21st International Academic Conference, Miami

Poster session I.

ON THE TREATMENT OF A MEASUREMENT ERROR REGRESSION MODEL

TAKU YAMAMOTO
THE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL RESEARCH, JAPAN

Session I.

Social Sciences & Humanities

REBECCA LUSH

GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION: WHAT MOTIVATES PARENTS TO INVEST MORE IN SONS?

TARA KAUL
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR IMPACT EVALUATION, INDIA

CRIME AND DIVORCE. CAN ONE LEAD TO THE OTHER? USING MULTILEVEL MIXED MODELS

FAISAL KHAMIS AL-SHAMARI
AL-AIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

THE “KELVIN CONJECTURE” IN MEDIVEAL ART IN THE MIDDLE EAST

HAKAN HISARLIGIL
MELIKSAH UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

A RESEARCH STUDY ON THE SITUATION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN FIVE SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES AND FINDING THE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION

BALABHADRA RAI
CENTRAL THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SOUTH KOREA

A CASE STUDY OVER THE CONCEPT OF “EFFECTIVITÉS” TO DECIDE SOVEREIGNTY OVER DISPUTED ISLANDS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPOR

FARUK GUNAL
TURKISH NAVAL WAR COLLAGE, TURKEY

WITCH MEMORIES REMAIN: A LANDSCAPE HISTORY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

REBECCA LUSH
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

CONTRACT FARMING: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR RISK MANAGEMENT BY SMALL FARMERS

MALLIKA METI
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, BENGALURU, INDIA
SURESHA S V
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, BENGALURU, INDIA
RAGHUPRASAD K P
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, BENGALURU, INDIA

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEREGULATION POLICY IN THE DOWNSTREAM SECTOR OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA (1999-2015)

KENNETH NWEKE
SENIOR LECTURER, DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA
VINCENT NYEWUSIRA
IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA

ATTITUDE OF FARMERS ABOUT USE OF ICT TOOLS IN FARM COMMUNICATION

RAGHUPRASAD KODAGAVALLIHATTI PALAIAH
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, INDIA
SHANABHOGA MAHANTHESH BHARATESH
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, INDIA
SHIVANI DECHAMMA
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, , INDIA
DEVARAJ K
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, , INDIA

Poster session II.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASING PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA IN THE COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERLY IN SUBURBAN TOKYO

CHISAKO YAMAMOTO
HAMAMATSU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
TANJI HOSHI
TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

Plenary Session

Welcome Address:

Robert Holman
Conference Chair and Director of the IISES

Keynote Speach:

INFLUENCES ON EMPLOYEE REWARD STRATEGIES IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CAROLAN MCLARNEY
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, CANADA
JAMES HANSEN
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, CANADA

Poster session III.

AN EVOLUTION OF THE ISSUE OF REDUCING WORK HOURS IN THE US LABOR MOVEMENT

ANA KARAMAN
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL, USA

Session II.

Teaching & Education

ADRIANA ESPINOSA

RELATING TO ROBOTS: USING TECHNOLOGY WITH AUTISTIC LEARNERS

CAROL SHEPHERD
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, USA
MADELON ALPERT
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, USA

SELF-CHOSEN STUDENT GROUPS - WHAT IS THE STUDENT IMPACT IF ONE IS NOT PART OF HIS/HER IDEAL TEAM?

DONALD KUDEK
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE, USA

PROMOTING STUDENT RESEARCH WITH SCIENCE FAIRS: CASE STUDIES OF EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS

PETER RILLERO
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY , UNITED STATES

METAPHORS OF ISTANBUL IN “THE BLACK BOOK” BY ORHAN PAMUK: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

BEYHAN BOLAK HISARLIGIL
MELIKSAH UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

INCREASING RETENTION IN MATHEMATICS COURSES: THE ROLE OF SELF-CONFIDENCE IN MATHEMATICS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ADRIANA ESPINOSA
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA
ALEKSANDR TIKHONOV
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA
JAY JORGENSON
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA

Session III.

Business & Economics, Quantitative Methods

BRIAN POLIN

BARRIERS TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP. PLS VS. QCA: DO DIFFERENT METHODS YIELD DIFFERENT RESULTS?

