bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Measuring Income Inequality and Implications for Economic Transmission Channels
Authors: Blotevogel Robert , Imamoglu Eslem , Moriyama Kenji , Sarr Babacar
Published: October 2020

We study the channels that theoretically transmit the effects of inequality to economic growth, unlike much of the existing literature that focuses on the direct linkage. The role of inequality in these transmission channels is difficult to pin down and varies with the particular inequality indicator chosen. We run our analyses with six methodologically distinct inequality measures (Gini coefficients and Top10 income shares). Methodological differences within the set of Gini coefficients and the Top10 income shares exert a first-order impact on the estimated relationships, which is generally larger than the effect of switching between Gini and Top10 income shares. For a given inequality indicator, we find that the transmission channels can react in opposite directions, with the net effect on growth difficult to determine. Finally, we emphasize two additional but so far underappreciated empirical complications: (i) estimated relationships change over time; and (ii) fragile countries create significant but counterintuitive empirical associations that may obscure structural relationships.
Republic of Korea
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Published: October 2020

This note presents the systemic risk analysis conducted for the Republic of Korea in the course of the 2019 Korea FSAP. It comprises a forward-looking solvency analysis for banks, insurers, and pension funds, a liquidity stress test for banks, and an assessment of network and interconnectedness for a wide range of financial sector entities and their ties to the real economy.
Various structural characteristics of Korea’s economy and its financial system informed the features and focus for its forward-looking risk analysis. They include Korea’s strong export orientation, limited diversification, and its key role as a node in regional and international supply chains. Korea’s financial system has grown by 40 percentage points of GDP since 2013, enhancing the importance of a deep financial sector analysis as conducted through the FSAP. Mortgage insurance schemes are widely used—which was reflected in the way the risk assessment for banks was conducted. Korea’s life and non-life insurance sector is large, highly concentrated and saturated. Fintech developments keep accelerating, in terms of its Open Banking system and e-money providers. Demographic developments in Korea are among the most adverse world-wide, implying a continuous drag on demand, downward pressure on interest rates, financial firms’ income, and hence their capitalization unless they will be altering their business models.
Republic of Korea
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Published: October 2020

Technological innovation in Korea holds great potential for the deepening of its financial system, that could lead to an increase of product offerings and lowering of transaction costs. Korea’s financial sector legal framework, particularly the recently announced open banking initiative and anticipated amendments to the legal frameworks for electronic financial transactions and use of personal data, will play a key role in shaping the direction of innovation and competition in the financial sector. The already highly modernized and digitally connected state of the Korean financial sector will amplify the impact of these changes to market structure and competition. Korea’s fintech experience illustrates that even within an already highly technologically advanced, efficient, and inclusive financial sector, significant benefits can still be reaped from innovation in financial services.
Togo
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Published: October 2020

A technical assistance (TA) mission led by Mr. Fahd Ndiaye, Resident Adviser in Real Sector Statistics for AFRITAC West, visited Lomé from January 27 to 31, 2020, to assess the national accounts for the new base year 2016 with the National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies. (INSEED). These accounts were prepared in accordance with the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA). The proceedings took the form of a workshop with representatives of the World Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB),the Statistical and Economic Observatory of Sub-Saharan Africa (AFRISTAT), the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). This report is largely based on the aide-memoire signed with the country and partners.
Colombia
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Published: October 2020

The current FCL arrangement for Colombia was approved in May 2020. Colombia was cited for its very strong policy frameworks—anchored by a flexible exchange rate, a credible inflation-targeting regime, effective financial sector supervision and regulation, and a structural fiscal rule—and a track record of very strong policy implementation that served as a basis for the economy’s resilience prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Chair’s Summing Up Independent Evaluation Office - IMF advice on Capital Flows Executive Board Meeting 20/93 September 18, 2020
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: October 2020

Executive Directors welcomed the report of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)
on IMF Advice on Capital Flows. Directors appreciated the high quality of the report, and its
thematic and background country studies. Directors welcomed the finding that the adoption
of the Institutional View (IV), along with the development of other frameworks and
additional tools, had represented a major advance in the Fund’s policy framework to provide
systematic advice to member countries on the management of capital flows and capital
account liberalization. Directors also noted the conclusion that, in its application, the Fund
had generally followed the IV and other policy frameworks to ensure that the advice was
consistent, tailored to country circumstances, and evenhanded across countries. Directors
welcomed that capital flow management measures (CFMs) have generally not been used to
substitute for warranted policy adjustments. Directors also welcomed the finding that most
authorities broadly support the IV’s sequenced framework to capital account liberalization
and appreciated the Fund’s specific advice in many cases, especially in the context of
technical assistance. More recently, faced with the abrupt capital flow reversals during the
COVID-19 crisis, Directors noted that emerging markets and developing economies
generally followed a multi-pronged approach broadly consistent with the IV framework and
made relatively little use of CFMs.
Polar stratospheric clouds initiated by mountain waves in a global chemistry–climate model: a missing piece in fully modelling polar stratospheric ozone depletion
Authors: Orr Andrew , Hosking J. Scott , Delon Aymeric , Hoffmann Lars , Spang Reinhold , Moffat-Griffin Tracy , Keeble James , Abraham Nathan Luke , Braesicke Peter
Published: October 2020

