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On the issue of financial and legal responsibility, irresponsibility and correlation with national security
Authors: Musatkina Alyeksandra
Published: November 2020

The phenomenon of financial and legal responsibility is investigated from the perspective of reflecting the principle of mutual legal responsibility for ensuring national and financial and legal security by public authorities. The article reveals the institutional defects of the legislation, testifying to the declarative nature of mutual responsibility in the field of financial legal relations. The interconnections and dependencies between the responsibility and irresponsibility of the subjects from the standpoint of achieving the goals of national security are determined. At the same time, financial and legal security is interpreted primarily as the right of citizens and legal entities to a fair accumulation, distribution and redistribution of financial flows in the interests of the majority of the country’s population. It has been substantiated that the intersectoral institution of financial and legal responsibility has a number of significant shortcomings, which makes it possible to assert the existence of financial and legal irresponsibility of financial state bodies and their officials at the institutional level, which is expressed in declarativeness and the absence of clear grounds for legal responsibility; the presence in relations of financial and legal responsibility only vertical legal relations based on the requirement of appropriate behavior from citizens and legal entities and the absence of the right to demand from citizens financial and financial and legal security, corresponding to the constitutional goals of the social and legal state.

The research was carried out with the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), project no. 19-011-00083 A “Legal responsibility in the mechanism of ensuring national security”.
“Green” component of the state’s economic security
Authors: Voskanyan Roza
Published: November 2020

Environmental problems and the emergence of responsible and “green” investors predetermined the formation of the “green” component of the economy. In this work, the author focuses on the possibilities of using the “green” economy as a tool for solving problems of ensuring the economic security of the state. The author also offers general recommendations on stimulating the development of a green economy in the Russian Federation.
La administración pública frente a la norma inconvencional
Authors: Carullo Sergio
Published: November 2020

¿El control de convencionalidad es una facultad exclusivamente judicial o corresponde también realizarlo a la administración pública? Se indaga en el comportamiento de la administración frente a la norma inconstitucional. Posteriormente se considera el control de convencionalidad a partir de la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana y fallos de la Corte Suprema de Justicia Argentina. Consecutivamente se analiza lo que sucede en el derecho comparado, en particular Perú, México y Colombia. Finalmente se esbozan reflexiones en la convicción de la importancia que tiene, para la administración pública, el respeto por los derechos humanos en el ejercicio de la función administrativa.
El hispanismo de Pedro Henríquez Ureña y Federico de Onís en Estados Unidos
Authors: Marín-Osorio William
Published: November 2020

Se presenta una aproximación a la trayectoria de dos insignes intelectuales, el dominicano Pedro Henríquez Ureña y el español Federico de Onís, quienes contribuyeron a despertar el interés por el hispanismo en varias universidades de Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica. Se hace énfasis en su labor docente y de investigación, y en las relaciones que ambos sostuvieron con filólogos, filósofos, escritores e historiadores de la cultura como Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo, Unamuno, José Ortega y Gasset, Américo Castro, Alfonso Reyes, José Vasconcelos, Gabriela Mistral, Dámaso Alonso y Amado Alonso. Finalmente, se da cuenta de algunas de sus más importantes contribuciones a los estudios sobre la literatura y la lengua españolas.
El erotismo de la niña-mujer en el jardín narrativo de Francisco Umbral y Mario Vargas Llosa
Authors: Godoy-Cossío Ana
Published: November 2020

Se presenta un acercamiento a las coincidencias bio-bibliográficas existentes entre Francisco Umbral y Mario Varga Llosa, en particular, el tema del erotismo en su literatura. Se describe la presencia de arquetipos femeninos en sus narrativas, con especial énfasis en la figura de la niña-mujer, fruto de las lecturas de los mismos maestros franceses, y de la influencia de la música, la pintura y del cine en ambos escritores. Finalmente, se analizan de forma breve algunos personajes femeninos y su transmutación individual y en conjunto, así como su presencia mediante una sucesión de cuadros (un jardín narrativo) y metáforas que simbolizan las dicotomías bien/mal, pecado/redención, erotismo/amor, placer/dolor, cuerpo/espíritu.
Características del empleo en las manufacturas: un análisis a nivel nacional y para el Estado de México, 2005-2019
Authors: Pérez Santillán Lesbia
Published: November 2020

El trabajo analiza la relación entre las personas ocupadas en el sector manufacturero y las características específicas de la población (edad, sexo, nivel educativo, entre otras) a nivel nacional y en el Estado de México entre el primer trimestre de 2005 y el tercero de 2019, con base en datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE) del INEGI. Se plantea una estimación basada en un pseudopanel y un estimador de efectos fijos desarrollados mediante la construcción de las cohortes asociados al año de nacimiento. Los resultados muestran variables como el empleo formal, el nivel de ingreso, el tamaño de los establecimientos y la edad de las personas como aspectos que se asocian positiva o negativamente con las personas ocupadas en el empleo manufacturero.
Traditional knowledge for the improvement of their health, with medicinal species in the indigenous communities of the Shawi ethnic group, in Peruvian Amazon
Authors:   1Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Rengifo Elsa L , Fachin Lizardo ,   1Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Rodriguez del Castillo Angel M ,   1Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Palacios Jose L ,   Universidad de las Americas
Published: November 2020

