The Future of Ethics, Education and Research
The Future of Ethics, Education and Research
Contributor(s): Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Theology and Religion
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: ethics; education; research; economics; communication
Summary/Abstract: The International Conference The Future of Ethics, Education and Research was held on October 16-17, 2017 in Montgomery County Campus, Rockville, MD, USA, and was organized by Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies
- E-ISBN-13: 978-1-945298-08-0
- Page Count: 245
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
How Efficient is to Judge By Standards in a Civil Law Country? A Law and Economics Approach on Brazilian’s Precedent System
How Efficient is to Judge By Standards in a Civil Law Country? A Law and Economics Approach on Brazilian’s Precedent System
(How Efficient is to Judge By Standards in a Civil Law Country? A Law and Economics Approach on Brazilian’s Precedent System)
- Author(s):Edson Antônio Pinto
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
- Page Range:10-16
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Precedent; Civil Law; New Civil Procedure Code; Law and Economics; Biding Decision Making
- Summary/Abstract:In civil law countries, the law arises, as a general rule, from a politicallegislative source that, through popular legitimacy, create norms that make up thelegal system, differently from the common law tradition, in which the bindingprecedents are acknowledged as a legal source. However, recently Brazil hasstructured a new system of precedents that imperatively binds all the Judiciary,in order to recognize, from here onwards, the normative force of the Brazilian’sSuperior Courts decisions, in a system very much alike the judge-made law. Albeit,due to this legal innovation, the question that remains is if this is the most efficientform of judicial decision-making, or if the application and interpretation of lawby the Magistrates, in an independent and individual manner, is the best way tojudge. For that reason, the present essay analyzed this new Brazilian’s PrecedentSystem on an approach of Law and Economics, considering the proper institutesof this legal doctrine, and demonstrated that the efficiency gains in this new bindingsystem, justifies its application even if it means, for part of the jurists, the reductionof Judges liberty to adjudicate.
Comparative Analysis about Binding Preliminary Agreements between Brazil and United States Legal Systems
Comparative Analysis about Binding Preliminary Agreements between Brazil and United States Legal Systems
(Comparative Analysis about Binding Preliminary Agreements between Brazil and United States Legal Systems)
- Author(s):Marcela Viegas
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law
- Page Range:17-26
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:legal systems; negotiation; contract; civil cod; preliminary agreement
- Summary/Abstract:During the past decades the world became one globalized marketin a way that every country, with few exceptions, established economic, social andpolitical relations among then. Consequently, new legal bonds started uprisingin reason of the contracts signed to support such international relations. A lot ofproblems would be avoided if all the countries had the same legal system and if thesame laws regulated the contracts. This is not even imaginable.Within this scenario, this research had the purpose to analyze why preliminaryagreements became a crucial tool when dealing with contracts that easily involveparties from different countries and different legal systems and that were madethrough a process much more complex than the idea of the two parties exchangingoffers, acceptance and performance. Furthermore, this paper significantly examinedand compared which kinds of preliminary agreement exist and which ones attractlegal responsibilities (are binding) between different countries and different legalsystems. This study focused specifically in the difference between Brazil’s, a CivilLaw country, and Unites States’, a Common Law country, legal systems.
Testing the Semi-Strong Form of Efficiency Theory in the Nigerian Capital Market: The Input And Output Index
Testing the Semi-Strong Form of Efficiency Theory in the Nigerian Capital Market: The Input And Output Index
(Testing the Semi-Strong Form of Efficiency Theory in the Nigerian Capital Market: The Input And Output Index)
- Author(s):John Ayodele Ajayi
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy
- Page Range:27-36
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Modified Transfer Function; Impounded information; Semi- Strong; Capital Market; Input-Output
- Summary/Abstract:This paper examines the semi-strong form of efficiency of theNigerian capital market. Such examination is made in the context of whether information impounded in previous stock prices reflect current prices through the input and output index. Data for the study were from secondary sources and it spanned from 2005-2013. The population for this study encompasses all the companies that traded in the period of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2013. All these companies are ranked according to their capitalization and a random sampling technique was employed to select the companies that have the capitalization values above the average value. Thus, about 80 companies qualified for this sample size. The study made use of transfer function model to estimate the market index which is represented by the output index and the computed selected securities represented by the input index which is tantamount to published information. Findings from the paper showed that publicly published information captured by the input index commands significant effect on the stock market represented by the output index hence making the Nigerian stock market to be semi-strong inefficient.
