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Contributions of Social Studies of Finance to understand Modern-day Complex Financial Markets
Authors: Navin Nitin
Published: December 2015

Although finance traditionally has been the domain of economics, understanding the various forces shaping the performance of contemporary financial markets require the use of a variety of intellectual perspectives from across other disciplines. The present article attempts to discuss the contributions of ‘social studies of finance’ in studying and interpreting the modern financial markets and it’s widely spread effects. This becomes of immense importance when conventional economics failed to express the social content of economic relations, and consequently to interpret the forces and conflicts at work in the economic process. This way, they help financial economics in framing and reframing it’s theories to explain and forecast the market in a better way.
Efficiency and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions: A Comprehensive Review of Literature
Authors: Gupta Preeti
Published: December 2015

Microfinance is the provision of thrift, credit and other financial services and products of very small amounts to the poor. Although the word finance is in the term microfinance, and the core elements of microfinance are those of the finance discipline, microfinance has yet to break into the mainstream or entrepreneurial finance literature. It has become one of the most discussed subjects in the last two decades all over the world. Today micro finance programs and institutions have become gradually more important components of strategies to reduce poverty or promote micro and small enterprise development. This, in turn, gives rise to the importance of the issue of efficiency as well as sustainability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) especially in developing countries like India. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of literature addressing the issues of MFI’s sustainability and efficiency levels.
Capital Account Convertibility: An Indian Perspective
Authors: Kalsie Anjala
Published: December 2015

Capital Account Convertibility is defined as the freedom to convert local financial assets into foreign financial assets and vice versa at market determined rates of exchange. Capital Account Convertibility is widely regarded as one of the signs of a developed economy. The impact of ongoing recession on India has been less due to the partial convertibility of rupee. The objective of the paper is to examine the present status of Capital Account Convertibility in India and to examine the approach which India has followed for full Capital Account Convertibility. It also analyses the economic indicators for India in the present situation and the challenges which Indian economy faces for full Capital Account Convertibility. The paper concludes that there is a need to wait and watch as the economy of India is not stable enough to withstand all external pressures.
A General Trend Analysis of India’s Current Account Balance
Authors: Chand Phool
Published: December 2015

With economic liberalization in India, a major shift on the foreign exchange front was in the form of switching from a fixed exchange rate regime to flexible exchange rate regime. This shift led to some heavy and sudden fluctuations in the prices and volumes of exports and imports. The present study is an attempt to analyse the overall trends in India’s current account balance during the period 1970-71 to 2010-11. The analysis shows that merchandise trade did not play any role towards the improvements of current account balance. In fact, it deteriorated the current account balance during the time span of the study. On the other hand, invisibles as a whole showed a very small negative growth rate which in effect is negligible. Income head has led buoyancy to current account balance. The overall positive growth of current account balance is basically an indication of good management of current account balance.
Revival of growth in Nehru era: A Review
Authors: Deb Ashis Taru
Published: December 2015

Pulapre Balakrishnan focused on positive features of the growth in Nehruvian era, in a desperate attempt to rescue it from its critics. However, his comments on growth rate of Indian economy during the Nehruvian period in a comparative context needs to be analyzed with care. In his enthusiasm to unearth the merits of the Nehruvian era, he lost his focus on growth and entered the area of transformation without defining the concept of transformation of an economy. This is despite the fact that a well-known concept of structural transformation has been formalized by Kuznet. He goes to the extent of arguing in favour of rate of population growth as a better indicator of the extent and nature of economic transformation as compared to any estimated rise in rate of growth as growth rate.Even when growth rates in agriculture in the Nehruvian period emerged higher as compared to colonial era, the moot point is whether it emerged capable of feeding our population. Already existing scholarly studies provided evidence to the contrary. A similar problem crops up when he argues that growth in Nehru era was distinctly Indian, independent on foreign aid.
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana: Well Intended Poorly Executed
Authors: Swami Madhubala
Published: December 2015

Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) was introduced by the Indian Government in 1997-98 as an initiative to create self-employment opportunities to alleviate urban poverty. Under this scheme the Central and the State governments share the financial responsibility in the ratio of 75:25 for providing subsidised loans to the self-help groups (SHGs) promoted by local government bodies in urban areas. Various studies conducted on this scheme all over India indicate that due to various lacunae in the implementation of the scheme it has failed to achieve the objective of poverty alleviation through self-employment generation. This study is based on a random sample of SHGs from below poverty line households in Thane city for the implementation of SJSRY. The study shows that SJSRY has not achieved the desired results due to poor implementation. While greater emphasis was laid on the delivery of financial assistance, other vital linkages and support mechanism did not get the desired attention. The scheme can do well if an ecosystem is created by establishing institutional linkages for training, marketing and technical support for the SHGs combined with a fool proof supervisory framework to monitor the scheme.
Inter-State Income Inequality in India
Authors: Roy Suhas , Roy Swapan Kumar
Published: December 2015

