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Methodological basis of firm financial risk management
Authors: Nabiyev Mahayad Anvar
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this article is to summarize the theoretical, methodological and methodological foundations of financial risk management in firms in modern conditions.

The methodological basis of the research is the works of economists devoted to financial risk management.

Research novelty. Various methods are presented in the economic literature for assessing financial risks. The introduction of modern methods of systematic and consistent analysis of the financial risk management of a firm is the main novelty of this study.

Conclusion. Based on the current liquidity ratio of the company's financial condition and the assessment of borrowed funds in terms of liabilities, a two-factor model is investigated, and on the basis of working capital in terms of assets, return on assets (ratio of retained earnings to assets), profitability (ratio of operating income to assets), market value of shares by the ratio of liabilities and profitability of assets (profit by ratio to assets), a five-factor model is investigated.

In the economic literature, it is considered appropriate to use the revised Altman model in developing countries.
Marketing a Mental Health Specialization: The 4 P’s of Play Therapy
Authors: Putulowski Joe , Crosby Robert
Published: September 2020

Nearly half of all healthcare service companies fail within the first four years, negatively affecting the entrepreneur, customer, and the surrounding economy.  Additionally, each time a healthcare establishment fails, there is a negative impact on the consumer as much needed healthcare services become unavailable to the community.  Lack of effective market strategies and consumer awareness is one of the main reasons that new businesses fail.  To address this problem, marketing experts apply the marketing mix, most commonly executed through the 4 P’s of marketing: product, promotion, place, and price.  Researchers have begun to apply this marketing framework to the healthcare industry; however, there has been limited application of the 4 P’s to mental health care and the critical specializations that exist within that industry.  In the present study, we apply the 4 P’s marketing framework to play therapy, an evidence-based psychotherapy specialization.  Drawing from literature, we define the product as a form of counseling in which the therapeutic powers of play are used to resolve psychosocial difficulties in young children.  Using a sample of 234 adults attending an online university, we conducted an online survey-based experiment to determine promotion (i.e., where potential clients are most likely to look for therapeutic services), placement (i.e., how much farther clients are willing to drive to see a specialist versus a non-specialist), and price (i.e., how much more clients are willing to pay for a specialist versus a non-specialist). Implications for small mental health business are discussed.
Green Hotel as a Competitive Product: A Case Study at 5-Star Hotel in Bali
Authors: Astawa I Ketut , Budarma I Ketut , Widhari Cokorda Istri Sri , Mudana I Gede
Published: September 2020

Today, tourists tend to choose hotels that consistently implement environmentally friendly practices. In accordance with this phenomenon, the concept of sustainable accommodation needs to apply the principles of environmental conservation, ecology, community empowerment, and the use of local products. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze Green Hotel as a Competitive Product. The problem of this study is “What green aspects do the hotel have that differentiate them from other competitors”? The population was 57 of five stars hotel in Bali that received THK Tourism Award. Meanwhile, 10 percent of the sample was determined by purposive sampling, and the data analysis method used was qualitative descriptive technique. The results showed that the product was developed from an ordinary characteristic to a greener specification. In response to green business practices, 100 per cent stated that adopting the practices can maintain the image of the hotel brand, serve as a competitive advantage, and make the company and employee performance more effective and efficient. Furthermore, the results showed that implementing environmentally friendly business practices are achieved by adopting local wisdom values.
Professional Development Opportunities as a determinant of Turnover Intention: A case of teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
Authors: Ekabu Peter
Published: September 2020

The study sought to establish whether the availability or non-availability of professional development opportunities determine the turnover intention of teachers in public secondary schools in Meru County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design, where both qualitative and quantitative paradigms were employed. The study population comprised of 2582 secondary school teachers and principals in 367 public secondary schools. Stratified proportionate sampling and simple random sampling methods were used to pick 518 participants who included 503 secondary school teachers and 15 secondary school principals. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from teachers while interview schedules were used to collect qualitative data from the sampled principals. The hypothesis was tested using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and chi-square goodness of fit. Computer software SPSS Version 21 aided in data analysis. An analysis of the Pearson product-moment correlation showed a negative correlation between professional development opportunities and the turn-over intention of teachers in secondary schools in Meru County. Equally, Chi-square results corroborated indicating a strong and significant association of professional development opportunities and turn-over intention of teachers in secondary schools in Meru County. The study concluded that a lack of professional development opportunities leads to low morale, low motivation, and high turnover intention of teachers in public secondary schools in Meru County. The study recommended that the education stakeholders including the schools’ Boards of Management, the Ministry of Education, and the Teachers Service Commission among others motivate teachers by regularly offering them professional development. This would enhance their pedagogical skills thus reducing turnover intention among teachers.
Public Health Policy in Donggala Regency
Authors: Pasinringi Andi , Samad Muhammad Ahsan , Alamsyah Muh. Nur , Jeni
Published: September 2020

