Academic Articles & Research Papers

Ethnicity: Anthropological Constructions

Ethnicity has been a key concept in anthropology and sociology for many years, yet many people still seem uncertain as to its meaning, its relevance, and its relationship to other concepts such as `race' and nationalism. In Ethnicity: Anthr...

Rethinking Visual Anthropology.

For many years the field of visual anthropology has been dominated by a focus on the production and study of ethnographic film, leading many anthropologists to dismiss it as of little importance to their work. This book shows that the scope...

THE CHRISTIANITY OF ANTHROPOLOGY*

This article critiques the way in which the discipline of anthropology has construed Christianity, arguing that too narrow and ascetic a model of Christianity has become standard and questioning the claims of the ‘secular’ social sciences t...

Socioeconomic inequalities in effective service coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: a comparative analysis of 39 low-income and middle-income countries

Background: Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in access to good quality health care is key for countries to achieve Universal Health Coverage. This study aims to assess socioeconomic inequalities in effective coverage of reproductive, mat...

Human Intelligence (HI –<i>Nous</i>) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ESP/EAP Teaching and Editing of Inter-Disciplinary Research for International Communication – Case Studies and Methods

In this study the author will present how Human Intelligence (HI – nous), in co-operation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Internet can communicate his/her knowledge and interdisciplinary research to an international context (i.e., Erasm...

World Health Statistics

IT IS a cause of rejoicing to be able to speak here today of World Health Statistics, not as one of the many desiderata still needed as a basis for a vigorous and wholesome international life, but as an accomplished fact. When we are now pr...

Correlation between the Findings of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shoulder and Shoulder Arthroscopy

Introduction: Shoulder pain is a significant cause of decreased functional activity of an individual. The overall prevalence of shoulder pain is 16-26%, which makes it the third most common cause among musculoskeletal complaints. The cau...

Application of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Water and Soil Conservation of Loess Plateau

Comparing to the traditional monitoring and evaluation,the participatory monitoring and evaluation is more preponderant obviously,which is more and more widely used at home.The concept of the participatory monitoring and evaluation is descr...

Geography and development

Economic development and underdevelopment is one aspect of the uneven spatial distribution of economic activity. This paper reviews existing literature on geography and development, and argues that rigorous theoretical and empirical analysi...

The Geographical Cycle

GEOGRAPHICAL CYCLE.continental coast, whichever it proves to be, along the Pacific to the meridian of Peter island.Magnetic observations, deep-sea soundings, and dredgings would be taken throughout the three seasons; but, looking to the unc...

Geography and Trade

I have spent my whole professional life as an international economist thinking and writing about economic geography, without being aware of it, begins Paul Krugman in the readable and anecdotal style that has become a hallmark of his writin...

Bankruptcy Prediction, Financial Distress and Corporate Life Cycle: Case Study of Central European Enterprises

Businesses are influenced by the cyclical nature of economic development and distinct stages in the corporate life cycle. Accurate early-warning mechanisms are crucial to mitigating bankruptcy risk, enabling timely rescue measures. This art...

Introduction to Political Science

Financial Instruments for Decarbonization: Likely Pathways in the Romanian Economy

The article explores which financial instruments have the highest potential to deliver the transition to a low-carbon economy in Romania, given the structure of the national economy. Based on a Scopus comprehensive query resulting in 364 an...

Funding liquidity on bank lending growth: The case of India

PURPOSE: By bridging the funding gap between funding surplus units and deficit units, financial institutions like banks play a crucial role in fostering economic development in a nation. Banks provide the crucial task of organizing individu...

Islamic Business Administration

This essential textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the Islamic business environment, exploring core concepts and practices in business administration from an Islamic perspective. Thorough and accessible, it covers the full ran...

Does intellectual capital efficiency matter for banks’ performance and risk-taking behavior?

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a bank’s intellectual capital (IC) efficiency impacts its performance and risk-taking behavior in an emerging economic country. The study used panel data (unbalanced) of 30 commercial banks in...

Digitalisation of the Tourism Industry and Self-Employment: Challenges of the Gig-Economy

The study focuses on the challenges that the gig-economy brings to the labour market. Digitalisation is transforming the nature of labour relations, and the ratio of the employed to the self-employed is changing. By expanding the scope of d...

How does the usage of banking services relate to inflation in developing economies? evidence from africa

The existing literature on the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and inflation rate (IR) in developing economies suffers from three main limitations: general reliance on aggregate FI measures that fail to isolate the effects of ...

The Extent to Which Performance Indicators Based On Cash Flows Reflect On the Adequacy and Efficiency of the Financing Structure in Sudanese Banks - An Applied Study On Omdurman National Bank

The study aimed to shed light on the forecasting process according to statistical methods and financial analysis processes for the values of cash flows that help decision-makers to obtain many results derived from issuing a statement of cas...