bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
القيمة المضافة للمراجعة الداخلية في الحد من ممارسات المحاسبة الإبداعية: دراسة ميدانية على عينة من المصارف السودانية
Authors: طه مزمل عوض 
Published: February 2024

هدفت الدراسة إلى تبيان دور المراجعة الداخلية في الحد من ممارسات المحاسبة الإبداعية والتي تعتبر من أهم أسباب الانهيار المالي ولتحقيق هدف الدراسة تم إستخدام الاستبانة وتطبيقها على عينة الدراسة وذلك لدراسة المتغير المستقل القيمة المضافة للمراجعة الداخلية، كما تم تطبيق نموذج جونز المعدل1995 على القوائم المالية لفترة خمس سنوات (2017-2021) لعدد خمس من المصارف السودانية المدرجة بسوق الخرطوم للأوراق المالية لتحديد ما اذا كانت هناك ممارسات للمحاسبة الإبداعية كذلك تم تطبيق تحليل إنحدار لوجستي لمعرفة أثر المتغير المستقل على المتغير التابع.استخدم الباحث المنهج الكمي والاستنباطي في الدراسة ، خلصت الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج أهمها أن المراجعة الداخلية من خلال انشطتها تؤدي دوراً كبيراً في الحد من ممارسات المحاسبة الإبداعية. أختتمت الدراسة بعدد من التوصيات أهمها. ضرورة اهتمام المراجعين الداخليين بتطوير قدراتهم المعرفية والمهنية بصورة مستمرة لمواكبة كل مايستجد من متطلبات ومعايير وقواعد تحكم سلوكهم المهني وتمكنهم من أداء مهامهم بالجودة المطلوبة كذلك التزام المصارف بمتطلبات الافصاح وتقديم كل المعلومات المحاسبية كأسباب التغيير في الطرق المحاسبية المستخدمة لكشف ممارسات المحاسبة الإبداعية.
Students’ Perceptions of a Gamification in Higher Education
Authors: Nyazi Alaa Khaled 
Published: February 2024

The goal of the current study is to explore higher education students’ perceptions at Taibah University in Saudi Arabia about integrating a gamification approach into their classes. The descriptive technique was employed by the researcher since it was the most suitable scientific approach. An online survey with 35 questions was distributed to the students via email. The total number of students in the target population was 201. A total of 86 students submitted responses, resulting in a response rate of 43%. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data obtained and accomplish the study's objectives. The results showed positive perceptions toward the use of gamification among higher education students at Taibah University. The study also showed that there was a significant difference in integrating the gamification approach between students in the College of Law and the College of Business Administration in favor of Low college. This study recommeneds encourging the faculty members to adopt gamification methods in all their classes to help students easily recall the information and to help them get engaeged with lesson. Further studies need to be conducted to investigate the relationship between students’ personal characteristics (age, gender, and school year) and their perspectives about adopting a gamification approach. The findings of this study indicate that further studies at the colleges of Business Administration need to be conducted to get faculty members and students’ perspectives about adopting a gamification approach.
Creation of Shared Value and its Multiplier Effect in Quality Management: a Bibliometric Review
Authors: Claro Genny Torcoroma Navarro , Ascanio José Gregorio Arévalo , Quintero Wilder Quintero 
Published: February 2024

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine how the Creation of Shared Value (CSV) drives innovation, growth, and competitiveness in the business arena, and its role as a catalyst in enriching and consolidating an organizational culture focused on quality and committed to social, environmental, and economic responsibility. It seeks to understand the relationship between CSV and quality management practices in businesses.

Theoretical Framework: Though CSV is recognized for its influence on social, environmental, and economic responsibility, there is a notable lack of studies that explicitly link CSV with corporate quality management. This work aims to fill this crucial gap in the existing literature.

