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Impact of Immunization in the Reduction of Mortality and Lethality Rates by COVID-19 in Brazil
Authors: Carvalho Santos, Pedro Henrique , Silva Cruz Ytalo Gustavo , Rossone Reis, Geovane , Soares Pereira Hiago Aparecido , Siriano Ribeiro Mônica Cristina , Sampaio Siriano Letícia
Published: March 2023

In January 2020, a new coronavirus genetic material, Sars-CoV-2, was developed sequentially, allowing several studies to be released worldwide in search of a vaccine. In March of that year, the first vaccine was introduced and entered the human testing phase. In this scenario, this project aims to perform a correlational and comparative analysis between the immunized population of the federation units and the federal district with mortality and lethality rates by COVID-19 through statistical data treatment. The study was conducted in a statistical, retrospective study, with data available in sites linked to the Ministry of Health and the state health departments. In addition, for statistical treatment, the correlation of the data found and linear regression will be performed. Thus, all data will be gathered through data from DATASUS and the sites of each unit of the federation, covering the entire immunization period in which the country is being submitted. After data collection, they will be grouped and tabled using excel for Windows® and Word for Windows® software tools for making charts and tables. State data related to the number of immunized individuals will be compared by the students' T-test and compared using the SPSS® software. Based on the data collected, it is expected to have an overview of the impact of immunization on the reduction of COVID-19 mortality rates in all states of the country.
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy after etanercept therapy in the course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Authors: Genç Hülya Maraş , Kutlubay Büşra , Sürmeli Reyhan , Sözen Hatice Gülhan , Sözeri Betül
Published: March 2023

Background. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy has been reported after the use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. The mechanisms of nerve injury caused by tumor necrosis factor inhibitors are not yet well understood.
Case. In this paper, we report a 12 year and nine month old girl who developed chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy in the course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis after etanercept withdrawal. She became non-ambulant with four-limb involvement. She received intravenous immunoglobulins, steroids, and plasma exchange, but had a limited response. Finally, rituximab was given and a slow, but progressive clinical improvement was seen. She was ambulant four months after rituximab treatment. We considered chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy as a probable adverse effect of etanercept.
Conclusions. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors could elicit the demyelinating process, and chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy might persist despite treatment discontinuation. First-line immunotherapy may be inefficient as in our case, and aggressive treatment may be necessary.
Evaluation of thymopoiesis in healthy Turkish children aged 0-6 years
Authors: Kavgacı Akif , Doğu Figen , Arıkan Meltem , İslamoğlu Candan , Okulu Emel , Topçu Seda , Çullas-İlarslan Nisa Eda , Haskoloğlu Şule , Bal Sevgi Köstel , Bayrakoğlu Deniz , İkincioğulları Kamile Aydan
Published: March 2023

Background. Early diagnosis and effective treatment serve as life-saving procedures for primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) which are very common and a major public health problem in Turkey. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is constitutively a T-cell defect in which naïve T-cell development is defective due to the mutations in genes responsible for the T cell differentiation and insufficient thymopoiesis. So, assessment of thymopoiesis is very important in the diagnosis of SCID and several combined immune deficiencies (CIDs).
Methods. The purpose of this study is to examine thymopoiesis in healthy children via measurement of recent thymic emigrants (RTE); T lymphocytes that express CD4, CD45RA and CD31 to establish the RTE reference values in Turkish children. RTE were measured in the peripheral blood (PB) of 120 healthy infants and children between 0-6 years including cord blood samples, by flow cytometry.
Results. The absolute count of RTE cells and their relative ratios were found to be higher during the first year of life, being highest at the 6th month and tending to decrease significantly by age following birth (p=0.001). In the cord blood group, both values were lower than those in the 6-month-old group. The absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) varying by age, was found to reduce to 1850/mm³ in 4-years and after.
Conclusions. Here we evaluated normal thymopoiesis and established the normal reference levels of RTE cells in the peripheral blood of healthy children aged between 0-6 years. We believe that the collected data will contribute to early diagnosis and monitoring of immune reconstitution; serving as an additional fast and reliable marker for many PID patients especially for SCID including many other CIDs, especially in nations where newborn screening (NBS) via T cell receptor excision circles (TREC) has not yet become available.
Clinically important intracranial abnormalities in children presenting with first focal seizure
Authors: Kasap Tuba , Tekşam Özlem , Turanlı Güzide , Konuşkan Bahadır , Oğuz Kader Karlı , Haliloğlu Göknur , Yalnızoğlu Dilek
Published: March 2023

