bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Relationship between learning strategies and the academic performance of Colombian student/Relación entre las estrategias de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico en estudiantes de educación básica primaria
Authors: Lastre M. Karina Sofía , De La Rosa Benavides Luis Gabriel 
Published: March 2016

El tema central de la investigación es el estudio de las estrategias de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico en estudiantes de educación básica primaria de la Institución pública Policarpa Salavarrieta. Como metodología se asumió un estudio no experimental de diseño selectivo o expost-facto, pues se seleccionaron los participantes según sus características personales y se estableció una relación entre las variables objeto de estudio: estrategias de aprendizaje (VI) y rendimiento académico (VD); recogiendo una muestra intencional de 60 estudiantes del grado 5 los cuales respondieron a la aplicación de la escala ACRA de Román y Gallego (1994). Los análisis realizados fueron descriptivos de las principales variables del estudio y correlaciones lineales entre las estrategias de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico. Los resultados indicaron correlaciones estadísticamente significativas entre las diferentes escalas del Test ACRA siendo todas positivas, de igual manera se aprecia que asignaturas como Lengua Castellana y Ciencias Naturales tienen una asociación fuerte. Finalmente, existe asociación entre las variables de estrategias de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico, por lo cual se puede aseverar que del empleo adecuado de las estrategias de aprendizaje dependerá el alcance de un rendimiento académico.
The role of the family in the normalization of the pregnancy at an early age/El papel de la familia en la normalización del embarazo a temprana edad
Authors: Rojas Betancur Mauricio , Méndez Villamizar Raquel , Álvarez Nieto Carmen 
Published: March 2016

En esta investigación la familia tiene un lugar central para analizar el embarazo a temprana edad. Se realizó una investigación de corte cualitativo y hermenéutico a través de entrevistas semi-estructuradas a 16 adolescentes embarazadas de la ciudad de Bucaramanga, Colombia. Los hallazgos sugieren que las familias de las adolescentes tienen un origen muy disperso y una tipología en continua recomposición cuestionando la capacidad familiar como contenedor del embarazo a temprana edad. Se destaca que las familias y las adolescentes priorizan más las situaciones para la normalización social cuando se presenta el embarazo que las posibilidades de contención a través de la educación, la prevención, el auto cuidado y el disfrute pleno de la etapa del ciclo vital.
Attachment styles in a group of young people with antisocial and psychopathic traits/Estilos de apego en un grupo de jóvenes con rasgos antisociales y psicopáticos
Authors: Celedón Rivero José Carlos , Barón García Beatriz , Martínez Bustos Plutarco , Cogollo María Elena , Miranda Yánez Massiel 
Published: March 2016

El artículo de investigación describe los estilos de apegos en un grupo de jóvenes con rasgos antisociales y psicopáticos. Los participantes fueron 100 jóvenes del Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal para Adolescente de Montería, con edades comprendidas entre los 15 y 18 años (Media 16, 25, DT 2, 8). El diseño metodológico se basó en un enfoque cuantitativo tipo descriptivo. Los instrumentos de medición fueron el Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Versión. PCL: YV y la Escala de Apego Romántico y no Romántico. Los resultados coinciden, al igual que la base teórica revisada, en que la privación en el área afectiva desde la niñez puede ser un indicador influyente en el desarrollo de una personalidad psicopática o antisocial.
POST-TRANSPLANT DIABETES MELLITUS (PTDM)
Authors: Goes Nelson 
Published: March 2016

Post-transplant diabetes mellitus is a major complication after transplantation and is associated with reduced allograft and patient survival.(1) It is hard to quantify the incidence of PTDM because of lack of standard definition and PTDM can occur many years after transplantation. A consensus conference in 2013, defined PTDM as newly diagnosed persistent diabetes mellitus among clinically stable posttransplant patients.
Canto e plumagem: a retorica da publicidade
Authors: Campos Maria Helena Rabelo 
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este trabalho é parte da dissertação - O CANTO DA SEREIA - uma análise do discurso publicitário - apresentada ao curso de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Letras, da Unlversidade Federal de Minas Gerals, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Literatura Brasileira.
Robert Browning, "il maestro di S. Marco" - a study of the musical structure of "a tocata of Galupp's "
Authors: Resende Aimara Da Cunha 
Published: March 2016

