scholarly journals Spatial distribution of immigrants in Czechia and its influencing factors: An attempt at quantitative analysis

Geografie ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Novotný ◽  
Eva Janská ◽  
Dita Čermáková
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
The Relationship

This paper focuses on spatial distribution of immigrants in districts of Czechia. Firstly, a brief description of the distribution is given with respect to the main groups of immigrants according to their citizenship. Then we examine the issue empirically by correlation and regression analyses trying to find out which factors explain the immigrants' distribution. A significant relationship has been found between geographical macro-position of districts and both the absolute numbers and relative shares of foreigners in population. Interestingly, the factor of settlement hierarchy is significant only for the absolute numbers of immigrants. In addition, factors such as aggregate economic level and unemployment rate have not been found significant when controlling for other factors. A question for further research is the relationship that has been indicated between both the characteristics of foreigners' distribution and the level of criminality.

Authoritarian communication on social media: The relationship between democracy and leaders’ digital communicative practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Bulovsky
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Qualitative Case Studies ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Authoritarian Communication ◽  
The Relationship

This research considers authoritarian leaders’ communicative practices on Twitter relative to their democratic counterparts. After a quantitative analysis of 144 world leaders’ Twitter accounts, this study identifies a positive and statistically significant relationship between a country’s level of democracy and its leader’s (1) average number of tweets per day and (2) proportion of tweets that are replies to other users. Additionally, qualitative case studies of Russia, Turkey, and Estonia reveal that authoritarian leaders’ accounts are of a relatively lower quality. Namely, they follow a less diverse set of accounts, have a higher proportion of inactive followers, and tend to tweet projections of power over policy statements. Ultimately, these results reveal an authoritarian preference for uni-directional communication and a democratic preference for multi-directional communication—a stylistic difference partially attributable to stronger incentives from political power structures in general and competitive elections in particular in democratic regimes.

scholarly journals Two Dimensions of Social Exclusion: Economic Deprivation and Dynamics of Loneliness During Later Life in Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 610-610
Author(s):  
Michal Myck ◽  
Charles Waldegrave ◽  
Lena Dahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Material Deprivation ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Economic Deprivation ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract We contribute to the discussion on social exclusion by examining the relationship between material conditions and loneliness in a sample of individuals aged 50+ in the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). In its 5th wave, the survey was extended to include specific items related to economic and social deprivation. We use this extended information on material conditions and examine how it correlates with the level and dynamics of a composite loneliness measure at the time of wave 5 and between wave 5 and 6 of the survey (undertaken in 2013 and 2015, respectively). In order to isolate the effect of material deprivation on loneliness, regression analyses include an extensive set of control variables. The analyses show a strong and significant relationship between material deprivation and both the level of loneliness and deterioration in the loneliness status.

scholarly journals Keterkaitan Lapangan Pekerjaan Pertanian dan Pertambangan serta Pengaruhnya terhadap Persentase Tingkat Pengangguran Terbuka di Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Sulista Sulista
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
White Pepper ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The economy of  Bangka Belitung Islands Province is very dependent on two export commodities, namely muntok white pepper and tin. From the data, it can be seen that the two commodities are closely related to the availability of jobs in the Bangka Belitung region. Therefore, this research was conducted to prove the relationship between agricultural and mining employment and its influence on the unemployment rate in Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province. The research methodology is carried out quantitatively through regression analysis of data on the percentage of agricultural, mining and open unemployment rate (TPT) absorption. The results of the study show that there is a significant relationship between agricultural and mining jobs, but the linkages are also influenced by fluctuations in commodity prices and implementation of tin policies. In addition, the availability of these two jobs has a strong influence on the decline in TPT in Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province.AbstrakPerekonomian Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung sangat bergantung kepada dua komoditas ekspor yaitu muntok white pepper dan timah. Dari data dapat diketahui bahwa kedua komoditas tersebut berkaitan erat terhadap ketersediaan lapangan pekerjaan di wilayah Bangka Belitung. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dilakukan untuk membuktikan hubungan antara lapangan pekerjaan pertanian dan pertambangan serta pengaruhnya terhadap tingkat pengangguran di Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung. Metodologi penelitian dilakukan secara kuantitatif melalui analisis regresi terhadap data persentase serapan lapangan pertanian, pertambangan dan tingkat pengangguran terbuka (TPT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara lapangan pekerjaan pertanian dan pertambangan akan tetapi keterkaitannya juga dipengaruhi oleh fluktuasi harga komoditas dan penerapan kebijakan pertimahan. Selain itu, ketersediaan kedua lapangan pekerjaan tersebut berpengaruh

scholarly journals The relationship between trading volume and stock returns in the JSE securities exchange in South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4-2) ◽  
pp. 199-207
Author(s):  
Raphael Tabani Mpofu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Trading Volume ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Price Changes ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Trading Volumes ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between trading volume and stock returns in the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa. The study looked at the price and trading returns of the FTSE/JSE index from July 22, 1988 till June 11, 2012. The study revealed that stock returns are positively related to the contemporary change in trading volume. Further, it was found that past returns were not affected significantly by changes in trading volumes. The results present a significant relationship between trading volume and the absolute value of price changes. Autoregressive tests were used to explore whether return causes volume or volume causes return. The results suggest that volume is influenced by a lagged returns effect for the FTSE/JSE index. Therefore, return seems to contribute some information to investors when they make investment decisions.