Shawi ethnic group located in the Peruvian Amazon know and apply medicinal plants to their health. The study was carried out in communities of Buenos Aires, Nuevo Cachiyacu and Santa Cruz in the Balsapuerto district, Alto Amazonas province, Loreto region; in workshops, visits to their farms and local forests. 27% were women and 73% male, ages in the range of 19 to 70 years old. The objective was to document the knowledge of uses of medicinal plants, with open interviews. Analyzed data included species common names, type of most common diseases, how they cure them and methods of plant preparation. Information of 24 species which they consider the most used was collected. Those corresponded to 17 botanical families and they use them for treatment of 22 diseases. The largest number in treatments were diarrhea, stomach colic and external wounds with five species, and the rest of diseases with three, two to one species. The leaves are the most used in infusions.
Medicinal plants containing resveratrol. a mini review
Authors:   Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Martinez Jose L. , Yumrutas Onder ,   University of Adiyaman, Muñoz-Acevedo Amner ,   Universidad del Norte, Jaimes Luisauris ,   Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Parlar Ali ,   University of Adiyaman
Published: November 2020

There are many different active ingredients in various plant species in various parts of the world. Resveratrol, one of these active ingredients, has attracted the attention of both drug producing companies and researchers, thanks to its powerful antioxidant properties. The aim of this study is to investigate the presence of plants containing resveratrol. This study was conducted not only to give a brief overview of the plants containing resveratrol, but also to enable researchers to find this information quickly. In this context, the diversity of plants rich in resveratrol has been examined.
Tactical Features of the Assessment of the Conclusion and Interrogation
Authors:   East Siberian Branch of Russian State University of Justice (Irkutsk), Popova E. I. , Dabaev B. A. ,   Law Firm «Business Protection Center»
Published: November 2020

The article draws attention to the need to use the knowledge of criminalistics in the civil process. The authors believe that the use of such knowledge will significantly optimize the activities of the court and the parties to obtain reliable information that is essential for the resolution of the case, as well as overcoming opposition from some unscrupulous participants in the proceedings. Features of participation of the expert in arbitration proceedings are analyzed and the complex of the tactical criminalistic recommendations urged to increase efficiency of interaction of court, the parties with this participant of process, and also activity on an assessment of its conclusion and interrogation of this subject is offered.
Development of the Legal Framework for Regulating Relations for the Training and Retraining of Judges in the Soviet Period (1946–1991)
Authors:   Russian State University of Justice (Moscow), Pukhnarevich S. I.
Published: November 2020

The article shows the formation of the legal basis for the formation, development and functioning of the system of training and retraining of judicial personnel in the country in the period from 1946 until the end of the USSR. The article also explores the forms and approaches to the organization of improving the quality of the staff of the judicial system. It was concluded that the Soviet Union has formed an ideologically oriented, strictly centralized Federal-Republican system of professional development of court employees.
Regulatory Framework and the Procedure for Canceling and Declaring Illegal (Invalid) Administrative Enforcement Acts
Authors:   Arbitration Court of Omsk Region (Omsk), Yarkovoy S. V.
Published: November 2020

The article analyzes the norms of the current federal legislation governing the procedure for non-judicial and judicial review (cancellation, recognition as illegal or invalid) of enforcement acts of executive authorities and other public administration bodies. The Author notes the absence of a unified legal mechanism for the mentioned types of revision and points out the need for its development and consolidation in the federal administrative-procedural legislation. In order to formulate unified general rules for revising administrative enforcement acts, the necessity of solving a number of crucial issues of the theory of illegality (invalidity) of such acts, in particular, their invalidity and viability, defining criteria for their legal assessment, methods and legal consequences of their cancellation, is substantiated and possible answers are offered to these questions.
The Interrogation of the Accused in a Criminal Case in a Special Manner
Authors:   Russian State University of Justice (Moscow), Kachalova O. V.
Published: November 2020