ALICIA MAS-TUR
UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA, ESPAÑA
NORAT ROIG-TIERNO
ESIC BUSINESS & MARKETING SCHOOL AND VALENCIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (VIU), ESPAÑA
DOMINGO RIBEIRO SORIANO
UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA, ESPAÑA

OIL PRICE SHOCKS AND THEIRS CONSEQUENCES ON SUDAN’S GDP GROWTH AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

ELSIDDIG RAHMA
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY AT NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM
NOEL PERERA
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM
KIAN TAN
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM

EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA: AN ALTERNATIVE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

ATULAN GUHA
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KASHIPUR, INDIA

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS: CONTRASTING THE ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS

BRIAN POLIN
JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, ISRAEL
STEPHAN GOLLA
FULDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, GERMANY

THE REAL INFLUENCES OF OIL PRICE CHANGES ON THE GROWTH OF REAL GDP: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA

HLOMPO MARUPING
NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY (MAFIKENG CAMPUS), SOUTH AFRICA
ITUMELENG MONGALE
UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO, SOUTH AFRICA

Session IV.

Enviroment and Sustainable Development, Technology and Science

SCOTT MENSCH

SKILLS AND LEARNING FOR CREATING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN ONTARIO, CANADA

ROSARIO ADAPON TURVEY
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY, CANADA

MODELLING THE EFFECT OF IRRIGATION ON THE HYDROLOGICAL OUTPUTS IN DARLIK CREEK WATERSHED

ÖMER GÜNGÖR
BÜLENT ECEVIT UNIVERSITY, TURKEY
KADIR ÖZDEMIR
BÜLENT ECEVIT UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

AN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF DALIAN NATIONALITIES UNIVERSITY, CHINA

JUYONG ZHANG
DALIAN NATIONALITIES UNIVERSITY, CHINA

THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

CARIN CHUANG
PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET, USA

EFFECTIVENESS OF SAM* USAGE TO DEFUSE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (*SAM: SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE)

ABDULLAH KARA
TURKISH NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, TURKEY

CELL PHONE SECURITY: USAGE TRENDS AND AWARENESS OF SECURITY ISSUES

SCOTT MENSCH
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA , USA

Session V.

Teaching & Education

CLAIRE ISABELLE

CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION MOTIVES IN THE HEBREW CURRICULUM FOR THE ARABIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ISRAEL

SARA ZAMIR
ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE AND BEN GURION UNIVERSITYAT EILAT, ישראל

EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY: THE CASE OF ISRAEL AND THE REFLECTION OF THE SCHOOL BOOKS

SAMIRA ALAYAN
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM , ISRAEL

USING IMPORTANCE-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IN EVALUATING SERVICE LEARNING EDUCATIONAL QUALITY

KUAN-CHOU CHEN
PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET, USA

ECAP : VIDEOS TO HELP SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IMPLEMENT PLCS

CLAIRE ISABELLE
UNIVERSITÉ D'OTTAWA, CANADA
HÉLÈNE VACHON
UNIVERSITÉ D'OTTAWA, CANADA
ZIAD MAATOUK
UNIVERSITÉ D'OTTAWA, CANADA

Session VI.

Social Sciences & Humanities, Law in Society

VLADIMIR JILKINE

EMERGING AVENUES OF SPACE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

AMIT KUMAR PADHY
HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA
ANKIT KUMAR PADHY
HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA

FUTURE OF EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE

ENES CETİN
TURKISH NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, TURKEY

UNDERSTANDING THE CRISIS BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA: A NORMALIZATION OR ESCALATION?

ERDEM OZLUK
SELCUK UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: THE ROLE AND STRATEGY OF EUROPEAN UNION

DUYGU OZLUK
SELCUK UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

A RESEARCH STUDY ON THE SITUATION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN FIVE SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES AND FINDING THE EFFECTIV

BALABHADRA RAI
CENTRAL THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SOUTH KOREA

THE FIGHT AGAINST CYBER-CRIME IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE RIGHT TO PROTECTION AGAINST ARBITRARY OR U

VLADIMIR JILKINE
RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY , FINLAND

UNITED STATES E THE SUSPENTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE: FEAR OS SECURITY?

ANA DHAMO
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA, ALBANIA
IRIS DHAMO
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA, ALBANIA

E-Session

AN EVALUATION OF MONEY LAUDERY IN ALBANIA USING GARVITY MODEL

ILIR BINAJ
TPA HORWATH ALBANIA, ALBANIA

TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF HIGH-STAKES TESTING

ADEL AL-BATAINEH
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA
JESSICA GUNN
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA