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Dreißig Jahre Eishöhenänderungen am Swiss Camp (Grönland)
Authors: Stober Manfred , Hitziger Thomas , Näke Luisa , Heim Johanna , Hepperle Jörg 
Published: December 2023

Abstract. Seit 1991 betreibt der Erstautor ein Projekt zur Untersuchung der Eishöhenänderung, Fließgeschwindigkeit und Deformation mittels GNSS Bodenmessungen am Swiss Camp in der Nähe der Gleichgewichtslinie im westlichen Randbereich des Grönländischen Inlandeises. Die bisherigen Daten stammen aus 12 Kampagnen im Zeitraum 1991 bis 2014, also im Durchschnitt alle zwei Jahre. Neuerdings haben im Rahmen des Projektes „Spurensuche“ verschiedene Gruppen mit Schlitten das Grönländische Inlandeis von Ost nach West überquert und dabei auch die Oberflächenhöhen bestimmt. In den Jahren 2015 und 2021 konnte auch das Gebiet Swiss Camp mit GNSS vermessen werden. Mit deren Ergebnissen konnten nun die Höhenänderungen auf nunmehr 30 Jahre ausgedehnt werden und stellen somit ein einmaliges Langzeitprojekt dar Vor 2014 ergab sich eine stark beschleunigte Höhenabnahme. Auch die Höhenänderungen seit 2014 bis 2021 zeigen weiterhin eine deutliche Höhenabnahme, jedoch weniger schnell als in den Jahren zuvor. Diese zeitlichen Variationen der Höhenabnahmeraten stehen im Zusammenhang mit der Lufttemperatur im Sommer, die bis etwa 2012 einem ansteigenden Trend folgte, um in den anschließenden Jahren auf etwas niedrigerem Niveau zu bleiben. Ebenso war die Albedo in den Sommermonaten nach 2012 etwas höher als zuvor, so dass beide Effekte für geringere Schmelzenergie gesorgt haben. Diese lokalen Höhenänderungen stimmen überein mit großräumigen Befunden in ganz Grönland, die mit Schwerefelddaten der satellitengestützten Mission GRACE abgeleitet wurden. Insgesamt hat in den 30 Jahren die Eisoberfläche am Swiss Camp um etwa 20 m abgenommen, das sind ca. 1.7 % der dortigen Eismächtigkeit.
Cyclical Program Reviews at Smaller Post-Secondary Institutions: Can the Time and Effort be Justified?
Authors: Neufeldt Colin , Smythe Elizabeth , Jayachandran John , Franke Oliver 
Published: December 2023

Cyclical program reviews (CPRs), also called periodic or academic reviews at institutions of higher education, are undertaken to ensure that academic programs meet a variety of objectives related to teaching and learning, as well as professional credentialing, quality assurance, and institutional requirements. Preparing, reviewing, and implementing a CPR requires significant time and effort for those assigned to this task, especially if the program has never previously been through a CPR. Much has been written on how to undertake a CPR (Bresciani, 2006), what measures are useful in assessing programs (Jayachandran et al., 2019), and some of the problems that external reviewers encounter with CPRs (Halonen & Dunn, 2017). This article, however, provides new insights concerning important considerations that should be addressed when preparing to undertake a CPR—from the perspectives of both administrators and faculty at smaller institutions where the number of faculty may be small and resources for the CPR process are often limited. Drawing on a case study of CPRs in several social sciences programs and a broader survey of those involved in CPRs from 2015-2020 at a small Western Canadian university, the authors identify key issues in preparing a CPR, such as the timing of the review, the advantages and disadvantages of an individual approach versus a team approach in preparing the CPR, the role of administrators in the CPR process, the importance of institutional templates in preparing the CPR, and the need for clearly identified program learning outcomes to guide the CPR process. This article also examines how a pandemic can impact the CPR process.
Dijital Ekonomi ve Türkiye’nin Dijital Ekonomi Göstergelerinin Seçilmiş AB Ülkeleri ile Karşılaştırmalı Analizi
Authors: ÖZGÜN Fergül 
Published: December 2023

