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Personal Financial Management Behavior of Surabaya College Students
Authors: Rini Astuti
Published: November 2021

This study aims to analyze the influence of academic ability, and allowance on the behavior and behavior of college students managing personal finance, with literacy or financial knowledge as intervening. This type of research is causal comparative with quantitative approach. The point of thought used in the research that is being worked on is the Theory of Planed Behavior (TPB). The research method used is discovery or quantitative. The population used is college students who are in Surabaya universities in the 2017-2019 school year. Samples in this study as many as 100 respondents, by means of data collection using questionnaires, the way of determining samples to be applied in this study is stratified random sampling. Analysis helper tools to process the data that will be used this research is SamartPls 3 and hypothesis test.
The Effect of Competency, Compensation and Work Discipline on Employee Performance in Service Division PT. United Motors Center Suzuki Surabaya
Authors: Azmi Facriyah  , Yulyar Kartika Wijayanti
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study is to determine whether competence, compensation and work discipline partially and simultaneously affect employee performance in PT. United Motors Centre Suzuki Ahmad Eigis Surabaya. Types research is explanatory research with quantitative analysis. The sample population is employees in the service division totaling 46 employees. Data collection techniques using survey with questionnaire as instrument. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regression, t-test aand F-test to test the hypothesis with the SPSS program. The resuls of this study shows that competence, compensation and diciplines as partially and simultaniously significant effect on employee performance, and the effect of competence on employee performance is the most significant among the other three variables. Its indicate that increasing performance of employees can be determined by competence, compensation and work discipline of employees at division service PT. United Motors Centre Suzuki Ahmad Yani Surabaya.
Malang Mangrove Conservation Business Strategy Development in the Perspective of SWOT Analysis
Authors: Noerchoidah
Published: November 2021

Focuses on the marketing offers of Malang mangrove conservation in order to increase visitor trust and happiness. Malang mangrove conservation is able to compete fiercely in the market, allowing guests to come to Malang mangrove conservation without feeling threatened by the competition. It is essential to create a service marketing strategy for Malang mangrove conservation that it capitalizes on current strengths while avoiding potential weaknesses and threats. All of the following alternatives are available: expanding market share, boosting cooperative cooperation, and establishing links with academia, government, and industry. It is also possible to discover a new business opportunity. In addition to increase service quality, a number of government measures may increase visitor loyalty. Creating marketing objectives with other tourism organizations and improving the overall quality of service are just a few of examples. Exploration of a business's weaknesses and opportunities increasing the effectiveness of social media promotion and marketing would expedite the deployment process.
Strategic and Contractual Dynamics in Franchise Systems: An Analysis on Spanish Food and Beverage Industry
Authors: ARDOĞAN Ahmet Rutkay
Published: November 2021

This study aims to address strategic and contractual dynamics of franchising, in consideration of arguments of transaction cost theory and agency theory. By using pooled cross-sectional data on a sample of Spanish food and beverage franchise systems of year 2021, gathered from Guia de Franquicias manual, exploratory analyses on the effect of franchisors’ age and total size on their proportion of franchised units are conducted as a first step. Furthermore, the effects of characteristics of a franchise system - its age, total size, origin country and proportion of franchised units, on its franchising contract’s financial determinants – level of initial investment, entry fee, royalty rate and advertising rate, are hypothesized and analyzed. Proportion of franchised units’ correlations with both age and total size characteristics are found to be inverse U-shaped. By applying multiple regression method, it is shown that none of franchising characteristics, age, total size, being foreign and its proportion of franchised units, play a significant role on level of entry fees and royalty rates, but their effects on initial investment level and advertising rates are significant, except total size.
Clinical case of a patient with pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis: rapid progression or lost time?
Authors: Devetyarova E. A. , Martynyuk T. V. , Dyuzhikov A. A. , Paschenko E. V. , Dyuzhikova A. V.
Published: November 2021

The article describes a clinical case of a 37-year-old patient with pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis of functional class IV according to the WHO classification with difficulties of diagnostic search and features of PAH-specific therapy.Pulmonary arterial hypertension - group 1 in the clinical classification is represented by several forms of pathology, including very rare diseases such as pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis.The difficulties of diagnostic search consist in the absence of specific symptoms, a variety of interstitial or focal changes according to spiral computed tomography, and the final diagnosis can be made only after performing a lung biopsy, which is associated with a high risk of possible complications. During the initial treatment and examination of the patient, clinical and hemodynamic parameters did not immediately allow to suspect the presence of pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis. And only the difficulties of the patient’s management associated with the lack of the expected effect of the therapy with PAH-specific drugs served as the basis for further diagnostic search.Against the background of taking vasodilators, with the normalization of hemodynamic parameters, the progression of respiratory and right ventricular insufficiency was noted in the patient. According to the results of an additional examination, a diagnosis of pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis was established, therapy was corrected and further tactics of management and treatment of the patient were determined. Currently, the patient is awaiting transplantation at V.I. Shumakov national medical research center and receives specific therapy with riociguate 2.5 mg TID and bosentan 125 mg BID.
NUMERICAL VALIDATION OF PROBABILISTIC LAWS TO EVALUATE FINITE ELEMENT ERROR ESTIMATES
Authors: Chaskalovic Jöel , Assous Franck
Published: November 2021

