bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Accountable Behavior towards Sustainable Development: The Role of Knowledge and Attitude of University Graduates
Authors: Md Zin Norlaila , Kasim Eley Suzana , Mohamed Azmi Nur ‘Iishah , Al-Dhubaibi Abdullah Saad , Zainal Nurazilah
Published: August 2023

Although many studies have examined sustainability from the organisational corporate viewpoint, limited studies have focussed on the role of individual accountable behaviour in supporting sustainable development agenda. Studies have shown that knowledge and attitude of individuals are essential requirement to achieve sustainable development. However, little is known on how university graduates’ knowledge and attitude contribute to accountable behaviour. Given that university graduates are viewed as agents of change, this study aimed to examine the effect of knowledge and attitude on their accountable behaviour. This study collected data through quantitative survey involving 385 university graduates from various universities in Malaysia. To gain a deeper understanding of the research issues and to follow up on the queries of the open-ended survey, we conducted qualitative interviews with five university graduates. The outcome revealed that both knowledge and attitude significantly influenced accountable behaviour towards sustainable development. These findings add to the body of knowledge founded on Malaysia’s reality as a developing nation seeking to advocate sustainable development. Keywords: sustainability, sustainable development, knowledge, attitude, accountable behaviour, university graduates
The Influence of Governance Quality Factors on Stock Market Performance in ASEAN
Authors: Jumaah Liyana Syafini , Bahrudin Nur Zahidah , Muda Ruhaini , Sahudin Zahariah , Abdullah Hasni
Published: August 2023

Whilst regional participation across ASEAN induces the liberalization of trade and investment, as well as other forms of economic cooperation, the quality of governance plays a crucial role as it is a key component of sustainability. This study aimed to examine how governance quality factors influenced stock market performance. This study applied the Panel Least Square (PLS) and Panel Cointegration Full-Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) estimations to gauge how quality governance factors impact an integrated ASEAN stock market in the long run. This study utilized data from the ASEAN Exchanges covering the period 2002 to 2020. The findings demonstrated the significant positive influence of voice and accountability, as well as political stability and the lack of violence; meanwhile, rule of law negatively affects the stock market performance. The study also identified a long-term relationship between governance quality and stock market performance. This implies that higher-quality governance improves the stock market performance in an integrated market. Keywords: governance quality, stock market performance, ASEAN exchanges
COVID-19 Economic Impact and Saudi Stimulus Package Effectiveness
Authors: Samargandi Nahla
Published: August 2023

This study examined baseline macroeconomic structure, economic impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown, and government stimulus package effectiveness to mitigate pandemic impacts in Saudi Arabia. By a disaggregated analysis, we identified the sectoral contribution in terms of intermediate, private and public demand, labour compensation and trade by utilising the Input-Output Table. By analysing the point of sales, we demonstrated hard-hit sectors by the lockdown. The Saudi economy shrank by 1% in Q1 of the fiscal year 2020 due to oil price collapse and the lockdown. The stimulus package may rebound the economy (costing external debt). We provide several policy implications. Keywords: lockdown, economic shocks, stimulus package, oil price, Saudi Arabia
ERP Post-Implementation Phase: Deployment of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model on User Acceptance
Authors: Mohamad Zain Muhammad Rijaluddin , Tajul Urus Sharina , Trinh Thao , Amirul Sharifah Milda , Tuan Mat Tuan Zainun
Published: August 2023

The fourth industrial revolution (IR4.0) has unfurled its wings over all industries, and its positive impact on the modern global economy has already emerged significantly. The need for a real-time, integrated information environment to enhance business operations has motivated companies to employ enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Once implemented, the organization's attention has shifted to the most efficient deployment of the ERP post-system usage. User acceptance of the ERP system during the post-implementation phase could determine the overall system's success or failure since the system benefits reside in the exploitation of the integration capabilities. This study aimed to investigate the determinants of user acceptance of post-ERP system usage in Malaysian organizations by adopting the UTAUT model. The five identified factors comprised of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, and behavioural intention. The result suggests that these five factors have a significant positive influence on ERP acceptance among Malaysian ERP users. From a theoretical point of view, the findings open new doors of opportunities by providing new insights into the user's acceptance of ERP in the Malaysian environment. The practical contribution includes recommendations provided to organizations to emphasize the specific factors that increase the effectiveness of the ERP post-implementation phase. Keywords: enterprise resource planning, ERP acceptance, UTAUT, Post-Implementation, Malaysia
Earnings Quality: An Analysis of Indonesia Manufacturing Companies with Dividend Policy as a Moderating Variable
Authors: Osesoga Maria Stefani
Published: August 2023

