bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of critical viewing on the critical writing skills of the translation studies students
Authors: Demirbulak Dilara , Bodur Kübra
Published: April 2021

Developing translation students’ critical writing skills is an important issue in academia since they are expected to be critical thinkers and contribute to the field of study. The most important precursor of critical writing is critical reading which is an active, probing, and recursive approach to interpret and use the information and ideas from the text. Meanwhile, keeping in mind the vast explosion of mass media products and technology, critical viewing is unavoidable serving the same purpose of hard-copy texts. Moreover, in recent years, the role of literature as the main component and material of its original texts has accelerated as a teaching of critical thinking and writing rather than a final goal. This paper aims to examine the effect of critical viewing and reading of literary texts on the critical writing skills of undergraduates of the Department of Translation and Interpreting. “Ennis - Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test”, designed by Ennis and Weir in 1985, was used to identify the impact of critical viewing and reading on critical writing skills. In this quasi-experimental study ANOVA, Kruskal- Wallis, and T-test were used to analyze the impact of critical viewing and reading on the critical writing skills of the 30 undergraduates.
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OF A HEALTHY INDONESIA PROGRAM WITH A FAMILY APPROACH IN BANDUNG DISTRICT
Authors: Zaenuri Uri , Arifianti Ria , Dai Ratna Meisya
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the Healthy Indonesia Program with a Family Approach which is indispensable as a determinant of the success of the Bandung Regency Government's performance in the health sector. The Healthy Indonesia Program with a Family Approach is a priority program of the Ministry of Health which is implemented by the Center for Community Health. The implementation of the Healthy Indonesia Program with a Family Approach in Bandung Regency was only carried out in 2017 with program socialization activities at the Health Office and Community Health Center levels.

The research method used is descriptive qualitative with the approach of Donald van Meter and Carl van Horn's policy implementation model. The findings from the implementation of the Healthy Indonesia Program with a Family Approach in Bandung Regency have been implemented but have not yet reached the target of total coverage. The Bandung Regency Healthy Family Index is included in the unhealthy assessment (<0.8). So that the success of implementation will be achieved when making improvements from deficiencies, both in terms of standards and policy targets or policy measures and objectives, resources, characteristics of the implementing organization, attitudes of the implementers, communication between organizations and implementing activities, and the social, economic and political environment. Suggestions from this study are to improve the empowerment of family roles and community potential with training methods for community cadres, continue the enumerator recruitment program to assist with home visits and data collection and data input, advocate for budget allocations sourced from regional revenue and expenditure budgets.
Theoretical Research on the Impact of Country Risk on Insurance Demand
Authors: Li Bofang
Published: April 2021

Derive the optimal premium expenditure of the insured from the consumer expected utility maximization model. On this basis, the concept of country risk is introduced, and derive the optimal premium expenditure of the insured in the presence of country risk is. Then compare the optimal premium expenditure of the insured when there is country risk and when there is no country risk, and study the impact of country risk on insurance demand.
Between-Limb Differences During 180° Turns in Female Soccer Players: Application of Statistical Parametric Mapping
Authors: Thomas Christopher , Dos'Santos Thomas , Warmenhoven John , Jones Paul Anthony
Published: April 2021

Thomas, C, Dos'Santos, T, Warmenhoven, J, and Jones, PA. Between-limb differences during 180° turns in female soccer players: application of statistical parametric mapping. J Strength Cond Res 36(11): 3136–3142, 2022—This study was exploratory in nature and investigated the ability of statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to assess between-limb differences in lower-extremity movement change of direction. Fourteen female soccer players (mean ± SD; age = 20.6 ± 0.6 years; height = 1.65 ± 0.07 m; and body mass = 56.04 ± 6.20 kg). For comparisons between preferred and nonpreferred limbs, vertical (Fz) and horizontal (Fx) ground reaction force were determined along with hip, knee, and ankle angles and moments in the sagittal plane during weight acceptance during the final contact. In addition, frontal plane knee abduction angles and moments were calculated during the final contact. Statistical parametric mapping software was then used to assess for differences between the entire weight acceptance phase of preferred and nonpreferred limbs. There were no differences between limbs in all variables using SPM. These results demonstrate that female soccer players exhibit little side-to-side differences in certain lower-limb biomechanics when performing a turn maneuver. These findings can be utilized by practitioners and clinicians when developing injury prevention and rehabilitation programs.
Effectively Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic: Critical Lessons From HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment and Innovative Strategies to Conduct Community-Based and Community-Engaged Research Safely
Authors: Rhodes Scott D. , Sy Francisco S.
Published: April 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered the ways in which members of communities live, learn, work, and play. Similarly, the pandemic has affected the conduct of community-based and community-engaged research, which are essential research approaches to promoting health equity, reducing health disparities, and improving community and population health. In this commentary, we outline nine lessons from HIV prevention, care, and treatment that are particularly relevant to reducing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also identify ten innovative strategies to reduce exposure to SARS-CoV-2 among teams and community members conducting community-based and community-engaged research. Implementation of these strategies will help to ensure these research approaches can safely continue during the pandemic and that communities and populations continue to benefit from research designed to promote equity, reduce disparities, and improve health.
Social Engagement Early in the U.S. COVID-19 Crisis: Exploring Social Support and Prosocial Behavior Between Those With and Without Depression or Anxiety in an Online Sample
Authors: McGuire Adam P. , Hayden Candice , Frankfurt Sheila B. , Kurz A. Solomon , Anderson Austen R. , Howard Binh An N. , Szabo Yvette Z.
Published: April 2021

Introduction: Social distancing and sheltering-in-place mitigate the physical health risks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); however, there are concerns about the impact on mental health and social engagement.

