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Authors: Barp Luiz Fernando Greiner , Vernal Javier Ignacio
Published: March 2021

A revista INTERthesis nasce, em 2004, amparada na convicção da interdisciplinaridade como instrumento para tentar compreender, de forma abrangente, os fenômenos sociais. Como alternativa às abordagens disciplinares, utilizamos do conceito “interdisciplinar” para guiar um periódico interessado no avanço do conhecimento científico por meio de suas diferentes manifestações, especialmente relacionadas com a área das Ciências Humanas. Compartilhando da visão de Claude Raynaut (RAYNAUT, 2014), assumimos desde o nosso primeiro volume o desafio de compreender os resultados científicos muito mais como uma prática em andamento, que como um exercício orientado por epistemologias e metodologia perfeitamente definidas.
Imagem e Biopoder: Um Estudo dos processos de subjetivação implicados nas dinâmicas do Instagram
Authors: Brzozowski Fabíola Stolf , Melim Mauricio José
Published: March 2021

Este trabalho faz uma análise das dinâmicas da plataforma de fotos e vídeos Instagram, uma das mais populares atualmente. Argumenta-se que a autoexposição e a “vigilância” do outro incentivadas pela rede social contribuem para a produção de um tipo de subjetividade afim ao funcionamento do biopoder contemporâneo. Sob o biopoder, seres humanos tendem a pensar-se como seres individuais, livres e capazes de autogoverno. Para compreender como o Instagram participa desse processo de subjetivação, aplicou-se um modelo teórico que discute as dinâmicas da plataforma considerando um conjunto de dimensões-etapas. Esse procedimento demonstra de que maneira ações como expor-se e ver os outros, avaliar e ser avaliado podem engendrar sujeitos que creem serem livres, mas que ao mesmo tempo estão preocupados com sua performance na rede e fora dela. Este estudo espera colaborar para a compreensão dos modos pelos quais os poderes estão atuando e governando seres humanos na atualidade.
Pensar e Resistir: um convite `à reflexão em tempos de crise
Authors: Vernal Javier Ignacio , Silva Emilly Joyce Oliveira Lopes , Nothaft Raíssa Jeanine
Published: March 2021

Editorial
A critical evaluation of continuous monitoring of critical financial reporting controls : a case of a National Port Authority in an emerging economy
Authors:   Department of Finance and Information Management, Durban University of Technology, South Africa, Nyide Celani John
Published: March 2021

Critical Financial Reporting Controls (CFRCs) are developed and implemented by entities to enhance and maintain sound financial reporting across all core financial processes. This entity in this case study performs CFRCs on a quarterly basis in selected regions. There seems to be a problem in some regions regarding continuous monitoring of the CFRCs. Senior management is aware of the quarterly monitoring of the critical financial reporting controls and the benefits of such reviews. However, relatively few senior managers have realised the value added by the continuous monitoring of the CFRCs. The approach used in this study was qualitative and exploratory in nature with a sample size of ten participants. The results show that even though the CFRCs are effective, there are critical control processes which are not value adding. Whilst the National Port Authority (NPA) embraces the continuous monitoring of critical financial reporting controls, the influence by senior management to junior management to override critical controls emerged as a key feature in this study.
La fonction thyroïdienne au cours du premier trimestre de la grossesse
Authors: Sabah Hanachi , Sifi Karima , Yamina Bouchedjera , Boudaoud Khalida , Salima Zekri , Benembarek Benembarek , Noureddine Abadi
Published: March 2021

Les dysthyroïdies représentent les secondes pathologies les plus fréquentes après le diabète chez la femme enceinte. La thyroïde subit de nombreux changements physiologiques pendant la grossesse et son activité fonctionnelle augmente de 50%. Les hormones thyroïdiennes jouent un rôle important dans les premiers stades du développement du cerveau. Au cours du premier trimestre, le foetus est dépendant de la production d’hormones thyroïdiennes maternelles. Il est donc important de détecter, typer et éventuellement traiter toute anomalie thyroïdienne au début de la grossesse; l’idéal étant bien évidemment une prise en charge de ces pathologies avant la conception. Patients et méthodes - Dans ce travail, nous avons étudié les variations des concentrations plasmatiques des paramètres du bilan thyroïdien à savoir l’hormone thyréostimulante (TSH), la thyroxine libre (fT4) et tri-iodothyronine libre (fT3) chez cinquante gestantes au 1ertrimestre de la grossesse. Résultats - Parmi les cinquante femmes enceintes au 1er trimestre concernées par notre étude, 11 étaient au 1er mois, 19 au 2ème et 20 au 3ème mois de grossesse. L’âge moyen de nos gestantes était de 30±6,76 ans avec des extrêmes allant de 17 à 45 ans. Le dosage de la TSH a révélé une valeur moyenne chez nos gestantes de 2,37± 4,01mUI/L avec des extrêmes allant de 0,031 à 26,37mUI/L. La prévalence de l’hypothyroïdie dans notre série était de 8 %. Les deux autres paramètres du bilan thyroïdien (fT3, fT4) ont présenté une élévation de leurs concentrations au premier mois puis une stabilisation au 2ème et 3ème mois de grossesse. Conclusion - Les dysthyroïdies sont fréquentes dans notre population d’étude, elles doivent être systématiquement recherchées chez toute femme enceinte et correctement prises en charge afin de prévenir les complications à la fois maternelles et foetales.
Mutation multi-résistante aux inhibiteurs de tyrosine kinase dans la leucémie myéloïde chronique : à propos d’un cas
Authors: KIHEL Ibtissem , NACHI Mourad , ENTA-SOLTAN Badra , BEKADJA Mohamed-Amine
Published: March 2021

