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Left-right ideology is regarded as an expression of socio-economic divisions. More recently, it has expanded to incorporate orientations such as nationalism or postmaterialism, and relaxed its association with social structure. Furthermore, the meaning of the political left and right varies across political contexts. As a result it is questionable to what extent left-right labels can successfully function as heuristic devices for political orientation. In order to understand the meaning of the left-right ideological dimension in a specific context it is necessary to examine the ways public responds to these labels, its socio-economic correlates, and its associations with party preferences. These tasks are undertaken in this paper, focusing on Serbia. The paper examines the readiness of Serbian respondents to identify with the leftright ideological labels, and develops a multivariate model of party preferences using socioeconomic variables and left-right scale and predictors. The study is based on data from the 2012 Serbian election study, a public opinion survey of 1568 voting age citizens of Serbia. Results indicate that about two thirds of respondents are willing to express their left-right ideological positions. This ideological dimension, however, has weak socio-economic roots, and is weakly, though significantly, associated with party preferences.

Bonaldo, L., & Pereira, L. N. (2016). Dropout: Demographic Profile of Brazilian University Students. In 2nd International Conference on Higher Education Advances ,HEAd'16 (Vol. 228, pp. 138-143). (Social and Behavioral Sciences; Vol. 228). DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.07.020 ; This study analyses dropout in higher education, a worldwide problem seen in the literature of developed and developing countries. The aim of the study is to explain dropout in Brazil's private higher education. Dropout is defined as the interruption of studies by students in higher education enrolled for any length of time, regardless of university change before its conclusion. This research uses data from students, which are the main population in higher education. Thus, the research is based on a survey questionnaire conducted to a higher education student population. These students can be divided in two categories to be compared: the regular private higher education students and the college students who have stopped their studies. The empirical study begins by a characterization of the respondents, followed by a logistical regression in order to identify the determinants of dropout. Age, change of marital status during the course, having scholarship and asking for funding were considered as determinants of dropout. Results of this research give contribution to young students, the society, the government, private higher education institutions and indirectly to the companies. ; publishersversion ; published

Domestic violence is a social issue that is controversial and politically charged. Unlike many other academic and practitioner based areas there is a lack of discourse meaning current interventions are often not informed by a scientific evidence base. The aim of the current study was to review the current provision of domestic violence perpetrator programmes (DVPP) within the UK. This research was part of a worldwide review into DVPP provision with each team focusing on specific geographical areas. The objective of the current review was to address the following key research question: what are the characteristics of DVPP within the UK? This included reviewing the population they serve (e.g. male or female; age range), source referral (e.g. court-mandated, voluntary/self-referred) and the program characteristics (e.g. length of program, number of sessions, modality, curriculum informing the program). Questionnaires were sent to all known organisations delivering perpetrator programme which included prison, probation, and charities. This was supplemented with a review of the available literature on programmes where available. Findings are discussed in line with the importance of research informed and evidence based practice. Furthermore, we seek to highlight the importance of the communication between researcher and practitioners, establishing a more collaborative approach on this issue can inform better provision for perpetrators.

Consumer of wheat flour in Indonesia have at present more possibilities to choose the wheat flour because of more wheat flour products in market since governmental deregulation in October 1998. They choose the wheat flour based on their proposed final products and characteristics. Information's such nutritional facts, usage, expired date of wheat flour written in their packaging, but unfortunately those information does not depict the real condition. This can influence on the consumer preference. The research was conducted to identify the consumer's preferences on packaging design and nutritional fact in the wheat flour. Straified random sampling with the family welfare level based on BKKBN criteria was used in this research. Questionnaire was tested for validity and reliability by confidence level 95%, significance level 5 % and error sample 10 %. The result depicted that consumer index of packaging design for middle level 4.113 and 4.142 for high level respectively. The information of nutritional fact was ranked in second place for the second family welfare level. Based on the chi square test, the result depicted there were no differences among education level, age, sosial level and occupation to the consumer preferences on the nutritional facts. The result of t-paired test showed, there were significance differences on water and carbohydrate contents between the laboratory's determination and nutritional fact label. Meanwhile the ash and protein contents showed no differences.

