bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Haematobium infection and the predisposing factors in Fufore LGA of Adamawa State
Authors: Ballah Ikurhyel Ay  , Agere Hemen  , Ahima Marvin  , Onisemus Benson
Published: July 2023

Background & Objectives: Schistosomiasis, is a major health problem in the rural areas of developing countries where there is high water contact activities with fresh water bodies, poor hygienic practices and no portal drinking water. It ranks the second after Malaria with socio-economic and public health importance in the tropics and subtropical regions. To provide information on the prevalence and predisposing factors of Haematobium infection among School-aged children in relation to their age and gender in Fufore LGA. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of urinary Schistosomiasis and the predisposing factors in Fofure LGA of Adamawa State between October and November 2022 where five Schools were sampled for the study. 300 Students between the ages 0-15 years were randomly selected and grouped into three age groups (0-5, 6-10 and 11-15) respectively. Urine samples were obtained from the students and transferred to New Boshang Hospital Medical Laboratory for parasitological examination. Each were also issued a structured questionnaire so as to obtain their demographic characteristics and to determine the possible risk factors associated with this infection in the case of study. Results: Out of the total 300 Students examined, 113(37.7%) were positive for Schistosoma haematobium and the Males (43.9%) had significantly higher prevalence (P < 0.05) than the Females (30.2%). In respect to age, the age group 11-15 (51.5%) were significantly more infected (P < 0.05) than the younger age groups 0-5 (8.2%) and 6-10 (36.6%) examined. Haematobium infection was observed to be higher in children whose parents were irrigation farmers/ fishermen 173(57.7%) than those whose parents are not. Students whose household monthly income is below N30, 000 were more infected. Those that used well 97(32.3) and streams 123(41.0%) as source of drinking water showed high prevalence than those who use borehole. Students whose water contact activities were for farming/ fishing 201(67.7%) were significantly more infected with haematobium infection (P < 0.05) than those without ant water contact activity. Interpretation and Conclusion: From the result of the study, it’s clear that poverty, ignorance, socio-cultural practice, poor hygienic practices, inadequate toiletry facility are some of the predisposing factors associated with this infection in the study area. Intervention by the relevant authorities are needed to curtail the transmission of this infection. These interventions includes; massive health education, provision of portable drinking water and provision of good sanitary/ toilet facility.
Managerial Ability and Investment Efficiency among Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
Authors:   University of Nairobi, Ongoro Morgan
Published: July 2023

The level of managerial ability that a firm possesses may to a large extend influence its investment efficiency. The purpose of this article is to argue that managerial ability has a significant relationship with the level of firm investment efficiency. Based on a data set of 702 firm year observations for the financial period 2008- 2020, the researchers investigated whether managerial ability (MA) is associated with investment efficiency (IE). The relationship between the independent and dependent variables was tested using multivariate fixed effect panel data regression models. In addition, the researchers included firm level characteristics as its control variables given that they are known to have an association with Investment efficiency in the regression models. The findings reveal that managerial ability had a significant negative relationship with investment efficiency and that higher managerial ability was associated with lower investment efficiency. It was established that firms with higher managerial ability were more likely to overinvest compared to those with lower managerial ability. The findings also revealed that majority of listed firms in Kenya were managed by skilled managers with ability (56%) whereas the remaining 44% were found to be managed by managers with low skills and ability. The scope of the study was on one developing country. There is need for additional studies that will focus on other jurisdictions. The study recommends targeted continuous learning especially on investment efficiency. The study recommends managers to set precise investment goals and implement a comprehensive strategic plan on how to efficiently allocate and prioritize resources. The findings further reiterate the need for firms to not only hire skilled professionals but to also encourage them to set up investment teams within their various business units. The role of these teams should include; continuous evaluation of project risk and return, utilization of technological innovations to improve operational efficiency and adoption of data driven decision making policies. The study emphasizes the importance of isolating individual managerial ability from the general firm efficiency level and the contribution of these specific managerial ability on the quality of firm investment efficiency. Keywords: Investment Efficiency, Disclosure Quality, Listed Firms in Kenya
‘It made me a more resilient therapist’: A qualitative study on practitioners’ experience of providing mental health services during the pandemic
Authors: Brandon Louis , Fragkiadaki Eva
Published: July 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated sudden and radical changes in mental health care delivery where practitioners unavoidably engaged in remote working. As remote care is likely to become increasingly common, perhaps routine, in this study, we aimed to explore practitioners’ experiences of delivering online therapy during a unique moment in history. Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with five participants. Three main themes were developed using thematic analysis: 1) Moving services online: practical challenges and opportunities; 2) Intimacy and distance in online connections; and 3) We’re all in this together: a collective experience. This study highlighted-participants’ flexibility, digital and relational connectedness, and ability to reframe negative experiences as potential for growth. Findings demonstrate that the existence of both challenges and opportunities for online therapy constitutes just the start of an exciting journey for practitioners when delivering mental health services in the future.
How poems go beyond: Advocating the use of poetic representation for therapeutic practitioner researchers in qualitative research
Authors: Buxton Christina
Published: July 2023

