bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Foreign Language Teaching in Secondary Schools in Germany and Turkey: A Comparative Study
Authors: YALÇIN Ceyda , DEMİR Çağlar
Published: May 2023

It is known that foreign language teaching has become an increasingly important element with the globalizing world. While some countries have reached a higher level in foreign language teaching, some cannot reach the level of success they want. Understanding the foreign language teaching quality of countries is possible by knowing how they shape their education systems. In this study, the secondary school foreign language education systems of Germany and Turkey were examined comparatively. In doing so, education policy, foreign languages taught, curriculum, weekly foreign language course hours, teaching methods and teaching materials were discussed. In this study, the secondary school foreign language education systems of Germany and Turkey were examined comparatively. While doing this, education policy, foreign languages taught, curriculum, weekly foreign language course hours, teaching methods and teaching materials were discussed. The aim is to reveal differences and similarities by comparing education systems and to determine which factors make these schools successful in foreign language education. The aim is to reveal differences and similarities by comparing education systems and to determine which factors make these schools successful in foreign language education. Document analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. Literature review, documentation and text analysis were used to collect data. According to the findings of the study, both Germany and Turkey have adopted the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, English as the first foreign language has an important place in the curriculum and the lessons consist of current issues about life. When it comes to differences, it was determined that the curriculum in Germany changed from state to state, more time was allocated to foreign language course hours than in Turkey, and it is richer than the curriculum in Turkey in terms of teaching materials. In addition, with both countries emphasis on communicative approach and communicative skills, it has been determined that the grammar translation method is still applied in schools in Turkey, while Germany has made more progress in foreign language teaching by adopting an action-oriented approach and communicative skills.
Association of CT-estimated lumbar bone mineral density and fatty infiltration of psoas muscle in a young and middle age population
Authors: Bolčić Matea , Budimir Mršić Danijela , Ordulj Ivan
Published: May 2023

Aims: Age-related changes of bones and skeletal muscles were investigated in previous studies. The aim of our study was to determine the possible association of CT-estimated lumbar spine bone density and psoas major muscle changes in a young and middle-aged population, in whom the age-related changes are not considerably advanced. We also investigated to which extent the iodine contrast affected bone and muscle attenuation. Methods: Baseline and CT imaging data of patients aged 18 to 49 years, who underwent a multiphasic abdominopelvic CT exam at the University Hospital Split from July to December 2021, were retrospectively retrieved. CT attenuation values, Hounsfield Units (HU), of lumbar spine and psoas major muscle were measured at the level of L4 on native (precontrast), arterial and venous postcontrast scans.Results: The mean age of 113 included patients was 40.61 years, 51.33% were men. CT attenuation values of lumbar spine and psoas major muscle correlated. The highest correlation was found between age and L4, while the correlation between age and psoas muscle was somewhat weaker. No significant differences were observed between the sexes, except higher L4 HU in women. The application of iodine contrast significantly increased HU, with a mean increase of nearly 12% at lumbar spine and 18-26% at psoas muscle.Conclusion: CT attenuation values of lumbar spine and psoas major muscle correlate in young and middle-aged population. Age-related changes were somewhat stronger in bones than in muscles. Iodine contrastysignificantly increases the HU of both bone and muscle.
Analysis of leptin, adiponectin and adiponectin gene polymorphism and leptin receptor in obese children and adolescents
Authors: Šupe Domić Daniela , Unić Šabašov Ivana , Stanišić Lada , Janković Sunčana , Nadrčić Milena , Matana Antonela , Čečuk-Jeličić Esma , Drmić Hofman Irena
Published: May 2023

Background: The aim of this study was to determine serum levels of leptin and adiponectin of obese children to identify the influence of leptin receptor gene polymorphisms on leptin resistance and leptin levels, as well as the association between the polymorphisms of adiponectin gene and adiponectin levels.Materials and methods: A case-control study comparing a study group of 74 obese children (age 13.34±2.60 years) to a normal weight-age matched (age 13.39±2.64 years) control group of 69 children. In both groups, body mass index (BMI) and waist/hip circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured. Also, the leptin and adiponectin levels, as well as glucose and lipid metabolism parameters, and highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were measured. Insulin sensitivity was evaluated using fasting insulinemia and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). All subjects were tested for gene-tic polymorphisms in LEPRQ223R (rs1137101), ADIPOQ G276T (rs1501299) and ADIPOT45G (rs2241766).Results: The phenotypes of the obese children study group were significantly higher than in the control group in weight, BMI, waist/hip circumferences and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P<0.001). We confirmed that in obese children the levels of leptin in the blood are increased and levels of adiponectin are decreased (P<0.001). The differences of the genotype distributions of leptin receptor (LEPRQ223R) and adiponectin (ADIPOG276T and ADIPOT45G) gene polymorphisms in the study group of obese chil-dren and a control group was not observed.Conclusion: In this study, we demonstrated increased leptin level and significantly decreased level of adiponectin in the obese children group compared with the control group. The results of the analysis of glucose metabolism and lipidogram between the two groups showed that insulin, HOMA-IR, and triglycerides, as well as hsCRP were increased and significantly different in the group of obese children compared to the control group, as expected. However, by including a significantly larger number of tested and control samples of both sexes and age-specific groups, with a larger number of tested SNPs, the genes investigated in this study would probably give better insight into a multicomplex disease such as obesity.
Influências dos eventos climáticos adversos no uso do sistema de controle gerencial
Authors: Wrubel Franciele , Zanievicz Silva Marcia , Toigo Leandro Augusto
Published: May 2023