We propose a numerical validation of a probabilistic approach applied to estimate the relative accuracy between two Lagrange finite elements Pk and Pm,(k < m). In particular, we show practical cases where finite element Pk gives more accurate results than finite element Pm. This illustrates the theoretical probabilistic framework we recently derived in order to evaluate the actual accuracy. This also highlights the importance of the extra caution required when comparing two numerical methods, since the classical results of error estimates concerns only the asymptotic convergence rate.
The Viscosity Parameter for Late-type Stable Be Stars
Authors: Granada A. , Jones C. E. , Sigut T. A. A.
Published: November 2021

Using hydrodynamic principles we investigate the nature of the disk viscosity following the parameterization by Shakura & Sunyaev adopted for the viscous decretion model in classical Be stars. We consider a radial viscosity distribution including a constant value, a radially variable α assuming a power-law density distribution, and isothermal disks, for a late-B central star. We also extend our analysis by determining a self-consistent temperature disk distribution to model the late-type Be star 1 Delphini, which is thought to have a nonvariable, stable disk as evidenced by Hα emission profiles that have remained relatively unchanged for decades. Using standard angular momentum loss rates given by Granada et al., we find values of α of approximately 0.3. Adopting lower values of angular momentum loss rates, i.e., smaller mass loss rates, leads to smaller values of α. The values for α vary smoothly over the Hα emitting region and exhibit the biggest variations nearest the central star within about five stellar radii for the late-type, stable Be stars.
Unsupervised Machine Learning for the Identification of Preflare Spectroscopic Signatures
Authors: Woods Magnus M. , Sainz Dalda Alberto , De Pontieu Bart
Published: November 2021

The study of the preflare environment is of great importance to understanding what drives solar flares. k-means clustering, an unsupervised machine-learning technique, has the ability to cluster large data set in a way that would be impractical or impossible for a human to do. In this paper we present a study using k-means clustering to identify possible preflare signatures in spectroscopic observations of the Mg ii h and k spectral lines made by NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer. Our analysis finds that spectral profiles showing single-peak Mg ii h and k and single-peaked emission in the Mg ii UV triplet lines are associated with preflare activity up to 40 minutes prior to flaring. Subsequent inversions of these spectral profiles reveal increased temperature and electron density in the chromosphere, which suggest that significant heating events in the chromosphere may be associated with precursor signals to flares.
Inferring Shallow Surfaces on Sub-Neptune Exoplanets with JWST
Authors: Tsai Shang-Min , Innes Hamish , Lichtenberg Tim , Taylor Jake , Malik Matej , Chubb Katy , Pierrehumbert Raymond
Published: November 2021

Planets smaller than Neptune and larger than Earth make up the majority of the discovered exoplanets. Those with H2-rich atmospheres are prime targets for atmospheric characterization. The transition between the two main classes, super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, is not clearly understood as the rocky surface is likely not accessible to observations. Tracking several trace gases (specifically the loss of ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN)) has been proposed as a proxy for the presence of a shallow surface. In this work, we revisit the proposed mechanism of nitrogen conversion in detail and find its timescale on the order of a million years. NH3 exhibits dual paths converting to N2 or HCN, depending on the UV radiation of the star and the stage of the system. In addition, methanol (CH3OH) is identified as a robust and complementary proxy for a shallow surface. We follow the fiducial example of K2-18b with a 2D photochemical model on an equatorial plane. We find a fairly uniform composition distribution below 0.1 mbar controlled by the dayside, as a result of slow chemical evolution. NH3 and CH3OH are concluded to be the most unambiguous proxies to infer surfaces on sub-Neptunes in the era of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Dust Emission Spectra of the Nova V1112 Persei
Authors: Rudy Richard J. , Russell Ray W. , Sitko Michael L.
Published: November 2021

Infrared spectra of the dusty nova V1112 Persei (Nova Persei 2020) are presented from 29 and 48 days after the onset of dust formation, the later epoch corresponding to when obscuration by the nova dust was at a maximum. The dust emission was featureless and had temperatures of approximately 880 K and 690 K for the two epochs, respectively. Some dust formed along the line of sight and the total extinction for V1112 Per increased from E(B-V) = 0.8 prior to dust formation, to 1.2 on February 3, to 1.4 by February 22. Emission lines of both carbon and oxygen were present along with the dust emission indicating that the dust did not consume all of either of these element.
Effect of Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Infusion on Hemodynamics in Patients with Septic Shock
Authors: Effat Hassan , Khaled Ramy , Battah Ahmed , Shehata Mohamed , Farouk Waleed
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) demonstrates a cardioprotective effect by providing metabolic support and anti-inflammatory action, and may be useful in septic myocardial depression.