Juxtaposition of Eastern Management Styles and practices with Modern Management System and Concepts
Juxtaposition of Eastern Management Styles and practices with Modern Management System and Concepts
(Juxtaposition of Eastern Management Styles and practices with Modern Management System and Concepts)
- Author(s):Nidhi Kaushal, Sanjit Mishra
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy
- Page Range:37-45
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Culture; Entrepreneur; Ethics; Globalization; Leadership; Management; Organization
- Summary/Abstract:This paper presents an analysis of the Indian management concepts in view of the changing world order while establishing their inter relatedness with the theories and practices developed in the West. Being followed by the leaders and entrepreneurs of the country right since the Vedic ages, the ancient Indians had developed their own management systems with the help of which they successfully carried out their business affairs. It is the hypothesis that the practices thus cultured and the concepts thus evolved, are relevant across the boundaries of time and space, and shall be immensely helpful for the organizations of the west as well. In this paper they have examined the organizational and other managerial skills in the works of spiritual- social reformers and other political leaders fromIndia. The Indian perspective on management is based on the Purushartha (a key concept and denotes the four proper aims of a human life). It was the base model of management in ancient time which has been followed by management thinkers and leaders of India.
Valuation models for low-income housing: How does income approach reduce ambiguity of assessing property tax?
Valuation models for low-income housing: How does income approach reduce ambiguity of assessing property tax?
(Valuation models for low-income housing: How does income approach reduce ambiguity of assessing property tax?)
- Author(s):Yelin Li
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy
- Page Range:46-53
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:valuation models; low-income housing; real estate tax assessment
- Summary/Abstract:Property tax valuation and assessment for low-income housingremain a challenge for real estate assessors, developers, property managers, andlocal governments. This paper reported the research findings on the use of valuationmethods for real estate tax abatement in low-income properties gathered fromreal data. Based on data from income statements and balance sheets of client’sproperties, valuation models for low-income housing versus market-price housingwere proposed and the major variances were compared. From the examination ofthe major valuation methods used by states and localities, evidence was found toexplain 1) How the fair market value method failed to apply to the tax assessmentin Massachusetts that requires market-price value for property assessment purpose,and 2) why the income approach is pre-ferred in the asset valuation of low incomehousing. The findings showed the effectiveness of income approach in the absenceof statutory mandates in the State of Massachusetts where a disparate body ofcase law is used. The paper shined light on valuing real estate encumbered withrestrictions for assessment purposes, especially for properties vulnerable to changes in property taxes. It further suggested the need for a legislative resolution for clarity and consistency in valuation of low income housing.
Morocco and ECOWAS: A strategic adhesion with big potential for Moroccan SMEs
Morocco and ECOWAS: A strategic adhesion with big potential for Moroccan SMEs
(Morocco and ECOWAS: A strategic adhesion with big potential for Moroccan SMEs)
- Author(s):Hamza El Guili
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy
- Page Range:54-63
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:SMEs; Morocco; Internationalization; ECOWAS
- Summary/Abstract:The SMEs (Small and Medium-sized enterprises) are an essentialcomponent of the world’s economy. They represent more than 95% of the globalexisting companies and they largely contribute to the jobs creation inside manycountries. In Morocco for example, the SMEs represent the large majority of activecompanies in the market (95%) and contribute to 40% of private investments andto 30% of exportations.The aim of this paper is to perform a systematic and recent literature review todetermine the different theories of the internationalization of SMEs. The selectedtheories are treated from three major perspectives (traditional perspective, network perspective and emergent perspective).In addition, this paper discusses the Moroccan recent politic of integration in Africaand the eventual adhesion of the country to the Economic Community of WestAfrican States (ECOWAS). This adhesion will offer more opportunities to theMoroccan SMEs in West Africa.
