Descriptive Insights Research Articles

Doing more with less: An integrative literature review on responsible consumption behaviour

AbstractThe purpose of this research is to critically review the existing literature on responsible consumption behaviour (RCB) and identify the factors that influence it. Our findings are based on an integrative examination of 203 papers retrieved from the SCOPUS and WoS databases and analysed with the bibliometrix R software. Along with some descriptive insights into the field, we explain its intellectual structure informing future scholars about the field's evolution, and propose a future agenda for its advancement in the form, methodology, context, and themes. Five major themes emerged from our study: social values, corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethical obligations, environmental concern, and economic behaviour, which serve as a foundation for thematic future research directions. The implications for policymakers and management practice, as well as theoretical implications, are addressed.

How and why people want to be more moral.

What types of moral improvements do people wish to make? Do they hope to become more good, or less bad? Do they wish to be more caring? More honest? More loyal? And why exactly do they want to become more moral? Presumably, most people want to improve their morality because this would benefit others, but is this in fact their primary motivation? Here, we begin to investigate these questions. Across two large, preregistered studies (N=1818), participants provided open-ended descriptions of one change they could make in order to become more moral; they then reported their beliefs about and motives for this change. In both studies, people most frequently expressed desires to improve their compassion and more often framed their moral improvement goals in terms of amplifying good behaviors than curbing bad ones. The strongest predictor of moral motivation was the extent to which people believed that making the change would have positive consequences for their own well-being. Together, these studies provide rich descriptive insights into how ordinary people want to be more moral, and show that they are particularly motivated to do so for their own sake.

Social Media Repertoires: Investigating Multifaceted Social Media Use Among Late Adolescents

Social media play a crucial role in adolescents’ everyday lives and impact their well-being, mental health, and risk behavior. Consequently, it is vital to understand the multifaceted social media use of this age group. However, despite the increasing number of platforms affording the curation of communication and audiences, studies to date have predominantly examined single platforms while neglecting sharing behavior and the variety of communication partners. In this article, we thus apply a holistic repertoire perspective that offers essential descriptive insights. We consider active social media users that 1) use multiple communication platforms, 2) apply various communication practices, and 3) curate distinct communication partners. We analyze data from a representative survey among late adolescents (ages 15–19) in Switzerland and explore the use of six social media platforms (i.e., Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook). We identify social media repertoires, analyze consumption, sharing, and curation practices, and compare perceived and addressed actors across platforms. The implications for future media use and effects research are discussed.

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) as liquid biopsies in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer versus other GI malignancies.

192 Background: Most of the focus on liquid biopsies for patients with colorectal cancers and other solid tumors has been on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) are the other less talked about liquid biopsies. This is due to need for real-time processing and handling of CTCs, and is less conducive on previously banked samples. We took this prospective discovery endeavor to report in real-time CTC analyses using 2 very different platforms in patients with colorectal and other GI cancers. Methods: CTCs were evaluated using 2 platforms: RareCyte, which is simplistically based on density of CTCs and unbiased selection/identification for enumeration/biomarker analyses, and Parsortix, which is based on size/compressibility of CTCs. All patients signed written informed consent. Up to 4 serial draws were done for each patient (Total = 150 draws; 281 test results). CTCs were identified using standard definitions of nuclear/epithelial markers. À la carte we selected PD-L1, HER2, EGFR, Ki-67, and where adequate, confirmation with panel based single cell sequencing was also performed. Cell cultures were attempted for the Parsortix collections. Results: Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had the highest number of CTCs (Mean: 15.8; Median: 7.5). This was in sharp contrast to the number of CTCs in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) (Mean: 4.2; Median: 3). At least a third of patients with CRC had at least 3 CTCs. Another 17.4% and 11.4% had at least 10, and at least 20 CTCs in CRC; while no patients with PC had more than 20 CTCs. CTCs in clusters were also common at baseline. In addition, we detected a significantly lower number of CTCs from patients receiving treatment versus those were not (Median 2.7 versus 0.7). Striking differences were also observed in CTCs for those with untreated/progressive disease versus those who had responding/stable disease (Median of 2.7 versus 0). Biomarker analyses on HER2/PD-L1/Ki-67/EGFR were feasible when CTCs were detected. There was overall agreement on CTCs detected on either platform. Where available, single cell sequencing data was concordant with clonal aberrations on sequencing. Conclusions: This is one of the largest prospective real-time endeavors in patients with colorectal and other GI cancers providing data on CTCs as liquid biopsies using 2 very different platforms. The descriptive insights gained from processing, enumeration, kinetics, timing of collection, biomarker analysis, costs, comparison across tumor types, attempts at cell culture, and single cell sequencing are of value for studies and investigators considering the use of CTCs in patients with colorectal and other GI cancers. While most of the focus is on ctDNA-based platforms, CTCs offer a different lens from a liquid biopsy standpoint that is complimentary and worth developing further.

