Risk Factors in Asset Returns最新文献

{"title":"What Went Wrong? Lessons in Leadership from Solomon, the Bible’s Wisest and Worst Ruler","authors":"Hershey H. Friedman, L. Friedman","doi":"10.22543/0733.121.1237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22543/0733.121.1237","url":null,"abstract":"This paper attempts to demonstrate the many insights about successful and unsuccessful leadership that may be derived from the life of King Solomon, who, according to Scripture, was the wisest man who ever lived. Solomon may have been very wise but made some very serious blunders as a leader that led to the breakup of his empire after his son took over. This paper answers the obvious question as to which mistake/character flaw transformed Solomon from a great leader to an unsuccessful leader. This paper will also examine the Book of Proverbs attributed to Solomon and see what leadership lessons can be gleaned from it. One question that the paper will attempt to answer is whether or not Solomon followed the path of wisdom discussed in Proverbs?","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130623816","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":"Lessons Learned from the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple: How to Truly Make America Great Again","authors":"Hershey H. Friedman","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3226583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3226583","url":null,"abstract":"The Second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70 C.E. and a large part of the Jewish population was either killed, sent into exile, or sold into slavery. The sages of the Talmud and Midrash attempted to answer the question as to why Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed. This paper will examine some of the reasons and see what lessons for today may be learned from them. One major lesson is that baseless hatred can tear apart a company.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"168 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123509712","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":"Gettier in a Court of Law","authors":"R. Sanger","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2960773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2960773","url":null,"abstract":"The “Gettier Problem” has perplexed philosophers for decades. The Gettier problem is offered as evidence that justified true belief cannot be a sufficient definition for knowledge because one could have a belief that was justified and that was in fact true but it turns out that the justification was based on false empirical data. An incredible amount of literature had been generated by the problem. Some researchers conclude that it is an intractable problem and others that it is not. However, a simple methodology to unpack the solution to the problem has not been articulated. \u0000This article will propose to use the setting of a witness in a court of law to elucidate the logical flaws in the Gettier problem. The federal Rules of Evidence and the evidentiary basis for legal rulings on various aspects of a witness’ testimony will elucidate the problem and the solution to the problem in a simple and clear fashion. This is a bold claim but, if it is effective, it will result in the conclusion that the problem is not based on a failure in the definition of knowledge as justified true belief but that the Gettier problem itself unwittingly employs a subtle shift in the meaning of terms. In other words, by putting claims of belief in a courtroom setting, light is shed on what counts as belief and what counts as knowledge which, in turn, will illustrate the nature of the shift in meanings between the two.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134188035","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":"Heaven Forbid: The Talmudic Attitude Towards the Spoken Word","authors":"Hershey H. Friedman","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3172274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3172274","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines several different Talmudic principles that confirm the seriousness of the spoken word. The sages of the Talmud felt that saying something nasty that might happen in the future could actually cause it to happen. Thus, those following the advice of the Talmud, will avoid saying something unpleasant that might happen in the future. This may be the reason for saying \"Heaven forbid\" (chas v'shalom or chalila vachas in Hebrew) when talking about something unpleasant that could happen. Moreover, cursing others or even oneself is not a wise move since curses may boomerang back to the curser.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132190050","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":"رؤية تصويرية عن الإيقاع الحر فى حركة النبات (A Pictorial Vision of Free Rhythm in Plant Movement)","authors":"Hala Ibrahim Mohamed","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3143664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3143664","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Arabic Abstract:</b> التأمل فى ملامح الطبيعة متعة لكل انسان، ومنبع لا ينضب للرؤية، فجمال الطبيعة مصدر الهام دائم ومتجدد للفنان وله أوجه وزوايا عديدة ، لذلك من الصعب التفكير فى أرقى العلاقات أو التكوينات الجمالية للطبيعة ، فجمال الطبيعة ليس له حدود وتأثيره يختلف على الناس بحسب طبيعة كل انسان وميوله . لذلك فضلت الباحثة تناول أكثر المناظر أو اللحظات الطبيعية المفضلة لديها، فهى تصور الورود وسط الأجواء الطبيعية لها فى تواجد يؤكد العشوائية المنظمة للطبيعة وسط الأغصان الخضراء والإيقاع الحر.<br><br><b>English Abstract:</b> The beauty of nature is a permanent and renewed inspiration for the artist with many facets and angles, so it is difficult to think of the finest relationships or aesthetic formations of nature. The beauty of nature has no boundaries and its effect varies among people. It depends on the nature and inclination of every human being. So the researcher preferred to take her most favorite scenes or natural moments. She painted roses among its natural environment in a presentation that emphasizes the orderly chaos of nature among the green branches in a free rhythm.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115163032","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":"Livable Streets: Assessing the Impact of Vehicle Traffic on the Residential Quality of Life Case Study: El-Atterin, Alexandria, Egypt","authors":"A. Elsawy, H. Ayad, D. Saadallah","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3163448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3163448","url":null,"abstract":"Quality of life (QoL) in cities and towns is of increasing concern to the public; this term nowadays is linked to the rapid urbanization process in cities. A major threat to quality of life is the high volume of vehicle traffic which is associated with different physical, health, social and environmental consequences. This paper studies the impact and relationship between traffic volume of vehicles and livability in the residential areas in terms of traffic hazard, social interaction, sense of privacy and responsibility. It assesses the validity of Appleyard’s \"Livable streets\" hypotheses in an Arab developing country. To conduct this study, three residential streets in Alexandria, Egypt that are identical in appearance (in terms of street width, sidewalks, land use diversity and residential densities), yet different in their volumes of traffic were selected. In order to measure livability and people’s perception towards their streets several methods were adopted including questionnaires, door-to-door interviews, and simple sketches for residents in the three streets, finally statistical analyses are then carried out. The results of the study confirmed the inverse correlation between traffic volume and livability, they also illustrate the deterioration in the distinct features and social cohesion of the Egyptian community.