This study aimed to examine the factors that influenced earnings quality in manufacturing sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2018-2020 period. Earnings quality is the ability of company-generated profit information to influence the decisions of financial statement users. Earnings information is used as a basis for consideration in making decisions so companies are required to provide quality earnings information. Earnings quality in this study was measured by the Earnings Response Coefficient (ERC). ERC is a measure of the magnitude of the abnormal return of a stock in response to unexpected earnings reported by the company. In this study, the factors that were predicted to affect ERC were profitability, leverage, firm size, and liquidity with dividend policy as a factor that could moderate the relationship with ERC. Based on the results, it can be concluded that profitability, firm size, and liquidity had a significant positive effect on earnings quality (ERC), with dividend policy as a moderating variable. Meanwhile, leverage (DER) had no effect on earnings quality with dividend policy as a moderating variable. Keywords: dividend, earnings response coefficient, leverage, profitability, size
Los judíos de Kaifeng, una diáspora olvidada
Authors: Botton Beja Flora
Published: August 2023

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Crecimiento y desarrollo urbano de Nairobi
Authors: Taraborelli de Antonini Marcela
Published: August 2023

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Japón en la década de los noventa. Reseña del Congreso Unesco-Fukuoka, 1992
Authors: López Habib Alberto
Published: August 2023

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Nuevos relatos sobre México (Meshiko Shinwa). Primera parte
Authors: Irie Kiyoshi , Yoneda Hiromi
Published: August 2023

Traducción al japonés e introducción: Hiromi Yoneda
La búsqueda de la valentía en los diálogos platónicos
Authors: Aguirre Javier , Lavilla de Lera Jonathan
Published: August 2023

La búsqueda y el tratamiento de la valentía han sido llevados a cabo por Platón en numerosos diálogos, desde la temprana Apología hasta las Leyes, lo que indica la gran importancia que el filósofo ateniense concedía a esta cuestión. Por otro lado, la valentía es tratada en numerosos contextos diferentes —con diferentes interlocutores, diferentes temas y diferentes objetivos— que dan lugar a un nutrido número de aproximaciones a partir de las cuales cabe construir una visión bastante completa de lo que Platón entendía por valentía (andreía).
La seducción del odio: práctica retórica y política de la sedición
Authors: Álvarez Arias Rubén
Published: August 2023

En su teoría sobre las sediciones y cambios políticos, Aristóteles usa un adjetivo peyorativo para calificar a los demagogos. El rastro de los actos políticos realizados por estos agitadores coincide con determinados dispositivos retóricos, particularmente la διαβολή, y conduce a dos prácticas o destrezas distintas, una práctica y otra productiva, sin el conocimiento de las causas propias del arte e inferiores a este. Juzgados desde esta doble perspectiva técnica, los demagogos se ganan la confianza de parte del auditorio con el odio, pero resultan ellos mismos odiosos, por arruinar la confianza natural de la comunidad cívica y del alma que procura restablecer el arte política y retórica desplegadas por la filosofía.
Mediatización y conflicto en la disputa por la tierra
Authors: Benedetto Facundo
Published: August 2023

Proyecto Artigas es una organización política que discute la propiedad de las tierras productivas en la Argentina y promueve un modelo agroecológico sustentado en la agricultura familiar. Tomó relevancia por su apoyo a la disputa de Dolores Etchevehere con sus hermanos, integrantes de una importante familia terrateniente. En el análisis de sus perfiles en redes sociales se reconoció una narrativa basada en la polarización, la asignación de roles, la interpelación a involucrarse y la combinación de características de la producción periodística con la técnica documental.
Application of a Technology-Based Data Collection System for the Writing Class of the IAIN Cirebon Student Da'wah Institute
Authors: Irani Yolanda Silpia , Azzahra Salsabiela
Published: August 2023

Effective data management plays a crucial role in optimizing the performance of educational institutions. This study aims to explore the implementation of a technology-based data management system for writing classes in the Student Preaching Institution of the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Cirebon. The objective is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection, storage, and analysis, ultimately enhancing the overall quality of the writing classes. This research utilizes a mixed-methods approach, incorporating qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Firstly, a comprehensive review of the existing data management practices is conducted to identify the limitations and challenges faced by the institution. Secondly, a technology-based data management system is developed, integrating modern tools and techniques to streamline the data collection process. The system is designed to facilitate easy data entry, retrieval, and analysis, ensuring accurate and reliable information for decision-making purposes. The implementation of the technology-based data management system is evaluated through a series of case studies and interviews with relevant stakeholders. The findings reveal several significant benefits, including increased efficiency in data management, improved accuracy in reporting, and enhanced collaboration among the stakeholders involved in the writing classes. Moreover, the system enables the institution to track the progress of individual students, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and provide targeted interventions to support their learning and development. The results of this study contribute to the growing body of literature on the application of technology in educational institutions. The findings highlight the importance of leveraging technology to optimize data management processes, particularly in the context of writing classes in the Student Preaching Institution of IAIN Cirebon. The insights gained from this research can serve as a valuable resource for other educational institutions seeking to enhance their data management practices and improve the overall quality of their programs.
Art evading confinement: Abolition as Universal Design
Authors: Stabler Albert
Published: August 2023

