Big Dreams Research Articles

Small Cities - Big Dreams: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Alpha, Beta and Gamma Cities

Small Cities - Big Dreams: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Alpha, Beta and Gamma Cities

A Discursive Concern on Pollution in Kathmandu Valley and Its Consequences

I find this dialogue meaningful here. A gentleman: Hello sir, what are the three remarkable things you find in Nepal? Tourist: Oh! I find that every man is a doctor; every man is a politician; and Kathmandu is a big toilet. (Source: Personal talk) “Kathmandu is a big toilet”. What a joke! What a satire! Is Kathmandu so? Interesting! This paper explores the discursive concern about pollution in Kathmandu, the study area, and its consequences. The previous mayors of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) solved this problem partially. The city dwellers could not have breathed fresh air for about two decades despite several attempts by environmentalists and awareness articles written by national and international writers. The findings of the study show that Kathmandu is one of the dirtiest cities in the world and there is a possibility of lung cancer, respiratory problems, and many more. These adverse impacts of pollution are beyond prediction. This metropolitan city now has a new young energetic Mayor, Balendra Shah. The Kathmanduites have woven a big dream over him. I think he will come up with good new plans to address the discursive concern on the pollution problem. There are limited scholarly research papers published on this issue. The study sheds light on, “When will the day of crystal clean Kathmandu come?” and attempts to make the KMC people commit to strictly monitoring waste management. Pollution means the natural environment deterioration: air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, light pollution and noise pollution. This paper focuses on the strict implementation of strict rules to curb the pollution crisis. This provision mitigates the pollution problem so that people breathe fresh air and enhance the environmental literature. The mixed methods of cause and effect, document analysis and qualitative research were used in the study.

A Tiny Box, Big Dreams: The Lamasco Microgallery as a Nontraditional Venue for Art & Community Engagement

This article explores the Lamasco Microgallery, a grassroots initiative borne from a community grant in Evansville, Indiana. Beyond showcasing art, the microgallery embodies a public philosophy of inclusivity and accessibility, challenging traditional museum models and fostering social connection through the visual arts. This article examines the microgallery’s conception, philosophy, and the impact of its first exhibition and community reception. It argues that such unconventional spaces offer valuable platforms for community engagement, empowering residents to engage with diverse perspectives and cultivate a more inclusive community.

Ahmed Mujtaba Razzak: an immigrant entrepreneur with big dreams

Learning outcomes At the end of the case discussion, students should be able to: ▪ Evaluate the relevance of community and networks to immigrant entrepreneurs. ▪ Appreciate the entrepreneurial journey of immigrant entrepreneurs in the South African context. ▪ Consider the challenges of the socio-economic environment affecting businesses in South Africa. ▪ Make an informed decision regarding how creating a family entrepreneurial ecosystem can mitigate business risk. ▪ Critically evaluate which strategies could exploit any further opportunities and grow the businesses. Case overview/synopsis In April 2022, Ahmed Mujtaba Razzak, director of Montage Interior Solutions, a design, building and construction company based in Mayfair, Johannesburg, was preparing for the official opening of the company’s newly-built Clifton Mall. Ahmed, whose family had immigrated to South Africa from Pakistan in 2004, had big goals for the mall: he wanted it not only to be profitable for his family, but also to help uplift the lives of the shop owners and the members of the surrounding community, many of whom were also from Pakistani immigrant families. Thus, instead of having to rent the units, shop owners were able to buy them under sectional title. The model promised the benefits of unit ownership for the shop owners and a quicker return on investment for Montage. As he prepared for the opening, Ahmed wondered whether he had set everything up for the venture to be able to achieve his goals. The case study provided a deeper understanding of different challenges, approaches and strategies used in immigrant start-ups. The case study included various business and entrepreneurship themes focused on immigrant start-ups, strategy and diversification, family business and business growth. It also considered both individual and contextual factors influencing immigrant entrepreneurship, insofar as family and the business are “inextricably intertwined”, where the effects of social exchange between generations meant that successful enterprising families showed tremendous respect for the sensitive relations between the business and the family. Complexity academic level Postgraduate Diploma, MBA, Masters, Executive Education Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

