bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sind Kollektive auf Anwesenheit angewiesen?
Authors: Landweer Hilge
Published: July 2022

This paper explores the role of co-presence in the emergence of collectives with reference to corporeal communication in online conferences and seminars. It emphasizes the importance of feelings of togetherness and demarcates them from feelings of mere affiliation. The emergence of shared feelings depends on corporeal communication, and specifically on the solidary form of corporeal communication as opposed to its antagonistic counterpart. Under online conditions, both forms tend to generate illusions, since a genuine exchange of glances, which opens up corporeal communication in the first place, is not possible. The missing exchange of glances must therefore be compensated online by imagination and the concentration on linguistic meanings.
Zwischen Identität und Diskurs – Wege zur Gemeinschaft?
Authors: Kaufmann Matthias
Published: July 2022

The article shows that with respect to increasing complaints about the social coldness of our current society and awareness of the urgent needs in the global south it should be clear that we need a moral motivation to solidarity beyond all legal regulations. While at first glance it may seem seducing to draw on the concept of community in the sense of Tönnies, it becomes quickly clear that this is much more dangerous but useful. As the application of universal ethics may be difficult in intercultural correlations, an interpretation of discourse ethics by Seyla Benhabib seems promising. The idea of identity may provide us with a number of insights, but it leads into a misinterpretation of democracy and, in the end, it is extremely dangerous for society if it is split into a growing number of identity groups.
The Treatment of Violence in Howard Barker’s Judith
Authors: Arf Pshtiwan M. , Abdulsalam Hamid B.
Published: July 2022

As a postmodern dramatist, Howard Barker does not assume any presupposed meanings or messages of his writings. However, he deliberately and systematically works on deconstructing those ‘grand narratives’ that shape and give meaning to this world. In Judith, Barker challenges the audience’s understanding of history and their knowledge of the biblical story of Judith. His interest in the story is to defy traditional view towards the events, especially those which are related to religion, gender, history and violence. The current study aims at showing that seduction and extremity of violence which are at the heart of Barker’s Judith. It also shows how he connects violence to sex, seduction, and gender. Through these elements, Barker creates an atmosphere of uneasiness and bewilderment that necessitates deep thinking on the part of the audience. Barker uses: history to rewrite it, religion to reveal his faith in Christianity and violence to reveal it as human instinct and a necessity.  In Barker’s play sex and violence are intermingled as two related sides that form greater part in staging catastrophe. The ultimate goal of this paper is to show Judith as the product of The Theater of Catastrophe which relates violence to gender and seduction.    As a Biblical story the play embraces a great amount of violence which the researchers examine in detail; how he stages extremity and uses catastrophe to create meaning in his play.
SAĞLIKTA DÖNÜŞÜM UYGULAMASI HİZMET SUNUMU PERFORMANSININ KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: KOCAMAN AKBAYRAK Müjde , MARŞAP Akın
Published: July 2022

Türkiye ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde (ABD) 2000’li yıllarda sağlıkta dönüşüm uygulamaları başlatılmıştır. Sağlıkta dönüşüm uygulamalarında, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün (DSÖ) ‘Herkes için Sağlık (Health for All)’ merkezi politikası temel alınmıştır. Araştırma Makalesinin temel argümanını, iki farklı sağlık sisteminde benzer hedefler konan sağlıkta dönüşüm uygulamalarının sağlık bakım hizmet sunumundaki başarısı, sonuçları ve performansı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma yöntemi, Tallinn Konferansı sonrasında geliştirilen ve DSÖ tarafından yayınlanan Sağlık Sistemi Performans Değerlendirmesi (Health System Performance Assessment) üzerinden tasarlanmıştır. Hizmet sunumu fonksiyonunun performans puanlaması sonucuna göre; ABD’ye kıyasla, Türkiye başarılı bulunmuştur.
MARKA DENEYİMLERİNİN MARKA SAVUNUCULUĞU ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: TÜRKÇE’YE ÖLÇEK UYARLAMA, GEÇERLİLİK VE GÜVENİLİRLİK
Authors: BOZKURT Serap
Published: July 2022

Marka deneyimi bir markayı henüz satın almadan önce başlayan, satın alma sırası ve sonrasında devam eden süreçte markaya dair bütün tecrübelerdir. Marka savunuculuğu ise bir markayı sadakatle kullanmanın ve çevreye ısrarla tavsiye etmenin de ötesinde markaya adanmışlığı ifade eder. Bu araştırmanın amacı Khan ve Rahman tarafından geliştirilen ‘Perakende Marka Deneyimi Ölçeği’ ve Wilder tarafından geliştirilen ve uyarlanan ‘Marka Savunuculuğu Ölçeğinin Türkçeye uyarlanması ve Türkçe formlarının geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik analizlerinin yapılmasıdır. Ölçek uyarlaması sonrasında Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) kullanılarak “Marka Deneyimlerinin Marka Savunuculuğu” üzerine etkisi incelenmiştir.

