Important Positive Effect Research Articles

THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND WORK MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT PT PEGADAIAN RAGIONAL OFFICE REGION III AND PALEMBANG BRANCH

This study was conducted to determine the impact of leadership style and work motivation on employee performance at PT Pegadaian Ragional Regional Office III and Palembang Branch. The data used in this study is primary data, collected directly from employees through structured questionnaires that measure variables such as leadership style, work motivation, and employee performance. A descriptive and inferential approach was employed to analyze the relationships among the study variables. The results showed that leadership style has a positive and significant effect on employees' performance at the regional office level. Work motivation has an important positive effect on employee's performance so that the second hypothesis can be accepted. Leadership styles have a negative effect on the performance of employees at the Regional Office level, while leadership styles and motivational strategies have positive effects on employee performances. The findings of this study offer practical guidance for organizational leaders and HR professionals seeking to optimize workforce performance through tailored leadership and motivation practices, contributing to more effective management strategies within similar corporate and branch-level environments.

The cross section of information transmission in news media and stock returns

This paper examines the correlation between the information dissemination cross-section of news media and stock returns by analyzing monthly news coverage data from well-known Chinese newspapers. We show that firms that receive more media attention in the current month experience higher long-term stock returns in the following months, spanning a year, compared to firms with less media coverage. This suggests that media coverage has a significant and positive impact on sustainable stock returns, especially in markets that are largely driven by individuals or inexperienced investors. Further empirical research has found that analyst ratings have an important positive moderating effect in the Chinese stock market.

Did Migrant Children Benefit from a Delay in the Dutch Primary School Exit Test?

This paper evaluates whether educational outcomes of first-generation migrant children improved relative to those of natives after a policy change which delayed an important primary school exit test by three months. Using Dutch register data and a difference-in-differences methodology, we show that the policy change increased the academic rank of migrants relative to natives upon first enrollment. The policy change, therefore, has had an important positive effect on the educational chances of migrant children. Our analyses suggest that the results are driven by higher relative exit test scores and higher relative teacher recommendations.

THE INFLUENCE OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, TECHNOLOGY AND LOCAL APPARATUS ON THE FINANCIAL REPORTING OF BPKAD IN BANDUNG CITY

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of the application of government accounting standards, the utilization of technology and the quality of local government apparatus on the quality reports of the Bandung City BPKAD Financial Reporting (BPKAD). This study combines several variables, namely, the variables of application standard accountancy governance (X1), utilization technology (X2), and quality apparatus government area (X3) against quality report finance (Y). The researchers took samples using purposive sampling technique. The results showed that the implementation of the government accounting standard has a significant positive effect on the Quality of financial reports. The use of technology has an important positive effect. The quality of the local Government Apparatus government area has an obvious positive effect, and the use of information technology can assist government entities in compiling and producing quality financial reports effectively, efficiently, and economically. It is important to pay more attention to the competency of the human resources of government employees. For the local government of Bandung city, it is advised to further improve the quality, relevance, and understandability of the financial statements produced so that financial reports can be presented in a timely manner. The SKPD level needs to be considered, as they greatly assist employees in performing their duties effectively.

Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Intervention on the Soil Condition and Landscape Greenness: Evidence from Jimma Arjo District, Southwestern Ethiopia