Inequality is a problem which intensifies the plight of the poor people. The persistence of inequality prevents equal sharing of the benefits out of development processes. On many occasions, inequality rises with the increase in growth rate of the economies. Indian economy has witnessed this phenomenon in the post reform periods. There exists considerable income inequality across Indian states. This paper tries to examine the inter-state income inequality in India on the basis of NSSO data and IHDS data. It uses descriptive statistics like mean, median, standard deviation, range, quartiles, percentiles, graphs, and column and bar diagrams to analyse the concerned data. We find that income inequality has been increasing with time. Urban income inequality is dominating rural income inequality. Inter-state variation in income is significantly present in terms of the values of Gini Coefficients and median household income. There exists no definite mechanism to keep the state at the same rank in terms of inequality in subsequent periods. For this reason, in different rounds of survey the relative position of the states in terms of inequality changed. Rural-urban gap in terms of income inequality also does not follow any definite pattern.
Empowerment of Women in Participating Self-Help Group in Bardhaman District of West Bengal
Authors: Bandyopadhyay Chandan
Published: December 2015

Women are much more vulnerable in our society. In India poor village women are deprived of not only minimum food, education and other basic amenities but also of dignity, respect and right. Women empowerment is much more debated issue now-a-days. In this paper this issue is addressed and we try to find out whether they can be empowered in participating Self Help Group in Bardhaman District of West Bengal by defining an Empowerment Index with the help of surveyed data.
The Interest Rate Channel of Monetary Transmission: The Indian Experience
Authors: Chakravarty Suvojit Lahiri
Published: December 2015

This paper looks into the role of interest rate in the monetary transmission mechanism in India. It analyses the effect of the changes in the policy rate on the different segments of the financial market in India from the onset of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), i.e, July 2000 onwards to March 2014. A VAR model comprising of interest rate, output, price and exchange rate is estimated for the same period, to study the effect of changes in the policy rate on the various macroeconomic variables. The policy rate is proxied as the monthly weighted average overnight call money rate i.e., CMR as this is the operating target of the RBI. Both the exercises show that interest rate channel has gained in importance for the Indian economy after the deregulation of interest rates and adoption of the new monetary operating framework.
A Study of Trends in India’s Economic Growth since 1951: The Inclusive Growth Approach
Authors: Pangannavar Arjun. Y.
Published: December 2015

This paper focuses on the saga of India’s economic growth under the ‘Nehru-Mahalanobis Economic Growth Model’ (NMEGM) and ‘Narsimhrao-Manmohan Singh Economic Growth Model’ (NMSEGM). The NMEGM continued till 1990 unceasingly; Indira Gandhi’s social control had supported the model to place India’s economic growth at a high level. After becoming a member of World trade Organization (WTO), India entered the epoch of world new economic order and initiated new economic reforms. It followed globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation policies to achieve double digit economic growth rate. This model is popularly known as ‘Narsimhrao-Manmohan Singh Economic Growth Model’. Based on past trends and new changes, this paper attempts to assess the impact of NMSEGM on future economic growth. India has practiced both endogenous and exogenous models of economic growth. The endogenous model was in operation from 1956-57 till 1990-91 that placed economic growth rate at more than 5%. However, from 1990-91, the new economic reforms have followed the exogenous model that has raised economic growth rate to nearing double-digit; but, the decadal economic growth rate has shown a declining trend. This paper attempts to assess the growth rate trends of Indian economy by using the measuring tool called ‘Inclusive Growth’ to get a fair and true picture.
Regional Pattern and Determinants of Knowledge-based Industry: Evidence from Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
Authors: Husain Tareef
Published: December 2015

The present study examines the regional profile of Indian pharmaceutical industry in terms of number of factories based on various Reports and Unit-level data of Annual Survey of Industries. The evidence reveals that every Indian state reported lower annual average growth rates during the period of 2000-09 than 1991-00, except Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka. Indian pharmaceutical industry has also witnessed a regional transformation during the period of 2007-10, with the declining share of West India and increasing share of North India after the period of 2001-05. The empirical findings based on negative binomial regression model reveal that a group of regional factors such as, size of industry, availability of skilled labour, number of science and technology institutions and number of patent applications attract higher number of pharmaceutical firms in various states.
Tax Reforms in India since 1991: An Overview
Authors: Rani Vaneeta
Published: December 2015