This article focuses on how poetic representation of research offers therapeutic practitioners distinct ways to engage audiences, leading to a deeper, more dynamic and relationally-based understanding of the lived experience of another than other research outputs allow. Methodologically, it advocates that using poetic representation presents practitioners with an accessible, flexible, and therefore more viable way of presenting research findings that can encourage research confidence and engagement. It briefly describes the use of Gee’s (1991) psycholinguistic framework in creating poetic form from unstructured narrative interviews with therapists who work with psychological trauma. This framework allows the researcher to readily draw out content that represents the most meaningful aspects of interview material. Using extracts from resultant poems, it explores the ways in which this form of data presentation offers the ability to connect with readers deeply and evocatively, ultimately leading to potential change in the reader’s world as a result.
Research-active therapists and therapy trainees: The need for continuity and clinical significance in our research
Authors: Cooper Mick , Bailey-Rodriguez Deborah , Fragkiadaki Eva
Published: July 2023

Mick Cooper is Professor of Counselling Psychology, as well as Acting Director of the Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing (CREW) at the University of Roehampton. Aside from being a research-active practitioner, with research interests in counselling with children and young people as well as humanistic, existential and relational approaches to therapy, Mick is co-developer of the pluralistic approach to therapeutic practice. He has published numerous research articles and texts including his latest book ‘Psychology at the Heart of Social Change: Developing a Progressive Vision for Society’. Mick kindly agreed to be interviewed by two of our editors (Deborah Bailey-Rodriguez & Eva Fragkiadaki) to discuss qualitative research within psychotherapy and counselling research, his own research journey as a therapist and to give us tips and pointers for therapy trainees and bridging the gap between research and therapeutic practice for our Special Issue.
Pelatihan dan Pendampingan Pembuatan Pupuk Organik dari Limbah Organik di Desa Ambalkliwonan Kabupaten Kebumen
Authors: Bahrun Moh. , Zuhdi Rasyid , Waluyo Dwiyono , Intansari Dyah Widi Astin , Nardiansyah Afrie , Elviyanti Isnaini Lilis , Maemunah Titi , Izzudin M , Hamdani Hamdani , Hindami Hindami , Priyatno Priyatno , Wibowo Noor Adi , Rahmanto Teguh Arief
Published: July 2023

Waste is one of the unsolved problems. Waste originating from livestock is one of the problems faced by the residents of Ambalkliwonan Village, Kebumen Regency. This waste belongs to the type of organic waste that is left alone by cattle farmers and causes an unpleasant odor, still it can also drive the growth of disease-causing microorganisms in the surrounding environment. Waste from cow dung can be utilized by turning it into fertilizer. The service location is in Ambalkliwonan Village, Ambal District, Kebumen Regency, Central Java. Some people who work as farmers and cattle breeders are targeted in community service programs. The objectives to be achieved from training activities and mentoring in the use of organic cow dung into organic fertilizer are to provide information and knowledge and raise awareness in the community about the use of cow dung so as not to cause environmental pollution and raise public awareness of the importance of using organic fertilizers so that it will minimize expenditure on the purchase of chemical fertilizers for rice plants. The method applied to this community service activity is by presenting material which is then carried out by direct practice to make organic and solid fertilizer. Then an evaluation of the products produced and all the processes carried out by the community. The results of community service activities show that community members of the training and mentoring program can make their own organic and solid fertilizer. This community service has succeeded in increasing public awareness of the importance of healthy and creative living, and the use of organic fertilizers in farming.
Keywords: Organic waste, organic fertilizer, organic agriculture
Pelatihan Komputer Bagi Kader PKK Desa Kaibon
Authors: Pambudi Mijan , Susmiyanto Susmiyanto , Firharmawan Hastri
Published: July 2023

Family Welfare Empowerment or often shortened to PKK is a movement that has been built from the center to the village and its existence and benefits have been felt by the community. This PKK activity is reflected in the 10 PKK Main Programs, one of which isthe program focuses on health and special attention is paid to the health of mothers and children. These trained PKK cadres are not only seen from the way they handle maternal and child health but also must be supported by their ability to use computers in the recording and data collection process. However, not all PKK Cadres, especially in villages, are proficient in using computers, for example, PKK Cadres in Kaibon Village. In fact, many cadres are new to computers and cannot use standard programs such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. Kaibon Village PKK Cadres in operating computers to support good and smooth performance in terms of administration and data collection.Keywords: Computer Training, Kaibon Village PKK cadres
Pelatihan Dasar Teknologi Informasi Komputer bagi Pelajar Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Parmadi Mokhamad , Haratadi Ramadhan Dwi Wijaya , Widiyono Ibnu Prasetyo , Irawan Yogi Ferdy , Widodo Puput , Sutopo Wisnu Guntur , Burhaein Erick , Azizah Alfiah Risky , Muhafid Ervian Arir , Mudayat Mudayat , Syarif Ahmad , Sumantri Riyan Jaya
Published: July 2023

One of the tangible manifestations of the Kebumen Nahdhlatul Ulama Ma'arif University (UMNUI) in carrying out community service is the Real Work Lecture (KKN). This Real Work Lecture (KKN) aims to improve students' abilities and insights as a provision for life in the community after graduating from study. In other words, this real work lecture activity is a place for students to help the process of developing villages and communities in the village environment. Based on observations in Kedaleman Wetan Village, Puring District, several problems were found. Seeing these situations and conditions, a KKN work program design was formed as an effort to deal with existing problems. In choosing a KKN work program, there are several things that need to be considered, including the following. 1) Community needs, 2) Knowledge and skills of students, 3) Available time, 4) Facilities and funds, and 5) Natural potential and its inhabitants
Keywords: Lectures, Community Service
Pemahaman Aspek-Aspek Hukum Perjanjian dalam Perancangan Kontrak untuk Mewujudkan Perlindungan Para Pihak
Authors: Suwandono Agus
Published: July 2023

