bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of vascular variations at cerebellopontine angle by 3-dimensional T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in patients with tinnitus
Authors: Beyazal Çeliker Fatma , Dursun Engin , Terzi Suat , Çeliker Metin , Özgür Abdülkadir , Beyazal Mehmet , Turan Arzu , İnecikli Mehmet Fatih
Published: April 2018

Objective: Anatomical interactions
of vascular and neural structures at cerebellopontine angle (CPA) are
considered related to auditory-vestibular symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) has become the preferred method to visualize this complex anatomical
region. This study aimed to assess the relation of vascular loops at CPA with
clinical symptoms in patients with tinnitus using 3-dimensional (3D)
T2-weighted (T2W) MRI.Materials and Methods: The study included 476 patients, grouped as those with and without
tinnitus, undergoing MRI for various clinical auditory symptoms. MRI scans were
assessed regarding the presence of vascular abnormalities at CPA.Results: For the patients with
tinnitus on the left side, the frequencies of Type 1 vascular loop (at the CPA
level) (p=0.001) and Type A vascular loop (contact with the vestibulocochlear
and facial nerves) (p<0.001) vascular loops were significantly higher. For
the patients with tinnitus on the right side, only the frequency of Type A
vascular loop was significantly higher (p=0.005). For the patients with
bilateral tinnitus, Type 2 vascular loop (proximal to the internal auditory
canal [IAC]) on the right side (p=0.035) and Type A vascular loop on the left
side (p<0.001) were significantly higher.

Conclusion: This study is the largest scale study
investigating the tinnitus etiology using 3D T2W MRI. The frequency of vascular
loops at the CPA and IAC primarily depends on the diagnostic technique. Our
results indicated that vascular causes could be shown more clearly with the use
of high-resolution imaging methods. Accordingly, treatment options can be
better determined by the clarification of etiology.
Encuesta de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre el uso de antibióticos en médicos colombianos
Authors: Cortes Jorge Alberto , Montenegro-Morillo Luisa
Published: April 2018

Describir algunos conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de médicos en 3 ciudades colombianas con respecto a la prescripción de antibióticos. Se realizó una encuesta sobre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de la prescripción de antibióticos en médicos asistentes a 3 conferencias científicas de la Asociación Colombiana de Infectología en Febrero de 2008. La encuesta fue anónima e individual. Los resultados se analizaron usando Excel 2007 y STATA 2000. Se realizaron 96 encuestas a 29 médicos generales y 67 médicos especialistas. Entre el 29,2% y el 67,42% tienen conocimientos equivocados respecto a la prescripción de antibióticos. El 97,4% de los médicos encuestados considera que la venta de antibióticos debe realizarse únicamente bajo prescripción médica. La mayoría de los encuestados reconoce limitaciones del intervalo de dosificación y de la seguridad para la prescripción de antibióticos. El 60% se mostró en desacuerdo con la aplicación de guías de otros países en nuestros medio y el 76% de los consideran que los infectólogos aportan al manejo clínico de los pacientes. El 72% de los encuestados reportó tener apoyo de un infectólogo y en su institución existen estrategias de restricción de uso de antibióticos, refieren además utilizar asilamiento de contacto frente a organismos multiresistentes. Las respuestas no son significativamente diferentes de acuerdo a los años de experiencia. Los médicos reportaron en su mayoría prácticas conservadoras y racionales del uso de antibióticos aunque algunas limitaciones en el conocimiento farmacológico de los mismos.
The Provision of Free Higher Education in South Africa: A Proper Concept or a Parable?
Authors: Mlambo Halalisani Victor , Hlongwa Mduduzi , Mubecua Mandla
Published: April 2018

