Doctoral Thesis Research Articles

Mapping emotional intelligence and job performance: A bibliometric and thematic analysis

This study aimed to identify current research trends and future directions in the field of emotional intelligence and job performance through bibliometric and thematic analysis. Data were collected from 327 documents published between 2000 and 2024 in the Scopus database. Using descriptive statistics, bibliometric analysis, and thematic analysis with VOSViewer software, the findings indicate that the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance has been a longstanding research focus and continues to grow, especially in fields like business and management, with concentrated research efforts in leading developed nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Thematic analysis identified five primary research directions and confirmed the strong relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance. Particularly in critical fields like education, healthcare, information technology, banking, and hospitality, this topic has received considerable attention and is expected to continue producing notable research in the future. Additionally, the study’s findings suggest that the rapid advancement of science and technology, multicultural business environments, and the increasing complexity of workplace crises and conflict resolution underscore the necessity for continued exploration of emotional intelligence and its connection to job performance. Future research in this area is anticipated to diversify and expand across various industries and organizational types, adapting to the evolving demands of modern business settings. AcknowledgmentThis study is a product of the doctoral dissertation project carried out under decision No. 4740/QD-ĐHDT dated October 18, 2023, from Duy Tan University, Vietnam.

I wore my Reeboks and embraced risk in a doctoral study; a teacher-researcher tale

The requirement that a doctoral dissertation must contribute an original body of knowledge can present a quandary to the doctoral candidate, how does one pursue this route without embracing risk? Through reflective storytelling, this narrative delves into the transformative journey of a teacher-researcher navigating the doctoral study environment. Drawing on personal experiences and reflections, this tale elucidates the significance of embracing risks in a scholarly pursuit. This paper aims to illustrate the theme of risk-taking, elucidating how stepping into the unknown fostered innovation and self-discovery. In presenting a teacher-researcher tale, this empirical paper is rooted in the doctoral dissertation process, as well as a retrospective perspective on three risks undertaken in the doctoral study. These approaches are risky as they presented a methodological challenge which were becoming a multiple bricoleur; adopting a story writing approach; and presenting the data as a play.

Evangelium: Gud er nær

Abstract: Morten Hørning Jensen’s higher doctoral dissertation (habilitation) The ‘Gospel’ Between Emperor and Temple in the Gospel of Mark is a meticulous investigation of the Greek root εὐαγγελ- and the Hebrew equivalent בשׂר in Greek and Hebrew literature before the Gospel of Mark and Mark’s use of the term in his text. Hørning Jensen concludes that the story of Jesus is the gospel to Mark “since Jesus, through his life, death, and resurrection, re-establishes covenantal community with and proximity to the God through kingly victory and temple-cultic renewal” (462). This way of understanding εὐαγγέλιον places it in direct continuity with Deutero-Isaiah, who uses the word to designate the return of Yahweh to Zion.The review article summarizes the argument at length, then poses some critical questions and finally offers a more substantial criticism of the fact that Paul is left out of the interpretation and only figures as a “test case” for the meaning of εὐαγγέλιον in Second Temple Judaism. If the relation to Paul is taken into account, the Gospel of Mark should be conceived of as a narrative unfolding of Paul’s gospel and not as the story of Jesus on the basis of the visions of Isaiah. One wonders why the author does not see a relation between Paul and Mark. The reason may be that he has sympathy for Papias’ idea that Mark was interpreter of Peter, which might make it virtually impossible for him to be influenced by Paul.

Mosaics of a Broken World: Hermann Grab’s Social Science, Literature and Music

This study focuses on the broken world that the Prague German writer and musician Hermann Grab (1903–1949) first encountered in 1924 with his study of sociology at Heidelberg. While Grab initially sought to comprehend the new world and make an impact from a sociological perspective, he later embraced literature and music as a means of expressing a way forward. This text highlights Grab’s exploration of the dynamics of change in the modern world and their implications for a reformed approach to musical education. His work as a writer and music teacher is emblematic of Prague, where many authors uniquely integrated art and science. Alongside new forms of literary writing, he reflected on a renewal of music education as a reaction to the dissolution of values noted by others at the time, most famously by Hermann Broch. Building on this premise, Grab’s doctoral thesis, his novel, and one of his short stories, as well as his views on music education, are brought to bear in order to show how Grab turns the pieces of a fractured world into mosaic tiles whose combination in different art forms points to something beyond this dissolution of values.

