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Repensando a aula de Literatura no Ensino Médio: a interação texto-leitor como centro
Authors: Zanolla Taciana , Ramos Flávia Brocchetto
Published: September 2019

Este artigo defende uma abordagem da Literatura no Ensino Médio diversa da perspectiva histórica geralmente conferida à disciplina, que se encontra refletida na organização da maior parte dos manuais didáticos utilizados nas salas de aula do país. Propõe-se um trabalho voltado para a interação do aluno com o texto, no qual a seleção de obras que dialoguem com o horizonte de expectativas do leitor e a análise literária dessas obras permitem ao educando construir sentidos para o texto a partir de suas vivências. Os resultados observados em prática de ensino realizada em uma turma de primeiro ano do Ensino Médio, a partir de textos de Gregório de Matos e Padre Antônio Vieira, indicam que essa proposta possibilita a aproximação entre o adolescente e o texto literário, a significação dos textos e a instrumentalização dos alunos para a leitura.
Desenvolvimento moral e manifestações de polidez
Authors: Vebber Fernanda Cañete
Published: September 2019

Este texto propõe uma reflexão sobre a dimensão moral no âmbito educacional, buscando compreender uma possível relação entre desenvolvimento moral e manifestações de polidez. Diferentes perspectivas no campo da psicologia têm-se ocupado do estudo da moralidade, destacando-se a abordagem construtivista pelo viés de Jean Piaget e de sua obra “O juízo moral na criança”. Na relação entre desenvolvimento moral e manifestações de polidez, entende-se que há algo de moral na polidez, visto que ela traduz atitudes respeitosas e de consideração pelo outro, e que ela parece ter uma importante função no início do desenvolvimento moral como um conteúdo a ser aprendido.
Currículo e Cultura de Consumo: como jovens estudantes significam o consumo no espaço-tempo escolar
Authors: Gainssa Balinhas Vera Lúcia
Published: September 2019

Neste trabalho são apresentadas reflexões sobre o consumo e seus significados para um grupo de dezesseis estudantes de ensino médio, de uma escola pública na cidade do Rio Grande, balneário Cassino, Rio Grande do Sul. O processo investigativo deu-se através de encontros coletivos e individuais que versaram sobre o consumo estudantil no espaço-tempo escolar. Foram selecionados alguns instrumentos para motivar os debates: diários, desenhos, instalação artística, visita ao McDonald’s e apresentação de documentário. Ao discutir os significados do consumo, buscou-se e foram encontradas algumas transgressões nos modos de consumir do grupo investigado. Mas não somente isso, o consumo também se constitui como marcador identitário, usado para conquistar status, reconhecimento, prazer, comunicar gostos e estilos de vida.
Differences in Egyptian Studentsâ€™ Attitudes to Academic Dishonesty and Related Behaviors: The Case of Business Students
Authors: Metwally Dina
Published: September 2019

Academic cheating is one type of unethical academic behaviors or academic dishonesty. The level of cheating among undergraduate students has tremendously increased. Academic cheating is crucial as it affects the credibility and predictive accuracy in university admission criteria. Despite the concern with academic dishonesty (cheating), most research has been conducted in Western context. Western research has been useful in providing in-depth understanding of causes of academic cheating however; it is uncertain whether the same research findings are applicable to Arab/Middle Eastern countries. This study focuses on academic cheating among Egyptian undergraduate students. The aim is to explore differences in studentsâ€™ attitudes and reported behaviors to cheating across academic years. Research findings report no significant difference among business students with regard to behaviors and attitudes to academic dishonesty. Except for few statements, students have similar responses to the used scenarios. Findings of this study have important implications to the faculty and its staff. More attention should be given to the communication of right academic behaviors to students, studentsâ€™ evaluation and assessment, invigilation system, punishment of wrong behaviors, and evaluation of academics.
Political Space Competition between Online and Conventional Transportation in Jakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Djuyandi Yusa , Hidayat Arief , . Jumroh
Published: September 2019

The Presence of online transportation brings a new problem in Indonesia transportation market competition, many conventional transportation drivers, such as taxis, buses, motorcycle taxis, city transportation (Angkot) that reject the presence of online-based transportation. For conventional transportation drivers, the existence of online transportation has reduced their income because people prefer to use online transportation rather than conventional transportation. As the power holder, the government certainly has the right and authority to regulate and create policy harmonization for public transportation. This study uses qualitative method where primary data is obtained from 8 months observations, from November 2017 to June 2018. Secondary data are obtained from transportation ministerial regulations, regional regulations issued by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, and various discourses that developed in the media mass. Various data obtained are then sorted or filtered and crosschecked against other data. Based on our findings, the government has not been arranged adequate political space, especially for conventional transportation and online transportation in Jakarta. The slow pace of the central government to revise regulations regarding online transportation has triggered serious conflicts in the community. Digital revolution in the dimensions of online transportation in the public interest is what should be an integral part of previous government policies, and that never happened.
Understanding Dynamic Engagement of Community in Local Governance, Enhancing Grassroots Development in South Africa
Authors: Enaifoghe Andrew Osehi , Adetiba Cotties Toyin
Published: September 2019

