167 research outputs found
Latino Employment and Residential Segregation in Metropolitan Labor Markets
No full textThe spatial configuration of minorities relative to Whites in a metropolitan area, or residential segregation, has been identified as a significant barrier to access to employment opportunities for racial/ethnic minorities, including Latinos, in metropolitan labor markets. Dominating the research are tests of place stratification models that focus on segregated ethnic enclaves or the mismatch between minority communities and employment opportunities. Both approaches focus on predominantly Latino neighborhoods and communities, but overlook their structural location and isolation in the broader metropolitan labor market. This study examines whether and to what extent structural characteristics of metropolitan labor markets in which Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans live and work shape their employment opportunities and whether or not these relationships vary across the three Latino native-origin groups. We utilize a unique dataset of the demographic, employment, educational, occupational, and industrial characteristics of the 95 largest US cities. The analyses feature both OLS regression to ascertain if varying levels of segregation across metropolitan areas in 2000 is associated with different levels of employment for Latinos, and a fixed-effects analysis to determine if changes in these structural factors between 1980 and 2000 within the same labor market affect the employment rates of Latinos in that metropolitan area. We find that segregation has a deleterious effect on Latino men’s employment; in cities where segregation is worse, their employment rates are lower, and as the cities that they live in became more segregated over the 20 year period of study, their employment rates decreased.This is the final author's version of a paper that was accepted for publication and appears in a revised form, subsequent to editorial input, in the journal Du Bois Review. The final published version of the paper is available at: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7827408© 2010 W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American ResearchThis research is supported by a Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded by the National Academy of Science.Peer reviewe
"Test me and treat me" - attitudes to vitamin D deficiency and supplementation: a qualitative study
Full text link© 2015 BMJ Open, "Test me and treat me"-attitudes to vitamin D deficiency and supplementation: a qualitative study. This manuscript version is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Licens
Modeling financial markets using mixed minority/majority games
No full textFinancial markets are considered to be a system formed due to the interaction between heterogeneous individuals. Many models have tried emulating it and have tried to uncover the working behind it. Minority Game Model is one such model which has tried to emulate it. It is a game consisting of heterogeneous agents who believe that to gain profit one needs to be in the minority. However, it has been proved that the financial market consists of both fundamentalists (i.e. individuals gaining profit by being in the minority) as well as noise traders (individuals gaining profit by following the herd). So, we have used the Mixed Game Model to emulate financial markets which consists of Minority and Majority game players. Although it has been proved that the mixed game model is a suitable model to imitate financial world, we have observed that it still has many limitations like the two groups of agents have same properties and thus they lack in heterogeneity and also that the life of each agent is constant. But in real world, every individual has a unique memory and learning ability and will join and leave the markets as well. To improve on these limitations we have created the model, “Highly Heterogeneous Model” which removes both of these limitations. Also, we show that the new improved game improves the performance of the majority game players by 2.35 % and minority game players by 4.45 %. Apart from this we observed that all the models which have emulated financial market by using Minority Game have concentrated on the combined effect of agents of financial factors like prices, returns and volatilities i.e. they are synchronous. With the availability of high frequency data, its analysis has been continuously gaining importance in recent years. We have thus also studied this behavior of market using the asynchronous form of the game known as the “Asynchronous Mixed Game Model”. We finally also prove that the Highly Heterogeneous Game represents the daily time series and the Asynchronous Mixed Game represents the high frequency time series of real financial world.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Niki Savjan
Analysis of Moral Message in “Buzz” Album by Niki Zefanya
Full text linkABSTRACT: This study explores the moral messages found in the lyrics of the Buzz album by Niki Zefanya, an Indonesian singer who writes and performs in English. The album contains 13 songs, each filled with emotional and reflective content that offers listeners insights into life, relationships, and personal growth. This research employs a qualitative method with a moral criticism approach to analyse how Niki communicates values such as empathy, resilience, and self-awareness through figurative language and storytelling. The data were collected by carefully listening to each song while reading the lyrics and examining the feelings or conditions of the author when writing the song. The collected data were analysed using Narrative Analysis for Moral Values, identifying stories, emotions, and cultural contexts within the lyrics to uncover and categorize moral themes. The findings show that, although the messages are not stated directly, they can be felt and understood through careful interpretation. This study aims to help listeners, especially non-native English speakers, understand the deeper meanings behind English song lyrics and encourage more thoughtful listening experiences.