Araştırmanın ana kütlesi 1980 sonrası doğmuş, dijital yerliler olarak bilinen yeni kuşak tüketici evreninden alınan önlisans, lisans, yüksek lisans ve doktora düzeyinde eğitim gören üniversite öğrencileridir. 930 katılımcıdan online olarak toplanmış verilerin sonuçlarına göre marka deneyimi ölçeği Cronbach’s alfa katsayısı 0,970, marka savunuculuğu ölçeği Cronbach’s alfa katsayısı 0,972’tir. Bu durumda ölçeklerin yüksek düzeylerde geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik koşulunu sağladıkları ve her iki ölçeğin Türkçe formlarının geçerli ve güvenilir birer ölçme aracı oldukları görülmüştür. Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli incelemesinde marka deneyimlerinin marka savunuculuğu üzerine etkisi bulunduğu saptanmıştır. Araştırma alt boyutlarından marka fiziksel alışveriş deneyimleriyle marka güvenirlik ve kolaylaştırıcılığı deneyimlerinin marka savunuculuğu üzerine yine pozitif etkilerinin bulunduğu görülmüştür.

Çalışmanın sınırlılığı uyaran olarak teknolojik bir ürünün kullanılmış olmasıdır. Bundan sonra yapılacak araştırmalarda değişik sektörlerden, farklı ürünler kullanılması ve farklı tüketici gruplarından oluşturulacak örneklemlerle, ölçekler marka alt boyutlarında farklı sonuçlar verebilir.
CAUSALITY ANALYSIS BETWEEN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESMENT INFLOWS AMONG COUNTRIES: FRAGILE FIVE EXAMPLE
Authors: ONAT Osman Kürşat , ERTÜRK Abdullah
Published: July 2022

Today, with the increase in globalization movements around the world, foreign direct investments, which have improved in terms of volume and the region they reach, are seen as a very important opportunity for especially underdeveloped and developing countries to close the capital deficit they need. In this study, the formation and determinants of foreign direct investments are discussed in detail. In this context, the Fragile Five countries Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa were included in the study. Within the scope of the research, causality between foreign direct investment inflows of BIITS countries was determined by using Extended Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Perron (PP) unit root tests with five different models in which each country is a dependent variable, followed by Toda-Yamamoto causality test (1971-2019 annual data) were analyzed. As a result of the findings obtained; It has been determined that there is a causal relationship between the foreign direct investment inflow data of BIITS countries and the mentioned countries.
SOCIAL MEDIA USE OF TURKISH COFFEE BRANDS IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITAL PUBLIC RELATIONS
Authors: ÖZKAN Sabahat , ÖVÜR Ayten
Published: July 2022

Brands frequently use social media as a digital public relations tool, as they contribute to promotional activities by supporting image and corporate identity. The aim of there search is to reveal its contribution to beverage culture from past to present in terms of two-way symmetrical communication and to evaluate the general status of the Instagram shares of Turkish Coffee brands. 70 shares of 3 Turkish Coffee brands with the highest number of followers as of 10.08.2021 were analyzed by content analysis method on their official Instagram pages. It has been concluded that the shares of Turkish coffee brands do not reach enough impact and can not use digital public relations tools effectively.
YEŞİL ÜRÜN SATIN ALMA NİYETİ ÖNCÜLLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR META-ANALİTİK DERLEME: GENİŞLETİLMİŞ BİR PDT YAKLAŞIMI
Authors: İPEK İlayda , DEMİREL Banu , İLTER Burcu , KURUOĞLU KANDEMİR Emel
Published: July 2022

Owing to the growing attention of consumers towards green-related issues, important number of studies has been devoted to understanding the drivers of green product purchase intention; implying a need to quantitatively synthesize the empirical body of research on the subject. In this sense, extending the theory of planned behavior, the main purpose of this study is to meta-analyze the empirical findings on green product purchase intention and its antecedents. The meta-analytic investigation was performed on 235 effects dependent upon more than 39,000 consumers (N = 39,253). The findings of the meta-analysis reveal that green product purchase intention is most strongly influenced by attitude toward product/brand, followed by brand trust and self-identity, respectively. This research considerably contributes to the pertinent literature by synthesizing and consolidating fragmented empirical evidence on the determinants of green product purchase intention.
Enhancing Ionic Conductivity of Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Lithium Perchlorate with Crosslinked Citric Acid as Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Polymer Batteries
Authors: Maddu Akhiruddin , Sulaeman Ahmad Sofyan , Tri Wahyudi Setyanto , Rifai Abdulloh
Published: July 2022