Soil degradation has been a major environmental and agricultural challenge in Ethiopia in general and in the study area in particular. Recently, several governmental and nongovernmental organizations have made efforts to reduce the problem and improve the productivity of land through sustainable land management (SLM) practices. The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of sustainable land management practices on soil condition and landscape greenness in the Jimma Arjo District, Southwestern Ethiopia. The impact of SLM practices on soil condition was examined by collecting twenty-eight (28) composite and core (28) soil samples from treated (14) and nontreated (14) lands. Landsat satellite images of 2012 and 2022 were used to detect changes in landscape greenness using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). ArcGIS® 10.3, ERDAS® 2014, and Microsoft Excel software packages were used for analysis. The significance test was performed using a one-way ANOVA. The result showed a significant difference in soil physiochemical properties (soil texture, soil pH, soil organic carbon, soil organic matter, total nitrogen, and available phosphorous and calcium) between treated and nontreated lands (P<0.01). However, the landscape greenness result shows that the lowest NDVI value in the SLM-treated kebele during 2012 was −0.15 but increased to 0.09 in 2022. Similarly, the highest value was found to be 0.41 in 2012 and the value rose to 0.53 in 2022. It is concluded that sustainable land management practices implemented in the area have resulted in an important positive effect on improving the soil condition and landscape greenness. Hence, strengthening and scaling up SLM practices and continuous maintenance are advisable for better results in land productivity and livelihood improvement.

The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Work Motivation Has an Impact on Teacher Performance in Senior High Schools in Southwest Sumba Regency

The quality of learning is influenced by many aspects, the most important of which is the teacher's ability. This research to analyze and explain the impact of transformational leadership and work motivation on teacher performance. Quantitative research was carried out on high school teachers in the West Sumba district. The number of teachers was 726 people. Determining the number of illustrations using a random sampling method, Morgan's recipe was corrected with Warwich's and Lininge's recipes. The results obtained were 300 respondents. The collection uses a closed-type questionnaire with 5 options. The analysis uses the multivariate Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method. The research results are: (1) transformational leadership has an important positive direct influence on the encouragement of activity, experimental facts, T-Statistics is 2.517, P-Values is 0.012 (2) leadership has an important positive direct effect on teacher ability T-Statistics experimental fact is 2,795 P-Values is 0.008( 3) encouragement of activities has a direct positive influence on the teacher's ability T-Statistics experimental fact is 14.448 P-Values is 0.000(4) leadership Transformational leadership indirectly influences teacher ability through activity encouragement as proven by experiments. T-Statistics is 2.461. P-Values are 0.014. Research findings show that transformational leadership and activity encouragement have an important influence and are predictors of increasing teacher ability.

Analysis of the effect of reconstructing the ossicular chain under otoendoscopy with and without a stapes superstructure

Background Numerous studies have been conducted on the effect of the stapes superstructure after ossicular chain reconstruction, but the findings are not uniform. Objective To compare the hearing outcomes of ossicular chain reconstruction with partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP) or total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP) under otoendoscopy. Materials and methods The records of 111 patients diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were divided into PORP group (n = 57) and TORP group (n = 54). They were further subdivided into subgroups PORP-a (with a malleus handle) and PORP-b (without a malleus handle), subgroups TORP-a and TORP-b. Pre- and postoperative audiometric results were analyzed. Results The mean postoperative air conduction hearing thresholds improvement, mean air–bone gap improvement, and the success rate of reconstruction were significantly higher in the PORP group than in the TORP group (p < .05). The mean postoperative air conduction hearing thresholds improvement and the success rate of reconstruction were significantly higher in the PORP-a group than in the TORP-a group (p < .05); and similar results were concluded in comparison of the PORP-b group and the TORP-b group. Conclusions and significance The stapes superstructure has an important positive effect on the postoperative outcome of endoscopic ossicular chain reconstruction.

Combined electrical-electrochemical phenotypic profiling of antibiotic susceptibility of in vitro biofilm models.

More than 65% of bacterial infections are caused by biofilms. However, standard biofilm susceptibility tests are not available for clinical use. All conventional biofilm models suffer from a long formation time and fail to mimic in vivo microbial biofilm conditions. Moreover, biofilms make it difficult to monitor the effectiveness of antibiotics. This work creates a powerful yet simple method to form a target biofilm and develops an innovative approach to monitoring the antibiotic's efficacy against a biofilm-associated infection. A paper-based culture platform can provide a new strategy for rapid microbial biofilm formation through capillary action. A combined electrical-electrochemical technique monitors bacterial metabolism rapidly and reliably by measuring microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET) and using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) across a microbe-electrode interface. Three representative pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, form their biofilms controllably within an hour. Within another hour their susceptibilities to three frontline antibiotics with different action modes (gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and ceftazidime) are examined. Our antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) technique provides a quantifiable minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of those antibiotics against the in vitro biofilm models and characterizes their action mechanisms. The results will have an important positive effect because they provide immediately actionable healthcare information at a reduced cost, revolutionizing public healthcare.