Eventos climáticos adversos provocam efeitos diretos e indiretos e o uso de informações sobre eles orienta gestores a buscar reflexões que se transformem em aperfeiçoamento dos Sistemas de Controle Gerencial (SCG). Nesse estudo, enfatiza-se o uso dos SCGs por meio do framework das Alavancas de Controle (AC) de Simons e base teórica é contingencial. Objetiva-se verificar como eventos climáticos adversos influenciam o uso do SCG. Pesquisa qualitativa e múltiplos casos: três empresas afetadas por tornados e três por enchentes. Contatou-se que o histórico de ocorrências faz com que processos de prevenções sejam aperfeiçoados e formalizados. Houve alteração de prioridades organizacionais, comunicações, compreensão de riscos que devem ser evitados ou minimizados, identificação da relevância do monitoramento e estímulo à pesquisa e aprendizado. Os eventos influenciam o uso de técnicas gerenciais e relatórios de estoque, pessoal e logístico, com ênfase no uso interativo das ACs. Costataram-se seis tensões dinâmicas relacionadas aos eventos.
O contador, o medo e a fraude: uma análise a luz das emoções
Authors: Weffort Elionor Farah Jreige , Gonçalves Rodrigo de Souza
Published: May 2023

Com objetivo de investigar o efeito – inibidor ou motivador – da emoção ‘medo’ e a disposição do indivíduo de participar e denunciar a fraude corporativa, observou-se os ‘medos sociais’ organizacionais em 332 sujeitos, expostos a 3 cenários: participação em fraude; whistleblowing (sem participação na fraude ou favorecimento) e delação premiada (participação na fraude e favorecimento pela denúncia). Os resultados revelam que a disposição para participar da fraude está positivamente relacionada aos medos da ‘hierarquia’ e ‘de perder benefícios econômicos na organização’ e, negativamente, aos medos ‘da norma penal’ e de ‘colocar em risco a reputação no mercado de trabalho’; para whistleblowing têm-se os medos de ‘ser desleal com a empresa’ e ‘da reprovação familiar e de amigos’ e na delação premiada, os medos ‘de colocar em risco a reputação no mercado de trabalho’ (motiva) e o ‘de reprovação pelos colegas’ (inibe).
Transparência pública municipal: análise das variáveis políticas e socioeconômicas determinantes
Authors: Fenner Vanessa Unfried , Sâmara Visentini Monize , Smolski Felipe Micail da Silva
Published: May 2023

Este artigo busca identificar as variáveis políticas e socioeconômicas determinantes do índice de transparência pública dos municípios brasileiros. É uma pesquisa de enfoque quantitativo e de alcance correlacional, utilizando o modelo estatístico de regressão de Poisson com dados de 1.134 municípios brasileiros selecionados probabilisticamente. Os resultados indicam que municípios com maiores taxas de participação eleitoral e governados por homens são mais transparentes, uma peculiaridade do contexto brasileiro. O nível de desemprego é a única variável socioeconômica testada que influencia a transparência, sendo que maiores taxas de desemprego levam a menores índices de transparência municipal. O estudo contribui para demonstrar que o nível de participação eleitoral, nível de desemprego e gênero do gestor impactam sobre os índices de transparência municipal.
Percepção dos pesquisadores de contabilidade sobre as diretrizes recomendadas pelos comitês de ética nas pesquisas
Authors: Kachenski Ricardo Biernaski , Costa Flaviano
Published: May 2023

O objetivo do estudo é verificar a percepção dos pesquisadores sobre as diretrizes recomendadas pelo Comitê de Ética nas pesquisas em contabilidade no Brasil. Para melhor detalhar o estudo, as análises foram divididas e dois grupos: os pesquisadores que submeteram ou pretendem submeter seus protocolos de pesquisa para análise ética e aqueles que desenvolveram suas investigações sem ter submetido seu projeto de pesquisa para análise ética de Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Para análise dos dados foi utilizada a estatística descritiva e a Análise Fatorial Exploratória com objetivo de identificar a formação dos fatores provenientes do instrumento utilizado na investigação e para hierarquizar os fatores gerados conforme o nível de concordância. Os resultados apontaram que a maioria dos pesquisadores concorda com as exigências preconizadas pelas resoluções vigentes no país e que há uma similaridade entre as percepções dos pesquisadores quanto às exigências éticas em pesquisas e os riscos e benefícios das pesquisas que envolvem seres humanos. Contudo, uma parcela significativa dos participantes tem uma percepção do Comitê de Ética como órgão burocrático. Apresenta-se como principal implicação da pesquisa: a fomentação do debate sobre questões éticas em pesquisas em contabilidade.
Everaert_Macht_in_de_metropool_bijlagen_2023.pdf
Authors: Everaert Janna
Published: May 2023

Bijlagen bij het boek  Macht in de Metropool. Politieke elitevorming tijdens de demografische en economische bloeifase van Antwerpen (ca. 1400-1550) geschreven door Janna Everaert. De bijlagen betsaan uit:

A. Magistraatslijsten 1394-1555

B. Prosopografische informatie Antwerpse wethouders

C. Antwerpse politieke families actief in andere stadsbesturen

D. Wethouders met een heerlijkheid

E. Stambomen

Deze data werden verzameld door Janna Everaert tijdens haar doctoraatsonderzoek aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel en de Universiteit Antwerpen tussen 2014 en 2020. Het onderzoek werd gefinancierd door het IUAP-project “City and Society in the Low Countries (1200-1850) en het SRP programma “The Cradle of Modernity? Social Dynamics in the Cities of Brabant and Flanders in a Comparative and Long-Term Perspective, 1350-1914”.
Klasik Arap Edebî Tenkidinde Nesnelliğin İmkânı Üzerine: Nâbiga ez-Zübyânî ile Hassân b. Sâbit Tartışması ve Mina Şiiri Üzerindeki Değerlendirmeler Bağlamında
Authors: SOYSAL Zeynel Abidin
Published: May 2023

Bir şeye iyi/güzel veya kötü/çirkin hükmü verme noktasında genel-geçer ölçütler var mıdır? Bu ölçütlerin ve dolayısıyla ortak yargıların varlığı mümkünse gerekçelendirmeler nasıl şekillenir? Bunların teoride gerçekleşebildiği/gerçekleşebileceği varsayılsa bile uygulamadaki karşılığı ne kadar olabilir? Bu tür sorular her ilmî disiplinin cevaplamaya çalıştığı önemli sorulardır. Ancak bu çalışmadaki muhatabı klasik Arap edebî tenkit disiplinidir. Bu çalışmada tenkitte nesnelliğin imkânı uygulamalı iki örnek üzerinden ele alınmıştır. Kudâme b. Ca‘fer (öl. 337/948), Merzübânî (öl. 384/994), İbn Cinnî (öl. 392/1002), Merzûkî (öl. 421/1030), Sekkâkî (öl. 626/1229) ve İbn Ebü’l-İsba‘ el-Mısrî (öl. 654/1256) gibi önemli eleştirmenlerin taraf oldukları Nâbiga ez-Zübyânî (öl. 604) ve Hassân b. Sâbit (öl. 60/680) tartışması, üzerinde durulan ilk meseledir. İkinci mesele ise İbn Kuteybe’nin (öl. 276/889) “lafzı güzel, manası zayıf” şiire örnek olarak zikrettiği ve İbn Tabâtabâ (öl. 322/934), Ebu Hilâl el-Askerî (öl. 400/1009), Kâdı Cürcânî (öl. 392/1001-1002), Abdülkâhir Cürcânî (öl. 471/1078-79), İbnü’l-Esîr (öl. 637/1239) ve Kazvîni (öl. 739/1338) gibi önemli münekkitler tarafından farklı değerlendirmelere tabi tutulan beyitlerdir. Bu değerlendirmedeki yorumlara ve ulaştıkları sonuçlara göre çalışmada münekkitler taksim edilmiştir. Bu yolla ölçüt, hüküm ve gerekçelendirme üçlüsü dikkate alınmış ve nesnelliğin imkânı ile ilgili birçok somut veriye ulaşılmıştır. Tüm bu veriler ışığında edebî tenkitte genel-geçer ölçütlere ve ortak yargılara ulaşmanın oldukça zor olduğu mülahaza edilmiştir. Bununla beraber ölçüt, hüküm ve gerekçelendirmenin güçlü bir şekilde ortaya konması durumunda ortak zeminde buluşma imkanının arttığı kaydedilmiştir. Aynı zamanda bu tür çalışmaların i‘câz meselesine dair farklı açılımlar sağlayabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Significance of the Environmental Conservation Strategies to Customer Satisfaction in the Golf Clubs in Nairobi City and Kiambu Counties, Kenya
Authors: Nderitu Mwangi Paul
Published: May 2023

In golf clubs’ industry, the primary objective is to enhance quality of facilities, which in turn satisfy and attract customers. For the golf clubs’ management to achieve customer satisfaction, they must examine and make decisions on various elements that affect customers satisfaction. Today golf clubs are experiencing customer satisfaction ratings associated with environmental risks. This study focused on establishing the significance of environmental conservation strategies to customer satisfaction. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was adopted where questionnaires, interviews, observation checklists and secondary sources provided the data. The study population comprised of captains and customers from 15 golf clubs where a sample of 288 respondents was drawn. The qualitative data was ordered, coded, then, summarized into themes while descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted on the quantitative data. Regressions analyses were employed to determine the relationships existing between study variables. The findings established that environmental conservation strategies and customer satisfaction had a statistically significant relationship (p=0.003
Perspective of the Implementation of the Urban Land Register (ULR) in the Department of Plateau in Benin
Authors: ADELAKOUN Jean Raphaël
Published: May 2023

