Entries by UTM

DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH:THE CASE OF MOLDOVA

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).06 UDC 321.7+330.35 Cristina Pavliuc, Alexandru Buga Abstract. This article addresses the issue of the cause-and-effect relationship between democracy and economic growth in Moldova from 1990 to 2020. This problem is one of the key topics of modern economic political science, but the results concerning the influence of the political system on economy are still […]

GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT ON ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA: THE IMPACT ON URBAN MOBILITY

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).07 UDC 330.322.14:625.7(669) Samuel Oluwaseyi Olorunfemi, Ayobami Ademola Akanmu, Umar Obafemi Salisu Abstract. Road infrastructure has been identified as a major factor for sustaining urban mobility and requires constant investment in the form of budgetary allocation for construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance. To this end, the study assesses government investment in road infrastructure in Kogi State, […]

EFFICIENCY INDICES OF INVESTMENT IN IT PROJECTS WITH EQUAL LIVES

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).08 UDC 65.011.4:004 Ion Bolun, Svetlana Ghetmancenco Abstract. Theoretical results not always give an unambiguous answer regarding the preference of using the indices of efficiency of investment in IT projects with equal lives. To complement some of such results, the Net Present Value (NPV), Profitability (PI) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) indices are researched […]

THE COLLABORATIVE EVALUATION AND CO-DESIGN (CEC) APPROACH: PROSPECTS FOR EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS-INNOVATIONS, EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).09 UDC 303.443+658.512.2(64) Judicaël Alladatin Abstract. One typical challenge of designing solutions is that they seem feasible in theory but are difficult to implement at scale and to make sustainable. To address this challenge, there is a growing call for the inclusion of every actor in the innovation process. Our study’s hypothesis points to the […]

CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).10 UDC 658.14/.17:005.915:330.4 Teodora-Valentina Lica Abstract. This paper presents different methods of measuring performance, including the traditional method, investor indicators, the ”balanced scorecard” method, the non-financial indicators method, the performance method, the stock market performance and the forecast performance. In order to compare the results of different companies in a particular sector of activity, there […]

CONNECTION TO THE USE OF FREE ANDROID APPS IN KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).11 UDC 343.72:004.738.5(669) Zauwali Sabitu Paki, Shamsu Sani, Gambo Isah Diri Abstract. In this paper, we studied scamming emanating from the use of free Android apps by conducting an online survey with respondents recruited from four tertiary institutions in Kebbi State, Nigeria. We found that the apps used for communication, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, […]

THE DILEMMA OF MUSIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT: EXTERNAL FACTORS AND INTERNAL TRENDS

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).12 UDC 78.001.5 Iurie Badicu Abstract. This research is motivated by the development of the music industry, in order to obtain new results, through extensive and revolutionary actions to move from the current quality to a new one. The specific hypothesis of the study of the music industry is based on the consideration of the […]

DIGITAL REVITALIZATION OF POPULAR PORT PRODUCTS

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).13 UDC 391.004.67 Svetlana Cangas, Elena Florea-Burduja Abstract. Restoring and revitalizing popular port products is a long-term process. The time workmanship for making a shirt by an experienced craftswoman lasts about from six to nine months. Various studies of the folk costume often require the restoration of the product. The need for restoration is imposed […]

PUPILS ATTITUDE TOWARDS DIDACTIC CAREER

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).14 UDC 37.04:005.966 Marianna Savva Abstract. In this article we present the results of a stage within a pedagogical experiment on improving the attitude of high school students towards the teaching career. Being a fairly current topic, but also quite complicated, based on the fact that it is a long process and it is difficult […]

THE URGENCY OF CRIMINALIZATION OF BRIBERY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS A CRIMINAL ACTION OF CORRUPTION IN THE CORRUPTION LAW

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(3).15 UDC 343.352:332.012.3(594) Resmen, Abdul Madjid, Faidzin Sulistyo, Reka Dewantara Abstract. The purpose of this study is to examine the philosophical basis, the urgency of regulating bribery as a criminal act of corruption and reformulating the regulation of bribery as a criminal act of corruption in the future. This study applies normative legal research, using […]

PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ALGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY USING ARDL APPROACH

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).01 UDC 336.5:331.108+330.35(65) Mohamed Ramli, Faiçal Boutayeba, Azzeddine Nezai Abstract. This paper examines the link between public investment in human capital and economic growth in Algeria over the period 1990 – 2017. To do so, public expenditures on education and health have been used to investigate their impact on economic growth. The study employs the […]

THE ORIGINS OF HOMOSEXUALITY

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).02 UDC 316.367:613.88 Titu-Marius I. Băjenescu Abstract. Homosexuality is defined as a state of sexual attraction to an individual of the same sex. This behaviour does not only concern humans, but also all animal species on earth. But it is interesting to ask whether homosexuality can be limited to this definition? If so, then what […]

INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON CONSUMER PURCHASING DECISIONS IN DURBAN

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).03 UDC 339.138:004.738.5:316.77(680) Paballo Patience Ntobaki, Tshepo Tlapana, Cleopatra Moipone Matli Abstract. This study examined the influence of social media on Durban customers’ purchasing decisions and the extent to which social media influences consumers’ decision-making while buying products. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether consumers are eager to interact with products […]

CRIME AND SPORT PARTICIPATION: AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL WITH SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS APPROACH

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).04 UDC [343.9+796]:330.43 Saeed Khanmoradi, Shirin Zardoshtian, Shahram Fatahi, Geoff Dickson Abstract. Sport in all societies’ leads to a return on social capital. Many politicians use sports-based programs to reduce crime in society because sport plays an important role in the social development of societies. On the other hand, crime causes insecurity in the neighborhood, […]

INSTANT REBATE COUPON AND ITS INFLUENCE IN ONLINE CONSUMER PURCHASE INTENT AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).05 UDC 658.8:004.738.5(669) Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi, Patrick Ladipo, Olubukola Akinbodun Abstract. This study seeks to examine instant rebate coupon influence in online purchase intent with special reference to university students in Nigeria. Instant rebate coupon as a concept in online sales promotion signifies an important improvement in the use of electronic coupon to prevail in the […]

INTERACTION EFFECT OF INFORMALITY AND CORRUPTION ON INCOME INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).06 UDC [339.19:338.22+328.185]:330.56(669) Abiodun Samuel Isayomi, Temitope Sade Akintunde, Akin George Ogunleye Abstract. Engagement in informal economic activities serves as a survival strategy for underprivileged majority in developing economies with high level of corruption. Consequently, this study examined the main and interaction effects of informality and corruption on income inequality in Nigeria from 1996 to […]

THE PHANARIOTE SYSTEM IN MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIAUNDER THE OTTOMAN RULE

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).07 UDC [947.89+949.8]”17/18″ Ömer Bedir Abstract. Dobruja, Moldavia and Wallachia remained under the Ottoman sovereignty for more than 400 years. Dobruja was inhabited mostly by Turks and Muslims, and was administered by Muslim-Turkish governors assigned directly from the Sublime Porte. However, Wallachia and Moldavia were inhabited overwhelmingly by Christian-Orthodox people and were governed by local […]

A GREAT WRITER IN THE BACKGROUND OF AN EPOCH

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).08 UDC 821.135.1(478)”19″ Lilia Porubin, Ala Jechiu Abstract. The aspect that mainly characterizes the literary process from the 90s of the last century is the intensification of the process of capitalization on the interwar literary heritage. Many writers are re-included in the circuit of our spiritual values. The publication of their works is followed by […]

THE USE OF SPATIAL MODELING TO TEACH ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2022.5(2).09 UDC 004.925.8:378:744 Sergiu Dîntu, Angela Șuletea, Alexei Botez, Tudor Jandîc Abstract. The article addresses the problem of increasing the efficiency of studying the object of Engineering Graphics within the limits of the hours stipulated in the curriculum. The student receives at each practical lesson an individual graphic work to apply the theoretical material. They […]