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Sri Lankaâ€™s Role in the World Trade Organization
Authors: Geeganage Ajantha
Published: January 2020

As the key regulatory body of the international trading system, it is important to analyze Sri Lankaâ€™s position and its role in the WTO system with regard to two aspects. First, to get an understanding about the countryâ€™s whole trade regime, its development and its direction. Second aspect is, as a founding member of the GATT and later the WTO, it is important to study about its evolution, achievements and its current position. Further, there are trading partners at bilateral, regional and global levels and scholars who are interested in this field who wish to know Sri Lankaâ€™s current trading position or its role in the WTO. According to Sri Lankaâ€™s trade and economic interests, NAMA, Agriculture, Trade Facilitation, Services, TRIPS, Rules and Aid for Trade are the most important areas as per priority in descending order. Within these areas Sri Lankaâ€™s role in the WTO negotiations has been active.
Effective Environmental Communication: A Case Study of Environmental Non-Government Organization (ENGO) in Malaysia
Authors: Arina Nur Nasliza
Published: January 2020

Mass media is a medium often used for information dissemination to the public. It is also seen as a tool in shaping public perception towards issues or organization. Therefore, this study looks at how mass media being used by six environmental non-government organizations (ENGO) in Malaysia in cultivating public awareness towards preserving and conserving the environment through their environmental messages. The objective of this study is also to identify the effectiveness of two-way communication between ENGO and public through mass media. Subsequently to gauge the effectiveness of environmental messages delivered by ENGO using the framework of Dialogic Communication Theory. This study uses qualitative method of face-to-face in-depth interview for data collection. Various media handler from each selected organization were interviewed. Findings indicate that, mass media assists ENGO in delivering environmental messages in various aspects, such as in projecting a formal outlook to the message delivered and in boosting the level of environmental awareness amongst the public through the message delivered by ENGO, therefore assisting each of the ENGO towards their communication outreach goal.
The Effectiveness of Micro-Finance Institutions in Alleviating Poverty: The Case of Bangladeshâ€™s Grameen Bank and BRAC
Authors: Abdullah Naziruddin
Published: January 2020

Microcredit is the most effective and successful way to let the poor having access to credit. Research to study its impact on alleviating poverty among the poor is numerous. However, unlike others, our study examines the effectiveness of Grameen Bank and BRAC, the two major micro-financers in alleviating poverty among the most disadvantaged people in Bangladesh. Hitherto, a study of this nature in which two Bangladeshâ€™s micro-financers operating in four districts are surveyed and appraised side by side is hardly at oneâ€™s disposal. As such, this study can be considered as pioneering in its attempt. Our study has revealed the followings: (i) the poor are the direct beneficiary of the existing micro-finance institutions in Bangladesh. Nevertheless, some of them, especially those who have accounts in both banks, are having problem to repay the loans. Therefore, a mechanism has to be devised to limit each person to enjoy one loan at a time. In addition, a high percentage of the poor in Bangladesh is looking forward to making loans from interest-free banks; and, (ii) the services rendered by both micro-financers to the poor are still no better than the conventional banks. In fact, more than 50.0 per cent of the respondents have shown their dissatisfaction with the services extended to them. To address this problem, it is highly recommended for both micro financers to improve their services by way of making it mandatory for their staff to undergo relevant training programs.
Tactics Supporting the Strategies in Todayâ€™s World
Authors: Trifu Alexandru
Published: January 2020

The complexity, the variety and the permanent dynamism of todayâ€™s world (including economic domain) involve a continue flexibility and folding of the enterprise mission to these changing realities. The diagnosis of a firmâ€™s activitiy represents the starting point in designing, funding and implementation of strategic-tactical solutions, in order to improve the general activity and the viability and economic-financial and managerial effectiveness of the firm (company, organization). In the present analysis we are focused exactly on the duality or the binomial strategy-tactics, because if the strategy means the hard of the activity, viability and sustainability of an entity and, even, of a country, tactics are viewed as the soft moves, instruments and manoeuvres, in order to help strategy to overpass each stage in order to reach the desired goal or goals (ends). The tactics have to be aligned to and compatible with the chosen and approved strategies. The case of practise is from higher education domain, with the completition strategy-tactics within an university entity. As in each case of business activity, the final goal is to win, to gain profit and to sale safety on the waves of globalization and changing world.
Psychosocial Safety Climate in Organization: An Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Development
Authors: Binti Nor Hidayah
Published: January 2020

