The Position of Palestinian Jerusalem Christians and Patriarchates on the Status of Jerusalem – comparison and analysis of research findings

In this study the status of milk and dairy production marketing in Samangan province is explained. Locking of ranchers accessing to a respondent dairy production market is the main problem focused herein. In Afghanistan illiteracy, traditional customs dominance and low economy level are the major gaps somewhat nationally remained unresolved among most of ranchers. The main objective of this study is assessing the dairy productions market situation to empower the economy level of farmers. A complex method was applied in this study including observation, interview, and questionnaire. Totally 117 questionnaires were handled. Results of analyzed collected data clarify that 90% of ranchers were illiterate, dairy cattle keeping is more than other milky animals because of its lower needs to silage and land. It has been concluded that farmers of Samangan province have adequate experience of keeping and nourishing the domestic animals in order to get a noticeable income. For getting the highest income and having modernized dairy production activities, from the viewpoint of authors, gradually researches accommodating are recommended and this research findings and conclusions will contribute better designing of the future research.

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Status of Crime Victims in Bangladesh

Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice ◽

10.1177/25166069211057213 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 251660692110572

Author(s):

Mohammad Omar Faruk ◽

Sanjeev P. Sahni ◽

Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff

Keyword(s):

Crime Victims ◽

Legal Rights ◽

Public Confidence ◽

Criminal Cases ◽

Colonial Legacy ◽

Legal Provisions ◽

The Status ◽

The Face ◽

Research Findings ◽

Women And Children

Though a few provisions for the victim of crimes were indirectly recognized since the nineteenth century, from 2000 onwards, legal entitlements for crime victims are realized in Bangladesh with a specific focus on women and children. So far, few analyses are found to be performed mainly by the legal experts, emphasizing legal rights and remedies with recommendations for legal reform. However, studies on the status of victims’ rights seem to be incomplete without considering administrative as well as social reality—dominated by colonial legacy and traditional practices—beyond the written clauses in the law books. This study is one of the pioneering attempts in Bangladesh to understand the status of crime victims against the backdrop of recent legal changes and to examine the argument whether the legal provisions itself are enough in providing victims with intended benefits without simultaneous social and administrative changes. Within the theoretical framework of balancing victim’s rights and informal social control (victim blaming), this qualitative study (through content analysis) reviewed all criminal laws and research findings related to victim’s rights within a socio-legal approach in terms of victim’s access, participation, protection, services and compensation. Along with the rights legally granted to victims, available research findings were interpreted in connection to those particular rights. It is found that there are unsupportive social milieu, administrative subculture and political practices, where victims of crime are strongly restrained from enjoying their rights. Particularly, the status of crime victims is found to be undermined in the face of corruption, low public confidence on enforcing agencies, gross withdrawal or discharge of criminal cases on political grounds, limited geographical coverage of victim support services and shelter homes, lengthy process for compensation and unavailability of rules or guidelines to enforce the rights.

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BIM-Based Visualization Research in the Construction Industry: A Network Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16183473 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (18) ◽

pp. 3473 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Zezhou Wu ◽

Changhong Chen ◽

Yuzhu Cai ◽

Chen Lu ◽

Hao Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Building Information Modeling ◽

Visual Programming ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Research Status ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Building Information ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings ◽

Visual Programming Language

Visualization is one of the main features of Building Information Modeling (BIM). It has many advantages throughout the lifecycle of a construction project, and it has become a timely research topic in recent years. However, no attempt has been made to give a holistic understanding of the existing BIM-based visualization research status. Thus, this study aims to conduct a scientometric analysis of the existing BIM-based visualization literature and to gain a snapshot of the research status during the period 2010–2019. A total of 255 articles were abstracted from the Scopus database. Then, the VOSviewer program was employed to visualize the research status from the perspectives of scholars, countries/regions, journals, articles, and co-occurring keywords. Results revealed that Wang X. published the greatest number of articles, while Cheng J.C.P. received the greatest average normalized citations. Furthermore, Automation in Construction was identified as the most influential journal and the article “Building information modeling (BIM): trends, benefits, risks, and challenges for the AEC industry” was the most cited paper. Through the keywords co-occurrence analysis, “virtual reality” and “visual programming language” were identified as the emerging themes in this field. The research findings can provide both researchers and practitioners with a better understanding of the status quo and trends of the BIM-based visualization research.