La prise en charge des patients atteints de leucémie myéloïde chronique a été considérablement améliorée avec l’arrivée dans les années 2000 des inhibiteurs de tyrosine kinase qui ont révolutionné le pronostic de la maladie et ont permis l’amélioration de la survie globale des patients. Cependant, des échecs sont observés. L’apparition de mutations dans le domaine tyrosine kinase de la protéine BCR-ABL1, constitue une cause importantede résistance au traitement et représente le mécanisme le plus étudié. Observation - Patient âgé de 20 ans suivi pour une leucémie myéloïde chronique en phase chronique diagnostiquée en 2015. Le suivi biologique a été marqué par une résistance primaire aux inhibiteurs de tyrosine kinase de 1ère et 2ème génération (Imatinib, Dasatinib et Nilotinib). Unedouble mutation a été retrouvée,la Q252Haprès 6 mois de traitement par Imatinib mésylate, et la T315I, 12 mois après son basculement vers Dasatinib puis Nilotinib.
Effects of covid-19 on poultry production in south-east agro-ecological zone of Nigeria
Authors: Esiegwu A. C. , Ejike R. D.
Published: March 2021

This study investigated the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on poultry production in South East, Nigeria. Multistage and purposive sampling techniques were used to select a total of  150 respondents for the study. The instruments for data collection was questionnaire and  interview guide or schedule Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and In-depth Interview (IDI) of  actors in the poultry sub-sectors were also used. Qualitative method was used for data  analysis. Data collected were analyzed using both mean score analysis and content analysis.  The results of the study showed that all the items considered attribute of the effects of Covid 19 as perceived by the respondents turned out positive with an accepted mean values above  2.5 except for the attribute 'Covid-19 pandemic have affected the way I relate to my  customers' which gave mean score value (2.4) below the cut-off mark. The study concluded  that covid-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the poultry industry during the period  under review. It resulted in scarcity of inputs and high cost of feed ingredients leading to high  cost of production and high selling price. It also led to difficulty in accessing the markets  leading to dumping of products and egg glut. It was recommended amongst others that  government should incentivise the production of input materials (such as maize, soyabean,  etc) especially feed production through an effective input subsidization mechanism to ensure  cost-effective production of the various poultry subsectors. 

Cette étude a examiné les effets de la pandémie de Covid-19 sur la production de volaille  dans le sud-est du Nigéria. Des techniques d'échantillonnage à plusieurs degrés et  téléologiques ont été utilisées pour sélectionner un total de 150 répondants pour l'étude. Les  instruments de collecte de données étaient un questionnaire et un guide d'entretien ou un  calendrier. Des discussions de groupe de discussion (FGD) et des entretiens approfondis  (IDI) des acteurs des sous-secteurs de la volaille ont également été utilisés. Une méthode  qualitative a été utilisée pour l'analyse des données. Les données collectées ont été analysées  en utilisant à la fois l'analyse du score moyen et l'analyse du contenu. Les résultats de l'étude  ont montré que tous les éléments considérés comme attribut des effets de Covid-19 tels que  perçus par les répondants se sont révélés positifs avec des valeurs moyennes acceptées  supérieures à 2,5, à l'exception de l'attribut `` La pandémie de Covid-19 a affecté la façon  dont je me rapporte à mes clients qui ont donné une valeur de score moyenne (2,4) en dessous  du seuil. L'étude a conclu que la pandémie de covid-19 avait eu un impact négatif sur  l'industrie de la volaille au cours de la période considérée. Cela a entraîné une raréfaction
Impact of climate change on livestock productivity: A review
Authors: Madziga I. I.
Published: March 2021

Climate change is a long-term shift in the statistics of the weather such as temperature,  radiation, and wind and rainfall characteristics of a particular region. Sustainability in  livestock production system is largely affected by climate change. A disproportion between  metabolic high temperature production inside the animal body and its dissipation to the  surroundings results to heat stress under high air temperature and humid climates. The  foremost reaction of animals under thermal weather is an increase in respiration rate, rectal  temperature and heart rate. The anticipated rise in temperature due to climate change is  likely to aggravate the heat stress in livestock, adversely affecting their productive and  reproductive performance and even death in extreme cases. The predicted negative impact of  climate change on agriculture would also adversely affect livestock production by  aggravating the feed and fodder shortages. The paper mainly reviews the impacts of climate  change on livestock productive performance. 