Factors influencing butterfly and bumblebee richness and abundance in gardens

Gardens are often depicted as green sanctuaries, providing refuges for wildlife displaced from the countryside due to intensive farming. While gardens have been recognized for their positive impact on biodiversity conservation, few studies have investigated the impact of pesticide usage in domestic gardens. In this study, we explored how butterfly and bumblebee populations in gardens across the UK are influenced by habitat quality, urbanisation level and pesticide use. To achieve this, we engaged with participants in Garden BirdWatch, a weekly garden wildlife recording scheme operated by the British Trust for Ornithology. Participants in the study provided data on the attributes of their garden and surrounding area and were asked to complete a questionnaire about their pesticide practices. Of the 417 gardens from which we obtained useful data, we found that 32.6 % had pesticides applied to. Urbanisation and garden quality were the main factors influencing insect populations. Butterfly richness was lower in suburban and urban gardens and butterfly abundance lower only in suburban gardens when compared to rural gardens, but this relationship did not hold for bumblebees. Abundance of butterflies and bumblebees, but not their species richness, increased with the habitat quality of gardens. Butterflies were lower in abundance and richness in more northerly gardens, which was not the case for bumblebees. Effects of pesticides were relatively weak, but butterfly richness was 7 % lower in gardens applying any pesticide. Overall, our study shows that garden butterfly and bumblebee abundance and richness are strongly influenced by both extrinsic and intrinsic factors, and that garden management can have an important positive effect on insect population.

Micromotives and macromoves: political preferences and internal migration in England and Wales

Abstract When people migrate internally, do they tend to move to locations that reflect their political preferences? To address this question, we combine evidence from a unique panel dataset on population movements across local authority districts in England and Wales (2002–2015) with evidence stemming from individual survey-based data. Our results suggest that political similarity between two districts exerts an important positive effect on their bilateral migration flows. Our results also indicate that political alignment to the district of residence contributes to individuals’ sense of belonging and ‘fitting in’, consistent with the existence of a homophily mechanism.

The Influence of Work Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, and Competence on Occupation Satisfaction Through Work Achievement in the Library Service in South Sulawes

Purpose: This research was conducted to analyze and explain the effect of work motivation, emotional intelligence, and competency on occupation satisfaction through work performance. Theoretical framework: Collecting data using a questionnaire of as many as 233 respondents. Design/methodology/approach: The research method used in this study is descriptive analysis and SEM (structural equation modeling) analysis with the help of the SmartPLS program. Findings: The results showed that there was an important positive direct effect of work motivation on work performance, an important positive direct effect on emotional intelligence on work performance, an important positive direct effect on competence on work performance, a positive and important direct effect on work motivation on occupation satisfaction, a positive direct effect not important on intelligence. Research, Practical &amp; Social implications: The positive and important indirect effect of motivation on occupation satisfaction through work performance, positive and important indirect effect of emotional intelligence on occupation satisfaction, and positive and important indirect effect of competence on satisfaction. Originality/value: Emotional intelligence on occupation satisfaction, the positive and important direct effect of competence on occupation satisfaction, the important positive direct effect of occupation performance on occupation satisfaction.