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Intellectual Capital of Africa: Comparison of the Five Most Competitive Countries

Business and Economic Research ◽

10.5296/ber.v8i2.12835 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 71

Author(s):

Driss Tsouli ◽

Bouchra Elabbadi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Longitudinal Data ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

African Countries ◽

National Competitiveness ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings ◽

Public Strategies

This paper proposes a comparison of the national intellectual capital of African countries. Using the longitudinal data spanning the period from 2010 to 2014, based on 22 indicators. This study compares the national intellectual capital of the five most competitive African countries: 1 Mauritius, 2 South Africa, 3 Rwanda, 4 Botswana, and 5 Morocco. The results confirm the importance of intellectual capital in the competitiveness of countries. The research findings make clear the status of national intellectual capital of the five African countries, as a result of that to provide information for policymakers to establish public strategies for building sustainable national competitiveness.

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Participation and women’s economic empowerment: clarifying their relationship in community based organization

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i4.9.20676 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4.9) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Fauziah Ani ◽

Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah ◽

Zahrul Akmal Damin ◽

Lutfan Jaes ◽

Khairunesa Isa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Economic Empowerment ◽

Community Based ◽

Participation Level ◽

The Status ◽

Community Based Organization ◽

Research Findings ◽

Multistage Sampling ◽

Combined Strategy ◽

The Relationship

Empowerment and participation are viewed as combined strategy in combating poverty particularly in third world countries. It is considered an effective approach in uplifting the status of economy. As a medium, empowerment and participation is believed to play an important role in determining successful economic activity. Based on this premise, this research is conducted to ascertain the relationship between participation level (decision making, implementation and interest acceptance and how far these three levels effect the empowerment of PWPK members in Johor. Around 366 members from 60 Pergerakan Wanita Pekebun Kecil (Movement of Small Woman Farmer groups) have been selected as respondents using cluster multistage sampling. Research data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) assisted by AMOS 21 software. Research findings shows all three participation levels have average relationship with economic empowerment. On the other hand, participation level in interest acceptance is the most significant predictor when compared to all three levels. Hence, to determine PWPK functions as an empowerment medium, participatory level must be enhanced.

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Collecting Narratives and Writing Stories of Diversity

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199679805.013.9 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Patrizia Zanoni ◽

Koen Van Laer

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Practices ◽

Significant Power ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings ◽

Personal Accounts ◽

Diversity Research

Drawing on the personal accounts of researchers of diversity, this chapter discusses the praxis of doing qualitative diversity research. First, it discusses how during a process of socialization, researchers are exposed to norms which promote certain research practices important to achieve the status of ‘good academic’. Second, it discusses the ambiguous and unstable power and identity dynamics characterizing qualitative research on diversity. Third, the chapter addresses the issue of translating research findings into writing, and highlights how in this process, authors have significant power, yet are also regulated in particular directions by academic conventions. Fourth, it discusses the issue of reflexivity, highlighting how it can not only be practiced in a ‘good’, but also a ‘bad’, and an ‘ugly’ way. In this way, this chapter highlights the identity- and power-laden difficulties and dilemmas confronting qualitative researchers in the field of diversity.

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Personal and Group Professional Identity in the 21st Century Case Study: The School Counseling Profession

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v10n3p64 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 64

Author(s):

Einat Heled ◽

Nitza Davidovitch

Keyword(s):

Professional Identity ◽

School Counseling ◽

School Counselors ◽

Sense Of Belonging ◽

Counseling Profession ◽

Professional Mobility ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings ◽

Role Boundaries

The current study focuses on the concept of professional identity in the school counseling profession, its definition and measurement. According to the definition in this study, the concept of “professional identity” is divided in two: personal professional identity, which is the practitioner’s sense of belonging to and solidarity with the profession, and group professional identity, which includes the features attributed to the profession, both by those who belong to it and by those who do not practice it, and makes it possible to discern between professions. The school counseling profession, occupied mainly by women, is contending with a lack of clarity regarding its role definition, role boundaries, and demands. Therefore, despite the change in the status of the profession in recent years, various issues impede the group professional identity of school counseling and the personal profession identity of its practitioners. This study is the first to examine the professional identity of school counselors on two levels: personal and group, among school counselors in Israel. The study included 174 school counselors who completed two professional identity scales constructed for the purpose of the study. Each scale underwent factor analysis, and a significant association was found between the two scales and the factors they comprised. The research findings indicate that the personal professional identity of school counselors is affected by their group professional identity, and vice versa. The research findings indicate the need to distinguish in future studies between personal and group professional identity, both in the school counseling profession and in other professions, particularly in a world characterized by professional mobility where current professions will become irrelevant while others will be in demand and there may be a need to define the personal and group professional identity of workers.