The article discusses the possibilities of conducting an interrogation when considering a criminal case in a special judicial proceeding. Currently, the law does not indicate the possibility of conducting an interrogation of the defendant when considering his case in a special manner. In fact, the judges considering the case, as a rule, interrogate the defendants, without touching upon the actual circumstances of the case, ask specific questions to eliminate all doubts and obstacles to the application of this simplified form of criminal proceedings. This practice does not seem vicious, it follows the correct path of procedural logic, smoothing out the flaws of the legislator. The author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to establish the possibility of revealing the factual circumstances of the case during the interrogation of the defendant in the same way as provided for in part 3.1 of Art. 317.7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure when considering in a special manner a criminal case with a pre-trial agreement on cooperation. The parties to the trial should be empowered with the permission of the presiding judge to ask the defendant questions. Interrogation during a criminal case in a special manner will more likely ensure the rights of persons with physical or mental disabilities, significantly reducing their ability to independently exercise their rights and defend their legitimate interests, as well as persons who do not speak the language of the proceedings. During the interrogation, the court can be convinced not only of the absence of self-incrimination, but also that the person speaks the language of the proceedings, is aware of what he has done as a crime, etc. The interrogation of the defendant could eliminate the judge's doubts in cases where the accused is at the preliminary investigation stage denied guilty of a crime. A sharp change in the position of the accused may indicate the compulsion of the petition for consideration of the case in a special manner due to threats, persuasion and other illegal actions. Faced with this situation, the court must carefully evaluate all the circumstances of the case. Legislative consolidation of the possibility of conducting an interrogation of a defendant during a criminal case in a special order will allow to more fully ensure the rights and legitimate interests of a given participant in the process, as well as create additional guarantees for a reasonable and fair decision in this case.
Defects of Sanctions of the Basic and Qualified Elements of Crimes in the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Authors:   Russian State University of Justice (Moscow), Prostoserdov M. A.
Published: November 2020

In this article the author analyzes the sanctions of qualified and basic offenses provided for by the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The author reveals defects and contradictions in the construction of such sanctions and suggests solutions.
Alerginio rinito gydymo efektyvumas priklauso nuo tinkamai pasirinkto vaisto
Authors: Bajoriūnienė Ieva , Kalinauskaitė Virginija
Published: November 2020

Pastaruoju metu augant alerginėmis ligomis sergančių asmenų skaičiui, didėja ir alerginio rinito (AR) nustatymo daž-numas. Europoje nuo AR kenčia 25 proc. [1], JAV – 30 proc. populiacijos [2]. Nors AR nėra pavojingas gyvybei, tačiau neabejojama jo socioekonomine našta. Išlaidos, tenkančios AR gydymui, atsiliepia tiek ligoniui, tiek valstybei, o varginantys simptomai varžo paciento kasdienę veiklą, darbo galimybes, blogina gyvenimo kokybę. Vien tiesioginės medicinos išlaidos, tenkančios vieno Europos gyventojo, sergančio AR, gydymui per metus yra apie 4260 eurų, JAV – 3,4 mlrd. dolerių visiems AR sergantiems asmenims. Todėl pagrindinis ligonio ir jį prižiūrinčio gydytojo tikslas – kaip įmanoma greičiau sušvelninti AR simptomus arba jų visiškai išvengti, skiriant tinkamą, naujausiais moksliniais tyrimais pagrįstą gydymą. Geru AR gydomuoju poveikiu (efektyviai mažinančiu nosies ir akių simptomus sergant vidutinio sunkumo ar sunkiu AR), vaisto saugumu klinikiniuose tyrimuose pasižymėjo Dymista® (azelastine hydrochloride/fluticasone propionate).
Activities Of Sheikh And Servants In Pilgrimages
Authors:   Candidate Of Historical Sciences, Doctoral Student (Dsc) National University Of Uzbekistan, Djuraeva Sanabar
Published: November 2020

This article contains scientific information about the role of the sheikh and the workers in the Middle Ages, associated with the mysticism of Mawlanunnahr, and about the distribution of the Foundation’s assets to those who serve in the Middle Ages.
Nöromüsküler Bir Hastalık: Guillain Barré Sendromu ve Hemşirelik Bakımı
Authors: KARACA SİVRİKAYA Sibel , GÜNAY İlknur
Published: November 2020

Akut gelişen arefleksif felç tablolarının yaşandığı, bireyde derin bir kaygı ve korku yaratan Guillain Barré Sendromu otoimmün kökenli bir hastalıktır. Nadir görülen nöromüsküler bir hastalık olmasına rağmen dünyayı etkisi altına alan COVID-19 pandemisi sebebiyle farklı ülkelerden COVID-19 enfeksiyonu sonrası Guillain Barré Sendromu geliştiğine dair vaka analizi çalışmaları bildirilmektedir. Bu nedenle Guillain Barré Sendromunun pandemi sürecinde önemi artmaktadır. Guillain Barré Sendromu, bireyi kısa sürede yatağa bağımlı hale getirmesi nedeni ile bireyin tüm gereksinimleri hemşire tarafından karşılanır. Danışman, eğitici, bakım verici, yönetici, rahatlatıcı rolleri çerçevesinde hemşire, holistik bir anlayışla bireyi değerlendirerek, sabır ve özveri içerisinde profesyonel bir sağlık bakım hizmeti sunar. Mesleki bilgi, beceri, yaratıcılık yeteneklerini kullanarak kardiyopulmoner fonksiyonların devamlılığı, vücudun besin ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması, cilt bütünlüğünün korunmasında etkili bir bakım gerçekleştirir. Ayrıca hasta güvenliğinin sağlanması, sürecin yıpratıcılığında manevi ve psikososyal destek gereksinimlerinin belirlenmesi ve gerekli rehberliğin yapılması, iyileşme süreci ve sonrasında gerekli rehabilitasyon hizmetlerinin verilmesinde de aktif rol alır. Sunduğu sağlık bakım hizmeti ile hemşire, uygulanan medikal tedaviye büyük destek sağlayarak prognozun iyileşmesine, hastalığa bağlı mortalite ve morbidite oranlarının azalmasına katkıda bulunur.
A third species of the rarely collected Oriental hoverfly genus Furcantenna Cheng, 2008 (Diptera, Syrphidae, Microdontinae)
Authors: Reemer Menno
Published: November 2020

