bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Parental monitoring and rule-breaking behaviour in secondary school students
Authors: Kovacevic-Lepojevic Marina
Published: July 2017

Parental monitoring is recognised as one of the most important family factors
that are associated with rule-breaking behaviour. The objective of this paper
is to determine the nature of correlations between parental monitoring and
its key components (parents? knowledge, child disclosure, parental
solicitation and parental control) and rule-breaking behaviour. Additionally,
the prediction of the rule-breaking behaviour by parental monitoring
variables, age and gender will be considered. The sample included 507
secondary school students from Belgrade, aged 15 to 18. The data on
rule-breaking behaviour were collected through ASEBA YSR/11-18, and on
parental monitoring via the Parental monitoring scale. The most important
conclusions are the following: the strongest negative correlations are found
between parental knowledge and child disclosure with rule-breaking behaviour;
child disclosure is the most important source of parental knowledge; the
variables of parental monitoring, gender and age explained 31.4% of the
variance of rule-breaking behaviour; finally, parental control and age,
unlike other variables, did not predict rule-breaking behaviour. Given that
parents mostly know how children spend their free time only if the children
tell this to them, it is recommended that the prevention programme of
rule-breaking behaviour should be oriented towards the improvement of
parent-child relationships instead of focusing on parental control and
supervision.
Can Management Accounting Help Aid Associations Make Tough Choices in Haiti?
Authors: Krumwiede Kip R. , Paik Gyung H. (Daniel) , Walden W. Darrell
Published: July 2017

Based on an actual situation, this case explores the use of management accounting analysis in a difficult make-or-buy decision in the real world of humanitarian aid. An aid organization produces a specially designed, highly nutritious peanut butter medicine to save the lives of Haiti's malnourished children. The challenge is deciding whether to source the peanuts from Haitian farmers and pay more or from foreign suppliers and pay less. Students perform both quantitative and qualitative cost-benefit, break-even, operating leverage, and product costing analysis. Performance measurement, incentive issues, short-term versus long-term thinking, micro- and macroeconomics, and ethical issues are also considered. The case is best suited for cost accounting and managerial (particularly M.B.A. managerial) accounting courses.
Exercise Training Improves but Does Not Normalize Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Gusso Silmara , Pinto Teresa , Baldi James C. , Derraik José G.B. , Cutfield Wayne S. , Hornung Tim , Hofman Paul L.
Published: July 2017

OBJECTIVE

To determine the impact of 20 weeks of exercise training in aerobic capacity on left ventricular function and glycemic control in adolescents with and without type 1 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Fifty-three adolescents with type 1 diabetes (aged 15.6 years) were divided into two groups: exercise training (n = 38) and nontraining (n = 15). Twenty-two healthy adolescents without diabetes (aged 16.7 years) were included and, with the 38 participants with type 1 diabetes, participated in a 20-week exercise-training intervention. Assessments included VO2max and body composition. Left ventricular parameters were obtained at rest and during acute exercise using MRI.

RESULTS

Exercise training improved aerobic capacity (10%) and stroke volume (6%) in both trained groups, but the increase in the group with type 1 diabetes remained lower than trained control subjects. Increased stroke volume in adolescents with type 1 diabetes resulted from greater left ventricular contractility (9% increase in ejection fraction and an 11% reduction in end-systolic volumes) and, to a lesser extent, improved left ventricular filling (6%), suggesting that impaired diastolic function can be affected by exercise training in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Insulin use decreased by ∼10%, but no change in glycemic status was observed.

CONCLUSIONS

These data demonstrate that in adolescents, the impairment in left ventricular function seen with type 1 diabetes can be improved, although not normalized, with regular intense physical activity. Importantly, diastolic dysfunction, a common mechanism causing heart failure in older subjects with diabetes, appears to be partially reversible in this age group.
Endurance and durability in biodiesel powered engines
Authors: J. Parrilla  , M. Muñoz  , F. Moreno
Published: July 2017

The use of fatty acids methyl esters either in mixtures with fossil diesel or in pure state in diesel engines is correlated to a series of technical problems which are to be taken into account in order to not spoil the important environmental and social advantages that this kind of biocombustibles reports. Throughout this work, in agreement with this fundamental premise and on the basis of the technical criteria of durability and resistance that so much affect engines, the most critical aspects of biodiesel use as well as their immediate consequences are introduced. Special emphasis is done on certain phenomena that condition the engine utility life, like the lubricating oil dilution and the deposits formation, as well as the storage and oxidative stability and finally the low temperature behaviour related to engine operation in greater or smaller degree incompatible with biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters). To sum up, a study in depth will be realized about some of the most problematic aspects referred to biodiesel use, analysing its entire technical dimension and contributing possible solutions. In general, this work tries to be a guide, which allows to identify the most sensible areas within the engine, as well as the suitable means and solutions for the correct use of biodiesel in compression ignition engines (diesel engines).
System modelling and online optimal management of microgrid with battery storage
Authors: Faisal A. Mohamed  , Heikki N. Koivo
Published: July 2017