Universal Design, initially an approach to designing barrier-free architectural spaces for disabled people, has primarily been adapted to schooling through the Universal Design for Learning framework. Contemporary abolitionism is a visionary grassroots movement to make prisons and jails obsolete, which has been brought into education discourse primarily through considering urban public schools as institutions of policing and punishment. By considering these strategies for reforming and ending confinement, respectively, this essay argues for a more expansive understanding of access in education. The argument for their compatibility in arts education is articulated first through reviewing shared aspects of these two approaches, then surveying examples drawn from artists’ practices, and lastly through a pedagogical approach framing the school as a complex and contradictory setting for making art.
Cripping online learning space designs for collective access
Authors: Hwang Eunkyung
Published: August 2023

Despite the growth of remote learning, many online art education space designs still overlook the learning experiences of students with disabilities, merely offering baseline assistive technologies. Drawing upon crip technoscience from critical access studies, this article defines current online learning spaces as virtually-built environments embedded with compliance-centered logics and ableist assumptions about access. I suggest that art educators challenge such preconceptions by engaging students in cripping, which entails (1) disrupting ableist designs and (2) crafting alternative designs for online learning spaces. Introducing projects by artists Elisa Giardina Papa, Shannon Finnegan, and Bojana Coklyat as exemplary practices of such disruption and reconstruction, I emphasize collaborative cripping as an anti-ableist practice informed by crip technoscience. This practice empowers students to counter the pervasive assimilation of people with disabilities into ableist online learning environments. In its conclusion, this article advocates for constructing collective access in online learning spaces toward disability justice.
Teaching Art through Engaging Anti-racist Viewpoints: Privileging an Indigenous Lens
Authors: Pierce Mara , Santos Lori
Published: August 2023

Art teacher educators have obligations to prepare preservice art teachers and researchers to be culturally competent, to understand how to respectfully and knowledgeably include silenced voices into the classroom. Through this paper, we share a collaborative project we engaged with two arts-based researcher student groups toward approaching art learning from an anti-racist perspective using the lens of an Indigenous Pedagogy We demonstrate an Anti-Racist teaching cycle we applied that begins with cultural competency and leads to cultural relevancy. The project culminated with the development of anti-racist lesson plans toward a museum exhibition that utilized recommendations shared by four contemporary Native American Artists. Our purpose was to explore a method for changing the narrative by inserting multiple Indigenous artists’ voices into the classroom conversation.
Critical Phenomenology as Research-Creation: A Theoretical Framework
Authors: Donaldson Christina , Lewis Tyson E
Published: August 2023

This article presents a theoretical framework justifying the articulation of descriptive forms of critical phenomenology with experimental and poetic forms of research-creation. Through an engagement with Merleau-Ponty, the article argues that aesthetic concerns are ontological concerns. In particular, Merleau-Ponty defines embodiment not in terms of essences so much as in terms of stylizations. The focus on style opens the phenomenological description of embodiment up for research-creation through poetic experimentation. While critical phenomenology has greatly expanded the understanding of the politics of bodily stylization, this discourse has yet to fully explore the possibilities for imagining new modes of writing that are equal parts vivid description and poetical re-stylization of how bodies interact and perceive. Emphasizing the need for creative, transformative, and collective forms of writing, Gloria Anzaldúa’s work serves as a foundation for research-creation grounded in a critical phenomenology of bodily stylistics. 
Transformation Processes of Fisheries Cultural Landscape on Kurzeme Coast
Authors: Ržepicka Dace , Ziemeļniece Aija
Published: August 2023

The cultural landscapes of the Baltic Sea coast in Rucava and Nica parishes consist of ancient fishing villages, lighthouses, natural objects such as seashore, dunes, pine groves, meadows, and others. They have been affected by transformation, especially in recent decades. During coastal surveys in 2019 and 2021, photo fixations, research of historical documents, interviews were carried out and it was found that cultural landscapes are losing quality under the influence of political, social and natural factors, especially coastal erosion. The aim of this work is to study the transformation processes affecting the landscape.
Reliability of a self-report questionnaire to assess parents’ postural knowledge
Authors: Rajabi Reza , Olszewska Elżbieta , Jankowicz-Szymańska Agnieszka , Rajabi Farhad , Labecka Marta Kinga
Published: August 2023

Study aim: To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire to assess parents’ postural knowledge.