Furcantenna malayanasp. nov. is described from Peninsular Malaysia, based on a single female collected in 1962. The other two known species of this genus are also known from single specimens, from Southeastern China and Nepal. A key to the species is given, and the taxonomy and distribution of the genus are discussed.
Daily intake of probiotic strain Bacillus subtilis DE111 supports a healthy microbiome in children attending day-care
Authors: Paytuví-Gallart A. , Sanseverino W. , Winger A.M.
Published: November 2020

There is ample evidence suggesting that modulations in gut microbiota play an important role in inflammation and immunity. In particular, the microbiota of children is highly susceptible to environment influences, such as infections. Consequently, probiotics and their ability to promote and support a healthy microbiome have been increasingly studied. This study aimed at investigating the effects of a probiotic supplement (Bacillus subtilis DE111) on the microbiome composition of preschool aged children attending day care. Healthy children aged 2-6 years old were randomised to receive either probiotic or placebo once a day for 8 weeks. No significant changes of the overall microbiome equilibrium were seen in between the two groups or from baseline to week 8. However, alpha diversity was increased in the probiotic group from baseline to week 8 (P<0.05), with no change in the placebo group. A decrease in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio following probiotic supplementation (P<0.05) was also observed. Differential abundance analysis revealed an increase in Alistepes (P<0.01), Bacteroides (P<0.05), Parabacteroides (P<0.01), Odoribacter (P<0.001) and Rikenellaceae (P<0.001) in the probiotic group, most of which are involved in inflammation reduction. In addition, a decrease in Eisenbergiella (P<0.001), Lactobacillales (P<0.01) and Streptococcaceae (P<0.01), which is considered pro-inflammatory, were also observed in the probiotic group. Together with a reduction of the F/B ratio observed in the probiotic group, these results suggest probiotic supplementation with Bacillus subtilis DE111 introduce subtle but positive changes in the microbiome of children aged 2-6 years old.
Bacillus subtilis DE111 intake may improve blood lipids and endothelial function in healthy adults
Authors: Trotter R.E. , Vazquez A.R. , Grubb D.S. , Freedman K.E. , Grabos L.E. , Jones S. , Gentile C.L. , Melby C.L. , Johnson S.A. , Weir T.L.
Published: November 2020

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US and worldwide. By 2030 it is anticipated that CVD will claim the lives of more than 24 million people. Throughout the last decade, researchers have investigated the role of the gut microbiota in the development of CVD. Evidence exists for a positive correlation between Bifidobacterium and vascular function, glucose tolerance, and reduced systemic inflammation. Another probiotic species, Bacillus subtilis, has also been found to reduce cholesterol levels in human and animal models. In light of these data, we examined various measures of cardiovascular health after consumption of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis strain BL04, with and without a cocktail of Escherichia coli-targeting bacteriophages (marketed as PreforPro), Bacillus subtilis strain DE111 or a maltodextrin-based placebo in a healthy human population. In a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled 4-week intervention conducted in individuals 18 to 65 years of age with a body mass index of 20 to 34.9, we saw no significant changes in measured CVD parameters among individuals consuming B. lactis with or without bacteriophages. However, B. subtilis supplementation resulted in a significant reduction in total cholesterol relative to baseline measures (-8 mg/dl; P=0.04, confidence interval (CI): -13.40, -0.19), as well as non-high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (-11 mg/dl; P=0.01, CI: -12.43, -2.07). In addition we observed trending improvements in endothelial function (P=0.05, CI: -0.003, 0.370) and in low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (P=0.06, CI:-12.29, 0.2864). Strikingly, these effects were seen in a largely healthy population. These data suggest that B. subtilis supplementation may be beneficial for improving risk factors associated with CVD. Further studies in populations of older adults or those with dyslipidaemia and endothelial dysfunction is warranted.
Linguistic Silence and the Alienation of Female Characters in Ulysses and The Blind Owl
Authors: Najafibabanazar Maryam
Published: November 2020