This paper presents a generalized formulation to determine the optimal operating strategy and cost optimization scheme for a MicroGrid. Prior to the optimization of the microgrid itself, the system model components from some real manufactural data are constructed. The proposed cost function takes into consideration the costs of the emissions NOx, SO2, and CO2 as well as the operation and maintenance costs. The microgrid considered in this paper consists of a wind turbine, a micro turbine, a diesel generator, a photovoltaic array , a fuel cell, and a battery storage. The optimization is aimed at minimizing the cost function of the system while constraining it to meet the customer demand and safety of the system.
Virtual prototyping of the solar tracking systems
Authors: C. Alexandru  , M. Comşiţ
Published: July 2017

The subject of the paper is now-a-days a priority on international level, because it provides alternatives to major problems resulting from the use of fossil resources: the limitative character and the pollution. The paper presents researches in the field of increasing the efficiency of the solar energy conversion by using tracking systems whose aim is to change the position of the solar panel correlated to the sun position for maximizing the radiation degree of use. Two main aspects are taken into consideration: optimizing the interaction between the mechatronic system components by integrating the control system in the mechanical model, beginning with the virtual prototype level, and reducing the cost & time for the design process by replacing the traditional tests on physical models with the testing in virtual environment, using complex digital (software) models.
Modelling and simulation of hybrid SOFC-GT systems for distributed generation
Authors: C. Boccaletti  , G. Fabbri  , O. Riot  , E. Santini
Published: July 2017

This paper focuses on the modelling and simulation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and Gas Turbine (GT) hybrid systems for Distributed Generation. Independent dynamic models of the main components of the systems have been realized and implemented in the Matlab-Simulink© environment. The models have been used to simulate the behaviour of two plant configurations. Control methodologies have been analyzed and numerical results are provided
TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS ON THE MODEL DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER BASED TEACHING MATERIAL FOR SMA/ MA STUDENTS IN SEMARANG
Authors: Suwandi Suwandi , Ardini Sukma Nur
Published: July 2017

This study was conducted with the objectives of finding out whether or not the teaching material entitled "English for Better Character" developed by the researchers through R&D was appropriate seen from the point of view of the teachers' perception. Seven English teachers from 7 Senior High Schools and Madrasah Aliyah in Semarang were taken as samples. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed by using Likert scale with the criteria of 5:excellent, 4:good, 3:fair, 2:poor, and bvery poor. The questionnaires contained three main aspects, such as the content appropriacy, the presentation appropriacy, and the technique appropriacy. As a whole, the mean of all aspects was 4,12. It indicates that it belongs to the criteria of very good with the following percentage, content: 32,44%, presentation: 32,18% and language: 35,52%. In conclusion, the teaching material for SMA/MA students developed by the researchers is suitable to be used as a teaching material.
AWARENESS ON THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF MORPHOLOGICALLY-COMPLEX WORDS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO VOCABULARY SIZE
Authors: Umam Chothibul
Published: July 2017

The present study examines the relationship between the students' awareness on the internal structure of morphologically-complex words (henceforth MCWs) and English vocabulary size of Indonesian EFL learners. The participants are 111 Indonesian EFL learners who had taken English Morphology subject. Two types of tests are used; Morpheme Identification Test was used to measure the students' awareness on the internal structure of MCWs and the vocabulary size test is used to estimate their vocabulary size. To know the relationship between the two variables, correlational analysis with Kendall-tau formula is then applied. The result shows that both variables have a positive and significant reciprocal correlation.
PENERAPAN BUDAYA MAPALUS DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN PEMERINTAHAN DI KABUPATEN MINAHASA PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA
Authors: Mulyawan Rahman
Published: July 2017

UU Nomor 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah membuka ruang bagipenyelenggaraan pemerintahan yang sesuai dengan karakteristik daerah masingmasing.Di Kabupaten Minahasa, pemerintahan Daerah memiliki ciri khas dalampenyelenggaraan pemerintahan yang masih dipegang teguh, yakni Budaya Mapalus.Budaya Mapalus ini memfokuskan kepada kegiatan kerjasama dalam kehidupanbermasyarakat yang secara langsung sangat menjunjung tinggi harmonisasi dalamkehidupan bermasyarakat.Penelitian ini berupaya menjawab pertanyaan bagaimana penerapan BudayaMapalus dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan di Kabupaten Minahasa. Tujuanpenelitian ini untuk memberikan konstribusi bagi pengembangan konsep budayamapalus melalui proses kaji ulang teori yang telah ada serta penelitian empiriksebagai calon teori. Penelitian ini pun bertujuan menemukan perspektif baru tentangbagaimana hubungan budaya mapalus dengan penyelenggaraan pemerintahan danotonomi daerah.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penyelenggaraan pemerintahan diKabupaten Minahasa berjalan dengan penuh keharmonisan dan anti konflik.Tuntutan masyarakat selalu disampaikan secara baik dan diterima secara baik pulaoleh Pemerintah Daerah. Demikian pula setiap kebijakan pemerintah selaludisosialisasikan dan diterima secara terbuka oleh masyarakat
Los valores del... ¿pospretérito?
Authors: García Fajardo Josefina
Published: July 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Pedro Barreda y Eduardo Béjar, Poética de la nación. Poesía romántica en Hispanoamérica (crítica y antología). Society of Spanish & Spanish-American Studies, Boulder, CO, 1999; 707 pp.
Authors: Álvarez Delgado Álvaro
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Poética de la nación. Poesía romántica en Hispanoamérica (crítica y antología).
James Valender y Gabriel Rojo Leyva, Las Españas. Historia de una revista del exilio (1946-1963). El Colegio de México, México, 1999; 794 pp.
Authors: Jiménez León Marcelino
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Las Españas. Historia de una revista del exilio (1946-1963).
Definiendo un género. La "Antología de la literatura fantástica" de Silvina Ocampo, Adolfo Bioy Casares y Jorge Luis Borges
Authors: Annick Louis
Published: July 2017