Background. Management of pediatric patients presenting with first seizure is challenging, especially with regards to emergent neuroimaging. The rate of abnormal neuroimaging findings is known to be higher in focal seizures than in generalized seizures, but those intracranial abnormalities are not always clinically emergent. In this study, we aimed to determine the rate and indicators for clinically important intracranial abnormalities that change acute management in children presenting with a first focal seizure to the pediatric emergency department (PED).
Methods. This study was conducted retrospectively in the PED at a University Children`s Hospital setting. The study population consisted of patients aged between 30 days and 18 years with first focal seizure and who had emergent neuroimaging at the PED between the years 2001 and 2012.
Results. There were 65 eligible patients meeting the study criteria. Clinically important intracranial abnormalities requiring emergent neurosurgical or medical intervention were detected in 18 patients (27.7%) at the PED. Four patients (6.1%) underwent emergent surgical procedures. Seizure recurrence and the need for acute seizure treatment in the PED were significantly associated with clinically important intracranial abnormalities.
Conclusions. Neuroimaging study yielding of 27.7% shows that first focal seizure must be evaluated meticulously. From the emergency department`s point of view; we suggest that first focal seizures in children should be evaluated with emergent neuroimaging, if possible with magnetic resonance imaging. Especially patients with recurrent seizures at presentation requires more careful evaluation.
Body image dissatisfaction among school children in Turkey and its potential effect on body esteem
Authors: Arslan Umut Ece , Araz Özgür Merih , Özcebe Hilal , Üner Sarp , Ünlü Hande Konşuk , Yardım Mahmut Saadi , Huang Terry T-K
Published: March 2023

Background. This study aimed to validate the Turkish version of Collins` Body Figure Perceptions and Preferences (BFPP) scale. The second aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between body image dissatisfaction (BID) and body esteem (BE), and between body mass index (BMI) and BID, among Turkish children.
Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 2066 4th grade children (mean age was 10.06 ± 0.37 years) in Ankara, Turkey. The Feel-Ideal Difference (FID) index from Collins` BFPP was used to assess the degree of BID. FID ranges from -6 to +6, with scores below or above 0 indicating BID. Collins` BFPP`s test-retest reliability was evaluated in a subset of 641 children. The Turkish version of the BE Scale for Adolescents and Adults was used to evaluate the children` BE.
Results. More than half of the children were dissatisfied with their own body images (57.8% of girls vs. 42.2% of boys, p < .05). The lowest BE score in both genders was among adolescents who desired to be thinner (p < .01). The criterion-related validity of Collins` BFPP, in relation to BMI and weight, was at an acceptable level in girls (BMI rho= 0.69, weight rho= 0.66) and boys (BMI rho= 0.58, weight rho= 0.57), and was statistically significant in all cases (p < .01). The test-retest reliability coefficients of Collins` BFPP were found to be moderately high for both girls (rho=0.72) and boys (rho=0.70).
Conclusions. Collins` BFPP scale is a reliable and valid tool for Turkish children aged 9-11 years. This study demonstrates that more Turkish girls than boys were dissatisfied with their bodies. Children who were affected by overweight/obesity and underweight had a higher BID than those with a normal weight. It is important to evaluate adolescents` BE and BID in addition to their anthropometric measurements during their regular clinical follow-up.
Spontaneous hyphema in juvenile idiopathic arthritis uveitis
Authors: Aygun Figen Bezci , Kadayıfçılar Sibel , Özen Seza
Published: March 2023

Background. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a rheumatic disease that may be associated with ocular involvement in childhood. Classical findings of JIA uveitis are cells and flare; hyphema, bleeding in the anterior chamber of the eye, is a rare finding.
Case. An 8-year-old girl presented with 3+ cells and a flare in the anterior chamber. Topical corticosteroids were started. A follow-up examination 2 days later revealed hyphema in the affected eye. There was no history of trauma or drug use, and the laboratory test results did not suggest any hematological disease. Systemic evaluation resulted in the diagnosis of JIA by the rheumatology department. The findings regressed with systemic and topical treatment.
Conclusions. The most common cause of hyphema in childhood is trauma, but it can rarely be seen with anterior uveitis. This case highlights the importance of recognizing JIA-related uveitis in the differential diagnosis of hyphema in childhood.
Bronchiolitis in times of Covid-19
Authors: Sant’Anna Clemax
Published: March 2023

The article by Paiva et al. Seasonality of bronchiolitis in newborns and young infants in times of a SARS-CoV- 2 pandemic 1 published in the Pediatric Residence brings interesting aspects, raising the discussion that the Covd-19 Pandemic has impacted care in a pediatric intensive care unit very sharply. The Pandemic, which came to be considered insignificant in children from the point of view of morbidity and mortality , was not quite like that in Brazil. Data on mortality from COVID-19 in the country reached high values in children, according to the Fiocruz Portal 2.
Positioning the #FeesMustFall Movement within the Transformative Agenda: Reflections on Student Protests in South Africa
Authors: Ntombana Luvuyo , Gwala Asemahle , Sibanda Francis
Published: March 2023

