bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF REMANUFACTURED ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY: A CASE OF THAILAND
Authors: Chinda Thanwadee , Chayutthanabun Anatawat
Published: February 2025

Battery electric vehicle (BEV) is a potential solution to mitigate the environmental impacts for the automotive industry. However, the high BEV demand results in high electric vehicle battery (EVB) production and retired EVBs. This study utilizes the system dynamic modelling approach to explore the growth of BEV market based on key factors, namely the loan payment, fast charging station, driving range, available model, subsidy, tax reduction, and parking privilege. Benefits and costs of the remanufactured EVBs are then calculated to examine the feasibility of the EVB remanufacturing project. The simulation results reveal that providing parking privileges to the BEV users raise the BEV demand by 20.5%. The EVB remanufacturing project is feasible in seven years with the minimum acceptable internal rate return (IRR) of 18.49%. The sensitivity analysis results show that the IRR values increase to almost 65% at the end of year 25 when the selling prices of the remanufactured EVBs are as new and the remanufacturing costs are reduced by half. The simulation results offer insights to the Thai automotive industry and government to make strategies to promote the sustainable practices of the BEV and EVB industries.
APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR TESTING SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT WITH STAINLESS STEEL TUBE SENSORS
Authors: Maksuwan Atirat , Changjan Arpapong , Intaravicha Nuttakorn , Pramuanl Phanuchai
Published: February 2025

Soil moisture measurement with advanced analytical tools is expensive and complicated. A simple soil moisture sensor was created using the capacitance between two parallel rods, which can be measured using stainless steel tubes. The statistical significance of differences in measurement testing requires studies. In this work, we introduced analysis of variance and correlation approaches to assess the statistical significance of differences between systematic effects and errors resulting from environmental parameter variation. Comparisons of the obtained results with effects and errors resulting from environmental parameter variation data on the capacitance between the two parallel rod sensors were presented. This statistically significant approach contributes to efficient and low-cost estimations of soil moisture and understandings of soil moisture based on environmental parameters.
Efficacy of educational management and mathematics: Implications for accounting education and practice in Nigeria
Authors: Nweze Bernardine Ngozi , Ndubuisi Chukwu Peter , Eze Thecla Amogechukwu , Chukwuma Onyia Basil , Sochima Unodiaku Stanislus
Published: February 2025

Purpose: The main purpose of the research is to confirm whether Mathematics and Educational Management have implications for the effective study of accounting and its practice in Nigeria. These tendencies were understood as an emphasis on making the course learning objectives of accounting relevant in terms of skills and competencies for the labor market, management strategies, fund management, and analyzing complex financial data, among others. The study was therefore aimed at providing answers to seven (7) research questions and testing four (4) hypotheses at a significance level of P ≤ 0.05.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a survey research design. A self-constructed questionnaire instrument developed by the researchers was used to collect data from a random sample of undergraduates from public and private universities. Mean, standard deviation (SD), and t-test statistics were used to analyze the data.
Findings: Results revealed that nine mathematics and statistics topics and nine basic managerial skills/competencies were found to be required for effective accounting professional practice. Both male and female students strongly agreed that eleven mathematics and statistics skills and nine managerial skills contributed significantly (P≤0.05) to effective performance and practice of accounting. Moreover, students in public and private universities strongly agreed that the nine mathematical skills and nine managerial skills/competencies contribute significantly (P≤0.05) to the effective performance of practicing accountants.
Conclusion: Mathematics and educational management are crucial for the effective study and practice of accounting.
Research Limitations/Implications: The study was limited to two schools (one public and one private university) only. The study has implications for the type of school, such that irrespective of whether the school is public or private, the acquisition of mathematics and managerial skills/competencies is paramount to successful accounting practice.
Practical Implications: Both male and female undergraduates who successfully acquire mathematics and managerial skills during their schooling will be able to perform effectively in accounting as practicing accountants.
Contribution to Literature: The findings of the study will provide updated information on research concerning the efficacy of mathematics and educational management skills/competences in the study of accounting at universities.
URBAN LITERATURE AND ITS RESEARCH
Authors:   The national scientific and practical center «Til-Kazyna» named after Sh. Shayakhmetov, Astana, Kazakhstan, Iskakova Zha.M. , Demessinova L.M. ,   The national scientific and practical center «Til-Kazyna» named after Sh. Shayakhmetov, Astana, Kazakhstan
Published: February 2025

In Kazakh literary studies, the images of the city and the steppe have so far been studied in
separate scientific articles, but it was only in a relatively recent decade that the image of the city began to be
studied. After all, it is known that both Kazakh prose and poetry until the last century described rural life,
not urban, and there are reasons for this. The city as a separate image or urban literature as a separate branch
of literature still requires fundamental study. The research article examines the concepts and studies
developed by foreign scientists in this area as prerequisites for the study of urban literature in Kazakh
literary studies. Based on the method of comparative research, we were guided by the ongoing searches for
the urban text and the image of the city. In particular, new conclusions were drawn based on the works of R.
Barth, N. Schmidt, Y. Marinina and other scientists.
KARAKALPAK-TATAR TRANSLATIONS – CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN THE TWO PEOPLES
Authors:   Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Azhiniyaz, Nukus. The Republic of Karakalpakstan, Pirniazova A.K.
Published: February 2025