A pesar de que la Antología de la literatura fantástica se presenta como una compilación que realizaron Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo y Adolfo Bioy Casares (tanto en la portada como en la página del título los nombres aparecen en ese orden), críticos y lectores han tendido a minimizar la participación de Silvinaen la empresa. Frecuentemente la autoría se atribuye, sin reservas, a Borges y Bioy Casares; otras veces, la presencia de Silvina es justificada en función de las sabidas relaciones personales (esposa de Bioy, amiga de Borges), y cuando su participación no es ignorada, es reducida a una presencia puramente nominal...
Un tema fecundo: las "encontradas correspondencias"
Authors: Alatorre Antonio
Published: July 2017

El tema literario de las “encontradas correspondencias” (‘Amo a quien me aborrece y aborrezco a quien me ama’) se remonta a las literaturas clásicas (Anthologia Graeca, epigramas de Ausonio) y aparece en gran número de poetas y prosistas españoles de los siglos de oro, como Antón de Montoro, Montemayor, Lope de Rueda, Gregorio Silvestre, Calderón de la Barca, y de manera especial en Lope de Vega y en sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Manuel Prendes, La novela naturalista hispanoamericana. Evolución y direcciones de un proceso narrativo. Cátedra, Madrid, 2003; 362 pp.
Authors: Rodríguez González Yliana
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: La novela naturalista hispanoamericana. Evolución y direcciones de un proceso narrativo.
El "Vocabulario andaluz" (1951), fuente de los andalucismos del DRAE (1970)
Authors: Carriscondo Esquivel Francisco M.
Published: July 2017

En esta investigación se demuestra cómo el Vocabulario andaluz (1951) es una de las fuentes de los andalucismos del DRAE (1970). El corpus de análisis consta de 218 datos léxicos y afecta al 23.29% de los 936 andalucismos de la obra académica. Los datos más fiables son aquellos en que se produce una incorporación fiel de las entradas y las acepciones del Vocabulario andaluz (1951); seguidamente, los que reproducen en mayor o menor medida la definición, así como las diferencias en las distintas informaciones que ofrecen las marcas lexicográficas.
El "Lazarillo" y Alfonso de Valdés
Authors: Alatorre Antonio
Published: July 2017

La edición del Lazarillo de Tormes por Rosa Navarro Durán y Milagros Rodríguez (Madrid, 2003) da como autor a Alfonso de Valdés. Pero no hay para ello ninguna prueba fehaciente.
Un poema olvidado de "Fervor de Buenos Aires": 'Tarde lacia'
Authors: Cajero Vázquez Antonio
Published: July 2017

Jorge Luis Borges publicó, por lo menos, once poemas antes de incluirlos en Fervor de Buenos Aires (1923); entre ellos “Tarde lacia” (Tableros, febrero de 1922, núm. 4), tercera estrofa de “Sábados”, que desapareció de Fervoren 1943. Ninguno de los editores ha destacado esta relación, por ello, en esta nota se señalan las variantes entre la versión de la revista y la del libro, y se propone una edición crítica con ambos testimonios. También se muestran algunos de los procesos de la reescritura borgeana: aglutinar varios poemas en uno, reescribir poemas con versos ya publicados y convertir fragmentos prosísticos en verso.
Aspecto, "Aktionsart" y transitividad en español
Authors: Bogard Sergio
Published: July 2017

Este trabajo parte de la consideración de que el significado aspectual, particularmente en el caso del español, no deriva necesariamente de su expresión en la flexión verbal, sino del contexto general del enunciado. Con esta base, observamos que oraciones que muestran la presencia de un objeto definido, indefinido, no definido, o bien, la ausencia de un objeto sintáctico, asociadas con una interpretación imperfectiva, se relacionan con un sentido oracional de actividad, en tanto que oraciones con un objeto de referencia definida o indefinida, vinculadas con una lectura pefectiva, se relacionan con un sentido oracional accomplishment. A partir de este desarrollo presento evidencia que me permite sugerir que la frase nominal no definida que, en apariencia, complementa oraciones transitivas de actividad, no es objeto directo, y, por lo tanto, que las correspondientes oraciones son intransitivas.
Unidad y diversidad del español: el léxico
Authors: Moreno de Alba José G.
Published: July 2017