This article reflects on the successes and failures of student protests in transforming higher education in South Africa through a Marxist lens. The slow pace of change by the government in addressing structural and systemic inequalities has led to disgruntlement within the student body. In their quest to hasten the process, students engaged in protests across the country, inspired by the #RhodesMustFall movement. This article outlines the problematic areas that have led to the unrest and reflects on the #FeesMustFall movement: the lessons learnt and its impact on contemporary higher education. The reflection further unpacks what it means to be a student in South Africa and how the learning process shapes and is shaped by the student movements within universities. The study reviewed existing literature on the #FeesMustFall movement to better understand the influence of student protests on government policy and to evaluate whether any protest-based changes have occurred in higher education in South Africa.
TO Impacto Da Pandemıa Nos Cuıdadores De Pessoas Com Perturbações Do Espectro Do Autısmo: uma revisão de escopo
Authors: NOMBORA Odete , CERTO Andreia
Published: March 2023

Introduction: People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have difficulty adapting to changes and new routines, especially in crisis situations such as a pandemic. This provides caregivers with greater responsibility and emotional stress, which can have negative consequences for their mental health. Therefore, it is crucial to create coping and mental health promotion strategies in this population. We aim to reflect on the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of caregivers of people with ASD and identify strategies that can be adopted and preventive measures.

Material and Methods: a scoping review of the literature published on the topic using PubMed/MEDLINE database. Results: The results highlight the emotional stress experienced by caregivers of people with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interruption of support in health services, the closure of schools and socio-occupational support institutions and domestic demands were some of the challenges identified. The role of continuity of care for families of people with ASD during the pandemic and the need to implement flexible and timely support programs is highlighted. Telemedicine was one of the most highlighted interventions for the continuity of care and the implementation of support measures for caregivers. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of people with ASD and their caregivers. It is important to drive the expansion and development of support programs and adapted interventions. Multidisciplinary work is needed to overcome the challenges imposed by the pandemic, both at the current moment and in the post-pandemic period.
Saccharide concentration prediction from proxy-sea surface microlayer samples analyzed via ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and quantitative machine learning
Authors: Enders Abigail , North Nicole , Clark Jessica , Allen Heather
Published: March 2023

The physical and chemical properties of the sea surface microlayer (SSML) are dynamic and complex. With an enrichment of organics from dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and many mechanisms for their release into the atmosphere, high-throughput analysis of SSML samples is necessary. Collection of more detailed information about the SSML would enable greater understanding of the release of ice nucleating and cloud condensation particles and provide critical feedback for climate models. The work presented herein details an investigation to determine the most accurate and precise machine learning (ML) model for analyzing SSML samples. Support vector regression (SVR) models predict the true saccharide concentration best and we evaluate unknown SSML samples using the model to predict the amount of carbohydrate present. Model predictions were 60-90 mM saccharide concentrations from SSML samples. Our work presents an application combining fast spectroscopic techniques with ML to analyze SSML chemistry more efficiently, without sacrificing accuracy and precision.
Two-Coordinate Coinage Metal Complexes as Solar Photosensitizers
Authors: Muniz Collin , Archer Claire , Applebaum Jack , Schaab Jonas , Alagaratnam Anushan , Djurovich Peter , Thompson Mark
Published: March 2023

Generating sustainable fuel from sunlight plays an important role in meeting the energy demands of the modern age. Here we report the synthesis of new two-coordinate, molecular Cu(I) and Au(I) complexes that were designed to absorb visible photons (vis > 103 M-1cm-1), maintain long excited state lifetimes (~1-0.1s), and perform stable photo-induced charge transfer to a target substrate with remarkably potent photoreducing capabilities (E+/* up to 2.33 V vs. Fc+/0). The photoredox performance was evaluated in a variety of solvents, and we were able to understand the influence of ligand design and metal center on the photophysical properties. Interestingly, we found that the Cu(I) systems have competitive figures of merit with widely used scarce metal photosensitizers such as Ru(bpy)32+ and Ir(ppy)3. This work illuminates two-coordinate coinage metal complexes as promising, abundant metal, solar fuels photosensitizers that offer exceptional tunability and photoredox properties.
Sequence Patterning, Topology, and Morphology in Single-chain Nanoparticles: Insights from Graph Theory and Machine Learning
Authors: Patel Roshan , Colmenares Sophia , Webb Michael
Published: March 2023