THE IMPACT OF TOURISM, SPORTS TOURISM AND OTHER SELECTIVE FORMS OF TOURISM ON EMPLOYMENT IN SARAJEVO CANTON

Today, tourism represents a strong and important economic branch, whether it concerns economically developed and underdeveloped countries as well as developing countries. It can increase employment in almost all countries, regardless of their level of development. Today's moment is marked by pronounced global crises, which again have a strong negative impact on the economic and social aspects of society, both globally and locally. Tourism, due to its characteristics and the positive effects it achieves in the process of realizing all activities in its area, can greatly reduce the percentage of unemployment in local communities. This positive effect of reducing unemployment is reflected in the possibility of employment for all categories of the unemployed, and particularly vulnerable groups of the unemployed such as people with disabilities, women, young people, the long-term unemployed, etc. Encouraging tourism in states or certain regions can have a favourable positive effect on employment within the territory. the same. For countries and regions that have developed tourism and that do not have pronounced problems with unemployment, activities through tourism increase the country's balance of payments as additional income through exports. Underdeveloped regions and countries and developing countries, by increasing activities through tourism, in addition to being an important source of income, realize a particularly important positive effect through the reduction of unemployment rates in them. Many developed countries, among which Austria is the leader, as a highly developed tourist destination for a long time, institutionally, have realized and use the potential offered by tourism to increase employment and actively use it to reduce the unemployment rate. Unfortunately, in our country and its tourist regions, where tourism is often one of the most important economic branches, this has not been done and they still record high rates of unemployment. Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sarajevo Canton is a sector that can make a significant contribution to faster economic development. In our country and its regions and cantons, there are great potentials for increasing tourism activities, which will generate a greater number of jobs in tourism as well as tourism-related economic branches. To successfully solve the problem of unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, its regions and cantons, positive experiences of tourism development through selective forms of tourism can be used, also using models of successful experiences from the world and the countries of the European Union. Keywords: tourism, unemployment, selective forms of tourism, European Union unemployment, Sarajevo Canton unemployment.

Site Agnostic Approach to Early Detection of Cyberbullying on Social Media Networks.

The rise in the use of social media networks has increased the prevalence of cyberbullying, and time is paramount to reduce the negative effects that derive from those behaviours on any social media platform. This paper aims to study the early detection problem from a general perspective by carrying out experiments over two independent datasets (Instagram and Vine), exclusively using users' comments. We used textual information from comments over baseline early detection models (fixed, threshold, and dual models) to apply three different methods of improving early detection. First, we evaluated the performance of Doc2Vec features. Finally, we also presented multiple instance learning (MIL) on early detection models and we assessed its performance. We applied timeawareprecision (TaP) as an early detection metric to asses the performance of the presented methods. We conclude that the inclusion of Doc2Vec features improves the performance of baseline early detection models by up to 79.6%. Moreover, multiple instance learning shows an important positive effect for the Vine dataset, where smaller post sizes and less use of the English language are present, with a further improvement of up to 13%, but no significant enhancement is shown for the Instagram dataset.

Temperature effect of U(VI) retention on the Callovo-Oxfordian clay rock

In the context of management of the radioactive waste in deep geological formations, the effect of temperature (20–80 °C) on U(VI) adsorption by Callovo-Oxfordian claystone (COx) was studied. A step-by-step approach was followed, starting with the single mineral, illite, followed by an increase in the complexity of the system, through the analysis of the clay fraction and the natural samples of the Callovo-Oxfordian formation. Depending on the study conditions, and the speciation of U(VI) in solution (hydrolysed species, carbonate species and presence of ternary U(VI)-Ca(Mg)‑carbonate complexes), the temperature effect was either negligible, or positive (where the increase in temperature favours retention). The most important positive effect was observed for the U(VI)/COx system in the presence of ternary complexes. The data were modelled considering an existing sorption model at 20 °C and the thermodynamic data available to describe the evolution of the speciation of U(VI) in solution in function of temperature. The enthalpy values associated with the surface complexes were fitted from the experimental data following a stepwise approach based on the van't Hoff equation.

Soil Erosion Characteristics and Scenario Analysis in the Yellow River Basin Based on PLUS and RUSLE Models.