Abstract. An important source of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs),
which play a crucial role in controlling polar stratospheric ozone
depletion, is the temperature fluctuations induced by mountain waves.
These enable stratospheric temperatures to fall below the threshold value
for PSC formation in regions of negative temperature perturbations or
cooling phases induced by the waves even if the synoptic-scale temperatures
are too high. However, this formation mechanism is usually missing in global
chemistry–climate models because these temperature fluctuations are neither
resolved nor parameterised. Here, we investigate in detail the episodic and
localised wintertime stratospheric cooling events produced over the
Antarctic Peninsula by a parameterisation of mountain-wave-induced
temperature fluctuations inserted into a 30-year run of the global
chemistry–climate configuration of the UM-UKCA (Unified Model – United
Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosol) model. Comparison of the probability
distribution of the parameterised cooling phases with those derived from
climatologies of satellite-derived AIRS brightness temperature measurements
and high-resolution radiosonde temperature soundings from Rothera Research
Station on the Antarctic Peninsula shows that they broadly agree with the
AIRS observations and agree well with the radiosonde observations,
particularly in both cases for the “cold tails” of the distributions. It
is further shown that adding the parameterised cooling phase to the
resolved and synoptic-scale temperatures in the UM-UKCA model results in a
considerable increase in the number of instances when minimum temperatures
fall below the formation temperature for PSCs made from ice water during
late austral autumn and early austral winter and early austral spring, and
without the additional cooling phase the temperature rarely falls below the
ice frost point temperature above the Antarctic Peninsula in the model.
Similarly, it was found that the formation potential for PSCs made from ice
water was many times larger if the additional cooling is included. For PSCs
made from nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) particles it was only during October that the additional
cooling is required for temperatures to fall below the NAT formation
temperature threshold (despite more NAT PSCs occurring during other months).
The additional cooling phases also resulted in an increase in the surface
area density of NAT particles throughout the winter and early spring, which
is important for chlorine activation. The parameterisation scheme was
finally shown to make substantial differences to the distribution of total
column ozone during October, resulting from a shift in the position of the
polar vortex.
Los políticos como fuentes de la información sobre cambio climático. Comparativa entre los digitales El País y ABC
Authors: Abejón Paloma , Carrasco Rafael , Mera Montse
Published: October 2020

El cambio climático (CC) es probablemente el tema científico más fuertemente politizado del siglo y el objetivo de esta investigación es detallar pautas sobre cómo son las informaciones que aparecen sobre este tema cuando la fuente es un político y determinar, entre otras cuestiones, a qué partidos pertenecen los políticos que aparecen como fuentes. La investigación parte del análisis de todas las noticias aparecidas en las ediciones digitales de dos de los principales diarios españoles, El País y ABC, durante el año 2017. Se ha recurrido a una metodología estadística a la hora de identificar diferencias significativas entre los dos diarios analizados y las variables de interés, utilizando tablas de contingencia con pruebas de chi-cuadrado. Las conclusiones permiten avanzar que la mayoría de los políticos que aparecen como fuentes en informaciones sobre CC son extranjeros y no españoles, así como que los políticos hacen muy poca pedagogía sobre cuestiones climáticas.
Contar la economía: Los recursos lingüísticos en la tertulia “El equipo económico” de La linterna de la Cadena COPE (mayo 2010-julio 2012)
Authors: Colmenarejo Pérez Juan Pablo , Martínez-Costa María del Pilar
Published: October 2020

El presente trabajo es un estudio de caso de la tertulia radiofónica “El equipo económico” de La linterna de la Cadena COPE. Se analiza el uso de los recursos del lenguaje por parte de los periodistas y académicos participantes para traducir a un lenguaje sencillo una información especializada y técnica como es la economía. El período elegido para realizar el estudio comprende los meses de mayo de 2010 a julio de 2012, etapa central de la denominada crisis de la zona euro. Tanto España como la Unión Europea adoptaron en ese período las principales medidas para atajar la crisis financiera y económica, y su principal efecto, el paro. Se realiza una descripción y análisis cuantitativo de los recursos del lenguaje empleados por los participantes en la tertulia, con el fin de demostrar que la interacción de participantes de perfiles profesionales complementarios y el uso variado de recursos del lenguaje contribuyen a explicar la economía. Los resultados obtenidos permiten afirmar que la tertulia, como género de diálogo, utiliza los recursos del lenguaje, y la consecuente creación de imágenes sonoras durante la conversación coloquial y espontánea de los expertos, para cumplir con la labor informativa y pedagógica de la radio.
Diversidad en clave de insularidad: el mapa de la radiotelevisión local en Canarias
Authors: Cañedo Azahara
Published: October 2020