The discourse on "Community engagement and commitmentâ€ is a critical subject that requires the interest of individuals within communities to fully participate in activities that address community needs. A meaningful citizen engagement reaches out beyond physical inclusion to incorporate the generation of thoughts and deliberations. In addition, it includes the commitments to leadership process in decision-making and the involvement of community members in the administrative responsibility. Among the elements that propel individuals to take an interest to participate in local governance need to assume a functioning role in bettering their very own lives, satisfying social or religious commitments feeling a need for a sense of community, and other quantifiable benefits. This study conceptualizes what community engagement, models, and frameworks is about and that can be used as a guide, to inspire communities in meeting various challenges relating to their interest in participation and cooperation. The study does not claim to cover all the accessible and significant human sociology on public cooperation literature. Qualitatively, the study gave an outline of the basic ideas that shed light on community participation, cooperation and commitment to duty and responsibility. As the study adopted a qualitative approach, mostly secondary source was consulted to address the research question. The findings show that the instrumental way to deal with citizensâ€™ concerns, with attention to results and adequacy is considerably more far-reaching than the more transformative method. Furthermore, people ought to review challenges related with gathering politicization of improvement and participatory structures, the absence of responsibility towards organizing community interest, the absence of limit capacity among partners, poor access to data or information, and inability to perceive and work intimately with community-based associations. It was then recommended that the community and different partners take part in the discussions that prompted the last record, as this is required by the South African Municipal Structures Act.
Financial Knowledge as Youth Preneur Success Factor
Authors: Achmad Kautsar  , Nadia Asandimitra
Published: September 2019

Indonesia currently has developed entrepreneurship both conceptually and practically and has developed very rapidly. Knowledge that must be possessed by an entrepreneur is financial knowledge. Adequate financial knowledge is needed to provide entrepreneurial skills to make sound financial decisions. Other variables of financial behavior that are important to be measured along with financial knowledge on the success of young entrepreneurial business are the level of financial behavior and financial literacy. This research was designed as explanatory research to explain the subject of the influence of financial knowledge, financial literacy, and financial attitude towards young entrepreneurial success. The research was conducted in the city of Surabaya. The population of this study is young entrepreneurs who have micro businesses. The sampling technique is done in a way cluster sampling. The analytical method used in this study is to use multiple linear regressions with validity test, reliability test, classic assumption test, and hypothesis testing.
The Dynamic Approaches in Enhancing Citizenry Participation in South African Local Government
Authors: Andrew Osehi Enaifoghe  , Toyin Cottis Adetiba
Published: September 2019

The Constitution of South Africa is underpinned by the standards of good administration, featuring the significance of open interest as a basic component of an effective local administration, with respect to subject inclusion in a "local government" organization. The interest of citizens to participate in local government issues is viewed as having a noteworthy ramification on democratizing administration conveyance beyond simply delegate government, by having people and community as focal role players all the while. In South Africa, the need for the community to participate in local government administration offers a more prominent control of the underprivileged over their own circumstance and guarantees their full inclusion in deciding their very own formative needs. Along these lines, districts must assume a noteworthy job in advancing the majority rules system of democracy and guaranteeing that the community takes an interest in choices that influence them specifically. This study contends that regardless of its perplexing structures, obstructions, and serious administrative difficulties, citizens’ interest stay vital to the accomplishment of local government administration conveyance. The idea of community support as an indispensable factor for a fruitful government and delivery of good administration in the local circle was examined in this paper. The possibility of community interest in South Africa was bolstered by the declaration of different administrative structures which supported the contribution of individuals in local administration and strategy making. For instance, the White Paper on Local Government (1998) a qualitative analysis method was adopted by this study and the rational model was applied to place things in the correct points of view.
The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Telecommunications Industry : An Overview of the Case of "Orange Tunisie" Operator
Authors: Nafti Ines Kahloul
Published: September 2019

