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{"title":"Social Space or the Art of Belonging: The Socio-Spatial Approach in the Field of Residential Facilities for Persons with Disabilities","authors":"S. Reker","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.1123686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.1123686","url":null,"abstract":"The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) provides the basis of this study. For all countries which have ratified the convention since its entry into force in 2007, the effective implementation of the requirements often leads to considerable challenges. Furthermore, missing indicators make it difficult to measure progress. Therefore, the aim of the research project is to contribute to analyze the consequences of the implementation process on the inclusion and exclusion conditions for people with disabilities in Germany. Disabled People’s Organisations and other associations consider the social space to be relevant for the successful implementation of the CRPD. Against this background, the research project wants to focus on the relationship between a barrier-free access to the social space and the “full and effective participation and inclusion” (Art. 3) of persons with disabilities. The theoretical basis of the study is the sociological theory of social space (“Sozialraumtheorie”).","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127794747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Constructing a New World Order through a Narrative of Infrastructural Development: The Case of the BRICS","authors":"Carolijn van Noort","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.1338780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.1338780","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research is to understand how the emerging power bloc BRICS employs infrastructure development narratives to construct a new world order. BRICS is an international body consisting of five emerging countries that collaborate on economic and political issues: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This study explores the projection of infrastructure development narratives through an analysis of BRICS’ attention to infrastructure investment and financing, its support of the New Partnership on African Development and the establishment of the New Development Bank in Shanghai. The theory of Strategic Narratives is used to explore BRICS’ commitment to infrastructure development and to distinguish three layers: system narratives (BRICS as a global actor to propose development reform), identity narratives (BRICS as a collective identity joining efforts to act upon development aspirations) and issue narratives (BRICS committed to a range of issues of which infrastructure development is prominent). The methodology that is employed is a narrative analysis of BRICS’ official documents, media statements, and website imagery. A comparison of these narratives illuminates tensions at the three layers and among the five member states. Identifying tensions among development infrastructure narratives provides an indication of how policymaking for infrastructure development could be improved. Subsequently, it advances BRICS’ ability to act as a global actor to construct a new world order. Keywords—BRICS, emerging powers, infrastructural development, strategic narratives.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"50 17","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131604779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Relationships between Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement and Loyalty of Academic Staff","authors":"I. Ludviga, A. Kalviņa","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.1110944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1110944","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to link together the concepts of job \u0000satisfaction, work engagement, trust, job meaningfulness and loyalty \u0000to the organisation focusing on specific type of employment – \u0000academic jobs. The research investigates the relationships between \u0000job satisfaction, work engagement and loyalty as well as the impact \u0000of trust and job meaningfulness on the work engagement and loyalty. \u0000The survey was conducted in one of the largest Latvian higher \u0000education institutions and the sample was drawn from academic staff \u0000(n=326). Structured questionnaire with 44 reflective type questions \u0000was developed to measure the constructs. Data was analysed using \u0000SPSS and Smart-PLS software. Variance based structural equation \u0000modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used to test the model and to \u0000predict the most important factors relevant to employee engagement \u0000and loyalty. The first order model included two endogenous \u0000constructs (loyalty and intention to stay and recommend to work in \u0000this organisation, and employee engagement), as well as six \u0000exogenous constructs (feeling of fair treatment and trust in \u0000management; career growth opportunities; compensation, pay and \u0000benefits; management; colleagues and teamwork; and finally job \u0000meaningfulness). Job satisfaction was developed as second order \u0000construct and both: first and second order models were designed for \u0000data analysis. It was found that academics are more engaged than \u0000satisfied with their work and main reason for that was found to be job \u0000meaningfulness, which is significant predictor for work engagement, \u0000but not for job satisfaction. Compensation is not significantly related \u0000to work engagement, but only to job satisfaction. Trust was not \u0000significantly related neither to engagement, nor to satisfaction, \u0000however, it appeared to be significant predictor of loyalty and \u0000intentions to stay with the University. Paper revealed academic jobs \u0000as specific kind of employment where employees can be more \u0000engaged than satisfied and highlighted the specific role of job \u0000meaningfulness in the University settings.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114138291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advanced manufacturing technology adoption in manufacturing companies in Kenya","authors":"G. Nyori, Peter O K'obonyo","doi":"10.15623/ijret.2015.0410059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0410059","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past few decades, manufacturing has evolved from a more labor-intensive set of mechanical processes to a sophisticated set of information based technology processes. With the existence of various advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs), more and more functions or jobs are performed by these machines instead of human labour. This study was undertaken in order to research the extent of AMTs adoption in manufacturing companies in Kenya. In order to investigate a survey was conducted via questionnaires that were sent to 183 selected AMT manufacturing companies in Kenya. 92 companies responded positively. All the surveyed companies were found to have a measure of investment in at least two of the 14 types of AMTs investigated. In general the company surveyed showed that the level of AMT adoption in Kenya is very low with investments levels at a mean of 2.057 and integration levels at a mean of 1.639 in a scale of 1-5.