The commitment, step, and efforts to realize the vision of Indonesia as ademocratic constitutional state law based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitutionis a necessity and the duty of every constitutional state officials as well as citizensand even the whole nation, regardless of political and social strata bears. In theperspective of philosophical, sociological, and juridical, can be formulated in adynamic perception that in a democratic constitutional state, a profile of thecountry remains the ideal state at once realistic that can be manifested. In thecontext of Indonesia, for example, a living reality, Indonesia as a unitary staterepublic Indonesia is a country of law (the rule of law) must always be built andlived in a discursive procedure. For the law to be created and applied in a manneryng properly, fairly and impartially, that's the ideal law namely that the law is builton and the value of ethics and high morality of a nation. In the perspective ofphilosophy of law ideal of a state of law is Bonum Commune, namely the creationof a political sisial system that guarantees the fulfillment of the basic needs of allcitizens fairly. This is the mandate of the sacral fundamental in the history of therepublic of Indonesia reached the age of 71 years of independence from the fiveprecepts of Pancasila, seliruh social justice for the people of Indonesia

Изложены итоги исследования грамотности «царедворцев», проведенного впервые по массовым источникам «генерального» смотра шляхетства 1721-1722 гг. Уточнено понятие «царедворцы», обозначавшее в XVIII в. обладателей московских чинов вне армейской службы. Предложено использование нового термина «аутентичная грамотность» для определения понимания стандарта грамотности современниками прошлых эпох. Установлен процент грамотности «царедворцев» на основе изучения подписей-«рукоприкладств» в документах смотра. Приведены модели обучения детей «царедворцев». Опробована методика для уточнения данных о грамотности, полученных при изучении подписей на официальных документах. ; The paper analyzes the courtiers' literacy according to the first mass data nobility inspection («smotr shlya-hetstva») of 1721-1722. The author clarifies the concept of the «tsaredvortsy» (courtiers) in the context of different self-identification of Muskovite rank-holders, as well as in terms of the government's perception of the group of rank-holders in military and garrison service. The new term «authentic literacy) is proposed to define the understanding of literacy by people of the past. The author has determined the percentage of courtiers' literacy and their age after studying their signatures in the documents of the inspection (the "skazki") and in the arrival registration books. The article gives examples of models of teaching courtiers' children. The author offers some elements of a methodology to clarify the adequacy of literacy data obtained while studying signatures in official documents.

Исследование направлено на изучение инструмента праймериз с точки зрения его влияния на общественно-политическую активность молодежи. Рассмотрен порядок проведения и результаты процедуры внутрипартийного голосования на примере Тюменской области, определена доля и активность участия молодых людей в возрасте до 30 лет. Участие в предварительном голосовании молодежи это возможность заявить о себе, сделать первые шаги в политике, рассказать о проблемах, волнующих молодых людей. По результатам исследования определены возможные векторы развития такого инструмента как праймериз в направлении более активной работы с молодыми кандидатами и вовлечения молодежи в общественно-политическую жизнь региона и страны. ; Current research is aimed at studying primaries in the contest of their impact on socio-political activity of young people. Case study of the Tyumen region: procedure of the primary elections and results of the intraparty voting were examined; percentage and level of involvement and active participation of young people under the age of 30 were analyzed. Participation of young people in primary elections is the opportunity to make a statement, express themselves, to make their first steps in politics, to talk about issues relevant for young people. Based on research findings possible vectors of development of such tool as primaries in particular deeper work with young candidates and involvement of youth in social and political life of the region and the country were determined.

