bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimation of Rice Yield in Haryana using Remote sensing data
Authors: Rawat Pooja , Kumar Manoj , O.P. Sheoran  , Airon Anurag
Published: March 2024

The direct methods used in general agricultural yield estimation surveys are only acceptable at the national and state levels; however smaller scale yield estimations are not much hampered by it. However, due to their broad and varied application in the public and private sectors, the need for appropriate micro level (e.g., district, block, village level) statistics from sample surveys has increased dramatically over the past decade. However, with the help of satellite and crop yield data using the current sampling design it is possible to create small area estimates of agricultural production at the micro level. This study investigates the application of the small area estimating technique at the block level for the Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India. To generate a better crop yield estimate for paddy crop utilizing data from crop cutting trials and remote sensing data (MODIS/Terra data).
Biosynthesis of Bacitracin in Solid-state Fermentation using Different Substrates
Authors: Shete P.B  , Pharne A.G  , Pathade G.R
Published: March 2024

A Bacillus isolate was obtained from soil sample. It was then studied for its cultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics. The isolate was tentatively identified as Bacillus subtilis. For solid-state fermentation of bacitracin, the isolate was grown on basal medium. Fermentation was carried out SSF using three different solid substrates, wheat bran, rice husk and defatted cotton seed oil cake. Bacitracin produced was detected by TLC with standard bacitracin. The product formed in wheat bran showed greater inhibitory activity against test organism i.e. Micrococcus luteus with 20mm diameter of zone of inhibition.
Microestrutura e propriedades tribológicas dos compósitos de SiC-10 wt% Co fabricados por Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)
Authors: Azevedo Heytor Vitor Souza Bezerra de , Silva Matheus Duarte da , Fernades de Morais Luis Matheus , Paraguai Santana Paulo Sérgio , De Souza Danilo , Lopes Torquato Wagner , Alves Da Costa Francine , Umbelino Gomes Uílame
Published: March 2024

Neste trabalho, compósitos de SiC-10 wt% Co foram preparados por moagem de alta energia e consolidados por SPS a 1650 °C por 5 min. A micorestutura e propriedades tribológicas foram estudadas. A sinterização assistida por fase líquida proporcionou que os grãos de SiC fossem interconectados e envolvidos pelo aglutinante Co. O coeficiente de atrito médio dos compósitos alcançou valores de 0.13 e 0.17 para as cargas aplicadas 10 N e 15 N, respectivamente. O volume e a taxa de desgaste específica dos compósitos apresentaram aumento significativo com o aumento da carga de desgaste. Os compósitos mostraram-se atrativos para materiais com aplicações tribológicas.
Segregação sócio-espacial: uma análise da Comunidade São José do Jacó
Authors: Silva Rodrigo da Fonseca e , Pinheiro Renata Rocha  Leal de Miranda Pereira , Costa Héberto Olímpico , Campos Alessandra Paula , Santos Cristina Andrade , Silva Maria Gizeli Herculano da
Published: March 2024

O presente estudo tem por objetivo realizar uma análise acerca da segregação socioespacial sofrida comunidade do São José do Jacó, a qual está situada entre os bairros de Petrópolis e Rocas, bairros nobres da cidade do Natal. Atualmente essa comunidade é alvo de especulação imobiliária, pois, este espaço habitacional é privilegiado pela ótica da construção civil, uma vez que, encontra-se no centro urbano da capital potiguar. Utilizamos como elemento norteador o materialismo histórico dialético visto que a realidade é complexa e composta por múltiplos determinantes. Os procedimentos teórico-metodológicos correspondem a pesquisa bibliográfica de natureza qualitativa e análise documental. As análises demonstram que há um esquecimento proposital por parte do poder público em relação a ações preventivas que garantam o direito à cidade dos moradores que residem na comunidade, levando ao deslizamento de terras e tentativas de realocação dos moradores para comunidades distantes do centro da cidade Natal. Esse processo tem causado impactos gravíssimos à sociabilidade dos moradores, deixando a população à mercê dos interesses do setor imobiliário devido a desproteção do poder público.
Digital Surrealism: Video Game Space
Authors: Gündüz Esra Nur , Özener Ozan Önder
Published: March 2024

