Understanding the Education Trajectories of Young Black Men in New York City: Elementary and Middle-School Years

Making targeted decisions about how, when, and where to intervene to improve educational outcomes for black males requires understanding the complex pathways that shape these outcomes. This study, undertaken for the Black Male Donor Collaborative, uses longitudinal data on a cohort of black males from New York City Schools to gain insights about the different possible student paths, with specific focuses on middle school and math scale scores

ANALISIS PENGARUH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE TERHADAP ENTERPRISE VALUE dengan EARNING MANAGEMENT SEBAGAI VARIABEL PEMODERASI (Studi Empiris pada BUMN yang Terdaftar di BEI)

This research aimed to empirically examine the effect of corporate social responsibility disclosure to enterprise value and earnings management role as a moderating variable in the relationship between corporate social responsibility disclosure and enterprise value. Mechanism of earnings management using discretionary accruals are measured using the model of De Angelo (1986) and developed by Friendlan (1994). Corporate social responsibility disclosure in corporate social measure using disclosure index (CSDI) based on standard items reporting Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are disclosed in the company's annual report. Enterprise value measurements using Tobin-Q value is based on the company's stock price. This research used samples on state-owned enterprises listed on the Stock Exchange during the years 2007-2011 by using purposive sampling Method. The data used were obtained from the annual report and sustainability report state-owned company listed on the Stock Exchange. There are 14 companies and 60 observations during the years 2007 to 2011 which fulfilling. The method of analysis used in this research is multiple regression analysis. This method was chosen because all the data is matrix data of variables. This research found significant statistically results from the influence of corporate social responsibility disclosure to the enterprise value. The research found no significant effect of earnings management on the relationship between corporate social responsibility disclosure by enterprise value. This study contributes to the literature providing shows that the amount of enterprise value influenced how many corporate social responsibility disclosures made by the company. However, in this research found that earnings management is carried out by the management cannot be effected to the extent of disclosure made by the compan

Canoas en Tierrabomba: transformaciones socioculturales en la isla

This article presents the current outlook in Tierra Bomba, an island of Cartagena de Indias, after the process of changes in the construction of the canoes as well as its social and cultural importance. In order to accomplish this work, this paper is based on the testimonies of some of the residents of the island such as carpenters, fishers, and community leaders who can describe the way the transit from wood to fiber affects their cultural practices.Este artículo presenta el panorama actual en la isla de Tierra Bomba en Cartagena de Indias tras el proceso de cambio en la construcción de canoas: de la elaboración con madera a la fibra de vidrio y, la importancia social y cultural que esto conlleva. Para ello, utiliza los testimonios de los principales sujetos del proceso: carpinteros, pescadores y líderes sociales cuyos relatos integran la manera cómo este transito afecta sus prácticas culturales.

Propuesta de un sistema de control interno para la mejora de la gestión de existencias de la empresa Ladrillos Tyson S.A.C año 2021

En estudio plantea diseñar una propuesta de un sistema de control interno para la mejora de la gestión de existencias de la empresa Ladrillos Tyson S.A.C; el enfoque metodológico es de tipo aplicado, enfoque cualitativo, diseño no experimental y de nivel descriptivo propositivo, así mismo, se aplicó la entrevista que fue dirigida al Administrador, Jefe de Producción y Jefe de Almacén de la empresa, para dar respuesta a cada uno de los objetivos. Sus principales resultados es que la empresa posee un control interno y una gestión de existencias deficientes, puesto que ha evidenciado muchas fallas en el proceso de adquisición, manejo, almacenamiento, entradas y salidas de los materiales sin ningún control; además de desconocer los problemas que poseen y los riesgos que asechan el mal funcionamiento que contraería impactos negativos y significativos que dañan la situación de sus existencias y de los productos que comercializa; por ello el diseño de la propuesta incluye un proceso a adecuar que se cimenta en los elementos del control interno. Finalmente, concluye que la propuesta de un sistema de control interno en la empresa Ladrillos Tyson SAC mejorará la gestión de existencias

Do published guidelines for evaluation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome reflect practice?