The aim of this paper is to present new orientations for research in the field of information systems in the context of CSR. It offers an original conceptual analysis that integrates the CSR approach, which enables decision making, governance and strategic alignment of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), business and sustainability. In the actual context of the changing environment, a consensus regarding the need to change the pattern of development and growth comes to light. The CSR emerges as a new paradigm for economics. Its alliance with other economic concepts seems to become a necessity that aims at an approach for a global and sustainable performance for the company. As long as the firmsâ€™ IT departments are energy consumers, it is of paramount importance to reconcile the new technologies and the CSR. Hence, in order for the company to stand out and increase its competitiveness, it has to think in terms of global, economic, social and environmental performance that would ensure a sustainable growth. The importance of the small and medium-sized enterprises in the Maghrebâ€™s economies and the challenges of the CSR implementation in such institutions should prompt us to wonder about the incentives and the engagement factors of managers in favor of the CSR while incorporating the ICT. It seems interesting, then, to discover the way to combine the ICT and the social practices, in order to ensure a sustainable performance for the company. An illustration of the case of "Orange Tunisie" operator will be advanced.
Does Financial Integration Exist in ECOWAS?
Authors: Gidigbi Matthew Oladapo , Akanegbu Benedict
Published: September 2019

Free movement of goods, capital, and persons have been the long-term strategic goals of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) since its establishment. Notwithstanding, financial integration has become more important in deepening political integration in the region than ever. Assessing how far the Regional Economic Community (REC) has achieved her objective of free movement of capital among the member states. Therefore, this study investigated the existence of financial integration in ECOWAS by employing savings-investment equality, popularly known as Feldstein-Horioka Criterion; a panel data for all the 15 member states was fitted into the specified model. The study found that there is the existence of financial integration in the REC, and that language inhibits financial integration and that the coefficient of language dummy stands at -4.8 percent. However, it found that language inhibition of the financial integration in the REC will gradually disappear over time, as the interactive coefficient of language and time stands at -0.12 percent. This study concludes that a level of financial integration is in existence in the REC. Therefore, the REC is prepared for monetary unification assuming that there will be more substantial trade among the member states.
Analysis of The Potential Impact of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on the ASEAN Member Countries
Authors: Syadullah Makmun , - Miftahudin , Ardiansyah Benny Gunawan
Published: September 2019

This paper aims to analyze the potential impacts of the RCEP concept developed in the working group and the potential impact on market expansion. Based on the results achieved in the working group dis-cussions, we used a qualitative approach. We put together a simulation of how the impact on trade and mar-ket development has been the goal of the establishment of RCEP. We concluded that the unification of the 16 countries in the RCEP expected to reduce the spaghetti bowl effect caused by a number of free trade agree-ments followed by a country. However, because RCEP does not eliminate regional free trade agreements that exist, RCEP tend to add to the chain's new spaghetti bowl. In addition, the opening of market access among partner countries in the ASEAN-expected results in increased trade intra-ASEAN partner countries so that the impact on economic growth in the region in general and ASEAN in particular.
Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change: Implications for Sustainable Rural Development in Sanyati, Zimbabwe
Authors: Dzvimbo Munyaradzi Admire , Mashizha Tinashe Mitchell , Monga Monica , Ncube Cornelias
Published: September 2019

Zimbabwe is one of the most developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in that markets and rural industrialization are likely to function relatively well. Thus, Zimbabweâ€™s agricultural sector has been severely affected by climate change. The worsening agricultural conditions have led to undernourishment of many in rural areas and this has drawn so much attention. Young women have turned into prostitution, in their bid to ensure the survival of their families. Farmers in rural areas depend heavily on rain-fed water and with rainfall variability and extreme weather patterns records, their livelihoods are being threatened. To cope with the adverse impact of climate change on rural development, different coping strategies and mechanisms are being implemented. The government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector have all introduced various programmes and projects at grassroots levels. The information used in this paper was gathered using data from interviews, questionnaires, and focused group discussion. This article explores how conservation agriculture being one of the coping strategies, has helped rural farmers to deal with climate change and how it has sustained rural development in Sanyati District.
Nuclear Energy in Ghana? History, Science and Policy
Authors: Adu-Gyamfi Samuel , Amakye-Boateng Kwasi , Yartey Henry Tettey , Dramani Aminu , Adoteye Victor Nii
Published: September 2019

This paper discusses the issue of nuclear energy in Ghana, although the country is not operating a nuclear plant, the study focuses on the energy crisis that persistently hit the country and governmentâ€™s plans to opt for nuclear energy as part of Ghanaâ€™s energyâ€™s mix to cater for the shortfalls in Ghanaâ€™s electricity generation. Ghana after independence decided to add nuclear energy into its energy mix to promote industrialization and make Ghana an industrial hub and investment destination as well as make it a net exporter of power in Africa. In spite of this plan for a nuclear plant resurfacing within contemporary discourse, there has been a strong opposition against the country going nuclear, citing some safety and security issues which are sometimes fueled by lack of an in depth knowledge of what nuclear energy really entails. Qualitative research approach was employed to investigate Ghanaâ€™s drive for attaining its initial plans for a nuclear plant. Data has been retrieved from both primary and secondary sources. The analysis of the data collected revealed that Ghanaâ€™s inability to operate a nuclear plant is as a result of fear of a nuclear disaster like it happened at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, USA, Chernobyl in Ukraine and Fukishima Daichi in Japan, as well as the safety of the nuclear plants and the radioactive wastes emitted into the environment. The study revealed that this fear of people regarding nuclear energy is over-emphasized and again the major nuclear disasters that have rocked the world were caused by human error; in most cases security warnings were ignored. The study established that the delay in executing the plans are due to monetary challenges since building a nuclear plant involves a lot of money. This notwithstanding, Ghana has enough skilled nuclear scientists to manage the countryâ€™s nuclear plants should any be built.
Transport Infrastructure as a Factor of Economic Growth in Azerbaijan
Authors: Mammadali Maharramov Amil , Gabil Khasiyev Bahruz
Published: September 2019