This article examines the cultural and literary ties between the two Turkic
peoples – the Karakalpak and Tatar languages. The translation of the work from one language
to another is analyzed. The role and contribution of translations of scientists and poets is noted.
The famous Karakalpak national poet I. Yusupov translated the poems of the Tatar poet
G. Tukai from Tatar into Karakalpak. The article notes the great work of I. Yusupov on the
translation and preparation of a collection of poems by G. Tukai and other poets of the Tatar
people. At the same time, Professor of Kazan Federal University H. Minnegulov, in his articles
about I. Yusupov and other Karakalpak scientists, notes their merits in spreading the work of G.
Tukai among other Turkic languages. And he included these articles in the encyclopedia of G.
Tukai.
The article also focuses on the work of poet and educator S. Majitov, a Tatar by
nationality, who lived in Karakalpakstan and participated in the creation of textbooks on the
Karakalpak language. In the 20s of the twentieth century, he created the first textbooks for
Karakalpak schools, engaged in education, worked and directed a school in the Kungrad
district. He is also a poet, writer and playwright. He wrote his works in the Karakalpak
language. He actively participated in the creation of the Karakalpak alphabet and orthography.
The article notes the merits of Tatar and Karakalpak scientists
Could papillary fibroelastoma in the tricuspid valve cause thrombocytopenia?
Authors: Işık Mehmet , Fındık Sıddıka , Tatar Sefa , Kara Şükrü , Görmüş Niyazi
Published: February 2025

Cardiac myxoma and papillary fibroelastoma are the most common benign primary cardiac tumors in adults. In this brief report, we described a male patient with a mass in the tricuspid valve (papillary fibroelastoma as a result of pathology), who presented with thrombocytopenia and underwent tricuspid valve replacement. The patient was followed and treated by the hematology clinic due to thrombocytopenia, but a definitive diagnosis could not be made. The patient was incidentally diagnosed while being investigated for urinary stones. Thrombocytopenia improved in the postoperative follow-up. The successful surgical procedure, along with echocardiography and pathology images of the patient, was shared.
Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery and developments in perioperative care: A comprehensive review
Authors: Gunaydin Serdar , Simsek Erdal , Engelman Daniel
Published: February 2025

Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS Cardiac) protocols offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes and reduce postoperative complications. By incorporating evidence-based practices, ERAS Cardiac aims to reduce hospital stays, enhance patient satisfaction, and optimize resource utilization. Key components include patient education, prehabilitation, nutritional optimization, and personalized medicine. The protocol's success relies on interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare professionals, as well as active patient and family engagement. Despite challenges in implementation, such as resource constraints and patient variability, ongoing research and adaptive strategies continue to refine ERAS Cardiac programs, promising significant advancements in cardiac surgical care and recovery.
Pulmonary artery reconstruction methods and long-term results in patients with lung cancer
Authors: Ağaoğlu Şanlı Bahar , Türk Yunus , Gülmez Barış , Yamansavci Şirzai Esra , Yazgan Serkan , Üçvet Ahmet
Published: February 2025

Background: This study aims to evaluate the long-term results of patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent pulmonary artery resection and reconstruction.

Methods: Between January 2010 and January 2023, a total of 50 patients (47 males, 3 females; mean age: 60.5±8 years; range, 43 to 83 years) who underwent lobectomy and pulmonary artery resection and reconstruction due to invasion of the pulmonary artery were retrospectively analyzed. Partial resection was performed in 45 patients. Circular pulmonary artery resection was performed in the remaining five patients. Demographic data of the patients, histopathology, lymph node metastasis, tumor size, T status, stage, comorbidity, neoadjuvant treatment and adjuvant treatment were recorded. Survival analysis was performed.

Results: All patients were operated via thoracotomy. Except for those who underwent tangential resection with a stapler, the proximal and distal parts of the artery were resected by placing a Satinsky clamp. In 35 (70%) patients, pulmonary artery invasion originated from the tumor itself, while in 15 (30%) patients, it originated from the lymph node. The five-year survival rate was 46%, with an operative mortality rate of 6% and a morbidity rate of 24%. Cox regression analysis identified neoadjuvant treatment and N2 disease as statistically significant factors influencing survival. The median disease-free survival time for all patients was 27.9 (range, 4.5 to 51.2) months. Operated side, neoadjuvant treatment, N status, reason for pulmonary artery resection, sleeve resection and type of pulmonary artery resection showed statistically significant differences in the Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Conclusion: Our study results suggest that pulmonary artery resections and reconstructions are feasible with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates. Neoadjuvant treatment, N2 disease, and the reason and type of pulmonary artery resection are potential factors influencing long-term survival. Pulmonary artery reconstruction is safe in experienced clinics with promising long-term survival outcomes.
Surgical outcomes following tracheal reconstruction in patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis
Authors: Sısman Mustafa , Topaloglu Omer , Karapolat Sami , Turkyilmaz Atila , Akdogan Ali , Tekinbas Celal
Published: February 2025

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcomes of patients who underwent tracheal resection due to post-intubation tracheal stenosis.