Le changement climatique est un changement à long terme dans les statistiques  météorologiques telles que la température, le rayonnement et les caractéristiques du vent et  des précipitations d'une région particulière. La durabilité du système de production de bétail  est largement affectée par le changement climatique. Une disproportion entre la production  métabolique à haute température à l'intérieur du corps de l'animal et sa dissipation dans  l'environnement entraîne un stress thermique sous des températures élevées de l'air et des  climats humides. La réaction la plus importante des animaux sous temps thermique est une  augmentation de la fréquence respiratoire, de la température rectale et de la fréquence  cardiaque. L'augmentation prévue de la température due au changement climatique est  susceptible d'aggraver le stress thermique du bétail, affectant négativement ses  performances productives et reproductives et même la mort dans les cas extrêmes. L'impact  négatif prévu du changement climatique sur l'agriculture aurait également un effet négatif  sur la production animale en aggravant les pénuries d'aliments et de fourrage. Le document  passe principalement en revue les impacts du changement climatique sur les performances  de production de bétail.
A review of strategies aimed at adapting livestock to volatile climatic conditions in Nigeria
Authors: Oyeniyi F. G. , Ewuola E. O.
Published: March 2021

Despite their crucial importance, limited information exists about how livestock are affected by climate change in Nigeria. Changing climatic patterns are manifested through occurrences like abrupt temperature increase, dwindling rainfall pattern, rise in spells of drought and flood. These conditions exert different effects across the geographical landscape of the country, which can broadly be classed as Semiarid, Sahel and Derived Savannah, respectively as well as Forest and Montane. Livestock provide humans with the full complement of amino acids, which are the only known natural suppliers of Vitamin B12 and equally supply iron, calcium, iodine and zinc. In addition, livestock accounts for 40% of Agricultural Gross Domestic Product and significantly contributes to enhancing rural livelihood. Stress conditions are induced in livestock by harsh weather conditions that reduce the feed available to them as well as impede growth rate and reproduction efficiency and disease incidence which may eventually result in death. In the light of the livestock benefits to humanity, it is necessary to devise means of making their climate resilient. Some of the proven strategies include animal genetic improvement for stress tolerance, growing disease resistant, early maturing and drought tolerant crops, selecting for and rearing climate tolerant animal species and breeds.

 

 

Malgré leur importance cruciale, il existe peu d'informations sur la manière dont le bétail est affecté par le changement climatique au Nigéria. Le changement des modèles climatiques se manifeste par des événements tels que l'augmentation brutale de la température, la diminution des précipitations, l'augmentation des périodes de sécheresse et d'inondation. Ces conditions exercent des effets différents sur le paysage géographique du pays, qui peuvent être globalement classés comme semi-aride, sahélien et savane dérivée, respectivement, ainsi que forêt et montagne. Le bétail fournit aux humains le complément complet d'acides aminés, qui sont les seuls fournisseurs naturels connus de vitamine B12 et fournissent également du fer, du calcium, de l'iode et du zinc. En outre, l'élevage représente 40% du produit intérieur brut agricole et contribue de manière significative à l'amélioration des moyens d'existence ruraux. Les conditions de stress sont induites chez le bétail par des conditions météorologiques difficiles qui réduisent les aliments disponibles pour eux et entravent le taux de croissance, l'efficacité de la reproduction et l'incidence des maladies qui peuvent éventuellement entraîner la mort. À la lumière des avantages de l'élevage pour l'humanité, il est nécessaire de concevoir des moyens de rendre leur résilient climatique. Certaines des stratégies éprouvées comprennent l'amélioration génétique animale pour la tolérance au stress, la culture de cultures résistantes aux maladies, à maturation précoce et à la sécheresse, la sélection et l'élevage d'espèces et de races animales tolérantes au climat.
Methane emissions from an oil sands tailings pond: a quantitative comparison of fluxes derived by different methods
Authors: You Yuan , Staebler Ralf M. , Moussa Samar G. , Beck James , Mittermeier Richard L.
Published: March 2021

Abstract. Tailings ponds in the Alberta oil sands region are significant sources of fugitive emissions of methane to the atmosphere, but detailed knowledge on
spatial and temporal variabilities is lacking due to limitations of the methods deployed under current regulatory compliance monitoring programs. To
develop more robust and representative methods for quantifying fugitive emissions, three micrometeorological flux methods (eddy covariance,
gradient, and inverse dispersion) were applied along with traditional flux chambers to determine fluxes over a 5-week period. Eddy covariance flux
measurements provided the benchmark. A method is presented to directly calculate stability-corrected eddy diffusivities that can be applied to
vertical gas profiles for gradient flux estimation. Gradient fluxes were shown to agree with eddy covariance within 18 %, while inverse
dispersion model flux estimates were 30 % lower. Fluxes were shown to have only a minor diurnal cycle (15 % variability) and were weakly
dependent on wind speed, air, and water surface temperatures. Flux chambers underestimated the fluxes by 64 % in this particular campaign. The
results show that the larger footprint together with high temporal resolution of micrometeorological flux measurement methods may result in more
robust estimates of the pond greenhouse gas emissions.
Merging ground-based sunshine duration observations with satellite cloud and aerosol retrievals to produce high-resolution long-term surface solar radiation over China
Authors: Feng Fei , Wang Kaicun
Published: March 2021