Este artículo presenta un mapa estructural de los agentes que operan, a través del espectro radioeléctrico, en el sector de la radio y la televisión local en Canarias. El objetivo es caracterizar el sistema comunicativo local en el territorio, tomando como principal línea de reflexión científica la investigación sobre el concepto de diversidad aplicada al campo de las industrias audiovisuales (McQuail, 1998; Napoli, 1999; Albornoz y García Leiva, 2017a y 2017b). A partir del análisis de los agentes concesionarios de licencias de radiodifusión y de las señales emitidas a través de ellas, la investigación revela que el mapa se configura en torno a una idea de diversidad entendida como insularidad, en concordancia con el modelo de organización territorial de Canarias.
Género, poder y comunicación: por un diálogo entre la Economía Política de la Comunicación y la teoría feminista
Authors: Martínez Fernández Rebeca , Martínez Nicolás Manuel
Published: October 2020

. La Economía Política de la Comunicación y la Cultura (EPCC) y la teoría crítica feminista han transitado tradicionalmente de manera paralela, con escasos intentos por fortalecer el diálogo entre ambas. Los intentos realizados se han centrado en tres líneas de investigación: el análisis de la situación de las mujeres como trabajadoras de las empresas mediáticas; la crítica de la mercantilización de la audiencia-mujeres; y la denuncia de la representación de la mujer, especialmente en la publicidad. En este trabajo sostenemos la conveniencia de construir una agenda convergente partiendo del potencial de la EPCC para enmarcar desde una perspectiva histórica y materialista la investigación sobre mujeres y comunicación. No obstante, se argumenta la necesidad de que la EPCC renueve y actualice sus planteamientos con los aportes de la más reciente teoría feminista para sofisticar el análisis de las relaciones entre género, poder y comunicación, incorporando decididamente la cuestión central de la reproducción social y los cuidados.
Desinformación y erosión de la credibilidad periodística en el contexto de las noticias falsas. Estudio de caso
Authors: Del Hoyo Hurtado Mercedes , García-Galera María del Carmen , Blanco-Alfonso Ignacio
Published: October 2020

El presente artículo propone un análisis de la correlación entre la pérdida de credibilidad de los medios, los desórdenes informativos y la opacidad de los procedimientos de producción de noticias. Para ello, se trae aquí el estudio de caso de un reportaje publicado por el periódico El Mundo en su suplemento Crónica, con el fin de analizar qué formas adopta la desinformación en la prensa de referencia y hasta qué punto puede estar afectándola más allá de lo que acontece en las redes sociales. El recurso a la invención o la suplantación de fuentes fidedignas en los bulos que circulan por la red dejan aquí paso, entre otros, a la mezcla indiscriminada de datos falsos con datos verdaderos, y a las referencias vagas sobre fuentes cuya identidad es imposible comprobar.
El largo camino para la equidad de género en la prensa escrita mexicana
Authors: Treviño Elizondo Francisco Antonio , Quiroga Garza Angélica , Matamoros Juan Antonio , Willis Sánchez Byrd
Published: October 2020

Esta investigación analizó el grado de equidad y estereotipos de género que se presentan en uno de los periódicos más longevos e importantes de México: El Norte de Grupo Reforma, considerando el género  de los autores de las notas, de las fuentes citadas, pero principalmente de sus protagonistas (tomando en cuenta el contenido de los titulares, fotografías, secciones en que aparecen, sus ocupaciones, y si se les trata o no como víctimas). Se comprobó que a nivel local se reproducen actualmente los mismos resultados que se han encontrado históricamente a nivel mundial: Los hombres está sobrerrepresentado en todos los rubros: artículos escritos, protagonismo, testimonios, opinión experta, rol de víctimas y fotografías; además aparecen principalmente en notas sobre política y deporte, mientras las mujeres en notas del mundo del espectáculo. A pesar de que la investigación reafirma lo ya encontrado en otras latitudes, se discuten algunas importantes señales de cambio.
The effect of mixed marketing moderation and innovation on the influence of market orientation and entrepreneurship orientation toward marketing performance
Authors: Kuncoro Amin , Astuti Widji , Firdiansjah Achmad
Published: October 2020

