Good News Research Articles

When should one be open-minded?

AbstractIt is widely believed among philosophers and educated people that it is virtuous to be open-minded. Instead of thinking of open-mindedness as universally or unconditionally epistemically valuable, I argue that it is vital to explicate the conditions that must obtain if open-mindedness is to be epistemically valuable. This paper critically evaluates open-mindedness given certain realistic cognitive limitations. I present and analyse a simple mathematical model of open-minded decision-making that incorporates these limitations. The results are mixed. The bad news is that the circumstances where open-mindedness is epistemically valuable may be more restricted than previously thought especially if individuals are incapable of properly evaluating the trustworthiness of sources or the content of received information. The good news is that, if individuals are mildly competent in evaluating the trustworthiness of sources and the content of received information, then there are many circumstances where open-mindedness is epistemically valuable.

War! Good news for defense firms? Analysis of the impact of Russia–Ukraine conflict

PurposeThis paper examines the short-term market impact of the beginning of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (February 24, 2022) on the world’s largest defense firms.Design/methodology/approachThe authors examine the world’s 100 largest listed defense firms at and around the beginning of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine using an event-study methodology.FindingsWe observe a positive and statistically significant stock price reaction at and around the beginning of the military conflict. These results are consistent with the asset-pricing perspective/expected cash flow hypothesis. Consistent with the captured regulator theory, we find superior market returns for the two portfolios with a greater weight of defense sales. Superior market returns are also found for defense firms with higher R&D and capital expenditure intensity. Finally, these reactions are reinforced or mitigated by other firm-specific characteristics such as size, profitability and institutional ownership.Originality/valueThe effect of the war on stock markets has been relatively little examined in the financial theory. This study intends to fill this gap in the literature.

Complementary Fashion Recommendation using Compatible Modelling

The last two years of COVID-19, repeated lockdowns, and plain fear of stepping out of the house have fast-paced the adoption of eCommerce by many decades. Total online spending in May 2020 hit $82.1 billion (about $210 per person in the US), up 77% year-over-year. Even though it is good news for retailers as they do not need to invest in numerous brick-and-mortar stores, they face the conundrum of serving an invisible customer. They cannot see the customer, do not have any insight into customer preferences, and might have a limited transaction history for the customers as well as the product sales. Walking into a store, salespeople see the customer and can recommend clothes based on the customer's looks. Our motivation is to create a cold start recommendation engine that does not need any knowledge of user preferences, user history, item propensity, or any other data to recommend products to the customer. In this paper we are trying to solve two problems, given a product, what are the similar products and what are the complementary products that will complete the outfit.

Institutional investor network and idiosyncratic volatility of stocks

AbstractThis paper constructs an institutional investor network based on the heavy holdings of the same stock in China and conducts a social network analysis to investigate the influence of this network on stock price volatility from the perspectives of network structure (density) and location (centrality). The study demonstrates that institutional investor network density is negatively related to stock price volatility, while network centrality is positively related to it. Mechanism analyses further reveal that network density reduces stock price volatility by mitigating private information arbitrage behavior among institutional investors, whereas network centrality increases stock price volatility by creating private information arbitrage opportunities within the network. Additionally, the paper finds that information asymmetry enhances the positive effect of network centrality on stock price volatility. These findings are generally consistent across subsample analyses for different market states, reactions to good and bad news, and types of equity ownership, as well as in other robustness tests. The practical implications of these findings are significant for market stability regulation.

Tinjauan Tafsir Maqasidi terhadap Kisah Nabi Zakaria: Analisis Qs. Maryam [19]: 1-11

This article aims to explain the story of the prophet Zakaria by using the review of maqasidi interpretation. The story of prophet Zakaria is one of the many stories of the prophets in the Qur'an that emphasizes the aspect of Tawhid. In the Qur'an, it is explained that Prophet Zakaria was a prophet who always prayed to Allah SWT to be blessed with a child even though he was old and his wife was barren. Because of his seriousness in praying, Allah SWT granted the prayer by giving good news in the form of his wife's pregnancy. Allah told him that his wife would give birth to a son named Yahya who would continue his prophetic treatise. This research is a librarry research using maqasidi interpretation approach. The results of this study indicate that when reviewed using the perspective of maqasidi interpretation in QS. Maryam (19): 1-11, Zakaria's determination in praying is a manifestation of his strong obedience to Allah. This contains maqasid, namely as a form of guarding religion (hifz al-Din). While the fulfillment of the prayer of the prophet Zakaria in the form of being given a child is a form of guarding by Allah SWT against offspring, as a form of maintaining prophetic regeneration. This contains maqasid, namely the preservation of offspring (hifz al-Nasl). The importance of preserving religion (hifz al-Din) and preserving offspring (hifz al-Nasl) is the goal of Islamic law that must be fulfilled.  