¿Tiende el léxico de la lengua española hacia la unidad o hacia la diversidad? La respuesta dependerá del sector del léxico que se investigue. Si se analiza el vocabulario dialectal y rural, en los atlas lingüísticos, por ejemplo, se observará una evidente tendencia hacia la variedad. Una menor diversidad. Una menor diversidad se hará patente si se estudia el vocabulario estándar de las grandes ciudades. Por lo contrario, la revisión de los léxicos fundamentales de las diversas regiones muestra un vocabulario bastante uniforme. La unidad o variedad del vocabulario es, entonces, algo eminentemente relativo.
El debilitamiento de /Ts/ en dos variedades del español americano
Authors: Herrera Zendejas Esther
Published: July 2017

En este estudio se analiza el proceso por el que la africada pierde su momento de oclusión. Con datos de dos variedades del español, el estudio instrumental de las secuencias fonotácticas revela que el debilitamiento no está restringido a un contexto específico. Las secuencias en las que la africada está precedida por una nasal, o por una lateral, el breve momento de oclusión que acompaña a la fricativa no forma una africada, representa una transición para remediar las secuencias marcadas que, de otra manera, resultarían. En apoyo de esta hipótesis se presenta evidencia tanto del español, como de lenguas distintas.
Matilde Vida Castro, Estudio sociofonológico del español hablado en la ciudad de Málaga. Condicionamientos sobre la variación de /-s/ en la distensión silábica. Universidad, Alicante, 2004; 260 pp., tablas, gráficas, apéndices.
Authors: Martín Butragueño Pedro
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Estudio sociofonológico del español hablado en la ciudad de Málaga. Condicionamientos sobre la variación de /-s/ en la distensión silábica.
Ana Cecilia Ojeda Avellaneda, El mito bolivariano en la literatura latinoamericana. Aproximaciones. Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2002; 393 pp.
Authors: Sánchez Vega Rafael Yaxal
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: El mito bolivariano en la literatura latinoamericana. Aproximaciones.
Pablo Brescia y Evelia Romano (coords.), El ojo en el caleidoscopio. UNAM, México, 2006; 557 pp.
Authors: Sánchez Carbó José
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: El ojo en el caleidoscopio.
Un texto olvidado de Rafael Dieste, escrito y publicado durante la guerra civil española
Authors: Núñez César Andrés
Published: July 2017

Fecha de recepción: 12 de diciembre de 2007.Fecha de aceptación: 11 de mayo de 2008. Un texto de Rafael Dieste,  “Sobre los esperpentos de don Ramón del Valle Inclán”, publicado por primera y única vez en la hoja semanal de literatura del XI Cuerpo del Ejército del Este de la II República española, llamada Los Lunes de El Combatiente, el 9 de enero de 1939, y hoy día prácticamente desconocido, constituye un interesante documento sobre la labor cultural del autor (así como de otros escritores republicanos) en los últimos meses de la guerra civil española; período que, lógicamente, presenta mayores lagunas en nuestro conocimiento sobre la prensa periódica.
Karl Kohut (ed.), Narración y reflexión. Las crónicas de Indias y la teoría historiográfica. El Colegio de México-Cátedra Guillermo y Alejandro de Humboldt, México, 2007; 268 pp.
Authors: Gutiérrez de Velasco Luz Elena
Published: July 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Narración y reflexión. Las crónicas de Indias y la teoría historiográfica.
Informar, conmover, culpar : retórica para reyes en la Brevísima relación del padre Las Casas
Authors: Martínez Torrejón José Miguel
Published: July 2017

Se considera la disyuntiva entre el carácter histórico y retórico en esta obra, teniendo además en cuenta que lo que leemos como una obra homogénea y unívoca está constituido por tres capas textuales superpuestas: la primitiva versión de 1542, los añadidos de 1546 y los de 1552. Se aprecian así diferencias de sentido e intención, relacionadas con distintas necesidades políticas, y muy principalmente la mudanza en el papel de la Corona, cuyo protagonismo crece desde ser simple destinataria de un memorial informativo hasta verse objeto de una acusación amenazadora hecha ante un amplio público: el buen pastor se convierte en tirano por su negligencia culpable.
Hernán Cortés en sus Cartas de relación: la configuración literaria del héroe
Authors: Aracil Varón Beatriz
Published: July 2017