AIM: The aim of this study was to assess role of GIK infusion in improving hemodynamics in patients with septic shock in addition to its role in myocardial protection and preventing occurrence of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction and sepsis-induced arrhythmias.

METHODS: This study was conducted on 75 patients admitted to the Critical Care Department in Cairo University Hospital with the diagnosis of septic shock during the period from January 2019 to December 2019. Patients were divided into two groups; first group was managed according to the last guidelines of surviving sepsis campaign and was subjected to the GIK infusion protocol while second group was managed following the last guidelines of surviving sepsis campaign only without adding GIK infusion.

RESULTS: Patients in the GIK group showed better lactate clearance (50% vs. 46.7%) and less time needed for successful weaning of vasopressors than the control group (3.57±1.16 vs. 3.6±1.45 days) thought not reaching statistical significance. There was no statistically significant difference between both groups regarding development of septic-induced cardiomyopathy (16.7% in the control group vs. 13.3% in the GIK group); however, patients with hypodynamic septic shock showed better improvement in hemodynamic profile in the GIK group. Sepsis-induced arrhythmias occurred more in patients of the control group than in patients of the GIK group with no statistically significant difference between both groups (33.3% vs. 20%, p = 0.243). Few side effects were developed as a result of using GIK infusion protocol.

CONCLUSIONS: GIK may help in improving hemodynamics and weaning of vasopressors in patients with refractory septic shock and those with septic induced cardiomyopathy. The use of GIK was well tolerated with minimal adverse reactions.
Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disease among Children and Adolescents in Kazakhstan: 2012–2019
Authors: Zhaksylyk Alikhan , Nurbakyt Ardak , Grjibovski Andrej , Kaussova Galina , Buleshov Myrzatai
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal diseases are important trigger of public health concern in pediatric population. Non treated pathologies led to chronic inflammatory processes in adulthood.

AIM: With respect to the lack of international studies on epidemiology of gastrointestinal disease in pediatric population, this study was aimed at analysis of national and local incidence rates of gastrointestinal disorders among children and adolescents in Kazakhstan over the period from 2012 to 2019.

METHODS: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study located on South part of Kazakhstan and based on the data obtained from the Republican Center for Health Development – the major data source on the country’s health statistics. From this, we extracted information on children (0–14 years) and adolescents (15–17 years) with gastrointestinal disease (K00-K95 International Classification of Diseases, Revision 10 codes). We calculated incidence rates for the whole country and Turkestan province.

RESULTS: The national incidence of pediatric disease was characterized by relative stability, and was 7760.4 per 100,000 population in 2017. The incidence of peptic ulcers and gallbladder disease in adolescents substantially exceeded that in children. At provincial level the incidence of gastritis/duodenitis and peptic ulcers was gradually declining, while that of gallbladder disease was subjected to growth over the past years. Adolescents had higher rates of gastrointestinal disease both at national and provincial levels.

CONCLUSION: The analysis of national and local incidence rates of gastrointestinal disorders among children and adolescents in Kazakhstan showed that more studies are needed to obtain in-depth understanding of risk factors associated with gastrointestinal disease in child and adolescent population of Kazakhstan, including the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Besides, a national registry on pediatric gastrointestinal disease should be envisaged to overcome the lack of essential data.
Stunting Prevention Policy as a Form of Child Health Rights Legal Protection
Authors: Hartotok Hartotok , Absori Absori , Dimyati Khudzaifah , Santoso Heru , Budiono Arief
Published: November 2021

AIM: The objectives of this research are to reveal and to analyze the stunting prevention policy as a form of legal protection for children’s health rights (HR).

METHODS: This type of research is a normative legal research approach to the legislation approach and conceptual approach.

RESULTS: The results of the study show that stunting prevention policy as a form of legal protection for child HR has not been able to reduce the number of stunting. The high prevalence of stunting as evidence of the government’s failure in legal protection against the problem of malnutrition. Ignoring children’s rights is a form of HR violations committed by the state.