Abstract. Although great progress has been made in estimating surface solar radiation
(Rs) from meteorological observations, satellite retrieval, and
reanalysis, getting best-estimated long-term variations in Rs are sorely
needed for climate studies. It has been shown that Rs data derived from sunshine duration
(SunDu) can provide reliable long-term variability, but
such data are available at sparsely distributed weather stations. Here, we merge
SunDu-derived Rs with satellite-derived cloud fraction and aerosol
optical depth (AOD) to generate high-spatial-resolution (0.1∘)
Rs over China from 2000 to 2017. The geographically weighted regression
(GWR) and ordinary least-squares regression (OLS) merging methods are
compared, and GWR is found to perform better. Based on the SunDu-derived
Rs from 97 meteorological observation stations, which are co-located
with those that direct Rs measurement sites, the GWR incorporated with
satellite cloud fraction and AOD data produces monthly Rs with R2=0.97 and standard deviation =11.14 W m−2, while GWR driven by
only cloud fraction produces similar results with R2=0.97 and
standard deviation =11.41 W m−2. This similarity is because
SunDu-derived Rs has included the impact of aerosols. This finding can
help to build long-term Rs variations based on cloud data, such as
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) cloud retrievals,
especially before 2000, when satellite AOD retrievals are not unavailable.
The merged Rs product at a spatial resolution of 0.1∘ in this
study can be downloaded at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.921847 (Feng and Wang, 2020).
A mean-sea-level pressure time series for Trieste, Italy (1841–2018)
Authors: Raicich Fabio , Colucci Renato R.
Published: March 2021

Abstract. A time series of mean-sea-level pressure was built from observations performed in Trieste from 1 January 1841 to 31 December 2018. Original historical documents provided information on the instruments and on the observation sites. Mercury barometers have been always available. Until 1877 they represented the only instruments in operation, while from 1878 onwards barograph records became available. The time series consists of mean daily values, that were computed from 24 hourly data, when possible, or otherwise adjusted to 24-hr means on the basis of climatological daily pressure cycles. The time series was homogenized on the basis of the available metadata, reducing pressure to 0° C and to mean sea level. Basic quality checks were applied, including the comparison with pressure time series from nearby stations. As a result, the data prior to 1865 turned out to be suspect. A mean-sea-level pressure trend of 0.5 ± 0.2 hPa per century was estimated for the 1865–2018 period. The data are available through PANGAEA https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.926896; Raicich and Colucci, 2021).
Nina E. Olson: A Legislative Legacy
Authors: Wetherington Cords Danshera
Published: March 2021

Nina E. Olson: A Legislative Legacy
La neoliberalización del feminismo en la industria cultural: La construcción discursiva de Rosalía como icono del movimiento feminista
Authors: Vega Durán Samuel , Samaniego Espinosa Joaquina
Published: March 2021

Esta investigación analiza la representación discursiva que se hace del feminismo dentro de la industria cultural a través del caso de Rosalía. Mediante el Análisis Crítico del Discurso se identifican los rasgos esenciales de este feminismo mediatizado y su vinculación con los valores de la cultura dominante. El análisis aplicado a noticias y entrevistas de la celebridad permite demostrar la presentación sesgada del concepto «feminismo» y su profunda relación con aspectos que sostienen la ideología neoliberal como el individualismo y la meritocracia.
La mediatización de las violencias contemporáneas: el caso de Nahir Galarza en Argentina
Authors: Rovner Rocío
Published: March 2021

Esta investigación estudia el caso de Nahir Galarza, una joven argentina condenada a cadena perpetua en 2018 por el asesinato de su ex pareja Fernando Pastorizzo. La propuesta metodológica supone un análisis sobre la circulación mediática del caso, desde que el mismo toma estado público hasta la condena; en intersección con una reflexión teórica sobre las violencias contra las mujeres, el género, los medios masivos y los medios digitales. Los resultados muestran que este acontecimiento estuvo atravesado por múltiples factores, evidenciados en discursos que construyeron sentidos predominantes, en el marco de un sistema hetero – patriarcal sostenido en medios, instituciones y sus violencias cotidianas.
Conceptualización del evento y autorreferencia: el habla de mujeres y varones en torno al debate parlamentario sobre la Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo en Argentina (2018)
Authors: Rulli Mariana , Zanfardini Lucía , Anaya Berenice Paola
Published: March 2021

El artículo analiza desde una perspectiva lingüístico-discursiva los modos de participación de los/as diputados/as durante el debate parlamentario por la Ley de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo en Argentina (2018) a partir de las variables género y tipo de voto emitido. La estrategia metodológica combina dos abordajes: Uno cuantitativo propuesto por la Sociolingüística Variacionista y otro estudio cuali-cuantitativo propio de los análisis de la Escuela Lingüística de Columbia y de la Etnopragmática. Los principales hallazgos indican que la variable género no ha tenido tanta relevancia en la distribución de las distintas selecciones lingüísticas como sí sucedió con la variable tipo de voto. Asimismo, se advierte que, en el caso de los discursos legislativos analizados, se realiza un uso categórico de la autorreferencia en primera persona singular a diferencia de lo que ocurre en otros subgéneros del discurso político.
El feminismo en la teoría cinematográfica. Un estado de la cuestión
Authors: Molina García Berta
Published: March 2021

