Variety Of Empirical Findings Research Articles

Growth of Profit During and Post-pandemic (Covid 19): A Proposed Study

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant changes for all manufacturing businesses listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Therefore, the research aims to find out, analyze, and explore how return on assets, debt to equity, and net profit margin experienced differences before pandemic and during the Covid-19 pandemic. From a variety of empirical findings, there are still a limited number of studies that examine this during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is expected to contribute to further research and facilitate the management of Indonesian manufacturing companies. In contrast, investors can provide information about the company’s financial performance. The importance of this research can be helpful for companies in providing solutions on how to increase profit growth after the Covid-19 pandemic.
 Keywords: return on asset, debt to equity, net profit margin, grow profit

Iris Melanoma: Genetic Pathway, Staging, Histopathology, Clinical Features, Diagnostic Imaging, Treatment and Management

Introduction- Iris melanomas mainly grow in the anterior chamber or along the iris surface, and by local extension; they commonly invade the anterior chamber angle and anterior ciliary body. Iris melanomas account for 2–3% of all uveal melanomas, with the diffuse variety accounting for about 10% of all iris melanomas. Methodology-A systematic review is a technical tool that basically describes a more or less systematic way of collecting and synthesizing past research by integrating findings and perspectives from a variety of empirical findings. In this study, authors conducted a systematic assessment of 51 research articles on the subject of "Iris Melanoma" in order to examine and compare the various approaches and outcomes. This comprehensive review summarizes all 51 research articles in the most accessible manner to discuss the Genetic pathway, Staging, Histopathology, Clinical features, Diagnostic Imaging, Treatment, and Management. Results-Iris melanomas are discovered early and treated fast because they are apparent when they are little. As a result, patients with this tumor had a better prognosis than those with posterior uvea tumors. Conclusion- Radiotherapy or surgical resection are usually used in this situation. A combination of radiotherapy and surgery may be employed in some circumstances. Conservative treatment is an excellent option for enucleation since it provides for effective tumor control locally. Keywords:melanoma, Diagnosis, Management, Stages, Eye-care.

Virgin Birth Controversy. Study in the Anthropology of Ignorance

Virgin birth controversy enjoys a privileged status in the history of anthropology and reflects the exceptional interest anthropology takes in “biological facts” of human procreation. In the widest sense, this controversy centers around procreative beliefs, or more precisely, the “discovery” of people who were considered to be ignorant of the facts of physiological paternity and the causal relationship between copulation and pregnancy (in humans). This paper offers an overview of the main theoretical approaches and an insight into the variety of empirical findings presented by the numerous participants in the virgin birth debate. It especially focuses on a critical assessment of the provided argumentation on the subject of procreative ignorance, as well as the matter of interpretation of ethnographical facts and an analysis of the meaning of “biological facts” from a cross-cultural perspective.

Critical insights from the corporate environmentalism – competitiveness investigations

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to critically discuss the existing empirical findings of the corporate environmentalism-competitiveness investigations as well as their methodological and cognitive shortcomings.Design/methodology/approach– An examination of the literature was conducted to identify the most seminal and novel studies exploring the relationship between corporate environmentalism and competitiveness. A range of works were selected and their conceptual frameworks, variables and statistical design were obtained and analysed.Findings– Although existing studies tend to suggest that corporate environmentalism have a positive (or at least neutral) impact on competitiveness, more detailed and critical examination of these studies shows important methodological, cognitive and logical shortcomings, which challenge these findings.Research limitations/implications– It is not an exhaustive review of all the existing studies, but rather a selection of the most seminal studies which represent different approaches and methodologies applied as well as a variety of empirical findings.Practical implications– The study challenges the existing empirical findings arguing that corporate environmentalism positively affects a company's competitiveness. The present paper claims that the ultimate conclusion on the relationship can be determined after at least some of the most significant shortcomings are solved.Originality/value– The study is based on a broad investigation of existing studies, out of which the most seminal and original papers were selected. In addition, the paper offers suggestions for the future empirical investigations.

Computer‐based learning enhanced by surprise: an evolutionary psychological model

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to discuss a variety of empirical findings suggesting that surprise is positively related with enhanced memory recall. This opens the door for the assumption that surprising stimuli can be used in a controlled way to enhance learning.Design/methodology/approachA predictive model based on a Darwinian interpretation of this phenomenon is proposed. The model is coined CLEBS, which stands for “computer‐based learning enhanced by surprise”.FindingsA discussion on how the model can be tested is provided in the context of a finance‐oriented Web‐based learning task, where subjects learn about investment instruments such as stocks and bonds.Originality/valueImportant implications are discussed, including possible applications in a variety of areas of interest to organizations in general.

Informal and Formal Care for the Elderly

ABSTRACT In this article, a model is developed of the determinants of elderly health care choice between the options of informal care (i.e., provided by family and friends) and formal care (i.e., care provided via the market). These determinants are: Expertise Capacity, Resource Capacity, Time Capacity, Economic Rewards, Psychic Rewards, Trust, and Control. This model is based on the theoretical work of Lusch, Brown, and Brunswick (1992) in the marketing literature and a variety of empirical findings in health care literature. The Lusch et al. (1992) framework models the general determinants of an entity's choice between fulfilling needs on their own (i.e., internal exchange or self-production) or going to the market to fulfill their needs (i.e., external exchange). The goal of this article is to develop understanding of formal care and informal care use decisions, and to create managerial recommendations based on a sound theoretical understanding of the issues.

A sketchbook of production problems

This paper sets out five problems of language production that dominate current research in the area. Four of them are problems that the formulator must solve in order to carry out its functions. Consideration of these problems has spawned different theoretical perspectives on and a variety of empirical findings about how the formulator works, and these are briefly surveyed. The fifth problem is metatheoretical, and concerns the proper domain of production theory.

The Measurement of Race and Gender Wage Differentials: Evidence from the Federal Sector

This paper presents an empirical analysis of wage differentials based on race and gender in the federal bureaucracy. By focusing on the study of interagency variations in wage differentials, the author shows, first, that the use in earnings functions of a simple dummy variable to indicate race and gender leads to downward-biased estimates of the standardized wage differential. Second, across federal agencies there is a positive correlation between wage differentials based on race and those based on gender. Finally, the low relative wage of black females is more a result of their gender than of their race. This variety of empirical findings shows the promise of future studies that concentrate on the interfirm variance in employment policies that affect women and minorities.