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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Possibilities of Development of Private Health Insurance in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Abstract: Increased rise in costs of healthcare in the last five decades has rapidly increased interest in the functioning of healthcare systems within every country. The reasons for growth in healthcare costs are related to demographic changes, technology advancement, increased number of educated persons, emergence of new diseases, etc. Financing the risk of poor health is mainly organized through programs of social and private health insurance. Regarding the management of the risks of poor health in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the social health insurance system is the basic solution for the population. However, in BiH, as in other countries in the world, the system of social insurance has become unfeasible and it is necessary to search for new solutions, that is, to reform the system. The research subject in this paper is private/voluntary health insurance offered by insurance companies, which can be an efficient addition to social insurance in BiH. It has become present on the market of private insurance in BiH only recently, so its share in the total premium of private insurance is still minor. Therefore, a primary research was conducted on the possibilities for its development as well as on the need and acceptance by the users of healthcare services. Besides, there was a need for examining the performance of the existing system of social health insurance, based on the principles of Bismarck’s model of financing, and recognizing its disadvantages. By identifying and eliminating obstacles for development of voluntary health insurance, it is possible to improve performance of the existing system of health insurance in BiH.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-01-15]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2700]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Price Related Constructs’ Effects on Daily Deal Buying Behavior in Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Abstract: Daily deal sites have become so popular in Turkey just as they have in many other countries. Heavy discounted offers for products or services attract most of the people to these new marketplaces. Glancing over the offers before starting to work became a habit for some of the people. However, some others do not have any interest to daily deals. So, it can be said that behavioral differences are unavoidable among customers. There are different forces that initiate the buying process. In this study, factors that affect buying behaviors of people from daily deal sites are investigated.  The effect of buying behavior on satisfaction is also examined. Price related constructs (price consciousness, price mavenism, sale proneness and coupon proneness) and impulse buying tendencies of customers are taken as predictors of buying behavior from daily deal sites. Results suggest that price mavenism and coupon proneness are positively related with buying behaviors from online daily deal sites. On the other hand satisfaction come about to be a positive result of buying behavior. Even though the focus of this study is specific to a limited group, it is envisaged that the results will provide insights for both academics and e-tailers.  Keywords: Daily Deal Sites, Online Shopping, Turkey, Structural Equation Modeling.  JEL Classifications: M31, M10]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-01-15]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2736]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Investigating Croatian Inflation through the Cointegration with Structural Break Approach]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Abstract: This paper analyses the inflationary process in Croatia during the period 1992-2011, using a cointegration with structural break approach. Our results indicate that there is a long-run relationship between inflation, exchange rate, unit labour costs and money growth. Currency depreciation and unit labour costs are found to influence inflation positively, and money supply negatively. We argue that the latter occurs because exchange rate targeting policy in Croatia results in a situation where endogenous money moves in the direction opposite to the exchange rate, so as to keep the exchange rate fixed. We, furthermore provide some evidence that money supply need not mean risks to inflation in the presence of declining money velocity.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-02-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2775]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Argumentation Strategies in Negative Academic Book Reviews]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Although nobody would deny that academic criticism is an inherent feature of academic communication, most of the existing studies assume that due to the nature of the development of science, collaborative rhetoric is intrinsic to academic discourse and criticism is the exception rather than the rule. In order to check this hypothesis, the present pilot study investigates a sample corpus of 10 book reviews in the field of English applied linguistics that are definitely negative in character.  Scientific book reviews not only belong to the basic academic genres, but also possess a functionally determined highly evaluative character, thus being potential carriers of academic criticism. They have, unfortunately, received relatively little attention as yet. The study aims to uncover the argumentation strategies used by review writers in terms of classical Aristotelian argumentation theory.Within this theory the notion of topic plays a crucial role. There are two basic types of topoi: those based on everyday-logic generic premises and those with conventionalised conclusions, whose subgroups are used as a methodological instrument of the analysis.    