The concept of virtual reality (VR), perceived as a copy of physical reality, restricts both the creators and users of the space, leaving no room for potential surreal experiences. The main motivation for conducting the research on virtual surreal space is to open up creative/productive spatial possibilities for discussion from a thought perspective that goes beyond this definition.
Although there are various approaches to digital space in the literature, these studies mostly rely on computational methods. In contrast, this study aims to explore space from the perspective of "digital surrealism" which is ignored in spatial studies, through the computer-based gaming experience. Scholars writing about architecture and surrealism have argued that, unlike other forms of fine art, architecture was never an integral part of surrealism. Against this perspective of the digital game experience, the study aims to question whether it is possible to interpret the space with a surreal perspective and to investigate whether the space can approach surrealist thought with the digital game experience fed by computational methods that support the concepts of 'autonomy' and 'ubiquity'.
The main goal of the study is to explore the relations between surrealism and architecture and the spatial potential of these relations through the experiences of the players. The surrealist spatial potential of digital space experience is explored in Superliminal (2019), a puzzle game that transforms the experience into allegories of dreams, free-thinking and multiple opportunities. Data analysis performed on the STEAM platform and the First Manifesto of Surrealism (1924), in which surrealism came into existence as a movement, were analyzed with Python software. The experimental group's thoughts and comments expressed on the STEAM platform were analyzed.
Preliminary results of the study are presented with the "regression tree" method. Using the Python programming language, analyses are prosuded to discuss game spaces from a lens of surrealism perspective.
Artilce Marketing Mix as Determinant of Sustainability of Small-Scale Business in Alkaleri, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Authors: B. A. Muhammad Adamu Ibrahim , Umar I
Published: March 2024

The study investigated the influence of marketing mix on sustainability of small-scale business in Alkaleri, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study had four objectives and four null hypotheses. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The entire 134 management staff of 187 registered Small-scale business in Alkaleri were used for the study. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit data from participants. Three experts validated the instrument before subjecting it pilot test. The result of pilot test yields a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0.78. Four research assistants helps the researchers in the data collection. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), 23 to run Simple Linear Regression for the test of research hypotheses. The hypotheses were tested at the significant level of 0.05. The findings revealed that product, price, promotion and place have significant and positive influence on sustainability of small-scale business in Alkaleri metropolis. It was therefore concluded that inability of integrating marketing mix will affect sustainability of small-scale business. The study recommended among others that management and proprietors of small scale business in Alkaleri should integrates the various product variables like price, quality, branding, trademark and names.
Building Future for Education Through Ethical Leadership: The Educational Administrators’ and Planners’ Lens
Authors: Orunbon Nurudeen Olalekan , Ifenaike Sakirat Aderonke , Adeleke Adawi Adeola
Published: March 2024

In order for school leaders to reconcile their duties as leaders and managers under one roof, they must integrate values into school management. This study depicts the practice of ethical leadership based on seven characteristics as espoused by Vikaraman et al., 2018: “honesty, fairness, people orientation, power sharing, ethical guidance, role clarity, and concern for sustainability (a subset of value-based leadership)”. Ethics in leadership refers to the ability of a given leader to distinguish the good from bad, and right from the wrong for the purpose of achieving pre-determined goals of the organisation and also impact on subordinates. That is, ethical leaders set norms, follow them, and work to enforce them. It is important to stress that ethical leadership is essential for the future of education at all levels. It is important therefore that ethical codes should be in a written form for the school leaders at all levels so that decisions can be made with objectivity, honesty and ethics, particularly regarding personnel issues, and that ethical leadership should be integrated into current school leadership practices to better understand its significance.
Work-Life Balance as Predictor of Business Studies Teachers’ Task and Contextual Performance in Esan West, Edo State
Authors: Ediagbonya Kennedy
Published: March 2024

In a society that is filled with conflict of responsibility and obligations towards personal lives, family values and aging work force, work-life balance (WLB) becomes a vital programme worthy of research. The present study was on work-life balance as predictors of business studies teachers’ task and contextual performance in Esan West, Edo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The population of the study comprised all business studies’ teachers in Esan West numbering 42 business studies’ teachers. The instrument used was a questionnaire titled ‘Work-Life Balance and Performance Questionnaire (WLBAPQ).’ The instrument was validated by two experts. The cronbach alpha was used in ascertaining the reliability of the instrument and it yielded a reliability coefficient of .81 after administering the instrument to 10 business studies’ teachers in Egor, Edo State. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and simple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that work-life balance is a significant positive predictor of business studies teachers’ perceived task performance (R2 = .158, F (1, 40) = 7.517, P <. 05). The findings also revealed that work-life balance is a significant positive predictor of business studies teachers perceived contextual performance (R2 = .002, F (1, 40) = .097, P >. 05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that institutions/schools should continue to put in place more work-life balance programmes that will enhance the performance of business studies’ teachers.
A Rural-Urban Comparison of the Effectiveness of Think-Pair-Share (TPS) Strategy of Instruction on Senior Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Geography
Authors: Adeyinka Adebanjo Salmon , Ogunbiyi Oluranti Mary
Published: March 2024

