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Communication And Culture In International Business – Moving The Field Forward, Betina Szkudlarek, Joyce S. Osland, Luciara Nardon, Lena Zander

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

The centrality of communication in international business (IB) is undeniable; yet our understanding of the phenomenon is partially constrained by a cross-cultural comparative focus as opposed to intercultural, process-oriented research designs that capture the dynamic nature of communicative interactions. Our brief review of studies at the intersection of culture and communication in the context of global work interactions reveals the dominant research trends that guided IB scholarship to date in this domain. We propose eight shifts in perspective to advance the field's theorizing and create avenues for further research.

The Intrinsic Probability Of Grand Explanatory Theories, Ted Poston

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Book Review: The Return Of Oral Hermeneutics: As Good Today As It Was For The Hebrew Bible And First-Century Christianity By T. A. Stephen And W. Bjoraker, Regina Manley

Great Commission Research Journal

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Narcissistic Pastors And The Making Of Narcissistic Churches, Darrell Puls

Great Commission Research Journal

Can churches take on the pathological behaviors associated with narcissism through the influence of a narcissistic pastor? While there is a large body of literature on narcissistic individuals, and a smaller body of research into narcissistic organizations, there is little research on the prevalence of toxic narcissism in clergy and little to none on narcissistic churches. This paper is written from the perspective of currently available research and the author’s experience in working with churches suffering from severe internal conflicts in which both the pastor and church evidenced toxic levels of narcissism. The intent is to increase awareness, open a …

Unplanned Obsolescence: Interpreting The Automatic Telephone Dialing System After The Smartphone Epoch, Walter Allison

Michigan Law Review

Technology regulations succeed or fail based upon their ability to regulate an idea. Constant innovation forces legislators to draft statutes aimed at prohibiting the idea of a device, rather than a specific device itself, because new devices with new capacities emerge every day. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is a federal statute that imposes liability based on the idea of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS). But the statute’s definition of the device is ambiguous. The FCC struggles to coherently apply the definition to new technologies, and courts interpret the definition inconsistently. Federal circuit courts have split over these …

Masthead

Wraparound South (Archived)

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An Approach To Teaching Christian Apologetics To The Believers In The Local Church, Reba Renorder Gore

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This research project is an academic research on apologetics, which will be taught in the in the future in local church. Many people in the Christian community may be attending the local church and living in their community that may not clearly understand apologetics. As followers of Christ, in the Christian community and the local church, can everyone defend the Faith and feel comfortable? In the Old and New Testament, God has given His road map for man. He came, lived, was buried, and resurrected for all humankind that would accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior. As Christians, …

Restoring The Historical Rule Of Lenity As A Canon, Shon Hopwood

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In criminal law, the venerated rule of lenity has been frequently, if not consistently, invoked as a canon of interpretation. Where criminal statutes are ambiguous, the rule of lenity generally posits that courts should interpret them narrowly, in favor of the defendant. But the rule is not always reliably used, and questions remain about its application. In this article, I will try to determine how the rule of lenity should apply and whether it should be given the status of a canon.

First, I argue that federal courts should apply the historical rule of lenity (also known as the rule …

Efficacy Of Gluten- And Casein-Free Diets On Autism Spectrum Disorders In Children, Eman S. Alamri

Saudi Medical Journal

Food containing gluten and casein could play a role in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) symptoms. The present review aimed to update the evidence about the role of the gluten- and casein-free diet (GCFD) on the management of ASD. Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases were used to search for randomized controlled trials (RCT) conducted between January 2000 and February 2020. In total, 9 RCT were included (521 participants) with age range between 2 to 18 years. Four of these studies did not show a significant improvement regarding the symptoms of ASD. The rest of these studies …

Validation And Inter-Rater Reliability Testing Of The Arabic Version Of Speech Intelligibility Rating Among Children With Cochlear Implant, Yazeed A. Al-Shawi, Tamer A. Mesallam, Nouf M. Albakheet, Moath A. Alshawi, Rayan M. Alfallaj, Turki M. Aldrees, Ashwag A. Algahtani, Tahani O. Alotaibi

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To validate and assess the reliability of the new version of an Arabic speech intelligibility rating among different raters. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis was carried out between December 2018 and January 2019. Thirty cochlear-implant (CI) children (study group) and 30 subjects (control group) were enrolled. Study candidates’ speech skills were evaluated using the translated Arabic SIR by parents and original SIR by professions such as speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Inter-rater agreement, test–retest reliability, pre- and post-intervention score (responsiveness test), patient versus control score comparison (discriminant validity), and cross-validation of Arabic SIR have all been assessed. Results: There was a good …