Abstract: On first reading "A TOCCATAOF GALUPPl'S" one is puzzled at the misleading title. How can Galuppi have his name connected with the form of the toccata when this latter had its birth in the 16th. century and its splendour in the seventeenth, while Galuppi lived in the elghteenth century? Besides, though Baldassare Galuppi came to be a "maestro di S. Marco", his fame is due to compositions for buffo opera and mainly for the sonatas.
A comicidade
Authors: Coelho Haydée Ribeiro 
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este estudo analisa a comicidade, presente em Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, de Lima Barreto, com mecanismo expressivo utilizado pelo autor para impor seu mundo ficcional ao leitor e, ao mesmo tempo, para desmascarar o poder. Résumé: Cette étude est une analyse du comique présent dans le roman Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma, de Lima Barreto. L'auteur emploie ce mécanisme expressif pour coinvaincre le lecteur du monde de la fiction et pour demasquer le pouvoir.
Dos problemas de imperfeita simetria
Authors: Ilari Rodolfo 
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Sentenças contendo um predicado simétrico como trabalhar na mesma sala que, ser da mesma altura que, ou o ser de igualdade deveriam ser usadas e interpretadas do mesmo jeito, sem interessar qual das duas FN's associadas aparece na posição de sujeito. Entretanto, Eu adoto a mesma teoria que Chomsky e Chomsky adota a mesma teoria que eu não significam a mesma coisa. Este trabalho é uma tentativa de estabelecer as dificuldades que se encontram nos tratamentos pragmático e semântico de tais construções simétricas.Abstract: Sentences containing a symmetric predicate like trabalhar na mesma sala que (to work in the same office as), ser da mesma altura que (to be as tall as) or the identity ser (be) should be used and interpreted in the same way no mattter which of the two associated NPs appears in subject position. Actually, Eu adoto a mesma teoria que Chomsky (I adopt the same theory as Chomsky does) and Chomsky adota a mesma teoria que eu (Chomsky adopts the same theory as I do) do not mean the same. The paper is an attempt to state the difficulties arising in pragmatic and semantic treatments of such symmetric constructions.
The Influence of Social Networks and Supports on Depression Symptoms: Differential Pathways for Older Korean Immigrants and Non-Hispanic White Americans
Authors: Jeon Haesang , Lubben James 
Published: March 2016

Objectives: The current cross-cultural study examines the pathways underlying different formations of social networks and social support systems, which affect depression symptoms among older Korean immigrants and non-Hispanic Whites in the United States.Method: Data for this study came from a panel survey of 223 older Korean American immigrants and 201 non-Hispanic White older adults 65 years of age and older living in Los Angeles. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to test the proposed conceptual model designed to explain the direct and indirect relationships between social networks and social support on depression symptoms.Results: Empirical evidence from this study indicated different effect of one’s social networks and social support on depression by race/ethnicity.Discussion: The work discussed in this article pointed to the need to recognize the role of culture in assessing the relationships between social networks, social support, and health among older adults.
Important Case Management Goals in Community Aged Care Practice and Key Influences
Authors: You Emily Chuanmei , Dunt David , Doyle Colleen 
Published: March 2016

Aim: To investigate important case management goals and key influences on the achievement of the goals in community aged care practice from the perspectives of case managers in Australia.Methods: We surveyed 154 case managers, representing 17.1% of the target population in the State of Victoria, Australia. The key information collected was case managers’ characteristics and their selections of important case management goals. We also conducted 33 interviews with 47 case managers to explore their perceptions of important case-managed community aged care goals and the key influences on the achievement of these goals. Descriptive analysis, logistic regression, and qualitative thematic analysis were performed.Results: The survey findings showed that important case management goals included improving client outcomes, improving care quality, enhancing care coordination and accessibility, and reducing nursing home admissions. The interview findings indicated that important case management goals were divided into client-centered goals (e.g., maintaining clients safely at home), case managers’ personal goals (e.g., gaining professional development), and organizational goals/expectations/values (e.g., expecting case managers to manage budgets wisely). Finally, the mixed research methods determined constraints of organizational resources and policies, clients’ risky decisions, and case managers’ work experience and employment status as key influences or significant factors associated with the achievement of case management goals.Conclusion: Client-centered goals are of particular importance among those important case management goals. Case managers helping clients establish reasonable expectations and organizations developing favorable professional development policies and establishing reasonable job requirements and expectations will facilitate the achievement of case management goals.
Motivational Factors And The Hospitality Industry: A Case Study Examining The Effects Of Changes In The Working Environment
Authors: Marshall Thomas , Mottier Ewa M. , Lewis Robert A. 
Published: March 2016

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok is a world-wide leader in hospitality management. A critical ingredient for their success has been developing and maintaining superior performance from their employees. How is that accomplished? What Human Resource Management (HRM) practices should organizations invest in to acquire and retain great employees? Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of providing a supportive work environment, one that engenders employee satisfaction and promotes effective service performance among hospitality employees. But what is a supportive environment for hotel workers who are required to be responsive to the needs of guests twenty four hours a day? The Mandarin Oriental’s unique approach involved building a separate area in the hotel dedicated to the well-being of their employees. This area—The O-Zone—originated from the idea of providing workplaces which support fun and enjoyment as part of work-life balance. The case focuses attention on how changes in the working environment can significantly enhance the recognition and appreciation of employees A dedicated employee center in the hospitality industry has not been explored before and offers up an exceptional opportunity to examine the effect on motivation and how the center may be appreciated differently by employees based on gender, department and work experience—an important consideration for Human Resources when designing incentive programs.
Blaze Manufacturing: An Ethical Analysis
Authors: Causseaux Wanda K. , Caster A. Bruce 
Published: March 2016