This study aims to determine how the implementation of Village Fund policies in addressing the problems of community health development in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. The technique for determining informants in this area was carried out after determining the sample area by referring to the Village Minister Regulation (Permendesa) Number 2 of 2016 concerning the Developing Village Index (IDM), which maps Villages into the Village category. Donggala Regency has three categories of villages, namely: very disadvantaged villages, underdeveloped villages, and developing villages. And for each Village Category, informants were determined purposively, as was the technique of determining informants at the Health Office and the Community Development and Village Government (DPMD) Office, informants were determined purposively. The results of the study concluded that the implementation of public health development policies in Donggala Regency was not well realized, however, in this study it was found that the Van Meter & Van Horn policy implementation model was very appropriate to be used in assessing the performance of complex policies.
The role of family and culture in the development of emotional intellect
Authors: Jabbarova Telli Rahim
Published: September 2020

The aim of the study is to determine the influence of family and culture on emotional intellect and to study the causes of various psychological factors.

The methodological basis of the study is the relationship between cognitive and emotional factors in the behavior of individuals, theories and experiments related to emotional intellect.

The scientific novelty of the research is the study of the influence of family and cultural environment on the development or weakening of emotional intellect.

Output. Positive emotions that parents send to their children create conditions for the development of their emotional intellect, and negative emotions for lagging behind the level of emotional intellect. This, in turn, gives an impetus to the formation of certain psychological qualities in them. Social norms, gender and culture that play a role in the formation of the family environment are involved in the formation of the emotional intellect of the individual through the family. In a family, the emotional attitude of parents towards children and methods of emotional education influence the formation of the character of their future personality. Considering that people share their emotions mainly with close family members, we can say that the family is the main social mechanism that determines, directs and regulates the emotional state of society. The weakening and deterioration of this mechanism can lead to emotional imbalance in society. This is confirmed by the fact that young people belonging to criminal and deviant groups come mainly from disadvantaged families.
Evaluating the Relationship between Overconfidence of Senior Managers and Abnormal Cash Fluctuations with respect to Financial Flexibility in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
Authors: Hadi Mousavi  , Majid Davoudi Nasr
Published: September 2020

Executives can maximize profits by recognizing the factors that effects investment and using them to obtain the optimal level of investment,)  Inefficient markets have shortcomings that can impact the optimal level of investment  leading to the process of over- investment or under- investment.  In the present study, the relationship between overconfidence of senior managers and abnormal cash fluctuations with respect to financial flexibility in companies listed in Tehran stock exchange" from 2009 to 2013  were evaluated. In this study, the sample consists of 84 companies selected by systematic elimination method and 420 year-companies in total. In this research, EVIEWS software was used to test the research hypotheses by linear regression and correlation coefficient and after designing and testing the research hypothesis.  After designing and testing research hypotheses that have been used to each hypothesis, it was concluded that there was a significant relationship between overconfidence of senior managers and abnormal cash fluctuations , and this relationship was not significant at any level of financial flexibility. Moreover, the findings of research showed that there was a significant relationship between senior manager’s overconfidence and positive abnormal cash flow fluctuations in firm and this relationship is significant only at the level of companies with high financial flexibility.  Finally, the results indicate that there is no significant relationship between senior managers 'overconfidence and negative cash flow abnormalities, and the relationship between senior managers' overconfidence and negative cash flow fluctuations at the level of companies with high financial flexibility was confirmed.
EU’s human rights dialogues with Belarus and the developments around presidential elections
Authors: Madalin-Catalin Blidaru
Published: September 2020

. The 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were characterised by widely recognised human rights violations. The European Union decided not to recognise the results after important declarations and consultations among its leaders. However, the European Union and Belarus were engaged in a structured human rights dialogue. The author discusses the links between the human rights dialogue as a foreign policy instrument and the dynamics around the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. The hypothesis stresses that the evolution of the bilateral dialogues provides information on the developments within the relations between the European Union and Belarus. The case study, based on extensive analysis of official documents, finds additional support for the claim against the effectiveness of the human right s dialogues with third parties. Apart from a better understanding and a channel of dialogue with the country, the human rights topics recreated an environment in which it justified the return to restrictions and sanctions against individuals involved in illegitimate actions. The historical analysis of the presidential elections, particularly the climate around their organisation, the assessment of the human rights dialogues as a policy tool, and the analysis of the official dialogues on the thematic areas of concerns from the human rights dialogues support this hypothesis.
Ecuadorian Political System: Tension in the context of the COVID 19 (March-May 2020)
Authors: Carina V. Ganuza
Published: September 2020