Keywords: Buzz album, Niki Zefanya, moral message, song analysis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1825347
ANALYSIS OF MORAL MESSAGE IN "BUZZ" ALBUM BY NIKI ZEFANYA
Full text linkThis final report explores the moral messages found in the lyrics of the Buzz album by Niki Zefanya, an Indonesian singer who writes and performs in English. The album contains 13 songs, each filled with emotional and reflective content that offers listeners insights into life, relationships, and personal growth. This research employs a qualitative method with a moral criticism approach to analyse how Niki communicates values such as empathy, resilience, and self-awareness through figurative language and storytelling. The data were collected by carefully listening to each song while reading the lyrics and examining the feelings or conditions of the author when writing the song. The collected data were analysed using Narrative Analysis for Moral Values, identifying stories, emotions, and cultural contexts within the lyrics to uncover and categorize moral themes. The findings show that, although the messages are not stated directly, they can be felt and understood through careful interpretation. This study aims to help listeners, especially non-native English speakers, understand the deeper meanings behind English song lyrics and encourage more thoughtful listening experiences
Translating and Mapping the Many Voices in the Work of Niki Marangou
Full text linkThis article examines the work of Niki Marangou, a Greek-language author from Cyprus. Her many stories and anecdotes, whether in poetry or prose, bring in a perspective of cultural geography as they open up places to a spatial imaginary on the crossroad of cartography and testimony. Conceptual tools developed in the field of contemporary Translation Studies may be used to articulate fresh and interesting views on the historical, cultural, political, and ideological contexts of her work, and show the cross-cultural literary dynamic in which her writing emerges
Children’s literature and the realities of social and cultural conditions: A perspective on Niki Daly’s Not so fast Songololo
No full textChildren’s literature is the body of written works and accompanying illustrations to entertain or instruct young people. This literature is shaped to address children’s needs at their level of understanding. The needs of children embrace their imaginative world and daily environment. These needs differ from one society to another, and are guided by the social and cultural conditions of the society in which the children live. An experienced author of children’s literature will always consider the social and cultural backgrounds of the children for whom the book is to be written. Not so fast Songololo (Daly, 1985) is a book written during the apartheid era by a white South African author, Niki Daly, with African children in mind. It is presumed that many non-African authors of children’s literature, like Daly, struggle to accommodate African culture in their books. This article aims to examine the validity of this statement.South African Journal of African Languages 2013, 33(1): 39–4
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No full textVolume and issue: Vol.6, No.7 (2011)Page: pp.317-322Title: Contribution of Slip and Cleavage in Friction and Wear at (10-14) Surface of Magnesite (MgCO3) CrystalAuthor(s): Kaori Niki, Mai Kobayashi and Hitoshi ShindoVolume and issue: Vol.7, No.1 (2012)Page: pp.8-12Title: Frictional Asymmetry and Wear Pattern Formation by Slip and Cleavage Detected at Directional r {10-14} Face of Calcite (CaCO3)Author(s): Kaori Niki, Mai Kobayashi and Hitoshi Shind
Consumption of Processed Red Meat Increases the Risk of Colorectal Cancer
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Assessing The Influence of Information Technology on Female Entrepreneur Empowerment in Indonesia: The Role of Social and Psychological Capitals
No full textCopyright � 2024 The Author(s), ISSN: 2407-5434; EISSN: 2407-7321581Available online at http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/ijbeIndonesian Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 10 No. 3, September 2024Permalink/DOI: http://doi.org/10.17358/IJBE.10.3.5811 Corresponding author: Email: [email protected] THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON FEMALEENTREPRENEUR EMPOWERMENT IN INDONESIA: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITALSSherly Rosalina Tanoto1, Niki Putri Lintang Pertiwi TahaleleDepartment of Management, School of Business and Management, Universitas Kristen PetraJl. Siwalankerto, Surabaya 60239, IndonesiaABSTRACTBackground: Gender equality is crucial for Indonesias sustainable development, given that women represent nearly half the population. Despite their significant economic contributions, Indonesian women face considerable challenges in entrepreneurship, largely due to gender disparities.Purpose: This study examines how Information and Communication Technology (ICT), social capital, and psychological factors impact womens entrepreneurship empowerment in Indonesia.Design/Methodology/Approach: Using survey data from 176 female MSME entrepreneurs and structural equation modeling, the study explores the relationships between ICT, social capital, psychological capital, and empowerment.Findings/Results: ICT enhances both social and psychological capital, which in turn positively impacts womens entrepreneurship empowerment.Conclusion: Integrating ICT, social capital, and psychological capital provides new insights into womens empowerment in developing economies. Recommendations include improving ICT infrastructure, social networking, and psychological support programs.Originality/Value (State of the Art): The study offers a novel approach by linking ICT, social capital, and psychological capital to womens empowerment in entrepreneurship, particularly in a developing country context
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