Redistribution and Economic Decline
Redistribution and Economic Decline
(Redistribution and Economic Decline)
- Author(s):Sven Larson
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy
- Page Range:64-79
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:decision makers; free market; recession; depression
- Summary/Abstract:Economic activity is kept stable by means of explicit and implicit contracts. These contracts, in turn, carry the confidence of economic decision makers as far into the future as the free market will trust them. A change in the trust of an implicit contract leads to a decline in economic activity; if that decline, while unexpected, is manageable, the resulting macroeconomic downturn will be a recession. If, on the other hand, the negative changes are beyond what the present system of explicit and implicit contracts can manage, the recession can escalate into a depression. The line between a recession and a depression is more easily crossed when government fails as an above-market carrier of confidence.
The Blogosphere and Political News in Nigeria
The Blogosphere and Political News in Nigeria
(The Blogosphere and Political News in Nigeria)
- Author(s):Boniface Nkem Anusiem
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Media studies
- Page Range:80-89
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Linda Ikeji Blog; Social Media; 2015 Elections; Political News
- Summary/Abstract: The 2015 Elections in Nigeria is one of the most significant events in Nigerian history; at least in the recent past. Nigerians were highly disposed to the electioneering process by their active participation especially through the platforms provided by the social media. Hence, various social media outlets formulated dependable avenues for the sharing of news items connected with the elections. Among the numerous blogs that excelled in journaling the election is Linda Ikeji’s blog; a popular blog site in Nigeria. This exposition focuses on the contributions of Linda Ikeji’s blog in the dissemination the news of the elections results. The study adopts a content analysis approach to analyze the readership of the blog within election period. The subsequent feedback from the content research aids the researcher to gauge the contributions of Linda Ikeji blog in political news journaling during the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria.
Etiquette of Media’s Responsibility during Crises (Kurdistan region and ‘ISIS’ as instance)
Etiquette of Media’s Responsibility during Crises (Kurdistan region and ‘ISIS’ as instance)
(Etiquette of Media’s Responsibility during Crises (Kurdistan region and ‘ISIS’ as instance))
- Author(s):Hersh Rasool Murad, Tazhan Dlshad Kareem
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Media studies, Communication studies
- Page Range:90-100
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Media; Crises; etiquette
- Summary/Abstract:Etiquette of media work is one of the sensitive and important topics as it strikes the balance between freedom of media, on one hand, and freedom of individual andcommunity on the other hand. So discussing the topic -and the way the job is practicedin the reality on the ground- is the prior duty of experts and academics, especially when it comes to the consideration of the principles of etiquette involved in the occupation in an atmosphere of crises, complicated and sensitive situations.