Las Cartas de relación constituyen un texto fundador para la literatura colonial: en ellas, Hernán Cortés logra la creación de un modelo heroico de conquistador que, por un lado, se construye a su vez a partir de modelos previos de la tradición cultural europea y, por otro, delimita ya las distintas vertientes del héroe de su tiempo, simbolizando en su figura todo un período de transición entre el mundo medieval y el renacentista. El objetivo del presente artículo es apuntar algunas ideas sobre la manera en que convergen en los textos cortesianos los dos aspectos señalados, esto es, los distintos modelos de los que parte el autor y los rasgos seleccionados por éste en una construcción literaria de sí mismo que resultará esencial para la valoración posterior de quien todavía hoy se nos presenta como un controvertido personaje histórico y mítico.
THE EDUCATION LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Adifatoni Yuswo
Published: July 2017

This article looks closely on the deep identification of the global theoretical perspectives in educational leadership and Javanese culture leadership as the main sources of Indonesian leadership models. The discussion focuses on the definition of leadership, various leadership styles, leadership approaches, concept of power, as well as the issue of gender and leadership. At the end of discussion will give understanding on the quality of school principal leadership not only theoretical ideas but also the practical one for the Indonesian school
EMPIRICAL TEST OF PUT-CALL PARITY ON SPX OVER THE SHORT BAN 2008
Authors: Do Huyen
Published: July 2017

Put call parity is a theoretical no-arbitrage condition linking a call option price to a put option price written on the same stock or index. This study finds that Put call parity violations are quite symmetric over the whole sample. However during the ban period 2008 in the U.S., puts are significantly and economically overpriced relative to calls. Some possible explanations are the short selling restriction, momentum trading behaviour and the changes in supply and demand of puts over the short ban. One interesting finding that the relationship between time to expiry, put call parity deviations and returns on the index is highly non-linear.

Key word: Put-call parity, SPX, short ban 2008

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A Comparison of Test Content: the IELTS Listening Test and TOEFLiBT Listening Test
Authors: Nguyen Hoa
Published: July 2017

The study compares the content of two internationally popular EFL tests: the IELTS and TOEFLiBT. It focuses on one component which Vietnamese students often find most challenging: the listening one. Framework for comparison is generalized  from Bachman (1990), Bachman and Palmer (1996),  Bejar et al (2000)  and Buck (2001). Findings reveal that the two listening tests share some similarities but many differences in the facet of test rubric and facets of test input.

Several similarities can be seen in test rubric such as salience of parts, sequence of parts, relative importance of parts and time allocation. As regard to test input, the two tests also have several same features in format, nature of language input (lexical density, mode of presentation, genre and text types).

Many differences between the two tests can be seen and the most prominent ones are specification of procedure and task, situation inputs in the form of situation prompts, listening text length, number of fillers in the listening texts. These differences might imply that the two tests measure different underlying constructs. Analytical evidence of these differences can be beneficial for both test takers and test trainers while preparing for a test as well as making a choice of which test is more suitable for them.
Building Character And Literacy Skills Of Primary School Students Through Puppet Contemplative Sukuraga
Authors: Nurasiah Iis , Azwar Uswatun Din , Rizqia Amalia Arsyi
Published: July 2017

Education is a process of enculturation, serves bequeath the values and achievements of the past to the future generations. Values and achievement that is the pride of the nation and the people make it known to other nations. In addition to bequeath, education also has a function to develop the cultural values and achievements of the past into the nation's cultural values corresponding to the life of the present and future, as well as developing new achievements into new character of the nation. Therefore, education, culture and national character is at the core of an educational process. literacy skills expected to provide supplies for children in reading, writing, and appreciating and responding to all types of communication. Creating literat generation requires a long process and means conducive. It begins with small and family environment, and are supported or developed in school, social environment, and the work environment. Puppet Sukuraga laden with enlightenment, education, reflection, invite people really keep up with both his body as a God-given mandate in accordance with the nature of their respective functions.
Entrepreneurship in the Favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro: A Critical Approach
Authors: Pereira Isabella Nunes , Bartholo Roberto , Silva Édison Renato , Proença Domício
Published: July 2017

This article explores the reality of entrepreneurship in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. It contrasts the prescriptions of federal and state training programs and support policies for entrepreneurship with the reality of the practice of entrepreneurial activities in Rocinha. It shows that the logic of effectuation can explain microentrepreneurial trajectories in favelas, expanding its original reach from expert entrepreneurs in large firms. It also exposes the severe shortcomings in the training programs and support policies of the Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (SEBRAE). It points to the urgency of reform of the very foundation of entrepreneurship policies in favelas.
Student Teachers’ Learning and Professional Development in Second Language Teacher Education
Authors: Hamiloğlu Kamile
Published: July 2017

This article is a review on student teacher (ST) learning in second language teacher education (SLTE) and it aims to establish a context for ST learning for professional development in SLTE research and frame its contribution to the current research literature. To achieve this, it conducts an overview on concepts of interest, and it places in perspective some of the key previous findings relating to the research at hand. Broadly, it is to serve as a foundation for the debate over perspectives of second/foreign language (S/FL) student teachers’ (STs’) learning to teach through their professional development with reference to both coursework and practicum contexts.Keywords: student teacher learning, second language teacher education (SLTE), professional development
Innovations and Online Marketing Services Trends in Albanian Tourism Sector
Authors: Noti Elton , Trebicka Brunela
Published: July 2017

