bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Women in the Military Who Have Shattered the Glass Ceiling
Authors: Williams Le Shanda Michelle , McGivern Michael H.
Published: October 2017

Military women in key positions, despite their notable facts, remain low. While initiatives have added chances, women still experience gaps in opportunities and notoriety. This phenomenological study explored the practices and accounts of military women who shattered the glass ceiling. The research question was: What are the personal experiences of retired military women who have broken through the glass ceiling and progressed into authoritative leadership positions? The populace sample included six retired female general officers. This article explores the textural and structural descriptions of the member's experiences, resulting in four themes each member valued as critical. The article concluded that a gap in literature does exist – a clear path is absent in order to break the glass ceiling. The article added to literature, offering a guide for military women to follow. Future research should include all branches of service; all ranks; a more diverse populace; information on women now serving to conclude a change in data since limits on position have been lifted; and a contrast with Generation X and Y.
Survey of the Different Type of Data Analytics Algorithms
Authors: Hernandez Skylar
Published: October 2017

From as early as 1854 to today, society has been gathering, processing, transforming, modeling and visualizing data to help drive data-driven decisions. The qualitative definition of big data can be defined more conclusively as data that has high volume, velocity, and variety. Whereas, the quantitative definition of big data does vary with respect to time due to the dependence of the time's technology and processing capabilities. However, making use of that big data to facilitate data-driven decisions, one should employ either descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive analytics. This article has discussed and summarized the advantages and disadvantages of the algorithms that fell under descriptive and predictive analytics. Given the sheer number of the different types of algorithms and the amount of versatile data mining software available sometimes, the best big data analytics results can come from mixing two to three of the mentioned algorithms.
Towards Building a New Age Commercial Contextual Advertising System
Authors: Miller James , Panwar Abhimanyu , Onut Iosif Viorel
Published: October 2017

Advertising via the Internet is a significant industry; however, in many ways, the industry is still in its infancy and still requires significant refinement to achieve its full potential. In contextual advertising (CA), the ad-network places ads related to the content of the publishers' webpages. In this article, the authors introduce an approach to implement a CA system for an ad-network. Their contributions are threefold: First, they propose schemes to prepare feature vectors of a webpage for the purpose of classification by its subject. To do so, the authors extract information from its peer webpages as well. Secondly, they prepare a suitable taxonomy from ODP. This taxonomy fulfils the requirements of a CA system such as broad coverage of semantically relevant topics etc. Thirdly, they conduct experiments on the proposed CA system architecture. The results establish the competence of the proposed approach. The authors empirically establish that the scheme which extracts information from the intersection of cues from web accessibility and search engine optimisation, of the target webpage provides the best accuracy among all the CA systems.
Internet of Things
Authors: Kumar Sumit , Raza Zahid
Published: October 2017

Internet of Things (IoT) is a novel approach of connecting things/objects and thus transmitting information between various entities of the physical world or to the control centers where this information can be interpreted. IoT has been poised as the next evolution of internet promising to change our lives by involving a seamless access to people and devices in a ubiquitous way leading to a smart world. These devices, often referred to as smart items or intelligent things can be home appliances, healthcare devices, vehicles, buildings, factories and almost anything networked and fitted with sensors, actuators, and/or embedded computers. IoT promises to make the world smarter and proactive by enabling things to talk and others to understand. This work first presents an insight into the origin of IoT and its network as well as data centric architecture while listing the major possibilities. The seemingly important role and challenges of using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) which acts as the base in sensing and monitoring has been discussed. Since, the future lies in utility computing, best realized in the form of cloud computing, a cloud centric view of IoT is also presented.
Ego Meets Alter and Alius on the Marketplace
Authors: Sonesson Göran
Published: October 2017

Marketing is always a kind of inter-cultural communication, in the sense defined by the semiotics of culture: a message from someone in a group who says “I” to a group he sees as “You” or “Them”. But marketing is also an inter-cultural message in a narrower sense: it often emanates from a global company, which needs to sell a product on a local market. To do so, it may also make use of classical group values, notably national identities, which it can ascribe to the products it wants to sell. In the first part of this article, the author discusses communication within the framework of cultural semiotics, with a particular emphasis on the marketing situation. In the second part, the author looks at particular cases of visual rhetoric, in which cultural values are used to sell specific products. These are exemplified by the ascription of European values to a Swedish product (Absolut Vodka), and Swedish values to a product most of the time produced elsewhere (IKEA), as well as the assignment of American values to a Turkish service provider.
Consumption Value and Social Capital on Sense of Virtual Community Toward Value of Co-Created Information
Authors: Chang Hsin Hsin , Wong Kit Hong , Eng Cheng Joo , Chen Shu-Hui
Published: October 2017