This article intends to demonstrate how female characters in Ulysses and The Blind Owl are deprived of full means of communication and expression. The connection with the concern with alienation in these two novels is that it is in the representation of female language that they show how characters—female characters and by extension women in general—are alienated from and marginalized by the masculine voices of the novels’ narrators and focalizers. It is noticeable that the narrative style of Ulysses and The Blind Owl, although very innovative and experimental, still allocates almost no space to female voices and language, with the major exception of Molly Bloom’s interior monologue. With the benefit of more recent perspectives, Molly’s narrative can be read as deriving in some ways (the lack of punctuation being one major indication) from the semiotic and subverting the established discipline of language use (the symbolic), thus, as an example of écriture féminine.
Creative Accelerated Problem Solving (CAPS) for Advancing Business Performance
Authors: Govender Cookie M.
Published: November 2020

Businesses are automated, complex, unpredictable, operating in a global marketplace with limited collective creative problem-solving intelligence for advancing performance. This chapter explores how business advance and succeed, by maximising individual creativity and problem-solving abilities. Literature reviewed in the last two decades revealed the latest evolving business trends, allowing for compared human versus automation performance, compared ROI and risk of innovative business factors, compared business beneficiary intelligence to consciousness levels, and correlated co-creative intelligence elements of psychomotor, cognitive and affective intelligences to engagement, awareness, and changed behaviour skills. A CAPS model is a management cascaded solution for co-creating business intelligence by enhancing individual creativity using these 15 elements: consciousness, know yourself, brain knowledge, imagination, problem solving, creative thinking, speed reading, mind maps, mind management, memory skills, responsibility, goal setting, stress, success, and accelerated learning.
Student-Centered Assessment Practices
Authors: Fernandes Sandra , Alves Anabela Carvalho , Uebe-Mansur André
Published: November 2020

This chapter aims to describe the assessment practices used in a PBL (project-based learning) approach, adopting an integrated view, where teaching, learning, and assessment are student-centered. It explores the assessment methods, moments and participants in the teaching and learning process. Assessment procedures, criteria, and tasks will be carefully presented, as well as the benefits and constraints which they entail. Based on the significant and consolidated experience acquired with the implementation of PBL, since the year 2005, in this context, along with the scientific research produced to continuously evaluate and improve this learning approach, authors will present guidelines for the successful implementation of student-centered assessment practices in the context of PBL approaches in higher education.
Emerging Platform Education
Authors: Cornali Federica , Cavaletto Giulia Maria
Published: November 2020

By offering students and teachers innovative tools and learning spaces, new information and communication technologies are rapidly changing how education is provided. Once mainly a question of displaying static hypertext documents, digitization has now extended to the management of content in dynamic systems that allow active participation. With this new stage in the digitization of education, often referred to as platformization, there is a need to reflect on the process's implications. Starting from a description of this new phenomenon and its manifestations—particularly in Italy—this chapter will explore the potential and critical aspects of platform education.
Is Misinformation a Challenge for Science Students in the Digital Era?
Authors: Ferraz-Caetano José
Published: November 2020

This chapter will focus on the perception of scientific topics throughout digital dissemination and educational activities. By assessing the evolution on the impact of massive online information dissemination in scientific topics, the chapter aims to address the issue of quality and reliability of scientific information, disseminated towards university students. For this assessment, it will be argued if we must be concerned about a new generation of students being (intentionally or not) misinformed about core insights of their development. This will be done by outlining the major influences of digital and social media in science students' scholastic activities. By adapting scientific models on the spread of misinformation, this chapter argues how students can be subject to gather and to be exposed to unfiltered data, which can potentially be demeaning to their educational development.
Distance Education in Speech-Language Therapy
Authors: Alegria Rita , Freitas Susana Vaz , Rocha Joana
Published: November 2020

Speech-language pathologists/therapists have been using a different service delivery model known for almost 40 years as telepractice, so they can meet the growing demand for assessment, intervention, consultancy, and also distance learning in their scope of practice. As far as the authors could review, the literature highlights a number of benefits for students, teachers, parents, and stakeholders, as well as evidence for the delivery of professional services at a distance within the clinical and educational settings. There are few studies regarding the effectiveness of telepractice intervention in this field. To their knowledge, there are no European Portuguese studies. The chapter illustrates up to date international applications of telepractice and distance learning in speech-language therapy services. It has currently increased in order to respond to the world crisis related to COVID-19 in which social self-isolation and personal dislocations are being implemented, forcing this professional to adapt to this new reality.
On the Way to Researching Universities
Authors: Ayyıldız Ünnü Nazlı Ayşe
Published: November 2020

This chapter aims to shed light on the significant experiences and challenges that have occurred during a university-funded project, exploring the dynamics of academic employment in the light of gender roles. The data for this mixed methods study comes from a research on Turkish universities, including 505 questionnaires and 46 in-depth interviews with academics from 39 different universities, located in 20 different cities of Turkey. The stratified sample of quantitative research represents the distribution of gender, department, managerial experience, position, and development level of the city, where the universities are located. In-depth interviews are used along with the survey to better understand the nature of academic employment and the implications of quantitative data. This chapter addresses the challenges, such as accessing the universities, ethical and emotional considerations, the effect of Turkish culture, censorship, and the ways that they affect the research process itself and the researchers.
Student-Faculty Partnership
Authors: Mari TamilSalvi , Gunasagaran Sujatavani , Srirangam Sucharita , Kuppusamy Sivaraman , Lee Xia Sheng
Published: November 2020