scholarly journals Mjerenje zadovoljstva i lojalnosti klijenta uslugama na kioscima

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Raspor Janković ◽  
Stela Lanča
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Analyze Data

The purpose of this study was to measure customer satisfaction and customer loyalty with news stand services, and to examine the relationship between the concepts of interest. The research was conducted on news stands in the city of Rijeka. Data were gathered using questionnaire. The questionnaire was created based on the studies conducted by Radman et al. (2002), Sinčić Ćorić, Vorkapić (2008) and Perić et al. (2010) and was adopted to the specific features of the present study. It consists of three parts. In first part customer satisfaction with news stand services was measured. Second par included variables for assessing customer loyalty. Third part consisted of respondents' demographic characteristics and buying habits in news stand. A total of 129 valid questionnaires were collected. Descriptive analysis and regression analyses were performed to analyze data. The findings showed high level of customer satisfaction and moderate level of customer loyalty. Furthermore, there is statistically significant relationship between attribute and overall customer satisfaction. The highest significant impact on overall customer satisfaction had staffs’ courtesy, product quality, and price. In addition, significant relationship was found between overall customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The results of the present study may be useful to academics and practitioners in better understanding of customers’ attitudes and habits regarding the news stand services, in order to enhance the level of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in this retail segment.

scholarly journals Hubungan Budaya Dengan Pernikahan Dini

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Sandrela Mahendra ◽  
Tetti Solehati ◽  
Gusgus Ghraha Ramdhanie
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
University Research ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

leading factors to early marriage is culture. Many people still consider that marrying young couple is usual thing. This research was aimed at finding out the relationship between culture and early marriage in Pasawahan village, Tarogong Kaler sub-district, Garut regency. This research design employed quantitative analysis and cross-sectional approach was used. The number of sample was 59 people selected by total sampling method. The instrument used was questionnaire consisting of 24 questions that had been validated and proven reliable in Sukajadi village, Tarogong sub-district Garut.  The value obtained was 0,514-0,849 with the value of r table was 0,4227 and the value of Alpha cronbach obtained was 0,951 with r table value was 0,4227. This research was conducted during June 2019 after being approved by Padjadjaran University Research Ethics Committee with the letter No. 797/UN6.KEP/2019. This research showed that most of respondents, 35 people (59.3%) married when they were less than 17 years old. Besides, 31 respondents (52.5%) did not have any culture that support early marriage. The statistical result also showed that there was no significant relationship between culture and early marriage with the p-value obtained was 1,000 (pv > 0,05). This research concludes that there is no relationship between culture and early marriage. However, early marriage still needs to be avoided by looking at cultural aspects of society.

Exploring the Potential Impact of Sentence-Level Comprehension and Sentence-Level Fluency on Deaf Students' Passage Comprehension

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 2281-2292
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Xinchun Wu ◽  
Hongjun Chen ◽  
Peng Sun ◽  
Ruibo Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Deaf Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Sentence Level ◽  
Mediating Mechanisms ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This exploratory study aimed to investigate the potential impact of sentence-level comprehension and sentence-level fluency on passage comprehension of deaf students in elementary school. Method A total of 159 deaf students, 65 students ( M age = 13.46 years) in Grades 3 and 4 and 94 students ( M age = 14.95 years) in Grades 5 and 6, were assessed for nonverbal intelligence, vocabulary knowledge, sentence-level comprehension, sentence-level fluency, and passage comprehension. Group differences were examined using t tests, whereas the predictive and mediating mechanisms were examined using regression modeling. Results The regression analyses showed that the effect of sentence-level comprehension on passage comprehension was not significant, whereas sentence-level fluency was an independent predictor in Grades 3–4. Sentence-level comprehension and fluency contributed significant variance to passage comprehension in Grades 5–6. Sentence-level fluency fully mediated the influence of sentence-level comprehension on passage comprehension in Grades 3–4, playing a partial mediating role in Grades 5–6. Conclusions The relative contributions of sentence-level comprehension and fluency to deaf students' passage comprehension varied, and sentence-level fluency mediated the relationship between sentence-level comprehension and passage comprehension.