Methods: We used data from a U.S.-based online survey (March 2020) to examine patterns of social support and prosocial behavior, explore differences between people with and without depression or anxiety, and explore correlates of social engagement in both groups, including symptom severity in the clinical group.

Results: The clinical group reported greater social engagement. In both groups, social engagement was positively associated with COVID-19-related worry and trait moral elevation; mindfulness was positively associated with all outcomes for the clinical group only. Social interaction frequency had little influence on outcomes. Depressive symptom severity was positively associated with all outcomes, whereas anxiety was negatively associated with prosocial behavior.

Discussion: These findings highlight how social engagement was experienced early in the U.S. COVID-19 crisis.
Easy to Make, Hard to Revise: Updating Spontaneous Trait Inferences in the Presence of Trait-Inconsistent Information
Authors: Okten Irmak Olcaysoy , Moskowitz Gordon B.
Published: April 2021

Previous research has shown that perceivers spontaneously form trait inferences from others' behaviors received at a single point in time. The present work examined the persistence of spontaneous trait inferences (STIs) in the presence of trait-inconsistent information about others. We hypothesized that STIs should be resistant to change over time and in the presence of new trait-inconsistent information due to perceivers forming and storing multiple STIs independently in memory. Consistently, Experiments 1a and 1b showed that initial STIs were not affected by new trait-inconsistent information. Experiments 2 and 3 revealed that STIs were persistent over 48 hours. Two experiments also tested memory reconsolidation as a possible mechanism of updating first impressions. While STIs were not substantially affected, spontaneous goal inferences (SGIs) were elevated among those with a better explicit memory of behaviors after learning trait-inconsistent information following a memory reactivation procedure. Implications of these findings on impression formation and updating processes are discussed.
Is There Sufficient Evidence for Criticality in Cortical Systems?
Authors: Destexhe Alain , Touboul Jonathan D.
Published: April 2021

Numerous studies have proposed that specific brain activity statistics provide evidence that the brain operates at a critical point, which could have implications for the brain’s information processing capabilities. A recent paper reported that identical scalings and criticality signatures arise in a variety of different neural systems (neural cultures, cortical slices, anesthetized or awake brains, across both reptiles and mammals). The diversity of these states calls into question the claimed role of criticality in information processing. We analyze the methodology used to assess criticality and replicate this analysis for spike trains of two non-critical systems. These two non-critical systems pass all the tests used to assess criticality in the aforementioned recent paper. This analysis provides a crucial control (which is absent from the original study) and suggests that the methodology used may not be sufficient to establish that a system operates at criticality. Hence whether the brain operates at criticality or not remains an open question and it is of evident interest to develop more robust methods to address these questions.
An Open Source Platform for Presenting Dynamic Visual Stimuli
Authors: Swanson Kyra , White Samantha R. , Preston Michael W. , Wilson Joshua , Mitchell Meagan , Laubach Mark
Published: April 2021

Operant behavior procedures often rely on visual stimuli to cue the initiation or secession of a response, and to provide a means for discriminating between two or more simultaneously available responses. While primate and human studies typically use Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD) or Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) monitors and touch screens, rodent studies use a variety of methods to present visual cues ranging from traditional incandescent light bulbs, single LEDs, and, more recently, touch screen monitors. Commercially available systems for visual stimulus presentation are costly, challenging to customize, and are typically closed source. We developed an open-source, highly-modifiable visual stimulus presentation platform that can be combined with a 3D-printed operant response device. The device uses an 8 × 8 matrix of LEDs, and can be expanded to control much larger LED matrices. Implementing the platform is low-cost (<$70 USD per device in the year 2020). Using the platform, we trained rats to make nosepoke responses and discriminate between two distinct visual cues in a location-independent manner. This visual stimulus presentation platform is a cost-effective way to implement complex visually-guided operant behavior, including the use of moving or dynamically changing visual stimuli.
“A Handful of Loose Beads”
Authors: Coté Amy
Published: April 2021

Amy Coté, “‘A Handful of Loose Beads’: Catholicism and the Fictional Autobiography in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette” (pp. 473–494)

This essay considers the influence of confession as a Catholic liturgical sacrament and as a literary genre informing the fictional autobiography in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette (1853). In her earlier novel Jane Eyre (1847), Brontë used the tradition of Protestant spiritual autobiography as a literary genre focused on the individual’s spiritual development. Villette, written as it was at the height of a wave of anti-Catholic sentiment in England in the 1840s and 1850s, has understandably been read as a nationalistic rebuke of Catholicism. This essay complicates this narrative, and shows how Brontë looks to Catholic liturgical traditions, most notably the sacrament of confession, to trouble the generic conventions of the Protestant spiritual autobiography and, by extension, of fictional autobiography.
Особливості фізичного розвитку спортсменів як основа диференціації навантажень в тренувальному процесі юних кікбоксерів
Authors: Ашанін Володимир , Пятисоцька Світлана , Жерновнікова Яна , Єфременко Андрій , Без’язична Ольга , Дугіна Ліана
Published: April 2021

Мета: визначити показники фізичного розвитку спортсменів групи початкової підготовки з кікбоксингу.