Successful student-faculty partnerships should evidence the presence of the three guiding principles: respect, reciprocity, and shared responsibility. Therefore, the study focusing on the three guiding principles of partnership respect, reciprocity and responsibility have sought to investigate how students experience student–faculty partnership in a service-learning project in the undergraduate architecture course using a quantitative study. The study shows that students can contribute as partners in architecture course teaching, learning and assessment. The results highlight the need for students to be given the opportunity to be more involved in the decision-making process decisions about their own learning in student-faculty partnerships. Therefore, the study suggests to promote effective partnership in architecture learning, students should be treat as equal partners by faculty.
Gender Diversity
Authors: Yasser Qaiser Rafique , Al-Mamun Abdullah
Published: November 2020

Gender diversity is a new and challenging issue of research in business. Women on boards are a heavily discussed topic in developed countries, though this issue has recently appeared to gain the attention of researchers in developing economies as well. However, research on gender diversity in Malaysia is limited. This study aims to examine whether female directors on boards can affect firm performance based on selected public listed companies in Malaysia. In examining the effect of gender diversity on firm performance, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis tests are employed using economic value added (EVA) as a measurement tool. This study found no relationship between gender diversity and firm performance. Given this, future studies should try to consider other aspects of corporate governance.
Corporate Governance Mechanisms on the Internal Relations Between Managers and Subordinates
Authors: Aziz Qudsia
Published: November 2020

The concept of governance is as old as human civilization. However, recently the usage of this term has increased multifarious. A broader concept of corporate governance involves a set of relationships amongst the organization's stakeholders. A stakeholder is any person, organization, social group, or society at large that has a stake in the business. Recognizing the importance of corporate governance, most of the countries in the world have developed their own corporate governance mechanism known as corporate governance models. The mechanism of corporate governance depends upon various indigenous factors such as legal framework, regulatory framework, the pattern of shareholding, breadth, and depth of financial markets.
Internet Use in Home-Education
Authors: Morrison Renee
Published: November 2020

Home educated students are Australia's fastest growing educational demographic. This growth may be due to the ubiquitous availability of resources made possible by the internet. This chapter considers several enablers and barriers to internet use in home education, using search engines as a case study. Search engine use is associated with several benefits and is the most prolific online activity conducted in home education. The chapter reports on a study into whether or not the search engine use of home educated students' (so-called digital natives) is stronger than that of their parent-educators (so-called digital immigrants). The study involved a survey of 60 parent-educators and observations, tests and interviews with five families. Irrespective of age, all searchers were found to use search engines in superficial ways. Findings can assist the growing number of Australians educating at home to maximise enablers while minimising any barriers to effective search engine use. Future research directions and the practicalities of existing literature for home-educators and students are also discussed.
Towards Ensemble Learning for Tracking Food Insecurity From News Articles
Authors: Lukyamuzi Andrew , Ngubiri John , Okori Washington
Published: November 2020

The study integrates ensemble learning into a task of classifying if a news article is on food insecurity or not. Similarity algorithms were exploited to imitate human cognition, an innovation to enhance performance. Four out of six classifiers generated performance improvement with the innovation. Articles on food insecurity identified with best classifier were generated into trends which were comparable with official trends. This paper provides information useful to stake holders in taking appropriate action depending on prevailing conditions of food insecurity. Two suggestions are put forth to promote performance: (1) using articles aggregated from several news media and (2) blending more classifiers in an ensemble.
International Relations through the Dynamics of Macrohistory
Authors: Derluguian G.
Published: November 2020

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Ecorealism Instead of Ecoactivism
Authors: Protsenko N. P.
Published: November 2020

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The Shifting Power Structure of Northeast Asia and China’s Strategic Choices in the 2020s
Authors: Huaigao Qi , Kaisheng Li
Published: November 2020