Lithium batteries development are triggered so many efforts in producing electronic devices due to its excellent performance as energy storage systems. One of the appealing points solid polymer electrolytes for developing solid-state lithium batteries. In this study, Solid polymer electrolytes with crosslinked treatment (SPE-C) were prepared from carboxymethyl cellulose-lithium perchlorate (CMC-LiClO4) and citric acid (CA) as a crosslinker via solution casting method. All SPE-C membranes were assembled into lithium battery coin cells. Degree of crosslinked and degradation were measured to observe crosslink formation in SPE-C membranes and confirmed by fourier transform infrared (FTIR), whereas SPE-C in coin cells were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and linear sweep voltammograms (LSV). The results showed that crosslinked process is successfully obtained with C=O from ester linkage of CA vibration within COO- of CMC for the crosslinking bond formation. The crosslink effect also contributed on enhancing ionic conductivities of SPE-C in coin cells from EIS results. The highest ionic conductivity was obtained in SPE-C2 (1.24×10-7 S/cm) and electrochemically stable in 2.15 V based on LSV measurement. SPE-C2 has good dielectric behavior than the others due to the high ions mobilities for migration process from ion clusters formation, thus it would be useful for further study in obtaining the powerful solid-state lithium polymer batteries.
International Technology Transfer and Economic Development
Authors: Pavan Badrinarayanan , Shafighi Najla
Published: July 2022

This paper intends to critically examine the concept of International Technology Transfer, considering Japan whilst they provide necessary tech advancements ideas for innovation to another transferee country i.e., India. This country realized the high significance of the technology transformation for its fast economic and commercial growth. We will also be analyzing Japan’s position as a tech superpower and an economic superpower. To analyze the economic development, a comparative study will be made with India. Here, Japan is the transferor, and India is selected due to its high intentions for development, and hence it needs support from developed nations with better technology. In this study, we take the balance of payment as the dependent variable and GDP, inflation rate, Exchange rate, and FDI as independent variables. Data is analyzed and results are obtained using regression which helps us analyze quantitatively. The data from the World Bank database about India and Japan has been obtained for the periods 2000-2019. This study helps us to interpret and find the key impacting factors of the balance of payment behavior in these nations. The empirical results show that India's GDP, as well as the inflation difference between Japan and India, are found to be very critical. The coefficient of India's GDP and inflation difference was positive while India's exchange rate and India's FDI were found to be negative. As the impact of India's exchange rate and India's FDI was negative, it is proof that an increase in India's exchange rate and India's FDI results in a decrease in the balance of payment, thereby the trade is ultimately affected. These results contain useful information that can be used by policymakers.
Internationalization Strategies and Performance of Multinational Companies in Nigeria
Authors: Adeleke Sakiru Ademola , Owolabi Sunday , Akintoye Ishola Rufus
Published: July 2022

The challenges of firm performance of international companies and assessment of corporate strategies have witnessed fundamental changes in literature far beyond book values. A consideration of comprehensive integration and inadequate overlap among firm performance drivers, and declining comparative competitive advantage in the industry where the multinational companies operate are significantly unsettling. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. The survey was conducted across three (3) sectors of the Nigeria Stock exchange with the population of one hundred and seventy-one (115) companies. The study used a purposive sampling technique to select the international companies. Hence, a sample size of sixteen (16) multinational companies is used to investigate the effect of internationalization and firm performance. Secondary data was adopted for the study and the data for the study were obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange Annual report; annual reports and financial statements of the selected companies. Descriptive and inferential (Panel regression analysis) were used to analyse the data. Hausman test was conducted to determine the choice of model to use between the fixed effect model or random effect model. The study revealed two models. One model without control variables and the other with control variable. Model one shows that internationalization has a significant effect on firm performance of listed companies in Nigeria revealing an adjusted r square of 0.0913; Wald Stat of 18.30 and the p-value of 0.000 < 0.05. Model two also revealed a significant effect with an adjusted r square of 0.252, F statistic of 9.93 and p-value of 0.000 < 0.05. The study, however, concluded that internationalization has a significant effect on firm performance of listed companies in Nigeria. Therefore, it was recommended that management of multinational companies should review and re-engineer the dynamics of export intensity to improve the performance of companies to efficiently and effectively generate profits using its assets. . The government and policymakers should reconsider charges and interest rates to accommodate the loan facilities of the multinational companies. Management should put in place investment policies that will attract foreign investors in the company which will enhance operations and performance. Management should take advantage of their strength and emerging opportunities to enhance company sales.
Designing a Tourist Logo Inspired by the Folklore of Al-Qunfudhah Governorate of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Gabeen Mahmoud
Published: July 2022

This study aimed to identify the concept of folklore, its significance, the role of tourism and culture and their impact on the economy. It also aimed at creating a tourist logo inspired by the Saudi folklore of Al-Qunfudah Governorate, and use the Saudi folklore in Al-Qunfudhah Governorate in designing the tourist logo. Another objective was to present a proposed tourism logo that contributes to encouraging the employment of folklore in designs. The researcher used the descriptive research which aims at casting light on current issues or problems through a process of data collection that enables them to describe the situation more completely than was possible without employing this method (Fox, 2007). The study has produced different tourist logos inspired by the Saudi folklore of Al-Qunfudah Governorate. The researchers have presented some recommendations as follows:

Making use of heritage and historical sources in highlighting the national identity.
Paying more attention to the design of tourism logos by researchers, because the tourism logo has a great role that no one else can perform, and the correct promotion process can only be done with it.
Designing tourist souvenir products based on the logo to highlight the national identity of Al-Qunfudhah Governorate.
Developing curriculum units for school students in various artistic fields to be concerned with preserving and documenting traditional folk arts.
Conducting more studies and future research in the field of traditional folk arts, especially for Al-Qunfudhah Governorate.
Inclusive Language in Student Writing: Awareness and Innovation
Authors: Ahmed Khawlah , McCarthy Philip , Kaddoura Noor , Thomas Anuja , Al-harthy Ayah
Published: July 2022

The goal of inclusive language is to replace terms and phrases that may cause offense or denigrate a particular group of people. One of the major issues stymieing a broader application of inclusive language is simply awareness, especially for those who speak English as an additional language. Given that few places focus on wording issues more than the writing classroom, it is surely there that instruction and its associated Automated Writing Evaluation tools need to make appropriate contributions. Accordingly, this paper assesses faculty, student, and technology for their respective current levels of awareness. The results of our study suggest that both faculty and students appear to be inconsistent and lacking in awareness on many issues of inclusive language. Meanwhile, our analysis suggests technology appears to have many opportunities to both improve and increase its role in assisting with a greater understanding and application of inclusive language.
Inclusiones azul-verdosas en los neutrófilos acompañadas de fallo hepático como señal de muerte inminente
Authors: Rivera Antonio Sierra , Valdelvira María García , Elia Martínez María Asunción , Martí Ángeles Férez , Benito Goitzane Marcaida
Published: July 2022

Objetivos

Las inclusiones azul-verdosas, birrefringentes y de contornos poco definidos que se encuentra en el citoplasma de algunos leucocitos son un hallazgo infradiagnosticado y han sido motivo de discusión por parte de los profesionales en cuanto a su composición y repercusión clínica. La extensión de sangre periférica (ESP) es el único procedimiento que permite la detección de estas inclusiones.

Caso clínico

Se presenta el caso correspondiente an un varón con antecedentes de enfermedades crónicas (hipertensión arterial, obesidad, dislipemia, insuficiencia renal) atendido inicialmente en el Servicio de Urgencias por disnea y que requirió de ingreso en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI). Su curso clínico evolucionó negativamente derivando en su fallecimiento por fallo multiorgánico, incluyendo el fallo hepático severo. En el momento del empeoramiento observamos estas inclusiones en la ESP simultáneamente a la alteración de los parámetros de función hepática.

Conclusiones

Confirmamos que la detección de estas inclusiones mediante ESP, en casos de fallo hepático severo agudo acompañado de acidosis láctica, es relevante notificarla lo antes posible al clínico para alertar de la situación crítica del paciente, dada su asociación con un mal pronóstico.
Automatic continuity for groups whose torsion subgroups are small
Authors: Keppeler Daniel , Möller Philip , Varghese Olga
Published: July 2022

We prove that a group homomorphism

φ
:

L
→
G

\varphi\colon L\to G

from a locally compact Hausdorff group 𝐿 into a discrete group 𝐺 either is continuous, or there exists a normal open subgroup

N
⊆
L

N\subseteq L

such that

φ
⁢

(
N
)

\varphi(N)

is a torsion group provided that 𝐺 does not include ℚ or the 𝑝-adic integers

Z
p

\mathbb{Z}_{p}

or the Prüfer 𝑝-group

Z
⁢

(

p
∞

)

\mathbb{Z}(p^{\infty})

for any prime 𝑝 as a subgroup, and if the torsion subgroups of 𝐺 are small in the sense that any torsion subgroup of 𝐺 is artinian.
In particular, if 𝜑 is surjective and 𝐺 additionally does not have non-trivial normal torsion subgroups, then 𝜑 is continuous.
As an application, we obtain results concerning the continuity of group homomorphisms from locally compact Hausdorff groups to many groups from geometric group theory, in particular to automorphism groups of right-angled Artin groups and to Helly groups.
Visceral adiposity is related to insulin sensitivity and inflammation in adolescents with obesity and mild sleep disordered breathing
Authors: Vajravelu Mary Ellen , Kindler Joseph M. , Zemel Babette S. , Jawad Abbas , Koren Dorit , Brar Preneet , Brooks Lee J. , Reiner Jessica , Levitt Katz Lorraine E.
Published: July 2022

Objectives

To evaluate the relationships between adipose tissue distribution, insulin secretion and sensitivity, sleep-disordered breathing, and inflammation in obese adolescents.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of 56 obese adolescents who underwent anthropometric measures, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, overnight polysomnography, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test. Correlation and regression analyses were used to assess relationships between adiposity, insulin secretion and sensitivity, measures of sleep-disordered breathing (oxyhemoglobin nadir, SpO2; apnea hypopnea index, AHI; arousal index, AI; maximum end-tidal CO2; non-REM sleep duration), and inflammation (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, hsCRP).