Матеріал і методи: дослідження було проведено на базі ДЮСШ «ХФТІ» м. Харкова. До експерименту було залучено 28 кікбоксерів 10-11 років групи початкової підготовки першого року навчання. У роботі застосовували наступні методи дослідження: теоретичний аналіз та узагальнення наукової літератури, антропометричні вимірювання, методи математичної статистики.

Результати: були проведені візуальні та антропометричні обстеження тіла спортсменів за наступними показниками: довжина і маса тіла, окружність грудної клітини. Також проведено комплексне тестування рухових якостей спортсменів з використанням контрольних вправ, що передбачені державними тестами і нормативами оцінки фізичної підготовленості населення України.

Висновки: у ході дослідження були проведені антропометричні обстеження юнаків 10-11 років, які займаються кікбоксингом, що дозволило встановити особливості будови тіла спортсменів. Були обчислені ваго-зростовий та грудо-зростовий індекси, а також індекс Піньє для визначення соматичного типу спортсменів. В результаті дослідження виявлено, що за індексом Кетле переважна кількість учнів мала рівень фізичного розвитку середній і вище; за індексом пропорційності розвитку грудної клітини – вузьку грудну клітину. За виявленими значенням індексу Пінье встановлено, що більшість кікбоксерів відноситься до астенічного типу конституції. Виявлено важливе значення застосування диференційованого підходу в організації тренувального процесу спортсменів з урахуванням їх соматотипу. Спортсмени 10-11 років різних соматотипів (астенічного, нормостенічного та гіперстенічного) мають суттєві відмінності за показниками розвитку фізичних якостей. Такі результати дослідження експериментально підтвердили необхідність пошуку нових підходів до системи фізичної підготовки спортсменів з урахуванням їх індивідуальних особливостей.

Ключові слова: фізичний розвиток, фізична підготовленість, соматотип, диференційований підхід, спортсмени-кікбоксери, початковий етап підготовки.
ВІД РЕВІЗІЇ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ТЕОРІЇ ДО РЕВІЗІЇ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ: ПАСТКИ НОВОГО МАКРОЕКОНОМІЧНОГО КОНСЕНСУСУ
Authors: РЕЗНІКОВА Наталія , ПАНЧЕНКО Володимир , ІВАЩЕНКО Оксана
Published: April 2021

Базуючись на категоріях теоретичного й емпіричного рівнів пізнання, проведено ревізії інструментів сучасної економічної політики на предмет їх відповідності приписам (макро)економічних теорій, встановленню цілей її реалізації, а також виявленню її стабілізаційних і алокаційних функцій у процесі набуття нею ознак міжнародної. Встановлено, що економічна теорія, яка, по суті, є динамічною, відкритою, неврівноваженою системою економічного знання, що ґрунтується на відповідних припущеннях і передбачає спрощене моделювання економічних процесів за обмеженості пропонованих нею методів, демонструє низьку експлікативну спроможність при здійсненні аналізу, затребуваного при виборі на користь тієї чи іншої економічної політики відповідно до викликів часу. Доведено, що, хоча в окремих випадках різні економічні теорії можуть ставати дієвим знаряддям у боротьбі за заангажовані інтелектуальні аргументи на користь прийняття тих чи інших політичних рішень, економічна політика здебільшого не виглядає як спосіб механістичного втілення результатів теоретичних узагальнень. Хоча боротьба за допомогою аналітичних аргументів між прихильниками фіскальних і монетарних інструментів макроекономічної політики дозволила отримати в рамках Нового макроекономічного консенсусу (НМК) проміжний результат щодо визнання за грошово-кредитною політикою першості в досягненні низьких темпів зростання цін, досвід світової фінансової кризи 2008–2010 рр. і глобальної рецесії 2020 р. поставив під сумнів спроможність розроблених на базі рекомендацій НМК стабілізаційних програм досягати очікуваних результатів. Події останнього десятиріччя, ознаменовані поєднанням нестабільності як циклічного, так і структурного та системного характеру, сформували запит на визнання фіскальної політики як повноцінної складової стабілізаційних програм. У спробах інтерпретації способів та наслідків реалізації міжнародної економічної політики створюється запит на формування нових наукових консенсусних оцінок і теоретичних узагальнень.
ДЕРЖАВНЕ РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ГРОШОВИХ ПЕРЕКАЗІВ ВІТЧИЗНЯНИХ МІГРАНТІВ З-ЗА КОРДОНУ
Authors: РИНДЗАК Ольга
Published: April 2021

Грошові перекази мігрантів з-за кордону можуть стати одним з найвагоміших позитивних наслідків міжнародної міграції. Однак використання їх потенціалу вимагає науково обґрунтованого, виваженого державного регулювання. В Україні політика у цій сфері перебуває лише на стадії формування. Розглянуто світовий досвід реалізації механізмів стимулювання надходжень від міжнародних мігрантів і основні способи їх залучення в розвиток країн –– донорів робочої сили. Проаналізовано головні канали міжнародних грошових трансфертів і вартість їх послуг. За результатами соціологічного опитування мігрантів з України висвітлено окремі аспекти їх економічної поведінки. Так, з’ясовано, що більшість респондентів надсилають свої кошти в Україну, де вони здебільшого витрачаються на задоволення щоденних потреб родини, а також на проживання самого мігранта під час його перебування вдома. Крім того, поширеними способами використання в Україні зароблених за кордоном грошей є: придбання товарів тривалого користування; заощадження; ремонт, реконструкція житла. Водночас опитування виявило низьку готовність мігрантів вкладати свої кошти в Україні. Інвестиції у підприємницьку діяльність є найпоширенішим способом можливого вкладання мігрантських коштів. Дослідження підтвердило необхідність формування державної політики у сфері регулювання грошових переказів з-за кордону. Заходи такого регулювання систематизовано за двома напрямами. Перший стосується безпосередньо самих переказів і каналів їх пересилання. Метою такого регулювання є грошові трансферти від мігрантів з-за кордону офіційними каналами та збільшення їх обсягів. Другий напрям пов'язаний з використанням переказів. Його метою є витрачання таких коштів в інтересах розвитку та їх продуктивне використання.
Matt Brennan, Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit.
Authors: King Karlyn
Published: April 2021