CONCLUSION: Need to regulate the law related to stunting as a manifestation of state responsibility in upholding children’s rights. Prevention and handling of stunting are carried out holistically in various sectors with commitment and synergy between the central/regional government, parents, family, and community.
Phylogenetic relationships of xenodermid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Xenodermidae), with the description of a new genus
Authors: Deepak V. , Lalronunga Samuel , Lalhmingliani Esther , Das Abhijit , Narayanan Surya , Das Indraneil , Gower David J.
Published: November 2021

Xenodermidae is a generally poorly known lineage of caenophidian snakes found in South, East and Southeast Asia. We report molecular phylogenetic analyses for a multilocus data set comprising all five currently recognised genera and including new mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequence data for the recently describedStoliczkia vanhnuailianai. Our phylogenetic results provide very strong support for the non-monophyly ofStoliczkia, as presently constituted, withS. borneensisbeing more closely related toXenodermusthan to the Northeast IndianS. vanhnuailianai. Based on phylogenetic relationships and morphological distinctiveness, we transferStoliczkia borneensisto a new monotypic genus endemic to Borneo,Paraxenodermusgen. nov.We also present new morphological data forP. borneensis.
Les origines fordistes et planificatrices du management public à la française. Les budgets de programmes de la RCB (1965-1978)
Authors: Nocenti Brice
Published: November 2021

Cet article se propose de revenir sur les origines du management public en France, en étudiant la Rationalisation des choix budgétaires (RCB) lancée en 1968 et, plus précisément, l’expérience ratée des « budgets de programmes ». L’objectif est de mettre en évidence sa contribution à l’institutionnalisation à long terme du calcul économique au sein de l’État français, mais aussi de montrer que, loin de préfigurer un quelconque néolibéralisme, ce projet s’inscrit au contraire initialement au sein d’une tentative de renouveau du Plan.
Les enseignants contractuels de l’Éducation nationale : vers l’institutionnalisation d’une gestion coutumière de la pénurie ?
Authors: Bertron Caroline , Buisson-Fenet Hélène , Dumay Xavier , Pons Xavier , Velu Anne-Élise
Published: November 2021

Cet article interroge les modes d’institutionnalisation de la gestion des enseignants contractuels en France en réponse à l’émergence de la « pénurie » d’enseignants comme nouvelle problématisation de l’action publique. Fondé sur une enquête qualitative menée à la fois au niveau national et dans trois académies (Créteil, Dijon et Lyon), il met en évidence comment la contractualisation, dont les modalités concrètes de mise en œuvre sont grandement laissées aux rectorats, a progressivement été conçue comme une solution politique à cette pénurie, puis comment elle s’institutionnalise selon les configurations académiques – avant d’interroger son lien avec la gestion des enseignants titulaires. Si cette institutionnalisation décalque le schéma de gestion des enseignants contractuels sur celui des titulaires, elle se caractérise aussi par des « errements inventifs » des gestionnaires académiques, notamment en situation de tension. Ces errements impliquent parfois des sauts qualitatifs importants mais localisés, dont les effets sur la gestion des enseignants dans son ensemble restent encore incertains.
Promote sign consistency in cure rate model with Weibull lifetime
Authors: Zheng Chenlu ,   School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, Zhu Jianping ,   Data Mining Research Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Published: November 2021

In survival analysis, the cure rate model is widely adopted when a proportion of subjects have long-term survivors. The cure rate model is composed of two parts: the first part is the incident part which describes the probability of cure (infinity survival), and the second part is the latency part which describes the conditional survival of the uncured subjects (finite survival). In the standard cure rate model, there are no constraints on the relations between the coefficients in the two model parts. However, in practical applications, the two model parts are quite related. It is desirable that there may be some relations between the two sets of the coefficients corresponding to the same covariates. Existing works have considered incorporating a joint distribution or structural effect, which is too restrictive. In this paper, we consider a more flexible model that allows the two sets of covariates can be in different distributions and magnitudes. In many practical cases, it is hard to interpret the results when the two sets of the coefficients of the same covariates have conflicting signs. Therefore, we proposed a sign consistency cure rate model with a sign-based penalty to improve interpretability. To accommodate high-dimensional data, we adopt a group lasso penalty for variable selection. Simulations and a real data analysis demonstrate that the proposed method has competitive performance compared with alternative methods.
Examination of modelling in K-12 STEM teacher education: Connecting theory with practice
Authors: Martinovic Dragana , Milner-Bolotin Marina
Published: November 2021