Amaç - Çalışmanın temel amacı, Türkiye’nin dijital ekonomiye adaptasyon sürecinin incelenmesidir. Türkiye AB adayı bir ülkedir. Bu nedenle birlik üyesi ülkeler ile karşılaştırma yapılmış, Türkiye’nin bu ül-keler karşısında hangi yönlerini geliştirmesi gerektiği tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Eksik yönler belirlenerek bu eksiklikleri giderecek politikalar oluşturulursa Türkiye’nin dijital ekonomiye daha hızlı ve kolay adapte olması sağlanabilir.
Yöntem/Metodoloji/Dizayn- Çalışmada, nitel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. 2023 yılında yayınlanan en güncel Küresel İnovasyon Endeksi raporundaki göstergeler incelenmiştir. 2023 yılı raporuna göre genel endeks puanı en yüksek ve en düşük olan AB ülkeleri ile Türki-ye arasında karşılaştırma yapılmıştır. En yüksek puan İsveç’e, en düşük puan ise Romanya’ya aittir.
Sonuçlar- Türkiye’nin dijital ekonomiye adaptasyon sürecinde özel-likle kurumsal kaliteyi artırması gerektiği ifade edilebilir Politik ve operasyonel istikrar, işten çıkarma maliyeti, iş yapma politikaları Türkiye’nin kurumlar boyutundaki zayıf yönlerini oluşturmaktadır. Ayrıca Türkiye’nin ekolojik sürdürülebilirlik konusunda AB ülkelerinin geri-sinde kaldığı, çevreye duyarlı bir ekonomik yapı oluşturma konusunda daha somut adımlar atması gerektiği görülmektedir.
Katkı/Farklılıklar- Küresel İnovasyon Endeksi, ele alınan göstergelerin çeşitliliği ve inceleme yapılan ülke sayısı ile dijital ekonomiyi bütünsel olarak yansıtan ölçüm yöntemlerinden biridir. Bu endekste yer alan bütün boyut ve göstergeleri ayrıntılı olarak incelemesi, Türki-ye’nin AB ülkeleri karşısındaki durumu hakkında bilgi vermesi açısından çalışmanın önemli olduğu ifade edilebilir.
‘Tassendragers’ in de Tweede Kamer
Authors: Bovens Mark , Wille Anchrit 
Published: December 2023

Political bag carriers in the second chamber: The emergence of a parapolitical pathway to parliament
In Western parliamentary democracies, a growing number of MPs have worked as special advisers, political assistants, and parliamentary aides prior to their election as members of parliament. They have professional political expertise without being elected officials themselves. We call them parapoliticians, akin to paramedics or paralegals. This paper researches this emerging pathway to the Dutch Second Chamber. The paper operationalizes the concept, provides theoretical and historical context and offers insights into the prevalence of parapolitical backgrounds among Dutch Second Chamber members, and examines variations across political parties. In the 2021 Second Chamber more than a quarter of MPs had previously worked as a political aid and these MPs have prominent positions in the parliamentary factions.
Silver Diamine Fluoride: Clinical Tips
Authors: Timms Laura JH 
Published: December 2023

Caries continues to be a public health problem worldwide, and the prevention and conventional treatment of carious lesions may present challenges. Caries into dentine in primary teeth is common, with 30% of five-year-olds having dental caries in Ireland.1 In young children, there can be barriers to using some of the evidence-based recommended techniques to restore carious teeth. Reasons for this include access, co-operation and age. Similarly, root caries, commonly found in older adults, can be challenging to manage conventionally, particularly where the caries rate is high and there are access barriers or medical comorbidities. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is an alternative option to treat such cases where conventional methods are not appropriate or achievable for the patient.
Forecast of surface chloride concentration of concrete utilizing ensemble decision tree boosted
Authors: Tran Anh-Tuan , Le Thanh-Hai , Nguyen Huu May 
Published: December 2023