The Ecuadorian political system represented by President Lenin Moreno has caused an atmosphere of constant tension in the face of the spread of COVID 19, leading to a setting of greater disturbance as the health crisis situation, that was used to apply neoliberal measuresthat had been suspended in October 2019, in the setting of massive protests and discontent. This work is a case study that analyzes the decisions made by the Moreno administration in the face of the pandemic in the temporary cutback that took place during the months of March and May of 2020, a clear move to take advantage of the health crisis situation, and in order to complete its decisions regarding  austerity and budget cutbacks. It is, thus, inferred that there is a loss of the sense of protection of life as a primary constitutional right.
An Investigation into Adolescents’ Self-perception as Readers
Authors: Myo Thandar Cho
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate adolescents' (Grade 8, Grade 9, and Grade 10 students) self-perception as readers. The sample consisted of 184 students (91 males and 93 females). Students’ self-perception as readers were measured by using Reader Self-perception Scale 2 was developed by Henk, Melnick, and Marinak (2013). Descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, and one-way ANOVA were used for data analysis. This study showed that young learners’ self-perception as readers was satisfactory. According to the results of the t test, female students’ self-perception as readers was significantly higher than that of male students at p < .05. One-way ANOVA revealed that Grade 10 students’ self-perception as reader specifically in progress category was highest among Grade 8, Grade 9, and Grade 10 students at p < .01.
The Social Interaction in Virtual Media
Authors: Madouni Ali
Published: September 2020

As the virtual media emerged and disseminated immensely ;specifically in the last ten years of the twenty-first Century, throughinnumerable channels and virtually broadcasting pages, as strong equivalentlyas the traditional mass media in almost life critical domains and areas ; as aresult and feature of the technological progress. The technology of the twenty-first Century gave to hands a wide reach and availability of information, itallows people and communities to participate even in producing and makinginfluential public opinions towards local and international issues and topical; asways of social interaction behind devices screens. Technology and changescreate a sort of circumstantial adaptation which did not exist before.Furthermore and notably, the traditional mass media amid this advance; theyspecify regular corners and a considerable space for the virtual interactions ofintellectual and popular society categories ; through the worldwide knownmedia and interactive gates. and they give an increasing as well remarkableconcern, and sometimes they are used as a referential and reliable base to thesesocial interactions. Through this paper, we intended to spotlight on theinteractive role of society in the virtual media, additionally, to expose to whatextent can the virtually-made public opinions as well interactions can affect thestatements and decisions in reality, on local and wider levels..
A review of businesses that focus on markets vs. businesses that focus on products in association with market orientation
Authors: Christine Reidhead
Published: September 2020

A white paper written on building market-focused businesses reported that organizations which are market-focused primarily set their competitive advantage by delivering superior value beneficially to their target customers alongside thriving in their financial performance. However, this conclusion was made only for market-focused businesses, but we believe that the same applies to product-focused businesses in light of the research which can be related to such a strategic approach. In this review, we discuss the two forms of business philosophies; the first is market-focused business philosophy which is primarily concerned with satisfying customers and market needs, and the second, a product-focused business philosophy is concerned with leading through the innovation of the core offerings of an organization. Surprisingly, both these strategic options have so far not been widely explored comparatively in the available literature. Regardless, we propose that both have a relationship with a certain degree of market orientation that can help to solve the mystery regarding which strategic option is superior over another. This relationship further needs to be tested with empirical evidence to help the managers so they can guide the right strategic direction of the company. Furthermore, it is suggested that strategic focus in crisis situations also need to be further analyzed with regard to product-focused and market-focused businesses.
The Return to 1975 and Some Aspects of the Built Environment Analysis Discipline & Methodology
Authors: Haas Tigran
Published: September 2020