The goal of this paper is to examine the place of modelling in STEM education and teacher education. First, we introduce modelling as a cyclical process of generating, testing, and applying knowledge while highlighting the epistemological commonalities and differences between the STEM disciplines. Second, we build on the four well-known frameworks, to propose an Educational Framework for Modelling in STEM, which describes both teacher and student roles in the modelling cycle. Third, we use this framework to analyze how modelling is presented in the new mathematics and science school curricula in two Canadian provinces (Ontario and British Columbia), and how it could be implemented in teacher education. Fourth, we emphasize the epistemological aspects of the Educational Framework for Modelling in STEM, as disciplinary epistemological foundations may seem too abstract to both teacher educators and teachers of STEM school subjects. Yet, epistemologies are the driving forces within each discipline and must be considered while teaching STEM as a unified field. To nurture critical thinkers and innovators, it is critical to pay attention to what knowledge is and how it is created and tested. The Educational Framework for Modelling in STEM may be helpful in introducing students and future teachers to the process of modelling, regardless of if they teach it in a single- or a multi-discipline course, such as STEM. This paper will be of interest to teacher educators, teachers, researchers, and policy makers working within and between the STEM fields and interested in promoting STEM education and its epistemological foundations.
Le hasard de la preuve
Authors: Favereau Judith
Published: November 2021

En créant en 2003 le Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (ou J-PAL) au Massachusetts Institute of Technology, les chercheurs Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo et Sendhil Mullainathan ont souhaité « transformer la recherche en action ». En effet, le J-PAL s’est donné pour objectif de fournir, via une méthode expérimentale construite sur le modèle des essais cliniques en médecine, des preuves d’efficacité concrètes des programmes d’aide au développement, et de faire en sorte que ces preuves puissent être utilisées par les décideurs politiques. L’accumulation et l’utilisation de ces preuves par la sphère politique conduiraient à ce que Banerjee et Duflo appellent une « révolution douce », c’est-à-dire un monde où l’extrême pauvreté serait éradiquée.

Mais comment les résultats issus de ces expériences sont-ils produits ? Ces expériences permettent-elles véritablement de produire des preuves ? Les résultats de ces expériences sont-ils fiables et utilisables par les décideurs politiques ? Peut-on transposer les résultats d’une expérience menée sur un territoire particulier à un autre territoire ? Une telle méthode peut-elle donner lieu à une transformation profonde des politiques de lutte contre la pauvreté ?

Cet ouvrage se propose de répondre à ces questions en conduisant une analyse épistémologique de l’approche du J-PAL, et en interrogeant la validité de la méthode qu’il promeut, tout autant que sa portée et son apport plus global à l’économie du développement et aux politiques de lutte contre la pauvreté.
L’immigration récente et l’État providence suédois
Authors: Richard Marie-Pierre
Published: November 2021

Réputé pour être l’un des plus généreux du monde, l’État providence suédois doit gérer une nette augmentation du flux d’immigrants qui met en jeu les institutions et leurs spécificités d’universalisme et d’égalité. Cet article montre que les débats et conflits actuels autour de l’immigration, du multiculturalisme, de la montée de partis xénophobes et de la recomposition politique qui en découle ne doivent pas occulter l’efficacité et la qualité de l’administration suédoise tant locale que nationale, et des institutions publiques en général, dans la gestion des migrants et la mise en œuvre des solidarités.
Reconciling British civil society in the wake of the Brexit referendum : what role for a National Conversation on Immigration ?
Authors: Puzzo Catherine
Published: November 2021

In September 2018, the final report of the first ever public consultation on immigration and integration in the UK was published by two think tanks, HOPE not Hate and British Future. The first immediate objective of the consultation was to create an evidence base of public views on immigration and integration. More significantly, it was about restoring dialogue on these divisive issues in communities across the UK. The content of the conversations confirmed earlier studies on the fragmented state of British society and on the role of politicians in that respect. What emerged from the many discussions and debates was an overall, much more significant challenge the government would have to address, that of the deep mistrust Britons had towards the ability of their leaders, their political and institutional organisations to represent citizens and ensure democracy, rule the country and implement the agenda for which they had been elected. Hearing more from those ‘left-behind’ in politics and hearing on different ideas regarding immigration and integration was a central tenet of these conversations. The report on the National Conversation on immigration proposed to explore citizens’ contributions to the debates as well as the conclusions they came to in order to set a new agenda for a reconciled post-Brexit Britain.
Young Scottish National Party Members’ Perceptions of Scotland and the United Kingdom
Authors: Breniaux Claire
Published: November 2021

This paper explores young Scottish National Party (SNP) members’ views of Scotland and the United Kingdom. It is based on the analysis of the results of an online survey and interviews with young SNP members about their political engagement and their understanding of national identity, which we carried out from 2018 to 2020. Our study focuses especially on how the members of Young Scots for Independence (YSI) and SNP Students, the youth and student wings of the SNP, perceive the Scottish nation and the UK. This paper reflects upon the way these young people define Scottishness and Scottish society. It also discusses the role of national identity in their campaign for independence. Do they want Scotland to leave the Union because they see themselves, and Scottish people as a whole, as different from other British people? Do they consider their relationship with people in the rest of the United Kingdom as a kind of ‘Us vs. Them’ dichotomy? What does living together mean for them? The present paper shows that most of the members of the SNP youth and student wings do not feel British. A huge majority of them see the UK as a union of ‘un-equals’, which is exclusive, not progressive, and where Scotland’s voice is not heard enough. Besides self-determination, it is in the name of social democratic values that they campaign for Scottish independence. Significantly, social democracy is at the heart of their definition of the Scottish nation.
Living together in an age of inequalities : an overview of economic inequalities and poverty in the United Kingdom
Authors: Sowels Nicholas
Published: November 2021