Towards a Comprehensive Conceptualization of Relational Capabilities: an Innovation Management Perspective

Relational capabilities (RC) draw upon the relational view incorporated into different approaches in competing ways. To provide a clarification of concepts to identify trends, perspectives, and future research opportunities, we conducted a literature review through a bibliometric analysis from 1979 to 2021 publications. Additionally, we highlight the most influential papers that extensively discuss RC and its influences and variations to manage innovation. Findings identify some descriptive insights about publications and the turning point article in the literature that influenced the evolution of RC under the innovation management perspective. RC intertwines into various aspects of innovation management, such as knowledge-based co-creation, learning value, collaborative strategy, innovative ecosystems, strategic management, managing partners, and organizational growth. Therefore, the stream of innovation management leads us to conceptualize RC, highlighting opportunities for further research to solidify RC’s significance. By reviewing and identifying the most influential papers and their authors and systematizing existing knowledge on RC, this research produces theoretical contributions for dynamic capabilities and innovation theory. From a practitioner standpoint, managers likely look at relational resources and strategies towards innovativeness from a new perspective understanding that relational rents exist.

Inferring glaucoma status from prescriptions, diagnoses, and operations data: A Danish nationwide study.

To assess a new method for inferring glaucoma status using prescriptions data. The study population comprised all individuals living in Denmark in the period 1995 to 2018 and included 6,930,571 individuals. We used information from The National Prescription Registry on claimed prescriptions as the basis for our study (N = 223,592). We inferred glaucoma status using data on claimed prescriptions, in-hospital ICD-10 diagnoses, and in-hospital glaucoma surgeries. We infer glaucoma status in three ways using the prescription pattern: glaucoma inferred by (i) the use of a first claimed prescription, (ii) the use of a second claimed prescription with a gap of at least 90 days, and (iii) the use of a third claimed prescription for glaucoma medication, again with a gap of at least 90 days between prescriptions. Furthermore, we compared the results with alternative indications for glaucoma, namely in-hospital ICD-10-diagnosed glaucoma and in-hospital glaucoma surgery. We first determined that glaucoma status could be inferred from claimed prescription data and found that a single claimed prescription was highly correlated with the more restricted composite measure of glaucoma (R2 = 0.80, p <0.0001), with a kappa coefficient of 80%. Focusing on individuals with a confirmed in-hospital glaucoma diagnosis, we found a high sensitivity of 88% using anti-glaucomatous prescriptions as a surrogate marker for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). We then derived several descriptive insights. The prevalence of glaucoma increased during the period from 1996 to 2018, while the incidence was constant. We also found a decreasing trend in the ratio of the number of people diagnosed annually in hospitals to the number of people filling prescriptions. This indicated a relative increase in the number of patients treated or managed in the secondary sector. Finally, using data on diagnoses and claimed prescriptions, we found that the proportion of total noncompliant patients, i.e., patients who do not claim their prescription at any time in the study period (two decades) was at most 11.8%. This share is calculated on the basis of diagnosed patients who did not have surgery. The results was not sensitive to the glaucoma inference rule. Anti-glaucomatous medicine prescriptions can be used to infer glaucoma status, with useful implications for epidemiological research. The sensitivity is particularly high for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