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"28 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114306295","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":"How Culture Affects Memory Encoding: Extending the 'Threat to Conceptual Self' Model (TCSM) for Traumatic Experiences","authors":"Scott Lopez","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3233668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3233668","url":null,"abstract":"Culture has been identified as an important factor in mediating how individuals experience and process trauma. This thesis investigated the import of various cultural dimensions on traumatic symptomatology by scrutinizing key elements of the ‘Threat to Conceptual Self’ Model (TCSM). The model explicates the role of culture in arousing heightened traumatic responses associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Four studies are discussed involving participants from conflict-affected Colombia who were still living in Colombia or now living in Ecuador as refugees and asylum seekers. Participants contributed data via surveys and solicited cognitive representations in the form of autobiographical memories of everyday memories, traumatic events, self-defining memories, and future imaginings. Study One investigated the extent to which participants from Colombia around the Ecuadorian border share a specific culture, as well as the extent to which this cultural disposition is stable over time. Evidence suggests that the Colombians appear to share a cultural milieu, though cultural constructs vary longitudinally on an individual level. Study Two investigated the extent to which the cultural milieu of the Colombians in Ecuador comports with their traumatic experiences. Findings indicated that traumatic experiences prime cultural dispositions addressing independence, individualism, security, stability, and autonomy. Study Three examined the import of cultural elements vis-à-vis extreme traumatic symptomatology, finding that significant trauma comports with significant incongruity with many cultural constructs. Finally, Study Four confirmed that the cognitive representations examined in this thesis are consistent with previous reports of the impact of trauma on autobiographical memories and future imaginings. The evidence is unclear, however, regarding the degree to which culture mediates the effects of trauma on thoughts addressing one’s conceptual sense of oneself, which the TCSM suggests is a significant perpetuating and maintaining factor of traumatic symptomatology. The thesis concludes in discussing the theoretical implications of the TCSM; reviewing the evidence of cultural elements and traumatic symptomatology among various cognitive representations; and proposing key areas of further research into the import of culture into the ways in which trauma is experienced and maintained.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124923775","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":"The Materials of Memory: Tracing Archives in Communication Studies","authors":"Scott Timcke","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2656043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2656043","url":null,"abstract":"This paper argues for the development of a communicative approach to investigating archives. Such an approach is vital if one wishes to review features ranging from political/cultural reference points to the ecology of communication in the modern state. Through spicing recent developments in the philosophy of mind with scientific publications on the bio-chemical cognitive process of memory, a case is presented where the archive-as-a-concept becomes foundational to any consideration of communication in the hopes of sparking a review of archival systems and their place within the wider body of communication theory.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115866953","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":"On Tenor and Its Prosodic Markers in Rhetorical Discourse","authors":"E. Freydina","doi":"10.17323/2411-7390-2016-2-4-31-38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17323/2411-7390-2016-2-4-31-38","url":null,"abstract":"In rhetorical discourse, tenors can be formed intentionally and used as rhetorical strategies to implement the speaker's goals. The article reports on a study of the contextual category 'tenor' and its prosodic realisation in rhetorical discourse. The paper examines rhetorical, auditory and acoustic features in the samples of English academic presentations (lectures). The author argues that tenors can reflect both the relationships of the participants of a particular speech event and the relationships associated with a broader sociocultural context. Analysing tenor as a sociocultural phenomenon the author demonstrates its correlations with some specific features of British speech culture. Special attetnion is given to the role of prosody in conveying and identifying tenors. The article contains an overview of the prosodic markers of tenor: tone of voice, pitch parameters, temporal characteristics. The study of tenor and its prosodic markers contributes to a fuller understanding of the influence of contextual factors on the prosodic realisation of discourse. The observations made in the paper may be useful to develop cross-cultural communication competence and rhetorical competence of EFL students. \u0000  \u0000This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123262410","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":"Moroccan Female Rural Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning English","authors":"S. Ahmed","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2843948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2843948","url":null,"abstract":"Investigating female rural students’ attitudes towards learning English is a substantial need to identify EFL learners’ perception of English and provide language teachers and textbook designers with research evidence. For this reason, numerous studies have been conducted to determine the correlation between learners’ background and their language learning attitudes. However, very few research studies have targeted female rural students’ language attitude to determine whether there is a correlation between their socio-economic background and language attitude. Therefore, this study was conducted on a sample of 90 female rural students of two high schools located in two small Moroccan villages to identify whether they held a positive or negative attitude towards learning English and to specify the variables that shaped their attitudes. Participants were randomly selected and filled in a five likert scale questionnaire. The significant findings of the study include the participants’ preference to study English rather than other foreign languages at high school; they displayed high motivation and frequent classroom participation in the English class, strong desire to improve their English communicative competence, negative attitude towards the culture used in the English textbook, and positive social value to a person who speaks English. Thus, this study concluded that there was no correlation between female rural students’ socio-economic background and their positive attitude to study English.","PeriodicalId":444809,"journal":{"name":"Risk Factors in Asset Returns","volume":"69 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114010134","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}