The provision of free-higher education is one of the most debated issues in South Africa today. The issue of free-higher education has drawn many commentators from sectors such as the media, business and within the political dominions. The main argument is where will the money to fund free-higher education will come from, whether the provision of free-higher education in South Africa is a proper concept or just a parable and also the terms of reference with regards to the provision of free-higher education in the country. By strictly examining the available and relevant literature on the concept of free-higher education in South Africa, the study was able to comprehensively understand the dynamics, implications and probability of providing free-higher education. Infrastructure challenges and economic growth are undoubtedly the major factors hindering the country from providing free-higher education, and unfortunately, with the government already forging ahead with implementing free-higher education without a proper and extensive feasibility study, the hasty implementation of free-higher education will have devastating implications for growth and service delivery in the country.
Warped product submanifolds of Kaehler manifolds with pointwise slant fiber
Authors: Uddin Siraj , Stankovic Mica
Published: April 2018

It was shown in [15, 16] that there does not exist any warped product
submanifold of a Kaehler manifold such that the spherical manifold of the
warped product is proper slant. In this paper, we introduce the notion of
warped product submanifolds with a slant function. We show that there exists
a class of nontrivial warped product submanifolds of a Kaehler manifold such
that the spherical manifold is pointwise slant by giving an example and a
characterization theorem. We also prove that if the warped product is mixed
totally geodesic then the warping function is constant.
Multi-variable conformable fractional calculus
Authors: Gözütok Nazlı , Gözütok Uğur
Published: April 2018

Conformable fractional derivative is introduced by the authors Khalil et al. In this study we
develop their concept and introduce multi-variable conformable derivative for a vector valued function
with several variables
Extrapolation of convex functions
Authors: Sababheh M.
Published: April 2018

The idea of the well known Jensen inequality is to interpolate convex
functions, by finding an upper bound of the function at a point in the
convex hull of predefined points. In this article, we present a counterpart
of this inequality by giving a lower bound of the function outside this
convex hull. This inequality is then refined by finding as many refining
positive terms as we wish. Some applications treating means, integrals and
eigenvalues are given in the end. Moreover, we present a MATLAB code that
helps generate the parameters appearing in our results.
Numerical reckoning fixed points for Suzuki’s generalized nonexpansive mappings via new iteration process
Authors: Ullah Kifayat , Arshad Muhammad
Published: April 2018

In this paper we propose a new three-step iteration process, called M
iteration process, for approximation of fixed points. Some weak and strong
convergence theorems are proved for Suzuki generalized nonexpansive mappings
in the setting of uniformly convex Banach spaces. Numerical example is given
to show the efficiency of new iteration process. Our results are the
extension, improvement and generalization of many known results in the
literature of iterations in fixed point theory.
R-P-spaces and subrings of C(X)
Authors: Parsinia Mehdi
Published: April 2018

A Tychonoff space X is called a P-space if Mp = Op for each p ? ?X. For a
subring R of C(X), we call X an R-P-space, if Mp ? R = Op ? R for each p ? ?X.
Various characterizations of R-P-spaces are investigated some of which
follows from constructing the smallest invertible subring of C(X) in which R
is embedded, S-1R R. Moreover, we study R-P-spaces when R is an
intermediate ring or an intermediate C-ring. We follow a new approach to
some results of [W. Murray, J. Sack and S. Watson, P-spaces and intermediate
rings of continuous functions, Rocky Mount. J. Math., to appear]. Also, some
algebraic characterizations of P-spaces via intermediate rings are given.
Finally, we establish some characterizations of C(X) among intermediate
C-rings which are of the form I + C*(X), where I is an ideal in C(X).
Bounds for generalized normalized δ-Casorati curvatures for Bi-slant submanifolds in T-space forms
Authors: Aquib Mohd.
Published: April 2018

In this paper, we prove the inequality between the generalized normalized
?-Casorati curvatures and the normalized scalar curvature for the bi-slant
submanifolds in T-space forms and consider the equality case of the
inequality. We also develop same results for semi-slant submanifolds,
hemi-slant submanifolds, CR-submanifolds, slant submanifolds, invariant and
anti-invariant submanifolds in T-space forms.
The Constitutionality of Uncompensated §179D(d)(4) Allocations by State, Local, and Municipal Government Building Owners
Authors: Douthett Edward B. , Duchac Jonathan E. , Petzel Arthur
Published: April 2018