The Urban Land Registry (ULR) is a land management tool. Nowadays, the land question is topical and arises in almost all the cities of especially West Africa. This research has made it possible to analyze the prospect of the establishment of the Urban Land Register (ULR) in the Plateau department. The data used are socio- anthropological data relating to land management; land practices, land transfers; taxes and land registration fees, land disputes. The study of population growth in the Plateau Department was carried out using data from the RGPH (1 to 4). In total, 117 heads of households and 15 resources persons made up of local elected officials were surveyed. These data were processed using SPSS IBM version 21 software for processing. In the Department of Plateau, the Urban Land Register (ULR) is a land information system (SIF), allowing the collection, processing and use of tax, urban and land data at plot level via a device IT according to 89% of respondents. Thus, the cartography of the ULR is therefore developed from the basic unit "plot". This complete documentation on the territory of the Plateau department does not exist, it will have to be put in place according to 83% of the respondents. The ULR makes it possible to identify taxpayers of property taxes, who claim to be “presumed owners”, and to quickly increase tax revenue, without waiting for a land reform (72%). However, the establishment of the ULR in the Plateau department does not only have advantages; it also has limitations. Thesis limits could stem from “local logics” and the appropriation of the ULR.
The Concept of Big Data and Solutions of Cloud Computing
Authors: Malami Idina Mustapha
Published: May 2023

The terms "big data" and "cloud computing" are often used interchangeably since many public cloud services analyze large amounts of data. Every day, a massive amount of data is produced from abundant of derivation, and this data needs to be evaluated, categorized, and stored with the assistance of cloud computing. The quick progress that has taken place in a variety of IT fields is to blame for this massive increase in the amount of data that is being produced. Conventional data processing methods are unable to handle this data due to its extremely large amount, the rapidity with which it changes, and the multitude of formats in which it is stored. Cloud computing makes available on-demand computing resources and services, making it possible to handle and analyze the vast amounts of data in a manner that is both effective and simplified. This research will discuss how on the general concept of big data and how Cloud computing provides solutions to big data by processing analyzing this huge data. We will start by Introduction of Big data, big data Impact on Today’s world, big data architecture, cloud computing, Categories & offerings of Cloud computing then further discuss the solutions offered by cloud computing to big data and limitations of big data on the cloud.
A Comparative Analysis of Applied FMADM in a Serious Games Evaluation Model
Authors: KAMAL OMARI
Published: May 2023

In recent years, Serious Games are being used as an innovative pedagogical strategy to achieve more effective learning in various fields of knowledge, but in order to use them effectively, it is essential to evaluate them systematically to obtain solid evidence of their impact. To this end, the integration of fuzzy multi-attribute decision making (FMADM) methods will be beneficial for the evaluation of Serious Games in order to weight their evaluation criteria according to the desired context, as these FMADMs have the capacity to take into account the imprecision and uncertainty of human judgements. In this paper, we will present a comparative analysis of various fuzzy multi-attribute decision making (FMADM) techniques, namely the fuzzy DEMATEL and fuzzy SWARA methods applied in the Serious Games evaluation model in which the fuzzy AHP method has been used. In order to find the ranking of various dimensions responsible for better decision making and the ability to accurately reflect human judgment for the evaluation of Serious Games in a given context. According to the results obtained, we find that the fuzzy AHP method was the best suited to our decision problem, despite the identical ranking of the criteria obtained.
Assessment of an Architectural Masterpiece in the World: Case Study of Hearst Tower, New York City
Authors: Ola Moyinoluwa , Taiwo Abraham
Published: May 2023

Architecture is believed to communicate to its audience by revealing its underlying meanings and gestures legible enough to be easily read. Many buildings around the world especially tall buildings bring attention to themselves by showing how they were built, engineering, structural stability, and physical forms among other things. However, Hearst Tower located in New York and designed by a British and award-winning architect Norman Foster can be considered an architectural masterpiece in the world, not just because of its height but because of the stone façade preserved in the design of the tower which was built over 80 years before its construction and a designated landmark site. This research methodology in this case is a case study of an architectural masterpiece of the Hearst Tower. It provides information on its background history, design, and construction team, its architectural design and sustainable design consideration, and a brief history of Norman Foster, the architect of this building.
The Effect of Profitability, Intangible Asset, and Leverage on Dividend Policy and Firm Value
Authors: Tessya Nova Luxy Ela , Sutrisno
Published: May 2023

The increasing population in Indonesia has resulted in the need for consumption of primary goods to be very rapid. In addition, economic development has made competition increasingly fierce in the world of trade, which operates in various sectors, for example in consumer noncyclicals companies. This study aims to examine the effect of profitability, intangible assets, leverage on dividend policy and corporate value of main board index companies in the consumer non-cyclicals sector on the Indonesian stock exchange during the 2017-2021 period. Profitability is measured by return on assets (ROA), intangible assets are measured by the logarithm of the book value of intangible assets (IAS), leverage is measured by the debt to equity ratio (DER), dividend policy is measured by the dividend payout ratio (DPR) and company value is measured by price to book value (PVB). The population of this study is the health sector companies that are on the Indonesia Stock Exchange as many as 57 companies and 26 are taken as samples. The data collection period is from 2017 to 2021, with annual data. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis to test the hypothesis. The results show that profitability and leverage have no significant effect on dividend policy. Meanwhile, intangible assets have a negative and significant effect on dividend policy. Profitability and leverage have no significant effect on firm value. Meanwhile, intangible assets and dividend policy have a positive and significant effect on dividend policy.
Analysis on Demand for Service Quality of Pertamina Klaten Indonesia and PTT Yarang District Pattani Thailand Gas Stattions
Authors: Riyadi Iswan , Haris Abdul , Setyandari Ana , Prakosa Cucut , Ria Anggraheny Kunthum , Nugroho Jati Agung , Sukree Langputeh Tasari
Published: May 2023