The study compared the effect of Think-Pair-Share (TPS) strategy on academic achievement of urban and rural Senior Secondary School students in geography in Lagos State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental design with four research questions and hypotheses was adopted for the study. Mean and standard deviation were employed to analyze and respond to the research questions, and an independent t-test with a significance value of 5% was used to analyze and test the hypotheses that were obtained from the research questions. Data were collected using Think-Pair-Share Geography Achievement Test (TPSGAT) with 50 Multiple Choice Objective Questions. A multistage sampling technique was adopted in selecting the schools and students involved in the study. In all, four senior secondary schools were selected based on location (2 schools from urban and 2 schools from rural areas). In each region, one school served as an experimental group and one as a control group. The experimental groups from both regions (urban and rural areas) were taught through Think-Pair-Share (TPS) while control groups were taught using Conventional Teaching strategy. Findings revealed that schools taught with Think-Pair-Share (TPS) strategy got better academic performance than those taught with conventional teaching strategy in both locations. Also, it was discovered that the performance of rural school students was better compared to that of urban school students with much statistically significant difference when exposed to TPS. The study therefore recommended among others, that: curriculum planners should ensure the inclusion of TPS among recommended strategy for teaching secondary school students of Geography irrespective of school location; curriculum planners should restructure Geography curriculum in such a way that it will accommodate the use of TPS on the school timetable, and that schools should ensure teachers are trained in the application of TPS strategy for teaching-learning processes.
A Semantic Analysis of Cross-Linguistic Mondegreens: Implications on How Filipinos Interpret Meanings
Authors: Crisol Lourd Greggory
Published: March 2024

Historical evidence reveals that mishearing words have contributed to language enrichment. Presently, such mishearing persists in the form of mondegreens, which are quite pervasive in the field of songs. However, most studies on this phenomenon have primarily focused on phonology, leaving its scope explored insufficiently. This qualitative study aimed to investigate other aspects of mondegreens, especially their semantic dimensions. Grounded on the theory of linguistic relativity and semantic fields, the methods of this paper analyzed 131 unique English lyrics from about 5,000 message threads on public online forums and news websites using content analysis. Data mining was used to verify the content analysis, which was done through intercoder validation. It was found that mondegreens caused the lyrics to either be semantically anomalous or semantically sound, albeit with changes in meaning. Six processes were identified for the semantically anomalous changes, while seven were identified for the semantically sound changes. Even more, the major implication this has on the understanding of Filipinos is that no matter what genre/ semantic field the songs belong to, they most likely would be shifted to the field of humor or comedy. Despite this tendency for humor shifting, this shows language indigenization and enrichment and reflects the positive Filipino spirit.
Transforming Healthcare: The Integration of AI and Digital Technologies
Authors: N Kamel
Published: March 2024

This article discusses the integration of digital technologies, including AI and robotic systems, on the health profession globally, and how profession can adapt to the changing landscape of healthcare.
Impact of Reforestation After Forest Fire on Infiltration and Other Soil Physical Properties
Authors: Lestariningsih Iva Dewi , Mewar Filza Roholesi , Anggara Akmaludin Dimas , Lathif Sarifudin , Sukbara Ghozian Putra , Riza Sativandi , Wicaksono Kurniawan Sigit , Wang Yumin
Published: March 2024

Forest fires have become a vital issue causing various hydro-meteorological disasters. Many parties have carried out efforts. This study aimed to analyze the impact of land covers due to reforestation on infiltration rate and other soil physical properties related to hydrological conditions. The research was conducted in the Cempaka Forest area. There are four observed land covers, i.e., Timber Forest Products (TFP), Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), Pine, and Shrub. The results showed that land cover significantly affected the infiltration rate (p <0.05). The infiltration rate of Pine was not significantly different from NTFP but significantly different from TFP and Shrubs. The infiltration rate of Pine, NTFP, TFP, and Shrub land cover was 76.2 cm hr-1, 48.1 cm hr-1, 32.7 cm.hr-1, and 40.0 cm hr-1, respectively. The infiltration correlated with soil bulk density at two depths (0-15 cm and 16-30 cm) with r values of 0.614 and 0.595, respectively. Infiltration rate also significantly correlated with water content at pF 0 and pF 2.5 in the second soil depth. Additionally, soil bulk density is correlated with soil particle density with r  = 0.621. Soil particle density also correlated with clay content with r equal to 0.726.
O uso da realidade virtual para enriquecer experiências de aprendizagem
Authors: Pedra Rodrigo Rodrigues , Curã Alessandra Rodrigues Florentino , Machado Ivoneide Sobreira , Dias Lucas Silva , Moreira Maria da Fé Silva , Domiciano Manoella Leandro Oliveira , Meroto Monique Bolonha das Neves , Woodcock Ziza Silva Pinho
Published: March 2024