When the Indian economy faced an unprecedented macroeconomic crisis in 1991, fiscal consolidation constituted a major objective of the policy response. For this purpose, it became necessary to: (a) enhance tax and non-tax revenue, (b) curtail current expenditure growth, (c) restructure public sector undertakings, including disinvestment, (d) improve fiscal-monetary co-ordination, and (e) deregulate financial system. The need for improvements in budgetary practices led to the enactment of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003 which ushered the Indian economy in an era of fiscal consolidation based on fiscal policy rules. Tax reforms introduced by the Government since 1991 have helped to build a structure which is simple, relies on moderate tax rates but with a wider base and better enforcement. Moreover, they have helped in correcting structural imbalances in the tax system. They are soft on industry with a view to create new investment climate and make India internationally competitive. By lowering the tax rates, the Government expects speedy industrial development and hence buoyancy in tax revenues. The country is keenly awaiting implementation of Direct Taxes Code (DTC) and National Level Goods and Services Tax (GST). GST is India’s most ambitious indirect tax reform. Lack of political consensus is holding up progress and implementation of GST. This paper gives a vivid account of recent reforms in the Indian tax system as a part of the on-going policy of liberalization and globalization of the Indian economy.
Commentary National Goods and Services Tax (GST): The Road Ahead
Authors: Gupta Aanchal
Published: December 2015

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a part of the proposed tax reforms to evolve an efficient and harmonised consumption tax system in the country. GST is proposed to be a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level. GST would give India a world class tax system and improve tax collections. It would end the long standing distortions of differential treatment of manufacturing and service sector. The introduction of GST will lead to the abolition of various central and state indirect taxes and eliminate the cascading effects of multiple layers of taxation. It is claimed that GST will facilitate seamless credit across the entire supply chain and across all states under a common tax base. The changeover to GST will be a game-changing tax reform measure which will significantly contribute to the buoyancy of tax revenues, acceleration of growth, and generation of many positive externalities. Once the integrated GST across the country is introduced, it will simplify tax administration and eliminate cascading of taxes. It will lead to reduction in the distortions in the structure of production, consumption and exports and further to a more efficient allocation of resources. The demand for manufactured goods can be expected to grow significantly. This paper explains the modalities of the proposed GST.
Taxation of Services in India: An Overview
Authors: Jain Sandeep
Published: December 2015

Service sector is very wide in its range. It includes, inter alia, health care, education, social security, leasing, entertainment, credit rating agencies, telecommunications, transport, publicity and advertising, insurance, banking, legal and financial services. From equity point of view, services should be taxed in the same way as goods. Taxation of goods and exclusion of services distorts the relative prices of goods vis-à-vis services, encouraging artificially the demand for services. In the process, the allocation of resources is also distorted. If tax is imposed on goods and not on services, a relatively high rate of tax would be required on goods to generate a given amount of revenue. If tax is imposed both on goods and services, a moderate tax rate can yield the given revenue. Administratively, taxation of both goods and services is desirable because it would reduce disputes pertaining to distinction between goods and services. Like goods, services can also be classified into two broad categories: essential services (e.g. health and education) and luxury services (e.g. entertainment and tourism). The rationale for exemption/lenient tax treatment of essential services is the same as for essential goods. Similarly, luxury services should be taxed at a high rate like luxury goods. This paper explains and examines the functioning of service tax in India
Influence of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements on FDI: A Critical Review
Authors: Ahuja Neyati
Published: December 2015

In the past few decades, the prime considerations for FDI like degree of openness are becoming more or less same for all economies. It is the policy factors like taxation which have now become significant for investment decisions. In this respect one of the major issues is double taxation. This paper attempts to cover various aspects in relation to double taxation including tax treaties, unilateral and bilateral relief and above all the benefits and cost associated with signing a tax treaty. The review of literature conducted in respect of developed, developing and OECD nations highlights few important aspects in the context of Double Taxation Avoidance Treaties: age of treaty, treaty renegotiation, influence of regional peers and the country specific factors like income. This paper also discusses the case of India-Mauritius tax treaty which has been a debatable issue for long.
IRRELEVANT ASSESSING THE VALUE OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT BY AN EXPERT QUALIMETRIC METHOD
Authors: VAVILONSKAYA Tatiana Vladimirovna
Published: December 2015

The description developed in а scientific and practical work the author method of expert qualimetric method the value of a city architectural and historical environment, approved by the example of Samara city. Through this method obtained а pragmatic (qualimetric) value pattern. Sociological questionnaire express monitoring allowed to make a mental value pattern. A comparative analysis of the pragmatic and mental value patterns found a significant overlap. Both from the study value patterns are subjective and heavily biased towards the objective value pattern. Thus, the contradiction of objectives and results in the protection of cultural heritage is due to irrelevant ratio objective, mental and pragmatic value pattern of architectural and historical environment.
ON PRODUCTION OF RECULTIVATING MATERIALS ON THE BASIS OF LIQUIDATED SLUDGE STORAGE COLLECTORS
Authors: CHERTES Konstantin L'vovich , TUPICYNA Olga Vladimirovna , PYSTIN Vitaly Nikolaevich , SHTERENBERG Alexander Moiseevich
Published: December 2015