В статье рассматриваeтся понятие постсекулярного мира как феномена эпохи постмодерна применительно к западному и российскому обществам. Показано взаимодействие религии, церкви и общества в условиях секуляризации социума. Анализируются взгляды Ч. Тэйлора на сущностные основания секулярной (постсекулярной) эпохи. Выделяется теоретический конструкт новой «американской теологии» с различными типологиями Бога, формирующимися «в ответ» на объективные трансформационные изменения постмодерна. Приводятся концепции западных философов и теологов, характеризующие процессы постмодернизации религиозной сферы: «технологического Бога» Г. Ричарсона, «политического Бога» Х. Кокса. Прослеживаются противоречивые тенденции современности, состоящие в одновременной секуляризации общества и актуализации религии, повышении ее духовной и экзистенциальной значимости для человека. ; The article focuses on the main features of the secular world in its interaction with postmodernization processes of Western and Russian social and cultural spheres. The author provides the new «American theology» construct dealing with a number of different typologies of God, responding in a way to the objective postmodern changes. Western philosophers' and theologists' concepts confined to postmodernization of religion, including G. Richardson's concept of «technological God» and H. Cox's concept of «political God», are outlined. The author follows modern contradictory tendencies and processes that simultaneously impose social and cultural secularization while actualizing religion by raising its spiritual and existential significance for individuals and society as a whole. Ch. Taylor's views on the secular age are also analyzed in this very item.

This chapter traces the journey of unlawful discrimination perceived of as a non-issue in Sweden to the current parliamentary understanding of protection against unlawful discrimination as a fundamental human right now buttressed by legal regulation. This journey has been to the greatest extent influenced by events outside of Sweden, namely the Europeanisation and internationalisation of human rights that has successively been gaining ground since World War II. Arriving at the current Swedish parliamentary perception – that protection against unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex, transgender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation or age, is a fundamental human right – has been neither a self-evident, nor a linear, path in Swedish law. The Swedish courts, however, cannot yet be seen as embracing this same development, rather instead invoking a more liberal analysis when deciding such claims as seen below. As evidenced by these examples, we now have the law in the books, but arguably not yet the law in action when it comes to unlawful discrimination protections. The gap between the intent of the legislator and the application of the discrimination law by the Swedish courts is the focus of this chapter, with particular attention paid to access to justice issues as one way of reducing this distance.

Purpose -This paper investigates the extent of compliance with international best practice corporate governance principles by Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), a State Owned Enterprise (SOE). The researchers wonder why in this modern day and age, architects (parliamentarians) of the Act of parliament which brought about governance structures of BURS, chose to depart from what is considered international best practice governance as recommended under codes of best practice corporate governance such as the King Code 2002. Second, the researchers also wonder whether the departure was by design or an oversight on the part of the architects of BURS governance structure. Design/methodology/approach - Using content analysis, the BURS Act 2004 and the King Code 2002 are content analysed to draw parallels between governance structures recommended by the two governance instruments. Findings – The findings of this study indicate a low level of compliance with international best practice corporate governance by BURS. Practical implications - The researchers conclude that divergence of governance structures of BURS from international best practice has the potential to breed inter alia; incompetence, corruption, maladministration, dominance, cronyism and ultimately a weak institution. Originality/value – Prior literature tends to investigate governance practices of public listed companies. This study contributes to governance literature by examining governance practices of a state owned enterprise which came into existence through an act of parliament.

Nutrition deficiency is one of the problems experienced by most children under five years old in Indonesia. This problem appear because the lack of knowledge from parents about nutrition which needed by their children. Regarding with such problem, the researcher then made a diagnose system which provided the information about nutrition deficiency of the children to the people, in order to prevent any problem of nutrition deficiency per se. The system was an expert system of nutrition deficiency using Naïve Bayes Classifier method. This method was developed from Bayes Theorem, where the value of probability from an object was classified based of specific requirements. Some research showed that Naïve Bayes Classifier was the best among other classification methods, so that the researcher employed this method in the research. In the system, the indication of nutrition deficiency was determined based on antropometri table including the data about height, weight, and age as well as additional indication to make a specific result. Then the data of 20 patients were examined using confusion matrix method. The result showed that the system was 90% accurate. Indeed, it proved that the system could be very helpful to make a classification for nutrition deficiency and it could be applied in any of local government clinic and hospital. Keywords— Antropometri, Deficiency, Naïve Bayes