Seroprevalence and co-infection of HBV, HCV, and HIV among patients visiting selected hospitals in Anyigba, Kogi State

ABSTRACT Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remain a public health challenge globally. This study determined the prevalence and coinfection of HBV, HCV, and HIV among patients visiting Maria Goretti Hospital, Grimard Catholic Hospital, and Good News Hospital Anyigba, Kogi State. In a cross-sectional study, sera samples collected from 400 consenting patients were screened for HBV, HCV, and HIV using commercial immunodiagnostic test kits. Of the 400 subjects, 12 (3.0%), 4 (1.0%), and 16 (4.0%) were infected with HBV, HCV, and HIV, respectively. One participant was co-infected with HCV and HIV, while none was simultaneously infected with HBV and HIV. Participants aged 11–20 years had higher hepatitis B-surface antigenemia, while ages 21–30 years and 31–40 years had higher prevalence of HCV and HIV, respectively. Contrary to HBV and HCV positivity, HIV seropositivity was significantly predicted by the ages of exposure (p = 0.002). Males and females were equally infected with HBV (3.0% each), while more males than females were infected with HCV (1.5%) and HIV (4.6%). However, the difference between the occurrence of viral infections and patients’ sex was not significant (p > 0.05). The single participants were more predisposed to HBV while the married subjects had more HCV and HIV mono-infection. However, neither the occurrence of HBV nor HCV or HIV was significantly predicted by the marital status of the individuals (p > 0.05). Subjects with no formal education had a higher positivity rate of HCV and HIV compared to other levels of education, while the tertiary level of education had higher exposure to HBsAg. Occupationally, students were more predisposed to HBV and HCV, while the unemployed participants were more predisposed to HIV. However, neither education nor the occupation of participants was significantly related to any of the viral infections (p > 0.05). Lack of knowledge of disease prevention significantly influenced the occurrence of HBV (p = 0.02), HCV (p = 0.04), and HIV (p = 0.04). Conclusively, the status of HBV, HCV, and HIV infection is low compared with findings of previous epidemiological studies in the area. However, the continuous circulation of the three viral infections and the high disease occurrence in the poorly informed participants suggest the need for increased public health education about infection control and prevention strategies in the area.

The channels underlying the effect of COVID-19 on trust in physicians

ABSTRACT We use a nationally representative panel to examine the channels through which the COVID-19 pandemic induced higher trust in physicians in China. We find that respondents who closely followed news services, in which the contribution made by medical professionals was extensively praised, were more likely to express higher trust in physicians. These respondents also expressed significantly lower trust in American people, reflecting criticism in the Chinese media of the handling of the pandemic in the United States, lending further support to the public opinion guidance channel. We also find that respondents who had more contact with physicians prior to COVID-19 were less influenced by good news stories about the heroics of doctors in the pandemic.

Injil Menurut Ulangan 6

The Old Testament is the word of God, the statutes and laws of God, specifically in this writing is Deuteronomy 6. The research question is how is the gospel in Deuteronomy 6? This is also the purpose of this study, which is to explain the gospel or good news according to Deuteronomy 6. Editorial criticism is done by looking at the theology or ideology of the editor or writer. Through this, an interpretation of the text will be made. A redaction of the Deuteronomy 6 text will be made to look at the editor's inserts or additions. This type of research is biblical by using redaction criticism. God's statutes or laws are God's grace given to His people. It is a manifestation of God's fellowship with His people.