EXAMINING THE REASONS OF BOXING TRAINERS AND REFEREES WHO PLACE SPORTS BETTING

Purpose: Sports Betting Games; It includes the reasons that are effective in people's desire to earn a lot of money, sometimes their leisure hobby, and sometimes their big dreams. So that; These reasons also become habits in people over time and affect the frequency and habits of playing sports bets. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to examine the reasons for the boxing referees and trainers, who are involved in sports, to play sports bets. Material Method: The universe of the research; The referees and trainers who participated in the Turkish Individual Boxing Championship held in Elazig on September 3-9, affiliated with the Turkish Boxing Federation. The sample of the research is; 62 volunteers from these referees and coaches, 50 male and 12 female, who play sports bets. Data obtained at the end of the research SPSS. Data obtained at the end of the research SPSS. It was defined in 22 package programs and the statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. In this research, the 7-question socio-demographic variable created by Yüce (2020) and the Sports Betting Addiction Index (SBBI), which consists of 7 dimensions and 37 items related to betting, were used, and the frequency and percentage values and tables were explained. Results: While the rate of those who bet every day is 43.5%, it is seen that 82.3% of them are from the betting dealers. It has been seen that the amount allocated for betting is 40.3%, 50 TL and below. When the findings, which indicate the degree of risk assessment status of the participants, are examined, it is seen that the motivation levels for playing sports bets are generally indicated by the lower levels of "Less" and "A little". Conclusion: It can be said that sports betting games are not at the addiction level of boxing referees and trainers, the amounts they allocate to bets are low and they do not have any expectations from betting.

Big Dreams and Bright Futures: Teaching, Leadership, and Thanks

Big Dreams and Bright Futures: Teaching, Leadership, and Thanks

How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Heavy Metal and Love Labor Journalism

How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Heavy Metal and Love Labor Journalism

Research and Development of Fault Diagnosis Methods for Liquid Rocket Engines

Currently, considerable efforts are being focused on the development of reusable rockets and smart rockets due to the heavy requirements of future next-generation aerospace transportation. Safety, low-launching cost, and repeatability are expected from liquid rocket for fulfilling the big dreams of space transportation, exploration, and travelling. Therefore, research on fault detection of the liquid rocket engines (LRE) is critical for satisfying the above claims. Therefore, a comprehensive survey on the research and development of fault diagnosis systems and methods for the liquid rocket engines is presented. First, development history of liquid rocket engine diagnostic systems is reviewed thoroughly. Then three broad headings of the fault detection approaches of liquid rocket engines are divided through the summary and analysis of the existing methods, including approaches using signal processing, model-driven approach, and approach using artificial intelligence (AI). Then the paper discusses the concrete algorithms according to the classification features of the algorithms. In the end, the future developments of the fault detection approaches are presented, which will mainly pay attention to the reusability and intelligence of the rockets.

Analysis Life Values From Habibie And Ainun Novels

This book tells the story of the life of a Habibie who has a big dream, namely to build an airplane as a dedication to Indonesia, and the life story of Ainun, a young, intelligent doctor. They are reunited and fall in love with each other until the end of their lives. They went through various life journeys together, to get a lot of life values that can be learned from the story. This book is based on the true story of Indonesia's third president. The stories they tell inspire many people from various aspects of life. This book was written by the President of Indonesia, namely Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie. The purpose of this study is to find out the meaning of the values contained in the book. This study uses the narrative method to find out the values of life.

City Symphony

City Symphony

‘When the World Turns Upside Down, Live Like a Bat!’ Idioms of Suffering, Coping, and Resilience among Elderly Female Zande Refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda (2019–20)

ABSTRACT ‘Resilience’ is trending in development theory and practice, where it is often measured using countable socio-economic outcomes. This paper draws on ethnographic research with South Sudanese Zande refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda, to show a different and often overlooked perspective; that of elderly refugee women. Having lived through decades of war and displacement, these women have developed a rich body of knowledge about suffering, coping, and resilience. Mixing idioms, folktales, and anecdotes, they teach youth not to focus on outcomes or ‘big dreams’, but on a stoic acceptance of loss and perpetual precarity. They advise actions like farming, childcare, and faith. Even so, suffering and coping are socially conditioned and policed, and the intimate circle harbours both protection and dangers, like witchcraft. The women’s accounts contrast bleakly with up-beat neoliberal developmentalism which sees cash-infused ‘resilience’ as the key to refugees’ self-reliant futures.

75th Anniversary, Eureka: A big dream from small findings

75th Anniversary, Eureka: A big dream from small findings

The validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of engagement in healthy ageing.

A long life to be spent in a healthy, independent and vigorous way is one of humanity's biggest dreams. This is the engagement of individuals in healthy ageing processes. This study was carried out to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the "Engagement in Healthy Ageing Scale" developed by Menichetti, Bonanomi, and Graffigna [3] to determine the engagement of individuals in healthy ageing and their experiences with healthy ageing. The quantitative research design was used in the study and descriptive findings were presented. Personal information form and the "Engagement in Healthy Ageing Scale" were used in the study's data collection. In addition, the "Health Seeking Behaviour Scale", and the "Self-Efficacy Scale" were used to conduct context validity. The data of the study were analysed with the help of SPSS and the LISREL package program. It was determined that the goodness of fit index values of the Engagement in Healthy Ageing Scale, which was adapted into Turkish, showed good fit and acceptable fit. To test the context validity, the correlational relationship of the Engagement in Healthy Ageing Promotion Scale with the Health Seeking Behaviour and Self-Efficacy scales were examined. As a result of the correlation analysis, it was determined that there is a positive relationship between engagement in healthy ageing and health-seeking behaviour and self-efficacy. As a result of the research, it was determined that the Engagement in Healthy Aging Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool in Turkish culture (Appendix).