Pontianak City which lies between 0.2 to 1.2 meters above sea level making some areas very prone lower submerged in water, which often floods in certain roads, sometimes almost in all cities. One reason is that the drains are not able to drain water discharge in the rain, and seawater is being installed, or in other words there is no balance between the water flow and the capacity of existing channels. Most of the existing settlement areas that do not have a water channel so that rain water and domestic sewage flows directly into the page or to the ground. While in some settlements have provided drainage channels are not well maintained so that the experience of sedimentation. The government's efforts in managing and maintaining waterways have limited resources and personnel. The area is vast and difficult to reach areas that result in program management and maintenance of the channel not performing optimally. The lack of information led to delays in the government's performance in addressing these issues, so that people have an important role in helping the government to participate in delivering the existing problems. management information system drains very necessary because it can provide information drains well from the age of channels, detailed planning of the development and maintenance and water channel normalization, so that it can assist the government in maintaining and managing the drains in the city of Pontianak.

Personal and political action on climate change is traditionally thought to be motivated by people accepting its reality and importance. However, convincing the public that climate change is real faces powerful ideological obstacles(1-4), and climate change is slipping in public importance in many countries(.)(5,6) Here we investigate a different approach, identifying whether potential co-benefits of addressing climate change(7) could motivate pro-environmental behaviour around the world for both those convinced and unconvinced that climate change is real. We describe an integrated framework for assessing beliefs about co-benefits(8), distinguishing social conditions (for example, economic development, reduced pollution or disease) and community character (for example, benevolence, competence). Data from all inhabited continents (24 countries; 6,196 participants) showed that two co-benefit types, Development (economic and scientific advancement) and Benevolence (a more moral and caring community), motivated public, private and financial actions to address climate change to a similar degree as believing climate change is important. Critically, relationships were similar for both convinced and unconvinced participants, showing that co-benefits can motivate action across ideological divides. These relationships were also independent of perceived climate change importance, and could not be explained by political ideology, age, or gender. Communicating co-benefits could motivate action on climate change where traditional approaches have stalled.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to find out the relation between the stock price and investment and to explore the consequence of information asymmetry on the stock price sensitivity to investment and investment sensitivity to the stock prices for the manufacturing firms that are working in Pakistan and listed at KSE.Methodology: Study was conducted by 99 firms listed at KSE and 1386 observations for the period of 2001-2014. Empirical studies were conducted based on two hypotheses by using price non-synchronous, price delay, firms' size and age as a proxy of asymmetric information and change in asset as a measure of investment.Findings: Overall results show that there is an insignificant negative correlation between the sensitivity of investment to stock prices and there is an insignificant positive correlation between the sensitivity of stock prices to the investment. The critical findings of the study are that the management must learn from the market during the decision making.Practical Implications: The research has significant impact on investors, firm management, Government and as well as for the young potential in the field of research.Originality/Value: The paper fills the research gap. It studies the impact of asymmetric information on the investment sensitivity to stock price, and the stock price sensitivity of investment in Karachi stock Exchange (Pakistan) for the first time.

21.12.2016 Â This is the ninth edition of this easy-to-use reference guide to significant trends in health and health care over the past decade, including population and health status, as well as trends in service provision. This year, new tables, maps and graphs have been included on some specific topics or where new data has been made available. Each section has a brief introduction summarising key statistics. Read the Health in Ireland Key Trends here Key trends include: Further key trends, by section of the booklet, are presented below: Section 1 Population and Life Expectancy Provisional data from Census 2016 show an overall increase of nearly 4% in the total population since the last Census in 2011 but a significant slowdown in growth over the period. As population data by age is not yet available from Census 2016 the CSO population estimates for 2016 are used in Key Trends 2016. Chapter 2 Health of the Population Please note that any references below to 2015 mortality data should be considered provisional as 2015 data in this report are based on year of registration, and not year of occurrence. Chapter 3 Hospital Care Chapter 4 Primary Care and Community Services Chapter 5 Health Service Employment Chapter 6 Health Service Expenditure