“It’S Like They Don’T Recognize What I Bring To The Classroom”: African Immigrant Youths’ Multilingual And Multicultural Navigation In United States Schools, Lydiah Kananu Kiramba, Alex Kumi-Yeboah, Anthony Mawuli Sallar

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Discourses of African immigrant children are rare in educational research. As such, African immigrant educational experiences are often obscured (in part, owing to the model minority myth about Africans based on higher education degrees received by African immigrants), as well as the actual experiences and realities for African immigrant K-12 students. This qualitative study examines cross-cultural educational experiences of 30 Black African immigrant youth in U.S. schools. The findings reveal multiple participants’ struggles with cultural and linguistic differences, stereotypes and marginalization in the school environment, low expectations from teachers, and adjusting to new schooling practices. The African youths’ voices exhibited …

Hyperony-Hyponymic Relations In The System Of Uzbek Language Phonemas, Ikhtiyor Rizokulovich Ermatov

Bulletin of Gulistan State University

This article pays special attention to the problems of Uzbek linguistics, in particular, hyperonymic and hyperonymic, hyponymic and hyponymic relations inherent in the system of language levels and their units, their practice inherent in the system of Uzbek vowels. Linguistic terms serve as illustrative material for the article. The purpose of the study is to study the peculiarities of hyperonym-hyponymic relations in the system of vowel phonemes on the basis of the analysis of hyper-hyponic structures in the dictionaries of Uzbek linguistics. In realizing the purpose of the research, the following tasks are identified: analysis of the literature in the …

Hyperony-Hyponymic Relations In The System Of Uzbek Language Phonemas, Ikhtiyor Rizokulovich Ermatov

Bulletin of Gulistan State University

This article pays special attention to the problems of Uzbek linguistics, in particular, hyperonymic and hyperonymic, hyponymic and hyponymic relations inherent in the system of language levels and their units, their practice inherent in the system of Uzbek vowels. Linguistic terms serve as illustrative material for the article. The purpose of the study is to study the peculiarities of hyperonym-hyponymic relations in the system of vowel phonemes on the basis of the analysis of hyper-hyponic structures in the dictionaries of Uzbek linguistics. In realizing the purpose of the research, the following tasks are identified: analysis of the literature in the …

Abortion In Islamic Law And Its Intersection With Human Rights, Andini Naulina Rahajeng

Journal of Islamic Law Studies

Abortion was legally restricted in almost every country by the end of the nineteenth century. Abortion is a controversial topic due to its involving with fundamental morals, ethics, and religious concerns. Legal restrictions on abortio n do exist throughout Islam jurisprudence, though allowed only with emergency circumstances. Nowadays, people become more aware of abortion as a part of human rights, as it is considered female autonomy over her body and part of reproductive rights. Abortion considered should be legally allowed and accessible to women. This paper will describe the construction of abortion in Islamic Law and the awareness of abortion …

Skeptical Buddhism As Provenance And Project, James Mark Shields

Faculty Contributions to Books

The past century and a half has seen various attempts in both Asia and the West to reform or re-conceptualize Buddhism by adding a simple, often provocative, qualifier. This paper examines some of the links between “secular,” “critical,” “sceptical,” and “radical” Buddhism in order to ascertain possibilities in thinking Buddhism anew as a 21st-century “project” with philosophical, ethical, and political resonance. In particular, I am motivated by the question of whether “sceptical” Buddhism can coexist with Buddhist praxis, conceived as an engaged response to the suffering of sentient beings in a globalized and neoliberal industrial capitalist world order. Let …

Foreword, Elizabeth Oren

Global Insight

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Contributors, Global Insight Editorial Team

Global Insight

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Full Issue, Global Insight Editorial Team

Global Insight

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Leadership Practices Of Senior Student Affairs Officers In Arkansas Institutions Of Higher Education, Veronica Campbell Manning

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine research and contribute to the understanding of how senior level student affairs officers use leadership practices in developing a student affairs division. This study sought to measure and gain an understanding of leadership practices by an examination of the ways senior student affairs officers (SSAO) build effective leaders and support new practitioners. It is necessary for SSAOs to practice exemplary leadership skills to lead the next generation of professionals in the ever-changing landscape of higher education. This study identified characteristics of exemplary leadership practices that cultivate an environment that enriches the profession …

App Vs. Pepp: Similar, But With Different Rationales, Christophe Blot, Jèr´Me Creel, Paul Hubert

Documents

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Annals Of The Hoồng Bàng Clan: From Ancient Legend To Modern Molecular Biology Evidence, Hoang Huu Phuoc