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Retrospective allergy diagnosis of lysteriosis and lysteria carrying in animals

BIO Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/bioconf/20202700054 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 00054

Author(s):

Natalia A. Askhatova ◽

Azat M. Alimov ◽

Nadiya R. Kasanova ◽

Elena Y. Mikryukova

Keyword(s):

Allergic Reaction ◽

Guinea Pigs ◽

Delayed Type Hypersensitivity ◽

Sublethal Dose ◽

Provocative Test ◽

Retrospective Diagnosis ◽

E Coli ◽

Allergy Test ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings

Experimental infections of guinea pigs and rabbits with a sublethal dose of L. monocytogenes pathogen caused an allergic reaction in the form of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTHS), which was detected by an intradermal allergy test with a Listeriose allergen. The status of DTHS in guinea pigs and rabbits was recorded for a longer time as compared to specific antibodies. A positive allergic reaction correlated with listeria, which was confirmed by the isolation of a Listeria culture 6 months after infection of rabbits with a virulent Listeria strain. The research findings showed that an intradermal allergy test with a developed Listeria allergen allows a retrospective diagnosis of Listeriosis and Listeria carrying. A specific feature of Listeria allergen was established through an intradermal provocative test in animals sensitized by heterogeneous microorganisms (Salmonella and E. coli).

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Gender Differences in Disagreement Strategies in Oral Academic Discourse

Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 2 Jazykoznanije ◽

10.15688/jvolsu2.2020.5.2 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 14-24

Author(s):

Andrei Achkasov ◽

Yana Barsova

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Academic Discourse ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Spoken English ◽

Female Teachers ◽

Teacher Student ◽

Speech Genres ◽

Language Patterns ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings

The research aims to identify the gender differences in expressing disagreement in oral academic discourse. Examples containing explicit and implicit ways of expressing disagreement are collected through reading a corpus of texts chosen from the Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English (MICASE), including speech genres of seminar, discussion, defense of the dissertation and colloquium. Our study confirmed previous observations that utterances of explicit unmitigated disagreement or criticism are generally not typical of the American academic environment. The research findings reveal that both men and women tend to express disagreement explicitly using basic mitigation strategies. Unmitigated utterances with straightforward disagreement are infrequent and used mainly by teachers, which is most likely due to the other sociolinguistic variables apart from gender, and in particular by the status of speakers in teacher-student situations. Contrary to previous claims, men prefer the tactics of down-toning, represented by language patterns with the meaning of problematic certainty and subjectivity, as well as the use of lexical hedges. Female teachers recurrently use particular ways of implementing the tactics of mitigating implicit expression of disagreement, which may be specific of their individual styles. The research confirms that the distribution of particular language patterns across speakers should be taken into account when studying the gender aspects of communication.

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Knowledge Translation Status in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Quarterly Journal of Management Strategies in Health System ◽

10.18502/mshsj.v4i3.2055 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Vahideh Rostami ◽

Peivand Bastani ◽

Zahra Kavosi ◽

Ramin Ravangard

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Translation ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Faculty Members ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Status ◽

Research Findings ◽

Gender Type

Background: The optimal use of research findings is crucial. One of the activities that improves application of research-derived knowledge is the knowledge translation. This study aimed to investigate the status of knowledge translation in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2018. The sample size included 143 faculty members of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences selected using the stratified sampling and simple random sampling methods. The required data were collected using a standard knowledge translation questionnaire consisting of 50 items in 4 dimensions. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed in the previous studies. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The results showed that overall status of the knowledge translation was weak (2.46 ± 0.67). In this regard, producing useful evidence for decision making (2.77 ± 0.77) and promoting application of evidence (2.33 ± 0.88) had the highest and lowest mean scores, respectively. Furthermore, the overall mean of knowledge translation was significantly different with gender, type of center, and scientific rank (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Given the undesirable and weak status of knowledge translation, creating a culture of knowledge translation, training about knowledge transfer and utilization of research findings, creating incentive mechanisms, developing transparent processes and guidelines, and strengthening the interaction between knowledge producers and research users are essential.

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