Single-chain nanoparticles are intriguing materials inspired by proteins that consist of a single precursor polymer chain that has collapsed into a stable structure. In many prospective applications, such as catalysis, the utility of a single-chain nanoparticle will intricately depend on the reliable formation of a mostly specific structure or morphology. However, it is not generally well understood how to reliably control the morphology of single-chain nanoparticles. To address this knowledge gap, we simulate the formation of 7,680 distinct single-chain nanoparticles from precursor chains that span a wide range of, in principle, tunable patterning characteristics of cross-linking moieties. Using a combination of graph-theoretic and machine learning analyses, we show how the overall fraction of functionalization and blockiness of cross-linking moieties biases the formation of specific topological descriptors and how such descriptors further promote certain local and global morphological characteristics. Importantly, using the total volume of simulation data, we illustrate and quantify the dispersity of morphologies that arise due to both the stochastic nature of collapse from a well-defined sequence as well as from the ensemble of sequences that correspond to a given specification of precursor parameters. Overall, this work critically assesses how precursor chains might be feasibly tailored to achieve given SCNP morphologies and a provides platform to pursue future sequence-based design.
Inverse Design of Ligands Using A Deep Generative Model Semi-supervised by A Data-driven Ligand Field Strength Metric
Authors: Lee Zhi-Hang , Lin Po Chuan , Yang Tzuhsiung
Published: March 2023

Transition metal (TM) complexes exhibit diverse structural and electronic properties. The properties of a TM complex can be tuned through modulating the ligand field strength (LFS) inflicted by its ligands. Current quantification of the LFS of a ligand is mainly derived from experimental measurements on a subset of highly symmetrical TM complexes and is limited in ligand scope. Herein, we report a data-driven method to quantify the LFS of ligands assigned from experimental crystal structures of TM complexes. We first show that the experimental metal-ligand bond lengths of over 4000 mononuclear Fe, Co, and Mn complexes form bimodal distributions. Using gaussian fits on the bimodal distributions, each TM complex is assigned with a spin state label. These spin state labels can then be used to calculate the LFS of the ligands of the complexes. Using the obtained data-driven LFS metric, we establish that a semi-supervised deep generative model, junction tree variational autoencoder (JTVAE), can be employed to predict LFS values. Our model exhibits a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.047 and root mean squared error of 0.072 on the training set. The model also allows the generation of novel ligands with desirable LFS values.
Optimal unemployment insurance requirements
Authors: de Souza Gustavo , Luduvice André Victor D.
Published: March 2023

In the US, workers must satisfy two requirements to receive unemployment insurance (UI): a tenure requirement of a minimum work spell and a monetary requirement of past minimum earnings. Using discontinuity of UI rules at state borders, we find that the monetary requirement decreases the number of employers and the share of part-time workers, while the tenure requirement has the opposite effect. In a quantitative model, the monetary requirement induces workers to stay longer in unemployment because low-paying jobs are not covered by UI. Since it mitigates moral hazard, the optimal UI design has a high monetary requirement.
ЛІТЕРАТУРНИЙ ПЛЮРИЛІНГВІЗМ У ФРАНКОФОННОМУ КОНТЕКСТІ: МОВА ІНШОГО ТА КРЕАТИВНЕ ПИСЬМО
Authors: Бурде Ж.-Ф.
Published: March 2023

Стаття присвячена обговоренню питання франкофонної літератури з огляду на вибір особистісного стилю авторами, рідною мовою яких не є французька. Вибір іншої мови для застосування у своїй літературній творчості залучає письменника до діалектики між рідною мовою та культурою, з одного боку, та іноземною мовою і культурою – з іншого. Перед ним постає проблема цієї подвійної спадщини: йому необхідно, власне, зберегти в мові твору слід, відгомін, присутність рідної мови. Це призводить до формування у так званих «франкомовних» письменників специфічного власного стилю, який відбиває розрив між мовами та в якому він відіграє фундаментальну роль. Завдяки аналізу наративних секвенцій ми демонструємо, як це питання розглядається та вирішується в різні, але водночас конвергентні способи у творах, яким притаманний подібний двомовний вимір.
ПРАГМАТИЧНА КОНКРЕТИЗАЦІЯ КОМУНІКАТИВНОГО АКТУ
Authors: Миколенко Т. М.
Published: March 2023