Project Sharing: Public Communication and Education as a Tool for Citizenship Guarantee
Project Sharing: Public Communication and Education as a Tool for Citizenship Guarantee
(Project Sharing: Public Communication and Education as a Tool for Citizenship Guarantee)
- Author(s):Tatyane Ferreira, Alzimar Ramalho, Márcia Marques
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Education, Communication studies, Sociology
- Page Range:101-109
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Communication; Information and Computing (CIC); educommunication; Citizenship; pedagogical model; university extension
- Summary/Abstract:The article presented the experiences and results of the pedagogical model developed in the project “Partilhar: Comunicação, Informação e Computaçãopara compartilhamento da cidadania”, translated as Sharing: Communication, Information, and Computing to share citizenship. The research involved four institutions: the University of Brasilia (UnB), the IESB University Center, the JoãoMangabeira Foundation (FJM) and the Paranoá Culture and Development Center(Cedep), all located in Brasília, capital of Brazil. The cross-cutting theme was PublicTransparency - forms of monitoring, use and application of public resources. In the first stage, pedagogical materials were produced and test-workshops were applied focusing on the training of Communication and Information competences in social networks using mobile technologies. The second part consisted of the application of the workshop plan and evaluation of its results and was not yet finalized.The objective was to inform people to use social media in a network from a citizen perspective, guiding participants to learn how they can autonomously acquire the skills and abilities necessary for the practical appropriation of the mechanisms provided by the Brazilian Transparency Law. This “teaching to learn” also proposed that learners become multipliers of knowledge, always shareable and permanently elaborated/reworked by the collective. It was based on the premise that the main obstacles to inclusion need to be overcome in an articulated way: information poverty, digital exclusion, censorship, the political use of technology, misinformation, manipulation of the media and destruction of public information.
Code-Switching and Mixing in Communication −A Study on Language Contact in Indian Media
Code-Switching and Mixing in Communication −A Study on Language Contact in Indian Media
(Code-Switching and Mixing in Communication −A Study on Language Contact in Indian Media)
- Author(s):Chetia Barnali
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Communication studies, Sociology
- Page Range:110-123
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:Code-mixing/switching;Technology; Hinglish; Communication; Language Contact; Media
- Summary/Abstract:In India, language is the key instrument by which we assimilate the culture. And it is a major means of identifying a set of people, nation or country.Hinglish, a portmanteau of “Hindi” and “English”, is a hybrid of English and SouthAsian languages. It is a code-switching and mixing variety of these languages whereby they are freely interchanged within a sentence or between sentences. Ina multilingual country like India code-mixing and switching has become a norm rather than a deviation. It is also noticed that linguists use the term code-mixing and switching interchangeably, especially in case of formal studies on syntax and morphology. Language contact is considered to be an important phenomenon, especially in a multilingual society like India. While the name is based on the Hindi language, it does not refer exclusively to Hindi, but is used in India, with English words blending with Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi. With the advent of modern technology, and the availability of popular media in fingertips, from a toddler to a nonagenerian, the very concept of language, culture and communication has undergone a huge change. Hinglish and code-mixing and switching has crept its way into advertisements, TV shows, and Bollywood movies as well as the corridors of corporate and political power in India. This paper is an empirical study of code mixed and switched utterances in the form of songs, ad taglines and jingles in Indian media which came into existence as a by-product of modern technology and changed the definition of communication in Indian media.
Social Media and Freedom of Thought
Social Media and Freedom of Thought
(Social Media and Freedom of Thought)
- Author(s):Adela Băncău-Burcea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Media studies, Communication studies
- Page Range:124-130
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Communication; social media; conventional media; freedom of critical thinking; manipulation; democracy
- Summary/Abstract:Freedom of thought, viewed as a natural right, has become a topic of interest in the context of the threat of human dignity by media warfare, due to the degree of globalization of the media. This fundamental right must be anessential component of any democratic information society. The general idea from which this article starts is circumscribed to the social media phenomenon and its effects on freedom. Thus, it is considered how certain aspects of this phenomenon can restrict the user’s right to freedom of thought with his own mind, in relation todemocracy. One of these and the most common is manipulation, the behavior that the new media user should become aware of. A balance must be struck between the need to respect human dignity and the right to freedom of critical thinking and the need to preserve the right to store, process and disseminate information and ideas.