Psychosocial safety climate (PSC) is a new aspect to be considered in organization in order to overcome work stress issues among employees. The critical study of PSC which build from the foundation of work of psychological safety and safety climate pioneered in 2010 by Maureen F. Dollard and Arnold B Bakker in Australia. The features of climate specifically expected to affect psychological health. New construct of PSC was defined as shared perception of organizational policies, practices and procedures to protect employeesâ€™ psychological safety and health. Previous studies stated that there are four main elements in PSC which are management commitment, management priority, management and employee participation involvement in stress prevention and organizational communication. It is believed that PSC could be a potential contributor in achieving organizationâ€™s aim for more positive psychological health environment among employees. Therefore, this paper aims to explicate the theoretical development of PSC and identify the impact on work stress among employees.
Analysis of Passenger Transportation Demand: Case Study of the Customs House, the Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge, Nong Khai Province
Authors: Nonthapot Sakkarin
Published: January 2020

This study analyses the factors influencing passenger transportation demand at the Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge in Nong Khai Province, Thailand. Secondary data was collected from July 2007 to June 2010. The passenger transportation demand model estimation via a unit root test prior to the ordinary least square (OLS) technique found that the passenger number has a long-term, positive equilibrium relationship with the price. On the other hand, gross domestic product (GDP) and the frequency of services provided, have a negative relationship with the exchange rate. The empirical results of a short term analysis based on the error correction mechanism (ECM) estimation revealed that the adjustment speed that affects the number of passengers deviates from the equilibrium point to the long-term equilibrium point by 46.3 percent in each time period. Proposed policy recommendations are as follows: entrepreneurs should increase the frequency and number of services; wider variety of vehicles should be provided; each vehicle should run at full capacity; overall improvement in speed, safety and efficiency of the services is also necessary.
Potential Incentive for Green Product: Imposing Excise on Hybrid Car in Indonesia
Authors: Syaifudin Noor
Published: January 2020

By 2012, the Government committed to provide incentive for hybrid car which able to consume 1 liter gasoline for 30 km trip. The incentive will be applied on two steps; the first step is on the import of completed built up (CBU) hybrid car and the second pace is on the assembling (manufacturing) of the hybrid car. Thus, this paper aims to study the possibility of providing incentive to hybrid car by imposing excise. The study will be mainly discussing the existing regulations on taxation on hybrid car and excise imposition in Indonesia, how the literature talks about excise, and how the incentive could be applied for hybrid car particularly. The data was collected from literature study, best practices, regulations review, focus group discussions and in-depth interview. The study found that excise has several merit to provide incentive for green product and hybrid car particularly. In order to minimize the potential extra taxation, the government may switch the Luxury Goods Tax (LGT) to excise. The incentive itself can be applied with discriminations on tariff with several purposes.
Prospects of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Authors: Syadullah Makmun
Published: January 2020

Infrastructure investment is one of the new sources of growth beside trade. However, the availability of infrastructure has become one of the major problems in the process of economic development in the region. Given the need for huge capital infrastructure in the region and the presence of the financing gap in infrastructure financing, the People Republic of Chinese (PRC) initiated the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Thus, AIIB is expected to accelerate economic development and integration of Asia through the promotion of investment in the infrastructure sector. AIIB have several priority areas include transport, energy, communication, industry, and agriculture. The study used qualitative methods to compare the performance of various Multi Development Banks (MDBs) that existed such as IMF, ADB, IDB and WB with AIIB work plan. The results of this study will be expected to produce policy recommendations related to the formation of AIIB. AIIB initiative is the establishment of a relevant step with the spirit of accelerating economic development and integration of Asia to promote investment in the infrastructure sector. AIIB priority areas including transportation, energy, communication, industry, and agriculture is also a priority in developing countries. Openness in terms of membership (open regionalism) also showed that AIIB not only managed exclusively by the emerging countries in Asia but also opened to countries outside the region. The prospects of AIIB will be determined by how far the founding of PRC government transparency in every process both on stage and in the establishment of operational AIIB, how funding of AIIB direction forward and ensure it will not happen tied financing. This condition will be considered countries in the Asian region to join as founding members of AIIB.
Entrepreneurial Training of Low-Income Women Micro Enterprises in the Service Sector in Malaysia: Understanding the Problems and Challenges
Authors: Omar Nor Asiah , . Che Aniza Che Wel
Published: January 2020

Most of the low-income women who are involved in micro enterprises (MEs) in Malaysia have low business sustainability due to low confidence and business skills. Current training programmes offered to the low-income segments have limitations such as too general training contents, expensive fees etc. The current assistance schemes given by the government have fallen into the trap of charity and high cost. Nevertheless, women who have undergone some kind of entrepreneurial training faced lesser obstacles and produced higher business growth than those who have never attended training. Despite the increase in the number of research involving women entrepreneurs, there is lacked of research about entrepreneurial training involving low-income women micro enterprises (MEs) in service businesses in Malaysia. For this reason, little knowledge exists regarding the entrepreneurial training for MEs and service sector, particularly in Malaysia. Therefore, this study intends to explore the problems and challenges relate to entrepreneurial training among low-income women MEs in service business. To achieve the objectives, this study will employ qualitative methods using focus groups and interviews targeted at low-income women MEs in the service sector in Malaysia. This study delivers an important contribution to our understanding of how to develop a better entrepreneurial training to low-income women MEs in service sectors in Malaysia.
The Performance Improvement Model of Group and Partnership based Coffee Processing Enterprises in the Jember Regency
Authors: Fadah Isti
Published: January 2020