This study aims to examine the gaps in consumer service expectations and perceptions in two state-owned oil and gas service companies in two cities, namely Klaten Indonesia and Pattani Thailand. Testing the model used Servqual Test. The research design was quantitative. The hypothesis formulation used the Cronin Taylor Importance Servqual Test formula. The population is all consumers, the sample of consumers are adult consumers in both cities who have finished getting the services of the two Public Fuel Filling Stations. The technique of taking sample was purposive as many as 200 consumers. The test results show that the dimensions of empathy at the Pertamina Klaten gas station have the largest gap value. Pertamina gas stations parties must improve services which still provide the largest gap value to improve the quality of services and people satisfaction. Recommendation for this research, two gas stations must improve of the quality of services. The competitive advantage of institutions will be created in the future
The Effect of Prosocial Motivation on Work Engagement with Thriving at Work as a Mediating Variable
Authors: Novita Sari Indah , Riani Asri Laksmi
Published: May 2023

In this research, nurses at RSUD RAA Soewondo Pati will have their work engagement affected by prosocial motivation, with thriving at work serving as a mediating variable. The population of this research consists of all 575 nurses who work at RSUD RAA Soewondo Pati. Using 106 female nurses as the sample size, non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling strategy was employed for this study. The SEM PLS (Partial Least Square) 3.0 program's statistical computation capabilities were utilized by the authors of this research to evaluate the hypothesis. The findings indicated that the first hypothesis, that prosocial motivation has a significant direct impact on work engagement, the second hypothesis, that prosocial motivation has a significant direct impact on thriving at work, the third hypothesis, that thriving at work has a significant direct impact on work engagement, and the fourth hypothesis, that thriving at work indirectly mediates between prosocial motivation, were all accepted.
Business Agility: Does the Size Really Matter?
Authors: Bronlet Xavier
Published: May 2023

The context in which organizations are operating is more and more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous and the Business Agility helps to keep operating in an always more demanding environment, turning constraints such as environmental, social and governance into opportunity. Since 2018, the Business Agility Institute collects data worldwide with a questionnaire based on self-authored model to measure the state of the art on Business Agility across the globe. The model appears to be valid based on a Confirmatory Factor Analysis based on a thousand of observations gathered by the Institute over the last 3 years (Bronlet, 2022). It’s therefore interesting to go one step further and explore how a factor like the size of the organization may influence the ability of an organization to adapt swiftly. This paper explores the relationships between the organization size based on headcount and the Business Agility. The methods used for the research are based on analysis of variance (One-way ANOVA) and confirmatory factor analysis for the estimation of the constructs. All the indicators suggest that the size of the organization has a significant influence on the relative Business Agility and the analysis suggests a clear cut between the groups formed by less than 200 staff members and the others formed with more than 200. In essence, the smaller organizations experience, on average, 10% higher Business Agility compare to their larger peers. This paper may therefore contribute to the body of knowledge around the Business Agility and the future of work. It may reinforce ideas of smaller units working in autonomy such as the Autonomous Production Unit or create connections with the studies performed by Dunbar who establish the so call Dunbar’s number, 150.
Influence of Financial Literacy on Credit Uptake by Youth Enterprises in Machakos Town, Kenya
Authors: Muhati Mark Mukhutsi , Bosire Mary
Published: May 2023

Credit to youth undertaking small-scale businesses enables them to engage in self-employment projects with the main goal of generating income. However, credit uptake by youth is believed to be depended on and enhanced by the possession of business and entrepreneurial skills which are critical components of financial literacy. The biggest challenge to most youth is financial illiteracy which makes them lack the ability to integrate what they know with what they can do to earn a living. This study sought to examine how financial literacy influences credit uptake by youth enterprises in Machakos Town, Kenya. Specifically, the study focused on establishing the influence of bookkeeping skills, budgeting skills, debt management skills, and financial knowledge on credit uptake by youth entrepreneurs in Machakos Town, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design. From a target population of 1704 youth enterprises, a sample of 314 were selected randomly to participate as respondents. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Simple and Multiple regressions were used to test hypotheses. The regression results revealed an R2 of 0.754. This meant that holding other variables constant, financial literacy variables account for 75.4% of the variability in credit uptake by the sampled youth entrepreneurs. Generally, all the measures of financial literacy had a positive significant influence on the dependent variable. Specifically, the coefficients of bookkeeping skills, budgeting skills, debt management skills, and financial knowledge all had a p = 0.000. The findings of this study provide a guide on the policy that targets financial literacy as a critical component in enhancing self-employment by youth in Kenya.
Public Debt and Private Domestic Investment in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation
Authors: Akpan M.S , A. Awujola  , Impalure D.A
Published: May 2023