Este trabajo se centra en la revisión de las principales corrientes de la teoría y crítica fílmica feminista desde los años sesenta hasta el siglo XXI. Aborda, por tanto, aspectos fundamentales como la representación de la mujer en un medio de masas como es el cine, el lugar que esta ocupa en la narración y cómo la llegada de la tecnología ha sido un revulsivo para entender las nuevas propuestas lanzadas desde un feminismo que aboga por abrir nuevos caminos y proponer nuevas realidades fuera del binarismo de lo masculino/femenino. Veremos cómo, a lo largo del tiempo, ha ido variando el objeto de estudio de la crítica fílmica feminista.
Demand for New Provinces in Pakistan
Authors: Latif Muhammad Mehran
Published: March 2021

In this paper main objective is to discuss how demand of new provinces is important and what are best policies for government to resolve it? Ethno-lingual movements are rising for new provinces demand because at initial stage these demands were just for rights but with the passage of time changed due to political support. Also in this paper India’s policy for new provinces is discussed to tell that why there are many provinces and less conflict. For Pakistan’s new provinces advantages and disadvantages are briefly deliberated which can provide rationale to Pakistani government for making new provinces. At the end of paper a four tiers model for new provinces is elucidated, that model was used in Papua New Guinea. Pakistan by administration has same structure like Papua New Guinea. According to model there should be an independent commission or entity, Parliament and Ministries role for decision making. However, one day we have to make decision for new provinces either it is done earlier or later. Pakistan government should realign boundaries of all provinces with political consensus .An independent commission should form for new provinces which should frame basic criteria for current and new provinces for a permanent solution. Also it is recommended that a just principle in the form of a policy decision is the need of hour, taking on board all the parties, ensuring the division to satisfy the grievances of all stakeholders. The role of higher education in the progress of a society is indispensable. It shapes up the minds, mold behaviors and develops distinctive capabilities in the human being to serve the society better. Higher Education in the Arab World began to emerge and spread after the mid-twentieth century. There is a dearth of empirical research pertinent to the employee performance in general and employee performance in higher education. This condition had therefore illuminated a significant gap in the education sector of KSA that tends to focus on overall sectoral problems and organizational level problems in respect to job performance. Thus, the present study may contribute to the existing literature on Public Sector Universities in KSA through proposed a research model which has not received much attention.
The Role of Operational Risk Management in Performance of Banking Sector: A Study on Conventional & Islamic Banks of Pakistan
Authors: Rasheed Muhammad Yasran , Saeed Asif , Gull Ammar Ali
Published: March 2021

Operational risk has a great impact on the functions of financial institutions. As the complexity and size of firms in increasing, it also enhancing the operations risk in more harmful ways. If a firm is not able to perform its operational activities properly, then it is not possible for banks to get high profitability ratio. Firstly, the operational risk has not achieved the greater importance but with the passage of times all financial institutions have come to know that it is very important for all institutions to cover up the rate of risk in financial operations. By selecting 15 banks (Islamic & Commercial Banks) from the year 2007 to 2011 focused on the internal factors of the banks which are mostly affected by the operational risk. Regression and correlation methods are used to evaluate the impact of Return on Asset, Debt/Equity Ratio, Spread Ratio, Capital Ratio and Asset management on the Return on Equity. The empirical results are shown that the awareness regarding operations risk has greater impact on the management of operational risk. Results are also shown that the operational risk disclosure also vary among different banks.
Residential Quality of Inner-City of a Traditional Town in Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: YOADE Adewale Olufunlola , YOADE Rebecca Olawunmi
Published: March 2021

This study investigates the socio-economic background of inhabitants of the inner-city of a traditional town in Southwestern Nigeria. The paper highlights survey on high density area of Ondo. Both primary and secondary data were utilized for the study. There are twelve (12) political wards in the study area out of which five (5) political wards fall under areas covered by the core. However, three wards were selected and these political wards became the sample frame. Systematic sampling technique was used in selecting residents to be sampled. The first building was chosen randomly. Subsequent unit of investigation was every 10th residential building in each ward. Therefore, a total of 196 copies of questionnaires were administered out of which all copies were retrieved for the study. Sources of secondary data included maps from Planning Office, journals, conference proceedings, unpublished thesis and books. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23. Both descriptive and inferential tools were used to analyze the data collected. Findings revealed that environmental variables are significantly associated to the condition of the wellness of inhabitants in the area. The paper recommends some policy guidelines, including total demolition (in some parts of the area), rehabilitation and delivery of fundamental infrastructures and services. The study also recommends that both government and non-governmental agencies to take driving involvement in the upgrading strategy especially in the area of enlightenment and financial backing.
An Integrated Framework on Service Recovery Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment
Authors: Ahmad Munawar Javed , Ahmad Norzieiriani , Zakaria Nazlina
Published: March 2021