The paper deals with suitability of water industry sludge for production of soil-like recultivating materials. It has been proposed to use sludge storage collectors as the main source of raw materials. An example of estimating water industry sludge storage collectors with the help of digital state matrix has been given. The paper presents structural and technological design of complex production of recultivating materials on the basis of the liquidated sludge storage collector. It has been proposed to locate the complex structures on the reinforced surface of the collector.
THE INFLUENCE OF OPERATION CONDITIONS OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS THE CHOICE OF THE MAIN PARAMETERS OF THE SUCTION PIPES
Authors: BALZANNIKOV Mikhail Ivanovich
Published: December 2015

Considered run-of-river hydropower plants (HPP). Notes the importance of technical-economic calculations in the justifi cation of large water-conducting elements of the path these types of HPP. The methodology of economic substantiation of the expediency of increasing the length of the draft tube. Using the technique of the calculations for lowpressure hydroelectric run-of-river type. The results of the analysis of the influence of the operating conditions of the hydroelectric power station on basic geometrical parameters of draft tube.
ANALYZING PLANNING SOLUTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH ACCOUNT OF THEIR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Authors: SOLOGUBOV Yuriy Pavlovich , GORDEEVA Tatyana Evgen'evna
Published: December 2015

The paper introduces the analysis of interrelation of a space planning solution with energy efficiency of building envelops and building structures insolation. The aim of the research is to find out an energy-efficient planning solution for a definite construction area, that of Samara city. The authors compare buildings key dimensions and introduce their energy performance certificates. Heat losses through front building envelops are also calculated. The paper concludes that from the standpoint of their energy efficiency corridor-type arrangements are preferable to tower blocks.
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ECOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITY OF LARGE-SCALE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH HONG KONG AS AN EXAMPLE
Authors: GENERALOV Victor Pavlovich , GENERALOVA Elena Mikhaylovna
Published: December 2015

The article discusses issues related to the need for sustainable development of th-city environment, analyzes the problems arising in the process of formation of modern standards of energy efficiency and sustainability of affordable mass housing in Russia. Lighting beauty rich experience of Hong Kong in the use of green technologies during construction and operation of high-rise complexes, public housing, site improvement, development of public infrastructure, as well as criteria certification based on the level of environmental efficiency. Specifics of using different types of renewable energy, the active planting areas, protection measures against noise and innovative design approaches in terms of high-density development when the inclusion of residential units in the urban environment is based on the collection and comprehensive processing of large amount of information, covering architectural design, engineering, technological, economic and other aspects.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF WATERPROOF MATERIAL ON WATER-THERMAL REGIME OF THE SOIL SAMPLE
Authors: PERMITINA Tatiana Vladimirovna
Published: December 2015

This article deals with the problem of water and thermal regime of subgrade of the road in the far north. The measures to regulate water and thermal regime of soil of roadbed are described. An experimental study to evaluate the effect of the waterproof materials on the temperature and humidity regime of the road construction. The tasks, aimed at identifying patt erns of change in the physical and mechanical characteristics and the migration of moisture in the subgrade of the road and in the active layer of permafrost, reinforced waterproof element, are set.
EVOLUTION OF RIBBON DEVELOPMENT: DAMMERSTOCK, KARLSRUHE, 1928-1929
Authors: FILIPPOV Vasiliy Dmitrievich
Published: December 2015

This publication is the first part of the paper which will further present contemporary examples of ribbon development in Samara region. It describes the very first experience of ribbon development in the area of Dammerstock, the city of Karlsruhe, completed by German architects in 1928-1929. In addition to the description of basic ideas that have become the source of the given town-planning method, the article gives the detail description of solutions found by architects for organizing proper residential environment in the Dammerstock district.
GEOTOURISM IN THE NIŠAVA RIVER MIDSTREAM VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN SERBIA – CURRENT STATE AND ISSUES OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Began Milica , Višnić Tamara
Published: December 2015

The region of East  and Southeast Serbia, has the biggest collection of geoheritage sites in the Republic of Serbia. In the southeastern part of Serbia, following various mineralogical compositions of the rocks, the Nišava river has carved a composite valley. This is an area of extraordinary nature capacity because of large number of natural rarities and phenomena that have great possibilities for geotourism development. Despite exceptional predispositions in terms of the value of geological heritage, geosites of this area are still unknown to a wider audience. Aim of this paper is to analyze current state of geotourism and to highlight the values of geosites in Srednje Ponišavlje using the evaluating model as well to evaluate its quality and give the assessment of geotourism development success. Using GAM model, 7 geosites have been analyzed, the ones with extraordinary geological/geomorphological and hydrological features for geotourism development. 
O ARRANJO DA PECUÁRIA NA RESERVA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL DO UATUMÃ-AM
Authors: Gomes Fábio Alves , Lacerda Elisângela Gonçalves
Published: December 2015