Each reader will most probably come into this topic with hers/his professional background, different perceptions and view of things, understandings, expectations, etc. Given the incredible depth of the subject, but at the same time wishing to be approachable and ‘user-friendly’ to the reader, the paper will demonstrate a particular way of seeing the built environment. What will come out between and behind lines is multidisciplinary and systemic view as a conditio sine qua non of viewing this field as well as an approach, which tries to integrate different issues. The paper will also try to debate, bring out and question things as well as problematize around these issues. Its purpose is not to bring solutions, give answers or put up new theories or models. It will nonetheless have to give some suggestions and try to look at some things differently, especially where some postulates, definitions and outlook on things are fuzzy, hazy or unclear and based on false premises and undefined concepts. The main focus is to show that “faulty” models (defective and contradictory concept and categories and prepositions) can have disastrous consequences for the development of a certain discipline. As Norman Crowe pointed, ‘such is the nature of this subject that any discussion of it can be neither complete nor conclusively definitive.
The Relationship of Economic Growth And Terrorism with the Human Development Index: A Causality Analysis on MENA Countries
Authors: Özcan Günay , Karter Cigdem
Published: September 2020

Examining the human development of societies is one of the important economic policy practices of recent times. Therefore, economies steer the sub-components of human development and their policies implemented by researching the factors that affect such sub-components. In this context, the aim of this study is to examine the relationship between economic growth and terrorism with human development in 12 selected MENA countries in the period of 2002-2017 by the panel causality method. The findings obtained as a result of the panel causality analysis show that both terrorism and economic growth have bidirectional causality with the human development index throughout the panel. A causality relationship has also been found in many countries on a country basis
Flaws of Article 9, 10, and 26 of the Criminal Act in South Korea and Possible Solutions
Authors: Kang Chaerin
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this research paper is to underline a few of the problematic articles of the Criminal Act in Korea and suggest possible solutions. In the Republic of Korea, three criminal elements—Applicability of Constituent Requirements, Criminal Defences, and the Principle of Responsibility—must be proven to convict a defendant. When a perpetrator does not meet all three criminal elements, they are protected by particular articles of the Criminal Act such as Articles 9, 10, and 26. These articles guarantee citizens' right to decide their own actions accordingly and provide an opportunity for improvement by reducing the punishment. All three articles of the Criminal Act reflect positive intentions embedded in the law. However, the articles' flaws have begun to cause the perpetrators to exploit the law and disdain Korea's Criminal Act. Thus, this paper aims to consider the Criminal Act's malfunctions, especially within Article 9, 10, and 26, and suggest possible solutions to improve its shortages.
The relationship between personality traits, values and interests in adolescents
Authors: Mihaela Luminița Sandu  , Mihaela Rus  , Tănase Tasențe
Published: September 2020

Choosing this theme study was based on a desire to investigate several issues in depth, taking into account the importance of identifying dimensions of personality structure in adolescence, considering that during this period proper development of adolescents is based on stimulating several areas closely related to their activity. A balanced adolescent chooses activities that contribute to character development, increasing self-confidence, developing socializing skills, identifying passions and making decisions.
Career Development Program for Junior High School English Teachers
Authors: Manalo Blademer , Ojales Larry
Published: September 2020

Despite the existence of some policies to promote career growth, still the fact remains that many teachers face problems about this matter. This study aimed in proposing a career development program by describing the profile of junior high school English teachers and showing its association to the extent of their commitment and responsiveness to instruction, research and community service. Moreover, it also identifies both issues related to career development. In order to attain the objectives, this research endeavour utilized descriptive method of research using questionnaire as data gathering instrument. Findings showed that teachers responded to the call of continuing professional development by earning post graduate degrees but had few related trainings and limited memberships. In addition, they showed commitment and responsiveness only on a moderate extent with regards to research and community service. The data further proved that instruction depends on training and development while research depends on membership to professional organization. It also stressed the findings that an organized and well-planned career development contributes to individual and organizational growth. However, issues and challenges may occur in the workplace if the administration fails to prioritize this. There is also a need for more training and memberships in various organizations and often participation in professional development activities is also recommended.
Rational Design Protein Engineering Through Crowdsourcing
Authors: Farmer Tylar Seiya , Bohse Patrick , Kerr Dianne
Published: September 2020

Two popular methods exist to engineer a protein: directed evolution and rational design. Directed evolution utilizes a controlled environment to create proteins through induced mutations and selection, while rational design makes desired changes to a protein by directly manipulating its amino acids. Directed evolution is currently more commonly used, since rational design relies on structural knowledge of the protein of interest, which is often unavailable. Utilizing crowdsourcing manpower and computational power to improve protein depictions allows rational design to be more easily used to perform the manipulation of proteins. Two free programs, “Folding@home and “Foldit”, allow anyone with a computer and internet access to contribute to protein engineering. Folding@home relies on one’s computational power, while Foldit relies on user intuition to improve protein models. Rational design has allowed protein engineers to create artificial proteins that can be applied to the treatment of illnesses, research of enzyme activity in a living system, genetic engineering, and biological warfare. Starting with an overview of protein engineering, this paper discusses the methods of rational design and directed evolutions and goes on to explain how computer based programs can help in the advancement of rational design as a protein engineering method. Furthermore, this paper discusses the application of computer based programs in medicine and genetic engineering and presents some ethical issues that may arise from using such technology. The paper concludes with an analysis of whether or not computer based programs for protein engineering is worth the investment.
BioGreen: A bioeconomy for Ireland
Authors: Bagla Ashutosh , Stead David
Published: September 2020