Matt Brennan, Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. 392 pp. ISBN 9780190683870 (pbk)
ACCOUNTING OF SOLAR RADIATION IN NUMERICAL MODELLING OF THE THERMOPHYSICAL PROCESSES OF FREEZING AND THAWING OF PERMAFROST SOILS
Authors: Kudryavtsev S. A , Valtseva T. U , Kajarskii A. V , Kotenko J. I , Paramonov V. N , Sakharov I. I
Published: April 2021

The article considers options for stabilizing the thawing process of permafrost soil of railways during the reconstruction period. The analysis of the engineering and geological conditions made it possible to design rock cooling structures at this facility, which are berms and cover slopes of the subgrade with fractionated rocky soil. The technical characteristics of fractionated rock soil structures have been developed and tested in this cryological area and have shown their effective operation for more than 30 years. As a result of the operation of the railway embankment, permafrost degrades and its boundary is at different depths depending on local conditions and the condition of the drainage systems from the subgrade. The position of the upper permafrost boundary should be established during surveys, if it is not advisable to restore the frozen base to a depth of 10 m, it is necessary to strengthen the thawed weak base and create conditions for the consolidation of thawed soils. Geographic latitude determines zoning in the distribution of climate elements. Solar radiation enters the upper boundary of the atmosphere, depending on geographic latitude. It determines the midday height of the Sun and the duration of the radiation. The absorbed radiation is distributed more difficultly, since it depends on cloud cover, the albedo of the earth's surface, and the degree of transparency of the air. Zoning also underlies the distribution of air temperature. The temperature depends not only on the absorbed radiation, but also on the circulating conditions. Zoning in the temperature distribution leads to zoning of other meteorological climate values. The influence of geographical latitude on the distribution of meteorological values becomes more noticeable with height when the influence of other climate factors associated with the earth's surface weakens.
DESIGN OF REINFORCEMENT OF FOUNDATIONS OF RECONSTRUCTED, RESTORED BUILDINGS USING PILES
Authors: Polishchuk A. I , Semyonov I. V
Published: April 2021

The procedure for designing reinforcement of shallow foundations of reconstructed, restored buildings using piles (injection, bore injection, composite pressed, screw, etc.) is considered. At the first stage of the design, the constructive solution of the existing foundations, the structural diagram of the building (structure), as well as the loads transferred to the building structures before and after the reconstruction (restoration) of the building are established. An assessment of the soil conditions of the construction site of the building being reconstructed is carried out; a bearing soil layer is identified for deepening the lower ends of the piles. Based on the data obtained, the loading of the base of the foundations of the reconstructed (restored) building is assessed and the need for their strengthening (or their further operation without reinforcement) is established. In the event that strengthening of the building foundations is required, the method of transferring the additional load to the piles is chosen. After that, the bearing capacity of the piles and the design loads allowed on the piles are substantiated. The design of foundations is carried out taking into account their reinforcement with piles, as well as verification calculations of the base of reinforced foundations (combined) for the first and second groups of limiting states (for bearing capacity and deformations). In accordance with the regulatory documents, strength calculations of the main structural elements of foundations are performed, which are necessary to ensure their full-fledged operation, taking into account reinforcement. At the final stage, working documentation is developed to strengthen the foundations of the reconstructed, restored building (structure). The presented algorithm for the design of strengthening the foundations of reconstructed, restored buildings using piles allows to correctly and consistently organize the work of specialists.
RESEARCH ON THE USE OF SELF-HEALING CONCRETE
Authors: Zhukova G. G , Saifulina A. I
Published: April 2021

Concrete is currently the main man-made structural building material. It takes on extreme loads, undergoes periodic processes of freezing and thawing, which affects its integrity and, as a result, the process of cracking is observed. A promising direction of development in improving the performance properties of concrete is the use of self-healing elastic concrete, which allows increasing the strength characteristics of the concrete structure and preventing corrosion of the reinforcing elements. The article discusses the technology for the production of self-healing concrete, indicates the necessary conditions for self-healing and defines the features of its application. Also, the calculation of production costs was made and the economic effect from the basic version of the production of self-healing concrete was calculated, the relationship between the service life and cost was determined using the correlation method. As a result of the work, it was confirmed that the new method of self-healing has the prospect of implementation and is more effective in places where the production of repair work, and regular inspection of the condition of structures, in practical terms, is impossible: underground construction, underwater construction, high-rise buildings, bridge-type transport structures. The use of self-healing concrete ensures the preservation of the bearing capacity of concrete and reinforced concrete structures, which significantly increases the service life without damage and equally helps to reduce additional material costs for maintaining the facility. The same research method revealed that bio-concrete with the use of Bacillus subtilis bacteria allows reducing the level of environmental pollution by minimizing hydrocarbon emissions during the preparation of the mixture.
FULL-SCALE TESTS OF FLOOR SLABS OF LARGE-PANEL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OF THE 97TH SERIES
Authors: Ponomarev A. B , Tat'yannikov D. A , Sazonova S. A , Suetin V. P
Published: April 2021