Material and methods: This questionnaire was conducted on 30 Iranian parents. The questionnaire assessed knowledge of abnormalities in body posture and ergonomic knowledge of parents, which were in line with their postural knowledge. The kappa coefficient (test–retest reliability) of the questionnaire included assessing its stability over 1 week among 30 participants. The validity of the content of the questionnaire was checked and agreed upon by three experts from three different institutions.

Results: The kappa coefficient for 19 questions and their 46 sub-questions ranged from 0.30 to 1. Out of these items, 89% (n = 41) had a value of 0.6 or above and 11% (n = 5) were below 0.6. Questions were categorized as “no change expected” (0.86÷1), “change unlikely” (0.68÷1), and “change likely” (0.30÷0.68).

Conclusions: The Parent’s Postural Knowledge Questionnaire was found to be highly reliable and its contents relevant for the assessment of postural knowledge among Iranian parents. This tool is appropriate for studying larger populations in the variable of interest.
Preventable Hazards from in Vitro Fertilization – A Case Series of CF Patients from Bulgaria
Authors: Yaneva N , Baycheva M , Kostova P , Papochieva V , Mileva S , Miteva D , Savov A , Petrova G
Published: August 2023

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is not often performed when donor gametes are used, due to its high cost. This is with the presumption that the donors are healthy.

We report on five cases of babies with confirmed cystic fibrosis (CF), being the result from in vitro fertilization (IVF) with donor (4 cases) or own gametes (one case). There has been no family history for CF in any of the families affected. The clinical presentation in the children ranged from meconium ileus to recurrent respiratory infections and severe nasal polyposis. The age of diagnosis also varied from birth until 9 years.

Since one of the presented cases was discovered in a very renowned private IVF clinic, the clinic changed their own protocol, and currently they test every donor for CF carriership. The percentage of CF carriers in the donor population is roughly the same as the one predicted in the general population of Bulgaria – 1/33.

Although PGD is costly, the costs for proper care for a CF patient are currently much higher. The more economical option would to screen every donor for CF carriership.

IVF requires a lot of physical and psychological stamina. The couples that go through this procedure also require a great deal of hope. It is essential to be more preconscious for possible congenital diseases.

We advocate every IVF center to test the donors for CF carriership or to provide PGD for their clients.
Employers’ Expectations of University Graduates as They Transition into the Workplace
Authors: Cheang Michael , Yamashita Georgia Lynn
Published: August 2023

Research on work readiness indicates employers are increasingly pointing out that soft skills are as important as discipline specific knowledge and technical skills when hiring recent university graduates. However, many university students think excellent grades are the main reason they get the jobs. The disconnect between what employers expect and what students imagine is significant to the extent that many recent university graduates are unable to be employed in the jobs they want, and many employers have challenges dealing with recent university graduates who are not work ready. In 2018, a soft skills pilot study was conducted with internship supervisors who work with the Human Development and Family Studies Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. An online survey was sent to 65 internship supervisors, and three focus group sessions were conducted as a follow-up of the survey. In 2019, Phase 2 of this study polled 76 employers who participated in a university career fair on what soft skills they expect university graduates to have at the time of hiring. This paper reports on findings to two questions: 1) What employers think of undergraduate university students who have completed an internship with them, and 2) What soft skills employers expect of recent university graduates who are transitioning into the workplace. Findings indicate that in addition to soft skills, employers also regard personal attributes and qualities as equally important at the time of hire.
Biographical Narratives in Teaching: a Study of Professors on Postgraduate Courses
Authors: e Silva Ana Maria Costa , Aparício Miriam
Published: August 2023

Literature and research have shown that professional development constitutes an essential dimension in constructing both work and professional identity. An important aspect in such development is training. In the field of adult education, different authors (Pratt, 1993; Mezirow, 1985; Schön, 1996; Silva, 2007) emphasize the importance of placing trainees at the center of the learning and cognitive processes and within their corresponding social and historical contexts. Training is supported by a comprehensive adult learning theory. Therefore, the acquired knowledge is not only the result of an external and objective reality but also of a complex construction in which the appropriation of experience plays a relevant role. This paper reveals the findings obtained through biographical narratives in a five-year work program with teachers at different levels (from pre-school to higher education) on postgraduate courses. The core issue is the importance of biographical narratives, as an identification strategy for personal experience, knowledge construction and professional identity. This strategy provided the opportunity for recognition of practical experience, as a provider of learning, as well as his/her own authorship, which are important conditions in the understanding of professional identity.
Attaining a Beam-Like Behavior with FRP Strips and CAM Ribbons
Authors: Ferretti Elena
Published: August 2023