This study proposes the application of Ensemble Decision Tree Boosted (EDT Boosted) model for forecasting the surface chloride concentration of marine concrete A database of 386 experimental results was collected from 17 different sources covering twelve variables was used to build and verify the predictive power of the EDT model. The input factors considered the changes in eleven variables, including the contents of cement, fly ash, blast furnace slag, silica fume, superplasticizer, water, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, annual mean temperature, chloride concentration in seawater, and exposure time. The results indicate that EDT Boosted is a good predictor of as verified via good performance evaluation criteria, i.e., R2, RMSE, MAE, MAPE values were 0.84, 0.16, 0.17, and 17%, respectively. Partial dependence plot (PDP) was then developed to correlate the eleven input variables with the . PDP implied that the strongest factor affecting Cs was the amount of fine aggregate content, chloride concentration, exposure time, amount of cement, and water, which is useful for material engineers in the design of the grade.
Challenges Affecting Street Vending Business in Tanzania: A Review and Analysis from the Existing Literature
Authors: Kara Nasra , Tonya Emmanuel 
Published: December 2023

The street vending business is a crucial sector for the growth of the livelihood of most poor people in Tanzania. This study aimed at answering the question: “what have researchers done concerning factors affecting street vending business?” This study critically reviewed articles related to the street vending business in Tanzania. A total of 15 academic articles were generated from Google scholar and analyzed using content analysis. This study found out that the existing literature focused on five main themes, including challenges facing street vending business, skills & technology, social-cultural, law/regulation & policies, and urbanization. Although the existing literature has pointed out multiple challenges affecting street vendors, if street vendors were given business skills and support from the government, they would contribute significantly to economic growth. This study contributed to new knowledge by proposing various strategies on how to improve the street vending business. The proposed strategies include; establishing clear policy and guidelines for street business, a collaborative mechanism to manage the street vendors, and enhancing street vendors' training for their growth and sustainability.
Consumer Attitudes towards On-line Banking in Ghana
Authors: Harcar Talha , Spillan John E. , Domfeh Obed King 
Published: December 2023

Technological advancement has been revolutionizing the way companies conduct business in various industries around the world, particularly banking. The use of mobile phones and the internet has increased the trend toward online banking in both developed and developing countries. The adoption of online banking by consumers in developing countries, though, has been slower than in developed countries. Beginning with a review of the literature on the development and implementation of online banking in general and in developing countries in specific, this paper analysed Ghana’s efforts to speed up the adoption and usage of online banking services in its banks and by its citizens. The findings revealed that security concerns and the challenges of carrying out individual transactions were problematic to the average customer. Customers reported that slow transaction times, internet accessibility, and even online banking operation difficulties were frustrating. The research findings were of significance to developers on online banking services with respect to planning and implementing online banking portals. The results also were beneficial for both practitioners and academics to give them a sense of the depth, direction, and acceptance of online banking in this developing country.
Accessible Tourism to People with Disabilities in Africa: A Review of the Existing Literature
Authors: Kara Nasra 
Published: December 2023

Although most of the African countries have laws and regulations that protect the rights of people with disabilities in every aspect of their lives, including leisure and tourism, people with disabilities still do not enjoy tourism attractions. The main objective of this study was to review the published articles in Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, and Science Directon African accessible tourism. The study specifically analyzed the extent to which the existing published studies have addressed accessibility in accommodation, transportation, destinations, and accessible amenities/recreation as well as in information. Based on a content analysis of the analyzed academic articles from both supply and demand sides, this study found out that most of the African countries were still not capable of accommodating travellers with disabilities. Limited facilities at the tourist sites, negative attitudes toward disabled people, limited assistive technologies, inaccessible transport facilities as well as the provision of inaccurate and out of date travel information were among the key factors limiting travellers with disabilities from taking leisure trips to Africa tourist destinations. The African governments have to start preparing the environment conducive for the suppliers to start providing services that will offer a positive and memorable tourist experience to travellers with special needs.
Moderating Role of Age in the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment among Employees of a Special Mission Organization in Rwanda
Authors: Ngatuni Proches , Gasengayire Jeanne Claudine 
Published: December 2023