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121494038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Energy Consumption and GHG Production in Railway and Road Passenger Regional Transport","authors":"M. Kendra, T. Skrúcaný, J. Gnap, Ján Ponický","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.1109993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1109993","url":null,"abstract":"Paper deals with the modeling and simulation of energy consumption and GHG production of two different modes of regional passenger transport – road and railway. These two transport modes use the same type of fuel – diesel. Modeling and simulation of the energy consumption in transport is often used due to calculation satisfactory accuracy and cost efficiency. Paper deals with the calculation based on EN standards and information collected from technical information from vehicle producers and characteristics of tracks. Calculation included maximal theoretical capacity of bus and train and real passenger’s measurement from operation. Final energy consumption and GHG production is calculated by using software simulation. In evaluation of the simulation is used system “well to wheel”.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131013560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring SL Writing and SL Sensitivity during Writing Tasks: Poor and Advanced Writing in a Context of Second Language Other than English","authors":"S. Figueiredo, M. A. Martins, C. Silva, C. Simões","doi":"10.1999/1307-6892/10002254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1999/1307-6892/10002254","url":null,"abstract":"This study integrates a larger research empirical project that examines second language (SL) learners’ profiles and valid procedures to perform complete and diagnostic assessment in schools. 102 learners of Portuguese as a SL aged 7 and 17 years speakers of distinct home languages were assessed in several linguistic tasks. In this article, we focused on writing performance in the specific task of narrative essay composition. The written outputs were measured using the score in six components adapted from an English SL assessment context (Alberta Education): linguistic vocabulary, grammar, syntax, strategy, socio-linguistic, and discourse. The writing processes and strategies in Portuguese language used by different immigrant students were analysed to determine features and diversity of deficits on authentic texts performed by SL writers. Differentiated performance was based on the diversity of the following variables: grades, previous schooling, home language, instruction in first language, and exposure to Portuguese as Second Language. Indo-Aryan languages speakers showed low writing scores compared to their peers and the type of language and respective cognitive mapping (such as Mandarin and Arabic) was the predictor, not linguistic distance. Home language instruction should also be prominently considered in further research to understand specificities of cognitive academic profile in a Romance languages learning context. Additionally, this study also examined the teachers’ representations that will be here addressed to understand educational implications of second language teaching in psychological distress of different minorities in schools of specific host countries. Keywords—Second language, writing assessment, home language, immigrant students, Portuguese language.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114652386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contribution of the Cogeneration Systems to Environment and Sustainability","authors":"K. Çomaklı, Uğur Çakır, A. Kuş, Erol Sahin","doi":"10.1007/978-3-319-62575-1_56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62575-1_56","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116314699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Renewal Plan For The Old Part Of Chittagong: A Case Study Of Firingi Bazar","authors":"A. Shahjahan, M. Islam, Saikat Mitra, Kutub Uddin Chisty","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.1105337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1105337","url":null,"abstract":"Due to rapid pressured of population growth, city has\u0000started to lose its old tradition. City becomes congested with\u0000uncomfortably living. Urban renewal refers orderly development of\u0000settlements as well as land redevelopment. For this paper Chittagong\u0000city has been selected as study area. It had a great tradition but it has\u0000been losing its concord. Land use pattern of this place is also\u0000haphazard due to lack of planning intervention. Renewal plan is\u0000needed to ascertain suitable redevelopment and to recommend on\u0000preservation of city heritage structure. The goal of this study is to\u0000prepare a renewal plan using local planning approach. Social impact\u0000methods have been used to achieve this goal. Both primary and\u0000secondary data are used to achieve the goal. This study may find out\u0000a complete solution for healthy living in old Part of city. This study\u0000will help to preserve its tradition and makes urban lives more livable.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129074856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impacts of Financial Development and Operating Scale on Bank Efficiencies in Taiwan","authors":"Ying-Hsiu Chen, Pao-Peng Hsu","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.1106021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.1106021","url":null,"abstract":"This paper adopts a two-stage data envelopment analysis to explore the impacts of financial development and bank operating scale on bank efficiencies. The sample comprises unbalanced panel data of 32 Taiwanese listed domestic commercial banks over the period 1998 to 2013. Empirical results show that pure technical efficiency is positively related to financial development, whereas the effect of financial development on scale efficiency is insignificant. Enlargement of bank operating scale improves bank efficiencies, but the efficiency gains are decreased gradually when the scale increases. Increases in capital adequacy ratio and market power of loans lead into a growth of bank efficiencies. Keywords—Financial development, Operating scale, Efficiency, DEA.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116641366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Housing Loans Determinants before and during Financial Crisis","authors":"Josip Visković, A. Smiljanić, I. Ivić","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.1099989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1099989","url":null,"abstract":"Housing loans play an important role in CEE \u0000countries’ economies. This fact is based on their share in total loans \u0000to households and their importance for economic activity and growth \u0000in CEE countries. Therefore, it is important to find out key \u0000determinants of housing loans demand in these countries. The aim of \u0000this study is to research and analyze the determinants of the demand \u0000for housing loans in Croatia. In this regard, the effect of economic \u0000activity, loan terms and real estate prices were analyzed. Also, the \u0000aim of this study is to find out what motivates people to take housing \u0000loans. Therefore, primarily empirical study was conducted among the \u0000Croatian residents. The results show that demand for housing loans is \u0000positively affected by economic growth, higher personal income and \u0000flexible loan terms, while it is negatively affected by interest rate rise.","PeriodicalId":224473,"journal":{"name":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115855355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}