O estado do Amazonas enfrenta atualmente um aumento do seu rebanho bovino. Por conter em seu território muitas áreas destinadas a fins conservacionistas surge a necessidade de se pensar acerca do uso da terra. Para entender os efeitos da pecuária sobre as áreas protegidas é necessária a compreensão de sua dinâmica quando desenvolvida dentro ou próxima destas áreas. Este estudo visou contribuir com o esclarecimento desta problemática analisando o tipo de criação desenvolvido na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (RDS) do Uatumã (AM). Na RDS, a pecuária é marcada pelos baixos índices zootécnicos. Técnicas de manejo não são desenvolvidas devido à falta de financiamentos e de apoio na extensão rural. Excetuando-se a vacinação contra a febre aftosa, nenhum tipo de apoio ou incentivo lhes é concedido. O arranjo espacial da atividade é definido em grande medida pelas áreas de pastagem. A atividade depende essencialmente da estrutura familiar e do nível de capitalização do produtor. Após a criação da RDS os custos das relações de trabalho foram profundamente alterados. A relação que o poder público mantém com os moradores da RDS tem dado mais ênfase à repressão, proibição e normatização e oferece poucas alternativas substitutivas às atividades proibidas em virtude da criação da área protegida. 
ANÁLISE DOS CICLOS DE PRECIPITAÇÃO NA REGIÃO DE BOA VISTA - RR NOS ANOS DE 1910 A 2014
Authors: Silva Danielle Alves , Sander Carlos , Araújo Júnior Antônio Carlos Ribeiro , Wankler Fábio Luiz
Published: December 2015

Este estudo buscou relacionar e identificar a influência dos fenômenos ENOS nos índices de precipitação da série histórica (1910 a 2014) da estação pluviométrica de Boa Vista, Capital do Estado de Roraima, Brasil. Os procedimentos metodológicos compreenderam: a) análises estatísticas dos dados diários, mensais e anuais para definição da série pluviométrica identificação de diferentes ciclos pluviométricos; b) identificação e confrontação dos dados pluviométricos com os períodos de vigência dos fenômenos ENOS (El Niño e La Niña) a fim de identificar relações destes com anomalias observadas na série histórica. A análise da série histórica permitiu a identificação de quatro ciclos pluviométricos, representados por dois ciclos secos e outros dois úmidos. Os eventos ENOS (El Niño e La Niña) apresentaram grande compatibilidade com as variações pluviométricas da série. Os resultados apontam para a necessidade do estado e da sociedade civil se organizar aos efeitos dos ciclos de El Niño, em especial a retração do volume superficial de água disponível, estações secas mais fortes e ampliação de eventos de queimadas e, no caso dos ciclos de  La Niña, recorrência de cheias e eventos associados.
An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa
Authors: Freeman Joshua R , Thompson Katherine , Muasau-Howard Bethel T , Ah Ching John , McGarvey Stephen T , Hawley Nicola L
Published: December 2015

Introduction: Gestational Diabetes (GDM) is associated with myriad maternal and fetal complications.   Pacific Islanders are known to be at increased risk for GDM and this is compounded by high levels of pregnancy obesity.  Adequate screening for GDM is key to identify cases and act preventatively to ameliorate the associated risks.  In a clinical audit, we aimed to evaluate the adequacy of GDM screening among pregnant women in American Samoa.

Method: Data were extracted in a medical record review undertaken in American Samoa June-August 2009. Clinical records of 622 women were reviewed to determine: (a) whether or not the patient was screened for GDM, (b) in which week of gestation this screening occurred, and (c) what type of GDM screening the patient received. Chi-square and independent samples t-tests were used to identify differences in socio-demographic characteristics between those who were screened adequately and those who were not.

Findings: Few women (16.2%) received adequate GDM screening. Many women received a first prenatal visit GDM screen in accordance with local guidelines, but very few women received a follow-up oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in the recommended 24-28 week testing period.  There were no socio-demographic differences between those who were adequately screened and those who were not.
Conclusion: Despite the presence of clear guidelines for GDM screening in American Samoa, this study highlights the critical need for improved screening in this high risk population. The causes of inadequate screening, which are currently unknown, must be identified and interventions should be targeted at both the clinician and patient to improve the adequacy of GDM screening in this setting.
IEA SHC Annual Report 2011
Authors: Murphy Pamela
Published: December 2015

The Implementing Agreement for a Programme to Develop and Test Solar Heating and Cooling Systems (referred to as the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme or SHC Programme) was established in 1977 as one of the first Implementing Agreements in the IEA. The SHC Programme’s work is unique in that it is accomplished through the international collaborative effort of experts from Member countries and the European Commission. The benefits of such an approach are numerous, namely, it accelerates the pace of technology development, promotes standardization, enhances national R&D programmes, permits national specialization, and saves time and money
Table of Contents
Authors: Ozcan Asilkan Dogan Ibrahim &
Published: December 2015