The Nigerian government has been borrowing hugely over the years to finance her budget. However, the patterns of spending have shown to be more on recurrent expenditure and servicing of debt. Such spending pattern tends to caused domestic investment to decline and sometimes unstable. The continuous increase in Nigeria’s public debts, it’s associated rising debt service and declining/unstable domestic investment, motivated this study. Consequently, the aim of the paper is to investigate how Nigeria’s public debts have impacted on the country’s private domestic investment using time series data from 1981 to 2021. The data were estimated using the Auto-distributed Lag Model (ARDL) and Error Correction Model (ECM) techniques of analysis. Cointegration test showed that long-run (or equilibrium) relationship exists between public debt and private domestic investment in Nigeria. Findings from the study revealed that public external debt and pubic domestic debt have negative relationship with private domestic investment, while public debt service has positive relationship with private domestic investment. The study concluded that public debt have significant impact on private domestic investment due to the joint result of the Wald test. The paper recommended that the Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria who is vested with the management of the country’s debt should advice the federal government to minimize or discourage the collection of debts to fund her budget. Also, the funds borrowed should be channeled into investment on projects that will improve private domestic investment.
Analysis of the Influence of Profitability, Asset Structure, and Growth Rate on Capital Structure in Registered Mining Companies on the Indonesian Stock Exchange
Authors: Lestari Tina , Kadir Abdul , Rahman Yudi , Wijaya Hendrik
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of profitability, asset structure, and sales growth simultaneously and partially on the capital structure of mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The type of research used in this research is associative research with a causal quantitative approach. The population used in this study was taken from the annual reports of coal mining and metal mineral sub-sector companies that have been listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2018-2022 period as many as 32 companies. Based on the purposive sampling method, the samples used in this study were 27 coal mining and metal mineral sub-sector companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2018-2022 period. The validity test, reliability test, normality test, multicollinearity test, and heteroscedasticity test were carried out on research instruments. The results of the study prove that profitability has a positive and significant effect on capital structure. Asset structure has a positive and significant effect on the capital structure. Sales growth has no significant effect on capital structure. Simultaneously, profitability, asset structure, and sales growth have a significant effect on the capital structure of mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The coefficient of determination is 0.089 or 8.9%.
Entrepreneurial Intention of Students in Indonesia and Malaysia
Authors: Mujanah Siti , Sumiati  , Sihab Ridwan Mohammad , Mohd Rohani , Adha Nor Intan
Published: May 2023

This aims of this study is to analyses the entrepreneurial intention of students in Indonesia and Malaysia. The sample contains 296 respondents that comprise 156 students from several universities in Indonesia and 140 from universities in Malaysia. The data WAS collected using a questionnaire distributed through Google forms. Descriptive analysis and multiple regression were carried out. The results show that entrepreneurship education does not have a big influence on students’ interest in entrepreneurship. However, family support, social support and personality have significant effects on students’ entrepreneurship interest. Personality is the strongest influencing factor. There is a significant difference between Indonesian and Malaysian students as to entrepreneurship intention. The most significant difference lies in the personality of students. This implies that entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions should emphasize developing personality for entrepreneurship.
Developing a Slow Tourism Intention Research Framework Based on the Model of Goal-directed Behavior Factors
Authors: Thi Huyen Nguyen , Duc Vu Minh
Published: May 2023

The study aimed to develop a framework for analyzing the factors that influence individuals' intention to choose slow tourism, based on the model of goal- directed model (MGB) approach. In addition to the initial components of the MGB model, this study added an independent variable, the perceived authenticity, as an extended component. The research framework and factors were adapted and adjusted to suit the context of slow tourism in Vietnam, and were developed through literature review, expert interviews, and focus group interviews, which helped to clarify the concept of slow tourism and authenticity. Finally, the study proposed a research model that is suitable for the context of slow tourism in general, as well as the specific context of slow tourism in Vietnam. This result can serve as a valuable reference for tourism studies, particularly those that focus on slow tourism.
The Effect of Women on Board on Financial Performance: the Mediating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors: Wicaksono Nicky Gilang , Hadinugroho Bambang
Published: May 2023

This study aimed to present empirical evidence regarding the effect of women on board on financial performance with corporate social responsibility as the mediating variable. Women on board or a company’s top management have become one of the attention-drawing issues in organizational governance. This topic gains even more attention in Indonesia with its patriarchal culture, which may affect the perspective of employment in this country. A company needs to focus not only on its shareholders’ interests but also on its stakeholders. A company’s success and sustainability may depend on its managers’ ability to create values and satisfy stakeholders’ interests. This study took ninety-six manufacturing companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) between 2017 and 2019 as study samples, selected using purposive sampling technique following predetermined criteria. Data were analyzed using linear regression analysis with intervening regression, consisting of two stages: coefficient difference and coefficient multiplication. The result showed that women on board negatively affected CSR. It also showed that CSR did not affect financial performance and did not mediate the relationship between women on board and financial performance. Women on board tend to lower the company’s CSR-related policies, which is likely followed by a lower financial performance.
Application of Negative Ions to Inactivate COVID-19 Coronaviruses and Variants
Authors: Scherlag Benjamin J. , Scherlag Ronald A. , Po Sunny S. , Dasari Tarun W.
Published: May 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll of morbidity and mortality globally. After attempts with drug therapy failed, the implementation of extensive vaccination programs have been able to mitigate but not completely eliminate the pandemic threat. A major drawback that has prevented progress in combating the toll of infections, hospitalizations and deaths has been the emergence of mutations. In the present report we propose a new approach for the prevention of COVID-19 and its variants.
Just a Sport or a Moral Obligation? Football between pressures of politics, financial power and progress from Mussolini to Qatar
Authors: Vares Vesa
Published: May 2023

