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The Impact Of Financial Development On Bank Investment In Iraq, Yasser Ghanem Yahya, Mohammed Saleh Salman Al-Kubaisi

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Theoretically, the literature indicates that financial development has a positive effect on investment. therefore this study aim to determine the impact of the financial development on investment banking in iraq, during the semi-annual period (2005-2021) using autoregressive distributed lag (ardl), and using the toda yamamoto causal test, the result of the bound test (ardl) showed a long-term cointegration relationship between variables , the model showed that the financial depth positively affect the investment banks against the negative effect of the long-term financial stability index, while toda yamamoto causal test showed that there is no causal relationship between financial development and …

Impact Of Public Debt Refinancing Techniques On Managing Public Budgeting In Iraq: An Analytical Study, Noor Abdul Razaq Abdul Wahaab, Azhar Hasan Hasan Ali

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The use of public debt by the state as a primary financial instrument is an essential strategy for directing economic activity, ensuring economic stability, and fostering economic growth. Despite this, as the levels of public debt continue to climb, governments are increasingly resorting to debt refinancing methods that are focused on either replacing or rescheduling current debt or converting to a new kind of creditor via investment and securitization investment vehicles to relieve the burden of their debt. Utilization of these instruments is essential for effective management of the overall budget. The discovery that debt scheduling and the debt sustainability …

Analysis Of Inflationary Burden Impact On The Consumption Of Iraqi Households, Tiba Raed Salahddin, Sameer Siham Dawood

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The research focused on examining the connection between the inflationary burden and the consumption patterns of Iraqi families. Inflation significantly impacts consumption, and Iraq is grappling with rising prices, leading to a crisis in the cost of living due to increased prices for essential goods and reduced government subsidies. The study aimed to provide insights into the inflationary burden phenomenon, highlight the primary channels affecting Iraqi families, and explore short and long-term consequences. It also aimed to identify the variables and causes contributing to the wage-price gap. Ultimately, the research sought to address the issue of the inflationary burden in …

The Effect Of Onboarding Employees On Talent Retention: A Field Research In A Sample Of Iraqi Private Banks, Hassan Adel Manhal, Ghani Dahham Al Zubaidi

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The purpose of this research is to understand the nature of the relationship and the level of impact between employee onboarding and talent retention. Employee onboarding assists employees adapting the social aspects of the organization and their new roles more easily, thereby increasing their productivity, satisfaction, and loyalty. The research also aims to identify the factors that encourage employees to stay with the organization. The research problem is highlighted by a talent shortage and the difficulty of identifying the factors that facilitate the integration of employees into the workplace and their retention within the organization. Moreover, it seeks to determine …

The Efficiency Of Domestic Savings And Its Impact On The Average Per Capita Gdp In Iraq For The Period (2003-2022), Sabah Rabah Al-Harishawi, Saja Fadhil Jawad Al-Dahlaki

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Local savings are an essential source for financing sustainable development. The research is based on careful analysis due to the importance of local savings in the Iraqi economy for the period (2003-2022) to provide the necessary local financing necessary for development investments in infrastructure and investments that enhance economic growth and productivity, generate job opportunities, and achieve The goals and indicators of sustainable development and the extent of the efficiency of those local savings and their impact on the average per capita share of GDP. The research aims to examine the effect of the efficiency of local savings on the …

The Impact Of Management Information Systems On Security Decision-Making: An Analytical Research For A Sample Of Security Services Officers At Al-Muthana Governorate, Ahmed Maraid Muhail, Yousif Aftan Abdullah

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The current research aims to identify the extent of the impact of management information systems on the level of security decision-making among a sample of security services officers in Muthana Governorate, and the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach to present, analyze and then explain the information, and collect data through the questionnaire as a main tool, designed based on international standards after making amendments to its paragraphs consisting of (40) paragraphs that included the two research variables, as well as through the field coexistence of the researcher and personal interviews, and the questionnaire was distributed to all research community …