Albania is a rich country with a lot of nature and cultural tourism resources situated in the in the Balkans region where there are much opportunities for developing different types of tourism. After a long period of transition, since the fall of the communist regime in 1990, the tourism industry began to be considered as one of the economic sectors with potential for development in the future. But, tourism enterprises had to be faced with a high competition from other countries in the region and a lack of experience in the field of tourism services. This study aims to identify the attitudes of senior management of tourism enterprises (Accommodation units, Travel Agencies and Restaurants) on the adoption of new services on the Internet, the use of ICT to sell the services offered and how much they were aware of the benefits that online marketing brought using their websites etc. To realize the aim, are raised the research questions and hypotheses. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The sample consisted of N = 208 participants, representatives of tourism enterprises at five districts of Albania, respectively: Tirana, Durres, Shkodra, Vlore and Saranda .The results show that the entrepreneurs/managers make a very good job for the creation of new services via the Internet, also they support significantly the use of ICT-s to sell their services, they were aware of the benefits that brought a website to the marketing of tourism services and there was a great interest to learn more about the internet.
The Impact of Tourism on the National Competitiveness: Case of EU28 and WB Countries
Authors: Zlatković Matea
Published: July 2017

In this paper is emphasized the important role that tourism has in enhancing the national development and competitiveness on the global market. The attention is focused on presenting the main indicators for measurement of national competitiveness and level of development of tourism sector and to present their mutual relations which must be seriously considered by the government and policy makers. The research of this topic is based on identifying the current level of competitiveness and tourism development in Europe Union (EU) and Western Balkan (WB) transition countries. Specific aim of the paper is to provide comparison analysis of WB countries position as economics in transition process in relation to EU countries regarding to the most important indicators of competitiveness and tourism development. To do so, it is employed correlation and regression analysis. The results has showed the significances of the further investment and development of tourism sector of WB countries due to its available resource and its great influence on enhancing international competitiveness and economics prosperity.
Tourism Destination Benchmarking Analysis
Authors: Zlatković Matea
Published: July 2017

Modern society is characterized by constant changes that are rapidly taking place and that are difficult to follow. Management of the company is forced to constantly adapt to changes, to systematically and continuously measures and compares their performance with business results of its competitors. A key condition for survival in the market is to achieve quality. Consequently, it is necessary to estimate their own competitive position and meet with examples of best practice in their own field of work, with the aim of an independent perspective for future development. Benchmarking is the process of defining own areas of business and the identification and understanding of business activities its competitors, in order to determine their own advantages and disadvantages. The objective of the company is to implement the perceived advantages of competitors in its business activities and thereby achieve a better market position. The results of the best practice analysis for the chosen destination indicate the direction which this destination should follow through creative copying an already successful and proven management and marketing models.
Civil Society from Historical to Contemporary Perspectives
Authors: Kastrati Ardian
Published: July 2017

Many scholars think that because of its ambiguous nature the definition of the civil society concept sometimes is meaningless. Civil society belongs to a group of sociological and political theory concepts such as freedom, justice, equality and democracy that are not clearly demarcated. At least two specific dimensions of the civil society concept are distinguishable: the theoretical and the normative role. In the context of theoretical role the concept of civil society analyzes dimensions of social life and social values, with citizens and civil organizations as key actors. The normative role serves to motivate and mobilize citizens and other social actors for the establishment and development of various contents and forms of civil activities. The normative function is mostly manifested during periods of transition from less to more democratic societies. Both dimensions of the civil society concept have played significant roles, especially in countries where the position of civil society has traditionally played a marginal role. Discussing the concept of civil society is quite fashionable today. Civil society is a popular term with politicians, academics and international agencies. We frequently hear politicians talk about the needs of the state and the market for a civil society. As a result, a number of authors and social and political theorists have stressed its critical importance in the processes of democratic change. The concept of civil society has been defended in various ways by a variety of political and social theorists. Today’s content of civil society does not result with a commonly accepted definition of the term, but focuses on whether the term should be a normative or non-normative tool of social science, and whether economic, religious and family relations should be considered as part of it. This paper will focus on the various meanings of civil society; a tentative definition on civil society will be introduced as well as various existing discourses of civil society.
Disputes and their Resolution in the Electronic Communications Market
Authors: Gjika Jonida
Published: July 2017