Methods: Between January 2014 and December 2021, a total of 44 patients (32 males, 12 females; median age: 48.2 years; range, 13 to 68 years) who underwent tracheal resection and reconstruction for post-intubation tracheal stenosis in our clinic were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic and clinical data of the patients, radiological imaging, and laboratory results and operative and postoperative follow-up data were recorded.

Results: The most common reason for intubation among the patients included in the study was trauma. All patients had stridor. Twenty-six (59.1%) patients had at least one comorbidity. Stenosis was located in the upper half of the trachea in 33 (75%) and in the lower half of the trachea in 11 (25%) patients. The length of the tracheal segment removed during surgery was <3 cm in 26 (59.1%) and >3 cm in 18 (40.9%) patients. A total of 16 (36%) patients developed complications. Complications were more frequent in patients with a history of preoperative tracheostomy, presence of comorbidities and resection of the upper half of the trachea. The patients did not receive jaw-neck sutures thanks to the use of retention sutures in our clinic. The median length of stay in the hospital was 5 (range, 4 to 16) days.

Conclusion: Significant predisposing factors for complications include preoperative tracheostomy history, comorbidities and resection of the upper half of the trachea. In our study, the patients did not receive jaw-neck sutures thanks to the use of retention sutures, which increased patient comfort in the postoperative period and decreased the frequency of anastomosis-related complications.
Functional outcomes after spinal cord contusion injury in rats: the influence of age and key parameters
Authors:   Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. 31698, USA, Kang Jonghoon , Gwak Young S. ,   Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, South,   Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Published: February 2025

The complexity of sensory and motor dysfunctions following spinal cord injury (SCI) necessitates identifying key physical parameters that contribute to these outcomes. This paper examines the effects of critical parameters on behavioral and physiological outcomes after spinal contusion in preadolescent (7 weeks) and adult (30 weeks) male Sprague-Dawley rats. A standardized injury of 150-kilodyne force and 1-second dwell time was induced at thoracic level 10. Actual Force (152.6 ± 0.6 and 154.4 ± 1.2 kdyn) and Velocity (121 ± 0.4 and 120.7 ± 0.6 mm/s) were consistent between groups, although Displacement (981.5 ± 35.9 and 1048.6 ± 30.4 µm) varied. The preadolescent group showed more rapid body weight loss (POD 4 vs. POD 7) and quicker locomotion recovery (POD 16 vs. POD 22), while the adult group exhibited a faster onset of bladder dysfunction. By 40 days post-injury, all groups developed mechanical allodynia (p < 0.05), with thermal hyperalgesia significantly elevated in the preadolescent group (p < 0.05). Analysis of displacement subsets revealed that both Low and high-displacement groups had similar levels of mechanical allodynia; however, the high-displacement group experienced greater impairments in body weight, locomotion, and bladder function. These findings highlight age and spinal displacement as critical factors in evaluating consistent behavioral dysfunctions following SCI in rats.
Cuidado humano del diabético: Visión fenomenológica. Una revisión teórica
Authors: Villacorte Méndez Miriam Lucía , Mendoza de Graterol Eva
Published: February 2025

El cuidado humano en enfermería es un enfoque integral que atiende las necesidades físicas, emocionales, psicológicas, social y espirituales del paciente. La fenomenología, al centrarse en las experiencias vividas, permite un cuidado personalizado y efectivo. Explorar los aspectos fenomenológicos del cuidado humano en la atención al paciente con diabetes, centrándose en las experiencias y perspectivas de los pacientes y el personal sanitario. Se realizó una revisión teórica. Se tomaron como fuente de información publicaciones científicas de los últimos cinco años, en bases de datos especializadas como Scielo, Pubmed, Google académico. Se incluyeron Artículos científicos publicados desde 2018 hasta 2024, en cualquier idioma, que describen el cuidado humano al paciente diabético adulto, desde la perspectiva de la fenomenología. Se incluyeron 13 investigaciones cualitativas fenomenológicas. Todos los artículos aportan información relevante al tema de estudio. Se enfocan en la importancia del cuidado humano, desde la educación personalizada, el rol de la enfermera en el cuidado y la educación de los pacientes con diabetes, la importancia de que estas se sientan satisfechas con su trabajo, y sus condiciones laborales. La visión fenomenológica aporta una valiosa perspectiva a este cuidado humano. Este entendimiento puede informar y mejorar la práctica de la enfermería, permitiendo un cuidado personalizado y efectivo. La combinación de un enfoque de cuidado humano con una visión fenomenológica puede mejorar significativamente la atención de los pacientes con diabetes.
La inteligencia artificial en el periodismo: herramientas y aplicaciones
Authors: Illescas Reinoso Diego , Palacios Ana Gabriela , Ortiz Vizuete Fernando
Published: February 2025