The terminology and the concept of the gig economy

New business models have emerged in the late 20th century due to Internet technology (IT) development and digital transformation. One of them - known as the gig economy - represents a new business concept that stands for a market system in which individuals offer their services on a fixed-time basis to other businesses through a digital platform. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relatively new field of the gig economy and its context based on previous findings and literature. Accordingly, the concept of the gig economy is based on a triangular relationship between the individual (worker; provider), the digital intermediary of the process (online labour platform) and the end-user of the service (employer). Such a concept implies various benefits for all parties involved but also brings many challenges. The paper aims to provide a descriptive insight into the literature and findings and introduce terminology related to the gig economy concept. It also aims to discuss the nature of work within the gig economy, its current dimensions, its value creation for firms and entrepreneurship, and the issues that need to be addressed for the gig workforce and its likely future policy implications. The paper's limitations are the lack of agreement on standard definitions and national and international frameworks of the gig economy workforce, even though studies suggest that gig workers are among the fastest-growing forces in contemporary work arrangements. Therefore, the paper encourages the development of policies and programs to identify the specifics, benefits, and challenges of the gig economy and its impact on society in order to facilitate and promote this new, growing entrepreneurial category.

Challenges, adaptation, and learning in an immersive mindfulness-based practices course: college student perspectives

ABSTRACT With the significant rise in mental health challenges among college students, opportunities exist for educators to adapt curricula that incorporate a focus on student wellness. This study brings qualitative and descriptive insights to the growing body of quantitative research on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based practices (MBPs) for improving student wellbeing. The data convey the perspectives of college students (n = 37) on the benefits and challenges of learning a range of mindfulness-based practices (meditation, yoga, qigong, and taijiquan) during a 16-week, general elective course for undergraduate students. The study also provides additional insight into how students adapted to these challenges, and what they find personally and professionally relevant about MBPs. Additionally, we present an overview of the curriculum used in this 16-week course on mind–body health and MBPs, including a schedule of the practices taught, such as meditation, yoga, taijiquan, and qigong. The findings reveal how students evaluated the experience of learning MBPs. Results are discussed in light of recommended course improvements, the need for future research, and the limitations of the study. These results may also be of use to faculty at other settings for designing new courses or revising existing courses that focus on student wellness and learning MBPs.

Distressed, detached, devalued and determined: aged care workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread impacts on the community and has demanded a rapid response from the aged care sector. System changes for infection control have been required including the use of personal protective equipment, lockdowns, visitor restrictions and changes to activities within aged care facilities. Even prior to COVID-19, the high physical and emotional demands of aged care work were recognised. Objective: This study sought to understand aged care workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using a pragmatic paradigm qualitative data about work experiences during COVID-19 was collected from people employed in different aged care organisations in a range of aged care roles and settings from multiple Australian states. Data was collected using focus groups and interviews conducted online between August-October 2020. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify key themes in the data. Results: Participants included 15 people working across a range of aged care roles including clinical, care and management staff and across both residential and community settings. Five themes were identified which characterised aged care workers thoughts about their jobs during the pandemic. These included intensified procedures and emotional demands, feeling undervalued and detached from the frontline, exposure of existing system deficiencies, recognising teamwork and increased confidence in technology. Conclusion: Reflecting on aged care workers’ experiences of COVID-19 highlights the need to better support workers and acknowledge their important role in caring for older Australians. This includes at an organisational level by providing supportive environments and access to online resources as well as at the community and policy level by recognising aged care workers as frontline workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted existing systemic issues in the aged care sector that need to be addressed for the provision of quality aged care in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future. What is already known about the topic? While the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the global community, it is disproportionately impacting the aged care sector with higher rates of severe illness and death and wide-ranging system changes to prevent and control the spread of the virus. Prior to COVID-19, aged care work was associated with high job demands and lack of access to resources to support aged care workers in their role. Survey data on the Australian RACF workforce found workers felt prepared for the pandemic with a wide range of measures to control the spread of COVID-19 but they faced several challenges associated with their additional roles and restrictions. What this paper adds This paper provides qualitative and descriptive insights into the challenges experienced by the Australian aged care workforce during COVID-19 including increased workloads and intensified emotional demands of their roles while at the same time feeling undervalued by the wider community. This study has highlighted the need to better support and acknowledge aged care workers in the community through their portrayal in the media and within their organisations by facilitating supportive team environments and providing access to online resources and training. This paper discusses existing systemic issues that have been highlighted by COVID-19 and the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and need to be addressed for the wellbeing of workers and the provision of quality aged care.