How does Chinese Stock Market React to Breaking News about COVID-19? Evidence from Event Study

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer considered a public health emergency of international concern, research is ongoing to determine whether and how financial markets have been affected. Using an event study methodology, we examine Chinese stock reactions to breaking news about COVID-19 during 2020-2023, covering nine important events from the first declaration of the novel coronavirus to classifying COVID-19 from top category A to B in China. The empirical results show that the Chinese stock market reacts negatively to bad news, such as the breakout of COVID-19 and the dynamic zero-COVID strategy, and positively to good news, such as COVID-19 vaccine approvals, ending the zero-COVID strategy, and reopening boards. The overall intensity of reactions to bad news is stronger than that to good news. Small-sized stocks react more positively to good news and more negatively to bad news. Different industries have different reactions to different events; however, the sector that responds strongly and negatively to bad news does not have to respond strongly and positively to good news, which, to some extent, reflects their profitability performance during the pandemic. In China, consumer discretionary, utilities and real estate are the most negatively affected by the pandemic, while materials, health care, and energy are the most positively affected. This study has important implications for reminding market participants to pay attention to breaking news announcements about COVID-19.

Welcome to the April 2024 Issue (Vol: 30, No: 2) and Current News of the European Journal of Therapeutics

Dear Colleagues, We think that we have started to reap the rewards of the improvements we have realized within a period of about a year since we were appointed as the editorial team. We are happy to see that the number of articles submitted to the Eur J Ther is increasing day by day. Moreover, this situation allows us to be even more selective in article acceptance. Due to the many improvements and updates we have made; we are now able to publish a large number of articles in early view. Moreover, the early view articles of the Eur J Ther are now indexed as “Early Access” by Web of Science without being assigned to the issue [1]. On the occasion of this editorial, we would like to thank all the authors, reviewers, editors, and technical team who contributed to the Eur J Ther. We encourage you to submit your valuable work to the Eur J Ther. We hope to continue to bring you good news on future issues. Sincerely yours,

Reporting good news but not bad: the dual effect of employee stewardship behavior on work–family interface

Reporting good news but not bad: the dual effect of employee stewardship behavior on work–family interface

Monetary Policy and Asset Price Overshooting: A Rationale for the Wall/Main Street Disconnect

ABSTRACTWe analyze optimal monetary policy and its implications for asset prices when aggregate demand has inertia. If there is a negative output gap, the central bank optimally overshoots aggregate asset prices (above their steady‐state levels consistent with current potential output). Overshooting leads to a temporary disconnect between the performance of financial markets and the real economy, but accelerates the recovery. When there is a lower bound constraint on the discount rate, good macroeconomic news is better news for asset prices when the output gap is more negative. Finally, we document that during the COVID‐19 recovery, the policy‐induced overshooting was large.

The Good News of Christmas

ABSTRACT This study offers an example of ‘standing theology’ as distinguished from sitting theology and kneeling theology. This sermon was delivered in Liverpool Cathedral at the Midnight Mass for Christmas where the Gospel reading was the Prologue from John’s Gospel.

Information warfare: Analyzing COVID-19 news and its economic fallout in the US

By separating the ‘good news’ from the ‘bad news,’ we analyze the asymmetric effects of the infodemic and market emotions on the US weekly economic activity index (WEI) during COVID-19. The ‘hot stove effect’ and complicated, asymmetric, and time-varying coherence structures are present when we use the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag and wavelet coherence methods. Our findings contrast existing literature based on the pandemic’s symmetric impacts, which claim that the economy was negatively affected by non-pharmaceutical actions and that the severity of COVID-19 was the cause of the negative economic and financial shocks. We also discovered that while ‘good news’ has strong and favorable effects on WEI, ‘bad news’ has little to no impact. Furthermore, policymakers react to ‘bad news’ more slowly than they do to ‘good news.’ Therefore, to affect the representative agent’s behavior and ensure an effective response to pandemic occurrences, policymakers should distinguish between deterioration (bad news) and improvements (good news) in shocks.

Intangible Assets and Analysts’ Overreaction and Underreaction to Earnings Information: Empirical Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Several prior studies indicate that financial analysts exhibit systematic underreaction to information; others illustrate systematic overreaction. We assume that cognitive biases influence analysts’ behavior and that these misreactions are not systematic, but they depend on the nature of news. As cognitive biases intensify in situations of high ambiguity, we distinguish between bad and good news and investigate the impact of intangible assets—synonymous with high uncertainty and risk—on financial analysts’ reactions. We explore the effect of information conveyed by prior-year earnings announcements on the current-year forecast error. Our findings in the Saudi financial market reveal a tendency for overreaction to positive prior-year earnings change (good performance) and positive prior-year forecast errors (good surprise). Conversely, there is an underreaction to the negative prior-year earnings change (bad performance) and negative prior-year forecast error (bad surprise). Notably, analysts exhibit systematic optimism rather than systematic underreaction or overreaction. The results also highlight that the simultaneous phenomena of overreaction and underreaction is more pronounced in high intangible asset firms compared to low intangible asset firms.

Asymmetric post earnings announcement drift and order flow imbalance: The impact on stock market returns

We conduct an event study around the earning announcement to examine the asymmetric post earnings announcement drift, and its relationship with the bid-ask bias, order follow imbalance on post earnings announcement period for UK stock market from 2000 to 2021. The earning drift is significantly asymmetric in the post earnings announcement period, stocks with good news have less drift, and it (at least) partly due to the order flow imbalance during the event period. The earning announcement attracts more sell than buy orders, and an overall negative reaction in the market. The difference between transaction price return and quote price returns shows that the bid-ask bias is also a possible explanation of post earnings announcement drift. Our results are robust across different estimations and robustness tests.

Will Urbanology Recover the Resilience of the Korean Church?

This article studies the factors which initially contributed to Korean church growth became burdensome as the society underwent urbanization. Unlike the early Korean churches, the lack of contextual understanding is taking a toll on the growth of today’s urban church. To help urban churches better interact with their context, this article explores some insights from three disciplines of urbanology. When used appropriately, these urban studies can help the Korean church become a partner in the community and share the incarnate and contextually relevant good news with the people.

Media Komunikasi dalam Peran Dakwah

Da'wah patterns have changed over time. Written sermons have now become more important and effective than oral sermons. Especially for works that contain preaching messages and social media. The benefit of da'wah using this model is that as Rasulullah SAW once said, "Indeed, the ink of the ulama is better than the blood of the martyrs", does not mean that the content of the da'wah will disappear even though the preacher or writer has died. Analysis of the impact of media on the growth of Islamic Da'wah is the aim of this research. This research approach uses qualitative techniques derived from actual field data. It is proven that Allah SWT requires da'wah to other humans when He states in the QS. Saba':28, "And we did not send you but to all mankind as a bearer of good news and as a warning, but most people do not know." The study presented in the findings of this paper shows that the use of mass media as a channel for da'wah offers advantages. This shows the importance of media involvement in spreading religious beliefs among society.

ADHD treatment for young children — and older children

Parents may be confused when they first get the news that their child has a problem, especially one that requires medication. On the one hand, they may — and should — be relieved to know that there is a cure for their child's suffering. On the other hand, it is never good news to find out something is “wrong” with your child.

Assessing Aspects of Cadmium Supply, Recycling and Environmental Pollution with Respect to Future Photovoltaic Technology Demands and Envionmental Policy Goals

Cadmium has appeared as an important element for certain types of solar cells and rechargeable batteries. It is possible that there will be a large increase in demand for technical cadmium in the future. This is in conflict with environmental policies for phasing out cadmium from any technical use worldwide because of its great toxicity to humans. Cadmium toxicity is on par with that of mercury, and data suggests that cadmium exposure has no safe lower limit. There is no shortage of cadmium to extract, and no shortage from lack of cadmium available in the future zinc flow is to be expected. There is a global treaty to ban it from all use. The Integrated Assessment Model WORLD7 was used to assess different aspects of the supply of cadmium to society. It would be possible to produce at least 250,000 tons/year; in reality, the 2023 production is about 24,000 tons/year. The price is about 3500–4500 $/ton and is volatile. Because there is a United Nations agreed global policy to phase out cadmium from all use, demand for cadmium will soon not be met, and there will be an actual shortage of cadmium for any use, including photovoltaic technologies and semiconductors. This is good news for nature, but bad news for the CdTe and CIGS types of photovoltaic panels. It is estimated that only 25% of the planned future capacity may not be available unless good substitutes for cadmium can be found.