The coffee commodity is one of the highly developing world commodities. The increase in demand, production, and consumption shows that this commodity is no longer as a secondary material, but it also has become a compulsory requirement for most societies. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze alternative marketing strategies for small-scale processed coffee enterprises in Jember regency based on the SWOT analysis. Moroever it was also to determine appropriate strategies in improving the performance of large-scale processed coffee enterprises in Jember regency based on the SWOT analysis and to design marketing strategies for group and partnership based processed coffee enterprises in Jember regency. The research type is a descriptive study. Primary data was collected by indepth interviews. The research results showed cooperation in the form of a co-branding would indirectly introduce community-based coffee from Sidomulyo village to a wider consumer range. Thus, people will recognize that there is a coffee with a distinctive flavor from the Sidomulyo village in Jember regency. The group-based model is by forming a cooperative and the partnership-based model is by forming simultaneous and integrated partnership with the Koka Research Center, PTPN XII, BI, and exporters have both proven to improve the performance of community-based coffee business in Sidomulyo village.
Good Governance and Agricultural Efficiency
Authors: Bayyurt Nizamettin , . Fatma Eban ArÄ±kan
Published: January 2020

This study aims to understand the effects governance indicators on the agricultural efficiency using European countries as a tool. It focuses on the efficiency of EU countries together with Turkey. In the first stage Data Envelopment Analysis and Malmquist Index are used to derive efficiency scores and the Total Productivity Change in time for 24 countries during the study period. A panel data Tobit regression is employed in the second stage to assess the key governance indicators explaining the observed variations in the efficiency levels. Four governance indicators namely, voice and accountability control of corruption, government effectiveness and regulatory quality together with the control variables; agricultural exports, education, research and development expenditures are analyzed in this stage. Findings show that the average efficiency of EU countries was slightly increased during the study period. The impact of voice and accountability, the share of R&D in GDP and the share of food products in exports upon the agricultural efficiency are positive whereas the impacts of the share of GDP allocated to education upon agricultural efficiency is negative.
Developing Islamic City through Network-of-Mosque (NoM)
Authors: Nasution Ammar Ihsan , . Ammar Ihsan Nasution , . Muhammad Iqbal Husaini , . Mohamed Hassan Ahmed
Published: January 2020

Learning from the history, our prophet used mosque to provide many activities and served as community centre for the purpose of society welfare. Today, we can find the mosque everywhere but its function were limited and only used for religious and spiritual purposes. Thus, this conceptual program will develop the Islamic City through Network of Mosque. Network of Mosque can be used to create centre for transformation which can provide the services to the society. These services will include community classes, zakat collection and distribution, halal certification, and eating place for the hungry and needy. This conceptual program introduces to improve the quality of service through strategic partnership between government, industry, and society which will result to raise the entrepreneurs and lead to the prosperity. This program offers Quadruple Helix Model (QHM) which involves the Government, Academia, Industry, and Citizen as the main actor for this program. Nine blocks of Business Model Canvas (BMC) framework and Literature Review used as the methodology for this paper. To achieve its goals, this program collaborates and synergize with the Whole of Government (WoG). The findings of this paper show that the Mosque can facilitate and serve the society better by harnessing Network of Mosque, which guide to the developing Islamic City.
Military Logistics Efforts during the Vietnam War Supply Chain Management on Both Sides
Authors: Gruenwald Hermann
Published: January 2020

This paper analyses the role of military logistics operations during the Vietnam War. It looks at the technical and strategic role of logistics, and the physical obstacles that had to be overcome in Vietnam. The US had highly sophisticated war machinery that was deployed in a country that lacked not only the transportation infrastructure (roads, ports, airports) but also had extreme terrain and climate conditions. On the other hand the Vietnamese had a well-oiled supply chain which often was carried on bicycles and literally on the backs of humans not only along the Ho Chi Minh Trail but throughout the north and south of Vietnam. On the US side helicopters played an important transportation role substituting land transport with air transport. The war effort escalated so rapidly that there was literally no time for logistics advancement operations and prepositioning of assets which resulted in a parallel run of war fighting and logistics operations. Naval operations had to provide their own landing crafts due to the lack of deep seaports with adequate lifting equipment. At the same time airlifts required runways and aircontrol facilities which needed to be provided by the US. Even the US Department of Defense (DOD) food supply chain was supported from abroad while local war fighters could live off the land. The Vietnam War logistics effort reached over to neighboring countries, and Thailand played an important role with its naval and airbases close to Sattahip, U-Tapao and northern parts of Thailand. There are valuable lessons to be learned for both military logistics as well as private sector supply chain management.
Political Communication by Political Parties in 2014 Legislative Election in Indonesia
Authors: Djuyandi Yusa , . Marginata Kurnia Putra
Published: January 2020