Results

Subjects (55% female) were mean (SD) 14.4 (2.1) years, with BMI Z-score of 2.3 (0.4). AHI was >5 in 10 (18%) subjects and 1< AHI ≤5 in 22 (39%). Visceral adipose tissue area (VAT) was positively correlated with OGTT 1 and 2 h insulin and 1 h glucose, and hsCRP (r=0.3–0.5, p≤0.007 for each). VAT was negatively correlated with sensitivity to insulin (r=−0.4, p=0.005) and SpO2 nadir (r=−0.3, p=0.04) but not with other sleep measures. After adjustment for BMI-Z, sex, population ancestry, age, and sleep measures, VAT remained independently associated with insulin measures and 1 h glucose, but no other measures of glycemia. SAT was not associated with measures of glycemia or insulin resistance.

Conclusions

Among adolescents with obesity, visceral adiposity was associated with insulin resistance, SpO2 nadir, and inflammation. The independent association of visceral adiposity with insulin resistance highlights the potential role of VAT in obesity-related chronic disease.
Surface-wave coupling in double Floquet sheets supporting phased temporal Wood anomalies
Authors: Tsai Ya-Wen , Wang Yao-Ting , Galiffi Emanuele , Alù Andrea , Yen Ta-Jen
Published: July 2022

We investigate symmetry-selective surface-mode excitation in a general periodically time-modulated double-layer system, where the modulation of the two layers has a constant phase difference. By deriving a semi-analytic transfer matrix formalism of a Drude-dispersive double-layer structure with periodic time-modulation, we calculate the scattering amplitudes and the corresponding transmission coefficient. Our results show that the phase-difference between the modulation of the two sheets plays an essential role in significantly enhancing and selectively exciting either the even or odd surface mode with high efficiency. We verify our calculations with full-wave time-domain simulations, showing that efficient switching between the surface-wave excitation of the two distinct modal channels can be achieved, even under illumination from a single off-resonant Gaussian pulse, by controlling the phase difference between the two modulations. Our results pave the way towards ultrafast, symmetry-selective mode excitation and switching via temporal modulation.
Layered structures based on antimony tartrate dimers
Authors: Wang Xiqu , Jacobson Allan J.
Published: July 2022

Four complex metal antimony tartrates have been synthesized in single crystal form by slowly evaporating aqueous solutions of potassium antimony tartrate (tartar emetic) and metal nitrates or chlorides. Crystal structures of these compounds all contain infinite layers formed by linking antimony tartrate dimers with M–O bonds, with M = Li, La, Ce or Nd. Dehydration of the La and Ce compounds at elevated temperatures led to new layered structures via single-crystal to single-crystal transformations.
Internal Corporate Governance Mechanism: A Review
Authors: Abdul Wahab Norwazli , Sapuan Noraina Mazuin , Omonov Akrom Abdinazarovich
Published: July 2022

Corporate governance (CG) is a comprehensive term that incorporates many distinct facets. Because of numerous financial scandals, public knowledge of CG has increased significantly, particularly in emerging countries like Malaysia. The effectiveness of organizations' adherence with CG legislation and standards is still in question, resulting in numerous incidents of accounting fraud. Furthermore, both internally and externally, company performance is contingent on the effectiveness of Corporate Governance procedures. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of internal corporate governance mechanisms and the affect towards financial statement fraud. A comprehensive study of the literature on corporate governance mechanism is carried out. Finally, new lines of research are identified for future study.
Does expert judgement is important in mining industry?: A systematic literature review study
Authors: Ismail Siti Noraishah , Ramli Azizan , Abdul Aziz Hanida
Published: July 2022

The Delphi technique is used to achieve consensus from a panel of experts on particular issues by several series or rounds. Previous scholars widely used Delphi in social science studies, business, healthcare, education and many more. However, there is a lack of systematic review on the contribution of Delphi in the engineering and technology field of research. Thus, the aims of this systematic literature review (SLR) are to investigate the contribution of Delphi in solving problems for the past 11 years in the mining industry and to understand the future outlook of Delphi in the Malaysian mining industry. By applying the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), 37 selected papers were identified with three main themes and 24 subthemes created using thematic analysis. Based on the findings, the most highlighted contribution of Delphi came from Theme 3: Delphi’s derivatives (50.0%), followed by Theme 1: Mine lifecycle (12.5%), and Theme 2: Analysis of Delphi (37.5 %). In conclusion, an SLR could hopefully increase awareness among mining players to use Delphi in solving their problems which cannot be solved by machinery or tools in achieving a consensus among experts.
The Impact of Trust, Knowledge Sharing, and Affective Commitment on SME Innovation Performance
Authors: Games Donard , Hidayat Tedi , Fhardilha Jingga , Fernando Yudi , Kurnia Sari Dessy
Published: July 2022