The nature of the transport infrastructure has been shown as an important factor in the socioeconomic development of its countries. Here, in our country, the developmental possibilities of the transportation system and the basic directions of the state policy towards the development of the transportation infrastructure have been shown. Some aspects of the transport's role in the country's economy have been reviewed. Basic indicators of the development of the transport infrastructure and information on the current state of transport infrastructure for the various countries of the world are provided. Some provisions regarding the effect of the development of transportation infrastructure on the economic growth, the development of the economy are mentioned. A number of expected economic impacts have been shown from investments made to improve the transport infrastructure at the end.
Exploring Brand Awareness, Customer Loyalty and Perceived Quality: how they ensure Profitability and generate Purchase Intention: A study on cosmetic industry of Pakistan
Authors: Jamil Khalid , Ali Muhammad Asghar , Iqbal Ahsan
Published: September 2019

The research looks at the reseller's view of the brand's reputation, quality and customer loyalty on the profitability and purchasing of the brand. In addition, the research focuses on clarifying the role of the purchasing power intermediary in the relationship between brand awareness and profitability, quality and profitability, brand awareness and profitability. The investigation was of a causal nature and data was collected from 200 retailers. The results showed the brand awareness and loyally meaningless impact, while the observed quality had a significant impact on profitability. In addition, the results revealed a significant impact on brand awareness, quality knowledge and loyalty for purchasing purposes. The conciliation Sobel test showed that procurement intensity only conveys the relationship between observed quality and profitability.
Impact of Socio Economics Variables on Poverty: An Empirical Analysis for District Chitral of KPK Pakistan
Authors: Muhammad Faiz , Ali Amjad
Published: September 2019

This study investigates the impact of socioeconomic variables on household poverty in Chitral valley, the largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The household poverty index has been constructed while calculating multidimensional poverty index for each household. For this purpose, a representative sample of 252 households has been surveyed while distributing a questionnaire to each household. The data have been collected through stratified sampling technique and the collected data then analyzed while applying descriptive statistical tools and regression techniques. The regression analysis was done while taking explanatory variables as income of the household, the gender of household head, lives stock population of household, age of household head and dependence ratio of the household. Results of the regression analysis show that lives stock population and income of household have significant negative impact on household poverty. The results further reveal that dependency ratio has also significant positive impact on household poverty. Different diagnostics tests have also been applied in order to test the assumptions of the linear regression model and the results of all the diagnostics show the absence of econometric problems in the estimated model.
Link Program: Evidence from Micro-finance Institution in Jordan
Authors: Al-Zuâ€™bi Bashar
Published: September 2019

This paper studies and assesses the methodology of the â€œLink Programâ€, i.e., a process which the owners of micro-enterprises can undergo to help them grow their micro-enterprises into small and medium sized concerns. We evaluated the impact on the performance of micro entrepreneurs as a function of financial and non-financial support provided by a microfinance bank â€“ NMB. The paper established specific criteria for enterprisesâ€™ graduation, namely: completing 3 loan periods with outstanding credibility and dedication of repayment, continuous profit growth rate obtained as a result of activities (revenue) expansion, formalizing the enterprise by registering it with the government, and generating jobs for local candidates. The paper made use of a sample of 8,000clients who took business loans and had accessed non-financial support provided by the NMB during a period of six to eighteen months. We employed a standard data analysis against graduation criteria and found the â€œAS ISâ€ non-financial services (counseling and networking) have affected the performance of a few micro and small enterprises; only 13.7% of NMBâ€™s clients grew. Although many micro and small enterprises do not usually grow as would be expected, the result from Jordan is below the international practices which showed that 50% and 60% of modern MSE in Latin America and Asia grew from low entrepreneurs. It was therefore concluded that NMB should design and deliver a more comprehensive and innovative non-financial services (â€œTO BEâ€ approach).
Assessing the Implications of Deviant Behavior on Society in Central Punjab Pakistan
Authors: Mushtaq Muhammad Arqam , Idrees Muhammad , Roman Muhammad
Published: September 2019