At this time the image of political parties in Indonesia deteriorated because of various problems afflict their cadres in the Parliament and the executive. In order to increase the public's trust, many political parties begin to perform activities of political communication. This research is aimed to discuss and analyze the political communication held by political parties in the election of 2014. In order to analyze the political communication process conducted by the political parties, researchers using the theory of political communication with the indicator: sources (political communicator), political messages, media or political channels, influence or effect of political communication. The method used is qualitative, with primary data sources such as interviews and observations, as well as secondary data such as photo documentation and source literature obtained from other sources. From the research that has been made known that the political parties use the sources of political communication in the form of print media, electronic, outdoor media, and public communication channel group. Associated with the delivery of a political message, that the political parties use multiple channel messages, both textual and non-verbal, where all of the message channel associated with the media or political channels that are used by political parties, namely the print and electronic media. The results of this study also showed that the influence of political communication has been done by the political parties through the mass media are not always able to influence the attitudes or perceptions of society, because it needs to be seen also from the other side that is the perspective and needs of the community. From the results can be concluded that political communication conducted by political parties through a variety of media is no longer always have a dominant effect because audiences are active and independent.
Economic Inequality among Districts in Keerom, Papua, Indonesia
Authors: Nuralam Nuralam
Published: January 2020

This research described about economics growth and economic imbalance among districts in Keerom regency. The aim of this research is (i) to explain the pattern of economics growth per district in Keerom regency (ii) to illustrate the imbalance among districts in Keerom regency (iii) to examine Kuznets hypothesis about the Inverted of U in Keerom regency. Analysis technique has been applied is Klassen typology, Williamsonâ€™s index and Pearsonâ€™s correlation. In this research, Klassen typology is divided by two quadrants. The result of this research showed the low of Williamsonâ€™s index and there was not applicable result on analysis with the Inverted of U by Kuzrets hypothesis. This research is expected to be a useful input for government, particularly for local government of Keerom regency.
Government Spending Contributions on per Capita Income and its Effect toward the Human Development Index (Comparative Study between Western Indonesia and Central & East Indonesia)
Authors: Sofilda Eleonora , . Muhammad Zilal Hamzah
Published: January 2020

In many countries, include Indonesia, a centralized government has a sizeable negative impact on inequality of development. During the New Regime Order era with a centralized system, Indonesia's development is concentrated in the western part of Indonesia which had led to inequality in terms of per capita income and human development. To solve these problems, one of the economic reforms undertaken by the Indonesia government is changes the system from a centralized to a decentralized system. Through the fiscal decentralization under Law No. 22/99 and 25/99, they hope to improve people's welfare and reduce inequality. This research is aim to assess the effect of government spending and investment on the growth of per capita income and see the effect of the growth of per capita income towards Human Development Index (HDI). The method used is multiple regression with panel data and the study from year 2007-2012 by dividing the two groups of regions ie: western Indonesia and central&eastern Indonesia. Based on the research results, for the western Indonesia, goods and services expenditure has a significant effect on the per capita income growth and per capita income growth significantly affect the human development index (HDI). For the central and eastern Indonesia, domestic and foreign direct investment (DDI and FDI), goods and services expenditure, and capital expenditures have a significant effect toward per capita income growth and per capita income growth effect significantly toward the HDI.
The Effect of Regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Development Expenditure on Employment in the District Luwu
Authors: Patra I Ketut , Wahyuny Sri
Published: January 2020

This study aims to assess the economic growth and the factors that influence the economic growth in the local government system by increasing the production of goods and services measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the policy of government expenditure (development) that can directly drive growth to finance economic development in the field of social economy and the public, both the development of physical and non-physical. This study uses multiple regression analysis by the least squares method (Method of Ordinary Least Square) OLS. These results indicate that the budget Revenue Expenditure Luwu, particularly in development spending has been a major contribution to regional development Luwu. With increasing economic growth and rising Luwu regency Regional Budget Builders Luwu district each year, then it will affect the employment opportunities for local people Luwu.
Strategic Issues of Regional Development: Government Policy Evaluation of Papua
Authors: Silo Akbar
Published: January 2020