One of the major concerns in the seismic retrofitting of masonry walls is that of increasing the ultimate load for out-of-plane forces. In multi-story buildings, these forces may originate from the hammering actions of floors, when the earthquake direction is orthogonal to the wall. A possibility for counteracting the out-of-plane displacements is retaining the wall by building some buttresses, that is, some beams lean against the wall and disposed vertically. Another possibility is to make the buttress in the thickness of the wall. In this second case, we must cut the wall for its entire height, realize the buttress, and restore the masonry wall around it. In both cases, the interventions are highly invasive. The first intervention also leads to increments of mass that enhance the attraction of seismic forces. The aim of this paper is to find a less invasive and lighter alternative for realizing buttresses. We proposed to use FRP strips and steel ribbons in a combined fashion, so as to realize an ideal vertical I-beam embedded into the wall, without requiring to cut the masonry. We also provided some experimental results for verifying the effectiveness of the model.
Technology, Users, and Sustainable Social Housing
Authors: Johansson Jan
Published: August 2023

This paper aims to contribute with results in relation to the challenges that users encounter with regard to technologies in sustainable social housing. The results are significant and show that in modern Danish sustainable social housing consideration is not taken for the users in relation to the technologies implemented in the buildings. The consequences are that the intentions of the technologies supporting economic, environmental, and social sustainability do not work for the users when the buildings are taken into use. The paper argues that developers and architectural practice should in future use simpler technologies that give residents the opportunity to individually regulate their homes’ indoor climate. At the same time, architecture and technology should reflect the consideration towards the climate in the local context and the users’ funda-mental living conditions. The paper argues for the development of a more user-oriented architecture, where the interaction between architecture and technology can work for the users and to a greater extent support the intentions with regard to sustainability.
Careers, Identities and Professionalization. a Study on Doctors about Their Social Representations Related to the Labor Market Today and its Foreseeable Future
Authors: Aparicio Miriam , Silva Ana Maria Costa e
Published: August 2023

This study is in line with the analyses of university and working career in their interaction in relation with conditioning factors. It comprises two central issues: the issue of identity bound to the issue of professionalization within the domain of training and employment. Nowadays, professionalization of the individuals, inside a troubled occupational world, demands the implementation of mechanisms favoring the development of both the individuals and the institution in which they work. All this has an impact at the local, regional and even national levels. Three levels of analysis interplay from a sui generis perspective: macro-meso-micro-macro (Aparicio, 2005; 2007a; 2007b, 2013a, 2014, 2015 b, d – See the Three- Dimensional Spiral of Sense Theory). The aim was to be aware of the doctors’ representations regarding the value of such degree under the present “degree devaluation”, and its impact on the professional future as well as on the core issues of the labor market which need urgent measures with a view to a belter interaction between the two systems. The methodology used was quanti-qualitative (semi-structured questionnaires, interviews, and hierarchical evocations). The population consisted of doctors (2005-2012) from the National University of Cuyo, in Argentina. The results helped us understand the nucleus of such representations and the peripheral aspects by career and institution, thus revealing professional and disciplinary identities. The professional identities show the situated needs in terms of professionalization within the different contexts and, particularly, within the labor market.
The choice of pseudoscientific therapies as an alternative to scientific medicine
Authors: Rovira Sergi Cortiñas , Raffio Valentina
Published: August 2023

During the last decades, there has been an increasing interest in the analysis of a potentially dangerous phenomenon for the public health: pseudoscience. It can be defined as the set of false knowledge that attempts to resemble science even though it is not. Nowadays there are many who opt for these therapies not scientifically endorsed to solve their health problems. This situation is increased for risk patients or chronic diseases, who come to this type of therapies as a last resort. In these cases, the choice between science and pseudoscience can become a matter of life or death. Through qualitative and quantitative research techniques, we analyze the reasons why patients choose pseudoscience instead of conventional and scientific medicine. The data obtained from this research reveal that in extreme situations patients value most the human contact with the therapist that the validity of the therapy itself. This factor, coupled with the precariousness of the health system, generates a dynamic in which pseudosciences gain ground over scientific medicine. According to the experts interviewed, this phenomenon is increasing and may represent a danger to public health. This research reveals the possible causes and consequences of this phenomenon from the point of view of more than 60 professionals of the Spanish scientific community and 30 patients who have used both disciplines. The results obtained indicate that this situation is intensified due to the inaction of the competent institutions and the lack of regulation.
Preferences of Young People in the Use of Facebook as a Health Education Tool for HPV
Authors: Martínez-Martinez Luz , González Jose Ignacio Niño , Cambra Ubaldo Cuesta
Published: August 2023