The analysis leads to conclusions concerning the surface expression of the argumentation strategies used by writers, the degree to which criticism is based on objective logic and on subjective personal evaluation, the preference for certain topoi, as well as some general concerns in relation to confrontation in the academia.    Keywords: academic discourse rhetoric, negative book reviews, English, confrontation in science, argumentation]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-03-03]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2812]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Students’ Communicative Competence and Language Program Evaluation]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[There is no dilemma at present times that language learning means learning how to use the language and not learning to know about the language. Exactly for this purpose, in today’s global world characterized by massification and mobility in the field of education, the Council of Europe - Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), as a universal instrument allowing individuals to have a record of the different elements of their language learning achievement, begins its treatment of language use through the context of communication.Language programs at different institutions organize their work in the way that learners use the general competencies they bring with them, but also develop them further. Nonetheless, successful completion of university language courses does not always mean that the student has mastered the language and can use it for communication. This mostly refers to the cases where the language courses are treated as part of the curricula while the other instruction is in the L1. The fact that students at such institutions are not required to take any standardized English proficiency test put the effectiveness of the complete language program under a question mark. In order to provide evidence that its quality language provisionresulted in improved communicative competencefor students, the Language Center (LC) of the South East European University (SEEU) in Tetovo, Macedonia, introduced final oral examination as a part of the course grading criteria. The aim of this paper is to determine whether the introduction of the oral examination as a part of the final achievement exam hashelped raise student’s awareness of the need to improve their communication skills and thus attain better performance. Participants of the study are 114 students from eight sections, two per level, starting from beginner to upper intermediate, whose final scores will be followed in the last three exam sessions. In addition, individual students will be chosen and their progress followed during three academic terms in order to show the development of their communication skills. The results are expected to be used as an indicator for program evaluation by the University management and external evaluation.    Keywords: communicative competence, children, English language]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-04-02]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2828]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The relationship between English learning achievement and perceived self-efficacy of the first-year students at Naresuan University]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study aims to explore the relationship between English learning achievement and students’ perceived self-efficacy, and the possible factors of the students’ perceived self-efficacy. Some 370 first-year students at Naresuan University were randomly selected to fill in the questionnaires while grades representing students’ learning achievement were collected from the instructors.The collected data was analyzed by Pearson’s Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression.    The result of the study showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between English learning achievement and students’ perceived self-efficacy. The factor related to students’ perceived self-efficacy was mainly from vicarious experience, which was somewhat contradictory to the findings ofearlier studies (Bandura, 1986; Kiran&amp;Sungur, 2012; Lent, Brown et al., 1996; Luzzoet al., 1999; Pajares, Johnson &amp;Usher, 2007) Hopefully, the result of this studycan be utilized to improve student performance in English learning through a better understanding self-efficacy and its related factors.    Keywords: Self-efficacy, English learning, Learning achievement]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-04-07]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2821]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[A controversy in presenting new vocabulary in an EFL class: semantically related sets (SR), semantically unrelated sets (SU), thematically related sets (TR)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The present study was designed to investigate if there is a significant difference among SR clustering, SU clustering and TR clustering of vocabulary presented to Turkish EFL learners, and if there is, which way of presentation would be a more useful tool in a Turkish EFL classroom. A total of 46 preparatory school students, studying at Anadolu University School of Foreign Languages, participated in this study. The participants were required to provide Turkish equivalents of the 15 new words presented in semantic, thematic or totally unrelated sets that they were encouraged to learn through word cards. The data gathered from 37 of these participants were analyzed. The results of the delayed tests revealed that semantically related sets (SR) significantly differed from unrelated and thematic sets, and helped the participants learn and recall more words, while the results of the immediate tests did not yield to a statistically significant difference.     Keywords: Vocabulary presentation, semantic clustering, lexical sets, thematic clustering.