This study aims to: 1) describe market orientation, entrepreneurship orientation, innovation, mixed marketing and marketing performance, 2) analyze the effect of market orientation and entrepreneurship orientation on innovation, the effect of market orientation and entrepreneurship orientation on the mixed marketing, the influence of market orientation and entrepreneurship orientation on marketing performance. The study is a causality descriptive study to conduct clarity of the correlation and the influence of cause and effect among variables. The analysis technique is statistics descriptive and SEM. The findings of this study are as follows: a) Market orientation effects the innovation of Food and Beverage SMEs in Religious Tourism in Kudus, b) Entrepreneurship orientation effects the innovation of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism in Kudus, c) Market orientation effects the mixed marketing of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism, d) Entrepreneurship orientation affects the mixed marketing of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism, e) Market orientation and Entrepreneurship orientation effect the marketing performance of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism, f) Entrepreneurship orientation effects marketing performance of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism, g) Innovation effects marketing performance of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism, h) Mixed marketing effects marketing performance of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism, i) Market orientation influences marketing performance of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism by innovation, j) Entrepreneurship orientation influences marketing performance of Food and Beverage SMEs of Religious Tourism along with innovation.
Work environment and entrepreneurship orientation towards MSME performance through organizational commitment
Authors: Mukson Mukson , Hamidah Hamidah , Prabuwono Anton Satria
Published: October 2020

This research aims to analyze and develop a theoretical framework, built with a performance model influenced by the work environment and entrepreneurial orientation, and mediated by organizational commitment. This research used a quantitative approach as the methodology. The survey was distributed using a questionnaire instrument. The population in this study were 6,708 MSME owners in Brebes Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, and the sample in this study were 377 MSME owners, which was determined using the Slovin formula. The sampling technique in this research used a non-random sampling with proportional sampling. Simultaneously, the statistical method used to test the hypotheses in this study is a multivariate Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Based on the results of statistical tests, it can be known partially that 1) Work environment has a significant effect on the performance of MSMEs, 2) Entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on the performance of MSMEs, 3) Organizational commitment has a significant effect on the performance of MSMEs. 4) Work environment has a significant effect on organizational commitment, 5) Entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on organizational commitment, 6) Work environment has a significant effect on the performance of MSMEs through organizational commitment, and 7) Entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on the performance of MSMEs through organizational commitment. The novelty in this study is that the empirically constructed model of organizational commitment has proven to be significant as a mediation of the work environment and entrepreneurial orientation towards performance. with the strongest influence of work environment and entrepreneurial orientation on organizational commitment.
Enhancing business entrepreneurship through open government data
Authors: Malkawi Nazem Mahmoud , Al-khasawneh Akif Lutfi , Mohailan Mohammad Haider Sadeq
Published: October 2020

Small and medium enterprises play a very important role in today’s economy and contribute heavily on a national economy specially in developing countries like Jordan, but they are still facing many challenges, and need support from government specially in data availability. This study aimed to know the impact of open government data (OGD) on business entrepreneur-ship from Jordanian Irbid State entrepreneurs’ point view. To achieve this, (600) questionnaires were distributed to the sample of Jordanian entrepreneurs in Irbid state and (536) valid questionnaires were recovered. The study indicates that OGD and entrepreneurship had a moderate level. There is a significant statistical effect of OGD on business entrepreneurship (α ≤ 0.05) in Jordanian SMEs Irbid state. At the end researchers recommend government and entrepreneurs to adopt OGD as a strategy to maximize benefits gained from open government data strategy, improve the quality of published data, and recommended entrepreneurs to increase the level of relying on OGD to get information about materials, markets, competitors, legislations and so on to get benefits for their companies.
Mapping the relationship between proactive behavior and talent management practices: The mediating role of organizational commitment
Authors: Hamedani Arian Khodayarkhani , Farmanesh Panteha , Zargar Pouya
Published: October 2020

In a diverse and modern organization with high extent of competitiveness within the market, maintaining high performance is of necessity. Talent management practices, when implied and used properly can significantly contribute to an organizations’ degree of overall performance as it has been noted throughout the literature. Employees and individuals seeking professional careers are required to cope with fast-changing environments of their workplaces. The need to constantly improve oneself is a dire one. Current research paper analyzes mediation effect of organizational commitment on the relationship between proactive personality and talent management practices from employee perspective of university academic and administrative staff. Mediation regression analysis (PROCESS) has been used to analyze the gathered data from universities located in North Cyprus, and the accumulated results show a full mediation effect from organizational commitment on the aforementioned relationship. The study contributes to the literature through expansion of proposed model in context of talent management and proactive personality as well as analytical method alongside context of academia. Furthermore, this study provides tangible implications, which can be beneficial for university decision-makers.
Investigating the effect of learning management system transition on administrative staff performance using task-technology fit approach
Authors: Shishakly Rima , Sharma Anshuman , Gheyathaldin Lilian
Published: October 2020