The mantra of the sportsmen, sportswomen and politicians is that “sport and politics should not mix”. In practice, it is impossible to separate sport from political, national and economic connections, or from anything that has to do with society. Disagreements over how to define what is ”political” demonstrate this.
Today, we consider it appropriate, right, and in congruence with human values that football teams take the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter -campaign, or that the captains of the national teams are entitled to wear rainbow armbands, and we don’t consider this “political”, but a human rights issue. At the same time, authoritarian regimes have made the greatest sporting events – the Olympic Games and World Cup in football – objects of their interest, in the footsteps of Mussolini, Hitler and the leaders of the Soviet Union. The gigantically rich sheikhs and oligarchs have purchased traditional, world-famous football clubs, and the human rights situation of the migrant workers and migrants in Qatar was a highly controversial issue before the latest World Cup. Russia and Belarus were expelled from most international sport events after the Russian attack against Ukraine.
This paper deals with the history of political controversies in sports and is a part of the debate on politics in sport and economic influence on sport. It argues that the authoritarian and economic grip on sport has increased to worrying levels, but there are signs of positive development as well.
Una exposición para la reflexión: La Desbandá de 1937.
Authors: Barranquero Texeira Encarnación
Published: May 2023

Una exposición titulada La Desbandá de 1937. De Málaga a los Pirineos ha conmemorado, ochenta y cinco años más tarde, la huida de la población mayoritariamente civil por la única salida libre que quedaba a la ciudad después del acoso de las tropas fascistas italianas y las hispano-marroquíes que acabaron ocupando Málaga el 8 de febrero de 1937. Ha sido posible mediante un convenio entre la Universidad de Málaga, Secretaría de Estado de Memoria Democrática y la Fundación Unicaja que ha cedido el local que gestiona en el Palacio Episcopal durante septiembre y octubre de 2022.  La exposición ha sido llevada también a Almería, Granada y seguirá recorriendo otras localidades ligadas al recorrido de los refugiados y refugiadas malagueñas.
Locos de desatar. Vivencias de la Reforma Psiquiátrica de Málaga (1977-1987).
Authors: Porras Cabrera Antonio
Published: May 2023

Es un texto o relato, donde se narra y evidencia una etapa de singular importancia en el mundo de la psiquiatría y de la salud mental en la ciudad y provincia de Málaga, ya que alude a 10 años (desde 1977 a 1987), donde la Reforma Psiquiátrica tuvo su mayor impulso y dedicación para cambiar la vida del “loco” desde un espacio manicomial marginal a su integración en la red asistencial en equiparación a las otras patologías de tipo somático.
Sociedad, familia y educación
Authors: Villalba Muñoz Alejandra
Published: May 2023

En el presente artículo se abordan temáticas relacionadas con sociedad, educación y familia, reflexionándose sobre la realidad de los datos oficiales de los principales organismos del ámbito nacional e internacional, junto a la repercusión de todo ello en la actualidad. Además, a través de fuentes secundarias, se aborda la perspectiva más humana sobre el consumismo sumergido en el sector textil a nivel mundial, a costa de la calidad de vida en países subdesarrollados y, en consecuencia, el beneficio de las grandes multinacionales. La realidad en las aulas y el acoso escolar, desde la voz de un adolescente, ante la falta de empatía y responsabilidad fuera y dentro de los centros, y comprender la pandemia silenciosa, es decir, la gran adicción digital, contextualizada en nuestra actual sociedad de información e inmediatez, de los medios de comunicación, son también temáticas investigadas, dentro del necesario rigor científico-crítico.
La autonomia universitaria que fraguó
Authors: Arnal Martínez Andrés
Published: May 2023

Estudiantes, profesorado y personal administrativo de la Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) llevan más de 300 días ocupando los centros educativos del país. Protestan contra el fraude electoral a la rectoría, el último capítulo en la pérdida de autonomía de la universidad. Pero esto es solo la punta del iceberg. Fue la gota que colmó el vaso en un país donde casi el 60% de la población vive por debajo del umbral de la pobreza, únicamente el 4% puede acceder a la educación superior y menos del 1% obtiene un postgrado. El presente artículo repasa a través de la recopilación de testimonios de la USAC, una muestra más de la pérdida de autonomía de las universidades públicas de América Latina, cada vez más débil a casusa de la cooptación por parte de la corrupción, las mafias y las oligarquías, en este caso concreto, en Guatemala.
La crisis de la universidad. En defensa de una verdadera autonomía universitaria
Authors: González Requena Jesús
Published: May 2023

En Misión de la Universidad en nuestros días: un enfoque interdisciplinar. Libro homenaje al profesor Luis Gutiérrez Espada (Bueno, 2018), donde se encuentra este artículo, comenzaba recordando algo que debería ser obvio pero que hace mucho tiempo ha sido olvidado. La universidad, institución genuinamente europea en su origen y, por eso, profundamente vinculada a la civilización occidental, nace de la importancia que esa civilización –la nuestra– concedió siempre al saber, lo que le llevó a crear espacios donde este pudiera progresar de la manera más adecuada y autónoma.
LA COSMOVISIÓN RELIGIOSA AFRICANA EN LA PRÁCTICA DEL ESPIRITISMO CRUZADO CUBANO. REFLEXIONES CONTEMPORÁNEAS
Authors: Pérez Leyva Luis Alberto
Published: May 2023