The authors consider objects of large-panel residential buildings, namely floor slabs, in this study. In view of the fact that the existing design of the slabs was carried out according to the old technical and regulatory documentation to comply with the requirements of modern regulatory documents «StroyPanelKomplekt» proposed new design solutions for the floor slabs of 97 series. The main design features of the slabs after the change in design solutions are: increased cross-sectional area of the working reinforcement (from 6 mm to 8 mm), increased concrete protective layer up to 25 mm. Therefore, before the start of mass production of these slabs, full-scale tests were carried out by «StroyPanelKomplekt» together with the department «Construction production and geotechnics» of PNRPU. The tested slab P3-6-501 is a floor element for large-panel residential buildings of the 97th series. The slab in the building is supported on four sides by internal and external wall panels, concrete design class B15. The design class of the working fittings is A400. During the tests, the indicators necessary for assessing the strength, stiffness and crack resistance, as well as the nature of destruction were controlled, including: the values of the loads causing the controlled limit state; product deflections; crack opening width. To measure the deflections, we used measuring instruments and instruments with a scale division of 0.01 mm, namely, 6PAO deflection meters. To measure the width of the crack opening during the tests, an MPB-2 microscope with a scale of 0.05 mm was used. The test results are presented in this article.
Korku Endeksi (VIX) ile Gelişmekte Olan Ülke Borsaları Arasındaki İlişkinin Analizi: Yatırımcı Duyarlılığı Üzerine Bir Çalışma
Authors: ÇONKIR Dilara , MERİÇ Ekrem , ESEN Ethem
Published: April 2021

Hisse senedi piyasaları, başta yatırımcılar olmak üzere tüm iktisadi birimler ve ülke yöneticileri tarafından her zaman ilgiyle takip edilen ve araştırmalara konu olan önemli ekonomik mekanizmalardan biridir. Yapılacak yatırımdan elde edilecek getiri ve beraberinde oluşacak risk, yatırımcılar tarafından dikkat edilmesi gereken başlıca etmenlerdir. Bir ülkenin borsasında oluşan riskler, bulaşma etkisiyle bir diğer ülke borsasını etkileyebilmektedir. Buna ek olarak, mevcut ekonomik durumlarındaki belirsizlikler ve finansal istikrarsızlıklar, gelişen piyasalarda volatilitenin yüksek seviyelerde görülmesine neden olmuştur. Gelişmekte olan ülkelerdeki oynaklığın gelişmiş ülkelere göre daha fazla olması buradan kaynaklanmaktadır.Yatırımcı duyarlılığının öncü göstergesi olarak görülen korku endeksi, günümüz finansal piyasalarının dikkatle incelenmesi ve izlenmesi gereken bir ölçütü olarak bilinmektedir. Uluslararası finansal serbestleşme hareketleriyle ulusal sınırlar kaldırılmış ve piyasalar entegre olmuştur. Böylece, korku endeksinden borsalara doğru bir yayılım etkisi tespit edilmiş, bu etkinin gelişen ülkelerde daha fazla olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yatırımcı duyarlılığının öncü göstergesi kabul edilen VIX Korku Endeksi’nin kısa dönemde Türkiye pay senedi piyasalarının da yer aldığı gelişme sürecindeki ülkelere volatilite etkisini test etmektir. Türkiye BİST-30, Meksika IPC, Hindistan NIFTY 50, Rusya MOEX ve Endonezya İslami Endeksi (JKII) 2015-2019 yılları arası aylık verilerini kapsayan çalışma VAR modeli ile Granger Nedensellik Testi uygulanarak incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, VIX’ten BİST-30 endeksine doğru tek taraflı nedensellik ilişkisinin varlığı saptanmıştır. Korku endeksinin Türkiye borsalarını etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Fakat, VIX ile Meksika, Hindistan, Rusya ve Endonezya borsaları arasında herhangi bir nedensellik bağı kurulamamıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre, volatilite endeksinin Türkiye gibi gelişmekte olan bir ülkenin hisse senedi piyasalarında etkin rol oynadığını ve yatırımcıların VIX endeksini dikkate alarak Türkiye borsalarında işlem yapmalarının yararlı olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Ar-Ge, Patent ve İleri Teknoloji İhracatının Ekonomik Büyümeye Etkileri: OECD Ülkeleri İçin Dinamik Panel Veri Analizi
Authors: DAĞLI İbrahim , EZANOĞLU Zeynep
Published: April 2021