Constructing A Hybrid Algorithm To Model The Physical And Chemical Inspection Station Data Of The Shatt Al-Arab Waters, Ahmed Husham Mohammed, Marwan Abdul Ashour

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The aim of this paper is to find a hybrid method between of statistical methods that deal with non-linear high-dimensions. The data often suffer from complexity and overlap problems in their mathematical functions. It is difficult to delineate or accurately determine the effect of each variable on the other, accordingly it was constructing a hybrid model between the KPCA and FCM methods. The KPCA method aims to address the problem of high-dimensional nonlinear data and reduce it by finding a kernel matrix that depends primarily on the smoothing parameter matrix that was estimated using the ROT method. Then, the FCM …

Using The Weibull Distribution To Analyze The Reliability Of Water Turbidity Removal And The Amount Of Chlorine Remaining In The Water After Treatment, Mohammed Jumaa Samih, Iqbal Mahmoud Alwan

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

All water treatment centers in Iraq operate according to the standards specified in the legal regulations. Therefore, periodic evaluations must be conducted to study and analyze the quality of the outputs of these centers. The research used the two-parameter Weibull distribution to evaluate the reliability of turbidity removal and residual chlorine in the water at the Rashidiya water center in Baghdad, Iraq. The distribution parameters were estimated using the Maximum Likelihood method with the Matlab 2022 program, and the chi-square test for Goodness of Fit was used at a significant level of 0.05. The study found that the mean (and …

The Use Of The (Tobit) Model In Studying The Variables Affecting The Increase In The Number Of People With Systolic Hypertension, In The Presence Of The Problem Of Heterogeneity Of Random Error Variance, Mustafa Hasan Dari, Baydaa Ismael Abdul Wahhab

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The process of regression analysis is based on a number of basic assumptions, and if one of these assumptions is not available, this will lead to obtaining inaccurate results, and the most of these assumptions is homoscedasticity, violating this assumption causes a problem of heteroscedasticity of the random error variance the, which may come from different variances This cause to misleading and inaccurate decisions. Recently Econometric models received attention, especially limited regression models, which contain specific response variables and several repeated observations within a certain range, including Tobit models and also considered imitations of the Censored Regression Model. Problem arise …

The Role Of Adopting International Public Sector Accounting Standards (Ipsass) In Achieving Financial Sustainability For Universities, Anmar Muhsein Hameed, Bushra Najem Al-Mashhadani

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The research objective is to determine whether using the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) has any impact on assessing the financial sustainability of public universities. The research assesses the role played by financial sustainability in maintaining, expanding and how well the services are executed through public universities. Additionally, considering the occasional and future challenges of the information that supplied by the accounting system. The government accounting system applied in Iraqi public universities suffers from the lack of information for those in charge of setting financial policies up in those universities when assessing financial sustainability. To achieve the objective of …

The Impact Of Customer Relationship Management On Sustainable Competitive Advantage Mediator Brand Citizenship Behavior: An Analytical Study In A Sample Of Iraqi Banks, Alzahraa Sabah Alchalabi, Saadoon Hammood Chitheer Al-Rubaiawi

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The research aims to study the impact of customer relationship management on sustainable competitive advantage through brand Citizenship Behavior in a sample of Iraqi banks. The main problem of the research is summarized in the following questions: "have bank leaderships been able to employ customer relationship management in achieving sustainable competitive advantage? And have they been able to maximize this impact through the mediating role of brand Citizenship Behavior?" The comprehensive survey method was used to collect data, given the importance of the banking sector, both government and private banks in Baghdad were chosen as the focus of this study. …

Measuring Shareholder Wealth In Light Of Creative Accounting Practices, Rana Ahmed Khaleel, Lubna Zaid Ibrahim