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) performance can enhance SME sustainability and competitiveness. This study aims to examine the impacts of trust, knowledge sharing, and affective commitment on SME innovation performance. The present study will   contribute to current knowledge by providing factors affecting SME innovation performance in the context of Indonesia and pandemic crises. The present study uses regression analysis by surveying 56 small business owners or managers in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was found that trust, knowledge sharing, and affective commitment are related to SME innovation performance.  Therefore, it is a moment to renew commitment to innovate by promoting trust and collaboration even during difficult situations.
The Influence of Socio-Demographic Characteristic on Entrepreneurial Intention: An Empirical Study in Sultanate of Oman
Authors: Abdullah Khamis Al-amri  , Mahmood Said  , Kawther Salim Al Kindi  , Essia Ries Ahmed
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyse whether the determining factors of the socio-demographic factors will affect the entrepreneur’s intention (EI) to people who want to start up new business. This study also aims to measure the type of relationship between each factor and its connection to EI. The data was analysed using SPSS program using the Pearson Chi-square analysis methods and GEM 2020. The result of this study showed that there is significant role between demographic factors such as age, gender, income, and education level. The result of this study can contribute to the benefit of studies in Oman and finding the latest method which can increase the number of firms and start up new business. In the absence of media, this study can also enhance the knowledge and create awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship and its capability to create the growth, income, and wealth and prosperity.
The Utopia of Legality: A Comparison of the Dutch and Polish Approaches to the Regulation of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: van Klink Bart , Soniewicka Marta , van den Broeke Leon
Published: July 2022

This paper provides a comparison of the regulation of the pandemic in the Netherlands and Poland in order to determine whether a country with a high level of adherence to the rule of law in normal circumstances would also maintain this adherence in exceptional circumstances to a greater degree than a country with an initially lower level of adherence. The central questions posed in the paper are the following: what is the role of the rule of law in regulating the pandemic in the Netherlands and Poland? Is it true that the Dutch government was more successful in preserving legality than its Polish counterpart. By comparing the regulations in the two countries, the paper explores what role the rule of law – in particular, the principle of legality – may play in a crisis situation like this. According to Carl Schmitt, in a state of emergency, order has to be restored first before a return to the ‘normal’ legal order is possible. Does the regulation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the two countries confirm Schmitt’s claim or not?
Things Will Never be the Same Again: How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Changing the Understanding of Fundamental Rights in Germany
Authors: Haack Stefan
Published: July 2022

In the coronavirus pandemic, the challenges for the doctrine of fundamental rights are significantly different from comparable issues in all previous crises in terms of their intensity, dynamics and the uncertainty of the risk. Scrutiny of the proportionality of the measures against the COVID-19 virus caused serious difficulties, and these difficulties could barely be overcome in the most critical phases during the first and second wave of infections. Furthermore, the combination of intensity, dynamics and uncertainties has forced federal and state legislators to make seemingly arbitrary differences in many cases. Therefore, in the jurisprudence of the administrative courts on the restrictions of fundamental rights during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a shift in the standard of justification from aspects of freedom to aspects of equality. The pandemic has also led to the questioning of central categories of state liability law that are closely related to fundamental rights. Last but not least, the pandemic raised the question of the essence of fundamental rights. On the whole, the pandemic has made the limits of the efficiency of fundamental rights visible. The higher the expectations of optimization requirements and new dimensions of fundamental rights protection under normal conditions, the greater the disappointments will be about the effectiveness of fundamental rights in the case of an emergency such as the coronavirus pandemic. The luxury of fundamental rights afforded under normal conditions becomes a problem in an emergency situation. This carries the risk of obscuring the essence of fundamental rights protection.
The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Right to Vote in Lithuania
Authors: Juškevičiūtė-Vilienė Agnė
Published: July 2022

This article analyses the special legal regimes that were introduced in Lithuania which dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring of 2020 and which decided on extraordinary measures in order to contain the spread of this vicious transmissible disease, and how the right to vote was ensured during the 2020 Parliament (Seimas) elections. After examining these special legal regimes, the article concludes that according to the Constitution, the threat to public health, inter alia caused by the worldwide spread of a vicious contagious disease, is not a constitutional ground for introducing a state of emergency per se, unless this threat to public health menaces the constitutional order or social peace. Therefore, the establishment of other special legal regimes – a disaster management regime and quarantine – was chosen, and were introduced by the government in accordance with the law. The analysis in this article shows that the right to vote during the 2020 Seimas elections was proportionately restricted due to the pandemic, and the pandemic did not prevent the holding of general, secret and direct parliamentary elections. The pandemic forced the Seimas to adopt long-awaited amendments to the laws that legalized electronic voting in the country.
Constitutionality of Restrictions on Freedom of Assembly during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland
Authors: Domańska Aldona
Published: July 2022

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Polish government has repeatedly imposed restrictions or a total ban on the freedom of assembly. A total of five different restrictions to this right were announced during this period, from a total ban on organizing and participating in assemblies to allowing assemblies in limited groups (150, 50, 5 and 2 persons). The restrictions were introduced each time by an ordinance, a legal act of a lower rank than the law. The government, wrongly, justified the authority to introduce such restrictions with the provisions of the act on preventing and combating infections and infectious diseases among people. In this paper, the author demonstrates that the ban on the organization of and participation in assemblies was introduced without a proper legal basis – by means of an ordinance instead of a statute – and contrary to the provisions of Article 57 and Article 31(3) of the Polish Constitution. The author also points out that as a result of the defective regulation, citizens have the right to refuse to accept criminal fines imposed by the police, pursuant to Article 54 of the Petty Offence Code, during assemblies. In the author’s opinion, no circumstances, not even extraordinary ones, can justify the failure of authorities to observe the provisions of the Polish Constitution. Such a failure leads to a violation of the principle of individual trust in the state, legal certainty and security, and consequently the clause of a democratic legal state.
Spontaneous Assemblies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland – A Case Study Analysis
Authors: Wicha Tomasz
Published: July 2022

