah 0,4

Data untuk faktor yang mempengaruhi efektifitas kerja berdasarkan analisis mean rank yaitu cuaca ekstrim 3,0, kordinasi antara instansi 3,30, keterlambatan pengujian bahan 2,90, pengalaman pelaksana 2,90, ketersediaan alat 2,90
PENGARUH KEBISINGAN LALU LINTAS TERHADAP KETERGANGGUAN PEGAWAI KANTOR BKD PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA
Authors: Basri M , Lakawa Irwan , Sulaiman Sulaiman
Published: October 2021

Kebisingan adalah bunyi yang tidak diinginkan, yang dapat mengganggu kesehatan dan kenyamanan lingkungan, mempunyai sumber dan menjalar melalui media perantara. Kantor Badan Kepegawaian Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara di Kota Kendari terletak pada simpang empat Jalan Drs. H. Abdullah Silondae, Jalan Laute, dan Jalan Malik Raya yang sarat akan lalu lintas kendaraan, dimana salah satu jalannya yaitu Jalan Drs. H. Abdulah Silondae merupakan jalan poros Kampus UHO ke Kota yang mana mobil angkutan melalui jalan tersebut.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis tingkat kebisingan akibat aktifitas lalu lintas di kawasan Kantor Badan Kepegawaian Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara, menganalisis persepsi ketergangguan pegawai akibat kebisingan lalu lintas dan  karakteristik responden, serta menganalisis pengaruh tingkat kebisingan terhadap tingkat ketergangguan pegawai.Dari hasil analisis data pengukuran kebisingan diperoleh bahwa tingkat kebisingan rata-rata di kawasan Kantor Badan Kepegawaian Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara telah melewati standar baku mutu kebisingan untuk kawasan perkantoran. Persepsi pegawai akibat gangguan kebisingan adalah 44% responden yang menyatakan tidak terganggu dengan kebisingan di kawasan tersebut, 24% responden yang menyatakan agak terganggu, 24% menyatakan cukup terganggu, dan 8% menyatakan terganggu. Adapun kebisingan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap tingkat ketergangguan pegawai BKD.
Korelasi Nilai CBR Dengan kepadatan Lapangan Subbase Course
Authors: . Hayadi . , Lakawa Irwan , . Sulaiman
Published: October 2021

The durability of the road flexural pavement structure is largelydetermined by the performance of each layer. One of these factors isthe strength and resilience of the subbase. Compaction inaccordance with applicable standards will produce roads with goodquality so that the road life is longer and there is less damage. Thepurpose of this study is to analyze the carrying capacity using CBR,the value of the field density with the sand cone test and thecorrelation of the CBR value and the Sand cone value of the B gradefoundation layer on the Tugu Munajah network. The researchmethod used is laboratory and field testing combined with adescriptive statistic approach.The results of the study indicate that the carrying capacity using theCBR amounted to 55.02% <60%, the density value field with sandcone test of 72.50% <90%. Correlation of CBR and Sand cone value atthe base layer (sub base course) is very strong at 0.998.
DESIGN OF A MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY IN YOGYAKARTA WITH A NEO VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURAL APPROACHPERANCANGAN MUSEUM DAN GALERI SENI RUPA DI YOGYAKARTA DENGAN PENDEKATAN ARSITEKTUR NEO VERNAKULAR
Authors: Tri Kurniadi Galih , Mandaka Mutiawati , Sarasati Carina
Published: October 2021

Melalui predikat kota cagar budaya dan pariwisata, Yogyakarta memiliki potensi yang sangat besar untuk berkembang diantaranya melalui Seni. Dikenal memiliki banyak kebudayaan dan kesenian salah satunya seni rupa. Yogyakarta menghasilkan seniman besar seni rupa yaitu Nasirun, Heri Dono, Bagong Kusdiarjo dan masih banyak lagi. Sebagai kota dengan tingkat budaya dan seni yang tinggi tentunya Yogyakarta mempunyai banyak sekali Museum dan Galeri Seni sebagai praktik pameran dan diskusi. Beberapa Museum dan Galeri Seni di Yogyakarta yang terkenal antara lain Museum Ullen Sentallu, Museum Sonobudoyo, Galleri Affandy dan Galleri Cemety. Banyaknya kegiatan, event dan Pasti artis yang sedang berkembang di Yogyakarta.Hal ini sebagai latar belakang perancangan pembangunan museum dan galeri seni rupa baru di Yogyakarta. Sehingga dapat menjadikan tempat sebagai perantara antara karya seni dari seniman ke penikmat atau pengunjung.
Use of Distal Intracranial Catheters for Better Working View of Cerebral Aneurysms Hidden by Parent Artery or Its Branches: A Technical Note
Authors: Mahmoud Ehab , Lenell Samuel , Nyberg Christoffer , Borota Ljubisa
Published: October 2021