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The aim of the research is to shed light on shareholder wealth and explain its definition and the role of management in increasing shareholder wealth and indicators. To achieve the aim of the research, the economic units listed on the Iraqi Securities Market, which completed their final accounts and totaled (138), were selected as a group for research with the identification of (9) expenses and a single hotel. of Iraqi hotels and (5) companies listed on the Iraqi Stock Exchange as a sample for research, and the researchers came to a group of conclusions, the most important of which is …

Measuring The Costs Of Renewable Resources And Their Role In Reducing The Costs Of Available Resources In The Iraqi Economic Units, Farah Istabrak Hadi, Miaad Hameed Ali

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

As a result of the developments witnessed by the world and technological progress in all fields and its trend towards preserving the environment and its resources and reducing pollution in it, which required the economic units to search for resources to help them reduce costs and protect the environment from pollution while preserving its non-renewable resources, and in order to address this problem, the researcher determined the costs of available resources (non-renewable) for the production of electrical energy, which constitutes the largest proportion of indirect costs, Therefore, the research was launched to reduce these costs by replacing non-renewable resources with …

The Role Of Value Stream In Measuring Environmental Costs And Reducing Costs, Saba Shaker Dhari, Muqdad Ahmed Nouri

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Most economic units suffer from high rates of environmental pollution and a shortage of available resources and energy. This iead to a significant increase in production costs. In addition the economic units lack of using modern cost methods through which environmental costs and production costs are identified, allocated and measured. One of these methods is the value flow method . which works to track production processes, analyze inputs and outputs, and classify them into sound products and unhealthy products (waste).This in turn enables management to identify value-added activities and non-value-added activities, and works to reduce environmental impacts, the amount of …

Impact Of Strategic Entrepreneurial On Strategic Decision-Making: A Field Study In North Oil Company/ Kirkuk, Ahmed Mobard Sarhid, Sanaa Abdulraheem Alubadi Abdul Saeed

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The scope of the concept of strategic entrepreneurship has expanded within organizations, and interpretations of this concept have multiplied. It is a critical element that must be considered across the various related dimensions, because it is of great importance as it has the ability to change the direction of business organizations today in addition to the support it provides for strategic decisions, resources and industrial education. The research initially identified the theoretical gap between the existing intellectual proposals put forward by the researchers, which paved the way for practical application within the North Oil Company / Kirkuk. The main tool …

The Effect Of Knowledge Orchestration On Dynamic Capabilities: An Analytical Research In The Iraqi Media Network, Riyadh Yousuf Salman, Nisreen Jasim Mohammed

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

This research aims to know the effect of the knowledge orchestra with its dimensions (knowledge mobilization, knowledge acquisition, knowledge coordination, knowledge sharing, and knowledge integration) on the dynamic capabilities with its dimensions (environmental sensing capabilities, opportunity investment capabilities, resource rearrangement capabilities, marketing capabilities, and technological capabilities). The main problem of this research was represented by the current question (Was the Iraqi Media Network able to invest the knowledge orchestra in achieving distinguished performance across having dynamic capabilities?). The Iraqi Media Network took a field of application for these variables, as the research sample included the senior leaders of the Iraqi …

Assessment Of Wafer Scale Mos2 Atomic Layers Grown By Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Organo-Metal, Organo-Sulfide, And H2S Precursors, Michael Curtis, Olivia Moryan, Nicholas Mckibben, Josh Eixenberger, Chen Chen, Karthik Chinnathambi, Sergej Pasko, Salim El Kazzi, Joan M. Redwing, David Estrada

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a unique class of materials that exhibit attractive electrical and optical properties which have generated significant interest for applications in microelectronics, optoelectronics, energy storage, and sensing. Considering the potential of these materials to impact such applications, it is crucial to develop a reliable and scalable synthesis process that is compatible with modern industrial manufacturing methods. Metal–organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) offers an ideal solution to produce TMDs, due to its compatibility with large-scale production, precise layer control, and high material purity. Optimization of MOCVD protocols is necessary for effective TMD synthesis and integration into mainstream …