The proliferation of virtual community (VC) has considerably and positively influenced the dissemination of information, however, in what sense that VC members will contribute and co-create value to a VC information needs further discussion. Based on the consumption value (social value, emotional value, and epistemic value) and social capital (structural capital, relational capital, and cognitive capital) perspective, this study attempts to discuss the evaluation of related factors that affect generating of members' sense of virtual community (SOVC), in turn, enhance co-created value to the information. Moreover, extrovert/introvert type and virtual community origin are taken to measure the moderating effect of relationships among consumption values, social values, SOVC, and the value of co-created information. A total of 403 valid respondents were collected from Taiwan VC members and analyzed by using SEM technique. The statistical results demonstrated that social value, emotional value, structural capital and cognitive capital positively affect SOVC, and SOVC is positively related to the value of co-created information. Moreover, offline/ online originated VC significantly moderated the relationship between cognitive capital and members' SOVC. The study suggested that webmaster should use suitable incentive to motivate members' contribution and conduct more activities including discussion, leading out some good ideal from members, which to increase information co-created value in practice.
Análise do potencial da mediação tecnológica para o enriquecimento da competência teórica de professores de línguas
Authors: Sabota Barbra , Almeida Filho José Carlos Paes de
Published: October 2017

Discutimos algumas possibilidades de aprimoramento da competência teórica por meio do uso de ferramentas tecnológicas que permitam ao professor de línguas acessar e aprender teorias relevantes para sua prática profissional. Partindo da premissa de que a aprendizagem de adultos deve partir de experiências significativas que levem ao desenvolvimento de suas capacidades cognitivas, emocionais, interpessoais e intrapessoais (Drago-Severson, 2009), dez ferramentas tecnológicas foram utilizadas em um curso de extensão híbrido realizado no primeiro semestre de 2014 e ora são analisadas quanto às suas potencialidades como mediadoras no processo de aprimoramento da competência teórica do professor de línguas. Os resultados permitem afirmar que a mediação facilitada por tecnologias digitais foi profícua e pode ser um recurso importante na formação de professores de línguas.
O homem na linguagem: o entrelaçamento língua e cultura na aquisição da linguagem numa perspectiva enunciativa aquisicional
Authors: Diedrich Marlete Sandra
Published: October 2017

O tema central deste artigo é a vivência da tríade homem, linguagem e cultura manifestada na experiência de aquisição da linguagem pela criança. Para tanto, a discussão pauta-se em princípios advindos dos trabalhos de Émile Benveniste e filia-se a uma abordagem enunciativa aquisicional da linguagem da criança, a qual aponta para o fato de que a criança, em sua experiência de aquisição da linguagem, acessa valores culturais revelados no simbólico da língua e mobiliza-os sempre na dependência do aqui-agora por ela vivenciado em suas enunciações.
Factor H–IgG Chimeric Proteins as a Therapeutic Approach against the Gram-Positive Bacterial PathogenStreptococcus pyogenes
Authors: Blom Anna M. , Magda Michal , Kohl Lisa , Shaughnessy Jutamas , Lambris John D. , Ram Sanjay , Ermert David
Published: October 2017

Bacteria can cause life-threatening infections, such as pneumonia, meningitis, or sepsis. Antibiotic therapy is a mainstay of treatment, although antimicrobial resistance has drastically increased over the years. Unfortunately, safe and effective vaccines against most pathogens have not yet been approved, and thus developing alternative treatments is important. We analyzed the efficiency of factor H (FH)6-7/Fc, a novel antibacterial immunotherapeutic protein against the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. This protein is composed of two domains of complement inhibitor human FH (FH complement control protein modules 6 and 7) that bind to S. pyogenes, linked to the Fc region of IgG (FH6-7/Fc). FH6-7/Fc has previously been shown to enhance complement-dependent killing of, and facilitate bacterial clearance in, animal models of the Gram-negative pathogens Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis. We hypothesized that activation of complement by FH6-7/Fc on the surface of Gram-positive bacteria such as S. pyogenes will enable professional phagocytes to eliminate the pathogen. We found that FH6-7/Fc alleviated S. pyogenes–induced sepsis in a transgenic mouse model expressing human FH (S. pyogenes binds FH in a human-specific manner). Furthermore, FH6-7/Fc, which binds to protein H and selected M proteins, displaced FH from the bacterial surface, enhanced alternative pathway activation, and reduced bacterial blood burden by opsonophagocytosis in a C3-dependent manner in an ex vivo human whole-blood model. In conclusion, FH-Fc chimeric proteins could serve as adjunctive treatments against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
Perceptions of South African National and Provincial Health Directorate managers on eye health promotion
Authors: Sithole Hlupheka L.
Published: October 2017