The five-year period of development as outlined in the document RPJMD (Medium-Term Regional Development Plan), has achieved significant success, although there are still conscious strategic issues that are unsolved optimally. It can be traced from a series of evaluation studies to ensure consistency between the programs organized in 5 years with defined policy agenda to achieve the vision of local government. This study was conducted in a pragmatic approach that emphasizes the evaluation of policies: First, Integratif. An evaluation of the program and its financial package on cross institutions (Ind: SKPD/regional work unit). Secondly, comparatively, the achievements of development program compared with: (a) the goals stated in the document of Medium-Term Regional Development Plan (RJPMD/Ind), (b) development of mean achievement average per year, (c) the achievements of other areas, including a national scale and the achievement of the MDG's (Millennium Development Goal's).Object of the study are: All the goals set out in the mission to realize its vision of regional development as well as development programs and activities to achieve the targets and affect from various sources of financial. This study covers the gains of development programs within 5 years, including: macro achievements and outcomes for each development field. In addition, it is also obtained a description of the degree of relevancy, coherence, and correspondence between the realization of programs and activities with targeted goals, as well as the achievement of the mission and the development agenda so it can be measured the degree of the medium-term vision achievement. The district/city as a target sample of the study is Jayapura District, Puncak Jaya, District, Mimika District, and Jayapura city.
Democratic System Strengthening Through Concurrent Election Implementation To Improve Political Stability and National Development
Authors: Tjenreng Muhammad Baharuddin Zubakhrum
Published: January 2020

Indonesian recently held a regional head concurrent elections in the first phase on December 9, 2015. Concurrent elections has been a historic moment for Indonesia to elect regional heads organized and structured massively. Concurrent election significance for Indonesian politics, especially at the local level, not only to read limited local democratic party, but rather an instrument for strengthening the democratic process. This research seeks to examine and analyze the democracy strengthening through concurrent election implementation in order to improve political stability of national development. In carrying out this study, researchers using qualitative methods. Whereabout the main data from this study is the researchers observation result on the concurrent election day, which is supported by several secondary data from the media. Featured models concurrent election (local concurrent election) is believed to be the best solution to counter the problems remaining in the elections execution, especially in two important reasons: First, the elections implementation effectiveness in order to realize the elections are more qualified and dignified from both the process and elections outcome aspects; second, the elections efficiency especially from the budget efficiency aspect which must be issued by the state to finance the electoral process.
Organics Olympiad 2016: Global Indices of Leadership in Organic Agriculture
Authors: Paull John
Published: January 2020

Organic production (including agriculture, wild culture, forestry and aquaculture) is a worldwide phenomenon that is practiced in at least 172 countries. The Organics Olympiad presents 14 indices of global organics leadership, each at three levels (Gold, Silver and Bronze). The Organics Olympiad of 2016 yields 29 countries as global organics leaders, and confirms that organics leadership is diversely distributed across countries, large and small, rich and poor, developed and less so, and cuts across linguistic, ethnic and cultural boundaries. Australia continues to lead the world in organic agriculture hectares. Australia also leads in the increase of organic hectares over the past four years (since the Organics Olympiad 2012) and in the number of WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) hosts. Finlandleads in organic wild culture hectares. Vietnam leads in organic aquaculture hectares, and Tunisia leads in organic forest hectares. Germany leads in biodynamic hectares, as well as with the number of members of IFOAM-Organics International. India leads for the number of organic producers. The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) leads in terms of the percentage agricultural land dedicated as organic. Switzerland leads with the value of organics consumption per capita. USA leads in the value of the organics market. Denmark leads in the publishing of organics research papers over the past four years. Namibia leads in the percentage increase in organic hectares over the past four years. The overall global organics leaders, on the basis of aggregated scores, are Australia, Germany, and Switzerland, in positions one, two and three, respectively. This study demonstrates the successful global diffusion of organics, and identifies that leadership lessons can be available from a broad diversity of countries. Key implications are identified.
HR Practices and Organizational Innovation: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Effectiveness
Authors: Farooq Muhammad , Ullah Irfan , Hameed Raja Mahzhar
Published: January 2020

Organizational innovation has been recognized as an important instrument for organizations to compete in the competitive environment. Pakistan telecom sector strive to transform their business model from labour-intensive to knowledge-intensive, which intend to thrust themselves in higher value added activities such as, developing new products, processes, and services, to continual sustain the competitiveness. One of the means to increase the organizational innovation is through effective human resource management practices and effective knowledge management. This study examined the direct association between human resource management practices (performance appraisal, career management, training, reward system, recruitment and employee recognition) and organizational innovation. Moreover, it also observed the mediating role of knowledge management effectiveness on the direct relationship. Data was collected from a sample of 290 personnel of telecom sector of Pakistan. The regression results showed that human resource management practices generally had a positive impact on organizational innovation. Particularly, the results signify that training and employee recognition were positively related to three dimensions of organizational innovation. Performance appraisal also established to have a positive impact on administrative innovation. Additionally, this study also demonstrates that training, performance appraisal, and employee recognition were positively associated to knowledge management effectiveness.
Symmetric functions of binary products of fibonacci and orthogonal polynomials
Authors: Boussayoud Ali , Kerada Mohamed , Araci Serkan , Acikgoz Mehmet , Esi Ayhan
Published: January 2020