Soil erosion is an important global environmental issue that severely affects regional ecological environment and socio-economic development. The Yellow River (YR) is China's second largest river and the fifth largest one worldwide. Its watershed is key to China's economic growth and environmental security. In this study, six impact factors, including rainfall erosivity (R), soil erosivity (K), slope length (L), slope steepness (S), cover management (C), and protective measures (P), were used. Based on the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) model, and combined with a geographic information system (GIS), the temporal and spatial distribution of soil erosion (SE) in the YR from 2000 to 2020 was estimated. The patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model was used to simulate the land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) under two scenarios (natural development and ecological protection) in 2040; the RUSLE factor P was found to be associated with LUCC in 2040, and soil erosion in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) in 2040 under the two scenarios were predicted and evaluated. This method has great advantages in land-use simulation, but soil erosion is greatly affected by rainfall and slope, and it only focuses on the link between land-usage alteration and SE. Therefore, this method has certain limitations in assessing soil erosion by simulating and predicting land-use change. We found that there is generally slight soil erosivity in the YRB, with the most serious soil erosion occurring in 2000. Areas with serious SE are predominantly situated in the upper reaches (URs), followed by the middle reaches (MRs), and soil erosion is less severe in the lower reaches. Soil erosion in the YRB decreased 11.92% from 2000 to 2020; thus, soil erosion has gradually reduced in this area over time. Based on the GIS statistics, land-use change strongly influences SE, while an increase in woodland area has an important positive effect in reducing soil erosion. By predicting land-use changes in 2040, compared to the natural development scenario, woodland and grassland under the ecological protection scenario can be increased by 1978 km2 and 2407 km2, respectively. Soil erosion can be decreased by 6.24%, indicating the implementation of woodland and grassland protection will help reduce soil erosion. Policies such as forest protection and grassland restoration should be further developed and implemented on the MRs and URs of the YR. Our research results possess important trend-setting significance for soil erosion control protocols and ecological environmental protection in other large river basins worldwide.

Can Bioactive Food Substances Contribute to Cystic Fibrosis-Related Cardiovascular Disease Prevention?

Advances in cystic fibrosis (CF) care have significantly improved the quality of life and life expectancy of patients. Nutritional therapy based on a high-calorie, high-fat diet, antibiotics, as well as new therapies focused on CFTR modulators change the natural course of the disease. They do so by improving pulmonary function and growing BMI. However, the increased weight of such patients can lead to unwanted long-term cardiovascular effects. People with CF (pwCF) experience several cardiovascular risk factors. Such factors include a high-fat diet and increased dietary intake, altered lipid metabolism, a decrease in the level of fat-soluble antioxidants, heightened systemic inflammation, therapeutic interventions, and diabetes mellitus. PwCF must pay special attention to food and eating habits in order to maintain a nutritional status that is as close as possible to the proper physiological one. They also have to benefit from appropriate nutritional counseling, which is essential in the evolution and prognosis of the disease. Growing evidence collected in the last years shows that many bioactive food components, such as phytochemicals, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidants have favorable effects in the management of CF. An important positive effect is cardiovascular prevention. The possibility of preventing/reducing cardiovascular risk in CF patients enhances both quality of life and life expectancy in the long run.

Fotoperyot, Bitki büyüme Düzenleyicileri ve Eksplant Büyüklüğünün Kardelende İn Vitro Soğancık Oluşumuna Etkisi

Plant tissue culture techniques have a widespread usage in rapid, easy and continuous propagation of bulbous and tuberous plants, called geophytes. The genus Galanthus (commonly called snowdrops), perennial bulbiferous geophytes belonging the Amaryllidaceae family, contain several high-value alkaloids with pharmaceutical use to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of photoperiod, plant growth regulators and explant size on in vitro bulblet formation in snowdrop (Galanthus woronowii). Bulb twin-scale explants were cultured on MS medium containing different combinations of BAP with various concentrations of NAA, IAA and IBA under 16/8 h light/dark and 24 h dark conditions. Effect of plant growth regulators was significant on the number of bulblet, bulblet diameter, bulblet weight, and the number of bulblet bigger than 5 mm in diameter. Continuous dark application resulted in highly significant increases in bulblet formation, as compared to light treatment. The maximum number of bulblet (4.83) was recorded from 4-piece explants treated with 2 mg l-1 BAP+0.1 mg l-1 NAA hormone combination kept in 24 h dark condition. Dark treatment resulted in an increase of 57.33% in the number of bulblet bigger than 5 mm in diameter. Explant size showed no effect on any of the attributes studied. In conclusion, this study revealed that 24 h dark treatment has a very important positive effect on in vitro bulblet formation in snowdrop.