Students frequently have difficulty systematically analyzing ethical situations. They tend to respond to situations by indicating that a particular action is “just not right.” This case uses the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice as a framework for analyzing and resolving ethical conflict. The case is based on cost/managerial accounting and is appropriate for late in a managerial accounting course or early in a junior level cost accounting course. The case involves cost analysis, and it examines gross margin versus contribution margin as tools for analyzing product profitability. It also challenges the student to examine the behavior of several of the main characters from an ethical point of view and to examine pathways for resolving ethical conflicts. Suggested solutions, additional discussion, and teaching notes are provided. The story is based on a real situation with a privately held company. Details have been changed to protect the identity of the persons and companies involved.
Crawford v. Washington, Revisited Confrontation Or Not, Dont Forget To Duck, Man
Authors: Reville Patrick J. 
Published: March 2016

Picture this: It’s Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday for those in retail. You are relaxed and confident. Your tenure application at the university has so far sailed through without a hitch. It seems that all that publishing you have done has kept you from perishing, academically, that is. A knock comes to your faculty office door, and two suits flashing tin enter. They are from the Organized Commission for Reparations in Academic Plagiarism, otherwise known as: OCRAP. A somewhat obscure quasi-federal agency set up under the Carter Administration, a visit from them often spells academic doom. It seems that they have received a bevy of unsolicited e-mails accusing you of the academically unforgivable offence of using other researchers’ material without attribution. You ask the key question: “WHO?” Their response is that that information is confidential, and unavailable to you. They serve you with a notice that a hearing will be held before Christmas, at the U. S. Courthouse, Foley Square, New York, N. Y. Your first reaction is that you need to contact a lawyer. Ironically, you quickly realize, that you are a lawyer. Something in the back of your mind tells you that you have to have the ability to confront your accusers; something perhaps in the Constitution? Maybe the time is ripe to go back and revisit the “confrontation” aspect of your present situation.
International Expansion: A Case Study Of Mongolias Dairy Market
Authors: Daly Shelly A. , Ganbold Tsogt 
Published: March 2016

A businessman teaches himself the fundamentals of business and marketing in order to expand beyond the region of his Mongolian home.He must work through the meaning of supply and demand and customer-orientation which are foreign concepts to him.Letting go of the fundamental principles taught to him by a socialist system and competing in the 21st century may bring success, but first he must identify the challenges and begin to understand which ones are significant to overcome for success.
The Effect Of Diversity Mandates: The Case Of Mississippi Institutions Of Higher Learning
Authors: Hochradel Rebecca , Long Jamye , Johnson Cooper , Wells Haley 
Published: March 2016

After more than 40 years since the University of Mississippi integrated its student body and the passage of civil rights and affirmative action legislation throughout the United States, universities are confronting the issue of developing not only a diverse student body, but also a diverse faculty, staff, and administration. In the intervening years, much research has been conducted in the area of diversity within universities. Past research focused on the attitudes towards diversity, necessity and benefits of diversity, and student initiatives to address these issues. However, the vast majority of diversity research centers on human resources issues. In 2006, Commissioner Tom Meredith of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) charged the Mississippi higher education institutions with increasing the diversity of faculty, staff, and students. The purpose of this study is to investigate the diversity among these institutions and to determine the effect of the mandate by the IHL on the diversity of employees and students at these universities. Data analysis includes a report of the current diversity status and analysis of change based on the mandate. This study concludes with a discussion of the results, implications of these results, and directions for future research.
A survey on the effects of the exchange rate changes and financial flexibility on the usage of financial leverage in accepted companies of Tehran stock exchange
Authors: Zare Reza 
Published: March 2016

<p>In the present study we try to examine the exchange rate changes and financial flexibility as the economic stable indexes on the financial leverage use in the companies so the main issue in this study is to define the financial leverage relation with exchange rate changes and financial flexibility. That is why 88 companies of the companies listed in Tehran stock exchange in 2005–2011. The study type is descriptive–correlative and the multivariable linear regression was used to analyze the data. The findings from the hypotheses test state there is a significant relation between financial leverage and financial flexibility while there isn't relation between financial leverage and exchange rate changes.</p>
Application of Multi-Objective Optimization on the Basis of Ratio Analysis (MOORA) Method for Bank Branch Location Selection
Authors: Görener Ali , Dincer Hasan , Hacioglu Umit 
Published: March 2016