The accessibility and popularity of social networks makes them appropriate tools for promotion and prevention interventions in health, reaching a large audience with greater efficiency. One of its most attractive features is interaction, which not only allows great diffusion of the messages, but also supplies them with greater interest and credibility. Platforms such as Facebook are very popular among young people, a high risk group for Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection due to ignorance, prejudice and sexual behavior that is risked and active. The objective of this research is to know the preferences and attitudes of young people towards (1) interaction and (2) type of information about HPV on Facebook. Increasing our knowledge in this area will help to make interventions in this field more useful. Through a questionnaire validated in previous research, was made a cross-sectional descriptive study of the preferences of 120 young universities in the use of facebook as a tool for health promotion about HPV. More than half of the participants would follow a page on the HPV to be informed and share information on prevention, vaccines and campaigns. The preferred resources were: multimedia, testimonials and articles by specialists. They prefer to “share” to “create themselves” messages. A group of subjects who reject the use of the tool is detected, arguing that they would not do it for (1) a lack of interest, (2) because people can relate them personally to the sickness or (3) for possible bugs and criticisms.
Shifting Paradigm? Long-Term Value Creation as a Normative Principle in a Hostile Takeover: Evidence from the Netherlands
Authors: Pham N.T. , Verdoes T.L.M , Lycklama a Nijeholt M.L. , Nijland J.
Published: August 2023

This article provides additional insight on the effectiveness of long-term value creation as a legally enforceable norm in the corporate governance system and provides a framework to anchor long-term value creation in takeover decisions. Since the 2008 financial crisis, a growing number of voices in the business world, government and academia, have urged Western economies to move towards a long-term sustainable growth agenda. Boards have a vital part to play in the development of responsible companies. Corporate governance should encourage boards to do so. This could be viewed as a reaction to the negative effects of capital markets and the resulting short-termism. One key method to encourage sustainable value creation in companies is by incorporating long-term value creation as an open norm in corporate governance systems. In the case of a hostile takeover, the risk of short-termism is exacerbated. As a guiding principle, long-term value (LTV) creation should prevent hostile takeovers that could harm the success of the company concerned. In this research paper, we argue that the recent shift in Dutch case law and revision of the Corporate Governance Code in the Netherlands may serve as an important catalyst for ‘sustainable’ takeover decisions. Through ground-breaking judgments by the Dutch Supreme Court and Enterprise Court, Cancun and Akzo Nobel, LTV has acquired the status of an enforceable norm. We investigated whether this legal norm is empirically substantiated. The research results allow us to make well-grounded statements about the effectiveness of enforcing LTV in future hostile takeover situations.
Tracking the New Demand for Justice in the Big Data Ecosystem
Authors: Pérez Carmen Vargas , Figueroa Juan Luis Peñaloza
Published: August 2023

Many studies have focused on the possibilities that organizations have to mine and analyze, through computational analytics, the huge amount of structured and unstructured data that is now available, to determine correlations and thus reveal patterns, trends, and associations to predict human behaviour; and to transform this information into knowledge for companies and governments. That is, just from the point of view of the suppliers of good and services. In this paper we contribute to the Law and Economics literature by showing that the logic of Big Data, the access to the cloud, and the use of Artificial Intelligence are drastically changing the ordinary citizen’s way of making decisions in the field of justice; and that this new paradigm in the Demand for Justice will mean improvements in terms of both equity and efficiency, and ultimately an improvement in social welfare.
Impact Evaluation of Indonesia Conditional Cash Transfer Program (BSM) on Student Achievement
Authors: Purba Rosinta Hotmaida Febrianti
Published: August 2023

One of the Indonesia’s Government efforts to improve the quality of education, particularly at the primary and secondary level, is the provision of BSM. This program launched under TNP2K due to the lack of significant BOS program in overcoming the number of drop out students due to parenting difficulties in meeting other educational needs such as uniforms, shoes, transportation costs and other education expenses not covered by BOS funds. However, the implementation of BSM has drawn a lot of criticism, especially regarding budget management and in terms of targeting, thus potentially hampering the achievement of BSM policy objectives. At the same time, there are inclusive errors and depending on the level of education, 50 to 70 percent of beneficiaries are ineligible. Whereas the budget for BSM program is proportional and in 2017 reaches Rp. 416.1 trillion or 27.4 percent of total APBN expenditure. Using the data from the 5th Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 5th, this study analyses the impact of BSM delivery on student achievement as measured by the final school exam scores. The method of analysis used is Propensity Score Matching, so the average treatment effect of BSM policy can be obtained. Despite the low targeting performance, the analysis shows that the program has a positive effect. Analysis shows Students who receive BSM program assistance get a higher test score of 5.6 percent than students who do not receive the program. Based on the analysis, the paper concludes that the program should be maintained and targeting efficiency needs to be improved as the program has a meaningful effect for low-income households in terms of increasing student achievement.
Critical Assessment of An Economic Evaluation of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Chronic Low Back Pain (LBP)
Authors: Balidemaj Festina
Published: August 2023