 

From the Editors

Prof. Dr. Doğan İbrahim

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozcan Asilkan 

Using smartphones reservations for hotels in Barcelona for a business segment: Empirical analysis

Joan Francesc Fondevila Gascon, Gaspar Berbel, Monica Munoz, Pedro Mir, Elena Puiggros

60-67

 

Compression internet access methods of Univercities in Turkey

Mirsat Yeşiltepe, İrem Yılmaz, Muhammet Kurulay

68-73

 

Sort of Turkey's top 20 banks by cipher suite value

Mirsat Yeşiltepe, Beyza Yılmaz, Özge Yeni, Muhammet Kurulay

74-79

 

E-Tendering: Modeling of a multi-agents system integrating the concepts of ontology and big data

Amadou Diabagate, Abdellah Azmani, Mohamed El HARZLI

80-89

 

Daily and hourly mood pattern discovery of Turkish twitter users

Mete Celik, Ahmet Sakir Dokuz

90-98
Using smartphones reservations for hotels in Barcelona for a business segment: Empirical analysis
Authors: Gascon Joan Francesc Fondevila , Berbel Gaspar , Munoz Monica , Mir Pedro , Puiggros Elena
Published: December 2015

This paper tries to demonstrate that virtual communities or social media influence the decision to buy tourism products. Specifically, we show that smartphone bookings made by business tourists coming to Barcelona are increasingly popular. The methodology used is first a comprehensive literature review on the topic, media and social networks as a means of tourism promotion and product recommendation. Then, the article goes on with quantitative method that converts the object of study into numerical data, with emphasis on the measurable objective and, therefore, requiring the use of statistics  For this study we decided to devise a quantitative questionnaire which is usually the method of data collection by most usual research using this type of method. The multiple choice is an instrument for obtaining data and it is used to gather the information needed: facts, opinions, trends. Data collection was carried out for 4 months (May, June, July and August 2015) with n=1512. We conducted a sieve with inclusion and exclusion criteria and which discarded all participants who did not travel for business. The final sample was 494 participants. We conclude that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Foursquare social media are the media used by young people and where gender does not influence their use. However, the degree of use of Google+, Linkedin, TripAdvisor and Booking have no significant relationship, taking into account such variables as age and gender.

 

Keywords: smartphones, emprical, business
Compression internet access methods of Universities in Turkey
Authors: Yeşiltepe Mirsat , Yılmaz İrem , Kurulay Muhammet
Published: December 2015

Which enables a user to specific conditions required by the relevant system that lets users connect to determine if the user is defined is the concept of authentication [1]. The authentication uses is very wide[2][3]. One of these is the use of accessing internet. Only certain users can use the generated web service objective in this area it is. The aim of this study was to compare students and staff in universities in Turkey internet access methods. The data were generated by contacting the university. In this way, universities can not work on which of the authentication methods they use to access the Internet, the use of which for the main purpose of the method of talking about the advantages and disadvantages of the university is to find out better.

 

Keywords: active directory, authentication, kerberos, XML
Message from editor
Authors: Rahimi Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali
Published: December 2015

Dear Readers It is the great honor for us to publish fifth issue of Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to; the following major topics as they relate to: Peer Review Process Computer assisted Language Learning, Cultural studies, Curriculum Development and Syllabus Design, Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA),English for specific purposes, Fluent Teacher Interactions, Foreign Language Teaching Gender studies, General Linguistics, Globalization Studies and world English’s, Independent /Autonomous Learning, Information and Computer Technology in TEFL, Innovation in language, Teaching and learning, Intercultural Education, Language acquisition and learning, Language curriculum development, Language education, Language program evaluation, Language teacher education, Language teaching methodology, Language Testing and Assessment, Literacy and language learning, Literature, Mobile Language Learning, Other FLTAL related issues, Pragmatics, Second Language, Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Acquisition Theory, Second language Audio Second Language Digital Literacy Skills, Second Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Second language Pedagogy, Second Language Proficiency, Second Language Speech, Second Language Teaching, Second Language Training, Second Language Tutor, Second language Vocabulary LearningTeaching English as a Foreign/ Second Language, Teaching Language Skills TESOL / TESL / TEFL, Translation Studies, Applied linguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Linguistic Model. EFL, test taking, scaffolding, self-perception have been included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. You can make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in 2015 Volume. A total of ten (10) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been rigor peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of five (5) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication. We thank all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue. Best regard Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali RahimiEditor – in Chief
Test-Taking strategies and Iranian EFL Learners’ vocabulary and structure test performance
Authors: Yousofi Nouroddin , Pursiah Farkhondeh , Ahmadnejad Mohammad Ali
Published: December 2015

