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Determinants of Profitability in Nigerian Listed Deposit Money Banks
No full textThe study examines the determinants ofprofitability of ten deposit money banks inNigeria over the period 2007-2016. Five potentialbank-specific factors (non-performing loan,capital adequacy, size, deposit growth and age)and three macroeconomic factors (real interestrate, growth in GDP and inflation rate) wereconsidered. Using Random Effects GeneralizedLeast Squares estimation technique, the findingssuggest that banks’ profitability is only affectedby bank-specific factors while macroeconomicvariables seem to have no influence. Consistentwith theoretical expectation, results show anegative and statistically significant relationshipbetween non-performing loan ratio and bankprofitability as well as a direct relationshipbetween profitability and capital adequacy ratio.The three macroeconomic variables haveinsignificant relationship with bank profitability.It is recommended that bank managementconsider non-performing loan and capitaladequacy as relevant factors when issues relating to prescription of policy on profitability of banks are discussed and formulated
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY LIFE SATISFACTION AND BODY APPRECIATION FOR CHILDREN
Get PDFThe family plays a very important role for childphysical and mental development and the whole system suchas: schools, communities, governments, corporations need tobe aware of, involved in, and committed to the protection andenhancement of child’s health . Body appreciation amongchildren has received substantial attention in the healthliterature so the prevention of harming the body imageconfirms the importance of relation between personal identityand family. The purpose of this study it is to analyze the roleof the family as the critical factor of children perception abouttheir body image. The results showed that life satisfactioncorrelatespositively with body appreciation for Romanianchildren (n=139), and that a higher level of family lifesatisfaction predicts a higher level of body appreciation
“FRANCISC I.RAINER†SYMPOSIUM – ANTHROPOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
No full textIn October 2018, an international symposium adressed to specialists inanthropology and management took place in Arad, at “Aurel Vlaicuâ€University, in colaboration with “Vasile Goldi†Western University. Itwas the first autumn edition of “Francisc I.Rainer†Symposium.The meeting, that aimed to improve the recognition of anthropologyimplications in human life areas, brought together specialists in the fieldof anthropology, medicine, education, and management. During the twodaysymposium, 52 papers analysing the importance of anthropology inhuman life have been presented, along with debates and brainstormingsessions, intended to highlight anthropology as a complex science. Eachparticipant has thus contributed to the development of anthropology, as ascience of the human beings in their integral bio-social-cultural contextof biodiversity.In conclusion, the symposium has responded to questions with solutionsand recommendations regarding the few anthropological paliers
THE INFLUENCE OF TATTOOS ON SELF-ESTEEM AND THE PERCEPTION OF ROMANIAN SOCIETY
Get PDFThis paper aims to inform and to raise awareness ofthe existence of people with at least one tattoo in Romaniansociety. It is also hoped to increase the chances of integratingthese people into Romanian society and at the workplace. In thesame time, the present paper wishes to investigate whether thepossession of a tattoo affects positively the self-esteem of theseindividuals and at the same time their tolerance level
AGGRESSIVE MANIFESTATIONS OF DETAINEES CONVICTED OF THEFT
Get PDFThe present research is the beginning of a longerprocess of describing the criminal reality of the penitentiariesin Romania. The purpose was to identify the manifestations ofpeople in the penitentiary compared to a control lot. Themanifestations identified in the group of detainees convictedof theft lead to the idea that in prison most people who getlocked up and become deprived of their liberty expressthemselves sooner or later such behaviors
The Relationship, Motor Ability and Social Behavior in Children of Age 4-6 Years
Get PDFThe purpose of the study is to understand the relationship between the motorand social ability after the gymnastic program intervention in preschool children.The children have their needs to move and to do exercises. They shouldexercise everyday to coordinate limbs and body muscles to move in the bestway their body. This is one of the reasons why physical activity represent anessential part of the children education program.Methods.For the realizationof our study, have selected 60 children from four Tirana’s preschools city,age 4 to 6. The children are separated in two equal groups.Collected databegin, middle and in the end of tests and questionnaires were under a statisticalprocessing by IBM SPSS package, version number 22. T-test is used tosee if there are significant changes between control and experiment groupskills along the tests phases.Pearson’s Product-Moment coefficients is used toevaluate all the relations between dependent variables.Results.Dynamic balanceskills has a negative direction correlation with social action. (r= -.36**,p=.00); social independence (r= -.48**, p=.00), and general social behaviorevaluation (r= -.37**, p=.00). Static balance skill has a positive direction correlationwith social interaction (r=.41**,p=.00); social action(r=.37**, p=.00);social independence (r=.39**, p=.00) and general social behavior evaluation(r=.11**, p<0.01).Conclusions.Study results shows that gymnastic program has an impact in motor abilities education and development, but this impactin not the same in all abilities
