scholarly journals Potential Instruments That the ECB Could Take in Order to Face the Euro Zone Crisis

Equilibrium ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam J. Maier
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Substantial Portion ◽  
Euro Zone ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Wide Range

The Euro Zone crisis involves a wide range of situations in which economies, financial institutions and assets have lost a substantial portion of their value. The economic impact of the crisis has propelled economies to devise more aggressive strategies to face the crisis as discussed in the context of this review which adds to the body of knowledge available for economists to face future crises.

Sharia Compliant in Private Zakat Institutions of Riau

2020 ◽  
pp. 429-442
Author(s):  
Devi Megawati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Supervisory Board ◽  
The Body ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Primary Reference

This study aims to understand the role of Sharia Supervisors in the private Zakat Institution (LAZ) as well as other aspects of sharia compliance, such as Zakat fatwa on the perspective of Zakat officers. According to Decree of the Minister of Religion Number 333 / 2015 that LAZ as register must have a sharia supervisor. Sharia compliance of an institution could rely on the role of the sharia supervisory board (SSB). Some literature discussing this topic is still dominated study on Islamic financial institutions (IFIs), especially in Islamic Banks. Therefore this article will contribute to the body of knowledge, especially in the zakat literature. Data were gathered from five presiding officers of private zakat institutions in one province in Indonesia which consists of three presiding officers from provincial LAZ representative and two presiding officers from LAZ district. The study found that Sharia compliance in LAZ had many weaknesses such as lack of sharia control by sharia supervisors, a member of the sharia supervisory board who does not follow the latest issues about Zakat or the absence of competency requirements to be a sharia supervisor at LAZ and also did not make Zakat fatwa issued by MUI as the primary reference by zakat officer. This information will be useful for stakeholders, including supervisory authorities and regulators.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Pedagogical Practices and Beliefs in International and Domestic Mathematics Teaching Assistants

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Minsu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Substantial Portion ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
New Concepts

International and domestic mathematics teaching assistants (MTAs) are a critical part of mathematics education because they teach a substantial portion of low-level mathematics courses at research institutions. Even if there are several factors to build on MTAs’ pedagogical practices, MTAs’ beliefs significantly influence the MTAs’ practices. The purpose of this study is to explore different beliefs and pedagogical practices between international and domestic MTAs. The findings reveal that there is consistency between the MTAs’ beliefs and their pedagogical practices. In addition, the two groups adopt significantly different approaches of how to teach new concepts, definitions, and problem-solving for students’ conceptual understanding and how to interact with their students. These results contribute to the body of knowledge of MTAs and the adaptation of professional development programs of MTAs. In addition, faculty in mathematics has an opportunity to understand the differences in beliefs and pedagogical practices between IMTAs and DMTAs.

scholarly journals Current Insights into Potential Effects of Micro-Nanoplastics on Human Health by in-vitro Tests

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Llorca ◽  
Marinella Farré
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Chemical Additives ◽  
Toxicological Effects ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Exposure Routes

Humans are exposed to micro and nanoplastics (MNPLs) through inhalation, ingestion and, to a lesser extent, dermal contact. In recent years, new insights indicate the potential of MNPLs to cause damages to human health. Particle toxicity can include oxidative stress, inflammatory lesions, and then increased internalization or translocation through tissues. On the other hand, plastic additives are used in plastic particles, once internalized, can release toxic substances. It is noteworthy that the potential effects of MNPLs encompass a wide range of polymers and chemical additives, showing various physicochemical and toxicological properties, and the size, shape and surface properties are other variables influencing their effects. In spite of the research carried out recently, MNPLs research is in its early stages, and further investigation is required. In this review article, the knowledge of human exposure routes and the recent results on the toxicological effects of MNPLs in human health are presented and discussed. Finally, the current limitations and the main gaps in the body of knowledge are summarised.

scholarly journals Overcoming Data Scarcity in Earth Science

Data ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Angela Gorgoglione ◽  
Alberto Castro ◽  
Christian Chreties ◽  
Lorena Etcheverry
Keyword(s):  
System Performance ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
The Body ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Data Scarcity ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Wide Range

The Data Scarcity problem is repeatedly encountered in environmental research. This may induce an inadequate representation of the response’s complexity in any environmental system to any input/change (natural and human-induced). In such a case, before getting engaged with new expensive studies to gather and analyze additional data, it is reasonable first to understand what enhancement in estimates of system performance would result if all the available data could be well exploited. The purpose of this Special Issue, “Overcoming Data Scarcity in Earth Science” in the Data journal, is to draw attention to the body of knowledge that leads at improving the capacity of exploiting the available data to better represent, understand, predict, and manage the behavior of environmental systems at meaningful space-time scales. This Special Issue contains six publications (three research articles, one review, and two data descriptors) covering a wide range of environmental fields: geophysics, meteorology/climatology, ecology, water quality, and hydrology.