Professor Valeriy Ivanovich Kazansky (1894–1978) (on the 130th anniversary of his birth)

A prominent Russian surgeon, talented scientist and teacher, one of the founders of the development of thoracic surgery in the USSR, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR (1965), Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Valery Ivanovich Kazansky was born on October 14, 1894 in the village of Turgenevo, Tula Governorate, into a priest’s family. After graduating from the Tula Gymnasium with a medal, he entered the Imperial Military Medical Academy, which he graduated from in 1919. For two years, he served as a military doctor in the Red Army on the Eastern Front. After demobilization, he worked in the People’s Commissariat of Public Health, from 1925 to 1934, he headed the Surgical Department at the Hospital in Turtkul, and then in Chardzhou (Turkmenistan). In 1935, V. I. Kazansky transferred to work at the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute in the Clinic of Professor S. I. Spasokukotsky and simultaneously headed the Surgical Clinic of the Central Institute of Blood Transfusion (until 1947). In 1938, he defended his doctoral dissertation “Spontaneous non-tuberculous pyopneumothorax and its treatment”. During the Great Patriotic War, V. I. Kazansky was the consultant to the Northwestern and Western Fronts on blood transfusion issues, worked as the Professor-consultant at the Hospital of the Ministry of Railways, which specifically admitted victims with gunshot wounds to the chest. At the same time, from 1943, he served as the chief surgeon of the Moscow Department of Health, and from 1946 to the end of 1952, he held the position of chief oncologist of the USSR Ministry of Health. In 1953, he was elected the head of the Surgery Department of the Central Institute for Advanced Medical Training. For 30 years, V. I. Kazansky studied the problem of treating patients with esophageal cancer and for numerous works, including three monographs, he was awarded the N. N. Burdenko Prize. In 1973, the fundamental monograph “Surgery of Esophageal Cancer” was published. Valery Ivanovich was the author and co-author of about 200 scientific works, including 10 monographs, under his supervision 32 candidate and 8 doctoral dissertations were defended. Professor V. I. Kazansky died on March 30, 1978 and was buried in Moscow at the Nikolo-Arkhangelskoye Cemetery.

Health Education, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression

During the period of postpartum happiness, 10-15% of mothers in the world face a mental difficulty, postpartum depression (PPD). The literature shows an association between breastfeeding and PPD. Preventing breastfeeding is connected to an increase in the tendency to PPD, and on the other hand PPD is found to be more severe among mothers who wanted to breastfeed and failed. What is the connection between breastfeeding and PPD? What is the effect of health education on breastfeeding among postpartum women? Does breastfeeding protect or aggravate? Currently, there are no studies that clearly confirm this relationship. The World Health Organization, 2023 emphasizes the importance of policies to promote breastfeeding. Breastfeeding has health and emotional benefits that affect society, the economy, the environment and the mental health of the public. Studies show that breastfeeding is associated with sociocultural affiliation, religious, cultural, social support, self-efficacy, and PPD. Factors influencing maternal behaviors. I am a public health nurse and lactation consultant. The article is a theoretical component of a doctoral thesis aimed at early identification of mothers in risk groups for unhealthy behaviors, providing a response to improve the quality of life and public health and saving future expenses for the health care system. In the article I will present literature, opinions that exist today on the subject and examine the meeting between breastfeeding and PPD. I will focus on the consequences of health education on the health of the mother and the baby in the world and in Israel.

Academician Anatoly Panteleimonovich Kolesov (1924–1987) (on the 100th anniversary of his birth)

An outstanding Russian scientist, a major specialist in the field of thoracic and cardiac surgery, Anatoly Panteleimonovich Kolesov was born on July 5, 1924 in Verkhneudinsk (now Ulan-Ude). In 1941, he graduated with honors from school ¹ 15 in Kiev. With the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, he volunteered for the Western Front, where he served as an interpreter for the intelligence department until 1942. In 1942, he was sent to study at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, which he graduated with a gold medal in 1947. After graduating from the Academy, he was enrolled in the postgraduate program at the Department of Faculty Surgery ¹ 2. In 1950, he defended his candidate’s dissertation «The Origin, the Development, and the Recognition of Some Forms of Bronchiectasis». In 1951, he was sent on a business trip to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In 1956, he defended his doctoral dissertation «Some Issues of Treating Gunshot Fractures with the Use of Antibiotics». In USSR, he was one of the first to perform economical lung resections (including bilateral ones) for bronchiectasis, heart surgery under hypothermia, and then artificial circulation. From 1963 to 1986, he headed the Department of Surgery for Advanced Medical Studies ¹ 1, which was named after P. A. Kupriyanov in 1965. During his leadership, the department became one of the leading medical institutions in the country for the treatment of cardiac surgery patients. Anatoly Panteleimonovich Kolesov died on June 17, 1987 and was buried at the Bogoslovskoye Cemetery in Leningrad. In memory of this outstanding scientist, a memorial plaque was installed on the wall of the clinic where he worked in 1988.

