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Orientation of Youth towards Social Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Study from Pakistan

  • ZUBAIR, Syed Sohaib;AYOOB, Ifrah;ALI, Kashif;KHAN, Mukaram Ali;AZAD, Muhammad;ZEESHAN, Muhammad
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.9
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2021
  • The importance of Entrepreneurship has been widely acknowledged by researchers and practitioners worldwide, however, the idea of Social Entrepreneurship is still considered to be an emerging area. Entrepreneurship is vital not only because of its economic impacts but also because it helps to address issues of poverty and welfare, where it can act as a catalyst for change. The importance of social entrepreneurship is that it serves to turn a profit and find success while helping others throughout the world. They know the power of social enterprise and are eager to serve the societal and economic benefits. This study aims to identify the level of orientation of youth towards social entrepreneurship in Pakistan. The study identifies the role of various factors that affect Social Entrepreneurial Orientation and is conducted following a quantitative research strategy and survey research design where data is collected from 302 individuals. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyze the data and to test the hypotheses. The main finding of this research is that there is an increasing trend in the orientation towards social entrepreneurship. The exogenous variables namely Perceived Educational Support, Perceived Structural Support, and Perceived Relational Support were found to have positive and significant effects on the endogenous construct of Social Entrepreneurial Orientation.

Structural Relationship Between Social Support, Job Stress, and Child Care Teachers' Burnout (보육교사의 사회적 지지, 직무스트레스, 소진 간 구조관계)

  • Kim, Myeong-Soo;Lee, Jong-Hun
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.8 no.10
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    • pp.281-294
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural relationship between social support and job stress variables affecting the exhaustion of child care teachers. The subjects of this study were 432 child care teachers who were working in child care centers. The collected data were analyzed by setting up a structural equation modeling via SPSS 21. 0 and AMOS 22.0 statistical programs. The main results of this study: first, social support directly affects child care teachers' job stress. Second, social support did not directly affect the burnout of child care teachers but indirect effect. Third, child care teachers' the job stress directly affect on child care teachers' burnout. As a result of the above analysis, it is necessary to strengthen the social support of the members and institutional support of the government.

A Study on the Structural Behaviors of Interior Support of 6 Span SCP Continuous Girder Bridge (6경간 SCP 거더교의 연속화에 따른 중간 지점부 구조거동에 관한 연구)

  • Yhim, Sung-Soon;Son, Suk-Ho;Seo, Ki-Hong
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.135-143
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, 6 span SCP continuous girder bridge's structural behavior were studied by analytic and experimental method To study structural behavior of SCP girder, we used PSC theory and steel girder theory. To examine slab concrete crack, concrete stress, and fatigue stress of steel, we achieved a static load and fatigue test. In the result, 6 span SCP girder bridge connected at the interior support about actuality bridge have enough structural capacity under service loads.

Direct strength evaluation of the structural strength of a 500 cbm LNG bunkering ship

  • Muttaqie, Teguh;Jung, DongHo;Cho, Sang-Rai;Sohn, Jung Min
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.81 no.6
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    • pp.781-790
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    • 2022
  • The present paper describes a general procedure of the structural safety assessment for the independent type C tank of LNG bunkering ship. This strength assessment procedure consists of two main scheme, global Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model primarily for hull structure assessment and detailed LNG Tank structures FEA model including the cylindrical tank itself and saddle-support structures. Two kinds of mechanism are used, fixed and slides constraints in fore and rear of the saddle-support structures that result in a variation of the reaction forces. Finite Element (FE) analyses have been performed and verified by the strength acceptance criteria to evaluate the safety adequacy of yielding and buckling of the hull and supporting structures. The detail of FE model for an LNG type C tank and its saddle supports was made, which includes the structural members such as cylindrical tank shell, ring stiffeners, swash bulkhead, and saddle supports. Subsequently, the FE buckling analysis of the Type C tank has been performed under external pressure following International Gas Containment (IGC) code requirements. Meanwhile, the assessment is also performed for yielding and buckling strength evaluation of the cylindrical LNG tank according to the PD 5500 unfired fusion welded pressure vessels code. Finally, a complete procedure for assessing the structural strength of 500 CBM LNG cargo tank, saddle support and hull structures have been provided.