Contracts have a vital role in business transaction activities. Contracts containing rights and obligations should be made correctly and adequately to provide legal certainty and protection for the parties. Community service activities through legal counselling are considered necessary to be carried out, considering that many business contract disputes still occur in the community. This dispute can undoubtedly interfere with the parties' activities due to the need for more legal certainty about the rights and obligations of the parties. Based on these problems, this legal counselling aims to increase public understanding of the legal aspects of agreements in drafting contracts. The method used in community service uses a directed discussion method, starting with the provision of material followed by discussion and question and answer, direct interaction through the Legal Core Program with the community. This legal counselling is carried out with the target audience of Bandung City and its surroundings. The results of this community service show that understanding the legal aspects of agreements in drafting contracts can increase public awareness and knowledge to draft good and correct contracts following applicable laws and regulations. The preparation of a good and accurate contract is expected to minimize the occurrence of potential disputes that occur in the future during the execution of the contract to provide certainty and protection for the parties in conducting business transactions.Keywords: legal certainty, parties, understanding, contract drafting.
Employee Engagement and Organizational Change: A study on the Role of Employee Engagement in Successful Change Management Initiatives
Authors: Vaja Jignesh R , Bhatt Jignesh
Published: July 2023

Employee participation in organisational change management activities is the focus of this research. Organisational transformation initiatives may benefit greatly from the level of employee buy-in they get. This research delves into what "employee engagement" is and how it's defined, how it relates to effective change management, and what variables help or hurt engagement efforts. Employee involvement during organisational transformation is also studied, along with the methods, leadership practises, and communication techniques that boost it. The research also looks at the ethical implications involved in managing employee engagement during transition and the long-term influence of employee engagement on change results. Organisations may improve change outcomes by fostering employee engagement via a thorough grasp of the role engagement plays in change management.
İMAR HUKUKU YÖNÜNDEN SERALI ŞEHİRLEŞME
Authors: ERASLAN Yunus
Published: July 2023

Dünyada gıdaya olan ihtiyacın artması, seralı tarım üretiminin de artmasına neden

olmuştur. Seralar, tarımsal amaçlı yapılardır. Bu yapılar, taşınır mal niteliğinde basit

nitelikli olabileceği gibi imar mevzuatı kapsamında yapı niteliğinde de olabilmektedir.

İmar hukukunda bir saha her ölçekteki plan esaslarına, bulunduğu bölgenin şartlarına

uygun olarak kullanılır. İskân dışı alanlarda, köy yerleşik alanlarında, mezralarda veya

civarında seralar yapılmaktadır. Bu yapılar bulunduğu bölgenin şartlarına uygun yapılardır.

Bu bölgelerde seralar, belirli şartlarda yapı ruhsatı aranmadan yapılabilmektedir.

11/03/2020 tarih ve 31065 sayılı Resmi Gazete’de yayımlanan Planlı Alanlar İmar

Yönetmeliği’nde yapılan değişiklik ile, uygulama imar planı sınırı içindeki herhangi

bir yapılaşmanın bulunmadığı imar adalarında yer alan parsellerde, muvakkat yapı

izni verilmek suretiyle tarımsal amaçlı sera yapılmasına olanak sağlanmıştır. Çalışmamızda

Yönetmelikte yapılan bu değişikliğinin imar hukukuna, şehircilik ilkelerine,

planlama esaslarına etkisi açıklanmıştır. Ayrıca, konuyla ilgili idari yargı kararlarına

yer verilerek çözüm önerileri de getirilmiştir.
SUÇA SÜRÜKLENEN ÇOCUĞUN CEZA VE GÜVENLİK TEDBİRİ SORUMLULUĞU
Authors: ÖZAR Süleyman
Published: July 2023

Çocukların ceza sorumluluğunun tespiti, çocuk adalet sisteminin temel konularından biridir. Yaş küçüklüğü, kusur yeteneğine ve dolayısıyla ceza sorumluluğuna etki eder. Bunun için tıbbi ve psiko-sosyal veriler ışığında kusur yeteneğinin tespiti, sürecin kilit noktasını oluşturmaktadır. Bu kapsamda, adli tıp ve sosyal inceleme raporlarının değerlendirilmesine ilişkin usullerin çocuk hukukuna hâkim olan ilkeler temelinde daha sade, hızlı ve kolaylaştırıcı olması gerekir. Çünkü ceza sorumluluğu bulunsa da bulunmasa da çocuğun mümkün oldukça ceza adalet sisteminin dışında tutulması, sistemin içinde kalan çocuklar için de kovuşturma ve cezalandırma seçeneklerinin son çare olması esastır. Ne var ki mevzuatımızın çelişkisiz ve ödünsüz biçimde bu anlayışı yansıttığını söyleyebilmek güçtür. Çalışmamızda mevzuat ve uygulamada aksayan noktalar ve bunlara ilişkin çözüm önerileri ortaya konulacaktır.
FRANSIZ VE TÜRK İDARE HUKUKUNDA KİŞİSEL KUSUR KAVRAMI
Authors: KAYA Seyithan
Published: July 2023

Kişisel kusur kavramı Türk idare hukuku ve idari yargılama hukukunun en karmaşık ve tartışmalı konularından biridir. Konuya ilişkin tartışmaların önemli bir kısmı terminolojiye ilişkindir. Ancak kavramın tanımlanması ve sorumluluğun belirlenmesi konularında da doktrinde ve uygulamada tam bir fikir birliğinin olduğunu söylemek güçtür. Türk idare hukuku doktrininde ve yargı kararlarında kişisel kusur kavramı yerine görev kusuru, görevsel kusur, idari kusur, görevden ayrılamayan kusur, ajanın hizmet kusuru gibi farklı terimler kullanılmaktadır. Aslında bu terimlerin tamamıyla kastedilen kişisel kusurdur.