Educational institutions are adopting learning management systems (LMS) to facilitate teaching and learning processes. During the last few years, many Universities have started upgrading their existing LMS by shifting to advance LMS. This shift requires students, academic as well as administrative staff to get acquainted with the functioning of the new system at the earliest, as any change in the system may impact their performance. The transition from old to new LMS requires time and affects the performance of users, especially administrative staff performance. The present study tries to investigate the effect of the transition on the performance of the administrative staff. The task-technology fit (TTF) model was adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. The data analysis was done using the PLS-SEM, to test the hypothesized relationships. The findings of the study confirm that mere usage of the new technology did not improve the performance rather, the task and technology characteristics need to be coordinated appropriately.
Competency improvement of cooperative managers to improve members' welfare by implementing business strategies
Authors: Haryono Agus , Mudjiarto Mudjiarto , Wahyunib Nanik , Triatmanto Boge
Published: October 2020

This study aims to analyze the improvement of the welfare of cooperative members in a sustainable manner, which is influenced by the development of business strategies and the competence of members. The research was conducted at women's cooperatives in East Java Province, Indonesia. The research design uses a quantitative approach. Respondents in this study are members of active women's cooperatives who have their own businesses from cooperative capital. The questionnaire was distributed by directly meeting respondents or via email among 185 respondents who were members of active cooperatives. SEM analysis was used to determine the effect of competency variables on improving member welfare mediated by business strategies. The results of this study indicate that the welfare of cooperative members was largely determined by the competence of cooperative member business actors, but this welfare improvement will be more effective if business actors understand and implement business strategies even though on a small scale.
Additivity of maps preserving triple product on *-ring
Authors: Taghavi Ali , Razeghi Mehran , Nouri Mojtaba , Darvish Vahid , Li C.
Published: October 2020

Let A and B be two prime -rings. Let : A ! B be a bijective and satises (A P P) = (A) (P) (P); for all A 2 A and P 2 fI; P1; I 􀀀 P1g where P1 is a projection in A. The operation between two arbitrary elements S and T in A is dened as S T = ST +TS for 2 f􀀀1; 1g. Then, if (I) is projection, we show that is additive.
Infinitely many solutions for a nonlocal elliptic system of $(p_1,\ldots,p_n)$-Kirchhoff type with critical exponent
Authors: Afrouzi Ghasem A. , Caristi Giuseppe , Salari Amjad
Published: October 2020

The existence of infinitely many nontrivial solutions for a nonlocal elliptic system of $(p_1,\ldots,p_n)$-Kirchhoff type with critical exponent is investigated. The approach is based on variational methods and critical point theory.
El objetivo de la psicología -II- Los hechos psíquicos y el objeto de la psicología
Authors: Santibañez-H. Guy , Osorio H. Hector
Published: October 2020

El presente trabajo corresponde a la continuación de "El objeto de la psicología I" de la Revista de Psicología de 1998. Allí se describieron las diferentes modificaciones y evolución que ha sufrido el objeto de estudio de la Psicología como ciencia en el ámbito de la cultura greco-latina. Aquí presentaremos los argumentos que dicen relación con las propiedades fundamentales de los fenómenos psíquicos; el conjunto de cinco propiedades que presentamos, así como la caracterización del proceso de adaptación en cuanto al proceso básico de la gnosis real del objeto de la Psicología debiera provocar una mayor y más amplia discusión sobre el tema. El objeto último que intentamos alcanzar es remover del quehacer de la disciplina toda una serie de afirmaciones y verdades a medias, derivadas de la filosofía, la teología y la escolástica que sólo han provocado desencuentros entre las diferentes corrientes o escuelas que dedican sus esfuerzos para conocer las parcelas de la naturaleza en cuanto ellas constituyen su objeto de estudio.
Familia y pobreza dura
Authors: Rozas Germán
Published: October 2020

Un tema de alta complejidad hoy en día es la superación de la pobreza, no obstante, existe un segmento de la misma que aparece especialmente resistente, la Pobreza Dura. Esta área es refractaria a las políticas sociales que ponen el acento en el aspecto económico. Surgen así otras dimensiones a considerar, entre las cuales la familia es una fundamental. Sin embargo particularmente las variables psicosociales de la familia. Se plantea, entonces la hipótesis, que dichos aspectos originados en un época histórica anterior conforman matrices fundacionales de la familia pobre en Chile. Estas matrices se despliegan en la actualidad en un enfrentamiento con la modernidad. Dicha contradictoria dinàmica profundiza la situación provocando un tipo de familia asociada a la pobreza dura.
Proceso de adaptación del Inventario de la relación de ayuda de G.T. Barrett-Lennard
Authors: Celis H. Alejandro
Published: October 2020

la presente investigación expone la realización de las etapas iniciales de la adaptación al español del Inventario de la relación de ayuda de G.T. Barrett-Lennard, en su versión OS-M-64. Se exponen diversas consideraciones  respecto a la importancia del puntos de vista del "receptor" de la relación, respecto a la utilidad del  cuestionario y respecto a la metodología empleada en su adaptación. se discuten dificultades metodológicas halladas en la investigación y se entrega una versión completa del inventario y de la forma de utilizarlo.
The Practice of the Training on Stress Tolerance Increase of Ukrainian Students in the Sphere of Legal Education
Authors: Latkovska Tamara , Sidor Mikhail , Goloyadova Tetiana , Kalimbet Andrey
Published: October 2020