Антропологічне скерування лінгвістики сфокусувало наукові дослідження в центрах, дотичних до людини та її потреб. Світ мови став частиною світу людини, отже, у лінгвістиці з’явилося багато нових проблем і, відповідно, нових наук. Серед них – лінгвопрагматика, що аналізує процес комунікації в координатах «локуція – іллокуція – перлокуція» (Дж. Остін). Особливої ваги з огляду на високий рівень впливу на соціум набирають різні методики вивчення бізнес-спілкування. Прагматика мовленнєвої діяльності реклами, менеджер-спілкування тощо демонструє експансію на рівні побуту та, що важливо, свідомості індивіда за допомогою часто непримітних тактик комунікації. У статті зроблено спробу розкрити методи мовного впливу адресанта на адресата в галузі житлової комерції. Нашу увагу привернуло використання рієлторами та розробниками рієлторської реклами прикметників на позначення малого приміщення: «дуже маленька», «компактна», «крихітна», «мала», «маленька», «маленьких розмірів», «малесенька», «малогабаритна», «малюсінька», «невелика», «невеличка», «смарт», що їх у сучасних словниках зафіксовано як синоніми. Нас зацікавив факт їхньої семантичної одноплановості у сприйнятті сучасних мовців. Для підтвердження / заперечення гіпотези про абсолютну синонімію частини зазначених лексем і синонімні відношення між усіма компонентами згаданої низки було проведено експеримент серед студентського середовища, у результаті якого виявлено семантичні нюанси лексем на позначення приміщення малого розміру. Слова, які в сучасних словниках потрактовано як синоніми, насправді виявнюють у сприйняття деякі особливості: 1) не всі лексеми респонденти сприймають як абсолютні синоніми; 2) виявлено чітку тенденцію до усвідомлення градуальності зазначених ад’єктивів; 3) респонденти змогли визначити та сформулювати семантичну різницю між аналізованими лексемами. Результати аналізу підтверджено студіюванням мікроконтекстів, вибраних із мережевого спілкування. Окрім різниці у значенні обраних лексем, семантика перцептивного образу в адресата залежить і від інших чинників, зокрема й від конотативного ореолу, створеного ситуацією чи текстом. Усвідомлення цих нюансів дає можливість впливати на сприйняття адресата, відповідно трансформувати реальність у напрямі, потрібному адресантові.
Factors Affecting Members’ Satisfaction With High-Tech Agriculture Cooperatives in Vietnam’s Northern Key Economic Region
Authors: Tran Tuan Anh
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study aims to determine the factors affecting cooperates’ satisfaction when joining high-tech agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam’s Northern Key Economic Region.
 
Theoretical framework: The study absorbed previous studies and expert opinions to determine the member' satisfaction coming to high-tech agricultural cooperatives.
 
Design/methodology/approach: Primary data was collected through a direct survey of 395 members participating in high-tech agricultural cooperatives. Then, the study uses the method of partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis and assess the satisfaction level of the members.
 
Finding: The research results show that the factors affecting the satisfaction of cooperative members include 7 factors: working environment, trust, managers, level of participation, perceived benefits, support policies, and service capacity.
 
Research, Practical & Social Implication: Based on the results of this study, several solutions to improve the current association activities with the role of the cooperative model as the core are proposed. People are encouraged to participate more in the association by improving the management skills of cooperatives, strengthening support activities, creating jobs, and raising incomes for people.
 
Originality/value: Members' satisfaction will promote the activities of linking production and consumption with the main role of the cooperative, not just stopping at the immediate propaganda activities. Since then, these activities also improve people's confidence when participating in the association. Specifically, collective economic development must come from the needs of the people and participating organizations.
The Interactive Role of Social Capital in the Relationship Between Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Renewal / an Analytical Research of the Views of a Sample of Managers in the Southern Cement Company in the Province of Najaf
Authors: Sachit Fatima Hakeem , Himyari Bashar Abbas Al
Published: March 2023

Purpose:The current research sought to measure the interactive impact Social capital in the relationship between of dynamic capabilities and strategic renewal.
 
Theoretical framework:as it builds within its theoretical framework of dynamic capabilities an independent variable and strategic renewal is a dependent variable, and social capital is an interactive variable
 
Design/methodology/approach :In order to process this data and information, the researcher used the statistical methods, which are: (interaction analysis method).through the use of the intentional sample distributed (120) forms A questionnaire on the administrative leaders in the Iraqi General Company for Cement - Kufa Cement Factory.
 
Findings : The effect of the interaction variable (social capital) on the relationship between dynamic capabilities and strategic renewal was negative (inversely), which means that the elements of social capital currently in force in the company do not work to strengthen the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.
 
 Research,Practical & Social  implications:The results of the current research showed an interactive effect of social capital in the relationship between dynamic capabilities and strategic renewal.
 
Originality/value: Increasing interest in the social capital mechanisms currently adopted and working on developing them in order to strengthen the relationship between dynamic capabilities and strategic renewal.
Exploration the Effect Factors in Applying the Knowledge Sharing System (Kss) in Food Industries.Co
Authors: Aldedah Hashim , Kadhum Saadia Haief
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study aims to identify a number of the most important individual and organizational factors that affect the application of the Knowledge- Sharing System (KSS) used by individuals working in the food industry. Co
 
Theoretical framework: Recent literature reported that the application of KSS is still a very new practice, and difficult to apply and measure, so for the application of KSS, it is necessary to review this development from the other study in this field to confirm the application of (KSS) in our study of the food industry.
 