Children and autism
Get PDFIntroduction. The development of children with autism involves the sphereof their activities and interests. They often have a limited range of activitiesand interests, express repeated behavior as well as various counteractions inthe premises and everyday surroundings. Children with autism do not play thesame way children with development normal. Their play lack imagination, theyplay by reproducing what they have seen or what they remember and do notadd to their play parts from themselves, from their feelings and interpretation.Many children with autism express preferences for a definite object, a toy, acolor, a certain shape, etc. Methodology The qualitative method was used inthe study. Semi-structured interview with open-ended questions was the instrumentfor data collection. Data collections were made possible by interviewingof parents (10 parents) of children with ASD who were outpatients and inpatientsat Centre Regional for Growth, Development and Rehabilitation Beratcity. Results. Through data analyses it came out that: -- Children with autismare limited in their activities, they play by copying and without imagination,show strong memory for what they want and express interest for certain definiteobjects, for toys musical, television, etc. -- Children with autism are notfocused in their daily activities and show behavior and actions that are stereotypeand repetitive as for movement frequent of the hands, rotation of objects,etc. Conclusion. The development of children with autism involves the sphereof their activities and interests by limiting them
Performance Measure of Indian General Insurance Companies Using DEA and Super Efficiency Model
No full textThis paper investigates the efficiency of thegeneral insurance companies operating in Indiaduring the period 2011 to 2017. Data EnvelopeAnalysis has been applied to estimate theefficiency of these insurance companies usingpublicly available financial data of differentparameters related to their financial health. Thevalue-added approach has been used which is themost appropriate method for studying insuranceefficiency (Cummins et al., 1999). The valueaddedapproach is closely related to the traditionalmeasure of financial performance. The efficiencyof each company in comparison with othercompanies of the insurance sector is estimated.The Super Efficiency Model has been applied tomeasure the most efficient company over a certaintime horizon among all the companies. Efficiencyscore derived using the DEA contributessignificant information towards identifying thescope for improvement
Knowledge Management Process Capabilities and Competitive Advantage in the Nigerian Food, Beverage and Tobacco Industry
No full textThis study examines the effect of knowledgemanagement process capabilities on thecompetitive advantage of the Food, Beverage andTobacco (FOBTOB) firms in Nigeria. A surveyresearch design was employed, with a structuredand self-reporting questionnaire as a tool for datacollection. Stratified sampling technique was usedin the determination of three hundred and sixty(360) sample respondents, from a population of1718 management staff of the FOBTOB firmsunder study. 234 copies of the questionnaire werereturned and found usable, hence, formed theactual sample size for this study. Data obtainedwere analyzed using tables, frequencies andpercentages for descriptive, while t-test, simpleand multiple regressions and Pearson Productmoment correlation analyses were used asinferential statistics for testing of hypotheses. Thefindings of this study show that knowledgemanagement process capabilities positively andsignificantly affect competitive advantage with R2 = .299; F=24.397; p<0.05 while more effect wasseen from the protection and applicationprocesses. It is recommended that firms shouldgive more attention to the process of acquiringand applying knowledge gained in order toachieve the desired innovation outcome
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTIAL ELDER PEOPLE
Get PDFMany third-age people come to live in theresidential environment due to lack of family or home. Theresidential environment is an environment in which membersat the same time have rights and obligations towards thecommunity in which they live. These rights are not alwaysknown by the residents due to poor communication with thestaff of the residential center. The paper aims to determine ona number of 107 elderly people living in the residentialenvironment the level of knowledge of the rights they haveand the level of communication that is established with thestaff of the residential centers