The project has been named BioGreen because it develops a new method to assesses the potential of the bioeconomy in contribution to Ireland’s sustainability goals. Bioeconomy refers to those parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources (biomass) from land and sea such as crops, forests, fish, animals, micro-organisms, and organic waste and residue to produce food, feed, materials, chemicals, fuels and energy (Potocnik, 2015; as cited in Devaney, 2017). The research is critical because we live in a world with increasingly limited resources. Ireland enjoys a marketing advantage for its domestic consumer food products due to its sustainable production practices. Development of a robust bioeconomy sector would further consolidate the country’s position as a world leader in sustainability (Devaney and Henchion, forthcoming 2017).
Endless Consciousness
Authors: Dolsen-Groh Zoey Dominique , Sexton-Radek Kathy
Published: September 2020

For decades, researchers have looked at the phenomenon of near-death experiences, or NDEs for short. These experiences have been reported by individuals all over the world, happening at a time when conscious thought and sensation should not be able to happen. This paper reviews the history of NDEs and attempts to explain them using the most prevalent theories in the field today. By understanding NDEs, researchers and scientists would have the opportunity to understand human consciousness and what truly happens when we take our last breath.
Social Stigmatization: Effects of Emotional Loneliness and Social Integration
Authors: Kamali Setareh
Published: September 2020

The current study examined the effects of loneliness and social integration on social stigmatizations, in order to understand negative perceptions placed on people. The study was a   2 x 2 within-subjects, a factorial design that involved participants to read and rate scenarios. The participants were 16 University of California, Los Angeles student’s, 14 females and two males. Loneliness had two levels, lonely or not lonely, operationally defined as satisfaction, or dissatisfaction, with target person’s current relationships. Social integration had two levels, high or low, operationally defined as being involved, or not, in school-related activities with peers. The dependent variable was social stigmatization, operationally defined as the ratings of psychological attributes given by the participant. Consistent with our data, there were two significant main effects of social integration and loneliness p’s < .001. However, no significant interaction was found p = .905. Keywords: loneliness, social integration, perception, social stigmatization
THE MATHEMATICS AND GEOGRAPHY OF MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE U.S., 1982-2017
Authors: Andersen Maria L. , Valone Samantha H. , Vakhitova Valeriia K. , Chachra Vir , Sommers Paul Martin
Published: September 2020

The authors use simple bilinear regression to assess changes in the geographical movement (latitude and longitude) of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and 2017.  The path taken by the location of the ninety-five mass shootings over the 36-year period has shifted south.  An analysis of differences by census region and blue/red state distinctions within each census region reveals disproportionately many mass shootings in Midwestern states between 2000 and 2008, and disproportionately many in red Southern states over the past three-plus decades.
RNA-binding Motif Protein 45 (Rbm45)/Developmentally Regulated RNA-binding Protein-1 (Drbp1): Association with Neurodegenerative Disorders
Authors: Eck Andrew G. , Lopez Kevin J. , Henderson Jeffrey O.
Published: September 2020

Neurodegenerative disorders are caused by the progressive loss of the structure and/or function of neurons, often through cell death, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. Cytoplasmic aggregation of proteins into inclusion bodies is a pathological characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and Alzheimer’s disorder (AD). These inclusion bodies have been shown to contain RNA-binding proteins participating in RNA-dependent and RNA–independent protein:protein interactions. RNA-binding motif protein 45 (RBM45), also known as developmentally regulated RNA-binding protein-1 (Drbp1), was first identified as a novel RNA binding protein in rat that functions in neural development. Advancing research has indicated a connection between the presence of human RBM45 protein cytosolic aggregates and degenerative neurological diseases. This review considers the structure, function, and distribution of RBM45 along with a look into potential future research on this multifunctional RNA-binding protein.
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Rbm45/Drbp1: Genomic Structure, Expression, and Evolution
Authors: Price Lauren E. , Loewen Faul Abigail B. , Vuchkovska Aleksandra , Lopez Kevin J. , Fast Katie M. , Eck Andrew G. , Hoferer David W. , Henderson Jeffrey O.
Published: September 2020