scholarly journals The Effects of Exterior Thermal Mass (eTM) on Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Amir Ghoreishi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
The Body ◽  
Thermal Mass ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Integrated Performance

Exterior Thermal Mass (eTM) is known to improve building energy and thermal comfort performance. Despite its known benefits, studies to date have not thoroughly addressed the effects of eTM on building environmental performance by considering a wide range of influential factors and various climatic conditions. This paper addresses such a gap in the body of knowledge by conducting a comprehensive and detailed analysis of eTM impacts on residential buildings’ energy performance. Using quantitative research and simulation analyses, this study has found various trends of energy reductions and, in a few cases, energy increases depending upon the location of projects. In fact, the cooling energies are shown to increase of up to 4% for the scenario of 20 cm thickness wall in several locations. Aiming for better energy and design load scenarios, this research has also established the optimal eTM depth to help architects and engineers make informed design decisions with regard to building envelopes, which is particularly important for developing countries with similar climates studied in this paper, where the use of masonry materials is widely common. As for future steps, further exploration of cooling energy increase phenomenon, which was observed for several climates is recommended. Also, coupling eTM with code-required thermal insulation based upon specific climatic locations and evaluate their integrated performance can be considered.

Creating the Wind

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-31
Author(s):  
Élodie Dupey García
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Natural Behavior ◽  
Sensory Experiences ◽  
Identity And Agency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Late Postclassic ◽  
Comparative Examination ◽  
Meteorological Phenomenon

This article explores how the Nahua of late Postclassic Mesoamerica (1200–1521 CE) created living and material embodiments of their wind god constructed on the basis of sensory experiences that shaped their conception of this divinized meteorological phenomenon. In this process, they employed chromatic and design devices, based on a wide range of natural elements, to add several layers of meaning to the human, painted, and sculpted supports dressed in the god’s insignia. Through a comparative examination of pre-Columbian visual production—especially codices and sculptures—historical sources mainly written in Nahuatl during the viceregal period, and ethnographic data on indigenous communities in modern Mexico, my analysis targets the body paint and shell jewelry of the anthropomorphic “images” of the wind god, along with the Feathered Serpent and the monkey-inspired embodiments of the deity. This study identifies the centrality of other human senses beyond sight in the conception of the wind god and the making of its earthly manifestations. Constructing these deity “images” was tantamount to creating the wind because they were intended to be visual replicas of the wind’s natural behavior. At the same time, they referred to the identity and agency of the wind god in myths and rituals.

A Stellenbosch University #FeesMustFall Herstory: Reflections of a So-Called "Radical Black Intersectional Feminist"

Politeia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashanti Kunene
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Patriarchal Narratives

#FeesMustFall was a movement whose maxim was, “This revolution will be intersectional, or it will be bullshit.” This article is a self-reflection on my participation as a so-called radical black intersectional feminist in the #FeesMustFall movement at Stellenbosch University. It is also an attempt to provide evidence of the double erasures taking place in the mainstream patriarchal narratives about the #FeesMustFall movement. My story bears witness to the fact that queer black womxn were the backbone of the movement and that #FeesMustFall did indeed occur at Stellenbosch University. These constitute the double erasures taking place in terms of what is and can be known about the #FeesMustFall movement. My reflections serve to make a much-needed contribution to the body of knowledge produced about the #FeesMustFall movement.

Anti-corruption in History

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Over Time

Anticorruption in History is the first major collection of case studies on how past societies and polities, in and beyond Europe, defined legitimate power in terms of fighting corruption and designed specific mechanisms to pursue that agenda. It is a timely book: corruption is widely seen today as a major problem, undermining trust in government, financial institutions, economic efficiency, the principle of equality before the law and human wellbeing in general. Corruption, in short, is a major hurdle on the “path to Denmark”—a feted blueprint for stable and successful statebuilding. The resonance of this view explains why efforts to promote anticorruption policies have proliferated in recent years. But while the subjects of corruption and anticorruption have captured the attention of politicians, scholars, NGOs and the global media, scant attention has been paid to the link between corruption and the change of anticorruption policies over time and place. Such a historical approach could help explain major moments of change in the past as well as reasons for the success and failure of specific anticorruption policies and their relation to a country’s image (of itself or as construed from outside) as being more or less corrupt. It is precisely this scholarly lacuna that the present volume intends to begin to fill. A wide range of historical contexts are addressed, ranging from the ancient to the modern period, with specific insights for policy makers offered throughout.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document