COVID-19 turned into a global pandemic and affected public life in many states worldwide and in the Republic of Poland as well. The change of life under the pandemic regime meant a huge alteration in many aspects for most people. The unprecedented situation, for which the Polish authorities were unprepared, forced an immediate change in the law in Poland because of the introduction of the state of epidemic emergency. One of the instances of the changes of law was the limitation of freedom of assembly. The restriction of freedom of assembly was introduced by decrees, not by acts of parliament. The restrictions were described as illegal by the opposition and some parts of society. Many formal remarks were made by the Polish Ombudsman. The judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland of 22 October 2020 on abortion caused large-scale demonstrations throughout Poland as people wanted to express their views on the decision, which was perceived as the practical end of the compromise on abortion in the Republic of Poland. The research for this article was undertaken by means of system analysis and the analysis of the decision-making process.
Limiting the Right of Access to Public Information in the Age of COVID-19 – Case Study of Poland
Authors: Jabłoński Mariusz , Kuźnicka-Błaszkowska Dominika
Published: July 2022

The right of access to public information is one of the most fundamental political rights granted to citizens under Art. 61 of the Polish Constitution. In the Act of 6 September 2001, not only was the procedure for providing the public information specified, but also some detailed rules on obliged entities. In practice, the right to access public information not only enables citizens to take mature political decisions, but also prevents the abuse, corruption, nepotism or waste of public funds. The transparency of public administration actions forces its representatives to behave by the book and to respect the rules governing a democratic state of law as well as human rights. Undoubtedly, the full implementation of the right of access to public information may not be possible in urgent and unexpected scenarios such as a state of emergency or martial law, but any restrictions should always be introduced in a proportionate manner and only to the extent necessary to protect other (more important) goods and values. The epidemic threat facing Poland in March 2020, followed by the state of the epidemic and the accompanying activities of the broadly understood legislator, have significantly impacted the implementation of the openness principle and the right to access public information in the country. Simultaneously, doubts were raised not only due to the scope and nature of these changes, but also because of their constitutionality. In order to obtain a full picture of these threats to the implementation of the law in question, one must take into account possible decisions of the Constitutional Tribunal (with positive or negative effects) in cases that will be ruled on soon. The analysis that we present is aimed not only at determining whether the functioning of the state in the epidemic regime justified the need to limit the constitutional right of access to public information, but also – in a broader systemic context – at demonstrating that the transparency standards existing in our national model need to be strengthened, not weakened.
Qualification of Freedom of Religious Assembly in the Period of Ordinary Functioning of the State and in the Legislation from the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland
Authors: Ożóg Michał
Published: July 2022

The subject of this article is to present the legal qualification of the freedom of religious assembly in the period of ordinary functioning of the state and in the content of regulations from the period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The analysis is concerned with determining how the legislator treats this freedom from the point of view of links between freedom of assembly and freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The function of freedom of religious assembly is presented, as well as the legal model of religious freedom assembly in the conditions of ordinary state action, as well as on the ground of legal regimes possible to introduce in connection with counteracting the occurrence and effects of an infectious disease. In the research the dogmatic method was applied. Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and special law regulations have been proposed to take into account constitutional principles and values, as well as ongoing social changes.
Restrictions of Freedom of Assembly and Association in Slovenia during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kużelewska Elżbieta , Podolak Małgorzata
Published: July 2022

Slovenia is one of the European Union Member States which disproportionately restricted political rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the new government of Prime Minister Janez Janša came to power in March 2020, the anti-government and anti-lockdown protests have been taking place across the country. The pandemic-related restrictions have been introduced by government’s ordinances. They have greatly limited political rights of citizens, in particular the right to public assembly and association. Citizens’ dissatisfaction with the government’s policies and inadequate handling of the epidemic, resulting in undue restrictions on liberty and other fundamental rights, led to the filing of petitions to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court, resolving the dispute between citizens and the government, ruled that government regulations implementing restrictions on fundamental rights, particularly the rights to public assembly and association, were unconstitutional in several cases.
El discurso sobre el amor y las relaciones de pareja del Partido Comunista del Perú-Sendero Luminoso y su relación con el conflicto armado peruano
Authors: Arrunátegui Carolina
Published: July 2022