Teachers’ perspective on gifted students with extraordinary learning potential in Norway: A descriptive study with primary and secondary teachers

ABSTRACT In countries with no clear policy regarding gifted students, teachers are vital. Norway is such a case. Teachers might have stereotypical views and need knowledge about gifted students to facilitate them appropriately. This article aims to give descriptive insights into teachers’ views and perceptions of students with extraordinary learning potential (gifted) in Norway. To examine this, we used a survey of primary and secondary school teachers (N = 339), exploring teachers’ self-evaluated need for knowledge, how teachers evaluate different characteristics, and the teachers’ open-ended descriptions. We also report descriptive statistics from the survey. The results indicate that the Norwegian teachers wanted more knowledge about gifted students; they reported positive characteristics like performing well and being hardworking and intelligent but also being bored and, to some degree, displaying disruptive behavior. Here, 74% of the teachers reported they had experiences with teaching gifted students. One implication is including giftedness as a topic in teacher education. Our study points to important areas for further research – for example, more in-depth research with Norwegian teachers on their view and characterization of gifted students.

Development co‐operation by European regions: Introducing the subnational donor governance dataset

SummaryMotivationInterest in the international development co‐operation activities of subnational governments like Catalonia, Flanders, and Scotland has grown in recent years. Beyond these well‐known cases, however, we currently lack systematic evidence on the scope of the phenomenon.PurposeThis article introduces a new dataset of 195 European regions to provide systematic information on which regions engage in international development co‐operation. The dataset includes information on institutional structures and governance modalities, aid motivations, aid modalities, and aid policies.Methods and approachTo demonstrate the utility of our dataset, we provide descriptive insights into the phenomenon of subnational development co‐operation while at the same time suggesting questions for future research that can be addressed with the help of the dataset.FindingsWe find that subnational development co‐operation extends far beyond some well‐cited cases, given that around 70 regions have some institutional structure for development co‐operation. With relatively small budgets, regional aid delivery primarily relies on non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) and supports a variety of purposes in the sustainable development agenda, including human rights, environmental affairs, fair trade, sustainable consumption, and development education at home.Policy implicationsBeing the first of its kind, the dataset advances our understanding of subnational governments as autonomous providers of development aid and their potential role in helping advance the Sustainable Development Goals in the multi‐level global development governance architecture.

Assessing the impact of environmental accounting research: evidence from citation and journal data