This article presents and analyses recent figures about inequality and poverty in the United Kingdom, which are both central issues in the ability of members of a society to live together. It points out that Britain did experience a significant increase in income inequality in the 1980s in particular, although since then the UK’s overall income inequality has been essentially stable – albeit with a pulling away of the Top 1%. A fairly similar picture emerges for wealth, for which inequality fell for much of the 20th century (due significantly to expanding home ownership), although there has been some reversal in this long-term trend since the turn of the century. The article then discusses some of the causes for this rise in inequality following the shift to neoliberal capitalism, brought on by the Thatcher governments in the 1980s. It briefly presents the IFS Deaton Review of inequalities launched in 2019, which seeks to get a broader understanding of inequalities as social and political – and not just economic – phenomena. Lastly, it presents some key policy prescriptions for how inequality and poverty could be tackled. (The article considers these issues before the massive global cataclysm of the Covid-19 pandemic, as of March 2020.)
The Brexit Cleavages in the 2017 and 2019 General Elections
Authors: Schnapper Pauline
Published: November 2021

The EU referendum of 23 June 2016 revealed new cleavages among British voters, based on age, values and geography rather than social class or centre/periphery. This paper examines how the main parties have responded to the challenge in the following general elections in 2017 and 2019, and whether a realignment has taken place along the Brexit faultlines. It argues that both Labour and the Conservatives managed to partially adjust to the challenge and made some electoral gains by reconfiguring their political strategy to adapt to the new electoral environment. But the Conservative party proved better able at attracting the pro-Brexit voters than Labour was with the - divided - Remain voters. It remains to be seen whether these developments will be short-lived or will endure.
Montée de l'extrême-droite dans les îles britanniques : la fin d'une exception irlandaise ?
Authors: Louvet Marie-Violaine
Published: November 2021

L’article propose une analyse des nouveaux partis d'extrême-droite qui sont apparus en République d'Irlande au cours des cinq dernières années, dans le contexte d'une montée des mouvements d'extrême-droite au Royaume-Uni à l’heure du Brexit, et plus largement au sein de l'Union Européenne. Leur succès, très modéré, puisqu'ils ne bénéficient pas de représentants élus, est toutefois inédit dans l'histoire irlandaise. C'est aussi le cas de leur discours politique caractérisé, comme au sein des réseaux internationaux d'extrême-droite dans lesquels ils s'inscrivent, par un rejet de l'immigration, de l'Union Européenne, par des valeurs conservatrices et une exploitation de la culture nationale à des fins de propagande. Leurs dérapages racistes et islamophobes freinent leur popularité, tout comme l'opposition acharnée que leur livre la gauche antifasciste
Change Management, Organizational Adaptation, and Labor Market Restructuration
Authors: Vlados Charis , Koutroukis Theodore , Chatzinikolaou Dimos
Published: November 2021

The recent transformation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis drives the world economy to an accelerated mutation. This chapter focuses on how the current developments affect the various socioeconomic organizations and systems and how they can adapt to this new emerging reality. To this end, relevant forecasts on the current pandemic crisis are examined. Τhis crisis seems to cause the acceleration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, functioning as a catalyst of the structural changes also observed in the working environment. The chapter suggests that all socioeconomic organizations (irrespectively of their size, spatial reach, and sectorial focus) are called upon nowadays to readjust themselves and that innovation is the fundamental generator for exiting the ongoing structural crisis. However, innovation unavoidably creates significant changes that socioeconomic organizations must manage effectively in the foreseeable future, according to a new way of perceiving organizational resilience and adaptability for the post-COVID-19 era.
Constant Communication for Community Engagement Through Responsible Leadership to Manage the Pandemic
Authors: Mehta Mita , Chandani Arti
Published: November 2021

The aim of this research was to study how community engagement using constant communication can be utilized to manage pandemic though responsible leadership. This study focuses on India's experience of community engagement and responsible leadership demonstrated by national leaders, especially Prime Minister (PM) Mr. Narendra Modi using his constant communication as one of the strategies. Data of Indian citizens through various online communities has been analyzed through qualitative analysis called netnography, which is an extension of ethnography. Based on this methodology, thematic analysis has been carried out. Constant communication as one of the themes helps responsible leaders in managing pandemic-level crises. This research also develops conceptual model as a research outcome to be more specific in terms of communication among communities through a leader. Nations struggling to manage pandemic can get more social and economic relief if such crises could have been managed through responsible leadership through his constant communication.
Innovative Adaptation in Strategic Organizational Resilience
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G.
Published: November 2021