The present study has been designed to assess Implication of deviant behavior among in Central Punjab Pakistan. Generally, crime is treated as the unexpected behavior of an individual which goes against the law. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the implications of crime in society. In Pakistan, lower socio-economic status holders are involved in crimes as well as high socio-economic holders are also involved, hence they want to accumulate more wealth through illegal ways. Crime affects the state in social, economic and psychological terms. The present study was conducted in central Punjab. A sample of 300 respondents was selected by using convenient sampling technique from the one selected district of the central Punjab. Moreover, data was with the help of a well-designed interview schedule. Collected data was analyzed by using SPSS. On the bases on finding it was concluded that there are number of socio-economic and psychological factors that created problems in state and become hurdle in the sustainable development of Pakistan and this problem badly damage the whole sphere of the society. Some policy measure and recommendations was also proposed by the study to cope with this problem.
Cross-border Migration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Benefits, Problems and Future prospects
Authors: Mlambo Victor H.
Published: September 2019

With rapid globalization sweeping through the globe, the movement of people throughout the world has increased significantly over the last 20 years. Motivated by the thrill of earning better salaries and living in countries characterised by better standards of living, people have travelled long distances in search of such opportunities. Undoubtedly, the economic buoyancy of countries like South Africa and Botswana has attracted thousands of migrants from the SADC who are seeking job opportunities, further straining government resources and impeding the effective functioning of border immigration services. The unequal rate of economic development in the region has further created an increasing gap between fast-developing and slow developing nations, hence the unequal rate of migration. Skills transfer and collaborations have been the major benefits of cross border-migration for SADC, although crime and xenophobia have also been identified as problems associated with cross-border migration in Southern Africa. The flow of remittances from South Africa has played a crucial role in fighting poverty and hunger in the migrantâ€™s home country and contributed significantly to government finances. However, the absence of a regionally accepted policy aimed at regulating migration means that illegal cross-border migration will carry on being a problem in the region and unfortunately the absence of policies aiming at spurring collective regional economic growth means illegal cross-border migration will increase in the years to come.
Understanding Culture through Knowledge Cybernetics
Authors: Sawagvudcharee Ousanee , Yolles Maurice , Bunchapattanasakda Chanchai , Limpabandhu Buncha
Published: September 2019

These days, countries around the world continue with their process of globalization in the digital business and marketing. However, they find themselves straddling different national cultures, which lead to problems of cross-cultural communication management resulting in, for instance, miscommunication and misunderstanding. Consequently, an understanding of the characterisation or mapping of culture is significant, and while there are not many theories of cultural mapping, most stem from the base work of Hofstede. Basically, most people begin with a categorisation of culture through the creation of an ontology that differentiates relatable levels of reality, as a theory of levels allows culture to be broken down into parts that can be analysed more easily. It also helps them to facilitate the creation of a set of generic or universal dimensions of culture which can be used to map different cultures. However, a problem with this theoretical approach is that it does not offer a very dynamic representation of culture, and it has manifestations that impoverish the way that phenomenal manifestations of culture can be explained. On the other hand, there is an alternative approach was adopted by Schwartz. This approach does not discuss ontology but it creates a value inventory in which respondents assess â€˜comprehensiveâ€™ cultural values. Consequently, there is some relationship between outcome of Hofstedeâ€™s and Schwartzâ€™s results. Yolles has developed a theory of Knowledge Cybernetics that delivers a new ontology and a dynamic modelling approach. Schwartzâ€™s results have been merged into this, resulting in a new theory dynamic theory of culture quite distinct from Hofstedeâ€™s level theory.
Microfinance as a Strategy of Empowering the Conflict-Affected Communities in Sri Lanka
Authors: Herath H.M.W.A.
Published: September 2019

The objective of this paper is to assess the capability of microfinance as a tool of reconciliation through economic activity generation and empowerment in the conflict-affected communities in the Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka. The principal data collection tools for this study were Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews. The impact of microfinance engagement is in varying degrees with certain areas and groups showing evidence of receiving more beneficial impacts compared to others. It also showed very high involvement of women and those women who are active namely, those from groups above the very poor and those who have comparatively better educational levels. We found that microfinance intervention has both tangible and also created other intangible benefits on clients. The post-conflict Northeastern region is not a monolithic entity and there are a number of diverse groups of potential beneficiaries with different needs, skills, capacities and opportunities. Therefore, microfinance initiatives need to consider these situations and develop their interventions accordingly.
Poverty and Agricultural Productivity Growth Nexus in the Non-Plantation Agriculture in Sri Lanka
Authors: Herath H.M.W.A.
Published: September 2019