A good working view is critical for safe and successful endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. In a few cases, endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms may be challenging due to difficulty in obtaining a proper working view. In this report of 6 cases, we described the advantage of using a distal intracranial catheter (DIC) to achieve better visualization of cerebral aneurysms hidden by a parent artery or its branches. Between September 2017 and January 2021, we treated 390 aneurysms with endovascular techniques. In 6 cases in which it was difficult to obtain a proper working view, the DIC was placed distally close to the aneurysm in order to remove the parent artery projection from the working view and obtain better visualization of the aneurysm. Clinical and procedural outcomes and complications were evaluated. The position of the DIC was above the internal carotid artery siphon in the 6 cases. All aneurysms were successfully embolized. Raymond–Roy class 1 occlusion was achieved in all 4 unruptured aneurysms, while the result was class 2 in the 2 ruptured aneurysms. Placement of the DIC was atraumatic without dissections or significant catheter-induced vasospasm in all patients. Transient dysphasia was seen in 2 cases and transient aphasia in 1. Using this technique, we have found it possible to better visualize the aneurysm sac or neck and thereby treat cases we otherwise would have considered untreatable.
Asset Growth and Future Stock Returns: Insight from International Equity Markets
Authors: Haque Muhammad Emdadul
Published: October 2021

The main purpose of this research is to examine the cross-sectional connection between asset growth and stock returns in the international equity market during 2016-2020. Firms in international equity markets, subsequently experience lower stock returns with higher asset growth rates, consistent with the United States evidence. If capital markets are well-developed stocks efficiently priced then the negative AG effect on returns is likely to be stronger, but different to country characteristics representing accounting quality, investor protection, and limits to arbitrage. The research is to examine the cross-sectional connection between the asset growth and stock return in the international equity market is likely due to optimal investment effect than due to market timing, overinvestment, or other forms of mispricing. The evidence suggests that the cross-sectional association between the AG effect and stock return is more likely due to an optimal investment effect than due to overinvestment, mispricing or market timing. The findings of the research support Copper et al (2008) however, the weakening of the accounting quality decreases the AG effect magnitude which contradicts the mispricing-based arguments.
Nutritional Value and Sensory Acceptability of M. oleifera Fortified Finger Millet Porridge for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Nairobi County, Kenya
Authors: Malla Janet Kajuju , Ochola Sophie , Ogada Irene , Munyaka Ann
Published: October 2021

Nutritional deficiencies and other nutritional comorbidities commonly affect children with cerebral palsy. Interventions through fortification to enhance nutrient densities of foods for these groups may improve their intakes and consequently their nutritional and health status. This study was undertaken to determine the nutritional value and sensory acceptability of a finger millet porridge fortified with Moringa oleifera leaf powder. Standard methods approved by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists were adopted for determination of nutrient and anti-nutrient content of samples. Sensory evaluation was conducted according to the method of Larmond (1977). Statistical analysis was conducted with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 20. One-way analysis of variance with a post-hoc test of Least Significant Difference to separate the means was used to compare the nutrient and anti-nutrient content of samples. Independent t-test was used to test difference in mean sensory scores between fortified and control porridge. The results showed that M. oleifera leaf powder had significantly higher contents of protein and β-carotene, which were the target nutrients for fortification of the fermented finger millet flour. Fermentation reduced the levels of anti-nutrients in finger millet flour. Fortification of the fermented finger millet flour with M. oleifera leaf powder at the ratio of 9:1 significantly improved the protein and β-carotene content of the fortified flour and did not significantly affect the sensory acceptability of the fortified porridge. This study confirmed the potential for M. oleifera as suitable fortificant in finger millet porridge formulations to improve both protein and β-carotene intake in target populations
Relaciones de género en el discurso del reggaetón entre adolescentes
Authors: Escobar Fuentes Silvia , Montalbán Peregrín Fco. Manuel
Published: October 2021