This chapter has the purpose to analyze the implications of innovative adaptation in strategic organizational resilience. It is assumed that organizational resilience has a strategic role designed and implemented to promote organizational community resilience to survive, adaptive innovation, and achieve success after a disaster. The method employed is the reflective and analytical review of the theoretical and empirical literature to clarify the relevant issues of innovative innovation in strategic organizational resilience. It is concluded that innovative adaptation and engineering resilience strategies achieve organizational resilience as the capability to self-renew through innovation.
A Review of Educational Games for Teaching Programming to Primary School Students
Authors: Giannakoulas Andreas , Xinogalos Stelios
Published: November 2021

In recent years, several educational games for learning programming have been developed with promising results. The main purpose of this chapter is to present 22 educational games or platforms that aim to cultivate computational thinking through teaching computer programming concepts to primary school students. A short description of each game followed by a comparative analysis of both their game mechanics and their educational aspects is presented. Additionally, less typical functionalities such as online classrooms, the support for learning analytics, and the creation of new levels are analyzed. This chapter could be useful for game designers and IT teachers who would like to use a game-based approach in the teaching process.
Primary School Students' Perceptions About the Use of Mobile Games in the Classroom
Authors: Koutromanos George
Published: November 2021

This chapter investigates primary school students' perceptions regarding the use of games on mobile devices (i.e., smartphone, tablet) in classroom environment for teaching purposes. Data was collected from 10,381 students (Grades 4, 5, and 6) using a survey questionnaire. A series of semi-structured interviews were used to more deeply understand student perceptions. Those perceptions tended to range from neutral to positive regarding the use of games and their content. Students prefer games that enhance their knowledge and develop their thinking skills. They also believe lessons will be more enjoyable and interesting through the use of games, and learning will be easier and more effective. The results showed differences in students' perceptions in terms of their gender and grade level. Implications of this study and further research are discussed.
A Systematic Review of Gamification Within E-Learning
Authors: Kamunya Samuel Muthee , Oboko Robert Obwocha , Maina Elizaphan Muuro , Miriti Evans Kirimi
Published: November 2021

The focus of this study was to review and evaluate the effectiveness of gamification within e-learning platforms. The study deployed systematic literature review methodology to evaluate how effective gamification has been used within e-learning platforms. The study used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Approach (PRISMA), starting with 366 articles, shifting to a final 34 articles for consideration. It was established that gamification positively influences and enhances learning within the e-learning platform. Therefore, the study recommends policy makers, designers, and implementers of e-learning platforms to consider incorporating gamification elements in order to increase user motivation and engagement for enhanced learning.
The Importance of Teacher Bridging in Game-Based Learning Classrooms
Authors: Asbell-Clarke Jodi , Rowe Elizabeth , Bardar Erin , Edwards Teon
Published: November 2021

Advances in game-based learning and educational data mining enable novel methods of formative assessment that can reveal implicit understandings that students may demonstrate in games but may not express formally on a test. This chapter explores a framework of bridging in game-based learning classes, where teachers leverage and build upon students' game-based implicit learning experiences to support science classroom learning. Bridging was studied with two physics learning games in about 30 high-school classes per game. Results from both studies show that students in bridging classes performed better on external post-tests, when accounting for pre-test scores, than in classes that only played the game or did not play the game at all. These findings suggest the teachers' role is critical in game-based learning classes. Effective bridging includes providing teachers with common game examples along with actionable discussion points or activities to connect game-based learning with classroom content.
A Proposal of a Catalog of Gamification Patterns
Authors: Mosquera Jhonny Paul Taborda , López Jeferson Arango , Collazos César A , Vela Francisco Luis Gutiérrez
Published: November 2021

Taking advantage of the advances in mobile technologies, and the new set of applications and games available in the different stores, in this article the authors propose a catalog of gamification patterns that can be implemented un those applications and games. These patterns increase student motivation through its implementation in activities in and out of the classroom with the support of mobile devices and game applications. In addition, the authors carried out an experiment conducted with different groups of students in an educational institution in Colombia to assess its impact on student motivation. The results show the improvement in the motivation for the majority of students that used applications with the proposed patterns. This study contributes to addressing the technological resources of schools towards gamification patterns perspectives to improve the motivation of students in the learning process.
Implementation of Games in Primary School Social Studies Lessons
Authors: Hegediš Polona Jančič , Hus Vlasta
Published: November 2021