Test-taking strategies are conscious processes that respondents employ to enhance their performance on language tests. This article reports a study on test-taking strategies utilized by low and high proficiency female EFL respondents in completing multiple-choice vocabulary and structure tests. The study seeks to explore how test-taking strategies vary according to the participants’ proficiency level. Data were collected from 60 Persian EFL learners at a reputable institute on completing vocabulary and structure test items. The data were collected, categorized, and analyzed based on an adapted version of strategy questionnaire developed by Phakiti (2006). The results indicated that low-proficiency participants utilized mnemonic strategies more frequently than high-proficiency participants in completing both tests. In completing structure tests, high-proficiency participants employed mnemonic strategies more than cognitive and meta-cognitive strategies. In completing vocabulary test items, however, they drew almost equally on all three strategy types. The results also indicated that the low-proficiency participants did better in completing vocabulary test than high-proficiency participants did. Further, high proficiency participants performed better in structure tests than low proficiency participants did. The findings seem to indicate that foreign language learners rely more on mnemonic strategies than cognitive and meta-cognitive strategies due to their deficient competency in L2 knowledge. The results have implications for foreign language teachers and learners. Keywords: test-taking strategy, cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy, mnemonic strategy, Iranian EFL learners
The effect of social class on Persian EFL learners’ pragmatic performance of Speech act of compliment responses
Authors: Ebadi Saman , Pursiah Farkhondeh
Published: December 2015

This study attempts to investigate how the participants’ social class affects types and frequency of EFL language learners’ compliment responses (CR).Data were collected from 60 Persian EFL Learners by using a DCT on various real life situations. The data were categorized and analyzed based onthe adapted version of CR categorization developed by Herbert (1989).The results indicated that both high and middle social class followed very similar patterns of CR.  The CR pattern doesnot seem to fluctuate according to the social class of the participants.The discrepancy in the strategies utilized by the participants in this study between the data achieved from the Persian and English questionnaires does not support L1 pragmalinguistic transfer in CR patterns for the middle social class participants.The findings of the research contribute to social, psychological and linguistic aspects of language learning in terms of examining the effect ofinteracting factors on the process of language learning in general and pragmatics in particular. Keywords: social class, compliment, compliment response, speech acts.
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Authors: Content Table of
Published: December 2015

From the Editors

Dr. Mustafa Gündüz

 

The attention of the new public service in implementation of local autonomy bureaucracy in Indonesia

Titus Tandi Datu

42-53

 

Introducing Form-Function Theory Evidence from the Post Position “ra” and Focus Marker “ke” in Persian

Mohammadreza Oroji, Shidak Rahbarian

54-58
Message from the Editors
Authors: Hafize Keser Huseyin Bicen &
Published: December 2015

It is the great honor for us to publish seventh issue of International Journal of Learning and Teaching

 

The journal welcomes original empirical investigations. The papers may represent a variety of theoretical perspectives and different methodological approaches. They may refer to any age level, from infants to adults and to a diversity of learning and instructional settings, from laboratory experiments to field studies. The major criteria in the review and the selection process concern the significance of the contribution to the area of learning and teaching. IJLT covers all aspects of education; trends in education, the emerging and educational settings, instructional design, learning-teaching methods and applications, instructional multimedia, new education environments, theoretical principles, assessment and evaluation and related fields.

 

Students’ requriments of labor market, School-Community Partnership, computer-assisted studies in mathematics education, webquests  have been included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. You can make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in 2015 Volume.

 

A total of seven (11) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been rigor peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of two (4) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.

 

We thank all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.

 

Best regard

 

Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser

Editor – in Chief

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huseyin Bicen

Co-editor
Requirements of students for further integration on labor market
Authors: Băneș A. , Orboi M.D. , Lile R. , Merce I.
Published: December 2015

The theme of this work is a study on the conduct and topics of IT&C courses and laboratories in terms of those who listen, namely the students. As described in the paper, teacher-student working mode differs from university education to pre-university education. Therefore, it should be permanently reviewed, modified and enlarged the presentation method and the contents of disciplines. The study looked primarily how students would like to proceed a course or laboratory work. For this reason the questionnaire was anonymous and it was specified not to give details about the teachers, but only of the content and presentation. The students were selected from those who have attended the majority or even all hours and each had to express their views about the taught content subject, how to teach and how they would like to show those hours. After completion of the answers, each questionnaire was sent to a colleague, who expressed his opinion about the written and passed it on to another colleague. In this way, each came to express their opinion about each. The results showed clearly that essential change, or rather the requirement of all is geared to practical part of the discipline. The theoretical part is often regarded as a "necessary evil" because, often, to master the practice, we still need theoretical concepts. Also the offer of materials in electronic format (directly or through electronic platform) is welcomed as an aid for those who have other activities and may not participate to all exposures.