From Annihilation to Revitalization in Guatemala: Uses and Misuses of the Ixil Mayan Language in a Post-genocidal Justice Court

Guatemala experienced a brutal internal armed conflict between 1960 and 1996. The conflict took on genocidal overtones in several autochthon regions, including the Maya Ixil area, where the author of this article conducted a year-long ethnographic field study as part of her doctoral thesis in social anthropology. The policies put in place as part of the counterinsurgency struggle undermined both the Ixil culture and its language, the use of which was banned in certain areas controlled by the army. Following the conflict, several associations sought justice for these various acts, and in 2013, a trial was opened against the country's former genocidal dictator. As part of this trial, witnesses were assisted by interpreters who simultaneously translated their accounts from Ixil into Spanish. Based on the testimony of a woman who was raped during the armed conflict, this author examines the linguistic negotiations that take place in a transitional justice tribunal and analyzes the effects of these negotiations on the memory of individual traumatic episodes and on their dissemination as narratives of a collective traumatic memory. Finally, by analyzing the different ways in which the experience of rape is expressed, this article sheds light on the changes in language that take place in the context of a trial, thus provoking broader questions about the way in which cultural differences are included in this type of space.

The Financialisation of Housing and Housing-related Family Support in Hungary, By Bence Kováts (Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 2023)

Bence Kováts’s book, The Financialisation of Housing and Housing-related Family Support in Hungary, builds on his doctoral dissertation and is driven by a pressing need to better understand the dynamics of commodification and de-commodification in housing, particularly within the context of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with a particular focus on Hungary. While global trends indicate a resurgence of commodification in housing, leading to increased reliance on familial support, it is unclear whether similar patterns are evident in the CEE region, where the transition from state socialism to market capitalism has uniquely shaped housing systems. Existing literature has concentrated mainly on high-income countries, creating a gap in understanding how familial support in housing has evolved in countries like Hungary, where historical and socioeconomic contexts differ significantly.

A systematic review of afterschool STEM literature in education

In this study, the literature on Afterschool STEM education was reviewed from the Proquest database. Within the scope of the research, 25 theses and dissertations that met the criteria were examined. The year, type, a method used, data collection tools, study group and number, and keywords of the theses were systematically analyzed. The systematic review method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used to examine the graduate theses on Afterschool STEM. As a result of the findings obtained by examining the theses related to Afterschool STEM; it was found that the first thesis study was a doctoral dissertation in 2003, there was a great increase in the number of theses published in 2015, and no thesis was published between 2004-2013, and most of the published theses were in the doctoral thesis type. In addition, in the distribution of theses according to the fields selected in the Proquest database, it was determined that most theses were published in the field of Science Education, qualitative and mixed research methods were used equally and mostly as research methods, and survey, interviews, and observation were mostly used as data collection tools. In the analyzed theses, data were collected mostly from Middle school students. When the number of participants in the theses was examined, the participants between 31-100 were mostly preferred in the studies. According to the keywords used in the theses, the words "education", "out of school time", "afterschool", "STEM" and "STEM education" were preferred.

Reducing the entry barrier for users and developers of peridynamic high performance computing

AbstractOver the past two decades, Peridynamics (PD) research has exhibited remarkable diversity, with contributions spanning more than 180 journals and involving over 1000 researchers. Despite its broad applicability, a persistent challenge remains—how to foster widespread adoption. In the engineering domain, classical continuum mechanics, predominantly facilitated by the finite element method, enjoys extensive utilization, supported by a plethora of commercial and open‐source software tools. PD simulation tools often find themselves competing with these well‐established counterparts. In research, custom codes tailored for specific applications are frequently created and applied, with little consideration for their future reuse or third‐party utilization. The complexity is further exacerbated in High‐performance computing (HPC) applications, where a deep understanding of solvers, parallel computing, and PD is imperative for a successful software development. Given the constraints of a typical doctoral thesis, large‐scale problems are often left unexplored, and research tends to be confined to simplistic geometries. This paper aims to elucidate various pathways for the seamless integration and utilization of a PD framework. We will showcase examples that illustrate how the barriers for both users and developers can be significantly lowered, ultimately propelling PD simulation tools to a higher standard of maturity in the medium term.