Uncovering Powerful East Asian Women Politicians in News Media
Uncovering Powerful East Asian Women Politicians in News Media
(Uncovering Powerful East Asian Women Politicians in News Media)
- Author(s):Tsz Lam Ngai
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Communication studies
- Page Range:131-139
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:media representation; politics; gender; women in power; celebrity; East Asia
- Summary/Abstract:This article investigated the media representation of women politicians in mediated political communication in the context of Hong Kong, China. It attempted to supplement the previous feminism scholarship on media representation of women activists, which largely situated in Western contexts, with the example from East Asia. Contrary to the studies worldwide which argued that women politicians were confined to the trivialized topics in news media, this article demonstrated that the East Asian women politicians in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China which was colonized by Britain, were visible in a larger variety of topics than their male counterparts in newspapers and they were more often directly quoted than the male politicians. Also, the number of editorial women politicians wrote to the mainstream press was significantly higher than the men did. Despite these, those articles the women are in occupied latter sections.A subtler analysis also discovered that the promising trends applied only to a few celebrity women politicians. These findings were based on a content analysis of 946news articles in four Hong Kong newspapers. The conclusion discussed how the findings could inform readers about the stereotype towards East Asia as a highly patriarchal culture influenced by Confucianism in contemporary mediated political communication.
Utopian State, Concept and Need of RamRajya: A literary Study
Utopian State, Concept and Need of RamRajya:
A literary Study
(Utopian State, Concept and Need of RamRajya:
A literary Study)
- Author(s):Neerja Gupta
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies
- Page Range:140-146
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Utopian State; literary Study
- Summary/Abstract:Rajya is a political cannon and Ram stands for kalyan (a state of welfare). One should wonder how the concept of a welfare state can be well defined through literary writings. The term literary Ramrajya, in that context may seem vague and absurd. Ram-Rajya makes a concept of a utopian state. When Gandhi presented his aspiration of Ram-Rajya, it was a sort of political arrangement leading to social happiness. But, the hypothesis of Ram-Rajya is better propagated in his and others’literary writings than in political ideas. So much so that political revolutionaries and leaders, when turned authors, they too brought the idea of utopian state, away from their own political module. The reason is that culture resides in literature. It has been projected, propagated and applied through writings right since the ancient days. Some writings are to reassert, others to instruct, still others to remind us of those wonders which lie about us every day. And then there are some which haunt by the very fact that their insights, dark and unsettling though they are, have been tested on the pulse and proven true. Oddly enough, there’s something in the measure of these lines, something in the dignity with which they state this elemental fact of nature that Literature is a powerful tool to project the larger design.
Culture and the Contemporary Religious Dynamics in Nigeria: A Study of Soyinka’s Drama
Culture and the Contemporary Religious Dynamics in Nigeria: A Study of Soyinka’s Drama
(Culture and the Contemporary Religious Dynamics in Nigeria: A Study of Soyinka’s Drama)
- Author(s):Megbowon Funmilola Kemi, Uwah Chijioke
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Sociology, Theology and Religion
- Page Range:147-157
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Religion; Postcolonial; Materialism; Merchandise; Politics
- Summary/Abstract:The role of religion and culture in socio-economic development can not be underestimated. Coupled with socio-economic advancement, the postcolonial and contemporary African society is characterised by unprecedented rise in the level of religious movements with diverse contradicting beliefs championed by so called spiritual and religious leaders. The overwhelming socio-economic downturn in the society has meant that people have turned to religion for solutions to their problem but the church has not really lived up to expectation which writer likeSoyinka portrayed in his text. Considering the above mentioned, this study textually analysed Wole Soyinka’s The Trials of Brother Jero from a postcolonial theoretical perspective with the aims of exploring religious dynamics vis-à-vis cultural /moral degradation as portrayed in the text. It further resonates the place of culture in the contemporary religious environment. Moral degradation is captured from the characters of brother Jero, the old prophet, Jeroboam and the drummer boy where lack of respect for elders, covetous exploitation by spiritual leaders, materialism, falsehood and deceit are exemplified in religious setting as depicted in the text.
Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh Present Scenario and Threats
Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh Present Scenario and Threats
(Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh Present Scenario and Threats)
- Author(s):Md. Mostafizur Rahaman
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Theology and Religion
- Page Range:158-168
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Bangladesh; Islam; Islamist; Prison; Radicalization; Violent extremism; law enforcement
- Summary/Abstract:Prison radicalization is a global concern particularly in the moderate Muslim countries those are under threat for violent extremism by Islamist militant.Though the aim of prison is to protect society by confining offenders in facilities that are supposedly safe, humane and secure and to ensure that offenders are actively participating in programs that will assist them in becoming law-abiding citizens when they return to their communities. But prison settings present both risks and opportunities with respect to violent extremist offenders. Poorly managed detention facilities of any types could become potent incubators of radicalization though it is not the only place where violent extremist radicalization occurs. Bangladesh is one of the countries which is facing threat by Islamist militant. The law enforcement situation, democratic practice, injustice and discrimination among the different classes are setting fuel to become people radicalize. The prison situation of Bangladesh is very worse and it may become a hub for recruitment and brainwash place for Islamist militant. The key objective of the study is to assess the realities of prison radicalization in Bangladesh and the effectiveness of deradicalization programs. Based on the objectives the study has designed on qualitative approach.The data was collected via using a semi-structured questionnaire exploring the concept of radicalization, prison radicalization, process, key factors and ways to prevention from both from primary and secondary sources. The paper will give a real scenario of prison of Bangladesh, problems, management system of captured Islamist militants and interventions for deradicalization.
Refugees and the Future World: Fuelling conflict of Ethnicities?
Refugees and the Future World: Fuelling conflict of Ethnicities?
(Refugees and the Future World: Fuelling conflict of Ethnicities?)
- Author(s):Md. Rajin Makhdum Khan, Faizah Imam
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
- Page Range:169-177
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Refugees; Influx; Ethnicity; Migration; Conflict; Nations; Clash
- Summary/Abstract:This dissertation focuses on identifying the nature of the future world in respect to the advent of extended number of refugees. Refugee migration and crisis in outside the original countries owing to a deluge of refugees is an important phenomenon happening throughout the world currently. With the case study analysis of current refugee migration events in Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas, the paper tries to find out the future nature of the smallest unit of analysis for a long time – nation state. All features of economic, religious, ethnicand cultural aspects taking into account, the core argument centers around whether the influx of refugees into outer or neighbor countries is increasing the possibilityof ethnic conflict through out the world making the future world a world full offeuds and conflicts. The dissertation also tries to find out the true aspects of Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations theory and if the theory is going to be signifiedin a future world full of feuds and conflicts. With historical and contemporary analysis of the various cases of refugee influx, the paper also tries to measure the economic consequences of refugee migration and influx. Do globalization and liberal economies tend to survive or does the refugee influx prevent cooperation among ethnicities and states? The dissertation also attempts to find out whether refugee crisis would instigate ethnic nationalism and if the neoliberal world order would fall apart owing to the problems originated by huge refugee influx and migration.
Mircea Eliade’s Research Method in the Field of the History and Philosophy of Religion
Mircea Eliade’s Research Method in the Field of the History and Philosophy of Religion
(Mircea Eliade’s Research Method in the Field of the History and Philosophy of Religion)
- Author(s):Stelian Manolache
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:178-188
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:homo religious; sacred; profane; Emile Durkheim; Wilhelm Schmidt; Sigmund Freud; Carl Gustav Jung; Georges Dumezil
- Summary/Abstract: As a historian and philosopher of religions, a gifted narrator and talented essayist, with a fascinating work of articles, studies and research volumes (Eliade 1991, 93), Mircea Eliade must be discovered and decrypted in a religious key, leaving aside the confusion ethnic – aesthetic. Thus, Eliade affirms his own credo, writing that inside the same ethnical mass, the culture is produced not by the ethnic fibre, it is produced by a bouquet of nuclei developed spiritually, most of the time by religion (Eliade 1990, 40; David 2010, 27) ... the mystic experience – the functional actualisation of the religious reality – being the only effective one (Eliade 1990, 52). In this context, his friend Petre Ţuţea, wrote that Eliade must be thought/ understood inside the existential triangle God-human-nature, a triangle ruled by the category of the archetypal sacred and of the symbol (David 2010, 108), meaning the All-including Real, the unique cause of all things (Țuțea 2013, afterword). His research approach on sacred and profane, also on the religious behaviour, is a complete method of the religious thinking (Țuțea 2013, 15), establishing a dialogue between science and religion for the sake of the Absolute Truth. Occasioned by the celebration of 110 years from the birth of Mircea Eliade, we will discuss in our paper this method included in the dialogue between science and religion, its originality, translated not only with the access to the Significance of the Truth through Revelation (Țuțea 2013, 15), but also with the freedom of thinking and aspiring to the immortality of the soul.