PurposeThis paper aims to conduct an analysis of management research based on impact measures, with a focus on the accounting discipline and the environment theme. Using author and journal data as units of analysis, this study seek to determine the representation of environmental accounting researchers among the most cited accounting authors and the consideration given to environmental issues in the impact assessment of management journals.Design/methodology/approachThis study collects and quantitatively analyzes the publications and citations of the 50 most cited accounting authors and run a principal component analysis on a collection of journal-centered indicators and rankings.FindingsThis study finds that – among the most cited accounting authors – environmental accounting researchers hold a relatively influential position although their research is mainly published in non-top-tier accounting journals. This study also documents that some environment-themed journals suffer from significant disadvantages in peer-reviewed journal rankings.Practical implicationsEnvironmental accounting researchers are likely to disseminate their research in other media than in top-tier journals. This may have an impact on the academic viability of this field.Social implicationsDespite their strong connection to societal issues, some research themes could become understudied if journal rankings are not able to consider publication outlets in a more comprehensive way. There is a strong need for a broader consideration of scientific production, particularly in relation to its overall societal impact.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time an empirical analysis, combining author and journal data and documenting such findings, has been presented for publication. This study means to provide some descriptive insights into where environmental accounting researchers and environment-themed journals stand.

Accurate Morphology-Related Diffraction Behavior of Light-Induced Surface Relief Gratings on Azopolymers

Holographic relief gratings can be fabricated directly on the surface of azobenzene-containing materials (or simply azomaterials) without additional development steps. Despite often being described to have ideal sinusoidal profiles, the developing surface morphology in large amplitude gratings can affect the light distribution of the writing interferogram, causing profile deformations and deviations in the expected diffraction behavior. In this work, we characterize the temporal evolution of the surface relief grating (SRG) morphology fabricated by means of interference lithography on azopolymer films, quantitatively relating the results of a Fourier analysis of their surface profiles to the accurate measurement of efficiencies in the transmitted diffraction orders. A reliable surface structuration dynamics is empirically extracted from the analysis and used to formulate a simple but detailed diffraction model that, within the scalar diffraction theory, exhaustively describes the diffraction behavior of real SRGs without the need of complex rigorous electromagnetic theories. Our results add a deeper insight in the quantitative description of the morphology and the diffraction behavior of SRGs, which can contribute to their adoption for operating high-performance, reconfigurable, compact, and lightweight diffractive optical devices.

Abstract P131: Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Risk Factors, Treatments, And Sequelae: 2011-2019

Introduction: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but potentially debilitating thrombosis affecting 3-4 cases per million adults in the United States. Risk factors are thought similar to venous thrombosis, but there is little epidemiologic data corroborating this assertion. Concern about a possible association between the Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) and Oxford-AztraZenaca COVID-19 vaccines and cases of CVST resulted in increased global attention to this condition. Thus, large epidemiological assessment of the risk factors, treatment and outcomes of CVST are needed. Objective: Estimate the distributions of risk factors antecedent to CVST diagnosis, report CVST treatments in clinical practice, and potential sequelae of CVST in a large retrospective cohort of adults with CVST in the United States. Methods: MarketScan Commercial and Medicare Supplemental administrative databases were employed to assess CVST diagnosed between 2011 and 2019 in the U.S. Validated International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes and receipt of an outpatient anticoagulant (either oral or subcutaneous anticoagulant) prescription within 30 days of the ICD code identified incident CVST. Antecedent clinical characteristics, treatments, and sequelae of CVST were identified using inpatient, outpatient, and prescription data. For outcomes, proportions and incidence with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated, stratified by sex. Results: We identified 1,869 CVST patients. Of these 1,314 (70%) were female, with 200 (10%) events identified as a pregnancy-related CVST. The average age was 41 years for females and 48 years for men. Among women, 24.7% were on hormonal therapy (oral contraceptive, estrogen, and progestin) prior to diagnosis. Men had a higher prevalence of comorbidities, such as diabetes (15% men vs. 9% women) and cancer (19% men vs. 10% women). Oral anticoagulant (OAC) use was the most common treatment for CVST in both men (88%) and women (85%) and did not vary by sex. Use of procedures to treat CVST, optic nerve fenestration and catheter directed thrombolysis, were 0.5% and 4.1%, respectively. The most common sequela after CVST was incidence of intracranial hypertension (Incidence: 4.2 per 100 person-years; 95% CI: 3.3, 5.1) and palliedema was rare. Conclusions: Overall, a majority of CVST patients were women of reproductive age. Our findings suggest a potential association with both endogenous (pregnancy) and exogenous (oral contraceptives, HRT) hormones which needs further study. In our sample, CVST was managed with oral anticoagulants, regardless of sex, and intracranial hypertension was elevated following CVST. This large claims-based analysis is a descriptive insight into the risk factors and management of CVST, a rare and debilitating condition.