Stephen D. Barkley, Pentecostal Prophets

Based on his doctoral dissertation, Stephen D. Barkley's "Pentecostal Prophets" explores prophecy through Old Testament Scripture and modern Pentecostal practices.

On the relation between negation and phases

Abstract This research article provides evidence from Jordanian Arabic (JA) that negation is syntactically bound to the projection of a phasal head, wherein NegP is structurally licensed to project exclusively within phase-bound configurations. Therefore, NegP can project separately in CP and v*P, offering support to the multi-locus view (Alqassas 2012. The morpho-syntax and pragmatics of Levantine Arabic negation: A synchronic and diachronic analysis. Doctoral dissertation, Indiana University) that NegP in Arabic is not restricted to one structural position in the clause structure. NegP can rather project separately above TP or below TP. However, as we argue for in this article the projection of NegP is correlated with the presence of a phasal head (Chomsky 2007. Approaching UG from below. In Uli Sauerland & Hans-Martin Gärtner (eds.), Interfaces+recursion=language? Chomsky’s minimalism and the view from syntax-semantics, 1–30. Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter). Our evidence comes from two interrelated phenomena in JA: (1) the possibility of negating the past tense copula ka:n independently from the negation of the main verb in transitive and passive sentences and (2) the impossibility of independently negating the verb and the past-tense copula ka:n in unaccusative clauses. Following Jarrah’s (2023. Passive vs. unaccusative predicates: A phase-based account. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 41. 1397–1424) assumption that unaccusative predicates, unlike passive or transitive verbs, do not project phases in JA grammar, we propose that the use of two NegPs in the same clause with unaccusative clauses is prohibited as these unaccusative predicates do not project phases. This assumption is significant as phases, local domains, are not only found to be independent in terms of their Φ-content (their head bears an independent set of unvalued Φ-features) but also in terms of negation.

Памяти Сергея Павловича Губина

Information is presented about the deceased Sergey Pavlovich Gubin, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, head of the Laboratory of Nanomaterial Chemistry at the N.S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, laureat of the USSR State Prize, Honored Scientist of Russia, full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, a well-known specialist in the fields of solid state chemistry, nanosystems and nanotechnology. The main biographical data are given: studies at the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Chemistry), postgraduate studies and work at INEOS AN USSR, defense of PhD and doctoral (chemical sciences) dissertations, authorship of more than 600 scientific papers in scientific journals, 5 books and about 40 patents, graduation of 6 doctors and more than 30 candidates of sciences, participation in Russian and international conferences and seminars, editorship in scientific journals. Founding and directorship at the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the USSR Academy of Sciences, directorship at the Novosibirsk Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Siberian Branch). Work at the N.S. Kurnakov IGIC of RAS, creation and management of the country's first laboratory of nanomaterials chemistry, creation and development of graphenics in the country, professorship at M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and at the Faculty of Physics of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, membership in various Russian and international scientific societies and expert councils.

Fulbright‐Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (ED)

Fulbright‐Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (ED)

The formation of P.I. Novgorodtsev’s theory of the social ideal in the context of the creative reception of German philosophical and legal thought

The author addresses the problem of interaction between philosophical and juridical consciousness, choosing as a subject the reception of philosophical and legal ideas of Kant and Hegel by the Russian thinker of the Silver Age Pavel I. Novgorodtsev (1866–1924). It is proposed to interpret Novgorodtsev’s philosophical and legal concept as a completely independent, original system, although it has undergone a certain historical evolution, like any living organism. The article includes three building blocks. First, the peculiarities of Novgorodtsev’s interpretation of the theoretical and methodological principles of Kant and Hegel, which he made in his doctoral dissertation (1902), are clarified. Secondly, the influence of these principles on the content and problems of Novgorodtsev’s most famous work, “On the Social Ideal” (1917–1921), is considered. Thirdly, the author traces the metaphysical (Kant-Hegelian) background of Novgorodtsev’s article, which was included in the post-revolutionary collection “From the Depths” (1918). The author’s work is intended to show that it is in the plane of contact between law and philosophy that the most acute and therefore the most significant epistemological problems are found. The regular actualization of these problems and the intense scientific and theoretical work on their solution by thinkers of P. I. Novgorodtsev’s caliber, in turn, explain the unflagging interest of the academic community in works of German philosophers.