Makroekonomik politikalarda sürdürülebilir büyümenin yakalanması her ülkenin temel makro hedefleri içerisinde yer almaktadır. Sınırları ortadan kaldıran yeni küresel düzenle birlikte zaman içerisinde büyüme teorileri de birçok değişime uğramıştır. Özellikle 1980’ler sonrasında ortaya atılan içsel büyüme teorileri Ar-Ge’yi büyümenin itici gücü olarak kabul etmiş ve teknolojinin büyüme üzerindeki kritik rolü ön plana çıkmıştır. Romer’in 1990 yılındaki çalışması, Ar-Ge’nin büyüme üzerindeki etkilerine ilişkin yapılacak birçok çalışmanın ilham kaynağı olmuştur. Neo-Klasik ekonomik büyüme modellerinde teknolojinin büyüme üzerindeki etkisi dışsal etki olarak kabul edilmesine karşın evrimci iktisat teknolojiyi içsel olarak kabul etmiş ve büyümenin ana motorlarından biri olarak saymıştır. Günümüzde dahi güncelliğini koruyan teknolojinin büyüme üzerindeki etkisi, teknolojiyle içselleşmiş olan; Ar-Ge harcamaları, patent sayıları ve ileri teknoloji ihracatı gibi değişkenler üzerinden tartışılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, teknolojinin büyüme üzerinde pozitif etkiye sahip olduğu hipotezi farklı ekonomik büyüklükteki ülkeler veri seti ile test edilecektir. Bu kapsamda yapılan çalışmada: 2007-2017 dönemini içeren verilerle 36 OECD ülkesinde Ar-Ge harcamalarının, patent sayılarının ve ileri teknoloji ihracatının ekonomik büyümeyle olan ilişkisi Arellano ve Bond Genelleştirilmiş Momentler (GMM) tahmincisi ile analiz edilecektir. Farklı ekonomik büyüklüğe ve gelişmişlik düzeyine sahip ülkelerle yapılacak analizle daha geniş bir makro perspektif yakalanması amaçlandığından ülke grubu olarak OECD ülkeleri seçilmiştir. Yapılan dinamik panel analizinden elde edilen ilk bulgulara göre: Ar-Ge harcamaları ve patent sayıları ekonomik büyümeyle pozitif yönlü ve istatistiki olarak anlamlı bir ilişkiye sahiptir. Bununla birlikte ileri teknoloji ihracatının büyümeyle olan ilişkisi pozitif tahmin edilmekle birlikte bu ilişkinin istatistiki olarak anlamlı olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.GMM
Mikro Teoriler Bağlamında Çift Gelirli Ailelerde Hane İçi İş Bölümü
Authors: ÜNALAN TURAN Sümeyra
Published: April 2021

Kadınların çalışma hayatına katılması toplumsal bir gerçeklik hâline gelmiş olmasına rağmen erkeklerin hanedeki sorumluluklara katılım düzeyi, kadınların istihdam oranının çok altında kalmıştır. Yapılan birçok çalışmada ev işinin neden hâlâ kadın işi olarak kaldığına zaman-uygunluk, kaynaklar ve toplumsal cinsiyet teorileri gibi mikro sosyolojik perspektiflerden cevaplar verilmeye çalışılmıştır. Fenomenoloji desenine uygun olarak yürütülen bu çalışmada da eşlerin hanedeki sorumluluk paylaşımı mikro teoriler çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır. Katılımcılar amaçlı örnekleme tekniği ile seçilmiş ve bu doğrultuda çalışma grubu yükseköğrenim görmüş, çalışan, 0-6 yaş çocuğa sahip, evli, dindar çiftlerden oluşturulmuştur. Veri toplama araçları olarak derinlemesine görüşme, gözlem ve araştırma günlüğü kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada ev idaresi, karar mekanizması, ev işleri ve çocuk bakımının yanı sıra hane sorumluluklarının duygusal ve zihinsel emek boyutunu ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma neticesinde kadın katılımcıların ev idaresi ve karar mekanizmasında annelerine göre çok daha etkin bir konuma geldiği; erkeklerin ise babalarına kıyasla güç kaybına uğradığı tespit edilmiştir. Ev işi sorumluluklarının çekirdeğini oluşturan kadınsı işleri büyük ölçüde kadınların üstlenmeye devam ettiği ve kadınların sorumluluklarının ev dışındaki işleri kapsayacak şekilde genişlediği görülmüştür. Çocuk bakımı ve eğitiminde ayrıntılı, zaman alıcı, emek-yoğun ve pedagojik bilgi gerektiren işleri kadınlar üstlenmiş; eşlerinin direktifleri doğrultusunda çocuk bakımına katılan erkekler ise babalarına nazaran katılımcı bir babalık sergilemişlerdir. Haneye ait işlerin tamamında araştırma, planlama ve kontrole dayalı detay işleri içeren zihinsel ve duygusal emek gerektiren sorumlulukları kadınların üstlendiği tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcı çiftler özelinde zaman-uygunluk faktörü zorunlu durumlarda etkili olurken kaynaklar, kadınların özellikle karar mekanizmasında güçlerinin artmasını sağlamış; sorumluluk paylaşımını en çok etkileyen ise toplumsal cinsiyet faktörü olmuştur.
How Deep is the European Union’s Economic and Political Cooperation with Algeria? The Impact of the European Agreements
Authors: SÜLÜN Dilara
Published: April 2021