Este trabalho investigou o uso da realidade virtual para enriquecer experiências de aprendizagem, abordando o problema da integração efetiva desta tecnologia no ambiente educacional. O objetivo geral foi analisar como a realidade virtual pode transformar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem, proporcionando uma experiência mais imersiva e interativa. A metodologia adotada consistiu em uma revisão de literatura, analisando estudos prévios que exploram a aplicação, os benefícios, os desafios e as tendências futuras da realidade virtual na educação. Os resultados apontaram para um impacto positivo significativo sobre os aspectos cognitivos e motivacionais dos alunos, destacando a capacidade da realidade virtual de oferecer experiências de aprendizagem personalizadas e adaptativas. Entretanto, identificaram-se também desafios relacionados a barreiras técnicas, pedagógicas, financeiras, além de questões de acessibilidade e ética. As considerações finais ressaltaram a necessidade de estratégias colaborativas para superar esses obstáculos e maximizar o potencial educacional da realidade virtual.
Avaliação da atividade antifúngica de nanopartículas de prata em fungos do gênero Candida isolados de lesões de indiví-duos com HIV
Authors: Oliveira Yuri Andrade de , Mania Edrian , Sarmento Viviane Almeida , Gomes-Filho Isaac Suzart , Farias Antonio Pedro Fróes de , Ferreira Ernando Silva , Sá Maria da Conceição Aquino , Rocha Filho José Tadeu Raynal , Silva Marcus Vinicius Santos da , Lins-Kusterer Liliane , Brites Carlos , Biondi Ilka Borges , Trindade Soraya Castro
Published: March 2024

A candidose bucal é uma doença infecciosa oportunista causada por fungos do gênero Candida spp, em decorrência da disbiose do microbioma. O tratamento das lesões pode ser difícil em alguns indivíduos devido à resistência aos medicamentos convencionais, o que leva à necessidade de soluções alternativas, como o uso de nanopartículas de prata. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste estudo foi sintetizar nanopartículas de prata e caracterizar sua atividade antifúngica in vitro. As nanopartículas foram sintetizadas com n-dodecil sulfato de sódio como agente estabilizante e caracterizadas por medidas de espectroscopia UV-Visível e microscopia de força atômica. Doze amostras fúngicas foram coletadas de lesões de candidose em indivíduos com diagnóstico positivo para HIV, isoladas e identificadas por meio de caracterização morfológica e identificação bioquímica. A ação antifúngica das nanopartículas de prata foi determinada pelo antibiograma, usando a técnica de concentração inibitória mínima pelo método de microdiluição em caldo. A solução coloidal foi composta por nanopartículas de prata esféricas polidispersas, variando de 15 a 25 nm, com tamanho médio esperado em torno de 25 nm. Das doze amostras avaliadas, sete foram identificadas como Candida albicans e cinco como Candida glabrata. As nanopartículas de prata mostraram atividade fungicida para Candida albicans e Candida glabrata, in vitro, em concentrações iguais ou menores que 3 µg/mL. O uso de nanopartículas de prata sintetizadas com n-dodecil sulfato de sódio como estabilizante é uma ferramenta promissora no tratamento da candidose bucal.
Violência doméstica, física e sexual no contexto do cuidado e saúde: aplicabilidade de condutas preventivas na prática
Authors: Moura-Ferreira Maria Cristina de , Resende Tatiana Carneiro de , Giuliani Carla Denari , Silva Mônica Rodrigues da , Santos Sílvia Regina dos , Oliveira Priscila Antunes de , Fraga Simone Pereira da Silva , Martins Júnior Leônidas Nelson
Published: March 2024

A temática violência é uma constante em nossos dias e vem ocorrendo ao longo do tempo. Historicamente a violência contra a mulher vem sendo uma questão que emerge na década de 80 no campo da saúde, sendo denominada de “Violência Doméstica”. Tem-se por objetivo, compreender e refletir sobre a violência doméstica em seus diferentes aspectos na literatura. A violência contra a mulher é definida pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) como todo ato baseado no gênero, que cause morte, dano ou sofrimento físico, sexual ou psicológico à mulher, tanto na esfera pública quanto na privada, a violência vem de força e significa, tudo que age usando força para ir contra a natureza de algum ser; todo ato de força contra a espontaneidade, a vontade e a liberdade de alguém (coagir, constranger, torturar, brutalizar). Configura um ato de brutalidade, maus tratos e abusos físico e ou psíquico contra alguém. As relações se efetuam pela opressão, intimidação, medo e terror. Como limitação da pesquisa, a literatura ainda é escassa e necessita de se estabelecer protocolos claros para o rastreamento de sinais de violência doméstica em ambientes de saúde, desenvolver diretrizes eficazes para intervenções imediatas, incluindo encaminhamentos a serviços especializados e garantir o acesso a serviços de apoio psicológico para as vítimas, promovendo a recuperação emocional e colaborando com organizações não governamentais e grupos comunitários para oferecer suporte contínuo. Conclui-se que, faz-se necessário um incentivo ao desenvolvimento de programas educativos para profissionais de saúde, visando aumentar a sensibilidade na identificação de sinais de violência doméstica.
O papel estratégico da contabilidade pública junto aos NITs como suporte à transferência de tecnologia: a gestão dos ativos de propriedade intelectual nas instituições científicas tecnológicas (ICTs) públicas
Authors: Nascimento Rosana de Jesus Santana , Souza André Luis Rocha de , Silva Maria Valesca Damásio de Carvalho , Frey Irineu Afonso , Lopes Jerisnaldo Matos , Rodrigues Lívia da Silva Modesto , Ribeiro Maria Aparecida Costa
Published: March 2024