Design/Methodology/Approach: To achieve this, a detailed bibliometric analysis was conducted on the intersection between CSV and quality management practices in the business system. Advanced literature review techniques were employed using the Scopus database, identifying and evaluating key scientific publications in the field using tools like Vosviewer and Rstudio.

Findings: The results of the research reveal a growing trend in CSV studies, focusing particularly on its influence on social, environmental, and economic responsibility. However, there is a noticeable scarcity of studies that explicitly link CSV with corporate quality management, indicating an important yet unexplored area of research.

Research, Practical & Social Implications: This study fills a crucial gap in the existing literature and suggests new directions for future research on the analyzed topics. It highlights the importance of CSV in consolidating an organizational culture focused on quality and corporate responsibility, proposing a promising area of study for the future.

Originality/Value: The value of the study lies in its identification of a growing trend in CSV research and its potential impact on quality management in corporations, highlighting an important area of future study.
Experimental investigations: Reinforced Concrete Beams Bending Strength with Brine Wastewater in Short Age
Authors: Alzgool Husein A. , Shawashreh Ahmad M. , Albtoosh Lujain A. , Abusamra Basil A. 
Published: February 2024

The scarcity of waste in some regions has led to the contemplation of other approaches to providing potable water for human use. In the present research, it is proposed that a portion of the brine wastewater be recycled for potable water purposes through its incorporation into concrete and reinforced concrete compositions. The researchers performed an extensive empirical investigation to examine the impact of incorporating brine wastewater into the concrete mixture on the shear strength, bending stress, and compressive strength of the material. A total of seventy-two beams, each measuring 500 mm in length, 100 mm in width, and 100 mm in depth, were observed. A total of twelve beams were designated as control specimens, while an additional sixty beams were subjected to immersion in brine wastewater at varying concentrations of 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, and 15%. The beams were reinforced using two longitudinal steel bars with a diameter of 8 millimeters in the tension zone and 6 millimeters in the compression zone. The stirrups included in the study were also measured to have a diameter of 4 mm. The samples were examined at intervals of seven, fourteen, twenty-one, and twenty-eight days. Based on the findings of this study and other relevant studies, it was determined that the use of 10% fresh water as a substitute for brine wastewater yielded the most optimal outcomes. The results obtained after a duration of 28 days indicate a notable increase in both the compressive and bending strengths of the concrete samples, with improvements of around 22% and 2.6% seen in comparison to the reference specimens. The impact of brine wastewater on the corrosion of reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete was investigated. The empirical findings indicated that the introduction of brine wastewater at a concentration of 10% to the concrete constituents did not provide any discernible repercussions over a period of 65 days. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-010 Full Text: PDF
Application of GIS Models in Determining the Suitable Site for a Solid Waste to Energy Plant in an Urban Area
Authors: Basha Ali , Salem Ahmed , Mostafa Wael , Farhan Magda H. 
Published: February 2024

This paper deals with the establishment of a solid waste-to-energy plant that significantly reduces the volume of solid waste and produces electricity at the same time. Thirteen criteria have been identified to locate the station based on environmental, economic, and social factors to avoid its negative impacts. These criteria were addressed by combining a Multi Criterion Decision Making (MCDM) method based on the GIS software. This study aims to establish a MCDM system based on the classical AHP and validated by the fuzzy AHP method. The findings revealed that using the classical AHP and fuzzy AHP methods, there was no significant difference in decision-making between the two methods. The importance of the criteria under study has been identified based on the judgments of experts; a questionnaire was designed and conducted electronically, which was collected with the help of a weighted overlay GIS model. This technique combines multiple reclassified data in ArcGIS 10.8 software to overlay criteria layers with different weights to create a composite map of suitability categories across the study area. The outcomes revealed that 96.76% of the study area is unsuitable for establishing the station, 1.36% is moderately suitable, and 0.04% is only very suitable for station site selection. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-011 Full Text: PDF
Behavior of Fire-damaged RC Beams After Strengthening with Various Techniques
Authors: Elsheikh Asser , Alzamili Hadeal H. 
Published: February 2024