Esta investigación cualitativa analiza la influencia de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) en el periodismo, centrándose en el uso de herramientas y aplicaciones tecnológicas que transforman los procesos de producción informativa. La IA se ha consolidado como una tecnología disruptiva que automatiza tareas periodísticas, optimiza flujos de trabajo y redefine la generación de contenido mediante algoritmos avanzados. El estudio se fundamenta en una revisión de literatura científica que permite contextualizar el desarrollo y la implementación de la IA en el ámbito periodístico. Asimismo, se empleó la observación para describir el funcionamiento y el impacto de diversas aplicaciones y herramientas en la práctica periodística. A través de entrevistas en profundidad con expertos, se analizó la aplicación de sistemas basados en IA para la producción automatizada de noticias, la generación de textos con estructuras predefinidas y su uso en coberturas informativas de carácter rutinario. Los hallazgos destacan cómo la IA facilita la eficiencia en la recopilación, procesamiento y distribución de información, permitiendo la creación de contenidos con mayor rapidez y precisión. No obstante, se identifican desafíos éticos y profesionales asociados a su implementación, como la veracidad de la información, la posible pérdida de empleos en el sector y la necesidad de nuevas competencias en los profesionales del periodismo.
1977 Mekke Konferansı ve Bu Konferansın Bilginin İslamileştirilmesi Kavramı ve Uygulamaları Üzerindeki Etkileri
Authors: Guven Sumeyye , Altaş Nurullah
Published: February 2025

Birinci Dünya Müslüman Eğitim Konferansı/ First World Conference on Muslim Education, Müslümanların eğitimsel ihtiyaçlarını ele almak üzere 1977 yılında Mekke’de düzenlenmiştir. Bu konferans literatürde 1977 Mekke Konferansı olarak da yer almaktadır. Konferans, sömürgecilik sonrası siya-sal bağımsızlığını geri kazanan İslam dünyasında uygulanmakta olan Batı tarzı eğitimin Batı’da olduğu gibi Müslüman dünyada da kafa karışıklıkları-na sebep olduğu ve bu eğitim modelinin Müslümanların ihtiyaçlarına cevap veremediği gerekçesiyle organize edilmiştir. Konferansa, ev sahibi Suudi Arabistan ile birlikte 40 ülkeden 313 bilim adamı iştirak etmiş 150 bildiri sunulmuştur. Bilginin İslamileştirilmesi konusunda iki farklı ekolün kurucu-ları olan Nakib el-Attas ve İsmail Raci el-Faruki de bu konferansta yer almış-tır. Ayrıca Türkiye’den Doç. Dr. Salih Tuğ, Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim, Prof. Dr. Ali Şafak, Dr. Osman Öztürk, Dr. Nahit Dinçer ve Prof. Dr. Nevzad Yalçıntaş konferansa katılmıştır. Bilginin üretimi ve uygulanması, İslami değerlerin metinlere ve öğretime aktarılması gibi pek çok konunun ele alındığı bu konferans, farklı kültürler ve eğitim sistemlerinde yetişmiş Müslüman düşünürleri bir araya getirmiş olması açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmada söz konusu konferansın Bilginin İslamileştirilmesi konusunun kav-ramsallaşmasına katkısı nitel verilerin analizinden hareketle incelenmiştir. Konferans bildirileri ve tartışmalarında, Batıdaki seküler bilim ve eğitim anlayışının İslam inançları ile çatışması ve bu sürecin eğitim politikalarına etkisi etrafında dile getirilen görüşler analiz edilmiştir. Bu görüşlerin Nakib el-Attas tarafından kavramsallaştırılan ve İsmail Raci el-Faruki tarafından uygulama boyutunda geliştirilen Bilginin İslamileştirilmesi projesi üzerindeki muhtemel etkilerine dair değerlendirme yapılmıştır.
İbnü’l-Arabî ve Bergson’da Zamanın Metafizik Boyutu
Authors: Ceran Ömer
Published: February 2025