In this paper, we introduce a new operator in order to derive some new
symmetric properties of Fibonacci numbers and Chebychev polynomials of first
and second kind. By making use of the new operator defined in this paper, we
give some new generating functions for Fibonacci numbers and Chebychev
polynomials of first and second kinds.
Strong convergence of a selection of ishikawa-reich-sabach-type algorithm
Authors: Isiogugu Obiageli , Pillay Paranjothi , Uzoma-Oguguo Osuo-Siseken
Published: January 2020

We establish the strong convergence of a selection of an
Ishikawa-Reich-Sabach iteration scheme for approximating the common elements
of the set of fixed points F(T) of a multi-valued (or singlevalued)
pseudocontractive-type mapping T and the set of solutions EP(F) of an
equilibrium problem for a bifunction F in a real Hilbert space H. This work
is a contribution to the study on the computability and applicability of
algorithms for approximating the solutions of equilibrium problems for
bifunctions involving the construction of the sequence {Kn}?n=1 of closed
convex subsets of H from an arbitrary x0 ? H and the sequence {xn}?n=1 of
the metric projections of x0 into Kn. The results obtained are contributions
to the resolution of the controversy over the computability and
applicability of such algorithms in the contemporary literature.
On extremal bipartite graphs with a given connectivity
Authors: Chen Hanlin , Deng Hanyuan , Wu Renfang
Published: January 2020

Let I(G) be a topological index of a graph. If I(G + e) < I(G) (or I(G + e) >
I(G), respectively) for each edge e ? G, then I(G) is decreasing (or
increasing, respectively) with addition of edges. In this paper, we
determine the extremal values of some monotonic topological indices which
decrease or increase with addition of edges, and characterize the
corresponding extremal graphs among bipartite graphs with a given
connectivity.
Higher-order duality results for a new class of nonconvex nonsmooth multiobjective programming problems
Authors: Antczak Tadeusz , Slimani Hachem
Published: January 2020

In this paper, a nonconvex nonsmooth multiobjective programming problem is
considered and two its higher-order duals are defined. Further, several
duality results are established between the considered nonsmooth vector
optimization problem and its dual models under assumptions that the involved
functions are higher-order (??)-type I functions.
Lower semicontinuity of approximate solution mappings for a parametric generalized strong vector equilibrium problem
Authors: Wang Qilin , He Liu , Li Xiaobing
Published: January 2020

In this paper, by using a property of convex mappings, one establishes the
lower semicontinuity of the approximate solution mapping to a parametric
generalized strong vector equilibrium problem without these assumptions
about monotonicity and compactness. Our proof approach is different from the
ones in the literature.
Numerical algorithms for solving the least squares symmetric problem of matrix equation AXB + CXD = E
Authors: Yuan Shi-Fang , Li Ming-Zhao , Tian Yong
Published: January 2020

This paper focuses on the least squares symmetric problem of matrix equation
AXB + CXD = E. The explicit expressions for least squares symmetric solution
with the least norm of matrix equation AXB + CXD = E are derived. Numerical
algorithms and numerical examples show the feasibility of our methods.
On the existence of solutions for stochastic differential equations driven by fractional Brownian motion
Authors: Li Zhi
Published: January 2020

In this paper, we are concerned with a class of stochastic differential
equations driven by fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter 1/2 < H
< 1, and a discontinuous drift. By approximation arguments and a comparison
theorem, we prove the existence of solutions to this kind of equations under
the linear growth condition.
Convex optimization of interval valued functions on mixed domains
Authors: Younus Awais , Nisar Onsia
Published: January 2020

In this paper, we study a class of convex type interval-valued functions on
the domain of the product of closed subsets of real numbers. By considering
LW order relation on the class of closed intervals, we proposed some optimal
solutions. LW convexity concepts and generalized Hukuhara differentiability
(viz. delta and nabla) for interval-valued functions yield the necessary and
sufficient conditions for interval programming problem. In addition, we
compare our results with the results given in the literature. These results
may open a new avenue for modeling and solve a different type of optimization
problems that involve both discrete and continuous variables at the same
time.
The point spectrum and residual spectrum of upper triangular operator matrices
Authors: Wu Xiufeng , Huang Junjie , Chen Alatancang
Published: January 2020