Background: Health directorate managers are responsible for health promotion initiatives in South Africa.Purpose: This study sought to establish the perceptions of health managers in the various health directorates regarding eye health promotion activities in the country.Methods: The study used structured interviews as a tool for collecting relevant information on the perceptions of health directorate managers about eye health promotion. Six managers from the National Department of Health and 53 from the Provincial Health Directorates were interviewed.Results: The provincial managers from the Directorates of Chronic Diseases, Disabilities and Geriatrics (N = 8) indicated that their policies included eye health issues. Those from other directorates (N = 45) indicated that no reference was made to eye health in their provincial policy documents for health promotion. However, they all believed that eye health promotion messages or some elements of eye health promotion should be integrated in their programmes.Conclusion: Although there is a draft policy framework for eye healthcare, the lack of a dedicated directorate and poor capacity in the National Department of Health is likely to retard the progress of implementing policy directives.
The notion of participatory democracy in relation to local ward committees: The distribution of power
Authors: Modise Leepo J.
Published: October 2017

This article comprises four important parts: first, the two important components of democracy, namely participatory and non-participatory or representative democracy will be discussed with special reference to the distribution of powers. Second, it will address the roles and responsibilities of ward committees within the democratic society. Third, the ethical question of the basis of the committee members’ capacity to serve on the ward committees in relation to coercive leadership (tyranny of the majority) will be investigated. Fourth, the theological standpoint on the distribution of powers or participatory democracy and the role of the church to improve participatory democracy will be discussed. The research question is the following: What can be done by the country to improve participatory democracy in South Africa, through engagement with ward committees?
An exploration of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of Xhosa men concerning traditional circumcision
Authors: Froneman Salome , Kapp Paul A.
Published: October 2017

Background: The practice of traditional circumcision is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, yet there is a paucity of literature that provides an understanding of the cultural values that influence men to choose traditional rather than medical circumcision.The aim of this study was to better understand the culture surrounding traditional circumcision, with a view to addressing morbidity and mortality rates associated with the Xhosa male initiation rituals.We explored Xhosa men’s perceptions regarding the need for the risks and the social pressure to undergo traditional circumcision, the impact of non-initiation or failed initiation and the perceived barriers to obtaining medical help for the complications of traditional circumcisions.Methods: Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 purposively sampled teenagers and adult men. The interviews were recorded, translated, transcribed and analysed using the framework method.Results: Traditional circumcision was seen as essential to Xhosa culture. Participants rationalised many reasons for participating, including personal growth and development, family and peer pressure, independence and knowledge gained, a connection with ancestors and initiation into manhood. Despite publicity of the dangers of traditional circumcision and the hardships they have to endure, most young men still saw this process as necessary and worthwhile.Conclusion: Traditional initiation and circumcision are here to stay. The majority of boys still trust the elders and supernatural processes to guide them. However, some participants welcomed government initiatives to reduce human error causing unnecessary death and suffering. Current systems to prevent morbidity and mortality are insufficient and should be prioritised.
The relationship between primary healthcare providers and their external supervisors in Rwanda
Authors: Schriver Michael , Cubaka Vincent K. , Nyirazinyoye Laetitia , Itangishaka Sylvere , Kallestrup Per
Published: October 2017

Background: External supervision of Rwandan primary healthcare facilities unfolds as an interaction between supervisors and healthcare providers. Their relationship has not been thoroughly studied in Rwanda, and rarely in Africa.Aim: To explore perceived characteristics and effects of the relationship between providers in public primary healthcare facilities and their external supervisors in Rwanda.Setting: We conducted three focus group discussions with primary healthcare providers (n = 16), three with external supervisors (n = 15) and one mixed (n = 5).Methods: Focus groups were facilitated under low-moderator involvement. Findings were extracted thematically and discussed with participating and non-participating providers and supervisors.Results: While external supervision is intended as a source of motivation and professional development in addition to its managerial purpose, it appeared linked to excessive evaluation anxiety among Rwandan primary healthcare providers. Supervisors related this mainly to inescapable evaluations within performance-based financing, whereas providers additionally related it to communication problems.Conclusion: External supervision appeared driven by systematic performance evaluations, which may prompt a strongly asymmetric supervisory power relation and challenge intentions to explore providers’ experienced work problems. There is a risk that this may harm provider motivation, calling for careful attention to factors that influence the supervisory relationship. It is a dilemma that providers most in need of supervision to improve performance may be most unlikely to benefit from it. This study reveals a need for provider-oriented supportive supervision including constructive attention on providers who have performance difficulties, effective relationship building and communication, objective and diligent evaluation and two-way feedback channels.
Measuring the systemic risk in the South African banking sector
Authors: Foggitt Gregory M. , Heymans Andre , Van Vuuren Gary W. , Pretorius Anmar
Published: October 2017