Terminolojiye ilişkin uzlaşmazlığa rağmen kişisel kusur, Fransız ve Türk idare hukukunda yakın anlamlı bir biçimde tanımlanmaktadır. Çünkü Türk idare hukukunda kavramın tanımının yapılmasında Fransız idare hukukunda yapılan tanım esas alınmıştır. Doğrusu bu tabiidir. Zira Türk idare hukuku genel teorisinin belirlenmesinde Fransız idare hukukunun etkisi tartışmasızdır. Dolayısıyla bu çalışmada da kişisel kusur kavramının tanımlanmasında öncelikli olarak Fransız idare hukukundaki durum incelenmiştir. Devamında kişisel kusur kavramı, Türk idare hukuku doktrini ve konuya dair yargı kararları ile beraber, ayrıntılı bir biçimde el alınmıştır. Kavrama dair sorunlar tespit edilmiş ve nihai olarak çözüm mahiyetinde bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
KANUN-CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI KARARNAMESİ İKİLEMİNDE İDARİ İŞLEMLERİN YARGISAL DENETİMİ
Authors: EROĞLU DURKAL Müzeyyen
Published: July 2023

1982 Anayasası’nın 6771 sayılı Kanunla değişik 104. maddesi ile Cumhurbaşkanına yürütme yetkisine ilişkin konularda ve belirli sınırlar dâhilinde kararname çıkarma yetkisi tanınmıştır. Değişiklikten bu yana üzerinde çokça tartışılan Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamelerine ilişkin söz konusu değişikliğin, idari işlemler ve idari yargı denetimi üzerinde de etkiler yarattığı tartışmasızdır. Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamelerinin konu bakımından sınırları, Anayasa’nın kararnameleri düzenleyen 104. maddesi 17. fıkrasında yer almaktadır. Yer verilen sınırlamaların daha çok kanun-Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamesi ilişkisi üzerinde toplandığı görülmektedir. Ancak söz konusu sınırlamaların muğlak olması ve bu sınırlamalara aykırı bir Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamesi çıkarılması durumu, ortaya çıkan uyuşmazlıklara hangi normun uygulanması gerektiği konusunda bir tereddüt bir başka ifadeyle kanun-Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamesi ikilemi yaratacaktır. Bu noktadan hareketle kaleme alınan çalışmada kanun-Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamesi ikileminde tesis edilen idari işlemlere karşı başvurulabilecek kanun yolları ve bu konuda yargı mercilerince ne yönde bir karar tesis edilmesi gerektiği üzerinde durulmuştur.
AVRUPA PARLAMENTOSU SEÇİMLERİNDE REFORM İHTİYACI
Authors: BİLGİN Azime Aslı
Published: July 2023

Bir tanesi henüz yürürlüğe giremese de 1976 tarihli Avrupa Seçim Yasası bugüne kadar iki kez değişikliğe uğramış ve Avrupa Parlamentosu, Mayıs 2022’de Avrupa Seçim Yasasını yürürlükten kaldırmak için yeni bir Konsey tüzüğü önerisi kabul etmiştir. Temel çıkış noktası seçimlerin “Avrupalılaşma”sı olan bu öneri ile Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerinin ulusötesi aday listesi, Spitzenkandidaten prosedürü, tüm üye devletlerde yeknesak bir seçim sistemi gibi radikal değişikliklerle yapılması hedeflenmektedir. 2010 yılından itibaren Birliğin içinde bulunduğu kriz döneminin Birlik vatandaşlarının talep ve görüşlerinin gözardı edilmesinden kaynaklandığı düşünüldüğünde Avrupa seçim yasasında yapılması önerilen bu değişikliklerle siyasi partilerin doğrudan Avrupa meselelerine odaklanması ve böylece seçmenlerin de Birlik için en beğendikleri seçim programına oy verme imkanları söz konusu olabilecektir. Her ne kadar Avrupa Birliğinin İşleyişi Hakkındaki Antlaşma m. 223’de öngörülen prosedür nedeniyle yürürlüğe girip girmeyeceği belli olmasa da Avrupa Parlamentosu tarafından kabul edilen önerinin Birliğin geleceğinin belirlenmesinde önemli bir kilometre taşı olduğu düşünülmektedir.
EŞYA TAŞIMA HUKUKUNDA HASAR, ZIYA VE GECİKMEDEN DOĞAN BİLDİRİM SÜRELERİ
Authors: UYAROĞLU Merve
Published: July 2023

Bu çalışma altı bölümden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmamızın ilk bölümünde taşıma hukuku kapsamında bildirim kavramının hukuki niteliğine değinilerek hasar zıya ve gecikme kavramları açıklanmıştır. Ardından sırasıyla kara taşıma hukuku, hava taşıma hukuku, deniz taşıma hukuku, demiryolu ile taşıma hukuku ve multimodal taşıma hukuku; ulusal ve uluslararası mevzuat kapsamında ayrı ayrı değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma boyunca görüleceği üzere ulusal mevzuatta düzenlenen bildirim süreleri uluslararası konvansiyonlarla belirlenen süreler birbiriyle örtüşmektedir. Şüphesiz bu durum taşıma hukuku pratiğini açık ve belirgin kılmaktadır. Meydana gelen bir zarardan dolayı hak sahibinin taşıyıcıya süresinde bildirimde bulunmaması, tüm taşıma sistemleri yönünden taşıyıcının eşyayı sözleşmeye uygun olarak taşıdığına karine oluşturmaktadır. Öte yandan taşıtan veya eşya üzerinde hak sahibi olan göndericinin süresinde bildirimin yapma külfetinin yanında eşyanın hasar, zıya ve gecikmeden dolayı zarara uğradığı hallerde ispat hukuku açısından birtakım tedbirler alması elzemdir. Çalışmamızda sadece eşya taşıma hukukundan doğan bildirim sürelerine yer verilmiştir. Bu kapsamda zamanaşımı ve hak düşürücü süre yönünden belirlenen süreler konumuz dışında kaldığından bunlara çalışmamızda yer verilmemiştir.
EN ÇOK KAYRILAN MÜŞTERİ ŞARTLARININ REKABETE ETKİLERİ -Dar EKM Şartlarına Özel Bakış-
Authors: SÜMER ÖZDEMİR Necla
Published: July 2023

Sağlayıcının alternatif alıcılara ya da satış kanallarına daha avantajlı şartlar sunmasını yasaklayan en çok kayrılan müşteri şartları, çevrim içi platformların ticarette daha yoğun kullanımıyla rekabet otoritelerinin gündeminde önemli bir yer almaya başlamıştır. Çevrim içi pazarlardaki yirmi yıldan uzun süreli uygulamasına bakıldığında, EKM şartlarının rekabet hukukuna aykırı olup olmadığının tespitinde olay bazında etki analizinin belirleyici olduğu görülmektedir. Bu analizler sonucunda, zamanla geniş ve dar EKM şartları şeklinde ikili bir ayrım gelişmiştir. ABD, AB ve Türkiye gibi farklı pazarlardan örnekler incelendiğinde, alternatif platformlarda daha avantajlı şart sunulmasını kısıtlayan geniş EKM şartlarının rekabet karşıtı etkilerinin daha belirgin bir şekilde ortaya konulduğu; bu şartları konu edinen incelemelerin daha istikrarlı bir şekilde rekabet hukukuna aykırılık tespiti ile sonuçlandığı görülmektedir. Diğer yandan, sağlayıcının kendi kanallarında daha avantajlı şart sunmasını kısıtlayan dar EKM şartlarını konu edinen davalar benzer bir tutarlılık sağlayamamaktadır. Almanya ve Türkiye’de bu şartlara yönelik daha müdahaleci kararlar görülmektedir. Buna karşın, diğer ülkelerdeki davalar rekabet hukukuna aykırılık yönünde bir tespit yapılmaksızın sonlandırılmıştır. Ancak bu ülkelerin bir kısmında daha sonra yürürlüğe giren düzenlemelerde dar EKM şartlarının da yasaklandığı gözlemlenmektedir. Açıklanan sebeplerle, işbu makalede geniş ve dar EKM şartlarının rekabete etkileri geçmiş davalar, yasal düzenlemeler, öğretideki görüşler çerçevesinde kronolojik sıralama esas alınarak incelenecek, çoğunlukla dar EKM şartlarına haklı gerekçe olarak öne sürülen bedavacılık sorununun ne şekilde ele alınması gerektiği çalışılacaktır.
ICSID TAHKİMİNDE HAKEM HEYETLERİNİN TÜRKİYE’DE YÜRÜTÜLEN CEZA YARGILAMALARINI DURDURMA YETKİSİ
Authors: DİNLEYİCİ Ahmet Sefa
Published: July 2023