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-04-09]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2809]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Interconnection and Interrelation Features of Words and Their Importance in Compiling Second Language Dictionaries]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In the process of teaching language the most important task is to know the peculiarities of interconnection of words. And one of the effective factors of learning and teaching Uzbek as a second language is to conduct specific research on interconnection and interrelation features of words and to compose special dictionaries of the Uzbek language for Russian-speaking students. Meanwhile, the issue of interconnection and interrelation peculiarities of words has been investigated not only by many linguists but by some psychologists as well.One of those prominent psychological scientists is N.I.Jinkinn. According to him, the integration of speech units is divided into two phases. He also relates “the grammar field” with the second phase of speech-unitintegration. Furthermore, he points out that in the first phase of this process, words and word forms are spread out in the “speech field”. In the second phase a speaker selects the necessary words for the primary explanation of the idea,which is followed by the correct grammar form, and then collocates with a suitable word [1,45]. For instance, according to N.I.Jinkinn,a noun, an adjective and an adverb do not usually collocate with other words. They are called as lexics, which are spread in the “vocabulary field” but divided into characteristic groups.     Keywords: Uzbek language, dictionaries, interrelation, second language, interconnection]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-04-09]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2804]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Konceptualna metaforizacija stihova sa somatskom sastavnicom srce unutar sevdalinki]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Sažetak:     Rad će se baviti iznalaženjem odgovora dvama pitanjima: dinamikom mogućeg udjela metaforiziranih stihova sevdalinke sa somatskom sastavnicom srce, u kognitivnoj perspektivi, s jedne strane, i pojavnošću odgovarajućih konceptualnih modela, s druge strane. Kognitivna lingvistika u ovom smislu  obuhvata teoriju pojmovne metafore kao sredstava da se konceptualizuje svijet, ali i uže specifično, kao sredstvo perspektivizacije i  usmjeravanja pažnje s dvojakim ciljem: da se naglase željeni stavovi, pogledi i mišljenja i da se odagnaju nebitni i nepoželjni aspekti ostalih pojava. Na taj način sevdalinka konceptualizuje svijet oko sebe, svijet primarno bošnjačko-muslimanski, sa mnogim socijalnim netrpeljivostima koje u ovoj perspektivi bivaju odagnane, jer ne umire se od njih već od sevdaha.    Ključne riječi: sevdalinka, sevdisanje, kognitivna lingvistika, konceptualna metafora i metonimija, domene izvora i cilja    Abstract    The purpose of the study will be to explore the following questions: the dynamics of the possible contribution of metaphorical lyrics in sevdalinka song with the heart as a somatic component, in a cognitive perspective, on the one hand, and the occurrence of corresponding conceptual models, on the other hand. In this sense, cognitive linguistics covers the theory of conceptual metaphor as means of conceptualizing the world, but also in the narrow sense specifically, as means of perspectivisation and directing the attention with a twofold purpose: to emphasize the desirable attitudes, views and opinions, and to dispel unimportant and undesirable aspects of other phenomena. In this manner, sevdalinka conceptualizes the world around it, primarily a Bosniak-Muslim world, with many social animosities being dispelled in this perspective because one dies, in figurative sense, because of sevdah and not because of them.    Keywords: sevdalinka, sevdah, cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor and metonymy, domains of source and purpose]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-04-12]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2811]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Metaphor translation in subtitling]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The paper aims to shed light on how subtitlers cope with metaphor translation. The paper presents the results of a case study on a set of English subtitles of one Croatian movie. Metaphor translation procedures were analyzed using Conceptual Metaphor Theory. There are four basic ways to translate metaphors: a. using the same conceptual metaphor, b. using a different conceptual metaphor, c. using a non-metaphorical paraphrase; and d. deleting the metaphor. In addition, a non-metaphorical expression can be translated by a metaphorical expression. Metaphors are mental, linguistic, but also cultural entities. Since translation in the contemporary age is recognized as both linguistic and cultural transfer, translating metaphors is at the core of the translation task. Many conceptual metaphors are universal and can be found in (almost) all languages, but some are culturally specific, appearing in just one language (group). This case study shows that the universality of metaphor influences the choice of a metaphor translation procedure, in a way that shared metaphors are mostly translated using the same conceptual metaphor, whereas non-shared metaphors are translated by a different metaphor or a non-metaphorical paraphrase. The paper also explores the ways in which the specifics of subtitling as a constrained type of translation influence the choice of a translation procedure. The results are compared to the results of a previous study, which dealt with the translation of metaphors in literature.    Keywords: conceptual metaphor, translation, subtitling, universality, conventionality, temporal and spatial constraints]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2015-04-13]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2810]]></dcterms:extent>
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