Background: In the aftermath of the sub-prime crisis, systemic risk has become a greater priority for regulators, with the National Treasury (2011) stating that regulators should proactively monitor changes in systemic risk.Aim: The aim is to quantify systemic risk as the capital shortfall an institution is likely to experience, conditional to the entire financial sector being undercapitalised.Setting: We measure the systemic risk index (SRISK) of the South African (SA) banking sector between 2001 and 2013.Methods: Systemic risk is measured with the SRISK.Results: Although the results indicated only moderate systemic risk in the SA financial sector over this period, there were significant spikes in the levels of systemic risk during periods of financial turmoil in other countries. Especially the stock market crash in 2002 and the subprime crisis in 2008. Based on our results, the largest contributor to systemic risk during quiet periods was Investec, the bank in our sample which had the lowest market capitalisation. However, during periods of financial turmoil, the contributions of other larger banks increased markedly.Conclusion: The implication of these spikes is that systemic risk levels may also be highly dependent on external economic factors, in addition to internal banking characteristics. The results indicate that the economic fundamentals of SA itself seem to have little effect on the amount of systemic risk present in the financial sector. A more significant relationship seems to exist with the stability of the financial sectors in foreign countries. The implication therefore is that complying with individual banking regulations, such as Basel, and corporate governance regulations promoting ethical behaviour, such as King III, may not be adequate. It is therefore proposed that banks should always have sufficient capital reserves in order to mitigate the effects of a financial crisis in a foreign country. The use of worst-case scenario analyses (such as those in this study) could aid in determining exactly how much capital banks could need in order to be considered sufficiently capitalised during a financial crisis, and therefore safe from systemic risk.
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer compensation relationship to company performance in state-owned entities
Authors: Bussin Mark H.R. , Ncube Marvin
Published: October 2017

Background: Optimal contracting continues to dominate boardroom and dinner discussions worldwide in light of the 2008 global financial crisis and especially in South Africa, due to the growing income gap. Increased scrutiny is being placed on South African state-owned entities (SOEs), as a result of the seemingly poor performance of SOEs. Some of the SOEs are reported to have received financial bailouts from taxpayers’ money, while executives are raking in millions of rands in remuneration, provoking some concerns on the alignment of executive pay to company performance in SOEs.Aim: The study will assist remuneration committees and policymakers in the structuring of executive pay in SOEs to ensure alignment to company performance.Setting: The study sought to assess, based on empirical evidence, if there is a positive relationship between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) remuneration and company performance in South African SOEs in the period between 2010 and 2014. All 21 Schedule 2 SOEs were included in the study.Methods: The research was a quantitative archival research methodology. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were the main statistical techniques used in this study.Results: Contrary to popular media, a positive relationship between CEO and CFO remuneration (fixed pay and short-term incentives) and company performance in SOEs was observed. Company size appears to be the key determiner of fixed pay in SOEs. The positive relationship was mainly noted on absolute profitability measurements like EBITDA (earnings before interest and tax and depreciation and amortisation) and net profit.Conclusion: SOE remuneration committees and policymakers should maintain the positive relationship; however, more emphasis should be placed on financial efficiency measurements so as to enhance efficiencies in SOEs.
Комбинаторика статистической модели, построенной по квадратной решетке размера $2\times n$
Authors: Feigin Boris Lvovich , Sopin Valerii Valerevich
Published: October 2017

В этой статье мы определяем различные весовые функции для модели квадратной решетки размера $2\times n$ так, чтобы градуированная
эйлерова характеристика для соответствующего этой модели комплекса оставалась равной обычной. Кроме того, в статье указаны
дифференциалы, сохраняющие эти градуировки и такие, что когомологии одномерны.
Determinación de la inundación en tramos de ríos afectados por marea basada en la simulación continúa de nivel
Authors: Sopelana J. , Cea L. , Ruano S.
Published: October 2017

Las desembocaduras, estuarios y tramos de ríos costeros son elementos hidrodinámicamente complejos debido a la interacción de varias dinámicas generadoras de inundación como la marea astronómica, la marea meteorológica, el oleaje y el caudal del río, entre otras. La marea astronómica es una onda larga que se propaga aguas arriba llegando a afectar a tramos de río situados a decenas de kilómetros de la costa. En estos tramos de río, el mismo nivel del agua puede ser el resultado de diferentes combinaciones de las dinámicas mencionadas. Los estudios de peligrosidad y riesgo de inundación en tramos de ríos afectados por la marea se han basado hasta ahora en la aplicación de una condición de contorno de nivel de marea fijada de forma más o menos arbitraria. En España, la Guía metodológica para el desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Cartografía de Zonas Inundables (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, 2011), consciente de la complejidad de los procesos y en aras de simplificar, aconseja aplicar una condición de contorno de nivel correspondiente al mismo periodo de retorno que el de la avenida que se esté modelizando. Esta forma de proceder no tiene en cuenta la probabilidad de ocurrencia de varios eventos extremos al mismo tiempo.