La música puede influir en innumerables facetas de la vida personal y social de los jóvenes, favoreciendo la construcción de identificaciones. En los últimos años, el reggaetón ha pasado de ser un fenómeno expresivo de sectores populares a transformarse en seña global de identidad juvenil.
Los estudios sobre reggaetón y juventud se han centrado en investigar los supuestos efectos negativos que el escuchar este tipo de música pudiera generar en la población joven. Pero, igualmente, encontramos propuestas que ponen de relieve lecturas alternativas para valorar la cuestión de género en el reggaetón.
Nuestro estudio se centra en el análisis de la producción de distintos grupos focales con jóvenes que nos han permitido explorar la construcción de las relaciones de género en el reggaetón. Hemos identificado tres repertorios discursivos que resaltan el carácter viral del reggaetón, su capacidad educativa y la posibilidad de que, paradójicamente, se convierta en vehículo feminista.
TB preventive treatment in high- and intermediate-incidence countries: research needs for scale-up
Authors: Oxlade O. , den Boon S. , Menzies D. , Falzon D. , Lane M. Y. , Kanchar A. , Zignol M. , Matteelli A.
Published: October 2021

BACKGROUND: In 2018, the WHO Member States committed to providing TB preventive treatment (TPT) to at least 30 million people by 2022. However, only 6.3 million people had initiated TPT by the end of 2019. Major knowledge gaps and research needs in diagnosis, treatment and the
programmatic management of TPT (PMTPT) require to be addressed urgently.METHODS: In September 2019, a group of stakeholders involved in PMTPT in high TB burden countries met to develop an action agenda to support the global expansion of PMTPT.RESULTS: Barriers at the
health system level, and priorities for research to overcome these, were identified for each step of the PMTPT cascade. The need for data on TPT financing, gaps and coverage under national health insurance schemes, as well as the need for mathematical and cost-effectiveness modelling of the
impact of TPT on TB incidence and mortality were highlighted. Specific research needs were identified for high-risk populations such as household contacts of any age and people living with HIV, as well as other people at risk.CONCLUSIONS: The meeting facilitated agreement on a set
of actions needed to ensure that PMTPT continues to expand to achieve the End TB Strategy targets.
Computational Thinking Goes to School: Implications for Teacher Education in Brazil
Authors: Pontual Falcão Taciana , França Rozelma Soares de
Published: October 2021

Integrating Computational Thinking (CT) and Computer Science (CS) concepts into school curricula is a global trend nowadays. However, most research and educational programs and products focus on students’ needs, while much less work is being done on teacher education, so that they develop subject and pedagogical knowledge on CT. Reflecting an encouragement for autonomous learning, some CT resources for in-service teachers are available, such as online courses for building capacity as well as tools and activities for lessons. Meanwhile, the Brazilian government has already determined that CT must be present in school curricula and also in teacher education programs from all areas of knowledge. Nevertheless, little change is perceived in Brazilian schools, and knowledge about CT among school teachers is still incipient, indicating that, for teachers to integrate CT within their disciplines, in service development might not be sufficient. Meanwhile, faculty from teacher education programs have been mostly unresponsive to the new demands related to CT, and face the not surprising barrier of their own lack of knowledge on the topic. In the Brazilian context, CS teacher education programs could be a key to solving this puzzle, as both faculty and student teachers are dealing with CS Education and CT. However, CS student teachers remain isolated and often ignored by national policies, while most investment is made on in-service development for school teachers. This paper presents CT research in Brazil related to teacher education, resources for in-service training, the potential contribution of the CS teacher education programs, and, within this context, discusses which directions could be followed to inform national policies and curricula adaptations in higher education institutions (HEI). More attention must be given to developing CT in HEI, including faculty’s CT knowledge and curriculum redesign. In this direction, the new Brazilian network of CS teacher education programs (ReLic) has a great potential to establish an interdisciplinary dialogue that could help meet the demands of contemporary education.
Die baden-württembergische Landtagswahl vom 14. März 2021: Grüne festigen Position vor CDU
Authors: Eith Ulrich , Waldvogel Thomas
Published: October 2021

In the state elections on March 14, 2021 in Baden-Württemberg, the Greens, with Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann, were again able to assert themselves as the strongest party after their narrow election victory in 2016 . They widened the gap to the CDU to over 8 percentage points . A central cause of this election victory were Kretschmann’s consistently high levels of competence and sympathy, even during the pandemic . The Green’s success solidifies the political upheaval that has been observed in the south-west for over a decade now . 58 of 70 constituencies went to the Greens in 2021 . The party that was once success­ful only in large cities is now also ahead of the CDU in constituencies with a low popula­tion density . The CDU lost above average among the younger generation, the Greens recorded above average profits among people over 60 years . Despite resistance in his own party, Kretschmann once again formed a green-black government . The coalition partners’ goal is to make Baden-Württemberg the number one climate protection state . Greater criti­cism was sparked by the creation of a new ministry and the appointment of 14 state secre­taries .