Design/methodology/approach: This study uses The descriptive analytical approach within the methodology of a questionnaire for 83 respondents in Food Industries. co to collect the data, to provide a description of the relationship between the variables of (factors) used to Apply the (KSS).
 
Findings: The findings of this study indicated The significance Identified all of the individual factors and organizational factors to the (KSS), that are applied variable percentage, also The ﬁndings Indicate the individual who has responded to this questionnaire have positive correlations towards Apply The knowledge-Sharing System.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: Future  studies  can  consider  other indicators of applying knowledge sharing and factors model, In order to know the assess their influence on the application of the (KSS) in other non-food institutions.
 
Originality/value: This study enhancing the understanding of the literature related to the applied knowledge sharing system by descriptive analysis, and provides an applied conception of the role played to The factors that influence the application (KSS)
To Stay or Relocate? International School Market Research Post Pandemic
Authors: Nor-Ahmad Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim , Shafai Nor Atikah , Rahman Rusniza Abdul
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the viability of relocating Universiti Utara Malaysia International School (UUMIS) from its current location in Sintok to a nearby town in Jitra, Kedah in its effort of increasing student’s enrolment.
 
Theoretical Framework: The study uses the four p’s of marketing mix and Ansoff marketing matrix in evaluating the market demand for international school in Jitra if the school were to be relocated from its current location.
 
Design/methodology/approach: The study conducted interview sessions with UUMIS staffs, existing parents, and potential parents. Following to the input derived, a survey was formulated and distributed to the communities in Kedah and Perlis.
 
Findings: Most existing parents and teachers are willing to send their children to UUMIS should it is relocated to Jitra with a transportation and transit service assistant. This result is supported with the survey distributed, whereby the percentage of willingness are more than half of the existing parents (60.5%). However, despite the willingness, these parents (39.6%) also found this proposal to be burdensome. As such, they suggested UUMIS to provide transportation and transit service with reasonable fees charged instead.
 
Implication: The study has direct implication of policy for UUM and UUMIS in steering the international school development. The study also evidenced that market research prior to investments are needed not only to ascertain the demand in the new location but serving as reflective medium for an organization to improvise existing governance especially when there is an expansion/relocation plan in the pipeline.
 
Originality/value: The study has direct implication of policy for UUM and UUMIS in steering the international school development.
Total Quality Management as a Philosophy to Improve the Performance of the Academic Organization
Authors: Bahia Taher Hameed Abbas , Abbas Bushra Abdul Hamza , Idan Afrah Raheem
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the role of total quality management as a philosophy for improvement in the academic organization, as it represents a necessary trend in developing the activities of many organizations in the light of globalization and the challenges that these organizations face, in order to bring about fundamental developments, and the use of that philosophy as an effective means towards customer satisfaction and meeting his requirements.
 
Theoretical framework: Total quality management is regarded as one of the contemporary concepts that concentrates on a set of administrative principles; if it has been applied in organization, it will succeed in achieving quality.
 
Design/Methodology/Approach: To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire of 60-item has been used. The sample comprised 65 academic staff members from various parts of the organization. According to the purpose of the study, two main hypotheses were formulated. A set of statistical method  of spss vr.24.  has been used.  
 
Findings: It is concluded that supporting and adopting the total quality will be fruitful as a successful business philosophy for the continuity by creating appropriate requirements and conditions.
 
Research/Practical/Social Implications: Establishing the desire towards change by following the best by individuals and adopting stimulus programs that reinforce their ability to realize cognitive new ness.
 
Originality/Value:  The value of the study is that the organization's interest in the social aspect and its adoption confirms the organization's adaptation to the requirements of society.
Modeling Accounting Profit Behavior Based on Events Theory a Comparative Study of Companies Listed on the Tehran and Istanbul Stock Exchange
Authors: Baghaee Vahid , Etemadi Hossein , Sepasi Sahar
Published: March 2023

Purpose: Th is study aims to evaluate the effect of annual financial events on operating, and net accounting profits in the financial statements of Iranian and Turkish companies.

 

 Theoretical framework: The profitability of the company is one of the main factors that determine shareholder and investor returns. This topic has been central to a number of contemporary financial studies discussed in the literature review.

 

Design/methodology/approach: To conduct the research, data related to the financial statements of 121 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange for a period of 10 years from 2010 to 2019 and 151 companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange for a period of 10 years from 2010 to 2019 were used.

 

Findings: According to the results, there was a significant relationship between financial events and operating, and net accounting profits of Iranian and Turkish companies. Moreover, current and previous financial statements affected accounting profit, and no significant difference was observed between the two geographical locations of Iran and Turkey.

 

Research, Practical & Social Implications: Information about companies' financial statements could be utilized by investors and analysts to more suitably analyze companies' current and future profits and returns.