The Concept of Culture in Educational Management
The Concept of Culture in Educational Management
(The Concept of Culture in Educational Management)
- Author(s):Samuiel Balc
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Education
- Page Range:189-193
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:Person; culture; education; value; behavior
- Summary/Abstract: There can be no effective education if it fails to present to those involved in the education process a clear vision of God and life, starting from the aspirations and needs of those in a particular cultural context and depending on them to organize the learning process. Such education, without a prospect based on the teaching of Sacred Scripture and without adaptation to the cultural context, would be a vain attempt and promotion of empty values. Those involved in Christian education must be prepared to confront contemporary pluralism, to take into account the cultural context and to affirm without reservation the Absolute Truth, which is the Word of God. In order to do this, we need well-trained people, able to understand the current context and willing to engage actively in the formation of tomorrow’s generation. To take an attitude of indifference to what is happening in these times means to abandon the mandate that was entrusted by Christ to all who are called Christians (Matt 28: 19-20). This article will present the role of culture in the management of education, emphasizing the impact it has in the educational process. The experience of the past in education must inspire caution and reserve towards the new theories, thus avoiding the present pedagogical chaos.
The Impact of Anti-Terrorism Laws on Religious Freedom: Cameroon’s Approach in Combating Terrorism
The Impact of Anti-Terrorism Laws on Religious Freedom: Cameroon’s Approach in Combating Terrorism
(The Impact of Anti-Terrorism Laws on Religious Freedom: Cameroon’s Approach in Combating Terrorism)
- Author(s):Eric Che Muma
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Theology and Religion
- Page Range:194-223
- No. of Pages:29
- Keywords:Religion; terrorism; countering terrorism; human rights; church; politics
- Summary/Abstract:Recent developments in international human rights law have revealed that humanity is at great risk of instability and a likely effect of World War III, which may result from Terrorism; the world’s most challenging problem and the biggest threat to international peace and security. The world at large and Cameroon in particular, has suffered from great atrocities caused by terrorist groups. One of such groups is Boko Haram in the Northern part of Nigeria. In a similar vein as Nigeria, Kenya, Chad, United States of America, Belgium, France, Turkey, Britain, Germany and just to name a few, have also been affected by militant groups such as Alshabab, al-Qaeda and ISIS. The devastating effects now echo negatively on fundamental human rights and freedoms, most especially on religious freedom and migration-related issues. Cognizant of its impact and with the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack in the United States, several States, if not all, in an attempt to protect national security, have developed measures to fight against this outrageous act-terrorism. In an attempt to protect national security and curtail terrorism, states have gone beyond their obligations to take steps in line with their constitutional processes by intruding in some basic freedoms. What remains questionable is whether counter-terrorism laws adopted by states are applied for the purpose for which they are intended. The significance of this paper is to critically analyze and assess the impact of anti-terrorism measures on religious freedom (human rights) with Cameroon’s approach in a comparative perspective and the role of the church in peace building and policy making for a better world and development.