ICSID Sözleşmesi 47.maddesinde hakem heyetlerinin geçici tedbir tavsiyesinde bulunabilmeleri düzenlenmiş ancak geçici tedbirlere uyulmamasına bir yaptırım öngörülmemiştir. Tavsiye niteliğinde olduğu açıkça öngörülmüş olsa da bu tedbirler ICSID hakem heyetlerince bağlayıcı olarak kabul edilmekte ve uyulmaması halinde çeşitli yaptırımlar uygulanmaktadır. Geçici tedbirler içerisinde ise devletlerin egemenlik alanlarına önemli bir müdahale niteliğinde olan ulusal mahkemeler nezdinde yürütülen ceza yargılamalarının durdurulması yönündeki geçici tedbirler önemli bir yer kaplamaktadır. İlk kez Libananco tahkiminde benzer bir geçici tedbire muhatap olan Türkiye, son olarak İpek Investment tahkiminde hakem heyetinin Türkiye’de yürütülen bazı ceza davalarının durdurulması geçici tedbiriyle karşılaşmıştır. Türk mahkemeleri söz konusu geçici tedbirin tavsiye niteliğinde olduğunu belirterek geçici tedbir kararına uymamıştır. Her ne kadar İpek Investment tahkiminde hakem heyeti geçici tedbire uyulmamış olmasına bir yaptırım uygulamamış olsa da geçici tedbirlere uyulmamasının önemli sonuçları söz konusu olabilmektedir. ICSID hakem heyeti geçici tedbirlerine uymamanın sonuçlarının neler olduğunun Türk hukuk literatüründe yeterince incelenmediğinden hareketle bu çalışmada temel olarak ICSID hakem heyetlerinin Türkiye’de yürütülen ceza yargılamalarını geçici tedbir ile durdurabilmesinin mümkün olup olmadığı konusu ele alınacaktır. Bu kapsamda ilk olarak ICSID Sözleşmesi 47. maddesi ve 2022 ICSID Tahkim Kuralları çerçevesinde hakem heyetlerinin verdikleri geçici tedbirler ve bunların hukuki niteliği üzerinde durulacak ve geçici tedbirlerin bağlayıcı olup olmadığı, verilebilme şartları, geçici tedbir kararlarının icrası ve uyulmamasının olası sonuçları incelenecektir. Daha sonra ise İpek Investment tahkim yargılamasında verilen geçici tedbir tavsiyesi incelenecek ve devamında bundan sonraki tahkim yargılamalarında ceza yargılamalarını ilgilendiren geçici tedbirler söz konusu olduğunda Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devleti’nin nasıl bir tutum sergilemesi gerektiği hususunda görüşler belirtilecektir.
Private Equity Leveraged Buyout Analysis: Evidence from Citrix Transaction
Authors: Yang Yingzhou
Published: July 2023

Evaluations of the leveraged buyout and the consideration of debt schedule are critical for private equity funds. Large amounts of debt can create value for a firm but increase the risk simultaneously. This paper describes the result of a specific transaction’s valuation based on the adjusted present value, the weighted average cost of capital method, and the equity cash flow valuation methods. The same results are presented by each method, but the interpretation can be quite different. Besides, the value creation to the firm through each variable in different methods and the validation steps are discussed. Furthermore, this paper presents the performance indicators: internal rate of return and cash on cash multiple. These results shed light on demonstrating the impact of tax shield and capital structure on the enterprise value, cost of equity, and cost of capital calculation.
Research And Analysis of Online Shopper Intention
Authors: Wang Runan
Published: July 2023

In recent years, with the rapid development of online shopping sites, more and more consumers are accustomed to online shopping. In fact, shopping sites invest a lot of money and manpower to improve shopping applications in order to discover different items of interest to consumers. By more accurately predicting consumers' preferences for products, shopping websites can more accurately push the products they are interested in to consumers. This not only improves the experience of consumers in the online shopping process and the efficiency of shopping, but also improves the competitiveness and performance of shopping websites. This paper discusses the influence of consumer behavior on online shopping desire from four aspects: cultural factors, social factors, personal factors and psychological factors. The influence of consumer acceptance on online shopping intention is discussed. Further, this paper introduces several common methods for predicting user purchase behavior, including collaborative filtering algorithm and hybrid recommendation method. For each method, the paper also provides advantages and disadvantages in their use, which will provide reference for further research related to this topic.
ESG Information Disclosure and Corporate Earnings Management——Research on the Moderating Effect Based on Media Attention
Authors: Zhang Pu , Wei Juan , Jiang Junhui
Published: July 2023

ESG information disclosure includes environmental conservation, social responsibility and corporate governance. It concerns the sustainable development of the company. The internal relationship between ESG disclosure level and earnings management and its action mechanism is an urgent problem to be solved. This paper takes A-share listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2009 to 2021 as the research object to empirically study the correlation between ESG disclosure and corporate performance management. While introducing media attention as a moderating variable, we will empirically study the moderating effect of media attention on the relationship between ESG disclosure and enterprise performance management. The empirical results show that: (1) there is a negative correlation between the level of ESG disclosure and earnings management, that is, the higher the level of ESG disclosure, the lower the level of earnings management; (2) Media attention makes up for the gap caused by the lack of ESG information disclosure. In companies with low media exposure, ESG disclosure has a more significant deterrent effect on corporate performance management. The research in this paper reveals the governance effect of ESG information disclosure on corporate earnings management, verifies that ESG information has the effect of transmitting higher quality earnings information, and provides a reference for the research on ESG information disclosure in China.
Strategies for Estimating Used Ship Prices by PSO-Lightgbm-Catboost
Authors: Li Zhengchen , Lei Tianye , Li Donghan
Published: July 2023

With the growing popularity of water sports, the consumer market for sailing and surfing, a core sport in water sports, has attracted attention in recent years. In this study, the relationship between the conventional factors affecting the price of used sailing boats and the market price of used sailing boats is mathematically modeled and predicted. After outlier and missing value processing and visualization analysis of the collected and retrieved data, nine core indicators including sailboat performance, age of sailboat use, and the level of comprehensive regional development were selected to have a critical impact on the prices of both monohull and catamaran used sailboats. Using a series of algorithms such as LightGBM, PSO, and Catboost, a unique PSO-LightGBM-Catboost weighted fusion model was established to explore the role and influence of each factor on the prices of the two used sailboats. With this weighted fusion model, the R2 values of the multi-factor fit were as high as expected, and the R2 values of the predicted results were also at the expected level. Finally, it was found that the price of used sailboats is more significantly influenced by factors related to the age of the sailboat, the performance of the sailboat itself, and the economic level of the region.
The Application of Digital Marketing Strategy——A Case Study of Li-Ning
Authors: Dai Qingyuan
Published: July 2023