Enhancing Neoadjuvant Virotherapy's Effectiveness By Targeting Stroma To Improve Resectability In Pancreatic Cancer, Khandoker Usran Ferdous, Mulu Z. Tesfay, Aleksandra Cios, Randal S. Shelton, Conner Hartupee, Alicja Urbaniak, Jean Christopher Chamcheu, Michail N. Mavros, Emmanouil Giorgakis, Bahaa Mustafa, Camila C. Simoes, Isabelle R. Miousse, Alexei G. Basnakian, Omeed Moaven, Steven R. Post, Martin J. Cannon, Thomas Kelly, Bolni Marius Nagalo

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

About one-fourth of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are categorized as borderline resectable (BR) or locally advanced (LA). Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have not yielded the anticipated outcomes in curing patients with BR/LA PDAC. The surgical resection of these tumors presents challenges owing to the unpredictability of the resection margin, involvement of vasculature with the tumor, the likelihood of occult metastasis, a higher ratio of positive lymph nodes, and the relatively larger size of tumor nodules. Oncolytic virotherapy has shown promising activity in preclinical PDAC models. Unfortunately, the desmoplastic stroma within the PDAC tumor microenvironment establishes a barrier, hindering …

The Evolving Use Of Gold Nanoparticles As A Possible Reversal Agent For The Symptoms Of Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Narrative Review, Alan D. Kaye, Kelly R. Sala, Drew Dethloff, Matthew Norton, Corey Moss, Michael J. Plessala, Alyssa G. Derouen, Yair Lopez Torres, Julian Kim, Sridhar Tirumala, Sahar Shekoohi, Giustino Varrassi

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Neurodegenerative diseases are broadly hallmarked by impaired energy metabolism and toxic intracellular accumulations such as damaged organelles or reactive oxygen species (ROS). Gold nanoparticles readily cross the blood-brain barrier and increase nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide + hydrogen (NADH) oxidation to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), which is vital for intracellular energy generation, cellular repair, and protection from ROS. Thus, the use of gold nanoparticles to treat and potentially reverse cellular injury seen in neurodegenerative disease has been an area of ongoing research. This systematic review explores current literature regarding the use of gold nanoparticle therapy in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such …

Risk Of Invasive Waterfowl Interaction With Poultry Production: Understanding Potential For Avian Pathogen Transmission Via Species Distribution Models, Reilly T. Jackson, Percival Matzinger Marshall, Chris R. Burkhart, Julia Schneck, Grant Kelly, Caleb P. Roberts

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have devastated poultry production across the United States, with more than 77 million birds culled in 2022–2024 alone. Wild waterfowl, including various invasive species, host numerous pathogens, including highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV), and have been implicated as catalysts of disease outbreaks among native fauna and domestic birds. In major poultry-producing states like Arkansas, USA, where the poultry sector is responsible for significant economic activity (>$4 billion USD in 2022), understanding the risk of invasive waterfowl interactions with domestic poultry is critical. Here, we assessed the risk of invasive waterfowl-poultry interaction …

Deacon Henry Shatteen Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

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Harmony In Collaboration: Curating Sustainability In Post-Pandemic Arts, Natalie M. Stepaniak

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In an interconnected world, collaboration in the arts is rising, challenging the traditional notion of the solitary artist. Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for advancing performing and visual arts, especially amidst declining audience attendance. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating challenges for the arts sector, recent data suggests a gradual recovery, with collaborative efforts fostering resilience.

This dissertation investigates the transformative potential of interdisciplinary collaboration from the perspective of musicians and their organizations. Through three case studies—collaborations between the Rapides Symphony Orchestra and Play On Theater Company, The Next Festival for Emerging Artists, and violist-composer Leilehua Lanzilotti and her collaborative relationship with …

An Exploration Of The Drivers Of Intraspecific Variation In Arthropod Phenotypes, Jamie Phelps

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Herein we explore the various forces that drive phenotypic variation in arthropods focusing on spatial and temporal differences as well as sexual dimorphism. We use both marine, Tigriopus californicus, and terrestrial, Melitaeini, organisms to investigate these forces.