The study assessed the role of age in the relationship between employees’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees of a special mission organization in Rwanda. A cross-sectional survey design (N = 119) was used. The Hayes’ process macro v.3.5 (Model 1) was chosen over the ordinary least square techniques to run the moderation analysis. Job satisfaction was found to have a significant and positive effect on continuance and normative commitment, but a had significant negative effect on affective commitment. Age significantly positively affected overall organizational commitment, continuance and normative commitment. Age further significantly moderated the relationship between job satisfaction and overall organizational commitment, continuance and normative commitment but not affective commitment. The relationships were significant and positive for the younger employees but positive and insignificant for the older employees. The results implied that for the organization to enhance employees’ commitment overall, the management should adopt measures that enhance job satisfaction among younger employees.
Finance-Growth Nexus in Eastern and Southern African Countries: Insights from a Panel ARDL Analysis
Authors: Alananga Samwel S. , Mutasa Felician 
Published: December 2023

This study analysed the finance-growth nexus for countries in the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). This was done an attempt to identify countries where Financial Sector Development (FSD) has the largest/least growth effect and the regional bloc moderation in such effect based on panel Error correction ARDL model. The aggregate data were obtained from the World Development Indicators (WDI) for a total of 14 countries, five (5) of which being in the EAC and the rest being in the SADC. The observations suggested that the regional bloc moderation effect transforms an otherwise insignificant effect of FSD on growth into a positive one specifically for broad money growth among the EAC member countries. This is a signal that a monetary union for EAC member countries could spur an overall welfare gain. Growth-finance nexus however, exhibited short and long run trade-offs in countries within the SADC. In the short run there have been significant GDP growth responses as a result of FSD but such effect turns out to be detrimental in the long run. As such difficult choices had to be made between addressing short run GDP volatility and achieving higher GDP growth in the SADC.
Factors Influencing the Ethnocentric Tendencies to Tanzanians Consumers Toward Purchasing Domestic Anti-Malarial Remedies
Authors: Kisawike Blandina 
Published: December 2023

The aim of this study was to explore the factors influencing the ethnocentric tendencies to Tanzanian consumers towards purchasing domestic anti-malarial remedies. A case research design was adopted which helped to discover ideas and insights underlying consumers’ evaluation of anti-malarial remedies as far as consumer ethnocentrism was concerned. Purposive sampling was used to select 9 participants in this study. In this study, it was found out that the ethnocentric tendencies of Tanzanian consumers toward purchasing the domestic anti-malarial remedies were influenced by availability, affordability, quality and days of dosage of the anti-malarial remedies. The findings of this study were expected to provide health professional bodies with knowledge about ethnocentric tendencies of Tanzanian consumers towards purchasing domestic anti-malarial remedies. This would help them to boost the standard of the different domestic medical products and hence encourage Tanzanians to value their domestically produced anti-malarial remedies and other home produced products.
Effect of Marketing Mix on the Marketing Performance of Grapefruits in Tanzania
Authors: Nzowa Seule , Shayo France A. 
Published: December 2023

Using the model of the marketing mix, this study assessed the effect of the marketing mix elements on the marketing performance of grapefruits in Tanzania. It was conducted at Hombolo Ward in Dodoma as one of the major grape-producing areas. Using a structured questionnaire, a simple random sample of 142 respondents was taken from a sampling frame of 220 grapefruit growers in the ward. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis were used. Results indicated that price, product attributes, and place significantly affect the marketing performance of grapefruits. Promotion aspects on the other hand were found to have no significant effected. This indicated that the promotion was either inadequate or irrelevant, as evidenced by the lack of improved grapefruit marketing performance. This study recommended that an appropriate pricing strategy be implemented because it plays a significant role in grapefruit marketing performance. Since product attributes were found to strongly affect the marketing performance of grapefruits, it was recommended that producers should focus on improving product attributes such as quality and packaging. Finally, improvement of distribution infrastructure should be considered, since producers would be able to efficiently store, preserve, and deliver their products to the intended markets.
THE ROLE OF BATHORO KATONG IN SPREADING ISLAM IN PONOROGO
Authors: Mohammad Hafis  
Published: December 2023