En este artículo se propone una metodología híbrida de simulación continua que combina la generación de series sintéticas a largo plazo de las variables implicadas, un modelado hidrodinámico bidimensional de alta resolución espacial de la zona de estudio, y técnicas estadísticas de muestreo de datos e interpolación de resultados. La metodología propuesta se ha aplicado a la ciudad costera de Betanzos (noroeste de España), localizada en la confluencia de dos ríos y en la cola de un estuario. Históricamente Betanzos ha tenido problemas de inundación por lo que está catalogada como un Área de Riesgo Potencial Significativo de Inundación (ARPSI) fluvial y costera. Los resultados se han comparado con los obtenidos aplicando la propuesta de la Guía Metodológica para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Cartografía de Zonas Inundables (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, 2011), observándose que estos últimos sobreestiman de forma considerable los niveles de inundación asociados a un determinado período de retorno.

 
Metodología para la evaluación de daños a vehículos expuestos a inundaciones en zonas urbanas
Authors: Martínez Gomariz E. , Gómez M. , Russo B. , Sánchez P. , Montes J.A.
Published: October 2017

Las inundaciones urbanas pueden provocar importantes daños a vehículos que, en general, no son considerados en la mayoría de estudios sobre evaluación de riesgo por inundaciones. En este artículo se propone una metodología para la estimación de los daños a vehículos expuestos a inundaciones urbanas. Se presenta inicialmente el estado de la cuestión en lo que se refiere a curvas de daños para vehículos, escogiéndose las desarrolladas por el U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, 2009) por ser las más recientes, mejor justificadas y presentar mayor adaptabilidad al caso de estudio propuesto. La metodología propuesta se aplica al municipio español de Badalona, en el marco del proyecto europeo H2020 BINGO. Para llevar a cabo dicha metodología se definen y aplican conceptos como la distribución vehicular en toda el área estudiada. Finalmente, se evalúa el Daño Anual Esperado (DAE) relativo a coches a partir de los daños ocasionados por eventos sintéticos de 1, 10, 100 y 500 años de periodo de retorno.
Análisis integral del impacto del Cambio Climático enlos regímenes de agua, crecidas y sedimentos de una rambla mediterránea
Authors: Montalvo C. , Francés F.
Published: October 2017

El Cambio Climático y sus efectos en el Ciclo Hidrológico es un tema muy importante para todo el planeta, en la medida que estimar sus efectos tiene un papel preventivo. Esto además es especialmente crítico en las cuencas del arco mediterráneo español, dado que actualmente ya presentan un alto estrés hídrico y fuertes alteraciones antrópicas de su régimen. El caso de estudio es el de la Rambla de la Viuda. Dentro de la misma se encuentran los embalses de Mª. Cristina y Alcora, el primero de ellos con problemas de aterramiento y probable infra-dimensionamiento de su aliviadero, por lo que es prioritario el conocimiento de lo que pueda ocurrir con este embalse en el futuro. Los posibles efectos del Cambio Climático en la cuenca de la Rambla de la Viuda se han estimado utilizando el modelo hidrológico distribuido TETIS y su sub-modelo de sedimentos activado. La información meteorológica empleada proviene de escenarios climáticos regionalizados acordes con el quinto informe AR5 del IPCC, información que tuvo que ser corregida debido a errores relacionados con su resolución y/o hipótesis de regionalización. Los resultados de la modelización indican que en lo que respecta al clima, no hay una señal clara de cambios en la precipitación, tanto en cantidad como en torrencialidad, aunque si es evidente el futuro aumento de temperaturas que se traducirá en un incremento de la evapotranspiración de referencia. Tras la modelización, dicho incremento da lugar a una reducción de los recursos disponibles, tanto superficiales como subterráneos, pero al mismo tiempo a una disminución en los cuantiles de crecida, por lo que consecuentemente cabe esperar también en el futuro una disminución de los aportes de sedimentos al embalse de Mª Cristina.
Caetano Veloso’s A Foreign Sound
Authors: Browning Barbara
Published: October 2017

What makes a song sound foreign? What makes it sound American, or Brazilian? Caetano Velosos 2004 American songbook album, A Foreign Sound, is a meditation on these questionsbut in truth, they were questions hed been asking throughout his career. Properly heard, the album throws a wrench into received ideas regarding the global hegemony of US popular music, and also what constitutes the Brazilian sound. This book takes listeners back through some of Velosos earlier considerations of American popular music, and forward to his more recent experiments, in order to explore his take on the relationship between US and Brazilian musical idioms.