This study aims to provide a summary review of what is already known about service recovery performance and recognizes some emergent issues that assume a vital part in it. By synthesizing extant service recovery literature, this article seeks further understanding of service recovery performance and offers priorities for ongoing research on this area in the telecom industry in Pakistan. Despite, there been a substantial amount of discussion done to address the service recovery performance issue that is featuring massive challenges, there is a certain paucity of information regarding the subject matter in Pakistan. This study provides a conceptual framework intended to broaden the comprehension of service recovery performance and the impact of the evolving role of selected internal marketing practices. For instance, internal communication, employee rewards, employee training, and employee empowerment. Finally, presenting the mediation role of organizational commitment in the proposed framework make an important contribution to the existing literature on service recovery performance by addressing both practical and conceptual aspects.
Macroeconomic Stability and Inclusive Growth in Nigeria: A Cointegration Approach
Authors: Abdu Musa , Buba Abdullahi , Alhassan Abdul kareem
Published: March 2021

The strategy of Inclusive growth is a newly introduced concept in Development economics that emerged in late 2000s out of the gross failure of traditional growth models to deal with the contemporaneity of high economic growth on one hand, and soaring poverty, inequality and unemployment on the other hand particularly in the developing world. Ever since, it has dominated policy-making framework in the world. This study sets out to examine the inclusiveness of growth in Nigeria and the role of macroeconomic stability to spur inclusive growth and development in Nigeria using the data for the period of 1960-2012. Due to lack of a standard measure of inclusive growth, an index of inclusive growth has been constructed using 23 agricultural, economic, education, environmental and health variables while applying Principal Component Analysis and Human Development Index formula. Econometric approaches of Johansen Cointegration testing and Vector Error Correction Model have been employed further to test the long run relationship between macroeconomic stability and inclusive growth in Nigeria. Our findings come up with three stylized facts: firstly, there is a long run relationship between all the regressors and inclusive growth; secondly macroeconomic stability has a significant impact on inclusive growth as GDPV and INV revealed an inverse relationship between them and inclusive growth. Lastly, TOP, FDI, C-GDP and GFC have negative impacts on inclusive growth. Hence the recommendation that there should be committed and sincere efforts towards diversifying the economy so as to contain the volatility by reducing the dominance of oil sector in the economy. Moreover, a macroeconomic policy targeting moderate inflation should be formulated just to make the economy stable and favorable for inclusive growth.
Service Recovery Performance: A Critical Review of Literature
Authors: Ahmad Munawar Javed , Ahmad Norzieirani bt. , Ahmad Norzieirani bt. , Zakaria Nazlina
Published: March 2021

In the service industry, effective service recovery is essential element to maintain customer satisfaction. Service firms can maintain good long-term relationships with customers to gain their loyalty, commitment, and product acceptance through providing effective service recovery. Because customer’s strong relationships with organizations and brands are underpinned by customer satisfaction. Regrettably, in the last two decades, the problem of poor service recovery was not handled adequately by service firms, consequently customers are not satisfied with the company’s effort toward service recovery, and complainant satisfaction is decreasing. To address this issue this paper synthesizes existing theory through a comprehensive literature review published on the topic by drawing general characteristics of the service recovery performance along with theoretical underpinning. Next, this study recognizes specific factors associated with service recovery performance. In addition, this article put light on theoretical methods that describes how/ why these factors work. finally, this article proposes four fruitful dimensions for further research. Additionally, this paper make contribution to the area of service recovery performance literature by critically analyzing and synthesizing existing research on factors associated with service recovery performance, by showing why and how these factors work.
Islamic Perspectives on Sustainable Development
Authors: Bakloo Farooq Ahmad , Asma Asma
Published: March 2021

In present networking society, the concept of sustainable development is the popular concept of every discipline in academic as well as the non-academic world. Sustainable development is not the game of one player, but it needs a collaborative approach to achieve the set goals. The modern uneven and anti-environment developments are showing murky results in the appearance of disasters, scarcity of drinking water and climate change. The state actors and the international community are in the race that how to reach the sustainable development goals for this they have adopted a variety of methods and, approaches. However, the fruits of these steps to attain these goals are not so notable at grass root level, particularly in the third world countries. However, there are different perspectives on sustainable development like social, economic, and environmental. However, the focal point of the present article will be on sustainable development in the framework of Islamic teachings.
Foreign Direct Investment and Social Sectors Development: A Review
Authors: Idrees Sadia , Bakar Nor’Aznin Abu
Published: March 2021

Various studies in the past have examined the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth, the key basic assumption common to these papers is that economic growth is a good proxy for welfare of both developed and developing countries. However, research on the influence of foreign direct investment on an expanded conception of socio-economic progress such as human development (measured by the human development index) is absent. This research paper presents the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) and social sectors (health & education) development in the context of developing economies.
Do High-Performance Work Practices Influence Organizational Innovation? Mediating Role of Human Capital
Authors: Yousaf Amna , Nisar Qasim Ali , Ali Shahzad , Hussain Muhammad Sajjad , Kamboh Aamir Zamir
Published: March 2021