Internal Revenue Code §179D provides accelerated tax deductions to building owners that invest in energy efficient building improvements. However, the value of this incentive for government building owners is limited as these entities are tax exempt. §179D(d)(4) allows state and local governments to realize a portion of these benefits by transferring their §179D deductions to a qualified, taxable, private sector entity in exchange for compensation. This compensation can be used to reduce the governmental entity's cost of energy efficient investments, allowing them and, ultimately, taxpayers to benefit from this incentive. In practice, disagreement exists over a governmental entity's right to compensation in exchange for §179D(d)(4) transfers. These differences have become more visible in recent years, resulting in policy changes by state and local governments, and litigation by state agencies that had not been compensated for these transfers. We contribute to this debate by reviewing and evaluating (1) the arguments against providing compensation in exchange for §179D(d)(4) transfers, (2) the state constitutionality of uncompensated §179D(d)(4) transfers, and (3) recent litigation and policy changes. Our analysis finds little support for arguments against compensated transfers, and a reasonable argument that compensated transfers may be required under most state constitutions.
El trabajo docente mediado con tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en la telesecundaria. Representaciones sociales de profesores / Teaching work mediated with Information and Communication Technologies in Telesecundaria. Social representations of teachers
Authors: Ayala Sánchez Felisa
Published: April 2018

El propósito de este artículo es exponer las representaciones sociales del trabajo docente mediado por las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) de profesores de una telesecundaria mexicana. La premisa que orienta la argumentación sostiene que la incorporación de las TIC en la telesecundaria es un proceso azaroso y gradual que emprenden y construyen los docentes espontáneamente en su trabajo como educadores. Se trata de un estudio de corte interpretativo, cuya aproximación teórica metodológica recupera los planteamientos de la teoría de las representaciones sociales para profundizar en el sentido y en el significado que atribuyen los docentes al uso de las TIC como artefacto de mediación en la enseñanza. Para lograr el acercamiento al conocimiento de las representaciones sociales se utilizó la entrevista en profundidad, un cuestionario de habilidades digitales y el análisis documental. Los hallazgos dan cuenta de que los profesores representan la enseñanza mediada por las TIC como un proceso individual, voluntario y no planeado que depende del nivel de capacitación logrado por cada uno de ellos. Asimismo, no muestran resistencias importantes para el uso de las TIC, más bien están interesados en incorporarlas. Sin embargo, hay factores asociados a la formación, capacitación y a las condiciones de trabajo que limitan el uso de software educativo especializado para la enseñanza.
Local determinants of foreign direct investment in Poland: the role of relative distance
Authors: Nazarczuk Jarosław Michał , Krajewska Anna
Published: April 2018

Research background: The increasing role of foreign direct investments (FDI) in global, national, regional, and local economies draws the public?s attention to the criteria utilised by foreign investors in undertaking locational decisions, owing to the mostly stimulating character of these kinds of investments. 

Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to identify the local determinants of FDI distribution. Particular attention is put on the role of distance to: (i) various transport endowments; (ii) next special economic zone; (iii) different national borders, among other motives studied in empirical papers.

Methods: An important value added over the existing studies is the use of continuous variables representing distances (in km) to selected points of interest (e.g., airport) or minimum distances to lines (i.e., border, road) instead of dummy variables indicating whether particular infrastructure endowment is present in a region. The estimations were run in STATA 14.2 software with the use of a negative binomial approach.

Findings & Value added: The results present new empirical evidence on FDI determinants witnessed at a local level of analysis (LAU 1), fitting into the other research done at a higher level of data aggregation (NUTS 2, NUTS 3), signalling high intra-regional inequalities and the role of: (i) relative distance to various infrastructure endowments; (ii) heterogeneous border effects; and (iii) the importance of close proximity to special economic zones. Given the presence of counties? auto selection process (i.e., better developed, endowed, urbanised, favourably located) done by FDI investors, we formulate universal implications in terms of FDI promotion policy.
The determinants of local public investments in Poland
Authors: Banaszewska Monika
Published: April 2018

Research background: Local public investments satisfy basic local communities? needs and are crucial from the perspective of regional convergence. Against this background, investments by the Polish local government pose as an interesting research subject. It is because, due to its size and dynamics, local public investments exert a considerably significant influence on the Polish economy. Self-government entities with primary responsibility for conducting local public in-vestments in Poland are municipalities.