Background: Globally, chronic low back pain (LBP) contributes significantly to the overall burden of disease, placing a heavy load on society through absenteeism and associated healthcare costs. Finding cost-effective measures to treat and prevent low back pain is therefore of utmost importance. Methods: A critical assessment of the study by Williams et al 2018 was performed by using a variation of the well-known Drummond’s checklist for the critical appraisal of economic evaluations. Results: The authors performed appropriate statistical analyses using the available data. Means and proportions of baseline characteristics of the intervention group were compared to those of the control group to evaluate their comparability. Conclusion: Upon thorough assessment of the appropriateness of the economic evaluation methods used by Williams et al., it is conclusive that the validity of their results is valuable and trusted to a degree, soundly achieving many of the listed Drummond et al requirements, yet failing to take into account a few aspects that grant some weaknesses to the study.
Public health strategies to combat opioid crisis in the United States
Authors: Balidemaj Festina
Published: August 2023

Background: The opioid epidemic in the United States is a national public health crisis. Driven by an increase in availability of pharmaceutical opioids and by an increase in their consumption, specifically, for pain treatment, more so in the past twenty years, it has led to an economic cost of prescription opioid abuse, overdose, and dependence in the United States estimated to be 78.5 billion USD. Methods: A thorough evaluation of the relevant extracted literature has been used to answer the question of the most effective ways to regulate health markets to decrease the opioid crisis in the United States, using keywords and phrases such as opioid epidemic in the US, prescription drug abuse, prescription medication abuse in US, medication misuse, cost-effective ways to health market regulation, drug monitoring programs, prescriber continuing education, provider continuing education, and pain management optimization. Results: Overcoming this epidemic nationwide requires improvement in patient utilization of and access to safe and effective treatment options for opioid abuse and overdose, addressing the stigma correlated with opioid use, considering appropriate use of abuse deterrent formulations (ADF) along with patient education, and improving prescribing practices via utilization of drug monitoring programs, CDC opioid prescribing guidelines and provider continuing education. Conclusion: Utilizing and implementing the aforementioned steps has shown to be a challenge. Further and repeated attempts are needed, while at the same time considering possible new steps that could help reinforce their utilization further.
Identity Narrative as an Unconscious Scaffold for Human Autobiography
Authors: Novac Andrei , Tuttle M. C. , Bota R. , Blinder B. J.
Published: August 2023

Over the past years, a multi-disciplinary literature on the significance of personal narratives in autobiography and identity has emerged. This subject has been of interest to authors in the fields of humanities, psychology, and medicine alike. In this paper, we are proposing the term Identity Narrative (IdN) to define a cognitive and emotional framework that serves as an implicit (unconscious) scaffolding of memory on which to build human autobiography. The authors first classify narratives into external (universal history, the humanities, culture) and internal (autobiography, based on personal experiences, both directly and indirectly, through identification and education). All philosophy and social commentary has utilized history for the purposes of prediction and meaning-making. Personalities including Aristotle, St. Augustine, Rousseau, Freud, Marx, Spengler, and Benjamin Franklin have reread history to gain insight about human nature. History has inspired the enlightenment and renaissance of a new reality for humanity. It is widely known that history can also be misused to justify aggression and human suffering. The use of history to create deep convictions that annihilate moral imperatives is only possible because of unconsciously consolidated internal narratives, the IdN. IdN is reshaped through life, both by “bottom-up” acquisition of information, as well as a “top-down” learning model, which includes the following circumstances: (a) sudden insight and awareness; (b) experiences with high emotional valence; (c) high frequency of repetition; and (d) prolonged duration of exposure. In this way, IdN, a form of relatively stable unconscious, anoetic memory, provides a “first-person” experience to autobiography. Autobiography then, becomes part of auto-noetic consciousness, the human ability to mentally time travel and have self-knowledge. IdN parallels lifelong growth and development, language acquisition, and maturing of attachment. The extensive brain activation during communication and speech, revealed by neuroimaging studies, will be referred to as the “communication beltway.” We hypothesize that the alternation in activation between the default mode (midline structures) of the brain (previously associated with the Self) and the language brain creates a platform that encodes crucial components of IdN throughout life. In this way, IdN, autobiographical memory, and the language brain are parts of a larger biological substrate of social affiliations.
Clinical and Environmental Factors Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Prisoners in Northeastern Brazil
Authors: Filho Cesario Rui Callou , Mesquita Caroline Antero Machado , Vieira Ethel Esthephane Alves , Leite João Jayme Giffoni , Bandeira Carina Barbosa , da Silva Santos Flaviano , de Lima Saintrain Maria Vieira
Published: August 2023