33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, music-basedbooks and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and more.
Autodeterminación, transnacionalidad, multiculturalismo y universalismo en la tv-movie "Sanctuaire" (Olivier Masset-Depasse, 2015)
Authors: Pérez Sañudo David
Published: October 2017

En el año 2015 se estrena la TV-Movie Sanctuaire (Santuario) dirigida por Olivier Masset- Depasse, coproducción entre España y Francia que sería emitida por Movistar después de proyectarse en la edición de 2015 del Festival de Cine Español de Málaga. La obra narra la relación entre la banda terrorista ETA y un representante del Gobierno Francés en tiempos del Gobierno de Felipe González. Valorando los nuevos retos que la globalización ha impuesto a la tradicional distribución de la geografía en base al concepto Estado-Nación, se ha pretendido, utilizando esta película reciente en la que participa producción vasca, francesa y española, demostrar si la sociedad y la política vasca han convergido en un nuevo “espacio transnacional” o si, por el contrario, el valor del Estado-nación se resiste, en palabras de Saskia Sassen (Territorio, autoridad y derechos, 2010) a perder capacidades. Para ello, se ha efectuado el análisis fílmico para realizar la investigación desde una perspectiva en la que se tiene en cuenta el debate entre posiciones de autores “comunitaristas” con aquellas de autores liberales (interesándonos especialmente Amartya Sen), valorando también la crítica al multiculturalismo de Slavoj Žižek. Por otro lado, se detecta que la perspectiva dominante del film es la francesa. El “punto de vista francés” a la hora de entender los sucesos del conflicto vasco representados en la película es también determinante en la metodología de este estudio, ya que conviene analizar “lo vasco” desde esa mirada francesa, determinando si “lo vasco” es visto como una minoría existente y propia de Francia o es una minoría ajena en conflicto con España.
Censura en el cine coreano. Deseo y muerte en "Hanyo" de Kim Ki-young
Authors: Marcos Molano Mar , Pérez Matesanz Nuria
Published: October 2017

El cine coreano ha nacido y crecido bajo la sombra permanente de la censura a través de las distintas dictaduras que se han sucedido desde principios del siglo XX. En este contexto rescatamos la figura de Kim Ki-young a través de su película Hanyo, (La criada, 1960), para bucear en los mecanismos de la escritura fílmica con los que el cineasta es capaz de representar la atracción sexual a partir del potencial femenino que emerge con fuerza en su cine, con el fin de que la mujer abandone su posición sumisa e incorpore un rol activo en la representación de los valores sociales a través de la sexualidad. La sexualidad reprimida se convierte a su vez en cuestionable instrumento de poder, por lo que el elemento liberador es socialmente inaceptable. Esta doble lectura adquiere una cualidad simbólica que el cineasta aprovechará para construir su discurso. El presente análisis tiene como primer objetivo desvelar las peculiaridades culturales que afectan a la actuación de la censura en el país asiático, en tanto  que su labor no se dirige tanto hacia explicitud de las imágenes como hacia a la atribución moral de las mismas; un segundo objetivo se plantea entender la incidencia inequívoca de otros mecanismos de autocensura social latentes en la obra de Kim Ki-young. Articulando una narración en “tres actos” que se despliega a lo largo de tres décadas diferentes —Hanyo (1960), Hwanyeo (1971) y Hwanyeo´82 (1982) —, Kim Ki-young revisita la representación de las bajas pasiones humanas con el fin de ofrecer al espectador una mirada poliédrica del dilema moral que supone la represión sexual. A través del análisis realizado se comprueba cómo el cineasta secciona con precisión quirúrgica los dramas humanos, en un ejercicio de inteligente caligrafía cinematográfica, capaz de sortear las íntimas peculiaridades de la censura.
My Life with Mark Twain: Chapter One—Hinduism
Authors: Harris Susan K.
Published: October 2017

Susan K. Harris has been following Mark Twain's 1895–96 trip through the British Empire, the trip that Twain records in his last travelogue, Following the Equator. She is working on a collection of essays tracking themes that Twain starts in Following and taking them into their manifestations today. For this, the essays combine Mark Twain studies with a form of research most similar to serious investigative journalism. But the essays are also personal narratives, introducing identities of self that do not normally figure into academic writing. The essay printed here picks up on Twain's comments about Hinduism during his visit to Benares, India, and meditates on the different personal, cultural, and temporal frameworks though which Harris and Twain view Hindu religious practice.
“The Same Old Mud”: Mark Twain's Transcendent Imagination and Jeff Nichols's Mud
Authors: Black Richard
Published: October 2017

This article examines the 2012 film Mud, written and directed by Jeff Nichols. It argues that the title character functions as a metaphor for Twain's transcendent creative imagination, so that by the film's conclusion Mud is best understood as Andrew Levy describes Twain late in his life: he is “an imagination floating freely across centuries … yet still moored to the events that provided pleasure and pain when that same imagination belonged to a child.”
Tramps and Hobos: Adventure and Anguish in Mark Twain and Jack London
Authors: Reesman Jeanne Campbell
Published: October 2017