This paper examines the background of the economic and political ties between Algeria and the European Union (EU) and the tools that the EU uses. The EU-Algeria economic and political history is quite important to analyse as it is founded on important historical and colonial aspects with France, which is one of the founder countries of the EU. Within this context, the relations of Algeria with the EU have not been easy and have even been turbulent from time to time. EU’s cooperation with Algeria are five folded: The ‘Association Agreement’, the ‘Euro-Mediterranean Partnership’, ‘EU Neighbourhood Policy’, ‘Union for the Mediterranean’ and the ‘EU-Algeria Free Trade Agreement’. This study explores the tools used by the EU to forge a deeper and wider cooperation with Algeria and assesses the bilateral trade and investment status and the current political and economic problems. Our paper explores current and new cooperation opportunities, analyses trade and investment statistics, uses literature review with primary and secondary researches. EU reports and international documents are evaluated from a commercial and political perspective. Politically, we can say that the EU is longing for more cooperation from Algeria, especially on migration and security issues. Economically, we can say that the FTA is currently benefitting more the EU than Algeria’ because Algerian foreign trade balance is in deficit, the country imports more than it exports. Regarding foreign direct investments, we find economic engagement of not only European but also American investments in Algeria, especially regarding oil and gas exploring and production activities. We finally conclude our study with the recommendation of shifting towards a wider variety of economic activities for Algeria, so that it can obtain a more sustainable and balanced economic revenues
A Study on Green Purchasing Attitudes of Public Employees: Sample of Düzce Province
Authors: BAYDAŞ Abdülvahap , ATA Serhat , DURU Ali Ulaş
Published: April 2021

In today’s world, with the increasing awareness and sensitivity of consumers, interest in products and services that are more sensitive to human health and the environment has increased and both offering green products to the market in accordance with marketing competitive strategies and purchasing by customers. The main purpose of this study is to determine which attitudes are realized by adopting the consumer perspective and the green buying behavior. 492 public personnel working in Düzce province participated in the research with the survey method in 2019. "Green purchasing attitude and sensitivity" scale, which was adapted in the research, was used. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis tests were used to determine whether there were statistically significant differences between consumers' green purchasing behavior and demographic characteristics. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the relationship between the consumers' reading on the package or label of the product purchased at the time of purchase and their demographic characteristics. In line with the results obtained in the study, it was determined that general attitudes towards the environment differ according to the age, marital status, income level and term of office of the consumers. However, no difference was found between sensitivity to purchasing green products and demographic variables. While economic factors in purchasing green products differ in terms of gender, age, marital status, income and term of office of the participants, there is a significant difference only with marital status and educational status in terms of behavior towards environment. In terms of environmental responsibility, significant differences were determined in terms of gender, marital status and term of office. Also, there is only meaningful difference between the reading of the inscriptions on the packaging or label of the product and educational status. The findings of the study will contribute to the literature in terms of understanding how the green purchasing behavior and attitudes of public employees are shaped.
Persuading Consumers to Pay More by Using Anchoring Manipulations in Stores: An Interdisciplinary Experiment on Merchandising and Anchoring Theory
Authors: KARABIYIK Hüseyin Çağatay , ELGÜN Mahmut Nevfel
Published: April 2021

This study aims to understand the use of the anchoring effect as a manipulation tool and irrationality of consumers in stores. In terms of methodological purpose, this study, designed with the perspective of the realist approach of postmodern science, aims to make not only theoretical but also practical contribution to merchandising.In this study using an experimental method, participants were asked to charge the same products. The products for which the participants are priced consist of 5 clothes, the first of them is higher priced and quality; following four products are low-priced and poor quality clothing. While only the first product had a price tag in the experimental group, all products in the control group were presented without a price tag.The experimental group exposed to anchoring charged 390.31% higher –ready to pay- prices for the same products compared to the control group. Moreover, they charged an average of 192.13 TL for products with a market price of 10-20 TL. While these findings show that consumers who are exposed to manipulative anchoring can be more irrational, at the same time, the thinking time of the participants while determining prices was measured and secondary inferences were made accordingly. In this context, while finding a negative correlation between the price cchahrged to the products and the thinking time, using an anchor as a manipulation tool reduces the thinking times. These findings show that anchoring can be used as a manipulation tool.While this study is one of the pioneering studies that uses anchoring theory intensively in the field of merchandising, it is a special study in terms of measuring the use of anchors as a manipulation tool. On the other hand, the research, which is applied by an experimental method, carries the harmony of theory-practice and takes into account the time variable, and carries originality and importance in the field of merchandising.
Âşık Tarzı Müzik Geleneğine Paralel Yorumlar: Barış Manço
Authors: ÇINAR Sevilay
Published: April 2021

Bir edebiyat geleneği bilinciyle dile getirilen duyguların, müzikal ifade ile bütünlük kazanmasıdır Âşık Müziği. Bu müzik kültürü içerisinde; sözsel ifade, bir edebiyat geleneği bilincini gerektirdiği gibi, müzikal ifade de gelişmiş bir müzik belleği gerektirir. Müzik belleği ise âşıkların içinde bulundukları çeşitli kültür ortamlarında yer alan ezgi kalıplarından, âşıkların birikim ve yetenekleri doğrultusundaki müzik zevklerinden oluşur ve yine âşıkların yaşam koşulları, icra ortamları doğrultusunda zenginleşir. Bu hususta âşıklar, içinde bulundukları ve temas halinde oldukları kültür ortamlarının müzik kalıplarına sadık kalırlarken, bu kalıplara paralel olarak kendi stillerini yaratırlar. Hem edebi hem müzik kimliği ile âşıkların taşıyıcı ve yaratıcı iki büyük vasfını, sanatçı kimliğinde barındıran Barış Manço’nun müziğine bakıldığında; Manço’nun bir edebiyat geleneği bilincine vâkıf olduğu, müzikal ifadelerinde bulunduğu kültür ortamlarından beslendiği gibi, yörelerin kültürel değerlerinden de etkilenerek müzik zevkini oluşturduğu ve hatta tıpkı âşıkların müzik anlayışında tanımlandığı üzere; yerel müzik kalıplarına sadık kalarak ve bu kalıplara paralel olarak kendi tarzını yaratma yoluna gitmiş olduğu görülür. Bu bilgilerden hareketle; duruşu ve söylemiyle bir âşık kimliğine paralel kimlik olduğu düşünülen Barış Manço’nun, müzik kimliğine bakılacak olursa, kimi karşılaştırmalar yapılması gerekir ki; “Âşık müziğinin anlatı yapısı ile Manço’nun müziksel anlatı yapısı arasında nasıl bir ilişki vardır?” ve “Bu anlatı yapısı içerisinde, âşık müziğinin temsil biçimi nasıldır?” soruları öne çıkar. İlgili sorular yanıtlanırken; âşık tarzı müzik verilerinin tanımları ve örnekleri üzerinden karşılaştırılacak olan Manço’nun şarkıları, âşık tarzı müzik geleneği ile ilişkilendirilecektir. Karşılaştırmalı çalışma kapsamında, çeşitli kaynaklardan uyarlanan müziksel çözümleme öğelerinden faydalanılırken, müzikte metinlerarasılığa karşılık gelen çözümleme gereçleri de kullanılacaktır.
An Examination of Repurchase Intentions of the Corporate Segment Customers' from Their Main Bank within the Scope of Customer Satisfaction, Trust, and Switching Barriers
Authors: EREN Berrin Arzu
Published: April 2021