Zaman, düşünce tarihinin hala tartışılmaya devam eden çok boyutlu kavramlarından biridir. Maddeye bağlı olarak ortaya çıkan, hareketin sayı-mı anlamındaki zaman fiziki boyut olarak değerlendirilirken, maddeden ve hareketten bağımsız olarak tasavvur edilen zaman felsefede metafizik boyut olarak ele alınmaktadır. Biz bu çalışmada zamanın metafizik boyutunu İb-nü’l-Arabî ve Bergson özelinde inceleyerek bir karşılaştırma yapmaya çalışa-cağız. İbnü’l-Arabi’de metafizik boyut itibariyle gerçek anlamda zamana karşılık gelen kavram dehrdir. Bergson ise gerçek anlamda zamanı duree kavramı ile ifade etmektedir. Her iki düşünür de metafizik zamanın yetkin bir idrakini bir tür sezgiyle mümkün görmüştür. İbnü’l-Arabî bunu kendi sistemi içinde keşf ve mükaşefe ile açıklarken Bergson zamana da dışardan değil kendi içinden bakabilmekte mümkün görmüştür. Yine her iki düşünür de bu kavramlara oluşun ve akışın merkezinde bir tür yaratıcılık atfetmiş-lerdir. Dehr ve duree bir anlamda maddeye bağlı olarak ortaya çıkan zama-nın da kaynağı durumunda bulunmaktadır. Çalışmamızda her iki düşünü-rün düşünce sistemleri içinde bu kavramların oynadığı merkezi rolü de tes-pit etmeye çalışacağız.
Analisis Manajemen Event Halo Bandung On The Spot Pada Sub Bagian Protokol Komunikasi Pimpinan Kota Bandung
Authors: Desiana Jasmine , Rahmat Agus
Published: February 2025

Manajemen event merupakan salah satu bidang yang memegang peranan penting dalam dunia modern, di mana berbagai acara dan kegiatan seringkali digunakan sebagai alat strategis untuk mencapai beragam tujuan, mulai dari pemasaran hingga pembangunan komunitas. Studi ini berfokus pada analisis manajemen event "Halo Bandung On The Spot" yang diselenggarakan oleh Protokol dan Komunikasi Pimpinan Kota Bandung. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan tujuan untuk menggambarkan secara mendalam seluruh tahapan manajemen event, mulai dari perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pelaksanaan, hingga evaluasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa manajemen event yang terstruktur dan dilakukan dengan cermat mampu mendukung pencapaian tujuan acara, yaitu peningkatan kesadaran masyarakat terhadap kinerja dan program pemerintah Kota Bandung. Setiap tahapan dalam manajemen event saling terkait dan berkontribusi terhadap keberhasilan acara, dengan perencanaan dan evaluasi sebagai kunci utama untuk meningkatkan kualitas acara di masa mendatang.
Study Protocol for a Systematic Review of the Methods and Reliability of Sham Electroacupuncture in Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Lim Sung Min
Published: February 2025

Background: Electroacupuncture (traditional acupuncture combined with electrical stimulation) is used to treat various medical conditions. However, the lack of standardized sham electroacupuncture options (placebo controls) poses a challenge in ensuring the validity of the results gained from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This study presents a protocol for a systematic review to evaluate the methods and validity of sham electroacupuncture used in RCTs.Methods: To provide evidence for establishing an optimal control model for sham electroacupuncture, a systematic review will be conducted by searching major English language electronic databases (including PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) for studies published up to May 2024. RCTs that utilized sham electroacupuncture as a control group will be included. Two independent reviewers will screen the studies and extract the data, and the quality of the selected studies will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool 2. Frequency analysis will be conducted, and to assess blinding in RCTs the Blinding Index will be reported. This systematic review protocol is registered with PROSPERO (no.: CRD42024542514).Results/Conclusion: This systematic review will provide a comprehensive analysis of the methods and reliability of sham electroacupuncture in RCTs and thus help identify current practices and gaps. The findings may contribute to the development of standardized sham electroacupuncture controls and improve the design RCT in the future which will facilitate treatment validation of electroacupuncture.
MODERATING EFFECT OF AUDIT QUALITY ON VALUE RELEVANCE OF FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS HIERARCHY OF LISTED FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES
Authors: Adeyemi Tesleem Olayinka
Published: February 2025

The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was developed to enhance transparency and high-quality information as a principle-based standard that allows some degree of flexibility in financial reporting process. An important feature of IFRS is that of paradigm shift from historical cost to fair value-based measurement of certain assets and liabilities. Consequently, the reliability of fair value measurement became a subject of concern, particularly in most developing economies with inactive market for financial instruments. The study examines the value relevance of fair value measurement hierarchy for financial instruments taking into consideration the moderating role of audit quality. The sample comprised of thirty-six (36) out of fifty-nine (59) financial services companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group as at 31st December, 2018. The study employed OLS multiple regression and heteroskedasticity corrected standard errors were used to test the relationship. The study revealed fair value measurements hierarchy is value relevant as it has significant impact on share prices. Specifically, Level 1 and Level 2 fair value financial assets were found to have positive significant influence on the share price of listed financial services companies in Nigeria while Level 3 fair value financial assets were found to be negatively and insignificantly influencing the share prices. Lastly, audit quality was found to be positively and significantly influencing the value relevance of fair value financial assets of listed financial services companies in Nigeria. The study recommends among others, the need for regulatory authorities to create an active market for financial instruments to fully achieve the fundamental objective of fair value and to limit the uncertainty and ambiguities around the application of level 3 fair value hierarchy. Also, investors should plan and allocate their investments to companies with lower information risk (i.e companies with lower level 3 fair value estimates) in making appropriate investment decisions relating to financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, and fixed interest deposit.
THE EFFECT OF BANK SECTORAL CREDIT AND EXCHANGE RATE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Authors: Adedeji Ibrahim Kabir , Muhammed Dr Ibrahim , Sabari Prof. Muhammed Habibu , Popoola Prof. Abiodun
Published: February 2025