En este artículo se explora la relación entre la vida amorosa de los militantes del Partido Comunista Peruano-Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL), la organización terrorista de mayor impacto en la historia del Perú, y la vida política de este partido en el contexto de la lucha armada, que inició en los años 80. Se plantean las siguientes preguntas: ¿qué tan relevante fue la vida amorosa de los militantes del PCP-SL para el quehacer político del partido?, ¿cómo se articularon las dimensiones de lo íntimo y de lo público en el marco de la lucha armada?, ¿el PCP-SL tuvo un discurso o una retórica sobre el amor y la vida de pareja entre sus militantes?, ¿qué caracterizó este discurso? A partir del análisis del ensayo El amor en la sociedad comunista (1973 [1921]) de la política marxista Alejandra Kollontai y de la revisión de testimonios de exmilitantes senderistas, se concluye que la vida íntima de los miembros del PCP-SL estaba altamente politizada y controlada por el partido a través de un discurso marxista sobre el amor y las relaciones de pareja que convirtió la vida íntima en una forma más de luchar por la revolución.
Práxica docente crítica de la enseñanza del shipibo-konibo a monolingües de español en Perú
Authors: Torres Castillo Fernando Aarón , Meneses Tutaya Norma Isabel , Castillo Farroñay Zamia Ivon , Arce Mahua Pilar Rossany , Ticse Sanchez Nelson Sucey
Published: July 2022

La presente investigación muestra la práxica docente de los profesores del proyecto de investigación-acción realizado con estudiantes hablantes de español para la enseñanza del shipibo-konibo como segunda lengua a nivel básico. Se describe el estado de la lengua shipibo-konibo junto con la situación actual de las comunidades indígenas hablantes de aquella lengua. Luego, se presenta un breve resumen del proyecto y los aspectos metodológicos que se aplicaron en las clases. Por último, se dan a conocer los temas que surgieron del análisis de la práxica docente.
Actitudes lingüísticas hacia el quechua y el castellano de estudiantes de Educación Básica en Huánuco: un análisis cualitativo
Authors: Ramírez Rodríguez Lizlaleyne
Published: July 2022

Se analizan las actitudes lingüísticas de los escolares bilingües quechua-castellano de la comunidad Bello Progreso de la provincia de Huacaybamba en la región de Huánuco. Desde la teoría mentalista y las tres dimensiones: cognitiva, afectiva y conductual se explican las valoraciones subjetivas, culturales, explícitas positivas o negativas hacia las lenguas quechua y castellana. Asimismo, se considera la influencia de los rasgos sociolingüísticos edad, grado escolar, familia y contexto amical. Se usa el nivel de investigación descriptivo con un enfoque cualitativo. Los resultados de la investigación muestran una mayor valoración de la lengua castellana respecto de la lengua quechua por diferentes necesidades como la inserción al mundo académico y laboral que conlleva a la influencia de actitudes negativas hacia la lengua originaria. En conclusión, la lengua castellana es más valorada que la lengua quechua por los estudiantes bilingües de una institución educativa pública.
Breve aproximación acústica de las consonantes nasales del nomatsigenga con especial atención en la nasal velar /ŋ/
Authors: Talancha de la Cruz Jorge Martín
Published: July 2022

Este estudio presenta una breve aproximación acústica de las consonantes nasales de la lengua nomatsigenga con especial énfasis en la nasal velar. El análisis realizado busca documentar las propiedades acústicas de las nasales en nomatsigenga y, asimismo, poner en evidencia que existen características poco indagadas sobre esta clase de sonidos —especialmente sobre la nasal velar— en la lengua. Una de esas características es la presencia de un antiformante, el cual se localiza a partir de dos gráficas espectrales: FFT (Fast Fourier Transformation) de banda estrecha y cepstrum. A partir de este hallazgo, se pudo concluir que el primer antiformante para los fonemas nasales nomatsigenga se ubica aproximadamente alrededor de los 830 Hz en la nasal labial /m/, entre los 1500 Hz y 1800 Hz en la nasal alveolar /n/ y, en el caso de la nasal velar /ŋ/, se pudo determinar que el primer antiformante se ubica aproximadamente en la frecuencia de 3670 Hz en las mujeres y 3470 Hz en los hombres. Finalmente, el rango del alófono nasal alveolar palatalizado [nj] es de 3300 a 3600 Hz aproximadamente.
Representación semántico-cognitiva de la corrupción en el discurso epidíctico de Fernando Olivera
Authors: Saavedra Arroyo Valeria Nicole , Gonzales Cavero Rosario Mercedes , Banoni Delgado Katia Alessandra , Flores Carranza Kathering Maryli
Published: July 2022

Esta investigación propone la descripción y el análisis del discurso político en el Perú a través del enfoque de la semántica cognitiva. Se parte de la elección de expresiones, relacionadas al concepto de corrupción, utilizadas en el discurso del conocido político peruano Luis Fernando Olivera Vega. Metodológicamente las expresiones fueron extraídas del primer y segundo bloque del debate presidencial realizado en abril del año 2016; de la “VI Conferencia Anticorrupción Internacional” organizada por la Contraloría General de la República y de la conferencia de prensa realizada en torno a la presentación de los polémicos audios del condenado exasesor presidencial Vladimiro Montesinos Torres en el contexto de las elecciones presidenciales en junio del año 2021. El artículo concluye que Luis Fernando Olivera Vega es un caso más que muestra un discurso emergente de protesta contra la corrupción peruana, donde plasma la idea de que el presidente electo debe ser el principal ejemplo de virtud para la comunidad.