In Search of the Prosocial Personality

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Wertag ◽  
Denis Bratko
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Prosocial behavior is intended to benefit others rather than oneself and is positively linked to personality traits such as Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility, and usually negatively to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). However, a significant proportion of the research in this area is conducted solely on self-report measures of prosocial behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prosociality and the basic (i.e., HEXACO) and dark personality traits, comparing their contribution in predicting both self-reported prosociality and prosocial behavior. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses showed that the Dark Triad traits explain prosociality and prosocial behavior above and beyond the HEXACO traits, emphasizing the importance of the Dark Triad in the personality space.

Predicting the Dose of Warfarin for Therapeutic Anticoagulation

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (03) ◽  
pp. 230-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
N K Sharma ◽  
P A Routledge ◽  
M D Rawlins ◽  
D M Davies
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Range ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Maintenance Dose ◽  
Warfarin Dose ◽  
Loading Dose ◽  
Intravenous Injections ◽  
Therapeutic Anticoagulation ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Anticoagulant Response

SummaryThe validity of a previously described technique for predicting warfarin requirements based on the anticoagulant response to a fixed loading dose was assessed prospectively in 57 patients. There was a close relationship between the predicted and initially observed daily warfarin dose required to maintain the patient within the therapeutic range for anticoagulation. The significant relationship between predicted and observed maintenance dose persisted at 4 and 12 weeks although it decreased with increasing time.The relationship between observed and predicted maintenance requirement of warfarin was not affected by the concomitant use of intermittent intravenous injections of heparin when 9 hr was allowed to elapse between the previous dose of heparin and the thrombotest estimation on which the prediction was based.It is concluded that the method is valuable in predicting an individual’s warfarin requirement, although it does not obviate the need for regular monitoring of anticoagulant control.

Peranan Whistleblowing Dalam Meningkatkan Integriti Anggota Polis Diraja Malaysia (Pdrm): Kajian Ke Atas Kontinjen Perak

Sains Insani ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Megat Ayop Megat Arifin ◽  
Abd. Halim Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Positive Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Whitsleblowing is one of the positive practices in organizations that are able to raise the level of integrity among the members of an organization. However, the roles of whistleblowing also inevitably invites a response, especially among members of the organization itself. This is because such practices are viewed as one factor that may be detrimental to the organization in addition to revealing the reporter (whistleblower) to some external threats and intimidation of discrimination within the organization. This paper is an attempt to examine the relationship between perceptions of members of the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) Contingent of Perak through the role of whistleblowing practices to increase the perception of the integrity of the members. Next, identify the purpose of the whistleblowing and its effect on the integrity of the members of the organization. This study used a descriptive quantitative analysis to identify patterns of relationship that exists between the perception of whistleblowing practices with perceptions of increased integrity based on three basic variables of demographic factors, response to whistleblowing and the impact of making the report. The results showed that members of the Perak’s police have a positive perception of whistleblowing practices which are seen to be done in improving the integrity of the members.Keywords: whistleblowing, perception, RMP members, culture, integrity, organization, influence. ABSTRAK: Whitsleblowing merupakan salah satu amalan positif dalam organisasi yang mampu untuk meningkatkan tahap integriti ahli-ahli dalam sesebuah organisasi. Namun begitu, amalan whistleblowing juga turut tidak dapat mengelak daripada mengundang pelbagai respon khususnya dalam kalangan ahli organisasi itu sendiri. Amalan sebegini turut dilihat sebagai salah satu faktor yang boleh memudaratkan organisasi di samping mendedahkan pelapor (whistleblower) kepada beberapa bentuk ancaman ugutan dari luar dan diskriminasi dalam organisasi. Kertas ini merupakan satu upaya untuk melihat perkaitan antara persepsi anggota Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) Kontinjen Perak melalui peranan amalan whistleblowing terhadap persepsi peningkatan integriti anggota. Seterusnya, mengenalpasti maksud whistleblowing dan pengaruhnya terhadap tahap integriti anggota dalam organisasi. Kajian ini menggunakan analisis kuantitatif berbentuk deskriptif bagi mengenalpasti corak hubungan yang wujud antara persepsi terhadap amalan whistleblowing dengan persepsi terhadap peningkatan integriti berdasarkan tiga pembolehubah asas iaitu faktor demografi, tanggapan terhadap whistleblowing dan kesan daripada tindakan membuat laporan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa anggota PDRM Perak mempunyai persepsi yang positif terhadap whistleblowing yang mana ianya dilihat perlu dilaksanakan dalam meningkatkan integriti anggota.Kata kunci: whistleblowing, persepsi, amalan, anggota PDRM, budaya, integriti, organisasi, pengaruh.  

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