Due to globalization and competitive business environment, organizations need to update their information to remain innovative and competitive. Moreover, high-performance work practices (HPWPs) play a vital role that determines organizational success. The current study is performed to scrutinize the effect of high-performance work practices on the organizational innovation with the mediating effect of human capital. Survey questionnaire method was adopted, and data were collected from 202 employees by applying simple random sampling technique. Scales validation has been checked by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) by using Smart PLS. Moreover, the structure equation modeling technique (SEM) has also been used to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between high-performance work practices (participation, empowerment, work-life balance, recruitment & selection) and organizational innovation. Additionally, results also purported that human capital significantly mediates the relationship b/w high-performance work practices (participation, empowerment, work-life balance, recruitment & selection) and organizational innovation.
Oil Prices Dynamics and the State of Energy Crisis in Pakistan
Authors: Hussain Jibran , Hassan Sallahuddin
Published: March 2021

The dependence on non-renewable energy sources is the key factor controlling international oil prices, geoeconomics, geopolitical and geostrategic relations, business and macroeconomic dynamics. The developing economies remain volatile to oil price due to their heavy reliance on non-renewable energy sources and their low capability to maintain stable energy stock, such as Pakistan. The existing weak, unstable energy system has not been able to devour the frequent blows of oil price volatilize and shocks over the years and have been provoking energy crisis in the country. The application of vector error correction mechanism shows a statistically significant positive impact of oil prices on the energy crisis in the long run as well as in the short run.
Global Energy Transition and the Role of Energy Mix in Creating Energy Crisis in Pakistan
Authors: Hussain Jibran , Hassan Sallahuddin
Published: March 2021

The reliance on non-renewable energy sources is the influence scheming international energy markets and macroeconomic dynamics. Developing economies remain volatile to energy markets due to their heavy reliance on non-renewable energy sources and their low capability to maintain stable energy stock and expensive energy mix, such as Pakistan. The application of autoregressive distributed lag shows that the impact of the energy mix has a significant positive impact on the energy crisis of Pakistan in the long run. Which means that at the macroeconomic perspective only increasing prices of energy have adverse effects, whereas in the short run energy mix shows a significant negative impact on the energy crisis, implying artificial and unsuitable short term ad-hoc adjustments. Therefore, the reluctance in transforming towards the renewable energy sources and ad-hoc adjustments in the formation of the energy mix is a factor of energy crisis in the country.
The Impact of Self-Acceptance of stuttering on In-Role Performance by Self-Efficiency: Moderating role of Transformational Leadership
Authors: Iqbal Faiza , Don Madya Yahya , Kasa Muhammad Dzahir Bin
Published: March 2021

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of self-acceptance of stuttering on in-role performance via self-efficacy by taking transformational leadership as moderator. Total 70 questionnaires (self- administered) distributed to the respondents who are the people who stutter in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, 60 questionnaires were considered useable for the purpose of analysis with 85.7% response rate and collected the data by using those questionnaires which are consisting of all variables measuring on 5-point Likert scale. Snowball sampling method was used. Correlation and regression analysis were tested by using SPSS for data analysis to check direct, mediating as well as moderating relationship in between the key variables. Results show that self-acceptance of stuttering significantly relates in-role performance. Self-efficacy mediates among stuttering self-acceptance and success in-role.
Quality and Customer Loyalty in Islamic Banks: Religiosity as a Moderator by using Andrew Hayes model
Authors: Shahzad Mohsin , Malik Muhammad Shaukat , Irfan Muhammad
Published: March 2021

The preservation of desired levels of service quality, product quality and awareness is domineering for firms to stay competitive. Islamic banking system of Pakistan is more growing and become popular that provide the products with the premises of Sharia compliance, but there is problem in this sector is lack of knowledge about the products. Findings relay on data collected through surveys of 300 customers of south Punjab Islamic banking sector. Through the respondent’s opinions, our study revealed that service quality and product quality have significantly relationship with customer satisfaction and loyalty. There is shortage of familiarity about Islamic banking products to the customers and this caused to low satisfaction. Proper information is highly required in this sector to create patronize customers. More findings exposed that customer satisfaction positively indicates to customer loyalty and by using the Andrew Hayes method religiosity only moderates between service quality and customer satisfaction because religiosity is not the sole factor to satisfy the customers without proper information system about products. To maintain the competitive edge there is highly required proper brochures system in every branch with easily access to the customers for more convenience.
Impacts of the Renewable-Energy Consumptions on Thailand's Economic Development: Evidence from Cointegration Test
Authors: Fazal Snober , Gillani Seemab , Amjad Mariam , Haider Zulqarnain
Published: March 2021