Not only there is a close relationship between poverty and agriculture productivity but also agriculture is considered as a significant means of plummeting poverty in the long-term and in the shortterm. While agriculture may not be central as the driver of economic growth in current global neo-liberal economic context it is generally accepted that the food security and livelihood development aspects for all still warrants developing agriculture, a situation that holds true for Sri Lanka too. Productivity in agriculture is determined by conditions in both the natural, socioeconomic and community factors. The productivity in the countryâ€™s agriculture sector is rooted in the farming system, namely, the farm and the farmer/farm operator. These two units are in an interacting whole which makes property of one a quality of another. Small plot size, the existing tenure system, low levels of education and skills of farm operators and behavior of two patrons (government and traders) in the sector are the major backward determinants affecting to place in the farmer into a vicious cycle of poverty. This background does not help to generate a dynamic, risk bearing and enterprising farmers for the economy and this leads to low productivity and then the continuation of poverty of farmers. The lack of attentiveness of overall situation and lack of holistic approach to problems providing appropriate solutions to individuals are constraints in agriculture development. Solution is the hallmark of policies and interventions in agriculture. Present focus is also on subsistence-based model and the approach is piecemeal.
Misunderstandings of Capability Approach: Towards Paradigm Pluralism
Authors: Cibangu Sylvain K
Published: September 2019

Capability approach figures among the most prominent approaches of social science disciplines. One reason for this is that in a world plagued by daunting inequalities and repressions the term capability presents a whole host of potentials. Another reason is that the failures or shortcomings encountered in development studies the last several decades have created something of a vogue for capability approach both in academia and industry. In the meantime, however, capability approach represents one of the most misunderstood and misused approaches of modern day times. One most pervasive misunderstanding or misuse comes with the idea that capability approach is unable to provide a definite, exhaustive list of capabilities nor to achieve measurable units of development. This idea is further compounded by the fact that Sen (1999, 2009) himself the originator of capability approach has invariably dismissed the discussions concerned with list and measurability. The present paper aimed to highlight the core nature of capability approach, while dispelling the misunderstandings surrounding it. Content analysis was conducted to appraise how capability approach was presented. Sen works were thus perused in light of a wider social science literature, with a focus on methodology. This is mainly because development studies are an interdisciplinary field. In so doing the paper was able to reposition capability approach as an interpretive, qualitative approach. It was thus found that authors continue to misuse and view capability approach through the lens of quantitative research. It was also found that interpretivism is by no means defined or evaluated based on the ability to supply a list of specific items and the measurability thereof. The paper suggested some paths for future research.
The Role of Fintech Encourages the Export of Small Medium Enterprises in Indonesia
Authors: - Ragimun , Yosepha Sri Yanthy
Published: September 2019

At present the development of financial technology (fintech) in Indonesia is very fast, many nonbank companies practice as fintech executors who channel loans to the public or Small Medium Enterprise (SMEs), this has the potential to lead to illegal banking practices (shadow banking). The next problem is how the government makes rules that can synergize fintech with the business world, banking, SMEs and others. In the future, it is expected that Fintech will play an active role in encouraging the export of the SME sector which is Indonesia's flagship sector. In this study a qualitative descriptive approach was used, which emphasized the discussion by examining the role of fintech to encourage the export of small and medium industries in Indonesia. Data sources that can be used are data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Bank Indonesia and various relevant data sources. Fintech is currently very helpful in helping the financial literacy of the Indonesian people including SMEs as a mainstay of increasing exports in Indonesia. Several obstacles to the spread of the role of fintech continue to be overcome through various means including infrastructure improvements, socialization and financial literacy to the public and SMEs and fintech regulatory policies. The government needs to make harmonious rules to grow and to avoid risks in the financial services industry. This is crucial because the development of fintech in Indonesia is very fast. Licensing for the establishment of fintech companies from other countries must be monitored.
Sociological Study of Mental Disorders in HCMC (Vietnam)
Authors: Tavakol Mohamad , Mai Le Thi , Mansouri Mina
Published: September 2019

The focus of this study is on the prevalence of mental disorders among the people aged between 18-64 years who are living in Saigon (HCMC), and an analysis of the sociological factors that affect the spread of these disorders. The theoretical framework of this research is a synthesis of the sociological theory of Anomie of Durkheim and the Strain theory of Merton. To determine the prevalence of mental disorders, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) is used, and to determine their effective sociological parameters we prepared a second Questionnaire, the sociological one, comprising questions derived from Durkheim and Merton's theories. The sample size was 384, using Cochran formula, and sampling was a multi-stage cluster sampling. The results from the analyses of the data showed that the overall prevalence of mental disorder in Saigon is 10.2%: in men 5.5% and in women 12.8%. Moreover, the components of immigration, job status, social status, structural and social pressures, family problems, and social capital, were shown to contribute to the risk of mental health and the occurrence of mental disorders. The sociological factors which were not confirmed were religion and ethnicity.
Factors Affecting Delegation Authority toward Employees Performance
Authors: Alhosani Adnan , Md Yusoff Rosman , Ismail Fadillah , Rehman Fazal Ur
Published: September 2019