The point and residual spectra of an operator are, respectively, split into
1,2-point spectrum and 1,2-residual spectrum, based on the denseness and
closedness of its range. Let H,K be infinite dimensional complex separable
Hilbert spaces and write MX = (AX0B) ? B(H?K). For given operators A
? B(H) and B ? B(K), the sets ? X?B(K,H) ?+,i(MX)(+ = p,r;i = 1,2), are
characterized. Moreover, we obtain some necessary and sufficient condition
such that ?*,i(MX) = ?*,i(A) ?*,i(B) (* = p,r;i = 1,2) for every X ?
B(K,H).
New error estimation based on midpoint iterative method for solving nonlinear fuzzy fredholm integral equations
Authors: Mahaleh Vahid , Ezzati Reza
Published: January 2020

In this paper, first, we apply the successive approximations method in terms
of midpoint quadrature formula to solve nonlinear fuzzy Fredholm integral
equations of the second kind (NFFIE-2). Considering some assumptions, we
acquire a new error estimation. Moreover, we prove the convergence of the
proposed method. Then, we study the numerical stability of the proposed
method with respect to the first iteration choice. Eventually, to
demonstrate the accuracy of the suggested method, we present two numerical
examples.
Limit theorems for asymptotic circular mth-order Markov chains indexed by an m-rooted homogeneous tree
Authors: Huang Huilin , Yang Weiguo
Published: January 2020

In this paper, we give the definition of an asymptotic circularmth-order
Markov chain indexed by an m rooted homogeneous tree. By applying the limit
property for a sequence of multi-variables functions of a nonhomogeneous
Markov chain indexed by such tree, we estabish the strong law of large
numbers and the asymptotic equipartition property (AEP) for asymptotic
circular mth-order finite Markov chains indexed by this homogeneous tree. As
a corollary, we can obtain the strong law of large numbers and AEP about the
mth-order finite nonhomogeneous Markov chain indexed by the m rooted
homogeneous tree.
The many faces of everyday musical life: Approaching music history from “below”
Authors: Loeser Martin
Published: January 2020

Is it useful to write history on everyday musical life? And how can we do it?
This article introduces a historiographical concept initiated by historians
such as Carlo Ginzburg, Alf L?dtke and Richard van D?lmen already in the
1970s, in an attempt to renew the writing of history. Instead of the
reconstruction and interpretation of grand narratives and deep structures in
society, economy and culture, these historians offer close descriptions of
?average citizens? with their daily musical routines, motivations and
preferences, and the result is oft en a cluster of fascinating and
wide-ranging insights into different forms of contact with music. Following
this general approach, I hope to offer a panorama of everyday musical
culture in Hamburg in the early eighteenth century. The sources used for
this study include different musical genres such as opera, cantata and
instrumental ?table music?, as well as books, newspaper reports,
subscription lists, diaries, behavioural guides and archival documents. This
material permits insights into the uses made of musicians such as Johann
Mattheson, Georg Philipp Telemann and Reinhard Keiser, as well as into the
social lives of the Hamburg citizenship.
Ancient Greek rhythms in Messiaen’s le sacre: Nietzsche’s legacy?
Authors: Cheong Wai-Ling
Published: January 2020

It is little known that Nietzsche - appointed professor of classical
philology at Basel University in his twenties - had postulated on the basis
of rigorous textual studies that the leading classical philologists active
in Central Europe in the nineteenth century, predominantly German-speaking,
had gone seriously off -track by fitting Greek rhythms into measures of
equal length. Unlike the philologists, influential musicologists who wrote
about ancient Greek rhythms were mostly French. The Paris Conservatoire was
a powerhouse of rhythmic theory, with an impressive lineage from F?tis and
Gevaert through Laloy and Emmanuel to Messiaen and beyond. F?tis and Gevaert
referenced their contemporary German philologists without really critiquing
them. With Laloy, Emmanuel, and Messiaen, however, there was a notable
change of orientation. These authors all read as if they had somehow become
aware of Nietzsche?s discovery. Yet none of them make any mention of him
whatsoever. In this study, a comparative analysis of their musical rendition
of Greek rhythms is undertaken before focusing on Messiaen?s analytical
proposal that there is an impressively long series of Greek rhythms in
Stravinsky?s Le sacre du printemps. I seek to throw light on the resurgence
of interest in ancient Greek rhythms in modernist musical works, and
question how the convoluted reception of Nietzsche?s discovery in Parisian
music circles might have sparked rhythmic innovation to new heights.
The “Serbian connection” in the age of the beat revolution in Hungary
Authors: Szegő Iván
Published: January 2020