El sincretismo religioso en su aspecto intrínseco muestra la gran riqueza cultural que nos llegó a través de la cultura y las religiones africanas. Este es un proceso histórico que ha estado presente en la formación de los pueblos latinoamericanos, particularmente el cubano dentro de la amplia riqueza cultural caribeña; con un importante énfasis la provincia Guantánamo representa un territorio diverso en expresiones sincrético-culturales a partir de la fusión que en diversos campos se produjeron, sobre todo en el aspecto religioso. Estas huellas legadas por los disimiles pueblos africanos introducidos en Cuba producto a la trata de esclavos que como consecuencia del sistema de plantaciones se produjo, trajo consigo que junto al dolor de los pueblos sometidos llegaran sus tradiciones culturales, con particularidad la cosmovisión africana presente en nuestro país contribuyó en alto grado a la conformación de un pensamiento mitológico que fue permeando la identidad cultural del criollo. La presente investigación: La influencia de la cosmovisión religiosa africana en el pensamiento sincrético cubano presenta como objetivo: caracterizar la cosmovisión religiosa africana en Cuba como parte del sincretismo cultural, teniendo en cuenta su influencia en la cultura e identidad, distinguiendo las particularidades que esta práctica fue transmitiendo al complejo panorama de la religiosidad popular. El espiritismo cubano tiene en su concepción que cuando una persona muere, su espíritu sigue existiendo con influencia permanente sobre la vida cotidiana de quienes quedan, este postulado de la tradición del espiritismo kardeciano apareció en nuestro país en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y se hizo parte cotidiana del pensamiento cosmovisivo cubano, sin embargo, las diversas etnias africanas presentes en Cuba como consecuencia de la esclavitud nos legaron conceptos a nuestro pensar religioso que fueron conformando un pensamiento religioso sincrético-cultural. Características que encontramos a través de la creencia en los espíritus, muertos, santos y entidades de diversas naturalezas a las que se le rinden cultos y cuya devoción nos ha acompañado desde los orígenes mismos de la formación de la nacionalidad con todos sus elementos de identidad cultural.
LA INTEGRACIÓN DE LAS CÁMARAS LEGISLATIVAS EN MÉXICO Y LA INICIATIVA PRESIDENCIAL DE REDUCCIÓN DE LEGISLADORES
Authors: Orta Flores Sara Berenice , Torres Espinosa Blanca , Arcudia Hernández Carlos Ernesto , Tamez Martínez Xochitl
Published: May 2023

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo el desarrollo de los antecedentes constitucionales de la conformación de las cámaras legislativas en México. Se busca abonar al análisis de la reforma constitucional en materia electoral que presentó el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador en abril de 2022, ante la Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión y que fue rechazada por la misma Cámara en diciembre de 2022. Esta propuesta consistía en un rediseño profundo de las instituciones democráticas en México, con base en el argumento de su ilegitimidad y del derroche del gasto público. Entre otros ítems, se encontraba el planteamiento de reducir el 40 por ciento de los diputados federales, el 25 por cierto de los senadores y el 41 por cierto de legisladores locales.
Cold-formed steel cladding systems exposed to combined wind and bushfire conditions
Authors:   , Pieper Lisa
Published: May 2023

Bushfire events have shown a strong interaction between the bushfire front and ambient winds leading to fire-enhanced wind action, which may cause premature damage to the steel cladding systems used as the critical external building envelope. Therefore, this thesis investigated the behaviour and strength of crest-fixed cold-formed steel (CFS) claddings under combined wind and bushfire actions. Comprehensive experimental and numerical studies of three CFS cladding systems were conducted under combined fire-enhanced wind action and elevated temperatures, and new design rules were developed. This research has thus enhanced the safety of CFS claddings in bushfires and overall bushfire resilience of buildings.
Sindrome de Burnout em alunos de medicina em uma faculdade privada que possuem financiamento estudantil
Authors: Silva Wesley Thiago Rodrigues da , Rauber Rafael , Vanchanski Keilla Denise de Limas
Published: May 2023

A Síndrome de Burnout pode ser definida como resposta de nosso organismo a um nível alto de estresse e o trabalho crônico, que se apresentam em pensamentos e atitudes negativas. Se caracteriza pela presença de esgotamento emocional, despersonalização e baixa realização pessoal, que com o passar dos anos está cada vez mais presente em nossa comunidade, devido ao fato da pressão sobre o indivíduo serem maior, caso que ocorre também em faculdades principalmente nas relacionadas com tratamento de vida. O objetivo do presente artigo é discutir a possivel relação da Síndrome de Burnout com alunos da faculdade privada Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz, principalmente relacionadas a alunos que participam de algum financiamento social. Esses trabalho se deu por forma de formulário pelo Google Forms. Os resultados obtidos foram que alunos com financiamento estudantil tem uma inclinação a desenvolverem Sindrome de Burnout maior que academicos sem financiamento, mostrando assim uma relacao entre fianciamento e sindrome de Burnout.