Inserida no cenário de globalização e de grande competitividade, a contabilidade é fundamental para apoiar as tomadas de decisões dos gestores na negociação e transferência dos ativos de propriedade intelectual (PI) nas Instituições Científicas, Tecnológicas e de Inovação (ICTs). Um dos desafios enfrentados pelas ICTs públicas é o reconhecimento dos ativos de PI desenvolvidos internamente em suas Demonstrações Financeiras (DFs), já que é complexo e há dificuldades na compreensão de como mensurar. Nesse sentido, destaca-se o papel da contabilidade que dispõe de metodologias e exerce papel importante na mensuração, registro e evidenciação, tornando-se elemento estratégico para o controle e a tomada de decisão dos gestores. Assim, essa pesquisa teve por objetivo geral verificar como a contabilidade pública poderá dar suporte à mensuração, registro, evidenciação e gestão dos ativos de PI nas Demonstrações Contábeis (DCs) das ICTs públicas.  Para o alcance do objetivo proposto, realizou-se uma pesquisa explicativa e em relação aos meios de investigação, se enquadra na categoria de exploratória de natureza bibliográfica, utilizando procedimentos qualitativos, cuja técnica foi a de estudo de caso múltiplos. Os resultados apontaram que o fluxo contábil dos gastos associados aos ativos de PI gerados internamente que devem ser seguidos pelas ICTs fornece o suporte necessário para subsidiar tais registros. Conclui-se que deve existir um trabalho conjunto entre dois departamentos (NIT e setorial contábil das ICTs), pois o papel de mensurar o valor monetário dos ativos cabe à contabilidade a partir de informações recebidas pelo NIT, o que pode melhorar os níveis transferência de tecnologias dessas entidades, já que atualmente ainda é baixo.
Research on the Coordination Between International Economic Situation and International Economic Policy
Authors: Gao Yuanlong
Published: March 2024

Under the background of the deepening development of economic globalization, the economies of various countries in the world are interdependent, and the economic coordination policies among countries are also emerging one after another. The solutions to the problems existing between countries' trade have also attracted more attention. At present, the complexity of the global economic recovery situation lies in the fact that the recovery foundation of private consumption and private investment in the United States and Europe is still very fragile; The deterioration of European sovereign debt situation has forced EU countries to adopt more severe public expenditure austerity plans. The extroversion of economic policy coordination between countries is constantly expanding. As far as a country is concerned, maintaining the balance between domestic employment and inflation and the balance of international payments is an important goal of its foreign trade. This paper mainly studies the coordination between international economic situation and international economic policy, and puts forward new ideas for overcoming the problems in the process of international economic integration by analyzing the characteristics of global macroeconomic situation and international economic policy coordination.
The Endowment Effect: A Behavioural Economic Perspective on Land Use Policy, Environmental Protection and Taxation
Authors: Yang Wuwei
Published: March 2024

This essay explores the implications of the endowment effect in various fields including housing markets, environmental policies, and taxation. This essay clarifies the definition and importance of the endowment effect and inspected related literature on the topic of the endowment effect and the fields of application. In the housing markets, this phenomenon is examined from the perspective of the Chinese rural villager displacement programme. In this situation, the endowment effect is influenced significantly by attachment rooted in emotion, ownership of the property, and the replaceability of houses. In environmental policies, the endowment effect is found to result in disparate assessments of favourable outcomes and adverse consequences in the environment. This introduces the concept of the endowment factor as a tool for policymakers. In the realm of taxation, the endowment effect is discussed in relation to tax salience, influencing public perceptions and responses to tax policy changes. Mitigation strategies for the endowment effect such as vocational training, fair compensation, the use of agents, and providing accessible information are also discussed.
Differentiated Analysis of Cryptocurrencies and Stocks Based on Investor Perspective
Authors: Lan Dongyang , Wang Zequan
Published: March 2024