Global asymmetries in international doctoral education

Critical discourses of internationalisation of higher education and decoloniality have motivated this study unfolding global asymmetries present in Finnish doctoral education in the field of educational sciences. The data are doctoral dissertations related to education development in Africa completed at Finnish universities between 2000–2021 (N=100). We first describe the regional distribution and educational contexts where the research is located through a content analysis. Second, we conduct a network analysis of the institutional affiliations of co-authors of article-based dissertations, supervisors, and examiners of the doctoral dissertations and map the institutional connections in doctoral education. Then we present and discuss the findings from the content analysis, the dissertation mapping, and the institutional network analysis against the discourses of internationalisation and decoloniality that influence doctoral education in Finland and beyond. Finally, we reflect on implications for internationalisation of doctoral education in internationalised contexts, especially in North-South collaborations.

Understanding policies through storytelling: Refugees and inclusion

AbstractThis article summarises a storytelling process used to obtain data from five anonymised teachers as part of a doctoral thesis. The small story and story completion approach was used to gain insight into how teachers reconciled refugee/asylum seeker policies with inclusive practice. The process proved a useful way of enabling teachers to consider a range of influences on their personal and professional lives in a supportive environment. The teachers were able to reflect on challenges faced by refugee children and their teachers, including professional dilemmas. As well as providing useful data for the thesis, feedback indicated that the procedure enabled teachers to reflect on their practice, with some introducing changes which impacted positively on provision in their settings.

The Products of Aziz Gardi and their Reflect Ions in Academic Research: for Example, Doctoral thesis of the Kurdish Literature Field of the University of Salahaddin (1996-2023)

Scientific production and its reuse as a source in other scientific works are important and valuable. The products and scientific works of Dr. Aziz Gardi have their own values and significance in the Kurdish library, andas the source is based on and depends on in the academic research process. From this point on، we have given the title of the research as: "The products of Aziz Gardi and their reflectionsin academic research. For exampledoctoral thesis of the Kurdish literature field of the University of Salah al-Din (1996-2023), in order to show the balance of his works and products. Moreover, the scope of this research is withinthe framework of the doctoral thesis in the field of literature at the University of Salah al-Din/ Erbil, and they were taken as examples between 1996 and 2023. The main task of this research is to show and identify Aziz Gardi’s products such as books, writings, researches (master’s and doctoral thesis), preparation and explanation, translation and its reflection in academic letters. Furthermore, this research would have answer to these questions: How did the products reflect? What products were used and which one had been used the most? Which pages were most used? And what are the rates? To do the task correctly and issue the rate, Descriptive-Statistical method has been followed.

Georgia in the Works of Polish Scientists

Georgian-Polish relations are reflected in archival materials, travelers’ notes, memoirs, and fiction. In the works of Polish scholars, Georgia is presented in various aspects: historical, literary, cultural, ethnographic, and linguistic. The renowned orientalist stands out among among Polish scholars. His works were related to the issues of the Caucasus. Jan Reychman himself was a friend of the Georgians, and in his writing, he presented the relations between Poles and Georgians in his literary creativity. Georgia is portrayed from a historical perspective in the works of the Polish scholar Bogdan Baranowski. In his research, he explored both Georgian-Polish literary connections and the history of Georgia. Other Polish researchers have also made Georgia the subject of scientific study. Among them, Andrzej Furer deserves special mention. During his internship in the 1980s, he familiarized himself with historical sources in the archives and museums of Tbilisi. Petre Borawski should be mentioned among the Polish scholars interested in Georgia. He is well acquainted with the history of Georgia and was a direct participant in political processes. In 1991, he was a member of the delegation that signed the treaty of friendship and cooperation between Georgia and Poland. The Polish patriot Aleksander Chodźko, who immigrated to Georgia in the 1830s, spent two years in Tbilisi studying the Georgian language. He published a book in Polish in London in 1833, in which one of the essays was dedicated to Shota Rustaveli. When we talk about the works of Polish scholars on Georgia, we cannot overlook Jan Braun, a great friend of Georgia. He was a Polish linguist, Kartvelologist, and Basque scholar. His doctoral dissertation was on the topic: “Multiplicity of the Georgian verb” (1955). He also described Georgian manuscripts kept in Krakow (1958). He translated several poems by N. Baratashvili, A. Tsereteli, G. Leonidze, and some samples of Georgian folklore into Polish. Georgian-Polish relations are characterized by political, economic, cultural, and military ties. In the works of Polish scholars, Georgia is presented as a country with an ancient history, diverse cultural experiences, rich literary traditions, and a language remarkable for its structure and linguistic features.