It is becoming more and more important for banks to be able to deepen in their existing customers as well as preserve their number of customers together with the contraction in recent years in world and Turkish economy. At this point, the banks' ability to preserve the advantages and opportunities they have thanks to being the main bank of their customers is a necessity of difficult conditions. Therefore, the aim of the study is to reveal the repurchase intentions of the customers in corporate segment towards their main banks within the scope of customer satisfaction, trust, switching costs, interpersonal relationships, and attractiveness of alternatives. In line with this purpose, data was collected from 252 corporate segment bank customers located in Ankara through an on-line questionnaire, and Structural Equation Modeling was used to investigate the relationships between the variables. Analysis results show that the satisfaction of corporate segment customers regarding the service they receive from their main banks and their interpersonal relations with their main banks positively affect their repurchase intentions from their main banks. Customers' trust toward their main banks, perceived switching costs and attractive offers from alternative banks do not affect customers' repurchase intentions from their main banks. In addition, customers' trust toward the bank positively affects customers' satisfaction regarding the service they receive from their main banks. Finally, while switching costs perceived by corporate customers towards their main banks do not affect the repurchase intention towards their main banks, switching costs reinforce the relationship between customer satisfaction and repurchase intentions.
Ergenlerde Ahlaki Olgunluk, Aile Aidiyeti ve Ergen-Ebeveyn İlişkilerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: ÖZYÜREK Arzu , BASAR Gizem
Published: April 2021

Ahlaki olgunluk, bireyin ahlaki yargı yetenekleriyle evrensel düzeyde kabul görecek bir muhakeme yaparak ortaya çıkan davranışı benimseyip buna uygun davranmasıdır. Ahlaki olgunluk, çeşitli faktörlerden etkilenmekte ve bireyi çeşitli yönlerden etkilemektedir. Bu faktörlerden biri aidiyet duygusu olabilir. Aidiyet duygusu, bireyin davranışlarının belirleyicisidir ve aidiyet de ergen-ebeveyn ilişkilerinden etkilenmektedir. Bu çalışmada, ortaöğretime devam eden ergenlerin ahlaki olgunlukları ile aile aidiyeti ve ebeveyn-ergen ilişkilerini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma grubu Fen Lisesi, Anadolu Lisesi, İmam Hatip Lisesi ve Meslek Lisesi olmak üzere dört farklı okul türünden öğrencilerden oluşmuştur. Çalışma grubunda, çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü 15-18 yaş arası 313 kız ve 247 erkek olmak üzere 560 ergen yer almıştır. Veri toplamak için Ahlaki Olgunluk Ölçeği, Aile Aidiyeti Ölçeği ve Ebeveyn-Ergen İlişki Niteliği Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Ergenlerin ahlaki olgunluk düzeyleri anne-baba öğrenim durumu ve mesleği, anne-babaların çocuk yetiştirme tutumlarına göre değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin normallik dağılımı incelenmiştir. Buna göre, veriler analizinde t-Testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) kullanılmıştır. Ölçüm setleri arası ilişki ise Pearson korelasyon katsayısı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak; okul türü ve anne-baba tutumları ile ergenlerin Ahlaki Olgunluk Ölçeği puanları arasındaki fark anlamlı bulunmuştur. İmam-Hatip ve Fen Lisesi’ne devam eden ergenlerin ahlaki olgunluk düzeyinin, Anadolu Lisesi ve Meslek Lisesi’ne devam eden ergenlerden daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Anne ve babalarının çocuk yetiştirme tutumlarını demokratik algılayan ergenlerin ahlaki olgunluk düzeylerinin daha yüksek ve ebeveyn-ergen ilişki niteliğinin daha olumlu olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ergenlerin Aile Aidiyeti ve Kendilik Aidiyeti puanları arttıkça Ahlaki Olgunluk Ölçeği puanlarının da arttığı belirlenmiştir. Ebeveynleriyle olumlu ilişkileri arttıkça ergenlerin ahlaki olgunluk düzeyinin arttığı, olumsuz ilişkileri arttıkça ahlaki olgunluk düzeyinin azaldığı belirlenmiştir.