With the rise of crypto assets recent years, it helps more investors take participate in investing and think how to optimize their portfolios. The digital relations were introduced and new crypto assets should have its function aspect affect the financial sector. Due to professional knowledge is lacking, most investors couldn’t make proper choices and depend on their subjective thoughts. In some areas, cryptocurrency is not recognized by jurisdiction but it also applied in various fields depending on its characteristics. This paper aims to analyze various qualities such as profitability, liquidity and so on with many famous stocks and heated crypto assets. Another proposal is analyzing the differences between crypto assets and stocks for their better performance of portfolios. The methodology is searching specific data from the website CoinMarketCap.com, finance.yahoo.com and others to calculate various ratios, making dynamic charts and using models from other references. We wonder the various factors could be adopt behind different portfolios like time, policies and abrupt changes over the world which could affect the prices of stocks or crypto assets. In the final part, is about the conclusion of the difference between crypto assets and stocks that they have different characteristics by analyzing various data.
Does Attenuating Endowment Effect Improve Efficiency? An Overview of Applications
Authors: He Hai
Published: March 2024

This article explores the impact of the endowment effect on market efficiency, with a specific focus on attenuating this effect to improve overall efficiency. The analysis is grounded in a classical three-dimensional theoretical framework encompassing willingness to pay (WTP), willingness to accept (WTA), and loss aversion. The article discusses strategies to narrow the gap between WTA and WTP and reduce loss aversion as means to mitigate the endowment effect and enhance market efficiency. Drawing on literature reviews and case studies, the paper examines three applications of the endowment effect in the context of P2P payment, organizational co-determination, and the U.S. drinking water supply. The findings suggest that attenuating the endowment effect has the potential to improve efficiency, foster cooperation, and provide practical methods for enhancing market outcomes. To improve the future study, this paper provides insight to mitigate the endowment effect by combining closing the WTA-WTP discrepancy and reducing the loss aversion, introducing proxy variables based on specific contexts for empirical study.
SQB -- A Research on Its Applications and The Correlating Mechanism
Authors: Lu Shiyi
Published: March 2024

After several former studies on the cognitive heuristics and correlating economical influences, the explanatory effectiveness of SQB perspective is explained by multiple empirical scenarios. Hence, this essay will focus on three applications in which the SQB perspective, correlating models and research methods would provide insightful opinions. After reviewing the former attempts on the original model and early researchers’ empirical examination on the Status Quo Bias (SQB), this essay will concentrate on SQB and technology resistance among the public sector employees, SQB and medical insurance outcomes, SQB and shoppers’ online shopping resistance respectively. For each application, research methodology will be explained and be integrated into the SQB perspective through the research question. Through researching on these applications’ methodology and main studies, discussing cognitive biases existing in the empirical scenarios, the present study could approach to the efficiency of the explanation from SQB perspective.
The Impact of Local Government Debt on Economic Growth in the Post-Epidemic Period - Taking Beijing as an Example
Authors: Shao Yixin
Published: March 2024

As an important tool for China to achieve fiscal goals and promote economic growth, government debt has played an important role during the epidemic. Beijing, as one of the earliest regions in China to try the self-issuance and repayment of local government bonds, has a wealth of experience modifying the economic cycle via local government debt. However, by combing the existing literature, this paper reveals that there is ongoing debate in academia over the function of local government debt. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between local government debt and economic growth using Beijing as an example and concludes that debt held by Beijing's local government primarily encourages economic growth by boosting public and private investment. Finally, based on that the local government debt of Beijing has a favorable impact on economic growth in the post-epidemic period, this paper puts forward the two problems of Beijing's excessive hidden debt risk and the bad debt use structure and then puts forward relevant suggestions.
Research on the Transformation of Traditional Retail Industry in the Context of Digital Economy -Taking Douyin as an Example
Authors: Li Bo
Published: March 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has introduced various measures to restrict people's travel in order to curb the spread of the virus. These bans make it difficult for the traditional retail industry to survive. However, the development of the digital economy has brought new opportunities to the traditional retail industry. As one of the media of the digital economy, Douyin can effectively help traditional enterprises out of difficulties. However, at present, for most traditional retailers, there are many difficult problems in the process of integrating and using new media. Therefore, this paper mainly summarizes the necessity of the transformation of the traditional retail industry from the perspective of the traditional retail industry, taking Douyin as an example, and analyzes the problems existing in the traditional retail industry in the initial stage of Douyin, such as insufficient content operation capability, difficulty in product selection, and scene setting. Finally, this paper analyzes how to solve the above challenges from the three dimensions of controlling "people," "goods," and "field". Finally, it puts forward countermeasures and suggestions for the transformation of merchants.
Analysis of the Impact of Education Level on Regional GDP
Authors: Xu Xinzi
Published: March 2024

Through theoretical model analysis and linear regression analysis of Macao, this paper studies the influence of education level on regional GDP. It is found that education level has a significant positive impact on regional GDP. As an important part of human capital, education can improve labor productivity and innovation ability by improving people's knowledge level and skills, thus promoting regional economic growth. The analysis of the theoretical model reveals the multiple channels and mechanisms of education to economic growth, including technological progress, industrial structure upgrading, and job opportunity upgrading. As a special region, the linear regression analysis results show that there is a significant positive relationship between the education level and the GDP of Macao, which further validates the importance of education to economic development. To sum up, the results of this study emphasize the importance of education, and the government and society should increase the investment in education and improve the level of education to promote regional economic growth and social progress.
Analysis on Unusual Current Ratio of Apple Based on Annual Report 2017-2023
Authors: Zhu Julian
Published: March 2024