 

Originality/value: Most previous studies have assessed factors inside or outside the organization affecting profit, and the capacity of complete information on the change of the financial situation in different periods and its effect on profit behavior has not been thoroughly analyzed. This matter highlights the significance of our study.
The Impact of Outsourcing of Hotel Housekeeping Services on Hotel Performance: a Study on 5-Star Hotels of Delhi NCR
Authors: Akshita Tiwari  , Singh Malini , Dahiya Ashish
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The current world poses a stiff competition for hotels due to the pandemic, and now hotels need to be innovative and flexible to increase competitive advantage. The attention needs to be shifted to networking and collaboration with external sources to enhance the boundaries of hotels.
 
Theoretical framework: The study combines the various models of outsourcing in respect to the performance. Outsourcing is the business practice of engaging external service providers to accomplish in-house tasks. This has intrigued managers' interest in recent years as they assess whether it is preferable to undertake things internally or outside. Outsourcing is a commercial arrangement in which an organization controls a portion or all of the duties of a department inside an organization to an external party.
 
Design/methodology/approach: Data collection was conducted through questionnaire approach from hotel revenue managers and housekeeping managers 5-star hotels.
 
Findings: The study found that outsourcing increased flexibility, competitiveness, profitability and improved sales in the hotels.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: The hospitality industry is highly focusing on the housekeeping department since the onset of pandemic due to the high standards of cleaning and hygiene maintenance. The industry now relies on outside service providers to meet the requirements.
 
Originality/value: The current study aims to study the influence of outsourcing strategy and its application on housekeeping department on hotel performance of 5-star hotels in Delhi NCR
Measuring the Level of Voluntary Disclosure in Commercial Banks and its Effect on Improving Financial Performance: an Applied Study on Number of Commercial Banks in the Iraqi Stock Exchange
Authors: Abbas Naser Saadoon Almshabbak  , Chouaibi Jamel
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study is to know the impact of voluntary disclosure on the financial performance of Iraqi commercial banks. It is able to attract the largest number of investors, as the information and data contained in the financial reports no longer truly reflect its financial position.
 
Theoretical framework: Voluntary disclosure plays a pivotal role in reducing the cost of financial analysts obtaining the necessary information to build their predictions about profits and cash flows achieved in the future, and thus will contribute to rationalizing investors' decisions and thus improving the efficiency of financial markets.
 
Design/methodology/methodology: The study population consists of (15) commercial banks listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange, and a ten-year time series has been selected and the period extends from (2010-2019), government and Islamic banks have been excluded due to the difference In the privacy of applicable regulations.
 
Find: The results of the study showed a positive and moral impact of voluntary disclosure on financial performance, while the effect of voluntary disclosure on the rate of return on assets and the rate of return on equity was also positive, while the effect of voluntary disclosure on earnings per share was negative, and in the end, the researcher recommended a set of recommendations Perhaps the most important of them is the need for intervention by bodies, unions and the government in order to put in place a set of instructions, controls, laws and legislations necessary to regulate the process of voluntary disclosure, while clarifying the advantages that can accrue to banks from this disclosure.
 
Research, practical and social implications: This study has dealt with the issue of voluntary disclosure in the academic and administrative fields, where the researcher hopes that the Iraqi banking sector and stakeholders will benefit from this study as it establishes, theoretically and practically, the logical connection of the relationship between voluntary disclosure and financial performance.
 
Originality/value: The study's originality value by measuring the impact of voluntary disclosure on the level of financial performance for the first time in Iraqi commercial banks for the period from (2010-2019) except for governmental and Islamic banks due to the difference in the specificity of the applicable regulations.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Control
Authors: Relaiza Héctor Raúl Santa María , Núñez Luis Alberto Lira , Temple María Milagros Sánchez , Miranda Percy Samuel Yabar , Bellido Irma Esperanza Aybar
Published: March 2023

Purpose:   The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between CSR and financial control; to achieve this, references were taken from different authors reviewing the state of the art with the purpose of an exhaustive understanding of the subject.
 
Methodology: The research was based on a quantitative approach, non-experimental, cross-sectional design and a sample of 60 private educational institutions. Data were collected through two instruments that counted with reliability and validity: the CSR instrument obtained a reliability of 0.824 and the financial control, a 0.821.
 
Conclusions: As a result, it was found that 96.7% of the promoters showed high social responsibility and financial control of the institutions in their charge. Likewise, a Spearman's Rho of 0.769 was obtained with a p= 0.000. It is concluded that there is a direct, significant and positive relationship between CSR and financial control; therefore, it was determined that educational institutions, under the supervision of the Local Educational Management Unit, improve their financial control.
 