RNA recognition motif-type RNA-binding domain containing proteins (RBDPs) participate in RNA metabolism including regulating mRNA stability, nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling, and splicing. Rbm45 is an RBDP first cloned from rat brain and expressed spatiotemporally during rat neural development. More recently, RBM45 has been associated with pathological aggregates in the human neurological disorders amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Alzheimer’s. Rbm45 and the neural developmental protein musashi-1 are in the same family of RDBPs and have similar expression patterns. In contrast to Musashi-1, which is upregulated during colorectal carcinogenesis, we found no association of RBM45 overexpression in human colon cancer tissue. In order to begin characterizing RNA-binding partners of Rbm45, we have successfully cloned and expressed human RBM45 in an Intein fusion-protein expression system. Furthermore, to gain a better understanding of the molecular genetics and evolution of Rbm45, we used an in silico approach to analyze the gene structure of the human and mouse Rbm45 homologues and explored the evolutionary conservation of Rbm45 in metazoans. Human RBM45 and mouse Rbm45 span ~17 kb and 13 kb, respectively, and contain 10 exons, one of which is non-coding. Both genes have TATA-less promoters with an initiator and a GC-rich element. Downstream of exon 10, both homologues have canonical polyadenylation signals and an embryonic cytoplasmic polyadenylation element. Moreover, our data indicate Rbm45 is conserved across all metazoan taxa from sponges (phylum Porifera) to humans (phylum Chordata), portending a fundamental role in metazoan development.
Anne Bradstreet's War Upon Tyranny
Authors: Kluz Megan Danielle , King Vincent
Published: September 2020

In matters of religion, Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony had to tread carefully. If they strayed from orthodox beliefs, they ran the risk of reproach and even excommunication. This was especially true of women. Ann Hutchinson is a prime example. She was initially highly popular for her home meetings, but she began to draw notice from the powerful men in the colony. Hutchinson was preaching that people could speak to God directly, essentially disempowering the church and the clergy. To one Puritan leader, John Winthrop, this kind of message was a direct threat to their power; therefore, Winthrop made it his mission to bring Hutchinson to trial and banish her from the colony. She was not the only unfortunate female that fell victim to the stone-like oppression of the Patriarchy. Anne Bradstreet’s sister, Sarah Keayne, suffered a similar fate. She spoke out publicly against the injustices the Patriarchy committed against women. However, she failed to keep her social image intact. Winthrop and the other leaders stepped in to assert their authority against Keayne. As a result, Sarah Keayne was rejected by her husband and excommunicated from the church. Due to the fate of both women, the Puritan community was fearful that they, too, would become the next victims of the Patriarchy. Ann Hutchinson’s and Sarah Keayne’s social demise weighed heavily on Bradstreet’s mind. Given that Anne Bradstreet’s father and husband served on the court of magistrates that convicted Hutchinson, Bradstreet would have been all too aware of the dangers of criticizing the Patriarchy. Even though she was aware of these dangers, she did it anyway. But Bradstreet needed to be careful to remain well liked by her community, by both men and women. One social misstep would lead to her own excommunication, and women would be left with no one to fight for their basic rights. As Wendy Martin notes in An American Tritych, Bradstreet was a protofeminist who sought to change the power disparity between men and women to break the bonds of oppression for all women. This is particularly evident in the poems Martin does not examine. In “To Her Father with Some Verses,” Bradstreet acknowledges that women are indebted to the Patriarchy but turns this debt to her advantage by making the Patriarchy acknowledge her value as a female writer.
Which Website Has The Better Fantasy Football Projections: NFL.com or ESPN?
Authors: Dineen Brett M. , Packer David W. , Hayes Michael C. , Bell Matthew E. , Sommers Paul Martin
Published: September 2020

The authors use simple bilinear regression to assess the accuracy of projections made for fantasy football enthusiasts at the start of the 2015, 2016, and 2017 National Football League (NFL) seasons by two popular sites: NFL.com and ESPN.  Comparisons reveal that over the three seasons combined NFL.com did a marginally better job predicting the future performance of running backs and wide receivers, while ESPN did a much better job predicting the future performance of quarterbacks and tight ends.  The mode of analysis presented in this paper can be used to measure the accuracy of any site for any positional group of players in any given NFL season.
Ottoman Decline: Military Adaptation in the Ottoman Empire, 1683-1699.
Authors: Kerr Stewart , Germani Ian
Published: September 2020