Apple, as the leading company of technology industry, plays a significant role on the manufacture and sale of electronical devices. Therefore, it is worth to analyze its financial situations. However, its most updated data of unusual current ratio has not been widely noticed. On one hand, its current ratio has dropped to less than 1 since March 2022, underlying its current asset is not adequate to cover up its current debt. On the other hand, its high profitability ratio shows Apple appears to be a fairly prosper firm and is nearly impossible to fall in the foreseeable future. This paper focuses on Apple’s balance sheet and income sheet by using the method of collecting the data from Apple’s financial report from 2017 to 2023 and then analyzing the correlation. The result of the research demonstrates that Apple is still considered safe despite its low liquidity and high risk since it has enormous cash and market securities to pay off its debt.
The Difference and Application of VC and VD base on High-tech Enterprises
Authors: Zhang Muting
Published: March 2024

As a firm increases in size, it requires more money to cover a variety of activities such as large-scale product development, extending sales and marketing operations, purchasing assets, managing cash flow, and deferring the need for more equity financing. As a result, VC and VD are becoming increasingly significant. Venture capital and venture debt are critical sources of finance for startups and high-growth enterprises, allowing them to fuel development, gain expertise, and expand operations. Understanding the distinction between venture capital and venture debt allows entrepreneurs and company owners to better plan and manage their finances. They may weigh the costs, conditions, and consequences of each financing option to choose which best fits their business objectives, development plans, and risk tolerance. Venture capitalists not only supply firms with the financial resources they require, but they also frequently provide mentorship, industry experience, and access to a network of connections. Overall, understanding the distinction between venture capital and venture debt enables entrepreneurs and business owners to make educated financing decisions, customize their fundraising tactics, manage risks, and assure the long-term financial health and success of their company.
The Role of Enterprises' Digital Transformation in Promoting Green Development
Authors: Chen Xinyu
Published: March 2024

Nowadays, environmental problems become a big challenge in the world. It has become essential to solve environmental problems. To solve this problem and change this situation, governments in many nations request enterprises begin to do digital transformation. In this passage, the author will discuss the role of enterprises’ digital transformation in promoting green development from three industries: the manufacturing industry, the human resource service industry, and the logistics industry. In the manufacturing industry, this paper takes Tesla as an example. In the human resource service industry, this paper discusses three different aspects. Finally, in the logistics industry, this paper takes forklifts as an example. At the end of the passage, this paper will give some conclusions and advice to help enterprises to improve green development through digital transformation.
Exploring the Influencing Factors of Consumers’ Willingness to Buy Agricultural Products Based on Social Influence Theory
Authors: Chen Yongyu
Published: March 2024

The agricultural economy plays a key role in developing and constructing the world economy. Countries accelerate the agricultural layout, optimize the trade of agricultural products, positively face the globalization economic transformation, and upgrade the consumer market of agricultural products. However, the number of studies exploring the influence of consumers’ willingness to buy from an external social perspective is small. This study starts from the micro perspective of spontaneous social influence, invokes the social influence model, and combines the trust process mechanisms to study the level of consumer willingness to buy agricultural products. The findings demonstrate that spontaneous social impact favorably encourages the development of consumer trust and purchase intention; among these, consumer trust mediates the relationship between spontaneous social influence and purchase intention to some extent. Therefore, the government needs to accelerate the policy sinking strength and improve the policy credibility, enterprises need to pay attention to the influence of good product evaluation, and the consumer market needs to create a good marketing atmosphere. For agricultural trade, agricultural economic development to enrich the relevant theoretical research. Further, clarify the status of agricultural trade, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of agricultural trade and economy, and provide help for the reality of the contradiction between consumers and the market.
Analysis of Influencing Factors of Stock Return Rate
Authors: Yang Jingyuan
Published: March 2024

The people who are investors in the Chinese stock market always seek sequences or patterns, like the periodicity of the stock market, to help them for making a better return. Now some of the patterns have been proven. The periodicity of stocks and investor sentiment will affect investors' decisions and have a huge impact on China's stock market. This article aims to find out the influencing factors on different aspects of the stock market’s periocity. The article shows the impacts on China’s stock market caused by the periodicity of factors like the rate of return, investor sentiment, macroeconomic indicators, and economic cycles. From the method of calculating the past five years’ stock index data and comparing the fluctuation every single month can find out the proper time for investment. From other aspects, the firm report has been an example of an impact on investor sentiment. And all in all, these aspects correlate with the return to the stock market. Every factor has been unconsciously altering the stock market to a certain extent.
Basic Analysis of Three Stock in the Real Estate Industry
Authors: Cheng Yiwei
Published: March 2024