The Northeast Asian (NEA) power structure demonstrates a weakening unipolarity of the United States (U.S.), which will evolve into a power structure with “multilateral co-opetition of two superpowers (China and the U.S.) and three regional great powers (Russia, Japan, and South Korea)” during the 2020s. In the context of this shifting power structure, the other fi ve NEA states will adjust their diplomatic policies. Japan, Russia, and South Korea, which occupy the second tier of the NEA power structure, will pursue regional great power diplomacy and regional interests. Russia will maintain a careful balance with China and the U.S., and will use investments from the other NEA states pragmatically to develop its Far East region. Japan will seek to maximize its security guarantees from the U.S. while actively obtaining economic benefi ts from China, and will try to remain fl exible in terms of its NEA strategic choice. South Korea will implement the so-called “two superpowers diplomacy” in relation to the U.S. and China in order to enhance its strategic autonomy. With relatively weak national power, North Korea and Mongolia occupy the third tier of the NEA power structure, and they will try to ensure the survival of their respective regimes and promote national security. China’s strategic choices for NEA in the next decade are likely to include fi ve aspects: 1) to avoid a “new Cold War” and achieve a strategic balance with the U.S.; 2) to maintain friendly and close strategic ties with Russia; 3) to actively promote economic cooperation with the other NEA countries; 4) to promote the establishment of a regional security mechanism in the future that includes all the NEA states, for example, a “Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Organization” (NEAPCO); and 5) to construct a collective NEA identity.
The New Macedonian Question: the Current Stage of Development
Authors: Golovin D. O. , Sklyarov S. A.
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state of the New Macedonian question. Authors examine two treaties that seemed to settle the New Macedonian question: The 2017 Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation between Macedonia and Bulgaria, and the 2018 Prespa agreement signed by the representatives of Macedonia and Greece. The successful negotiations that resulted in the signing of these international agreements have raised a diffi cult question for researchers, which can be formulated as follows: what is the current stage of development of the New Macedonian Question? Does this problem belong to history or current international relations? The main goal of the work is a detailed analysis of the two above-mentioned treaties in the context of their impact on the New Macedonian question. Authors attempted not only to examine the two treaties separately, but also to place these documents in the broader context of extremely contradictory international relations on the Balkan Peninsula, and to show the mutual infl uence of various aspects of the New Macedonian question as the complex problem of international relations. The article has a scientifi c value since the Prespa agreement and the Treaty of friendship have not yet been properly examined in the scientifi c literature, despite the wide coverage in the media. The article proves the thesis that two treaties did not settle the New Macedonian question and only led to the creation of new problems related to the independent Macedonian state. The serious unilateral concessions made by the Macedonian leadership to resolve the name dispute, the freezing of the historical dispute with Bulgaria, and the continued distrust between the Macedonians and Albanians after the Ohrid agreement do not give grounds to speak of a successful solution of the New Macedonian question.
Georgia Beyond “Radical Europeanness”: Undiscovered Directions of Foreign Policy
Authors: Sikharulidze A. Т.
Published: November 2020

Georgia’s turn to the West signifi cantly aff ected its geopolitical and foreign policies. The author shares the view expressed by Georgian scholars that the country’s continued commitment to the Western vector is a direct consequence of ideas expressed by political elites (constructivist theory) and their self-identifi cation as “European,” coupled with Western-style liberal democracy as a social order preference (liberal theory). Georgia’s political elites are driven by the concept of “Europeanness” and thus focus primarily on the state’s aspirations to be integrated into the “Western world,” which is pushing the state towards European and North-Atlantic integration. Georgian elites believe that institutional reunifi cation with “European family” under the NATO defence shield will not only deter Moscow but will fi nally put an end to Moscow’s attempts to bring the post-soviet state under its control. Moreover, due to the tensions between the generalized West and Russian Federation, the Kremlin’s aspirations to stop what it perceives as a geopolitical expansion of the West to the east, Georgia’s approach has become even more radical. The paper argues that the concept of “Europeanness” has been transformed into “radical Europeanness,” meaning that the political elites maintain economic cooperation with non-Western countries, but there is no proactive foreign policy beyond that, even with its most important strategic partners, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. In spite Tbilisi enjoys trade relations with these countries, the existing level of political and military cooperation between them conceals signifi cant bilateral challenges. Additionally, this approach is perfectly refl ected in Georgia’s relations with China, when the country’s political elites pushed for free trade, without attention to the political and geopolitical aspects of economic cooperation. Thus, Georgia – China relations are also the part of research interest in this paper, as the free trade regime between the two countries is subject to serious scrutiny after the Donald Trump administration made it clear that Washington would not welcome Chinese economic and geopolitical expansion in Georgia.
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Authors: CN Ogbonnaya , JN Izuagba , CB Chukwudebelu
Published: November 2020

This study investigated impact of transformational leadership style on students’ academic achievement in English language Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. Based on the purpose of the study, one research question guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 18 Principals and 1, 267 SS2 students. The instruments used for data collection were transformational leadership style questionnaire adapted and developed by Leithwood and Jantzi (1999) and English language Achievement Test (ELAT). The validity of the instruments was done by two experts in Measurement and Evaluation and one expert in Educational Foundation and Administration. The reliability of the instruments was 0.93 and 0.90, determined using Cronbach Alpha and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics. Data collected were analyzed using correlations. Thus, it concludes that, transformational leadership styles have positive relationship with student’s academic achievement.
EFFECT OF EXTERNAL AUDIT FEES DETERMINANTS ON AUDIT FEES IN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA (2009-2018)
Authors: Frederick Alajo , UC Nzewi
Published: November 2020