 

Keywords: students requirements, practical studies, labor market integration
Hydrogeological modeling in Danube Valley using GIS techniques. Study case
Authors: Vizireanu Ioana , Slave Camelia
Published: December 2015

In hydrogeological and pedoclimatic conditions, specific to the Danube River, there is a danger of secondary salinization of soil excluded from the floods. The drought, with an increasing frequency, affects agricultural production in areas where the largest irrigation systems are found. These systems were built during 1960-1990, but they are dysfunctional and unused for 20 years.

The purpose of this study is to insure a model using GIS technologies, in order to reduce the negative effects of the drought and to propose redevelopment of irrigation. Such model is presented in a form of five thematic maps where the main morphometric parameters (hypsometry, slope, slope orientation), in quantitative terms, the types of soils and land use were analyzed for the entire surface of the villages Gostinu-Greaca-Arges, located in the Danube Floodplain. The GIS model provides important information for the investigated area and it is a useful tool for risk assessment and early-warning.

This study is based on observations from the maps interpretation of the studied area, but also from reports and studies published over the years.

 

Keywords: The Danube River, drought, soil, irrigation.
To the question of water quality monitoring
Authors: Nazarenko Alexey Nickolaevich
Published: December 2015

This article is dedicated to increase the effectiveness of the water supply system of industrial enterprises in particular control system. The main problem in the operation of industrial water supply systems is significant overhead to produce quality feed water to cover deadweight losses. It is therefore necessary to consider the implementation of the program CAM Controlling to the main technological parameters of work.

The report presents the concept of quality control technology of cooling water under varying climatic and technological parameters of the water supply system. It is proved that the introduction of a controlling system allows to identify blockage of technology and increase water recycling company. Reducing water consumption will reduce operating costs by 14% and increase the sustainability of the enterprise.

 

Keywords: pure water, main pollutants, water cycle, sustainability enterprises, water balance, water cycle, corrosion protection, total hardness, oxygen, purge cycle, monitoring.

 
УЛОГА СВЕТИСЛАВА СТЕФАНОВИЋА У ОДБРАНИ ПЕСНИЧКОГ МОДЕРНИЗМА ЛАЗЕ КОСТИЋА
Authors: Ђуричић Младен З.
Published: December 2015

Осим што се, издвојеним критичким чланцима, покушава илустровати однос конзервативне књижевне критике према поетском стваралаштву Лазе Костића, у раду је истакнута и улога Светислава Стефановића у одбрани песничког модернизма овог песника. Централни део рада представљају фрагменти критичке делатности Љубомира Недића, Богдана Поповића и Јована Скерлића, који су издвајани са циљем да се укаже на радикалне пропусте у њиховим текстовима, и да се посведочи наводима Светислава Стефановића да је крајње неспособна интерпретација појединих критичара замало упропастила неколико великих српских песника. На тој идеји заснован је највећи део критичког опуса овог младог човека који се међу првима супротставио врховним књижевним судијама и актуализујући Костићеву лирику „отворио ново поглавље“ у српској књижевности на почетку двадесетога столећа.
MOTIV TAŠTINE U DELU BORISLAVA PEKIĆA "USPENJE I SUNOVRAT IKARIJA GUBELKIJANA"
Authors: Vujić Ivana M.
Published: December 2015

Dominantan uticaj poetike mita, koja je obnovljena u XX veku mitskim romanom, polazište je za tumačenje mitskog metateksta u kratkom romanu Borislava Pekića Uspenje i sunovrat Ikarija Gubelkijana. Značajno je ugledanje B. Pekića na poetiku Tomasa Mana, u skladu sa tumačenjem romana u ključu mitskog romana XX veka. Uticaj antičkog i biblijskog mita u pripovedanju, naglašava se postupkom citatnosti, dok se radom teži isticanje nadogradnje polazišnog arhiteksta. Motiv taštine je ključan za tumačenje intencije romana jer je ravan u kojoj se prelamaju oba arhiteksta. Fokusiranjem na značenje motiva taštine u romanu, nastoji se da se obrazloži paradoks razotkriven u motivisanju taštine pripovdanjem.
ЖЕНСКО ПИСМО (од Вирџиније Вулф до Џудит Батлер)
Authors: Милојевић Снежана Ј.
Published: December 2015

У овом раду указано је на извесне поделе које фигурирају у феминистичкој мисли, са особитом пажњом на елементима који маркирају зачетaк и даљи ток теоријског уопштавања посебности жена писаца и у њиховим текстовима исказане, такозване, женске емоционалности. Суочавајући се са немогућношћу јединственог дефинисања феминистичког дискурса, који у духу поструктурализма постаје флуидан, неконзистентан и саображен разноликим идејама, покушали смо да пратимо еволуцију термина женско писмо кроз текстове најзначајнијих ауторки ове врсте активизма, које мисле и стварају у контексту одређених филозофских, психоаналитичких и идеолошких корелатива.