Employees are the key asset of every organization and their performance can influence the goals and objectives of organizations in a positive or negative way. The aim of this study is to develop a theoretical framework in relations to examine the effects of employeeâ€™s satisfaction and participation, delegation authority and empowerment on employeeâ€™s performance in UAE organizations. Specifically, to get an in-depth understanding of the linkage between delegation authority and employees performance with emphasize on (employee participation and employee satisfaction). This study is only limited to Dubai organizations and future research may be conducted in other countries as well as can assess the moderating role in the defined variables. By integrating employeeâ€™s satisfaction and participation, delegation authority and empowerment, and employeeâ€™s performance literature, the main contribution of this paper is the analysis of defined variables in Dubai organizations with emphasize on new challenges and to boost up the gap of relevant literature.
Comparison between Steiner cephalometric and modified Andrews photometric method for assessing antero-posterior position of the maxillary central incisors.
Authors: Vucinic Predrag , Petrovic Djordje , Ivic Stojan , Vujkov Sanja
Published: September 2019

Introduction/Objective. Maxillary incisors, when exposed during smile, are one of the most important facial features. In an attempt to overcome limitations of standard cephalometric methods, Andrews described an approach to determine ideal anteroposterior (AP) position of maxillary central incisors in smiling profile in relation to the forehead. We compared traditional Steiner cephalometric method, using surrounding skeletal landmarks, to the method proposed by Andrews, with the aim of determining whether distant but very noticeable craniofacial structures can affect our impression of tooth position. Methods. The study comprised 90 randomly selected lateral cephalograms, divided into three groups according to maxillary central incisors AP position according to Steiner cephalometric norms. The AP relationship of the maxillary central incisors was measured as a perpendicular distance from facial axis point to the nasion A line and to the vertical line through forehead facial axis point respectively. Student?s t-test and Pearson?s correlation were used to compare tested variables. Results. There was statistically significant difference between two methods (p = 0.01108). According to the Steiner method 46.67% subjects had retrusive incisors and 53.33% subjects had protrusion. Andrews?s method showed different results; 35.56% subjects had retrusion, while 64.4% had protrusion. Conclusion. The method proposed by Andrews showed consistently more protrusion than the traditional cephalometric method according to Steiner. Slightly retruded position of maxillary central incisors according to Steiner analysis does not always imply poor facial esthetics, if they have favorable position to the forehead. Low levels of correlation indicate that we should never rely on just one set of parameters.
“King’s Painter” Tevdore and his inscriptions
Authors: Chichinadze Nina
Published: September 2019

The paper deals with ?King?s Painter? Tevdore and his inscriptions preserved
in three churches of Upper Svaneti (northwestern highland region of Georgia)
dated back to the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The textual and visual
data allow us to reconstruct the status of the painter and his impact on the
embellishment of these churches. The inscriptions are considered from
various perspectives, with a special emphasis on their political and social
context. Tevdore?s title stressing his ties with monarchic power aimed to
extend the ?royal presence? in Svaneti. The spatial constructs, creating
semantic focuses for the display of authors? inscriptions, permit an
evaluation of his status and place in the given social system.
Pseudotumor Endobronquial asociado a Aspergilosis. A propósito de un caso. Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo
Authors: Terán Jiménez Zoila Abigail , Ulloa Silva María José , Escobar Sánchez Flavio , Rodríguez Zambrano Sandra Lorena
Published: September 2019

Se menciona el término de pseudotumor endobronquial ante la presencia de una imagen que ocupaba la luz de un bronquio que resultó ser, después de varios estudios, un cuerpo extraño que había pasado inadvertido para el paciente durante 3 años. La presencia de un cuerpo extraño endobronquial en adultos puede ser de difícil diagnóstico, cuando no es referido el antecedente de aspiración y a encontrarse asociado a otras patologías. Se expone un caso clínico de difícil diagnóstico y alta complejidad ante la presencia de tumoración endobronquial que inicialmente por broncoscopía fue definida como aspergilosis endobronquial; presentando posteriormente neumonía severa y fue en un segundo intento de biopsia para evitar cirugía, que se logra remover la lesión que resultó ser una semilla de tamarindo que el paciente la había aspirado años atrás; con la posterior complicación de sepsis e insuficiencia respiratoria que requirió asistencia ventilatoria mecánica y antibióticos de amplio espectro; cursando posteriormente con recuperación total. En conclusión ante la presencia de una imagen endobronquial se debe tener en cuenta la posibilidad de cuerpo extraño dentro de los diagnósticos diferenciales; siendo la broncoscopía el método ideal para su diagnóstico definitivo y evitando así realizar intervenciones quirúrgicas.
Evaluación de la función ventricular izquierda mediante ecocardiografía con speckle tracking luego del cierre percutáneo del conducto arterioso permeable. Experiencia del hospital de niños “Roberto Gilbert Elizalde”
Authors: Durán Alemán Marco , Mendieta Chispe Paola , Barreno Martínez Boris , Duque Solórzano Simón
Published: September 2019