Tigriopus californicus and Heat Hardening: The study explores how Tigriopus californicus, a copepod, adapts to thermal variation along the North American Pacific Coast. Researchers investigated intraspecific variation in heat hardening, measuring differences in upper lethal limits (ULLs) and potential fecundity costs across five populations. We found a cost of heat hardening: the size of the first brood produced after heat shock …

July 18, 2024 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Emerson Among The Methodists, Claudia Stokes

English Faculty Research

This essay examines the influence of Methodism on Emerson. During Emerson’s lifetime, Methodism exerted extraordinary influence on American religious life, yet he offered little comment on this important religious movement. In spite of this omission, this essay argues that Methodism shaped Emerson’s ideas about oratory, prayer, and self-determination. This essay examines two Methodist figures whom Emerson repeatedly cited as important influences: famed Methodist minister Edward Thompson Taylor and a less-remembered farm worker named Tarbox, whom Emerson met in his twenties and repeatedly mentioned in his journals. Emerson took inspiration from both men, but seems to have been unaware of the …

Long G4-Rich Enhancers Physically Interacts With Promoters Via A G4:G4 Dna-Based Mechanism, Jeffrey David Demeis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)

Enhancers are genomic sequences that function as regulatory elements capable of increasing the transcription of a given gene often located at a considerable distance. The broadly accepted model of enhancer activation involves bringing an enhancer-bound activator protein complex into close spatial proximity to its target promoter through chromatin looping. Equally relevant to the work described herein, roles for guanine (G) rich sequences in transcriptional regulation are now widely accepted. Non-coding G-rich sequences are commonly found in gene promoters and enhancers, and various studies have described specific instances where G-rich sequences regulate gene expression via their capacity to form G-quadruplex (G4) …

Finding The Gut Microbiome Connection To The Risk Of Childhood Obesity Through An Examination Of Gut Microbiota Among Children In Los Angeles, California: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study, Cecille M. Basilio

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between gut microbiota composition and child obesity. The specific aims were to: 1) evaluate the impact of child obesity status on three related outcomes to be assessed by extracting DNA from children's stool samples using 16S rRNA gene sequencing: alpha diversity of gut microbiota composition, Firmicutes: Bacteroidetes ratio, and abundance of SCFA-generating gut microbes between obese and non-obese school children; 2) compare the dietary habits and intakes between obese and non-obese school children; and 3) evaluate the association of body mass index differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and …

Woven Fabrics For Composite Reinforcement: A Review, Indraneel Chowdhury, John Summerscales

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Fibres in different textile forms (woven, knitted, stitched, and non-crimp) are used to reinforce composites for multifaced applications, including automotive, aerospace, marine, rail, energy, construction, and defence sectors. Textile fabric-based fibre reinforcements for composites possess some outstanding features, such as good dimensional stability, subtle conformability, deep draw moldability/processability, lightweightness, high strength and stiffness, and low cost. The greatest advantage of textile fibre-reinforced composites is the freedom to tailor their strength and stiffness properties for specific applications. Therefore, the design of composites involves defining the fabric geometry, stacking sequence, and orientation of fibres to optimise the system. Compared to knitted, stitched, …

American Red Cross To Host Two Blood Drives July 23-26, Katherine Kirk

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The Relationship Between Strategic Awareness And Organizational Culture: An Analytical Study In The General Directorate Of Training And Qualification / Ministry Of Interior, Basim Muhammad Bahloul, Adel Abdul Al-Abbasi

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The main purpose of this research is to test the relationship between strategic awareness and organizational culture in the General Directorate of Training and Qualification/ the Ministry of Interior. In view of the importance of the research topic and sample for the researched directorate, the researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach using the questionnaire as a primary tool for data collection. The research sample is represented by the heads of departments division directors, and training officers in the directorate. The sample was limited to 119 officers out of a total of 181 officers. The questionnaire consists of 57 items, and …