The Siege of Vienna in 1683 by the Ottoman army marks a key shift in the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. The power of the Ottomans had continuously risen since 1453 but the defeat of the Ottoman army at Vienna marked the beginning of Ottoman decline in military and geographical power. The years following the siege forced the Ottomans to fight a united alliance of Austrian, Venician, and Polish armies from Europe. This article follows the events from the siege of Vienna through to the year 1699, when the war following the siege, finally came to an end with the Ottomans seceeding land to all three of its European opponents. By tracing the academic debate on what impacted the Ottoman defeat the most, the article explores the different theories behind why the Ottomans were defeat and what were the causes for the shift in power away from the Ottoman Empire toward the countries in Europe.
Mental Health in Japan: Intersecting Risks in the Workplace
Authors: Pilla David , Kuriansky Judith
Published: September 2020

Japanese culture tends to value group harmony and social conformity. The work culture in Japan reflects this belief system, evidenced by behaviors including working significant amounts of overtime, which is often unpaid, and taking minimal vacation. Japan also has a relatively recent history of economic instability, coupled with negative perceptions of being fired or unemployed, which creates heightened perceived pressures to fit in as an employee. These pressures, on top of tendencies to overwork, translate into an increased risk of stress and other mental health issues, which studies of prevalence have verified. Furthermore, structural and cultural stigma against mental illness and treatment in Japan acts as a barrier to addressing mental health risks among Japanese workers. In recent decades, the Japanese government has stepped up efforts to improve its mental health care system, resulting in some promising improvements, particularly pertaining to suicide prevention. However, initiatives to improve mental health at the workplace are new, underdeveloped, and currently lack scope and empirical-basis. For Japanese workers, work culture, financial insecurity, and stigma are three intersecting mental health risk factors that can be used as a framework for targeted improvements.
Impact of Parental Substance Abuse on Children Later in Life
Authors: Brandewie Madeline , Warren Brittany , Kuebler Anastasia , Lee HeeSoon
Published: September 2020

Parental substance abuse in the home may negatively affect the health of their children. The purpose of this study is to better understand whether the impact of parental substance abuse on children persist into their adult lives. This study is a cross-sectional, exploratory study with quantitative methodology. Data was collected by SurveyMonkey, a web-based online survey tool. A total of 243 participants responded for the survey and the data was analyzed with the SPSS statistical software. Multivariate analysis (ANOVA) showed that regardless of age of children, there are significant main effects of mental and/or physical health issues in later life of children who experienced parental substance abuse. In addition, the young adult (18-30) group is more likely to have mental health issues than the middle-aged and older adult groups. The research findings indicate that those who have experienced family substance abuse are considerably likely to have mental health issues regardless of age. Key words: parental substance abuse, children, mental health, foster care
Using Thermal Imaging to Detect Deception Following a Staged Theft
Authors: Harper Cassie , Walcott Madison , LoSchiavo Frank
Published: September 2020

We conducted an experiment to test whether thermal imaging could detect deception. Half of the participants (n = 42) were randomly assigned to be “thieves” by stealing money from an unattended briefcase. The other half (n = 41) were randomly assigned to be “innocent suspects.” Immediately after the simulated theft, we interrogated all participants, although we instructed them to deny any involvement in the theft. During the interrogation, we measured each participant’s facial temperature using a consumer-grade, infrared thermometer. We hypothesized that lying would produce physiological reactions resulting in elevated skin temperatures. Although nearly all group means showed that thieves had higher skin temperatures than innocent suspects, most of the differences were not statistically significant. However, we found that thieves had statistically significantly higher skin temperatures when asked about the actual amount of money that was stolen. Thus, we found that thermal imaging was able to detect that thieves had concealed information regarding the mock crime. Thieves also reported statistically significantly more anxiety from the beginning to the end of the interrogation.
Cracking the WHIP: An Evaluation of Baseball’s Hall of Fame Pitchers
Authors: Cahill Ryan , Brady John , Winch Alexander , Ashe Ryan , Sommers Paul Martin
Published: September 2020

Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a key performance metric for pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB).  The authors analyze WHIP and its two components, walks and hits, to determine whether Hall of Fame pitcher performance has changed over time since the Hall of Fame’s first induction in 1936.  All inducted pitchers are divided into four roughly equal groups.  The results reveal that pitchers inducted between 1936 and 1959 gave up significantly fewer walks per inning pitched while pitchers inducted between 1960 and 1979 gave up significantly more hits per inning pitched.  However, in general, WHIP displays no statistically significant trend over time, as the small number of walks per inning pitched among early inductees is offset by a large number of hits given up per inning pitched among later inductees.
The Epidemiology of the AIDS Pandemic
Authors: Baucom Connor , Bate Jeremy , Ochoa Shirley , Santos Ilidio , Sergios Ayten , Lorentzen Laura , Reilly Kristie
Published: September 2020

