The Evolution of Topic Modeling

Topic models have been applied to everything from books to newspapers to social media posts in an effort to identify the most prevalent themes of a text corpus. We provide an in-depth analysis of unsupervised topic models from their inception to today. We trace the origins of different types of contemporary topic models, beginning in the 1990s, and we compare their proposed algorithms, as well as their different evaluation approaches. Throughout, we also describe settings in which topic models have worked well and areas where new research is needed, setting the stage for the next generation of topic models.

The Role of Transparency and Its Effect on the Preparation of the Public Budget in Iraq

Knowledge of the principles of disclosure and transparency in particular is an important contemporary topic of contemporary accounting in light of recent trends related to the provision of key data related to public finance. The research problem lies in the lack of transparency related to public finance and knowledge of its principles the quality. The researcher relied on the descriptive and analytical approach, which is optimum for this research, because it will help analyze, identify and extract the results. The research reached a number of results, the most important of which is the presence of a number of obstacles in the Iraqi environment, including the widespread corruption in the implementation of the budget.

Developing a National Eco-System for Sustainable Vegatable Supply Chain in Sri Lanka

Fruits and vegetables supply chain in Sri Lanka has always been a contemporary topic due to its significant value to the economy of the country. The existing fruits and vegetables supply chain is already suffering from dilemmas such as high price fluctuations, excess supply and wastage, involvement of large number of intermediaries and lack of infrastructure. The recent Covid-19 pandemic has put a tremendous pressure on already trembling supply chains. Sudden lock downs have led to disruption of existing distribution channels resulting farmers throwing away millions of tons of fresh fruits and vegetables while consumers in urban areas paying extremely high prices for fresh produce. The current situations clearly demonstrate the need for a more responsive and integrated vegetables supply chain for Sri Lanka. This paper attempts to create a conceptual model for the vegetable supply chain ecosystem for Sri Lanka.

Developing a Research Model for Mobile Wallet Adoption and Usage

The scope of the mobile wallet in a ‘Cashless India’, whose utility has been spurred by the exponentially growing smartphone technology, is a contemporary topic of deliberation. The reach of mobile wallets gets broader each day with the entry of new stakeholders into the scenario, making mobile wallets indispensible for meeting daily needs. Given the COVID-19 pandemic situation, increased reliance on mobile wallets, and its acceptability among the public and other associated e-services, researchers and service providers are eager to explore its adoption as well as its continued usage. This paper theoretically examines factors influencing behavioural intention and actual usage of mobile wallets through various technology adoption models and behavioural studies. Based on an extensive review of the literature, this paper attempts to draw a comprehensive conceptualization of mobile wallet adoption and actual use by exploring the influence of various key factors. This proposed model could successfully present the case of mobile wallet adoption and usage, as well as offer the possibility of deriving important managerial implications concerning effective marketing techniques.

Food Distribution Application for Disaster Response

Food Distribution Application For Disaster Response is one of the innovative and contemporary topic in these days that consider to be esteemed idea. This project is based on the distribution of food items to the needy ones who struck at disaster prone area with the help of drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).This drone is handled by remote control by a human operator. It can be operated remotely in real-time or pre-programmed to fly independently on the pre-defined routes. This drone has Bluetooth in-built through which it can be connected with people who afflicted in a disaster prone area. Drone has camera in-built through which it captures the picture of calamity area. This application has the functionality that it alarms the nearby people or government relief workers so that people may vacate from the catastrophic area. This paper presents a systematic review of contributions on relief distribution networks in response to disaster.

WASTE AND DIRT IN SHORT FOLKLORE FORMS

The article examines the concept and metaphorical meaning of waste and dirt in short folklore forms, including archival material (phrasemes, proverbs, and beliefs) and also internet memes as a new, contemporary folklore form. Waste and dirt are traditionally conceptually linked to metaphors of unwanted, used, lower-quality, or even immoral. Slovenian proverbs and phrasemes, on the other hand, do not thematize waste management or handling dirt; only beliefs show some part of this. New forms, on the other hand, emphasize environmental pollution directly, using concepts of waste and pollution combined in words and images intended to persuade the viewer or recipient to change their behavior into environmentally responsible behavior. Waste and dirt reveal themselves as important metaphorical elements, as well as a contemporary topic for new folklore genres.

Influence of Sepitori on standard Setswana of its home language learners at three Tshwane townships

This article established how a mixed language spoken as a lingua franca by black residents of Tshwane, known as Sepitori, influenced learners who studied Setswana as a home language at three high schools in GaRankuwa, Mabopane and Soshanguve; all these three townships are located north of Pretoria’s central business district. Data were gathered from 90 learners (30 from each school) and six Setswana educators from the same schools. Learners wrote an essay in Setswana on an interesting and contemporary topic ‘free education for all university students’, while educators were interviewed individually. Data analysis showed that Sepitori significantly influenced the written output of learners. Some educators were adamant that it was unreasonable to wish away Sepitori in Setswana classrooms because learners and many educators (regardless of the subjects they taught) ordinarily spoke Sepitori at the three townships be it at school or at home.

The effect of employee affective and cognitive trust in leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour and organisational commitment: Meta-analytic findings and implications for trust research

Trust is a contemporary topic, as society is losing trust in prominent institutions. Understanding trust in the workplace is critical, yet, a consensus around trust as unidimensional or multidimensional has not emerged in the literature. Some measure trust globally, while others measure its dimensions. This article builds on organisational trust research by exploring the relationships between a model of trust multidimensionality and organisational citizenship behaviour, organisational commitment and its facets. Findings from this meta-analysis of 11 studies indicated that trust dimensions have different strengths of relationship with organisational citizenship behaviour and commitment. Although the number of studies included is small, similar meta-analyses are considered valuable and worth exploring for the purpose of theory development. In the context of inconsistent trust definition and measurement, these findings support confirmation that trust is a multidimensional construct. JEL Classification: L2

DIAGNOSIS OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Drug-induced endocrinopathies and diabetes: a combo-endocrinology overview

In the currently overwhelming era of polypharmacy, the balance of the dynamic and delicate endocrine system can easily be disturbed by interfering pharmaceutical agents like medications. Drugs can cause endocrine abnormalities via different mechanisms, including direct alteration of hormone production, changes in the regulation of the feedback axis, on hormonal transport, binding and signaling, as well as similar changes to counter-regulatory hormone systems. Furthermore, drugs can interfere with the hormonal assays, leading to erroneous laboratory results that disorientate clinicians from the right diagnosis. The purpose of this review is to cover a contemporary topic, the drug-induced endocrinopathies, which was presented in the monothematic annual Combo Endo Course 2018. This challenging part of endocrinology is constantly expanding particularly during the last decade, with the new oncological therapeutic agents, targeting novel molecular pathways in the process of malignancies. In this new context of drug-induced endocrine disease, clinicians should be aware that drugs can cause endocrine abnormalities via different mechanisms and mimic a variety of clinical scenarios. Therefore, it is extremely important for clinicians not only to promptly recognize drug-induced hormonal and metabolic abnormalities, but also to address the therapeutic issues for timely intervention.