The new national curriculum implementation in the sphere of higher education in Ukraine raises the need for using tests as the means of students’ knowledge assessment. The authors have identified the connection both between the level of stress tolerance and between the level of test passing by means of using the correlated analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the T-Wilcoxon test. The level of stress tolerance has a serious impact upon the students’ test result. The students show a higher efficiency level while passing the test after visiting the training on stress tolerance increase. It has been identified that the opportunity value as to how to focus the students’ attention on the test is an important harbinger of the thesis that the education of Ukrainian students should be followed by the assessment of their psychological state. The authors have identified that the students’ psychological architype has an impact upon the education efficiency giving both similar and best results according to the results from other cultures.
Teaching Methods of Educating Support and Options for Non-Formal Lifelong Learner
Authors: Casmudi Casmudi , Nuryana Zalik , Miharja Deni , Gunawan I Gede Dharman , Muhja Zainal Abidin
Published: October 2020

Student quest for knowledge does not have to end with donning graduation gown. Lifelong learners embed a burning desire for self-improvement throughout their lives. Though the term may seem especially applicable to the degreed graduate in the workforce with career progression in mind, lifelong learning is necessary across ages and educational as well as professional backgrounds. The Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) programme, strengthening of lifelong learning for skills enhancement, aims to ensure a continuous supply of quality local human capital through effective initiatives that build and grow a world-class workforce. Such initiatives include capitalizing on studying while working. With strong governmental support, lifelong learning is taking a step forward. An important consideration now is to ensure a successful endeavor, because lifelong learning is taking a step forward. An important consideration now is to ensure a successful requires studying that is parallel to life as well as professional commitments.
Advance Levels of Pedagogy of Humanity Studies in Education
Authors: Didenko Vera N.
Published: October 2020

The goal of this study is to investigate the purposes of pioneers and describe their main achievements, who have worked on training methods of humanity. The article presents the scientific achievements of A.E. Kondratenkov in theoretical and practical pedagogy, among which a special role is given to the rural school as a kind of center for the spiritual revival of the village. The main attention in the article results is focused on the analysis of the contribution of A.E. Kondratenkov to practical humanistically oriented pedagogy, where the enduring values of the spiritual life of a person are humanized. The intrinsic value of human individuality is affirmed as well. As a novel strategy the methodological foundations of the pedagogical system of Kondratenkov and its essence are revealed. Finally, it is shown that the pedagogical activity of A.E. Kondratenkov deserves the research attention of scientists, educators, practitioners, and those who are concerned about the problems of the educational space of the modern school of Russia.
The Impact of Exposure to the Game of Thrones on Saudi Male Identity
Authors: Alardawi Merfat
Published: October 2020

The objective of this study is to examine the impact of Game of Thrones on the cultural identity of young Saudi males. The study also discovered the reasons why Saudi males watch American TV series (Game of Thrones) from a critical cultural perspective. This study has collected the data using an online survey conducted on 63 Saudi male adolescents with age ranging from 15 to 25 years who regularly watched Game of Thrones. The results show that the cultural identities of Saudi males are not negatively impacted because there are only limited viewers of this American drama series. The result reveal that 81.0% participants have watched Game of Thrones “alone” but only for having fun, learning a new culture and passing time. The relationship between age, education with respect to time spent on watching Game of Thrones and respective opinions are statistically significant. The study concluded that learning English language, acting like characters of the drama series and watching their favorite actors and actresses are the main motives of watching this TV series.
Lessons from Yemen: Diphtheria and Polio Campaign in the Context of COVID-19
Authors: Ongwae Kennedy , Sule Victor , Chatterjee Anirban , Ngemera Daniel , Eltayeb Abu Obeida , IQBAL Javed , Kaisar Islam Mahfuzul M
Published: October 2020

Yemen conducted a diphtheria campaign in five governorates between 4 July and 19 July 2020, followed by a polio campaign in 13 governorates between 25 July and 17 August 2020. The study aimed at documenting lessons from conducting the campaigns within the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen after their initial suspension in March 2020. The lessons could contribute to the evidence on the feasibility of maintaining and continuing vaccination campaigns in the context of COVID-19. The descriptive study relied on key informants and content analysis of planning and budgeting documents and daily monitoring reports as data sources. The COVID-19 precautions, including masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, and reduced crowding and social distancing, were applied during the campaigns. These measures minimized concerns over COVID-19, enabling the campaigns to go on, achieving 75% of its target for diphtheria and 96% of the polio campaign’s target. The provision of personal protective equipment increased the campaign’s perceived safety, leading to its smooth implementation. The measures constituted only about 4 percent of the entire cost of the campaign. The lessons learned will inform the planning and implementation of other upcoming vaccination-related activities in Yemen. This is also a good case study and experience for sharing with other countries.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 13, No. 11
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: October 2020