This short treatment introduces the concept of potential disputes in the electronic communications market, their typology and the background in which exist premises to arise desputes in this market. Broadly represents the forecast of domestic regulatory and legal framework for the treatment of desputes existing in this market, approximation of legislation with EU directives, ways to resolve disputes arising in the potential levels of the market in which those disputes arise. As a summary is treated the concept of internal market/markets structure as domestic part of the electronic communications market, identifying the importance of "treatment" of state and regulatory policies, and their impact on the design, planning and management strategies of the market players. The case of Albania is breafly treated regarding to the aspects referred in topic, closely linked with desputes and their treatment, paying a special importance administrative settlement in procedural terms. Identification of regulatory effect, as potential to be measured and compared with analog markets, and services offered in these markets with other countries, regional, of EU, or wider and mainly in the aspect from they derive, which highly propable are connected to services offered - their tariff - quality products / services. Briefly on the importance of effective competition and its impact on the number of disputes arising in such a market, considering liberalization as factor of market as fundamental aspect in the development of the market, increasing the number of providers of products / services and legal remedies forecast with specific criteria that maximize protection of users of products / services offered.
Human Beings Trafficking. the Albanian Legislation
Authors: Hasani Nikolin
Published: July 2017

Human trafficking has emerged as a negative phenomenon, with a large multiple social risks, primarily based on human rights violations practices, on the continuous victimization of people and the denial of human dignity. Economic recession, cultural and rural families, tin heterogeneity of the urban population are also other factors which facilitate domestic trafficking. Albania's geographical position at the external borders of the EU is a mitigating factor for Albanians and other populations in the region to move towards Europe illegally. The aim of this paper is to presents the legal aspects of trafficking in human beings in Albania after the communism regime.
Econometric Modeling and Forecasting of Food Exports in Albania
Authors: Braimllari (Spaho) Alma , Toshkollari Oltiana
Published: July 2017

Exports of goods and services represent one of the most important sources of foreign exchange income that alleviate the pressure on the balance payment and create employment opportunities. Exports’ opportunities in Albania for food products have been increasing significantly, but still they are far from their real capacity. This study is an attempt to model and forecast the monthly export of food, beverages and tobacco products of Albania, using the seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) methodology. The data used are covering the period 2005:M1-2015:M12, and are taken from the database of National Institute of Statistics of Albania. Unit root tests are used to test the stationarity of the series. Autocorrelation and partial autocorrelation functions are used to identify the most suitable SARIMA model, in explaining the time series and forecasting the future monthly food exports. The residuals of the best fitted model are used for the diagnostic checking. The results indicate that the best fitted model is SARIMA (3,1,1)x(1,1,0)12. The best identified model for the data in the study is used to forecast monthly food exports up to the year 2017. These findings are useful for customers, producers and policymakers.
The Competitiveness in the Light of the Balassa-Samuelson Effect
Authors: Amidzic Srdjan , Kurtes Sinisa , Rajcevic Perica
Published: July 2017

The paper aims to analyze the influence of the Balassa-Samuleson effect on the competitiveness of Bosniaand Herzegovina. As we know, theBalassa and Samuelson argue that developing economies have an appreciating currency, because they have relatively high inflation due to higher productivity growth in the production of tradable goods. This problem has existed, more or less, in all transitional countries in the EasternEurope, and it was particularly stressed in the countries with a fixed exchange rate. This paper just shows that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which monetary policy operates on the principles of "currency board", there is an extremely high influence of theBalassa-Samuelson effect, which leads not only to make a competitive position on the international market worse, but it brings up the question of sustainability of the existing currency board system.
Operational Risk Management and the Case of Albania
Authors: Beja Anjeza
Published: July 2017

Starting 1999, when operational risk was instroduced for the first time as part of pillar 1 minimum regulatory capital charge, supervisors and the banking industry recognized the importance of such risk in evaluating the risk profiles of financial institutions. The increasing use of automated technology, the growth of e-commerce and the expansion of activity ect. , create increased operational risk, and expose the institution to possible losses. Such risk has been introduced in the regulatory framework of Bank of Albania in 2011 and since then, there have been positive developments in the consideration of this risk from the supervisory point of view. The regulation included qualitative criteria for the identification and monitoring of operational risk, whereas the quantitative measurement of capital charge for operational risk has been introduced through the implementation of capital adequacy ratio regulation based in Basel 2.
The Effects of Outsourcing in Logistics Services to Competitive Advantage
Authors: KILIÇ Mert , GÜNSEL Ayşe , ÇEKMECELİOĞLU Hülya GÜNDÜZ
Published: July 2017

As the competitive business landscape has dramatically changed in the past ten to fifteen years, firms have to face the fact that they should take the necessary steps to decrease the fixed costs and increase the quality for the long-term success and survival. Accordingly, the logistics in general, for the manufacturing companies in particular, becomes more and more important. Numerous companies, providing outsource services such as logistics, have emerged to answer this growing demand. Accordingly, in this study, we aim to reveal the effects of Outsourcing In Logistics Services (OILS) on firm competitiveness and success through Semi-structured interviews conducted on the logistics managers of 7 companies. The findings mainly demonstrate that; i) Companies attach a great deal of importance on OILS and ii) OILS contribute obtaining and sustaining competitive advantage which ultimately results in superior performance.
The Early Retirement Age Increment in Case of Republic of Srpska Pension Fund
Authors: Bošnjak Nikolina , Bošnjak Zvjezdana
Published: July 2017