<p>Location selection problem in banking is an important issue for the commercial success in competitive environment. There is a strategic fit between the location selection decision and overall performance of a new branch. Providing physical service in requested location as well as alternative distribution channels to meet profitable client needs is the current problematic to achieve the competitive advantage over the rivalry in financial system. In this paper, an integrated model has been developed to support in the decision of branch location selection for a new bank branch. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique has been conducted to prioritize of evaluation criteria, and multi-objective optimization on the basis of ratio analysis (MOORA) method has been applied to rank location alternatives of bank branch. </p>
The Usage of Data Mining Technology in Financial Information System: An Application on Borsa Istanbul
Authors: Uzar Ceren 
Published: March 2016

<div><p>Data mining technology is one of the new technologies that have become increasingly popular. Data mining enables to form forecasts and models regarding future by making use of past data. It can be costly, risky and time consuming for enterprises to gain knowledge. Firms gain important competitive advantage by data mining methods. This study analyzes on the readiness to implement and the extent of utilization of data mining technologies in the Financial Information Systems (FIS) in Borsa Istanbul and also researches the level of understanding of, perceptions of and readiness to implement data mining technologies within the Borsa Istanbul. Analysis was undertaken using SPSS. Manufacturing and financial enterprises are the universal of this study. Primary data were obtained by using survey method and questionnaire technique and findings of the study were evaulated. Technological, organisational and human resources issues had a significant role in the decision to, or not to utilize data mining technology. The ability to use data mining technology was found to be increased the performance of the Financial Information System.<strong></strong></p></div>
Pricing Linkage between Islamic Banking and Conventional Banking: The Case of Bangladesh
Authors: Ahmed Sarwar Uddin , Rahman Ashikur , Ahmed Samuel Parvez , Wali Ullah G M 
Published: March 2016

<p><em>Islamic banking is based on profit and loss mechanism where the use of interest is prohibited. Unlike conventional banks, these banks do not charge a specific rate of interest, rather provides financing in exchange for profit sharing. However, there are studies claiming that, in practice, Islamic banking is same as conventional banking with regard to the use of interest. It is also claimed that, Islamic deposits are not interest-free, but are closely attached to conventional deposits. On this background, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between pricing in Islamic banks vis-à-vis conventional banks by taking the case of Bangladesh. We have used monthly data during the period of 2009-2013. The findings of the study showed that, there is no statistically significant difference between the monthly average lending rates of Islamic banks and conventional banks. However, there is significant difference between deposit rates. The existence of causal relationship was inconclusive, and requires further analysis.</em></p>
Soundness of Ethiopian Banks
Authors: Mohammed Hamu Kedir , Wetere Yonas Mekonnen , Bekelecha Mikael Shibru 
Published: March 2016

A well-functioning financial institution will sustain a countries economic development and play a great role in reduction of poverty. One of the major participants in the financial institution is the banking industry. However, the mal-functioning of the banking system can be extremely costly to the real economy. As Bank is one of the participants and major key player in the financial institutions, it needs a continuous assessment by its supervisory and management. Mere ratio analyses are commonly used Performance measurement among the banking industry in Ethiopia. Nonetheless, these financial ratios are more of traditional as well as partial measurements. As such this study conducted using CAMEL framework set by bank for international settlement. The study takes secondary data which are gathered from audited annual reports of all banks. The result shows CAMEL framework is the best fit measurement for Ethiopian Banks and it give a comprehensive result which is very helpful for the governor to set a well determined policy and procedure.
The Effects of Bank Distress on The Nigerian Economy
Authors: Adefeya Adomola Felix , Obamuyi Marshal Tomola , Kayode Olawale Femi , Owoputi James Ayodele 
Published: March 2016

<p><em>Bank distress poses threats to financial intermediation process with serious detrimental effect on the economy. Despite all attempts made by the supervisory authorities, the problem appears to defy already established approach and the menace still continues to resurface. Hence, the need to investigate the effects of bank distress on the Nigerian economy. The cointegration and error correction mechanism were used to test the data which covers a period of thirty-one (31) years from 1982 to 2012. The research findings revealed that the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans, and total loans and advances have significant negative effect on economic growth with p-values of 0.0240 and 0.0445 respectively. Also, total bank deposit and cash reserve ratio have significant positive effect on economic growth with p-values of 0.0020 and 0.0374 respectively. The implication of this result is that the Nigerian economy is significantly affected by bank distress. The paper suggests that careful evaluation of loan proposals should always be carried out by banks to determine the viability of the projects and the repayment of the principal sum and its interest ensured to prevent weak asset quality. </em></p>