A STUDY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF S.M.I.L.E MICROFINANCE LIMITED

Microfinance at first has been a type of deliberate assistance to the most denied populace. In any case, today it addresses a market answer for alleviation of destitution and goes about as a turn of events and financial device in achieving monetary consideration in India. Microfinance has arisen as a practical choice to come to the until recently unreached for their social and financial strengthening through friendly and monetary inter- mediation. The establishments that are giving microfinance administrations, for example, reserve funds, credit, protection and settlement administrations to poor are called Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). The review focuses on investigating the monetary presentation of S.M.I.L.E MICROFINANCE Restricted. The information have been gathered from the Microfinance Information Trade from the financial year 2015 to 2019. The measurable devices, to be specific, Descriptive insights and development rates have been utilized for investigating the information.. As far as in general monetary execution, Indian MFIs have better ROE and OSS. Indian MFIs have shown higher monetary income by resources, the yield on gross portfolio (ostensible) and lower working cost by resources, yet at the same time it couldn't cover the complete cost and monetary costs. In truth, Indian MFIs have uncovered better effectiveness and efficiency as estimated by working cost by advance portfolio, normal compensation by GNI per capita and advances per staff part.

Data Analysis of Bulacan State University Faculty Scientific Publication Based on Google Scholar using Web Data Scraping Technique

Purpose – The paper aims to analyze and monitor the research publication productivity of the faculty members of Bulacan State University. This paper compiles all the scientific publications from Bulacan State University (BulSU) and its external campuses as an index in Google Scholar. This study was intended to track and monitor the scientific productivity of the faculty members of Bulacan State University and each college and campus. Method – With the use of web data scraping techniques, metadata files were gathered from various faculty research engagement in Google Scholar Database. Web scraping is the process of extracting useful information from web pages (HTML pages) and saving it in a format that you specify, such as Excel (.xls), CSV (comma-separated values), or any other structured format using PurseHub. Different stages of data extraction are completed before descriptive insight is provided to the university. The researchers used the web data scraping techniques to extract the necessary data in the web through the Google Scholar database to specifically gather the research outputs of the faculty members of Bulacan State University. Results – Results have shown that a significant increase that happened throughout the covered years on the number of publications was made possible by the scholarships and study breaks that the faculty members were able to get and a significant increase in the number of citations was brought by the benefits of collaborating with other researchers from other HEIs. Conclusion – Bulacan State University has seen both big improvements and stagnation with the growth of the number of publications being produced by the faculty members. Based on the results of the study, the publications of BulSU have experienced a significant increase due to the impact of scholarship and the benefits that comes with it to the productivity of the faculty members. On the other hand, the factor that affected the significant increase in citations is the collaborators with researchers from other academic institutions. Recommendation – The administration should consider doing necessary steps to encourage the faculty members who engage in research activities to create Google Scholar accounts for easy monitoring of publications and citations. This would allow the easier navigation of the research studies produced by the faculty members which will help the university monitor the progress of research activity effectively and for an impressive research activity, the researchers also recommend that the administration should also provide competitive incentives and positive reinforcements. The faculty, on the other hand, are recommended to broaden their horizon and engage in collaborations with other researchers from other academic institutions for wider perspective of things. Practical Implication – Maximizing the use of data scraping in gathering information about research activity from vast networks will make the navigation and organization of research activity easier. With this, monitoring the progress of faculty research productivity will also be done in ease.