Reviewer acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 13, No. 11, 2020.
Market Risks, Firms’ Size and Financial Performance: Reality or Illusion in Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
Authors: Karugu Kahihu Peter , Muturi Wachira D. , Muathe Stephen M. A.
Published: October 2020

The purpose of the study was to investigate on Market risk, Firms’ size and financial performance, Reality or illusion in microfinance institution. The study employed positivism philosophy and used explanatory non–experimental research designs. The targeted population was all the thirteen registered Deposit Taking microfinance institutions in Kenya and census approach was used. The study used secondary data which was collected from MFIs annual audited financial reports for the period between 2014 and 2018 using data collection instruments. The study was anchored on two theories namely Dynamic Capabilities theory and Modern Portfolio Theory. Diagnostic tests were applied to test on multicollinearity, autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, normality test, and stationarity. Panel data multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the collected data and the results presented using figures and tables. The results indicated that firm’s size has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between market risk and financial performance of microfinance institutions. The study recommended that the CEOs of microfinance Institution should employ mechanism of identifying the optimal firm size that organization needs to operate in to achieve better financial performance.The purpose of the study was to investigate on Market risk, Firms’ size and financial performance, Reality or illusion in microfinance institution. The study employed positivism philosophy and used explanatory non–experimental research designs. The targeted population was all the thirteen registered Deposit Taking microfinance institutions in Kenya and census approach was used. The study used secondary data which was collected from MFIs annual audited financial reports for the period between 2014 and 2018 using data collection instruments. The study was anchored on two theories namely Dynamic Capabilities theory and Modern Portfolio Theory. Diagnostic tests were applied to test on multicollinearity, autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, normality test, and stationarity. Panel data multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the collected data and the results presented using figures and tables. The results indicated that firm’s size has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between market risk and financial performance of microfinance institutions. The study recommended that the CEOs of microfinance Institution should employ mechanism of identifying the optimal firm size that organization needs to operate in to achieve better financial performance.
Move Structures and Cognitive Genres in the Methods Sections of Experimental Research Articles and Corpus-Based Studies in Applied Linguistics
Authors: Chuang Weichen , Chen Chia-Chi
Published: October 2020

This paper reports an investigation of the variation in the move structures and cognitive genres found in the methods sections of research articles (RAs) in a discipline with diversified research methods. Sixty-five RAs involving two research methods in applied linguistics, namely corpus-based studies and experimental research, were analyzed. The results showed that the methods sections of these RAs contained distinct move structures. These distinct move structures, along with the findings of previous studies on the move structures of various disciplines, suggested that the research method adopted in a study is a stronger factor than discipline is in determining the move structure of the methods section. The analysis of the cognitive genres used in the methods sections showed that authors typically require more than one cognitive genre to realize the major moves of the methods sections. However, this variation in the cognitive genres is low between the two patterns of study. These findings suggested that different research methods yield variations in the move structures of the methods sections. However, the cognitive genres that authors require to realize the move structures tend to be common.
Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Rating Scale for EFL Writing in China
Authors: Lu Yixi , Han Qiqi , Fang Zhaoxu , Shen Antian
Published: October 2020

Diagnostic assessment of EFL writing ability is useful yet seldom adopted for Chinese EFL students. In line with this urge, this study intends to design and validate a diagnostic rating scale for EFL writing in China. This rating scale is adapted from China’s Standards of English Language Ability (CSE in short) for an argumentative writing assignment of College English III students at a key university in Eastern China. To collect data for validation, four raters were asked to score 67 compositions utilizing the rating scale. A multi-facet Rasch analysis was employed to investigate the validity of the rating scale. Three facets—examinee, rater, and criteria—basically accord with the ideal requirements. Comparing our validated rating scale and rating scales for writing assessment designed in other contexts, the importance of setting rating scales in a specific context is demonstrated. Additionally, our context-specific, CSE-based rating scale once again corroborates the versatility of CSE. This study provides a meaningful examination of the appropriate form of a rating scale for diagnostic assessment in China.
Race is Still Black and White: Voluntary Racial Phenotypic Change Elicits Meaning Threat and Backlash
Authors: Seliger Jordan , Ben-Zeev Avi
Published: October 2020