Religious Extremism versus Extremes of Desacralisation: Rethinking the Status of Religious Education
Religious Extremism versus Extremes of Desacralisation: Rethinking the Status of Religious Education
(Religious Extremism versus Extremes of Desacralisation: Rethinking the Status of Religious Education)
- Author(s):Abdurezak Abdulahi Hashi
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:224-231
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:intellectual extremism; religion; challenges; exposition
- Summary/Abstract:Religion has been part and parcel of human history and heritage. It has served as a useful companion to man in the journey of intellectual growth, which has in most of the cases, helped humanity to answer, in various forms, the basic questions of life. Though religion has been a useful companion to man, yet religious thought has never been without challenges. There have been instances in which religion is challenged by strong tendencies of secularism and the process desacralisation of politics, ethics and values, in which traditional territories of religion in life are rolled back. On the contrary, religious extremism has been another challenge of religious life, in which violent act were committed in the name of religion. Modern proponents of extreme secularism have equated religion to infantile and childish expressions of man which functions as obstacle to the scientific mind of man, therefore they say in the age of science; religion should disappear once for all. However, contemporary religious extremists exhibit the behavior of imposing their religious thoughts violently; they do so by demonize other religious faiths as well as ideologies and philosophies other than their own, and thus feel justified to use violent behavior against those who hold different beliefs and ideas. The question is, other than denying “the value of religion in life” or “demonizing other faiths”, can there be other intellectual positions towards religion? This paper uses analytical method to address common trends of intellectual extremism for or against religious education; be it in the form of secular or religious thought.
Dengue Spread Modeling in the Absence of Sufficient Epidemiological Parameters
Dengue Spread Modeling in the Absence of Sufficient Epidemiological Parameters
(Dengue Spread Modeling in the Absence of Sufficient Epidemiological Parameters)
- Author(s):Jerelyn Co, Jason Allan Tan, Ma. Regina Justina Estuar, Kennedy Espina
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
- Page Range:232-242
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:SARIMA; SVM; Dengue Fever; Time Series Modeling; Feature importance
- Summary/Abstract:Dengue remains to be a major public health concern in the Philippines, claiming hundreds of lives every year ( Jaymalin 2017). Given limited data for deriving necessary epidemiological parameters in developing deterministic disease models, forecasting as a means in controlling and anticipating outbreaks remains a challenge. In this study, two-time series models, namely Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) and Support Vector Machine (SVM), were developed without the requirement for prior epidemiological parameters. Performances of the models in predicting dengue incidences in the Western Visayas Region of the Philippines were compared by measuring the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Average Error (MAE). Results showed that the models were both effective in forecasting Dengue incidences for epidemiological surveillance as validated by historical data. SARIMA model yielded average RMSE and MAE scores of 16.8187 and 11.4640, respectively. Meanwhile, SVM model achieved scores of 11.8723 and 7.7369, respectively. With the data and setup used, this study showed that SVM outperformed SARIMA in forecasting Dengue incidences. Furthermore, preliminary investigation of one-month lagged climate variables using Random Forest Regressor’s feature ranking yielded rain intensity and value as top possible dengue incidence climate predictors.
Patients’ motivation and health plan choice
Patients’ motivation and health plan choice
(Patients’ motivation and health plan choice)
- Author(s):DongWoo Ko
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
- Page Range:243-243
- No. of Pages:1
- Keywords:Medicare; Beneficiaries’ Non-Switching Behavior; Psychological Cost; Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM)
- Summary/Abstract:Previous studies have shown that Medicare beneficiaries tend not to switch their prescription drug plans (Part D) even though they can largely save drug costs by plan switching. To explore why this so-called “plan stickiness” happens, the present study focused on the concept of social exclusion, which is one of the most important characteristics of the elderly. This study compared the impact of two types of social exclusion on an association between psychological cost and plan switching passive (or rejected) social exclusion and active (or ignored) social exclusion.