The study examined the effect of deposit money bank’s credit facilities and exchange rate on the corporate financial performance of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Data for the study were sourced from the annual reports and accounts of the sampled firms for the period of ten years spanning from 2013 to 2022, the collected data were analyzed using Panel regression analysis, result of the analysis showed that credit facilities had a significant and negative effect on the financial performance of the sampled manufacturing firms in Nigeria. It was also revealed that the effect of the exchange rate on the return on assets of manufacturing firms in Nigeria is significant and negative. Accordingly, the study concludes that sectoral allocation and exchange rate are significant determinants of financial performance. Considering the negative and significant effect of sectoral allocation and exchange rate on the profit of manufacturing firms in Nigeria the study therefore, recommends that the government of Nigeria should implement policies that would encourage lending and also ensure a stable exchange rate.
MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS AND STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY ADMIST THE PERIOD OF ECONOMIC RECESSION IN NIGERIA
Authors: TIJJANI Hauwa Bayero , Abdullahi Prof Sheikh Ahmad , Mohammed Dr Ibrahim , Idris Dr Isma’il Tijjani
Published: February 2025

The goal of liberalizing the Nigerian stock market was to improve its performance and increase market efficiency. Nonetheless, it appears that the onset of Nigeria's 2016 economic downturn has skewed the degree to which these macroeconomic factors influence volatility on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Using monthly data from February 2010 to September 2022, the study investigated how the economic slump affected the connection between macroeconomic factors and stock market volatility in Nigeria. The exchange rate and stock market liberalization are the macroeconomic factors that are being studied. The time series data was subjected to the Philip Perron (PP) and Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root tests. The ARCH LM tests was also carried out and the EGARCH model was estimated under the assumption on normally distributed. The ARCH tests results revealed that there exists ARCH effects in the NGX stock returns implying the presence of volatility clustering in the return series. The findings also showed that the relationship between macroeconomic factors and stock market volatility is negatively impacted by economic recession. It was discovered that the exchange rate had little effect on volatility. It was also shown that liberalization of the stock market significantly reduced volatility. The results also show that there is persistent volatility in the Nigerian stock market and that negative news causes more volatility than positive news of the same size. It is recommended that authorities develop regulations aimed at reviving investor faith in the market.
CEO CHARACTERISTICS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DMBS IN NIGERIA
Authors: Ajagbonna Florence Bosede , Gugong Benjamin Kumai , Ayuba Augustine , Mohammed Idris , Dauda Isuwa
Published: February 2025

This study seeks to investigate the effect of Chief executive officer’s characteristic on financial performance of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study adopts correlation and ex-post facto as research design. The population of the study consists of 16 listed deposit money banks in Nigeria and the sample of the study consists of 14 listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. Census sampling technique is employed. Multiple regression model based on pooled ordinary lease square robust test is adopted to analyze the panel data obtained from audited financial statements of the sampled listed deposit money banks between 2012- 2021. The study reveals that Chief executive officer’s tenure has a negative and significant influence on financial performance, while, Chief executive officer’s gender was discovered to have a positive effect on financial performance. It is recommended that the board members should initiate coherent and integrated and policies towards reducing tenure ship of the Chief executive officers below the average which will ultimately improve the financial performance of the banks. Also, the board should initiate policy that will always consider female gender in the appointment of Chief executive officer’s positions considering the risk appetite of the female Chief executive officer’s particularly in risk and financial management of the banks which will also influence the financial performance of the listed deposit money banks in Nigeria.
O CERCEAMENTO DO “DIREITO” À MOVÊNCIA: O SILENCIAMENTO DAS BIOGRAFIAS DE MOVIMENTO NO CONTEXTO DA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA ESCOLAR
Authors: Oliveira Vinicius Machado de , Souza Juliano de , Velozo Emerson Luís , Kronbauer Glaucia Andreza
Published: February 2025

The present study is based on at least two central aims, which are, on the one hand, to justify the meaning of movement and Physical Education as components of human rights and, on the other, to point out to what extent freedom and access to movingness have been restricted within school institutions in contemporary times. The work in question is characterized as a historical-bibliographic study of a qualitative nature. After the analysis, we understood that movement activities have had and continue to have fundamental importance in people's lives. Given this scenario, throughout history, Physical Education has justified itself as a science and pedagogical area to rationalize and manage work with movingness. However, despite history highlighting the prominence of Physical Education and movement in children and adolescents' lives, some measures and decisions in Brazil have degraded individuals' right to access movement culture activities, especially in the school environment. Among the aspects that have contributed to the depreciation of the right to movingness are the weakening of school Physical Education, lack of spaces and material resources for practice, failure of public authorities to meet students' needs, and normative documents and laws that do not align with reality. Through the discussion presented in this manuscript, it appears that the deprivation of the right to movingness and Physical Education in Brazilian schools represents a setback for the biopsychosocial formation of children and young people.
History's Place
Authors: Graebner Seth
Published: February 2025