We offer evidence that a target who voluntarily changes his/her racial phenotypic features causes perceivers to engage in two-pronged social policing of racial group boundaries: (a) vilifying and disliking the target (cognitive and affective backlash; external policing) (Experiments 1a-1b, 2, & 3) and (b) increasing own racial essentialism, in response to a meaning threat (internal policing) (Experiment 3). In all experiments, participants received a vignette of a protagonist that underwent non-elective surgery (white/Asian, Experiments 1a-1b; white/Black, Experiments 2-3). In the voluntary change condition, the protagonist asks that the surgeon change his/her racial features to resemble that of a different race whereas, in the involuntary change condition the protagonist asks that the surgeon keep his/her racial features intact (Experiment 1: eye shape, Experiment 2: Afrocentric features). Findings supported the predictions and showed a dissociation between similarity and categorization judgments, underscoring the essentialized versus socially constructed nature of beliefs about race.
Structural Equation Model: an Analysis of Learning Management Systems Acceptance
Authors: Gil-Vera Victor Daniel , Puerta-Lopera Isabel Cristina , Quintero-Lopez Catalina
Published: October 2020

The continuous growth of ICT in the last decade is transforming the traditional model of teaching and learning based on face-to-face master classes. Today there are virtual online educational platforms that allow students and teachers to interact virtually and use multimedia resources from any mobile device or computer with Internet access. The transition from presence to virtuality can generate resistance to change, this situation must be analyzed to take strategies that allow the effective implementation of virtual educational platforms by teachers and students. The aim of this paper was to identify the aspects that influence the use behavior of learning management systems (LMS), based on data from an online survey sent to 250 students of systems engineering. This research analyzes the impact of five constructs; platform operation, planning and scheduling, teaching program contents, methodology and competencies of teachers, communication and interaction and allocation and use of media resources with use behavior. This paper concludes that the platform operation, planning and scheduling, communication and interaction, the allocation and use of media resources are the constructs that more influence the use behavior of LMS regardless teaching program contents and competencies of teachers.
Disease progression in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study in China
Authors: Luo H. , Liu S. , Wang Y. , Mortimer K. , Ju S. , Yang Y. , Wang D.
Published: October 2020

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical features of disease progression among patients with COVID-19 to help early identification of patients at high risk.DESIGN: This was a retrospective, multi-centre cohort study. From 10 January to 29 February 2020, all cases diagnosed
with COVID-19 at 24 hospitals (with complete medical records) in Jiangsu Province, China were recruited. The primary outcome was deterioration in condition, i.e., the dramatic progression from asymptomatic or mild or moderate status into severe or critically ill status during 14 days´
follow-up.RESULTS: Of the 625 patients in Jiangsu, none died; 597 patients were asymptomatic or had mild or moderate disease on admission, of whom 36 (6%) experienced disease deterioration to become severe or critically ill.CONCLUSION: Disease deterioration to severe
or critically ill status was associated with age, pulmonary opacity score, lymphocyte count on admission and exposure to the pandemic centre in Wuhan.
Karl Ove Knausgård’s Bluntness in My Struggle
Authors: Roberge Valérie
Published: October 2020

This article examines Karl Ove Knausgård’s My Struggle, especially its fi rst volume A Death in the Family, with respect to the writer’s use of a discourse of bluntness in his autobiographical narrative for the purpose creating meaningful art. Such a form of art is developed in opposition to knowledge. The author’s renunciation of knowledge enables a special kind of relationship with the reader through expressions of closeness or shame; the reader witnesses the process of Knausgård’s becoming, rendered through narration, repetition, and accumulation. My Struggle is characterized by a unique way of conveying an honest autobiographical, engaging the reader and opening up new possibilities for literature.
Wilhelmina Zyndram-Kościałkowska aphoristic writing as a mode of autobiography
Authors: Osiński Dawid Maria
Published: October 2020

The article discusses the manuscripts of Wilhelmina Zyndram-Kościałkowska (1844–1926) – a writer, literary critic, translator, publicist, one of the most important fi gures in the literary circles of Grodno and Warsaw in the second half of the nineteenth century. Her manuscripts (private calendars, diaries, memoirs and notebooks) are kept in the Offi ce of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania (Lietuvos Valstybės Istorijos Archyvas). Kościałkowska 98 aphorisms, analyzed in his article, were dedicated to Henryk Nusbaum (1849–1937), a Warsaw neurologist, publicist, medical philosopher, and included in her diaries and memoirs titled Kajet z notatkami, urywkami poezji, fragmentami wspomnień. Her aphoristic writing can be interpreted as a particular mode of autobiography. Kościałkowska’s aphorisms illuminate the microdimensions of her autobiographical position, her critical style, her understanding of loneliness and of other people’s behavior, and fi nally her intertextual dialogues with culture, literature and art. Kościałkowska thus establishes a perspective on a range of cultural phenomena as well as on the process of her own identity construction.