A Study on the Structural Behavior of FPSO Topside Module by Support Condition (지지조건에 따른 FPSO 상부 모듈의 구조적 거동에 관한 연구)

  • Jang, Beom-Seon;Ko, Dae-Eun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.18-23
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    • 2018
  • FPSO consists of topside modularized plants for production of crude oil, and hullside structures that serve as support for the topside and storage of produced crude oil. The structural behavior of the FPSO topside module and its supporting hull depends on the interface structure that connects them, and the interface structure consists of a combination of individual unit support structures called Module Support Seat (MSS). Types of interface structures are various and, accordingly, the basic design of the FPSO topside module structure is greatly influenced, so various design methods should be considered from the initial design phase. Structural design of FPSO topside module requires consideration of the number of MSSs, connection type, and structural analysis options such as the range of finite element models, load conditions, and boundary conditions for verification of structural strength. In this study, the comparison combination cases for the above considerations were derived and the strength evaluation was performed, and the structural behavior characteristics of the topside module were compared and analyzed through a detailed review of the analysis results. The results of this study are considered to be a good reference for designing a more reliable topside module structure.

Child Maltreatment and Resilience : Mediating Effects of Cognitive Function and Social Support (아동학대와 탄력성의 관계에서 인지기능과 사회적 지지의 매개효과)

  • Ju, So-Young;Lee, Yanghee
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.127-156
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    • 2008
  • This study aimed to verify the mediating effects of cognitive function and social support and to establish a structural relationship between child maltreatment and resilience in school-age children (n=357) taken in by child protection service. In the first model (linear arrangement), each protective factor mediates independently between maltreatment and resilience; in the second model (arrangement in due order), cognitive function has mediating effects prior to social support. Analysis of data included descriptive statistics, Cronbach's a, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. Results of the first model showed indirect effects of cognitive function and social support. Results of the second model significantly affirmed that the mediators, cognitive function and social support, diminish negative effects of maltreatment by bolstering resilience.

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Analytical Study on Structural Performance of Wire-Integrated Steel Decks with Varied Lattice End-Support Configurations (철선일체형 데크플레이트의 래티스 단부 지지형상과 구조성능에 대한 해석적 연구)

  • Sanghee Kim;Jong-Kook Hong;Deung-Hwan Kim
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2023
  • This study investigated the structural performance of wire-integrated steel decks with varied lattice end support conditions through finite element analysis. The results indicated that the steel decks with the lattice foots positioned above the supporting structural member have the higher system stiffness compared to the cases with the lattice foots shifted away from the support. It is also observed that the contribution of the end vertical bars on both the system stiffness and the strength is negligible when the lattice foots are located on the support. It is, especially, revealed that the end vertical bars can be eliminated when the lattice foot length is not smaller than 40mm. The ultimate load-carrying capacity of the system is not significantly affected by the lattice end support condition. The failure mode of the system is the top bar buckling at the center of the deck plate, the lattice end buckling, and the combination of both depending of design intention.

An efficient approach to structural static reanalysis with added support constraints

  • Liu, Haifeng;Wu, Baisheng;Li, Zhengguang
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.273-285
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    • 2012
  • Structural reanalysis is frequently used to reduce the computational cost during the process of design or optimization. The supports can be regarded as the design variables in various types of structural optimization problems. The location, number, and type of supports may be varied in order to yield a more effective design. The paper is focused on structural static reanalysis problem with added supports where some node displacements along axes of the global coordinate system are specified. A new approach is proposed and exact solutions can be provided by the approach. Thus, it belongs to the direct reanalysis methods. The information from the initial analysis has been fully exploited. Numerical examples show that the exact results can be achieved and the computational time can be significantly reduced by the proposed method.

A Method for Assessing Structural Safety of Ground-Support Systems in Underground Rock Cavern (지하 암반 공동내 지보시스템의 구조적 안전성 평가 방법)

  • 장승필;서정문
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 1996
  • A stress redistribution process in ground support system is mpdeled taking into consideration of load transfer mechanism of unbalanced load within shotcrete in a rock cavern constructed by NATM. The corresponding analysis model for ground support system is proposed and the elastic behavior of the shotcrete is studied. The effect on the support system due to variation of several design parameters is analysed with the proposed model. The suggested model yields considerably reduced maximum compressive stresses in shotcrete. Both the pressure coefficient in horizontal direction and the elastic modulus of rock mass govern overall responses, whereas the variation of the properties in support system shows a little difference in system responses. Interaction equations for evaluating safety factors for structural members are suggested. The result of this study can be used in the structural safety assessment of underground structures.

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