High temperatures during a fire can significantly degrade the structural capacity of concrete. However, in many cases, it is possible to restore and strengthen fire-damaged concrete rather than completely rebuild damaged structures. The study considered two types of concrete (normal 25 MPa and high-strength 65 MPa) with two types of strengthening techniques: carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) sheets with different thicknesses of 1.5 and 2.5 mm and slurry-infiltrated fibrous concrete (SIFCON) jacketing with different fiber sizes of 20 and 30 mm. The numerical simulations and analyses were conducted to capture the complex behavior of fire-damaged concrete members (beams). A fire-damaged concrete beam subjected to an extreme or critical fire Exposure time (2 hours) was evaluated and modified using a finite element simulation approach. The simulation process included three stages: the first, subjecting the concrete beam to thermal loading; the second, reflecting the fire distribution map to another model of applying mechanical loading; and the third, involving the application of strengthening to the damaged model. The results showed that the strengthening using CFRP with a thickness of 2.5 improved the load-carrying capacity compared with SIFCON in both types of concrete. 200% improvement for the normal-strength concrete beam and a 136% improvement for the high-strength concrete beam, compared to the damaged beams. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-012 Full Text: PDF
The behavior of Shear Connectors in Steel-Normal Concrete Composite Structure under Repeated Loads
Authors: Karim Abdulamir A. , Matooq Jawad Abd , Abdulrazzaq Oday A. , Majeed Fareed Hameed , Saleh Samoel Mahdi 
Published: February 2024

In today's construction industry, the use of composite beams is becoming more and more important, particularly for long-span bridges that must withstand repeated loads from moving automobiles. This work investigates the behavior of composite beams through experimentation. Six push-out steel-concrete specimens are made and tested with various levels of static and repetitive loading applied. The specimens are made of rolled steel sections that are joined to concrete decks on both sides by stud shear connectors. Two approaches—one static and the other repeating—applied a push-out load to two sets of samples. One has a stud shear connector measuring 16 mm, and the other measures 25 mm. Three specimens were made for each group. To determine the final load, one specimen from each group underwent a static push-out test in the first stage. In the subsequent phase, repeated loads of 0-80% and 25-80% of the maximum static load were applied to the remaining ones. The analysis process measured the variation in slip between the concrete decks and the steel section over several load cycles. It was found that the recorded slip values at the ultimate load increased about four times just before the failure. The recorded values of the residual slip at the end of each load cycle decreased with the increase in load cycle numbers. Also, it was found that the values of the residual slip depend on the values of the lower and upper limits of the load level. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-013 Full Text: PDF
Evaluating the Importance of Ecosystem Services in University Campus
Authors: Nguyen Giao Thanh , Truong Dan Hoang 
Published: February 2024

University campuses provide a variety of ecosystem services (ES) that play an important role in both physical and mental benefits for students. However, the importance and actual service performance of ES in universities were not clearly perceived in Vietnam. This study was conducted to fill these gaps with the objectives of (1) assessing students' perceptions of the importance of ecosystem services on their university campus and (2) assessing students' satisfaction with these ecosystem services. Using the interview method, the study collected research data from 210 students at Can Tho University (CTU), a large university in Vietnam. The results of the study have confirmed the importance of ecosystem services such as trees, lawns, water bodies, and buildings on CTU's campus. With modern design, buildings play an important role in creating space to organize formal classes, self-study, and group work for students. Green spaces not only improve air temperature and bring high aesthetic value, but they are also habitats for many species of animals and plants. Most students were very satisfied with the ES provided by the CTU's campus. However, the functions of the grass and water bodies ecosystem need to be improved, as the student satisfaction with these ES was significantly lower than the value they expected. The results of analyzing the importance and satisfaction of ES will be a useful basis for making decisions on planning and developing ecosystems. This is a new research direction in Vietnam that needs continued research and application. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-015 Full Text: PDF
Prediction of the Dynamic Properties of Concrete Using Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: Yasin Amjad A. 
Published: February 2024

This study explores how dynamic characteristics of concrete, such as dynamic shear modulus, dynamic modulus of elasticity, and dynamic Poisson's ratio, affect stability and performance in civil engineering applications. Traditional testing procedures, which include the time-consuming and costly process of mixing and casting specimens, are both time-consuming and costly. The primary objective of this research is to improve efficiency by using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and regression analysis to predict the dynamic properties of concrete, providing a machine-learning-based alternative to traditional experimental methodologies. A set of 72 concrete specimens was methodically built and evaluated, with compressive strengths of 50 MPa, aspect ratios ranging from 1 to 2.5, and an average density of 2400 kg/m3. An input dataset and ANN targets were built using these samples. The ANN model, which used cutting-edge deep learning techniques, went through extensive training, validation, and testing, as well as statistical regression analysis. A comparison shows that the predicted dynamic modulus of elasticity and shear modulus using both ANN and regression approaches nearly match the experimental values, with a maximum error of 5%. Despite good forecasts for the dynamic Poisson's ratio, errors of up to 20% were detected on occasion, which were attributed to sample shape variations. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-016 Full Text: PDF
Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Effects of High Temperature on RC Frame Infilled with Sandwich Panel
Authors: Abdul Rahman S. Syed , Satyanarayanan K. S. 
Published: February 2024

This study investigated the structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) frames infilled with masonry walls and polyurethane (PU) sandwich wall panels at elevated temperatures. This study aims to assess the influence of temperature on the stiffness and load-carrying capacity of infilled frames, optimize the thickness of the sandwich wall panel, and compare the performance of masonry and sandwich infill systems. Analytical investigations were conducted using finite element analysis software (ABAQUS) to simulate the behavior of the frames at elevated temperatures and consider various configurations of skin thickness for PU sandwich panels. Experimental tests were performed to validate the analytical results. The frames were subjected to transient temperature conditions and uniform unit loads to evaluate their response. Experimental tests were conducted on RC frames infilled with masonry and sandwich-wall panels at elevated temperatures. The frames were subjected to static loading, and their deformations and failure modes were observed. The analytical study revealed that an increase in the skin thickness of the sandwich panel improved its temperature resistance, stress-withstanding ability, and displacement. A skin thickness of 0.45 mm was determined to be the optimal choice considering stress levels and economic factors. The infilled frame with the sandwich wall panel exhibited a 19.22% higher initial stiffness than the masonry wall panel in the experimental tests. The ultimate load-carrying capacity decreased by 17.86% in the infilled sandwich wall panel frame compared to the masonry infill system. The study provides valuable insights into the behavior of RC frames infilled with masonry walls and sandwich wall panels under elevated temperatures. The optimized thickness of the PU sandwich panel was determined by balancing the thermal resistance and the structural performance. The infilled frames with sandwich wall panels exhibited enhanced stiffness but slightly reduced ultimate load-carrying capacity compared with the masonry infill. These findings contribute to the understanding of thermal effects on building structures and can aid in the design and construction of more resilient and efficient buildings in the future. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-018 Full Text: PDF
Evaluation of the Mechanical Behavior of Soil Stabilized with Asphalt Emulsion Using Multi-Stage Loading
Authors: De Medeiros A. S. , Sant’Anna Cardoso M. Hugo , Da Silva M. Aurélio Vieira 
Published: February 2024