This academic article aims to conduct a comprehensive investment analysis of three large stocks in the USA market: Realty Income Corporation (Stock O), AvalonBay Communities Inc. (Stock AVB), and Welltower Inc. (Stock WELL). First, the PEST analysis, which includes political, economic, social, and technological aspects, is involved in the article to present the whole macroeconomic background. Moreover, the PEST results show that the total environment is positive to invest in the real estate industry. Then the stock analysis covers crucial factors such as market risk, debt ratios, current ratios, price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratios, return on assets (ROA), discounted cash flow (DCF), momentum, insider ownership, and investment preferences and give some suggestions to different investors, such as PEG investors, index investors, inside buyers and so on The findings presented herein provide valuable insights for investors seeking informed decisions in the dynamic landscape of the USA stock market.
An Analysis of Economic Behavior Behind Modern Social Networks—Taking Online Game Users as an Example
Authors: Lai Yinlin
Published: March 2024

This research paper examines the economic factors influencing modern social networks, focusing specifically on online game users. The study aims to explore the impact of users' sense of belonging in social networks on their usage intention. A research model is proposed, and data is collected through a questionnaire distributed to college students aged 18 to 30. The collected data is analyzed using SPSS, including descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The results indicate a significant positive correlation between users' sense of belonging to social networks and their willingness to use online games. The findings suggest that enhancing the social authenticity of online games and carefully selecting the first social platform for publicity are crucial strategies for online game operators' social network marketing. The research contributes to the understanding of the economic behavior behind social networks and provides insights for the sustainable development of the online game industry.
Development of Factor Market: The Case Study of Shenzhen
Authors: Xu Ruifan
Published: March 2024

Shenzhen has been fast developing city since the 21st century. The rapid growth of the economic process can't be without the development of factor markets. However, not many academic papers nowadays have discussed the reasons for this. This article will mainly explain the basic information of Shenzhen's factor market since the 1980s, the problems of the factor market nowadays and solutions to them. This paper mainly used quantitative analysis to gather the most essential issues in the past decades and try to provide solutions. They are all just possible suggestions since the future may be affected by global changes and it is unpredictable. The experiences of Shenzhen are valuable and other cities in the world can learn from it.
Comparative Analysis of NPV and IRR in Investment Decision Making
Authors: Sheng Tianhe
Published: March 2024

With the development of the global economy, enterprises are paying attention to the method of measuring investment projects. In the financial sector, different models represent different aspects of the data. Both IRR and NPV are important metrics in decision making. However, it’s a matter that between NPV and IRR, which method is better for evaluation. Based on the definition of NPV and IRR, this paper analyzes the effects of different methods in different situations. Summarizing the different methods in which different situations are applicable. The study found that both IRR and NPV are helpful for investment decisions in different ways. However, NPV is more concise, can be understood quickly and is widely used. NPV can reflect the overall benefit of the project. IRR is more difficult to understand. In some special conditions IRR rule might make mistakes and the data will be inaccurate. IRR is more limited than NPV, so NPV is a more stable and reliable reference data than IRR in investment decisions. Investors should prioritize the data provided by NPV rule.
Innovation and Economy in the New World
Authors: Shen Zhuyi , Yang Shixian
Published: March 2024

In the rapidly evolving global landscape, the relationship between innovation and the economy has become increasingly significant. This paper aims to explore and analyze the intricate connection between innovation and the economy within the context of the new world order. By examining relevant literature and case studies, this research investigated how innovation drives economic growth, enhanced competitiveness, and shaped socio-economic dynamics. Furthermore, it examined the influence of emerging technologies, globalization, and shifting geopolitical scenarios on innovation and economic progress. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this study contributed to a comprehensive understanding of the complex interplay between innovation and the economy in the new world order.
The relationship between cultural diversity and regional economic development
Authors: Cheng Shihan
Published: March 2024

Cultural diversity plays an irreplaceable role in a specific regional economy, but in many areas with the continuous influx of non-local population, the disappearance of the older generation of people, and the introduction of new ideas and new ways of life, resulting in the reduction of regional cultural diversity and even gradually disappearing with the passage of time. Nowadays, many ethnic minorities do not make reasonable use of their cultural advantages, which leads to the imbalance of economic development, and the low development of ethnic culture has aroused wide attention. Based on whether there is a good relationship between cultural diversity and regional economic development. This paper focused on cultural protection, dialect protection and social environment, raised and analyzed problems in accordance with the principle. According to the national conditions and the basic ideas of other countries or other regions, this paper made a deep analysis and discussion on the status quo, causes and solutions of the regional economic depression caused by the lack of regional cultural diversity in China, in an effort to achieve systematic synthesis and treat both symptoms and root causes.