Objetivo: evaluar la función del ventrículo izquierdo (VI) mediante métodos convencionales de ecocardiografía y de deformación miocárdica con speckle tracking antes y después del cierre percutáneo del conducto arterioso permeable (CAP). Materiales y métodos: la población estudiada comprendió 20 niños con CAP hemodinamicamente significativo en los que se practicó el cierre percutáneo. Mediante ecocardiografía-Doppler y speckle tracking se valoró el tamaño ventricular izquierdo, fracción de eyección y la deformidad miocárdica antes y después del procedimiento. Resultados: el diámetro del VI en diástole (DVID) disminuyó de 44,78 mm (±11,9) a 41,28 mm ( ±8,7) luego del cierre (p = 0.028). El promedio de la fracción de eyección FE 64,17% (±5,7) y la Fracción de Acortamiento (FAc) 36% (±5,6) cayeron a 60,3% (±9,3) y a 32,8 (±6,0) respectivamente, sin alcanzar valor estadístico. De acuerdo a los criterios predefinidos se registraron 5 pacientes (25%) con disfunción sistólica (FE =< 50%) luego del procedimiento, su FE al inicio fue 66% (±7,31) cayendo a 47% (±3) luego del cateterismo (p < 0.05). Estudiando la deformación miocárdica, antes del cierre el promedio del strain longitudinal fue -23,41% (± 2,32) para, luego del procedimiento descender a -20,12 % (±3,38) (p <0,01). Conclusiones: el cierre percutáneo del CAP provoca una temprana disminución en la función miocárdica del VI que se recupera a las pocas semanas. El estudio ecocardiográfico convencional más el strain miocárdico podría ser un fuerte predictor de disfunción ventricular luego del cateterismo.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENYEBAB KESULITAN BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATERI KELARUTAN DAN HASIL KALI KELARUTAN
Authors: Muderawan I  Wayan , Wiratma I Gusti Lanang , Nabila Muthia Zahra
Published: September 2019

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan faktor-faktor penyebab kesulitan belajar siswa SMA Negeri 2 Banjar dalam mempelajari materi kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 85 orang siswa dari seluruh kelas XII MIPA. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan cara tes dan wawancara. Data yang diperoleh berupa informasi mengenai faktor-faktor penyebab kesulitan belajar siswa pada materi kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor penyebab kesulitan belajar siswa yang disebabkan oleh faktor internal, meliputi minat belajar kimia rendah, motivasi belajar kimia rendah, pemaknaan konsep siswa terhadap materi kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan rendah, pemahaman konsep pendukung materi kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan rendah, dan kemampuan siswa dalam aspek perhitungan lemah. Faktor eksternal, meliputi penyesuaian kemampuan siswa dalam penerapan metode mengajar guru dalam kelas kurang, cara guru mengelola pembelajaran kimia, pengaruh teman sebaya, dan waktu pembelajaran kimia yang kurang efektif.Kata Kunci: faktor kesulitan belajar, kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan Abstract This study aimed to describe the cause factors of students'learning difficulties at the SMA Negeri 2 Banjar in learning solubility and solubility product constant. The subjects were 85 students from all class XI MIA. The type of research was qualitative research. The data were collected by using test and interview. The data were the information about the cause factors of students’ learning difficulties insolubility and solubility product constant.  The result of this research showed internal factors that caused students'difficultiesof learning, namely less learning interest toward chemistry, less learning motivation toward chemistry, less meaning toward solubility and solubility product constant concepts, less understanding toward concepts supporting solubility and solubility product constant topic, less calculation ability. The external factor was less adjustment of students' capability into teacher’s teaching method used in classroom, the way teacher’s managed chemistry learning, friends influence, and less effective learning time. Key words: factors of difficulties of learning, solubility and solubility product constant
The Effects of Motivation on Listening Skills of ELT Students in Georgia (IBSU Case)
Authors: Goctu Ramazan
Published: September 2019

Motivation has an important role in ELT, particularly in listening skills because motivation fosters and encourages students during learning foreign language process. It also gives them particular direction and keeps them going. The aim of this research is to identify the students’ motivation and it`s connection with listening skills and also how students are motivated, intrinsically or extrinsically. This study attempted to find out the effects of motivation on listening skills of 61 ELT freshmen students in Georgian Universitiy (International Black Sea University (IBSU), during the 1st term of 2015\2016 academic year.The result of the study showed that students had different motivation factors towards listening skills. The findings of the research revealed that there is relationship between motivation and listening skills and the most frequently type of motivation is external motivation