BACKGROUND: The only US guidelines listed in the National Guideline Warehouse for the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are the expert opinion guidelines published by The American Gastroenterology Association. Although the listed target audience of these guidelines includes family physicians and general internists, the care recommended in the guidelines has not been compared to actual primary care practice. This study was designed to compare expert opinion guidelines with the actual primary care provided and to assess outcomes in the 3 years following the IBS diagnosis. METHODS: This is a retrospective medical record review study using a random sample of incident IBS cases from all Olmsted County, Minnesota providers diagnosed between January 1, 1993 and December 31, 1995. Data was collected on all care and testing provided to the subjects as well as 3-year outcomes related to the IBS diagnosis. RESULTS: Of the 149 IBS patients, 99 were women and the mean age was 47.6 years. No patient had all of the diagnostic tests recommended in the guidelines. 42% had the basic blood tests of CBC and a chemistry panel. Sedimentation rate (2%) and serum thyroxine level (3%) were uncommon. Colon imaging studies were done in 41% including 74% of those over the age of 50. In the 3 years following the diagnosis, only one person had a change in diagnosis and no diagnoses of gastro-intestinal malignancies were made in the cohort. CONCLUSIONS: Primary care practice based diagnostic evaluations for IBS differ significantly from the specialty expert opinion-based guidelines. Implementation of the specialty guidelines in primary care practice would increase utilization with apparent limited improvement in diagnostic outcomes

The seeds of commerce: a network analysis-based approach to the Romano-British transport system

Communication routes are an important subject in the study of the human past. They allowed interactions between communities and the dispersal of goods and ideas. Their study, therefore, can shed light on the way in which communities inhabited the landscape, related to each other and were affected by macro-regional trends. Many methods, such as archaeomorphological analysis and Least Cost Route modelling (LCR), have been devised and are routinely employed for the reconstruction of ancient routes. Their analysis in terms of communication, trade or historical significance, however, has usually been left unexplored. This is probably due to the connected nature of routes, which form communication networks: these are shaped by interconnected nodes and extend over territories surpassing the regional scale in such a way that even a change in a single node or link can affect the whole network. Consequently, the partial reconstruction of communication networks provided by the aforementioned methods does not usually allow a holistic analysis. In this paper the relatively well understood British Roman road network is employed to explore the analytical possibilities offered by a combination of Social Network Analysis, Spatial Network Analysis and spatial interpolation-based distribution analysis. The British road network has been reconstructed using published data but also a variation of LCR in which cost surfaces are derived from cultural data obtained from large-scale cultural inventories. The distribution of introduced food plants during the Roman period serve as an excellent proxy for the study of trade along the network and its historical consequences. This multi-period archaeobotanical dataset has some evident advantages to other types of material remains: archaeobotanical remains are not reused as, for example, amphorae and, accordingly, they reflect a distribution pattern based on consumption or commerce. Some of them are imported (as they cannot be produced locally) and, consequently, their distribution would be applied through usage of the main routes. The results suggest a continuous inflow of exotics but highlight their changing transport routes, their differential access and the particular weight of certain nodal sites in the development of this commerce with direct impact on urbanisation and the overall economy of Britannia. The Roman road network acted as a major factor in the distribution of sites, their political and economic importance and their permanence or disappearance as global economic trends changed over time

Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation

Citizen science has a long history in the ecological sciences and has made substantial contributions to science, education, and society. Developments in information technology during the last few decades have created new opportunities for citizen science to engage ever larger audiences of volunteers to help address some of ecology’s most pressing issues, such as global environmental change. Using online tools, volunteers can find projects that match their interests and learn the skills and protocols required to develop questions, collect data, submit data, and help process and analyze data online. Citizen science has become increasingly important for its ability to engage large numbers of volunteers to generate observations at scales or resolutions unattainable by individual researchers. As a coupled natural and human approach, citizen science can also help researchers access local knowledge and implement conservation projects that might be impossible otherwise. In Japan, however, the value of citizen science to science and society is still underappreciated. Here we present case studies of citizen science in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and describe how citizen science is used to tackle key questions in ecology and conservation, including spatial and macro-ecology, management of threatened and invasive species, and monitoring of biodiversity. We also discuss the importance of data quality, volunteer recruitment, program evaluation, and the integration of science and human systems in citizen science projects. Finally, we outline some of the primary challenges facing citizen science and its future.Dr. Janis L. Dickinson was the keynote speaker at the international symposium at the 61th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan. We appreciate the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan for providing grant to Hiromi Kobori (25282044). Tatsuya Amano is financially supported by the European Commission’s Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship Programme (PIIF-GA-2011- 303221). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the funding agencies or the Department of the Interior or the US Government.This is the final version of the article. It was first available from Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-015-1314-

Multi-method solutions to the problem of dating early trackways and associated colluvial sequences

Trackways show how sites linked together as parts of living landscapes. Prehistoric trackways, especially hollow ways, are often regarded as undatable. Where trackways are bounded by early fields, colluvial sediment accumulations can provide dating evidence. The case study of a trackway at Lyminge, Kent, UK is dated using a multi-method strategy, including optically stimulated luminescence, uranium series, molluscs and artefacts, indicating it is of late prehistoric or Romano-British origin. This demonstrates that a combination of methods can reveal secure chronologies for trackways, lynchets and other colluvial sediments such as valley fills in many landscapes