History's Place explores nostalgia as one of the defining aspects of the relationship between France and North Africa. Dr. Seth Graebner argues that France's most important colony developed a historical consciousness through literature, and that post-colonial writers revised it while retaining its dominant effect. The North African city became a privileged place in the relationship between literacy and historical discourses in the colony. Graebner analyzes the importance of architecture and urbanism as markers of historical development, as the urban fabric and descriptions of it became signs of difference between metropole and colony. Discussing writers as diverse as Bertrand, Randau, and Kateb, this book examines how the changing Algerian city has remained the locus of a debate colored by various sorts of nostalgia. Graebner demonstrates that nostalgia was symptomatic of historical anxiety generated by colonial conditions, but with literary consequences for mainland France as well. History's Place is a comprehensive and valuable addition to the study of French literature and cultural studies.
Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf
Authors: Forest James J.F. , Sousa Matthew V.
Published: February 2025

Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf examines the national security implications of U.S. energy security policies in the Middle East, and the emerging U.S. involvement in oil exploration and extraction in West Africa. Similar political, social, and economic challenges_poverty, corruption, lack of infrastructure, and weak governments_are seen in the oil-producing states of both the Middle East and Africa. Drawing comparisons between these two regions allows Forest and Sousa to formulate policy recommendations for how to handle foreign policy toward Africa in the future based on lessons learned from past interaction with the Middle East. Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf promises to inform a lively debate over the future of U.S. foreign policies toward Africa and is a valuable resource for policymakers and the academic community that should be approached in a coherent, integrated fashion to ensure the success of the United State's energy and national security agendas.
The Species Problem
Authors: Stamos David N.
Published: February 2025

In this provocative work, David N. Stamos tackles the problem of determining exactly what a biological species is: in short, whether species are real and the nature of their reality. Although many have written on this topic, The Species Problem is the only comprehensive single-authored book on this central concern of biology. Stamos critically considers the evolution of the three major contemporary views of species: species nominalism, species as classes, and species as individuals. Finally, he develops his own solution to the species problem, a solution aimed at providing a universal species concept worthy of the Modern Synthesis. This book will be of interest to philosophers of biology and of science in general, to historians of biology, and to biologists concerned with one of the most significant (and practical) conceptual issues in their field.
The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment
Authors: Attar Samar
Published: February 2025

The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment is a collection of essays which deal with the influence of Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Arab philosopher from Spain, on major European thinkers. His philosophical novel, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, could be considered one of the most important books that heralded the Scientific Revolution. Its thoughts are found in different variations and to different degrees in the books of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Kant. But if Ibn Tufayl's fundamental values, such as equality, freedom and toleration, which the thinkers of the European Enlightenment had adopted as theirs, paved the way to the French Revolution, they certainly marked the end of the age of reason in southern Spain and the rest of the Islamic world. Ibn Tufayl's philosophy was appropriated, subverted, or reinvented for many centuries. But the memory of the man who wrote such an influential book was buried in the dust of history. The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment reexamines Ibn Tufayl's momentous book and its continued influence over contemporary philosophy. This intriguing book will appeal to those interested in comparative literature and religion.
Childbirth in Republican China
Authors: Johnson Tina
Published: February 2025

Delivering Modernity: Childbirth in Republican China (1911-1949) is the study of a pivotal period in which traditional midwifery, marked by private, unregulated old-style midwives, was transformed into modern midwifery through the adoption of a highly medicalized and state-sponsored birth model that is standard in urban China today. In the twentieth century, biomedical technologies altered the process of childbirth on virtually every level. What had been a matter of private interest, focusing on the family and lineage, became a national priority, a symbol of the new citizen who would participate in the creation of a revitalized nation. This transformation of reproduction coalesces with the broader story of China's twentieth-century revolutions, marked by an emphasis on science and modernity. The roles of the state and of western medical personnel were paramount in affecting these changes, but equally important are the intense social and cultural shifts that occurred simultaneously. The dominant themes of reproduction in twentieth-century China are characterized by expanding state involvement, shifting gender roles, escalating consumption patterns accompanying the commercialization of private lives, and the increasing medicalization of the birth process.
History of the Future
Authors: Singer Max
Published: February 2025

History of the Future presents a set of ideas about where we are in history. It focuses on the great majority of people in each society, and shows that life in the modern world will be almost completely different from all previous human experience. The present time is best understood as a period of transition during which one country after another is following along parallel paths from traditional to modern. The process of becoming modern is so powerful that it will have similar effects on all countries. Therefore one can predict the future of countries still undergoing this change by looking at the history of countries which have already completed their transition.