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

The biography of the Hồng Bàng Clan is considered as a legend, a semi-historical document and an important part of the Viet’s cultural heritage. According to this work, the Viet people are the descendants of Shen Nong (an ancestor of the Han Chinese), migrating from China to the Red River Delta. A large number of scholars have built a Hundred Viet/ 百越 hypothesis, also known as “migration-from-the-north hypothesis” from this document. Throughout the long history, Hồng Bàng legend has created popular misunderstandings of the Viet about their origin and misconceptions for later researchers of various subjects, such as literature, linguistics, …

An Ideal Decision Making On Neutrosophic Q-Fuzzy Setting, M Muthumeenakshi, S. Jafari, P Muralikrishna

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Receptive Vocabulary Size As A Predictor Of Undergraduates’ Overall Cumulative Grade Point Average With English As Medium Of Instruction In Universities, Arifur Rahman

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Vocabulary size (VS) and English language proficiency (ELP) are acknowledged as important factors in students’ overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in tertiary education. This study attempts to investigate the associations among vocabulary size, ELP, and CGPA. It also determines whether vocabulary size or ELP can better predict tertiary students’ CGPA. The study sample is comprised of 96 undergraduates on four programs at a Malaysian public university. The students’ vocabulary size was measured using a 20,000-word vocabulary size test, their ELP that was derived from their Malaysian University English Test scores, and their CGPA that was obtained from their academic …

Encouraging Entrepreneurship And Innovation Through Regulatory Democratization, Seth C. Oranburg

San Diego Law Review

Law and economics scholars agree that business regulations have a disproportionately negative impact on entrepreneurship and innovation. It would be a significant problem indeed if the very nature of regulation inhibits this kind of growth and creativity. This view of the problem suggests that the only way to increase innovation would be to decrease regulation.

Yet this view is too general. When examined more closely, all regulations are not created equal. Regulations can be formulated as rules or standards, and they can be simple or complex. Moreover, some rules are easily understood by computers and are thus suitable for automated …

Psychological Distress Of Filipino Deaf: Role Of Environmental Vulnerabilities, Self-Efficacy, And Perceived Functional Social Support, Marcella L. Sintos

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Researches on Deaf mental health show that Deaf individuals are two to three times more vulnerable to psychological distress compared to their hearing counterparts because they have been exposed to several environmental vulnerabilities. Using the assumptions of stress-vulnerability-protective factors model of Liberman (2008), this study looked into the moderating role of protective factors (general self-efficacy and perceived functional social support) on the effect of vulnerabilities in the psychological distress of 120 self-contained Deaf college students aged 18 to 25 (M=21.83; SD=4.11). Results show that (a) there is a non-significant relationship between environmental vulnerabilities and psychological distress, and (b) general self-efficacy …

Terms Of Endearment: The Displacement Of Inday, Hazel T. Biana, Ruel M. Nalam

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

The term inday implies two possible meanings depending on where one is in the Philippines. In the Luzon group of islands, more specifically in Metro Manila, inday refers to the female help, usually of Visayan descent. On the other hand, in the Visayas and Mindanao group of islands, inday is a term used for endearment and respect for female family members, friends, and women of influence. What this paper aims to do is to provide a theoretical grounding, through oppositional gazing, of why the term inday oscillates between varied definitions in the context of placism or discrimination of people based …

Islamic Attitudes Towards Israel And Jews: A Comparison Of Malaysia And Indonesia, Syed Imad Alatas

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Names Of Malay Muslim Men And The Internal Conflict In The Southern Provinces Of Thailand: Some Notes, Karansupamas Engchuan

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Efektivitas Model Project-Based Learning Terintegrasi Stem (Pjbl-Stem) Terhadap Keterampilan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa Kelas X, Jimmi Andrew Mamahit, Duran Corebima Aloysius, Hadi Suwono

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Creative thinking skills are individual skills in using their thinking processes to generate new ideas. Creative thinking skills make students active in learning, able to express opinions, and process information easily. Creative thinking skills also enhance collaborative learning in which student-centered learning activities. One of the learning models that can be used is the STEM integrated Project Based Learning (PjBL-STEM) learning model. The research was conducted to determine the success of the PjBL-STEM model on students' creative thinking skills. This research was conducted in class X IPA SMAN 5 Malang with this type of research in the form of a …

Penggunaan Media Film Dokumenter Dalam Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Menulis Cerita Pendek Untuk Siswa Kelas Xi, Tince Taela Margirita Nenoliu, Dawud Dawud, Endah Tri Priyatni

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Documentary film is one type of film in the form of actual, creative reports based on reality. Documentary films are films made based on facts not fiction or imagination so that documentaries portray the problems of real human life. Documentary film is used as a medium that is used as a reference for students in writing short stories, because documentaries tell stories about history and real life that occur in students' daily lives. The development of teaching materials starts from conventional to innovative that can help the learning process itself, especially for teachers to help students in the learning process …