The thesis entitled The Role of Bathoro Katong dalam Spreading Islam di Ponorogo has three focuses, namely: (1) the origin of Bathoro Katong, the figure of the spread of Islam in Ponorogo; (2) the role of Bathoro Katong in the spread of Islam in Ponorogo; and (3) the conditions before and after Islam entered Ponorogo. The method used in this study is with a literature approach (literatur review), this method is a research using library sources both from research results and books. In literature research, researchers do not have to go directly to the field, because the object of research is libraries (books), documents, archives, and so on. This study consists of four stages, namely: heuristics, verification / criticism of sources, interpretation, and writing history or historiography. From the results of this study, it was concluded that: (1) Bathoro Katong was the son of Brawijaya V from his wife, Princess Bagelan. (2) Bathoro Katong in Islamizing in Ponorogo assisted by Ki Ageng Mirah and Selo Aji, strtategi dahwah through cultural arts, education, marriage, politics and persuasive (while maintaining the value of old traditions). (3) Before Islam entered Ponorogo the community adhered to Hindu-Buddhist teachings, after the development of Islam, the old culture was adapted to Islamic norms.
Keywords: Bathoro katong, Islam, Ponorogo
OBSTETRICAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES AMONG PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED BY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Sihotang Samuel Halason , Sianturi Prince 
Published: December 2023

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a relatively common disorder of the parathyroid glands, causing skeletal, renal, and cardiac complications. As etiological features of PHPT, single adenoma, hyperplasia, carcinoma, and familiar causes (MEN multiple endocrine neoplasia, FHH familiar hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidismjaw tumor syndrome) are presented. Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy has an incidence of 1, which is underestimated due to the plethora of undiagnosed cases.
The aim: This study aims to show about obstetrical and neonatal outcomes among pregnancies complicated by hyperparathyroidism.
Methods: By comparing itself to the standards set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020, this study was able to show that it met all of the requirements. So, the experts were able to make sure that the study was as up-to-date as it was possible to be. For this search approach, publications that came out between 2013 and 2023 were taken into account. Several different online reference sources, like Pubmed and SagePub, were used to do this. It was decided not to take into account review pieces, works that had already been published, or works that were only half done.
Result: In the PubMed database, the results of our search brought up 10 articles, whereas the results of our search on SagePub brought up 60 articles. The results of the search conducted for the last year of 2013 yielded a total 2 articles for PubMed and 14 articles for SagePub. The result from title screening, a total 1 articles for PubMed and 10 articles for SagePub. In the end, we compiled a total of 7 papers. We included five research that met the criteria.
Conclusion: Pregnancy complicated by PHPT may lead to serious maternal and infant complications. MDT consultation ensures timely diagnosis, comprehensive treatment for the patients and better pregnancy outcomes.
Analisis Pengaruh Iklan Dan Gratis Ongkir Terhadap Minat Beli Pada Tik Tok Shop Di Desa Teluk Kecapi
Authors: Tri Ambar Wati  , Fadilla  , Meriyati  
Published: December 2023

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai pengaruh iklan dan gratis ongkir terhadap minat beli pada tik tok shop di Desa Teluk Kecapi. Rumusan masalah pada penelitian ini adalah menguji bagaimana pengaruh variabel iklan dan gratis ongkir terhadap minat beli pada tik tok shop. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh iklan dan garis ongkir terhadap minat beli pada tik tok shop.pada penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif yaitu metode analisis yang berdasarkan perhitungan yang dilakukan oleh peneliti. Data dalam penelitian menggunakan data sekunder yang diperoleh langsung oleh responden yaitu warga desa teluk kecapi yang menggunakan aplikasi tik tok denagn menjawab kusioner. Metode yang digunakan untuk penelitian ini adalah Uji Multikolienearitas, uji Heteroskedastisitas, Uji Heteroskedastisitas, Uji koefisien Determinisasi R2 (Uji Simulasi),uji signifikan simultan (F), Uji (t) parsial yang dibantu program komputer SPSS ( statistical package for sosial science) versi 25. Hasil penelitian ini bahwa ada pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan pada iklan dan gratis ongkir terhadap minat beli pada tik tok shop di desa teluk kecapi.