The objective of this research was to assess the mechanical response (resilient and plastic) of soil stabilized with petroleum asphalt concrete using asphalt emulsion under multi-stage loading. To enhance the adhesion of the asphalt film to the soil grains, the stabilized soil underwent air-drying curing for seven days. Dosage was conducted through the indirect tensile strength test using diametral compression. With the optimum content determined in the dosage (2% emulsion), additions and removals of 0.5% asphalt emulsion from this content were performed. Consequently, three specimens were molded with concentrations of 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% of slow-setting cationic asphalt emulsion. These specimens were then subjected to drained triaxial tests under multi-stage loading, using 5 different stress pairs, totaling 50,000 cycles. Analyzing the regions defined by the total and permanent deformation curves allowed studying the plastic and elastic response, the proportionality between these regions, and the increase in elastic and plastic regions of the soil and stabilized soil in a single test, providing a more accurate interpretation. Regarding the measured deformations, as the deviator stress was increased with each loading cycle, the stabilized samples exhibited an increase in plastic deformations compared to the natural soil (control). It was also observed a proportional increase in the resilient region, indicating that the addition of asphalt made the soil less rigid but provided cohesion that was absent before stabilization. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-02 Full Text: PDF
Lateral Displacement Behavior of IBS Precast Concrete Elements Reinforced with Dual System
Authors: Mohammed Al-Fasih Mohammed Yahya , Edris Walid F. , Elbialy Samy , Marsono Abdul Kadir , Al Sayed Abd Al-Kader A. 
Published: February 2024

Throughout history, the construction industry has been a significant contributor to construction waste, presenting an ongoing challenge in efficiently managing this waste to mitigate environmental pollution. The Industrialized Building System (IBS) stands out as a construction approach that utilizes prefabricated components made from various waste materials, implemented with machinery and formwork, leading to minimal waste production. The potential failure of IBS blockwork columns under lateral loads is a significant concern, and the deformation of these columns is crucial in assessing overall structural performance against lateral forces. This study focuses on examining the deformation and flexibility of components in IBS blockwork columns when subjected to lateral loads. Using Finite Element Modeling (FEM), a 1:5 scale prototype model of the dual-reinforced system IBS Block Work Column is analyzed. The IBS Block Work Column, comprising four prefabricated components assembled in the form of a crucifix plan to enhance lateral stability, is subjected to FEM analysis and experimental investigations. The study aims to explore the impact of four different shapes of reinforcement on deformation resistance. The findings suggest that employing a dual-reinforced system in the IBS Block Work Column enhances its resistance to lateral loads compared to a column with conventional reinforcement. Moreover, the assembled IBS Block Work Column exhibits greater stiffness than a single prefabricated component when subjected to lateral loads. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-020 Full Text: PDF
Construction Project Delay Risk Assessment Based on 4M1E Framework and Afghanistan Situation
Authors: Sharifzada Hijratullah , Deming Yu 
Published: February 2024

In the realm of construction project management, delays present a significant impediment, particularly within complex socio-political contexts such as Afghanistan. This study endeavors to elucidate the multifaceted nature of construction project delays in Afghanistan, employing the 4M1E (Man, Machine, Material, Method, and Environment) framework to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment. The research methodology entailed the development of a structured questionnaire grounded in an extensive review of pertinent literature, targeting 30 recognized causes of project delays. This instrument was administered to a representative sample of 144 professionals across the Afghan construction industry spectrum, including clients, consultants, and contractors. Analytical rigor was applied through the deployment of frequency, severity, and importance indices to evaluate the collected data. This analysis culminated in the distillation of ten paramount delay risk factors, encapsulating elements such as governmental policy stability modifications in project scope and design alongside delays in material testing and approval processes. A comparative dimension was incorporated to benchmark these findings against global standards, thereby enhancing the robustness of the study’s conclusions. Moreover, the research delineates the congruence and discordance among different respondent cohorts, bolstering the integrity of the identified delay factors through a validation of internal consistency and reliability. The strategic application of the 4M1E framework, contextualized within the Afghan construction landscape, furnishes pivotal insights for stakeholders, equipping them with a nuanced understanding necessary for the proactive mitigation of delay risks. The implications of this study are far-reaching, promising to augment project completion efficiency, budget adherence, and overall project success, with particular resonance for environments paralleling the intricacies of Afghanistan. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-06 Full Text: PDF