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a bloodborne pathogen that targets the body’s immune system by attacking T cells. Having originated from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, the first confirmed case was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the 1980s, the AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) pandemic began, and by the end of that decade, the World Health Organization reported the presence of HIV in 145 countries and nearly 400,000 cases worldwide. This rapid spread left the scientific community perplexed, and the general population scared. Our literature review explores which factors led to the rapid global spread of HIV. Through historical records and peer-reviewed articles, we sought to uncover and piece together practical applications to enhance understanding of the history and knowledge of potential dangers in the spread of future pandemics.
Negative and Positive Reappraisal After a Romantic Break-Up
Authors: Horner Scarlett , Langeslag Sandra
Published: September 2020

This study compared negative reappraisal of an ex-partner and positive reappraisal of a situation after a break-up. Negative reappraisal was expected to reduce love, increase unpleasantness, reduce upsetness about the break-up, and reduce motivated attention to the ex-partner as measured by the late positive potential (LPP) compared to positive reappraisal. In this study, twenty-four participants who were upset about a break-up viewed pictures of their ex-partner in two reappraisal conditions and a no reappraisal condition. In the negative reappraisal condition, participants thought about negative aspects of their ex-partner. In the positive reappraisal condition, participants thought about positive aspects of the situation. Subsequently, participants viewed ex-partner pictures and the LPP was measured. Participants rated infatuation, attachment, valence, and upsetness about the break-up. Even though numerical differences were in line with our hypotheses, we found no evidence of significant differences between conditions for infatuation, attachment, valence, upsetness, or LPP amplitude in the preregistered analyses.
Instigating Smart City Infrastructure in Oman: Considering Social Benefits and Economic Values
Authors: Waleed Mubarak Al-Yousfi  , Hussin A.M Yahia  , Ram Kishore
Published: September 2020

Smart city is a group of technologies application used to improve the quality of people life by making services easier. The main requirements of smart city are both of physical infrastructure and technology infrastructure. Smart cities are including such as renewable energy, water quality, sewage management, transportation management, smart health, smart parking, waste management, electric vehicle charging, smart home, air pollution management, intelligent shopping, traffic management, smart environment, public safety, smart building, and internet of things. Through evaluating of main cities in Oman, it is time to develop the life style and living of people. This led to change of human life culture in dealing with a smart infrastructure. Smart city is concentered to connect the living city with some factors which improve high quality life and sustainable development services to citizens. The research will focus in analysis and identify the ability of converting capital cities like Muscat to smart city and trying to find common barriers of implement the smart city infrastructure. Also, it will evaluate economics and social effects of smart cities to the human life of Oman culture and develop the framework of smart city infrastructure in Oman. The methodology was used triangulation data method in this study which conducting the data received from three parts include data collection, quantitative method and qualitative method. Each analysis was done through different method to reach main results. The significant Findings discussed to cover the requirements of research objectives. Most of findings indicates that smart cities are popular from public because of its benefits in different sides. The results found that main cities in Oman can be converting to smart cities by developing the both physical and technology infrastructures. In addition, smart cities require a strategic plan to attract the global investment and improving the local business such as tourism and industrial areas. It is recommended that smart cities can improve public service and required to make facilities faster and cheaper.
"Aistifsar" Enquiry Chatbot using Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML)
Authors: Shama Rashid Said Al Ghaithi  , Syed Thoufeeq Ahmed
Published: September 2020

There is always an increase in the number of students enrolling to universities and higher education institutions. During this process the prospective student tend to enquire various particular from university or higher educational institute via telephone, website, emails, friends, postal service and sometimes with agents. The information obtained by prospective student by these means sometimes incomplete and inadequate. Also these means sometimes takes longer time in answering to the queries of prospective student. Moreover institutes are spending huge amount of cost for this purpose as it involve hiring employees, technology and providing the necessary infrastructure. Many commercial establishments with similar problem are trying to address such situation by introducing a “Chatbot” in their web portals or in information systems. A Chatbot is a conversational agent where a computer program is intended to simulate an intelligent discussion or conversation. It can take user contribution to numerous formats like content, voice, and pictures. For this reason, ongoing advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have enormously improved the exactness and adequacy of common language preparing and making Chatbot’s a practical alternative for query based works. This paper will study the benefits to create a Chatbot for the university and higher educational Institutes and how this technology can be helpful for prospective students to replying to their queries. Also a Chatbot will be developed along with our own dataset for Middle East College, Oman using the principles of Artificial Intelligence Markup Language to know the relevance of such facilities to address the needs of prospective student.