Analysis of the cryptocurrency market using different prototype-based clustering techniques

Since the emergence of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies have grown significantly, not only in terms of capitalization but also in number. Consequently, the cryptocurrency market can be a conducive arena for investors, as it offers many opportunities. However, it is difficult to understand. This study aims to describe, summarize, and segment the main trends of the entire cryptocurrency market in 2018, using data analysis tools. Accordingly, we propose a new clustering-based methodology that provides complementary views of the financial behavior of cryptocurrencies, and one that looks for associations between the clustering results, and other factors that are not involved in clustering. Particularly, the methodology involves applying three different partitional clustering algorithms, where each of them use a different representation for cryptocurrencies, namely, yearly mean, and standard deviation of the returns, distribution of returns that have not been applied to financial markets previously, and the time series of returns. Because each representation provides a different outlook of the market, we also examine the integration of the three clustering results, to obtain a fine-grained analysis of the main trends of the market. In conclusion, we analyze the association of the clustering results with other descriptive features of cryptocurrencies, including the age, technological attributes, and financial ratios derived from them. This will help to enhance the profiling of the clusters with additional descriptive insights, and to find associations with other variables. Consequently, this study describes the whole market based on graphical information, and a scalable methodology that can be reproduced by investors who want to understand the main trends in the market quickly, and those that look for cryptocurrencies with different financial performance.In our analysis of the 2018 and 2019 for extended period, we found that the market can be typically segmented in few clusters (five or less), and even considering the intersections, the 6 more populations account for 75% of the market. Regarding the associations between the clusters and descriptive features, we find associations between some clusters with volume, market capitalization, and some financial ratios, which could be explored in future research.

The lexico-phraseological profile of professional film reviews published by the British media: A corpus-linguistic study

Using corpus linguistic techniques, this exploratory study is intended to provide a descriptive in-sight into frequent lexical bundles, keywords and key terms as well as selected lexical markers of style used in a corpus of professional film reviews. The research material includes 210 domain-specific texts from the years 2020-2021, extracted from the websites of six British newspapers, magazines and institutions offering guides for moviegoers. The results show that the analyzed reviews make frequent use of general cinematic terms and more specific lexis denoting the different types and (sub)genres of cinematic productions repre-sented by the reviewed films. Other salient lexical features include a high concentration of referential but low concentration of stance bundles, though attitudinal items, particularly evaluation adjectives, signifi-cantly enrich the lexical inventory of the reviews. The presented data may have important pedagogic appli-cations in the area of teaching authentic English to future film reviewers and film journalists.

Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy in Case of Merapi Eruption at Balerante Village, Klaten Regency, Central Java Province

The improvement of community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) at Balerante Village is able to create resilience in case of Merapi eruption and to identify strength, weakness, opportunity and threat at local level. This study aims to find out, understand, explain, analyze and gain conception in regard to communitybased DRR efforts. The research applies a naturalistic qualitative approach combining comprehensive description and exhaustive insights related to existing processes. Data is collected through interview, observation and recording in assimilative, naturalistic and impartial ways. SWOT analysis is used to analyze strength, weakness, opportunity and threat to find out appropriate DRR strategy. The finding highlights community experiences to contribute better awareness towards future disaster. Community improves the capacity in some aspects i.e. partnership, governance, communication system, data management and the betterment of disaster recovery depending on local community empowerment. The ideal strategy represents the collaboration within local community and government alongside respective roles to avoid overlap implementation.

Policy agendas in Germany – database and descriptive insights

ABSTRACT Agenda-setting focuses on how political issues emerge within society, enter parliamentary debates and are responded to by government decisions. We introduce a database that traces policy issues in Germany between 1978 and 2017. These political activities include political inputs (public opinion), processes (party manifestos, parliamentary questions and government speeches), as well as outputs (laws). Each activity’s topic is identified using the Comparative Policy Agendas scheme. Collectively, these observations comprise the policy agendas of Germany. We highlight the database potential by describing all German policy issues for the 39-year period and by tracking how immigration became a political issue.