THE ROLE OF IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS IN COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Idioms are most frequently used in oral and written communication. Idioms can help you become more fluent in conversation because they demonstrate to native speakers that you are aware of the cultural significance and context of the expressions you employ. In order for us to live, we must communicate. It is helpful in both personal and business situations. While using several languages in our daily lives, it is imperative to communicate in English in all fields to communicate more effectively. So, we will be analyzing the importance of phraseology in communicative competence. Moreover, teaching phrasal verbs is a difficult area. Many a study has proved that contextualization has an important positive effect on the ability of the students to decipher the correct meaning of a phrasal verb. This article is dedicated to analyze some useful approaches to the presentation of phrasal verbs through communicative approach to improve the students’ level of understanding. The article also suggests some other useful tips for teaching phrasal verbs.

Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being of the Elderly: An Analysis of the Mediating Effect Based on Social Capital.

At present, the Internet has a profound impact on the lifestyle and ideas of the elderly and has an important impact on the subjective well-being of the elderly. Based on the data of 2020 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), 4463 elderly people aged 60 years and above were selected in the empirical research, including 2321 males and 2142 females. The average age was 68.07 (SD = 5.75). The ordinary least square regression (OLS) model was used to test the effect of Internet use on the subjective well-being of the elderly; the structural equation model was used to analyze the influence path of social capital in the process of Internet use affecting the subjective well-being of the elderly, and the Sobel test is used to further verify the mediating effect of social capital. The results indicated the important positive effect of Internet use on the improvement of the subjective well-being of the elderly and confirms the mediating role of social capital in the process of Internet use affecting the subjective well-being of the elderly. Among them, the mediating effects of bonding social capital and bridging social capital accounted for 18.69% and 28.17%, respectively. It can be seen that the mediating effect of bridging social capital is significantly higher than that of bonding social capital. Marital status moderates the latter half of the mediation mechanism of “Internet use–bridging social capital–subjective well-being of the elderly”, that is, “bridging social capital–subjective well-being of the elderly.”

Fattening in Saline and Alkaline Water Improves the Color, Nutritional and Taste Quality of Adult Chinese Mitten Crab Eriocheir sinensis.

The majority of pond-reared Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) grow and fatten in freshwater. Previous studies illustrated that E. sinensis cultured in saline-alkaline water in outdoor environments showed a higher quality than that cultured in freshwater. However, it is still unclear whether salinity or alkalinity has an important positive effect on the quality of E. sinensis. This study aimed to investigate the gonadal development, edible yield, coloration, and nutritional and flavor quality of E. sinensis fattening in saline and alkaline water indoors. Results showed that there were no significant changes observed in gonadosomatic index (GSI) and other edible parameters among freshwater (FW), saline water (SW), and alkaline water (AW) during the 55-day fattening period (p > 0.05). Significantly higher a* and b* values of freeze-dried female carapace were observed fattening in SW and AW compared with that of FW (p < 0.05). The crude protein in gonad and male muscle, moisture in female muscle, and crude lipid in male muscle increased significantly from FW to SW and AW (p < 0.05). Better nutritional and flavor values were also detected in male hepatopancreas and muscles. In conclusion, numerous advantages of fattening in SW and AW were observed, including the improvement of carotenoid accumulation in freeze-dried carapace, DHA, EPA, total essential free amino acids (∑EFAA), total free amino acids (∑FAA), and total umami values (∑TUV) contents in male hepatopancreas and muscle.