The worldwide trends of increased life expectancy and decreasing fertility are considered to be the main driving forces of pension funds sustainability crisis. Different countries are facing its pension fund’s financing problems on different ways, but in general there is evident trend of retirement age rising, especially among developed countries. The Republic of Srpska is currently having one of the lowest pensionable age limits in Europe. At the same time its pension fund is for years operating with significant negative financial result. In this paper we will estimate and analyse the effects of retirement age limit rising in Republic of Srpska in order to observe will the rising of early retirement age on 62 years old bring only short-term or long-term results.
Order of the International Ban and Albania's Agreements with Other Countries
Authors: Hasani Nikolin
Published: July 2017

Higher stage of cooperation in criminal matters between European states is undisputed the adoption of the International Order of Prohibition (UEN) which was materialized by means of Decision Framework Constitution Nr.584 , dated June 13, 2002. This decision was endorsed by the EU Council and published in its official bulletin on June 18, 2002. Among the EU member states this order replaces classical Extradition procedure, except when some member states have declared that they will continue to implement the conventions of Extradition. From this moment the extradition procedures applied within the EU, are without legal force. The aim of this paper is to present a brief analyse of Albania’s agreements with other countries, pointing out specific aims of them, specific conditions of implementations according the specifical need for judicial cooperation between Albania and each of these countries
Bank Contracts in Albanian Legislation, Legal and Practical Issues in this Field
Authors: Kraja Ardvin
Published: July 2017

Banks perform an economic activity that is based on principles similar to those of an ordinary business. Banking activity includes the acceptance of deposits of individuals, firms, etc. As a result of the major needs and demands of the economy, household credit, with pertaining high interest rates, the banking sector dynamics experienced a high development. This progress has emerged since the establishment of relations between these banks and individuals by creating a particular system of rights as the law of banking, the focus of which is in the relationship between banks and customers. This kind of relationship is focused on banking contract. Various problems that have emerged from the effect of agreements between parties have brought the need for rating this field of law. Except the provisions provided in the Civil Code about the banking contract, specific laws for the regulation of this relation were approved. As instance could be mentioned the Law on Banks in the Republic of Albania and the normative framework that addresses the whole activity of banks in the territory, upon which the Albanian state has sovereignty. Specific treatment is required about the relations of banks with the customers, where may arise major legal and economic difficulties, because banks are major monetary formations
The Principle of Indemnity in Valued Marine Policies
Authors: Bazvand Aboutaleb
Published: July 2017

To consider people are encountering many perils that threat their health, life and property as such people interested to insure their belonging and get rid of risk and danger to live and work tranquility. As stated that marine insurance is the oldest branch of insurance and now days most of trade is by sea transportation and economic of countries are rely on export and import which are strongly depend on marine insurance, because the marine insurance plays an important role in the world and has high position. And how marine insurance includes the loss and which losses are not included considering one of the most important subjects for that person who wants to insure their life and property. The paper intends to give a wide-ranging account of the principal of indemnity in a marine insurance and analyses which losses are not included by a marine insurance contract. A policy of assurance has long held is not perfect contract of indemnity. This paper attempt is to examine this truism in the context of value policies.
Commodities Versus Stocks: Analysis of Their Performance from 2009 Through 2015
Authors: Krawiec Monika
Published: July 2017

Although over the last several years one could have witnessed unprecedented interest in commodity investments, the view of commodities from an investor’s perspective is of more recent date (with the exception of precious metals). There are several reasons for investing in commodities. First of all, they let investors gain equity-like or higher returns. Then, they can help to mitigate risk and improve portfolio diversification. They can also provide a possible hedge against unanticipated inflation. The growing popularity of commodity investing has been followed by a great number of new investment vehicles that make commodity investments available to a wider audience. Thus, investors based on their risk-return criteria and individual requirements may select from a broad range of commodity-linked financial instruments. One of possibilities is investing through a commodity index. This approach is especially attractive to investors that are familiar with investing in stock indexes. In theory, commodity indexes share a similar goal: to create a broad indicator of commodity price movements, though in practice portfolio weightings, construction, and calculation methodology vary significantly from one index to another. The most important of commodity indexes are: the Thomson Reuters/Core Commodity CRB Index, the S-P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, the Bloomberg Commodity Index (former Dow-Jones AIG Commodity Index), and the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index. The present paper is aimed at assessing return and risk characteristics of these indexes and at providing a comparative analysis of their performance in relation to the most important equity indexes, such as S-P500, FTSE100, CAC40, DAX, WIG, BUX, IBovespa, Nikkei, Shanghai Composite (SSE), TSE300 (current S-P/TSX Composite Index), and AOI (All Ords). The empirical data covers daily quotations from January 5, 2009 to December 30, 2015. To verify whether the commodity indexes returns differ significantly from the returns of equity indexes, the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test is applied. The test has been chosen as returns of commodity indexes are not normally distributed.