Hobos and tramps are everywhere in the works of Mark Twain and Jack London. Twain is a gentleman “tramp” in The Innocents Abroad (1872) and in A Tramp Abroad (1880), if not in Roughing It (1872). Certainly Twain's frontier upbringing, his teenage years wandering in the Midwest for apprentice newspaper and printing jobs, and his experiences on the river taught him hard truths, mostly about human character. London, son of the lower-middle working class of Oakland, California, always insisted that his call to writing happened before the Yukon, when as a hobo in 1892 he learned how to tell a tale interesting and tragic enough that it would earn him a handout. His book about his hoboing is The Road (1907), and he wrote related works. He believed his experiences on the Road and in prison for vagrancy revealed a way forward, to portray life in his writing as grimly as it was. London was able to apply his socialism to an imperial government in the observations he made while spending six weeks walking the streets as a member of the homeless and slum-dwellers in the heart of the great city of Empire. He made his first professional photographs for this book, The People of the Abyss (1903). He reveals a different life on a different sort of Road in a city, in many ways a worse road of despair than that of wanderers back home in the American West.
Consumer‐Based Supply Chain Management Performance Research: A Structured Literature Review
Authors: Esper Terry L. , Peinkofer Simone T.
Published: October 2017

End‐consumers have become significantly prevalent in the contemporary supply chain management (SCM) dialogue. Due, in part, to the rapid development of mobile technologies and the growing emphasis on online retail order fulfillment and omni‐channel SCM, there has been a shift toward more research on consumer‐oriented SCM practices in the academic literature. This fairly new, but growing, body of research that has contributed to our understanding of the link between SCM and consumers has proliferated, yet without an overarching theory‐driven conceptualization to connect to. The purpose of this article is to address this gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive review of research that has focused directly on consumer issues in SCM, and in doing so, present a conceptual model to add structure and clarity to this body of work. Based on themes that emerged from the literature, we propose the concept of “consumer‐based supply chain management performance” as a framework to represent this research domain. Moreover, in presenting the framework and associated categories, future research opportunities are suggested, with the aim of further contributing to the growth, development, and structure of this contemporary SCM dialogue.
Integrating External Knowledge: Building a Conceptual Framework of Innovation Sourcing
Authors: Schmelzle Ulrich , Tate Wendy L.
Published: October 2017

Innovation sourcing is the acquisition and integration, rather than internal development, of critical knowledge from external providers. This key strategy has emerged as a necessity for survival in many markets. Consequently, sourcing processes are applied to complement internal design capabilities with external knowledge and ultimately improve innovation performance. Firms use external knowledge to enhance products and services, gain market share, and improve profits. The literature regarding the phenomenon of innovation sourcing is largely fragmented, limiting the theoretical advancement in the field. This article presents a systematic literature review that synthesizes the body of knowledge regarding innovation sourcing and derives a conceptualization of how innovation sourcing and its main dimensions are linked to innovation performance. A conceptual model, key dimensions, and an agenda for future research are significant results of this research.
Calculating a Consistent Terminal Value in Multistage Valuation Models
Authors: Holland Larry C
Published: October 2017

Valuation analysis based on the present value of future cash flows often requires a multistage valuation model which includes a terminal value.  An accurate calculation of the terminal value is very important, particularly if it represents a significant portion of the stock price.  A typical analysis would include a finite forecast of cash flows for a five to ten-year period followed by a terminal value that represents all the cash flows thereafter.  A common assumption is that the valuation cash flows beyond the finite horizon simply continue to grow at a lower long-term growth rate.  The analysis in this paper demonstrates that such an assumption is rarely appropriate except under very restrictive assumptions, if consistent accounting relationships are maintained.  Using dividends as the valuation cash flows in an example calculation, the dividend at the point that the growth rate declines is shown to increase by a step function rather than simply growing at a lower, mature growth rate.  The size of the step function increase is then shown to change when the values of various key value drivers in the analysis are also allowed to change.  Such value drivers include the EBIT margin, the asset intensity, and the relative level of debt. The step function increase in dividends can have a significant effect on the size of the terminal value and highlights the importance of maintaining consistent accounting relationships when forecasting future cash flows in a multistage valuation model.
The Effect of Lifestyle on Online Purchasing Decision for Electronic Services: The Jordanian Flying E-Tickets Case
Authors: Al-Dmour Rand , Hammdan Farah , Al-Dmour Hani , Alrowwad Ala'aldin , Khwaldeh Sufian M
Published: October 2017

This study aims to examine how Jordanian passenger’s lifestyle effects their buying decisions of online e-tickets by utilizing the AIO theory (Activities, Interests, and Opinions). A convenience sample of 473 passengers from the Jordanian airport was chosen as the population in order to verify the hypotheses and research framework. The results of the study show that the lifestyle of Jordanian passengers significantly influences their purchase of e-tickets. The analysis of the results indicates that each of the lifestyle dimensions: Activities, Interests, and Opinions, had a significant positive effect on the purchasing decision of the e-ticket Service.
Perceived Parental Control and Disclosure of Adolescents with Disciplinary Problems
Authors: Arshat Zarinah , Chun Ee Ang
Published: October 2017