With the rapid development of Internet and technology, digital marketing strategy has become a heated topic in company operation. In the increasingly fierce online market competition, newly emerged problems urge companies to apply digital marketing strategies. In this study, a major Chinese clothing company Li-Ning is analyzed by using the Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat analysis method, which can clearly indicate the current situation of the Li-Ning company. By making comparisons of Li-Ning company’s advantages and shortcomings and considering the challenges and opportunities in the sportswear industry, this study has given out suggestions accordingly for the company to better adapt to the digitalized environment and achieve greater success. What’s more, the experience could also provide guidance for Chinese domestic enterprises.
Optimizing the Marketing Strategies Through Social Media Marketing Analysis
Authors: Xiao Tingyu
Published: July 2023

Social Media Marketing (SMM), which refers to the use of social media as a branding strategy, is one of the most prominent study subjects in consumer marketing. Some scholars have studied the development of SMM strategies, but there is a lack of uniformity in the interpretation of the two-sided impact of SMM on brands and consumers, and the coping approaches to negative effects are controversial. This paper analyses the basis of consumer buying behaviour in identifying brand marketing in SMM, discusses the influence of influencer marketing in SMM and suggests the role of SMM in building brand image. The results show that the influence of SMM is twofold and suggests that brands should be positive and avoid negativity when marketing, give full play to the emotional and personalised marketing model in SMM, focus on influencer selection and increase interactive marketing with consumers.
Adoption of Social Media Marketing Strategies in Automotive Industry
Authors: Zhong Yixuan
Published: July 2023

With the development of the Internet, more and more industries are using digital marketing to advertise, and the automotive industry is no exception. Digital marketing is effective because it finds the most suitable marketing method according to the user profile for accurate positioning, which greatly improves the sales of auto brands and enhances the brand image in users' minds. there are three frequently used marketing strategies in the automotive industry: content marketing, influencer marketing and event marketing. Each one of them can bring a certain amount of increment for the brand. By looking into the strategies, through customer expectations will be acquired, and the market potential will be discovered. However, the analysis of auto industry digital marketing is still to be explored, and the effect of marketing strategies needs to be improved. Based on the online marketing of today's car companies, this paper has made constrictive suggestions including constructive suggestions are made in this paper.
The Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of Content Marketing in the Field of E-Commerce
Authors: Zhang Jiayuan
Published: July 2023

Since the development of the Internet and digitization in modern time, with more powerful big data analysis capabilities, people’s lifestyles, especially their shopping habits, have mainly transformed from offline to online. Having seen the huge benefit hidden behind the internet, many e-commerce enterprises appear and join in the competition. They are taking much more control over the Internet and taking up growing market share in the whole market. In the meanwhile, customers are requiring more autonomy. Therefore, it’s essential for e-commerce enterprises to improve the efficiency of content marketing in order to attract more potential customers and build a better relationship with them. However, with the upgrade of content marketing, the marketing requirements of e-commerce enterprises are raised, and many related problems arise. By reviewing some relevant research and analyzing the data, this paper aims to offer some useful suggestions to e-commerce enterprises about the improvement of the efficiency of content marketing. This paper finds that there are still some problems existing in the process of improving efficiency and the most effective methods include content quality improvement, customer-oriented content creation, regulatory system completion, talents’ help and enterprise synergy. Enterprises are bound to pay attention to not only their inbound effort, but also some outbound help.
Analysis on Chanel Group Digital Marketing Strategies
Authors: Liu Yifan
Published: July 2023

The tsunami of digitalization has steadily permeated the luxury industry with the gradual development of Internet technology. First-line luxury brands such as Gucci and Dior have carried out digital innovation. One of the most popular luxury brands among consumers, Chanel, which is famous for avoiding selling its clothes and handbags online, is one of the last digital holdouts in luxury fashion. Although Chanel had to adjust its marketing strategy under the influence of the digital wave, it has always maintained a unique strategic deployment. Therefore, this paper adopts the 4Ps model to analyze the digital marketing strategy of the Chanel Group. It is found that Chanel still prioritizes traditional magazines and other paper media, despite plans to increase spending on digital channels. It is also uncommon to see Chanel's input in some digital channels of promotion, such as screen pop-up windows and web pop-up windows on some social media. Finding the right marketing strategy is essential to resolving the conflict between the demands of youthful consumer groups and the established brand's reputation.
The 4Ps of Marketing and Applications in Various Brands
Authors: Xia Yunshu
Published: July 2023

Marketing strategy is all about identifying the customer needs and wants and creating products, promotions, prices, and places that respond to those needs and wants. The 4Ps of marketing are product, price, place and promotion, which are popular among the marketing professions. The place is used to describe a product's physical or online placement; a product, event, or brand is promoted through interactions with target consumers in the marketing mix, which results in sales between employees and customers, also known as Promotion; in terms of the products, it relates to a product's attributes, advantages, designs, packaging, and branding. It is the key component of the marketing plan; price last but not least is how much a client is willing to spend on a good or service. This research aims to apply ply 4Ps strategies analysis to the various brands, and gain a deep understanding on their experiences, proposing some feasible suggestions for future improvement.
Digital Management Methods and Case Studies of Enterprises Based on Emerging Information Technology
Authors: Zhou Yawen
Published: July 2023