Implications of the Research: The world is focused on how companies practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) due to the fact that economic activities, which each company exercises, affect society and the environment.
Analyzing and Evaluating Economic Indicators and Occupational Safety to Raise Performance Efficiency in Industrial Company: Applied Research in the Babylon Cement Factory
Authors: Al-Msary Ameer Jawad Kadhim , Nasrawi Basim K. M. , Alisawi Hasan G. J.
Published: March 2023

Purpose: Using appropriate indicators to evaluate the efficiency of the economic performance and its ability to achieve its basic and planned goals, and the ability to make optimal use of productive capacities, available economic and human resources, in order to achieve profits.
 
Theoretical framework: The cement industry in Iraq is considered one of the important industries for its role in the economic and development process, Therefore, those in charge of that industry should strive to find adequate and appropriate methods to develop production in quantity and quality to achieve the principle of self-sufficiency, one of the most important of these methods is the subject of evaluating the efficiency of the economic performance of existing projects for Take appropriate decisions that lead to achieving national economic development.
 
Design/methodology/approach: Babel Cement Factory suffers from the existence of deviations represented in the decrease in the amount of kiln production, the high production costs and the failure to reach the planned production capacities.
 
Findings: The economic evaluation criteria of the plant indicate that the year 2018 is better than the year 2017, and the reason is the increase in the amount of oil well cement production for the year 2018. The factory was supplied with quantities of clinker prepared from the Kufa Cement Factory, and this measure helped cover 12% of the salaries and wages value for the year 2018.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: The processes of analyzing and evaluating economic factors contribute to improving the performance of companies by focusing on critical factors, developing and adopting them according to the requirements of the labor market and fulfilling the local need for the company’s products using advanced environmentally friendly production equipment, as well as contributing to providing a healthy environment for employees and the surrounding communities.
 
Originality/value: The results indicate the need to pay attention to modern technical developments and to use equipment with high productivity and a quality level that meets the requirements of the local need in construction and reconstruction, and to reduce the potential environmental impacts.
A Study on the Drivers of Corporate Culture Impacting Employee Performance in it Industry
Authors: Shamsudin Shamnad , Velmurugan VP
Published: March 2023

Purpose: Examining the factors that contribute to company culture and how that culture affects employee productivity is the primary focus of this essay.
 
Theoretical framework: This investigation used a mixed research strategy, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches.
 
Design/methodology/approach: In total, 378 IT professionals working in Kerala were recruited to complete the questionnaire. The present study adapted seven dimensions namely Work life, communication, motivation, empowerment, Strategic Decision, Leadership and core values as the drivers of corporate culture.
 
Findings: According to the results, all seven of the identified determinants of corporate culture had a significant role in forming the study's hypothesised culture. Findings also showed that the study's composite variable, "company culture," had an effect on workers' performance. The job performance of workers might be heavily based on the company's culture.
 
Research Practical  &  Social  implications :The findings may assist IT firm leaders strengthen their culture by focusing on the factors that were proven to have the most impact on creating their organization's unique spirit. The corporate culture should be such that it results in improved performance of employees. There should be leadership with a dedicated human resource department in each company, who can nurture the core value in organizational culture, motivate the employees and make the company more competent. Culture in the workplace is complex and takes many forms; it might develop in response to the challenges and difficulties inherent in every given business, or it can be consciously crafted by the company's leadership and employees.
 
Originality/value: This essay provides the assistance for a dialogue. It shows that while corporates are investing in culture and performance improvement programmes, research on the core value of such programmes as drivers that impacts performance has not been explored in detail.
Using Time-Driven Benchmarking for Measuring Health Services Performance Under COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Mohammad Ali Ahmed Maher , Jabir Sahar Mahede , Almusawi Enaam Ghadeer , Kadhim Hatem Karim , Almagtome Akeel
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze whether time-driven benchmarking might be a helpful tool in assessing healthcare operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Theoretical framework: The research examines the progress of eleven hospital procedures to analyze and evaluate them. This section also focuses on how time and cost data from the two hospitals we are exploring might be utilized to improve operations and performance, particularly in light of our time-driven benchmark.
 
 Design/methodology/approach: The research focuses on how to analyze time-driven benchmarking for Measuring Health Services Performance under COVID-19 Pandemic. This assessment entails the use of a strategic approach to determine the results of the review process from all financial and non-financial components of studies, research, and scientific papers found online and elsewhere.
 
Findings:  The results showed that the TD-ABC consisting of perspectives provides an innovative approach to evaluating the requirements for implementing the time-driven benchmarking in Two Iraqi hospitals, which helps Measuring Health Services Performance under COVID-19 Pandemic.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications:   The study examined the challenges and constraints of whether time-driven benchmarking might be a helpful tool in assessing healthcare operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Originality/value:   The study's originality value by assessing how to analyze time-driven benchmarking for Measuring Health Services Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Iraqi hospitals.