This study aimed to assess clinical and environmental factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in prisoners. We carried out a documentary, retrospective, epidemiological study of records of tuberculosis cases in a prison hospital in Northeastern Brazil. The sample consisted of data from medical records of prisoners diagnosed with TB from January 2015 to January 2016. Information such as age, race, marital status, education level, weight, height, harmful habits, and clinical data on mucous membrane, cough, sputum, breathing pattern, bacilloscopy, initiation and type of treatment, treatment duration, prison of origin and time spent in prison were assessed. A total of 109 medical records of prisoners were analyzed. Mean age was 28.5 (± 7.9) years, and most prisoners (n=87; 79.8%) were single. In all, 78.0% (n=85) of the prisoners had primary education and 73.4% (n=80) were self-declared Pardos (mixed-race Brazilians). Statistically significant associations were found between level of education and prevalence of cough (p=.042), time in prison and presence of cough (p=.014), and BMI and mucous membrane coloration (p=.001). The habits of most prisoners are different from those expected for a good quality of life. In addition, the health conditions of prisoners also contribute to the infection. These findings emphasize the need for actions targeted at eliminating tuberculosis in prisoners and actions to raise awareness about hygiene and life habits.
Interculture; Concept, Use and Ethics between Equality and Difference
Authors: Riis Anita Holm
Published: August 2023

In this article, the concept of ‘interculture’ is investigated from different angles. We start out with the theme of migration and move on to a discussion of literature as a tool to increase cross-cultural understanding. In the first part of this article, the theoretical perspectives of Salman Rushdie and Richard Rorty are central. Since similarity and difference constitute an underlying issue in both cases this leads to a discussion about equality and difference at the end of the paper, in which ethics represent a key perspective. In this last section, we explore an important point addressed in Charles Taylor’s discussion of culture and ethics that can also be seen as a critique of the intercultural project and the way it balances similarity and difference, equality and difference.
The Influences of Managerialism in the Professional Intervention of Social Workers
Authors: Rosa Beatriz , Almeida Helena Neves
Published: August 2023

Social work, like other professions, has undergone changes in its structural basis, as well as a re-dimensioning of the professional work, which cannot be dissociated from the inevitable administrative reforms of the State and of the social policies themselves. In this research we sought to understand how the state administrative reforms, namely the managerial model of New Public Management have influenced the professional intervention of social workers in the public sector. We did so through the perceptions of the social workers about the implications of managerialism in their professional practices. It is a qualitative research, with exploratory characteristics and was carried out in a municipality in a district of Portugal. It was conducted a semi-structured interview with six social workers in the public sector, from four different sectors: Justice, Local Power, Health and Social Security. After the interviews were collected, a Characterization Grid of the sample and a SWOT Analysis Grid were used for each of the participants to assist the researcher in the Content Analysis of this investigation. The data we analyzed revealed that in all services and intervention areas there was a prevalence of characteristics of managerialism influences, which necessarily induced changes in professional practices. The collected data revealed that there are characteristics of managerialism perceived as beneficial and positive for the professional exercise and other characteristics that have brought constraints.
The New Social Order: Post-Truth and Discretionary Social Intervention
Authors: Santos Clara Cruz
Published: August 2023

The Post-Truth Society in this article is understood as the paradigmatic environment of the present Western societies where, in addition to the feeling of risk, there is added indifference to political discourses and social practices that do not correspond to factual truths, giving space for flexible interpretation of policies and for individualization of social action. In this article, we highlight the transformative potential that the street-level bureaucrats have, but also we discuss the liquidity of social intervention, which should be subject of ethical reequation, namely through the imperative of technical supervision.
The Model of Communication of Education in the Village Unit Cooperatives (KUDs) and in the Traditional Islamic Boarding School Cooperatives (Kopontren): A Study in West Java Province, Indonesia.
Authors: Setiawan Wawan Lulus
Published: August 2023

This purpose of this research is to describe it the differences between the pattern of educational communication in the Village Unit Cooperatives (KUDs) and that in the Traditional Iskamic Boarding School Cooperatives (Kopontrens) in West Java Province, Indonesia. The research was carried out with qua litative approach on 12 KUDs and 12 Kopontrrens in West Java Province, Indonesia. The idea of the research was based on the International and Indonesian Cooperative Princ iples the which obliges the cooperative’s to arrange cooperative education program for the cooperative’s members and based on the facts of the cultural differences between backgroun d KUDs and Kopontrens. The result of the research indicated that educational communication in the K opontrens is stronger than that in the KUDs Because The process of educational communication process in the Kopontrens has Become a standardized educational program, so that the elements of communication process consisting of “who says w hat to Whom in roomates channel, in what effect and environtment” has become a package of the educational communication curriculum in Kopontrens . This could explain why the members’ particip ation in the Kopontrens is better than that in the KUDs. This result is a method of developing social and policy implication for developing methods for educatin in the KUDs in Indonesia.