Emerging information technologies include artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, Internet of Things, BI, etc. The gathering of emerging information technology has brought an excellent opportunity for managing enterprise digital transformation. The essence of enterprise digital transformation is to use the advantages of digital technology in data collection, network transmission and analysis and calculation to complete the optimization and upgrading of enterprise business model, management model and business model. The fundamental goal of enterprise digital management is to maximise the benefits of the enterprise. This paper examines the problems and challenges encountered by traditional enterprise management models in the digital era. It analyses classic cases of digital transformation management in pillar industries of the national economy based on emerging IT technologies. It is concluded that through the use of modern digital information technology and digital management mode, enterprises can gradually create a supervisory mechanism with fast communication, clear division of labour, responsibility, quick response, timely solution and efficient operation, and comprehensively improve their operation level to achieve the goal of digital, standardised and refined enterprise management.
Towards Enterprise Business Management Strategy Based on Big Data Technique
Authors: Fan Yanjie
Published: July 2023

A growing number of commercial economic activities are blooming with continuous economic development of China. Therefore, to improve the effectiveness of commercial economic activities, all aspects must be analyzed and managed to ensure that economic decisions are made scientifically and rationally. With the advent of the information era, competition in the market is intensively happened. Big data has substantially boosted the value of technological systems used in commercial and economic administration. In addition to extracting significant information from big data, it also enables analysis and forecasting of market supply and demand as well as current economic trends, helping companies make decisions about their business and economic management strategies. In the digital era, the emerging technologies represented by big data have been seamlessly integrated into Chinese societal and personal realms, playing an increasingly vital role in enhancing productivity and quality of life. As a consequence, big data systems have also shown greater application value in the business and economic management activities, becoming a key technology that is actively developed and utilised by major companies. It can not only improve the efficiency of data processing and economic management benefits, but also provide reference evidence for enterprise leadership to implement decisions, thereby continuously improving the modern commercial economic management mechanism and enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises.
Analysis of the Impact of The Development of Internet Finance on Chinese Commercial Banks and Countermeasures
Authors: Li Huanan
Published: July 2023

Along with the continuous progress and development of information technology, it has played an important role in promoting continuous innovation and change in various industries. Among them, Internet finance, which is supported by Internet platform and Internet technology, has been greatly developed. Internet finance, which is based on Internet information technology, not only has the advantages of Internet finance, based on Internet information technology, not only has the characteristics of rapidity and speed of the Internet, but also its ever-increasing credibility brings great challenges and threats to traditional finance. In order to gain advantages in this fierce financial market competition, finance should be brave enough to face the challenges brought by Internet finance and take active and effective measures to deal with them. This paper is based on a review of Internet finance. Based on this, this paper analyzes the operation mode of Internet finance and proposes a response to the impact of Internet finance on traditional finance using SWOT analysis. In this paper, we analyze the operation model of Internet finance and propose strategies to cope with the impact of Internet finance on traditional finance by using SWOT analysis.
The Development of Chinese Seed Industry: From Company Value Chain Upgrading Perspective
Authors: Zhang Ning
Published: July 2023

Food security is a challenge across the board, especially since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The experience of many countries shows that seeds are one of the key factors for increasing food production. Integration into global value chain development is a trend in the current development of the seed industry. China's seed market is huge, but there is still a gap between Chinese seed companies and the world's seed powerhouses. In this paper, it analyzes the value chain upgrading dilemma of Chinese seed companies and find out the suggestions for their value chain upgrading.
Preface: 2nd International Conference on Financial Technology and Market Management (FTMM 2023)
Authors: Constance Judith , Zhan Xiang
Published: July 2023

The 2023 2nd International Conference on Financial Technology and Market Management (FTMM 2023) have been conducted during May 27-28, 2023 in Tianjin, China. This conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, and scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of economics, business, and marketing management. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of economics, business, and marketing management.

More than 70 participants from China, Japan, Malaysia, France, and some other countries attended FTMM 2023. About 30 presentations including 6 plenary talks were presented. The presentations are grouped into 9 areas of particular interest: (1): Economic and monetary crisis, (2): Taxes and regulation, (3): Emerging markets issues, (4): Corporate finance and governance, (5): Asset pricing, investment, and portfolio management, (6): Financial markets, (7): Risk management and quantitative finance, (8) Econometric modeling and empirical issues, (9): Mathematical Finance.

With best regards,

Conference Organizing Chair

Tianjin, China
The Different Impacts of a Strong Dollar on Developed and Emerging Market Economies
Authors: Cao Chang , Hou Xinyao , Liu Zhengming , Zhang Wenxuan
Published: July 2023

The US dollar index has continued to rise and has reached its highest level since 2022. Based on the US dollar's status as the dominant international currency, this round of the dollar's significant and rapid appreciation has a significant impact on the global economic and financial situation. This study aims to examine how this round of dollar appreciation affects the major global economies and the extent of its impact. This paper analyzes the impact of a strong dollar on emerging economies and non-US developed economies and draws a comparison between the two impacts. The findings of this study reveal that the negative impact of the current round of strong dollar on the global economy outweighs the positive impact. This impact is evident in the form of hyperinflation, international foreign debt, and other adverse outcomes. Finally, this paper provides informative comments for emerging economies and non-US developed economies to better mitigate the challenges posed by the current round of dollar appreciation.