Disciplinary violation are commonly found among school-going adolescents. The current study examined the relationship between parental control and disclosure among adolescents with disciplinary problems. A total of 354 adolescents were recruited using multistage cluster random sampling technique in Selangor. Results from the correlational analysis revealed that the higher the paternal and maternal control on adolescents, the higher the adolescents' disclosure to their father and mother. This suggests that prevention strategies focusing on parental control in relation to disclosure is applicable to adolescents with disciplinary problems.
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East Region: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Hassan Munir
Published: October 2017

The objective of the present study is to examine the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the Middle East region, and it also attempts to identify the potential determinants for the investment inflows. With this purpose taking assistance of public database such as the World Bank (WB), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) a panel econometric model has been specified and tested for a sample of 09countries over a period of 35 years (1981-2015). The result of the study shows Purchasing Power, Human Capital and Trade Openness as the key determinants of Inward FDI inflows for the growth and development of the Middle East region.
The Community-Enterprise Trademark and Packaging Design in Ban Dung District in Udonthani, Thailand
Authors: Chandhasa Rosjana
Published: October 2017

This study aims to analyze problems and marketing situations of an original community-enterprise product in Ban Dung, Udonthani in order to create and develop new trademark and product packaging as well as to evaluate the market test in developing the community-enterprise trademark and merchandise package in Ban Dung, Udonthani. The target group consists of 10 community enterprises in Ban Dung district in Udonthani province using interview format regarding the obstacles, marketing situations as well as a trademark and packaging demand. The participants also include 400 citizens and travelers questioned by using the original-package assessment. The research result elucidates that the problems and marketing situations involve with these following internal factors which are: personnel section concerning about the unity of members in the community enterprises, management section which covers a potential of the community enterprises in producing products themselves, using local materials as well as varying their own products, and marketing section which is facing with lacking a permanent shop. In addition, there is also an external factor comprising of economic section that causes serious consequences as well as higher-competitor circumstance. Therefore, the mentioned factors resulted in the trademark and packaging improvement. The community-enterprise trademark and product packaging design in Ban Dung, Udonthani demonstrates that the trademark is a marketing necessity in capturing consumer attention by its brand name as well as logo. The name should be able to represent the area, such as Kham Chanod, the Great serpent, the naga lord Sesotho in order to be easy to remember. The graphic design should emphasize the unity, balance and dominance to clarify the trademark pattern as well as have an identity which relates to the brand name. The packaging should be designed in order to utilize easily with an affordable production cost; moreover, it should be able to protect the product as well as sell itself. According to the packaging appearance, there is a visible part to show merchandise inside in order to efficiently gain consumers’ decision. It also has to be considered durability, strength and affordability. The original-package assessment result exhibits that there is the highest level of overall satisfaction towards community-enterprise product packaging(Mean =4.88) underlying about the package while transporting from production sources to market. The package should suit to transport, otherwise it may affect product inside. The defective product will be harder to sell. Meanwhile, there is a high level of satisfaction towards the product collected data from people and traveler in Udonthani (Mean =3.98) emphasizing the beauty of the product initially.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Engineering Management Research, Vol. 6, No. 2
Authors: Dou Paige
Published: October 2017

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Engineering Management Research, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017
Prospective Primary Teachers’ Mathematics Anxiety-Apprehension and Its Causes
Authors: Ozdemir Emine , Seker Burcu Sezginsoy
Published: October 2017

The study aims to investigate the mathematics anxiety-apprehension of prospective primary school teachers and its causes. The mathematics anxiety-apprehension of the prospective primary school teachers was analyzed using a number of variables. The prospective teachers were asked to provide written answers to open-ended questions about the causes of their mathematics anxiety. The study used mixed method research design. The quantitative data for the prospective teachers’ mathematics anxiety-apprehension were collected using the Mathematics Anxiety-Apprehension Scale developed by Ikegulu (1998) and translated into Turkish with validity-reliability analyses by Ozdemir and Gur (2011). The qualitative part of the study used the phenomenological method, and the prospective teachers’ metaphors for aspects of mathematics were collected as data. The participants in the study were third- and fourth-grade prospective teachers studying in the Primary Education Department of the Necatibey Faculty of Education at Balikesir University. They were chosen by simple random sampling. The independent samples t-test was computed to analyze the quantitative data, and descriptive statistics were used for the qualitative data. The study found that the mathematics anxiety-apprehension of prospective primary school teachers who were Anatolian high school graduates was significantly lower. Mathematics anxiety-apprehension did not vary by gender, and the third-grade prospective teachers had significantly higher mathematics anxiety-apprehension. The causes of the prospective primary school teachers’ mathematics anxiety-apprehension were found to be related to teachers, prospective teachers, the examination system, mathematics program-related and school facilities-related causes. The prospective primary school teachers often used metaphors such as life, crossword puzzle, game and human for each sub-theme, and 166 metaphors for mathematics were identified. The themes with the highest number of metaphors were basic principles of mathematics teaching, basic mathematical skills and mathematical knowledge, respectively.