This chapter presents the implementation of games in teaching social studies in primary schools. In Slovenia, social studies lessons combine educational goals from the fields of geography, sociology, history, ethnology, psychology, economy, politics, ethics, and ecology with the national curriculum based on the constructivist approach. Game-based learning enables an optimal learning environment for students. This chapter researches games in social studies. Results show teachers rarely use didactic games in social studies and that games are most commonly used at the beginning of lessons to achieve greater motivation and concentration of students and for more diversified classes. Most respondents' students like game-based learning in social studies and also estimate that games are not played often enough.
Gamification for Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching and Learning
Authors: Pujolà Joan-Tomàs , Appel Christine
Published: November 2021

This chapter explores gamification as an innovative pedagogical strategy in language learning with the use of technology. The authors examine the construct of gamification, arguing for the need of a clear definition as many authors use various terms interchangeably. The dynamics, mechanics, and components to conform a gamified learning experience are presented. The chapter describes current research and teaching experiences on gamification and technology-enhanced teaching and learning. Two approaches are identified: the use or design of gamified apps and gamified learning experiences designed entirely by teachers and implemented with the help of different technologies. Some tools and platforms for gamification are discussed and recommendations on how to implement a successful gamified teaching intervention are provided. Two approaches to researching gamification are also proposed.
Indexing Serious Games to Meet Adaptive E-Learning System Needs
Authors: El Borji Yassine , Khaldi Mohammed
Published: November 2021

This chapter aims to strengthen the integration of serious games in the educational field by providing tools to monitor and assist the progress of learners/players. The main idea is to address the integration aspects and the deployment of serious games in adaptive e-learning systems based on the automatic package and the export of serious games as reusable learning objects (LO). This integration will allow SGs to benefit from the tracking and support features offered by the LMS. On the other hand, LMS can supplement their training offer and reach a certain maturity. The approach aims to meet the specific needs of SGs in terms of metadata so that they can be described, indexed, and capitalized. This is a new application profile of the IEEE LOM standard entitled “SGLOM” integrating fields to describe SGs not only in a technical sense but also by examining the pedagogical and playful criteria. The authors also focus on the integration and extraction aspects of SGs in an LMS using the ADL SCORM 2004 data model that defines how content can be packaged as a SCORM PIF (package interchange file).
Classcraft as a Resource to Implement Gamification in English-Medium Instruction
Authors: Rivera-Trigueros Irene , Sánchez-Pérez Maria del Mar
Published: November 2021

The exponential growth of English-medium instruction (EMI) programs in higher education has driven to the search for new and innovative teaching resources and techniques to facilitate the teaching and learning of disciplinary content matter through a non-native language. During the last years, gamification has emerged as a great tool when it comes to foster students' motivation and, consequently, favour their learning. There are numerous ways of introducing gamification in the classroom and a high number of resources and tools available for teachers to design and implement gamification proposals. One of these tools is Classcraft, an online role-playing platform that allows the teacher to turn the classroom into a real role-playing scenario. This chapter will explore the benefits of including gamification—and more specifically Classcraft—for EMI in higher education. Exhaustive guidelines are described in order to serve as a base for EMI lecturers to implement gamification in their courses.
Inclusive Education Through Accessible Mobile Serious Games
Authors: Jaramillo-Alcázar Angel , Criollo-C Santiago , Luján-Mora Sergio
Published: November 2021

Accessibility has been defined as the ability of an object to be used despite the condition or disability of a person. However, it is a feature that often has not been taken into account in the design of products or services, and the mobile serious game market is no exception. Accessibility guidelines were defined through the consolidation of different initiatives and good practices of video game developers as well as groups interested in providing accessibility to video games. Once the guidelines were defined, a method for evaluating the accessibility of mobile serious games was developed and applied in a mobile serious game. The purpose of this document is to propose an evaluation tool for those who wish to develop accessible mobile serious games for people with impairments and improve inclusive education.
Gamification Tools to Facilitate Student Learning Engagement in Higher Education
Authors: Schofield Mark
Published: November 2021

Gamification is a novel technology that can potentially motivate student learning. This chapter reflects on the implementation of a gamified application to support students' learning in terms of learning important facts concerning their study program. The scope of the chapter refers to two design features in which tests were conducted on the different configurations in a field experiment among UK university students. The initial feature identified was feedback, where it was anticipated that engagement would increase, with tailored feedback having a greater impact than generic feedback. The next feature identified was circumventing users from binge gaming through session limits, as this may potentially prevent deep learning. The findings suggest that tailored feedback was less effective than generic feedback, contradicting the initial anticipation. Session limits were found to not circumvent binging without a reduction in sessions. The findings suggest that gaming properties of gamified applications could impact sustaining and encouraging play.