Thailand is one of the biggest developing nations of 'Southeast Asia,' economy which use heavy amount of renewable energy. So, this research mainly focuses on the paradigm that examines the effects of renewable energy, and it has combined the nation's economic development predictions. To verify this, time-series data from the year 1990 the up-to-the year 2018 utilized for the examination. The research utilized the (ARDL) Auto-Regressive-Distributive-Lag with Bound test model to confirm the relationship between renewable energy and economic growth in Thailand. Time series data is use in this study so (ADF) Augmented-Dickey-Fuller test apply to check stationary of the variables and further use Granger-causality to check causal association amongst energy and growth. The study's outcomes revealed that the consumption of renewable energy in Thailand combined the nation's economic development predictions up to the range, which is the 1% boost in consumption of renewable energies to increase Thailand's economic development by 0.57 percent. Additionally, a 1 percent boost in capital formation leads towards the rise in economic development by 0.025 percent. However, a 1.70 percent boost in economic development is because of the 1 percent increase in labor efficiency. On the other side, the causality examination showed that the presence of the feedback consequence among consumption of renewable energies also the capital initiate to be bidirectional. Also, their same interpretation was revealed to existed amongst economic development and the capital. The research recommends that there must be some robust measures that help prevent the failure of the renewable energy market internationally between others and domestically.
Determinants of Intra Sub-Saharan African Trade: Evidence from ECOWAS and CEN-SAD Countries
Authors: Jimoh Sodiq Olaiwola , Olaifa Felix Gbenga
Published: March 2021

This study investigates the determinants of intra-regional trade in the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Community of Sahel-Saharan Sates (CEN-SAD) over the period of 1995-2018.The study employs the modified Poisson models, which captures the source of zero counts. Data on the real exchange rate, population, and gross domestic product were sourced from World Bank Development Indicators. Import flow, time of import, and time of export were computed from WITS (COMTRADE). Further, the study obtained data on voice and account, law and order, government effect, regulatory quality, reduction in political violence, control of corruption from World Wide Governance indicator. The results of the study indicated that imports within ECOWAS are driven by one governance variable or the other either in the importing countries or the partner countries. Besides, trade facilitation is a binding constraint to imports, while population and GDP are important drivers of intra-ECOWAS trade. For CEN-SAD, it is evident that the gravity variables are responsible for imports, whereas governance variables have no significant effect on imports. The implication of these results is that authorities in ECOWAS and CEN-SAD should strengthen governance institutions as doing so will boost trade within the region. Also, it is necessary for government, particularly in CEN-SAD, to come up with policies that will allow for accountability and transparency.
WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES COMO CONCEITO EM DISPUTA NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR
Authors: Vieira de Sousa José
Published: March 2021

O artigo tem como objetivo analisar o conceito de world-class universities como objeto de disputa no competitivo campo da educação superior, partindo da premissa que no mundo globalizado sua origem e consolidação ocorrem tomando como referência básica padrões internacionais de qualidade. De natureza teórica, o trabalho problematiza a educação superior na economia do conhecimento, de maneira articulada à exploração de dados produzido pelos dois principais rankings que classificam essas universidades – Academic Ranking of World Universities e Times Higher Education World University Rankings – publicados, respectivamente, nos anos de 2019 e 2020. Conclui-se que o conceito desse novo modelo de universidade considera critérios e indicadores globais de qualidade, mas também a ação das demais universidades que fazem parte do campo da educação superior.
A IMPLANTAÇÃO DO GRUPO ESCOLAR NO MUNICÍPIO DE CRUZEIRO DO SUL/ACRE
Authors: Bezerra Maria Irinilda da Silva , Costa Ademárcia Lopes de Oliveira
Published: March 2021

O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar a implantação do grupo escolar Barão do Rio Branco no município de Cruzeiro do Sul - Acre, ressaltando as contribuições da instituição para o desenvolvimento sociocultural da população local. Utilizou-se a abordagem qualitativa, por meio das pesquisas bibliográfica, documental e de campo, com o uso da entrevista semiestruturada. Os resultados evidenciam que a implantação do grupo escolar no município de Cruzeiro do Sul teve como meta principal atender à demanda educacional da região, que sofria com a inexistência de instituições que oferecessem condições físicas e pedagógicas à população em idade escolar. Ainda assim, conclui-se que esta instituição sofreu o descaso das autoridades do Estado, quanto à falta de materiais didáticos e pedagógicos.
IMPRENSA PEDAGÓGICA: O INFORMATIVO NOSSO RUMO NA OFICIALIZAÇÃO DE UMA NOVA REPRESENTAÇÃO DE MEMÓRIA EM MARINGÁ (1984 – 1987)
Authors: Marques Daniella Domingues Alvarenga , Rodrigues Elaine
Published: March 2021

O artigo tem como tema a Imprensa Pedagógica. Como problema, analisou-se como e porque o informativo Nosso Rumo, produzido pela Secretaria de Educação de Maringá, propôs-se a divulgar o Projeto Memória. O recorte possui como marco inicial o ano de 1984 e estende-se até 1987. Justifica-se este recorte, pois, durante a década de 1980, as reivindicações acerca da retomada da democracia no país eram bastante presentes, a publicação desse informativo figura entre essas ações, ainda que sua abrangência tenha sido localizada. Descreve-se o informativo, com destaque para o Projeto Memória, tendo como elemento norteador a resposta ao questionamento: Por que o informativo Nosso Rumo priorizou a circulação do Projeto Memória? Os procedimentos metodológicos foram: coleta, classificação e análise dos conteúdos do informativo.