Singer asserts that a "war system" has long existed in which the central concern of nations has been to protect their security by military forces and alliances. He makes the dramatic claim that, because of the inherent nature of modern countries, there will be no war system in any region populated solely by modern countries-as illustrated by the current situation in Western Europe-even though human character will not have improved. However, despite the fact that poverty, tyranny, and war will be largely eliminated, the modern world may be worse for people than the traditional world because most of the things that shaped human character will be obsolete.
Milicianas
Authors: Lines Lisa
Published: February 2025

During the first few days of the Spanish Civil War, women played an integral role in the spontaneous uprising that prevented the immediate success of the Nationalist coup. Around one thousand of these women went on to join the militias who fought at the front. Women also played an important role in the defense of cities, with another several thousand forming sections of the armed rearguard. Indeed, women’s participation in the anti-fascist resistance constituted one of the greatest mass political mobilizations of women in Spain’s history.

Milicianas provides a comprehensive picture of what life was like for the women who fought during the first year of the civil war, focusing on how the women themselves viewed this experience. It demonstrates that the significance of the miliciana phenomenon lies in the fact that these women took up arms in relatively large numbers, were self-motivated, participated in combat equally with their male comrades, and played an extensive and sophisticated military role.

By late 1936, attitudes towards women in combat began to change drastically, and by March 1937, the majority of milicianas had been removed from their combat positions. Though there existed a consensus around this issue among the male leadership of both the Republican government and left-wing political groups, female combatants viewed this turn of events differently. The majority of the milicianas had deep reservations about their recall from the front, and saw it as a retreat from the gains women had made during the war and revolution. Indeed, while the political leadership within the Republic presented numerous arguments for why it was necessary to remove women from combat, this book argues that the reason it was initially considered acceptable for women to fight, and then seen as undesirable eight months later, was connected to the course of the social revolution.
Interpreting the Republic
Authors: Swamy Vinay
Published: February 2025

Interpreting the Republic focuses on contemporary French literary and cinematic works (1986-2003) that reflect on what it means to belong to a nation such as France by giving voice to those who find themselves marginalized by French society. While citizenship and belonging can be, and indeed are, interpreted differently depending on the socio-cultural and political context, it is the foundational universalist republican principle of egalitarianism that has remained the sacred cow of French society. One of the major claims of this study is that the rigidity of French national discourse that attempts to impose a certain homogeneity in its official identificatory practices — all citizens are French, and thus difference (ethnic, sexual or other) ceases to matter — is but one of the many possible interpretations of the notion of the Republic. Vinay Swamy seeks to show how such supposedly unshakeable principles, too, can be, and often are, reinterpreted in novel ways by the works analyzed in this study, which carve out niches for their protagonists that are otherwise foreclosed in the French national space. Swamy examines the different tactics of identification deployed in works ranging from early 'romans beurs' by Azouz Begag, Farida Belghoul and Soraya Nini, and Allah Superstar, the 2003 satirical novel by Y.B., to a number of films including Gazon maudit (1995), Ma vie en rose (1997), Le Placard (2001), Chouchou (2003), all of which (re)interpret the Republic in an effort to legitimize their protagonists' otherwise marginalized social position(s). He demonstrates how all these works put pressure, in a variety of ways, on an unacknowledged understanding of the institutional positions. Vinay Swamy underscores some of the central concerns of these works, which include a quest to unravel the often-thorny questions such as 'who represents the Republic' or 'who is represented by the institution of republican ideals,' and as a corollary, 'who or what is not represented?' In privileging moments of such questioning, Interpreting the Republic underscores some of the discursive limits of the understanding of multicultural identity formation in Contemporary France.
F. C. S. Schiller and the Dawn of Pragmatism
Authors: Porrovecchio Mark J.
Published: February 2025

The intellectual history of pragmatism traditionally posits that its origins are found in the works of C. S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. What if that story is only partially true? Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller, the foremost first generation British pragmatist, was one of the most vocal proponents of pragmatism in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He penned over a dozen books, authored hundreds of essays and reviews, and sought to popularize the philosophy of practicalism. Yet in the years before and after his death, both he and his critics engaged in arguments that helped to erase him from the story of pragmatism.

F. C. S. Schiller and the Dawn of Pragmatism: The Rhetoric of a Philosophical Rebel, by Mark J. Porrovecchio, is the first comprehensive biography of Schiller ever undertaken. It seeks to answer questions like: why were Schiller's own arguments used against him? Why were his interests, philosophical and otherwise, central to his erasure? Why would the pragmatism of today gain by reclaiming a neglected figure from its past? A crucial part of understanding those questions relates to the rhetorical strategies at play in the arguments Schiller made.

Pragmatism today is a vital and vibrant part of interdisciplinary discussions that range from philosophy, to religion, to science, to politics. But it is intellectually incomplete and historically inaccurate. Reclaiming Schiller means asking hard questions about the functions and scope of pragmatism. Though the answers will not suit everyone, they will help to make pragmatism—past, present, and future—more honest, more engaging, and more interesting.