Energy Self Sufficiency of a Tall Building with BIPV

This study is to test the reality of the big dream of zero-energy skyscrapers. The current state of energy demands of high-rise buildings was investigated. The amount of solar energy that can be harnessed from PV panels installed on the roofand the south façade of a Seagram size test bed building in New York was estimated. Comparing the quantities of solarenergy produced and the energy demand of the test bed building, the energy self-sufficiency of the building wasanalyzed. It was found that, with the current solar PV technology, building integrated PV systems can meet about 4.2%of the building's energy demand and 7.7% of its electricity demand. From this study, it was concluded that significantreduction in energy demand is a prerequisite for attaining zero energy large scale buildings.

A BURNING: A NOVEL ON INDIAN METROPOLIS ASSIMILATING INDIAN DREAMS BY MEGHA MAJUMDAR

India is the country where diversities are to be found everywhere and that reflects in its art for art has the tendency to reflect the world around. India, with its emergence in industries and technologies, has become the cynosure for many of the authors to portray in their literary masterpieces. With these imitations, many of the writers have concentrated on the aspects of modern India especially its metropolitan life style and their outcomes on social, political and cultural lives of the people or groups of different ethnicities. Illustrations of Indian Metropolis like Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, and others are become the prominent interests in Indian English writings by New Generation authors. The present paper focuses on one of such masterpieces A Burning: A Novel (2020) by Megha Majumdar. The novel is a stark commentary on the devastating state of contemporary India which assimilates the concept of American dream. With the publications of many such sharp and realistic literature of representing modern India, one can definitely put them in the category of literature of Indian Dreams. The present novel encompasses the components of literature of marginalized nurturing big dreams in a country heading towards extremism. Portraying the lives of three different individuals which are interrelated with each other, Majumdar has shown how every individual is struggling with their own quests of power, fame and self-determination.

Strategies and Techniques for the Internationalization of Non-Dominant Firms: A Qualitative Study

This study focuses on the strategies and techniques used by small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to join and dominate large firms in global markets. The analytical works refer to the prevailing writings on international markets and entrepreneurship. Based on the categorizations and analyses of the themes and sub-themes, the historical development of global markets and theories is recounted, thereby creating a foundation for assessing the strategies and techniques of non-dominant firms. The findings indicate that the number of small and medium enterprises joining international markets is growing due to the adoption of robust strategies and techniques. An international model is proposed, which consists of three techniques of the Diaspora approach, social media approach, and re-approach, along with strategies that consist of three dimensions: a big dream or desire to internationalize, a need to internationalize, and an ability to internationalize." This paper provides a point of reference for practitioners and researchers interested in attaining comprehensive insight into internationalization.

Regeneration in the phylogenetic empire: an interview with Peter Currie.

Regeneration in the phylogenetic empire: an interview with Peter Currie.

Rekam Jejak Turki Menjadi Anggota Uni Eropa

This paper aims to explain the track record of Turkey's efforts to become a member of the European Union. Various ways and strategies have been achieved by Turkey in order to meet the requirements to be accepted as part of the supranational organization that unites the European nations. However, the big dream of the country led by President Erdogan Recep Tayib has never been real. Various obstacles confronting, pros and contra continue to color the split voices of European Union members. Religious sentiment also emerged because Turkey's population is Muslim, reaching 74 percent of the total population. Various conditions include improving the image as a human rights violator against ethnic minorities, to claims as a gateway to terrorism that is not in line with the European spirit

Dreaming in the shadow of history: micro-mobilities and belonging in Lucknow

ABSTRACT Spatial mobility is often considered on large geographical scales: people move from distant villages to global cities, they migrate from one country to the next, or even to a whole new continent. Such large-scale migration comes with shifts in economic position, social status and cultural exposure, shifts that condition new figurations of belonging – or so the argument goes. In contrast, I ethnographically follow the looping movements of three young men in Lucknow who aspire to migrate but remain stuck, who find a whole new world by crossing the river, whose small steps reflect big dreams. As the world grapples with ‘lockdowns’ and ‘stuckedness’ in the Covid-19 pandemic, I sketch their aspirations, mental maps and the material restraints that condition their trajectories. Through them, I demonstrate how looping micro-mobilities – cruising through the night, dancing on stage, riding one's bike – can be as effective in fostering new figurations of belonging as the grand movements emphasized in literature on migration. I further explore which spaces enable and contain such micro-mobilities, rediscovering the potency of urban settings to make people feel at home and out of place in small but important ways.

Barth Syndrome Foundation: From humble beginnings to becoming an integral partner.

Barth Syndrome Foundation: From humble beginnings to becoming an integral partner.