The music market of Hungary was manipulated by state authorities and the
communist party from the 1960s until the 1980s. That distorted environment
is the reason why the careers of two of the greatest Hungarian beat stars of
the Sixties differed so much: Levente Sz?r?nyi and Zor?n Sztevanovity were
both partially or fully of Serbian origin, both were lead singers of their
bands, and both were (in the first phase of their career) very careful with
politics; however, their Serbian heritage and their family experiences were
totally different, which explains their different behaviour during and after the Beat Revolution in Hungary.
Probiotics and fecal bacteriotherapy: The line between deception and treating
Authors: Smiesko Gordana , Gusman Vera , Banovic Pavle , Mikov Momir
Published: January 2020

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Coronary Artery Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: A Proteomic Study
Authors: Ferrannini Giulia , Manca Maria Laura , Magnoni Marco , Andreotti Felicita , Andreini Daniele , Latini Roberto , Maseri Attilio , Maggioni Aldo P. , Ostroff Rachel M. , Williams Stephen A. , Ferrannini Ele
Published: January 2020

OBJECTIVE

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major challenge in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) provides a detailed anatomic map of the coronary circulation. Proteomics are increasingly used to improve diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. We hypothesized that the protein panel is differentially associated with T2D and CAD.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

In CAPIRE (Coronary Atherosclerosis in Outlier Subjects: Protective and Novel Individual Risk Factors Evaluation—a cohort of 528 individuals with no previous cardiovascular event undergoing CCTA), participants were grouped into CAD− (clean coronaries) and CAD+ (diffuse lumen narrowing or plaques). Plasma proteins were screened by aptamer analysis. Two-way partial least squares was used to simultaneously rank proteins by diabetes status and CAD.

RESULTS

Though CAD+ was more prevalent among participants with T2D (HbA1c 6.7 ± 1.1%) than those without diabetes (56 vs. 30%, P < 0.0001), CCTA-based atherosclerosis burden did not differ. Of the 20 top-ranking proteins, 15 were associated with both T2D and CAD, and 3 (osteomodulin, cartilage intermediate-layer protein 2, and HTRA1) were selectively associated with T2D only and 2 (epidermal growth factor receptor and contactin-1) with CAD only. Elevated renin and GDF15, and lower adiponectin, were independently associated with both T2D and CAD. In multivariate analysis adjusting for the Framingham risk panel, patients with T2D were “protected” from CAD if female (P = 0.007), younger (P = 0.021), and with lower renin levels (P = 0.02).

CONCLUSIONS

We concluded that 1) CAD severity and quality do not differ between participants with T2D and without diabetes; 2) renin, GDF15, and adiponectin are shared markers by T2D and CAD; 3) several proteins are specifically associated with T2D or CAD; and 4) in T2D, lower renin levels may protect against CAD.
Towards a few ideals in the concept of teaching. Teaching as a vehicle in education
Authors: Pitkäniemi Harri
Published: January 2020

Recently researchers have become increasingly aware of the value of the concept of teaching as an implementer of educational goals. At least many of Gert Biesta’s recent theoretical-conceptual studies on teaching and the teacher provide indications of this. It is all about finding teaching again, but not exactly in the same sense as before. It is possible to conceptually highlight aspects of teaching that emphasize its value. This unique value can be expressed through a teleological model combined with a modern view of causality, i.e., teaching works as a complex and reciprocal process. The causal mechanism can be traced by using close conceptual analysis, which leads us to essential power categories: There are potential structures for student learning (within which all factors are not always activated), moreover, teaching intentions are indispensable.
Determinants of Consumer Instalment Credit in Transitional Country: The case of Vietnam
Authors: Linh Do Hoai
Published: January 2020

The article aims at determining factors influencing on Consumer Instalment Credit (CIC) with the case of Vietnam. Primary data from in-depth interview and sample of 580 from respondents surveyed from September to December of 2018 showed that education level, interest rates; income, age of customer have strong impacts on the growth of CIC in emerging country. From these findings, recommendations for authority agencies and banks were proposed to develop CIC in transitional country.
Fairs and Festival of Pangi Tribal Tehsil
Authors: Thakur Janam Singh
Published: January 2020

Himachal Pradesh, can hardly be called a tribal state though it is inhabitated by tribes like the Pangwala, Gaddi, Gujjar, Kinnaura, Lahaula, Lamba, Jad, Khampa, Swangla, Beda, and Zoba. The tribes of Himachal Pradesh are scattered in different parts of the state and the tribal communities residing in different parts of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh like Pangwala, Gaddi and Gujjar are sociable and by their own culture and tradition, they have marked their position in the Indian subcontinent also. Dancing, musical melodies, festival, fair, etc. bore evidence to it. They are by nature nomadic people and their customs and social structure make them identifiable from each other. As far as the occupations are concerned, the tribes of Chamba have taken up the occupations including rearing of cattle and also raising of wool. Dresses that these tribes of Chamba wear also are quite exquisite to look at. With this perspective an attempt is made in this paper analyze the fairs and festival, customs and culture of tribal people of Pangi tehsil of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.