The results from the empirical evidence on the effect of external audit fees determinants on audit fees are inconsistent and some are contradictory; ranging from positive, to negative, to statistical insignificant effect. Besides, few research works have been conducted on Nigerian deposit money banks in particular. This study thereby determined the effect of external audit fees determinants on audit fees of Nigerian deposit money banks. Specifically, the study ascertained the significant effect of client complexity and board size on audit fees of Nigerian deposit money banks. Ex-post facto research design will be adopted for the study. A sample of 15 banks will be selected from a population of 15 deposit banks quoted on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. Data for the study was obtained from annual published financial of the banks covering a period of ten years from 2009-2018. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the formulated hypotheses. Findings revealed that client complexity, and board size has positive influence on audit fees of Nigerian deposit money banks but the influence on board size is statistically significant while client complexity was insignificant. The researchers recommended that regulators of the auditing practice should adopt measures to regulate and monitor the audit pricing process in order to strike a balance and reduce over-charging and under-charging to enhance the independence of the auditor.
Representative Research: A Qualitatively Driven Approach
Authors: Combs Mark
Published: November 2020

Research methodologies represent complex sociohistorical evolutions within the social sciences ranging from reductionist to reflexive sensibilities (Tuchman, 1994). These inquiries each emphasize dissimilar variations of data analysis as found in their subsequent conclusions obtained from and during the research process. Unlike quantitative methodology with its explicit formulaic constructions, qualitative research includes a veritable cornucopia of methodologies, paradigms and methods. This paper briefly reviews those experiences encountered and processes which unfolded during a pilot project for a research class. Although Miller and Crabtree (1992) proposed a research roadmap with associated typologies within qualitative research, this paper focuses on the process of learning to "drive" with this roadmap by synthesizing theory to the field and back to theory. Agar's (1986) observation of research, specifically ethnography, as requiring "intense personal involvement. . .and an ability to learn from a long series of mistakes" (p. 12) best characterizes the research process written about here.
ŞİRKET BÜYÜKLÜĞÜNÜN AKTİF KARLILIĞI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: TÜRK SİGORTACILIK SEKTÖRÜNDEN KANITLAR
Authors: AKGÜL Yusuf
Published: November 2020

Finansal performans göstergesi olan aktif karlılığı bir şirketin sahip olduğu toplam varlıkların ne kadar kar getirdiğinin göstergesidir. Aynı zamanda şirketlerin üst kademe yöneticilerinin şirket varlıklarını ne kadar verimli kullandığının ya da yönettiğinin göstergesidir. Bu çalışmada Türk Sigorta Sektöründe faaliyet gösteren sigorta şirketlerinin aktif karlılığı ile şirket büyüklüğü arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Çalışmada 2014:1-2019:3 dönemini kapsayan şirket verileri kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada kullanılan veriler, Aktif Karlılığı (Net Dönem Karı (Zararı)/Toplam Aktifler), Şirket Büyüklüğü (Toplam Aktiflerin Doğal Logaritması), ve kontrol değişkenleri olarak Sermaye Oranı (Özkaynaklar/Toplam Aktifler), Konservasyon Oranı (Alınan Primler (net) / Alınan Primler (Brüt)), Hasar Prim Oranı (Brüt)Ödenmiş ve Muallak Hasarlar/Kazanılmış Primler dir. Çalışma sonucuna göre şirket büyüklüğü ve aktif karlılığı arasında doğrusal olmayan bir ilişkinin varlığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, aktif karlılık oranı değişkeni sermaye oranı ve hasar prim oranından anlamlı bir şekilde etkilenmektedir.
Avaliação do teor de macrominerais em dietas hospitalares orais
Authors: Souza Agatta Caroline de , Moreira Daniele Caroline Faria
Published: November 2020

Diversas patologias, como o câncer, predispõem a depleção do estado nutricional, o que torna essencial à oferta de uma dieta equilibrada, o qual se destaca o papel dos minerais, devido a sua relevância em contribuir no tratamento e recuperação dos pacientes. O objetivo do estudo foi determinar os teores de cálcio (Ca), potássio (K), magnésio (Mg), sódio (Na) e fósforo (P) de refeições hospitalares (geral, branda e pastosa) e de uma refeição adicional denominada complemento alimentar oral (CAO) que continham alimentos com adição de proteínas, carboidratos e/ou fibras, e ainda avaliar a adequação de cada macromineral em relação às recomendações nutricionais (DRIs). Foram coletadas amostras em duplicata de seis refeições diárias e do CAO, em dois dias não consecutivos, de um hospital de Belo Horizonte (MG). Os macrominerais foram determinados por espectrômetro de emissão óptica com plasma indutivamente acoplado (ICP OES). As análises estatísticas foram realizadas utilizando o Stata 11.0 e a significância estatística foi estabelecida como p<0,05. Foi observada variação na oferta de macrominerais pelas dietas em relação ao período de coleta, o qual se destaca o mês de janeiro que continha os maiores teores dos minerais analisados. O melhor perfil de macrominerais foi observado na dieta pastosa. O P demonstrou adequação em toda a análise enquanto o Na apresentou níveis acima do UL. O teor de macrominerais das dietas hospitalares orais apresentaram inadequações em relação à RDA/AI e a utilização do CAO foi eficaz para adequar as recomendações apenas de Ca.