Purpose of the article: The paper aims to identify fiscal, demographic and infra-structural determinants of municipal investment spending in Poland.

Methods: We use panel data for 2,412 Polish municipalities over the period 2007?2014. For institutional reasons, the sample excludes cities with county rights. The baseline specification employs two-way fixed-effects (FE) estimation that controls both for municipality and year fixed effects. To test for robustness, the sample is restricted to municipalities with up to 20,000; 10,000 and 5,000 inhabitants. For each considered sample, there are four regression specifications.

Findings & Value added: Investment spending increases both in own revenues and grants. On the contrary, we document the negative impact of indebtedness level and the coverage of water supply and sewage systems. The coefficients on population size and the share of old inhabitants cease to be negative and statistically significant for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants. The results indicate that, apart from fiscal capacity, the investment policies of Polish municipalities are affected by economies of scale, local communities? preferences and infrastructural endowment. The study also shows that incurring debt should be of particular concern for supervisory and control bodies.
Moğol İşgali Sırasında Van Gölü Havzası’na Gelen Türk-Moğol Boyları
Authors: KELEŞ Erol
Published: April 2018

XIII. yüzyılın

ikinci yarısında meydana gelen Moğol istilası Anadolu’ya çok sayıda Türk ve Moğol kabilesinin gelmesine sebep

olmuştur. Moğollar, askeri birliklerini teşkil eden

Moğol ve Türk aşiretlerini Anadolu’nun doğu bölgelerine yerleştirdiler. Zira Doğu Anadolu yaylak-kışlak hayat tarzını sürdüren bu aşiretler

için uygun özellikleri barındırmaktaydı. İlk kez Celaleddin Harezmşah’ı takip eden

Çurmağun Noyan’la birlikte

gelen bu topluluklar arasında Uygur, Karluk ve çok sayıda Türkmen topluluğu da vardı.  Bu bağlamda Yassıçemen yenilgisinden sonra, çoğunluğu Kanglı

ve Kıpçak Türklerinden müteşekkil Harezmli ordusu başıboş bir vaziyette Anadolu’ya dağılmıştı. Selçuklu ve Eyyubi hizmetine alınan bir grup

Harezmlilerin Van ve çevresine iskân edildikleri yer adlarından

anlaşılmaktadır. Ayrıca Selçuklu fütühatıyla Azerbaycan’a gelen çok

sayıda Oğuz boyunun Moğol istilasıyla birlikte Doğu

Anadolu’ya ve bilhassa Van Gölü Havzası’na akın ettiği kaynaklarda

anlatılmaktadır.

Bölgeye esas büyük nüfusun gelişi

Hülegü’nün Batı seferi sonucunda olmuştur. Hülegü’nün ordusunda başta Uyrat,

Sulduz, Celayir, Tatar, Sünit olmak üzere çok sayıda Moğol boyu vardı. Bu Moğol

kabileleri Van Gölü’nün kuzeyindeki Aladağları yaylak olarak kullanıyorlardı.

İlhanlı devletinin yıkılışından sonra da bölgede varlıklarını devam

ettireceklerdir. Hülegü yöreyi stratejik öneminden dolayı Ahlat merkezli bir

eyalet içerisine aldığı gibi bölgeye Türk ve Moğol boylarını da iskan etmiştir.

Akkoyunlu ve Kara Koyunlu Türkmenlerinin de Moğol istilasıyla geldikleri

düşünülürse Van Gölü Havzası’nın demografik yapısının nasıl teşekkül ettiği

daha iyi anlaşılmaktadır.

Yukarıda bahsi geçen Türk-Moğol

boyları, önce İlhanlı devleti içerisindeki taht mücadeleleri, ardından devletin

yıkılmasıyla başlayan hâkimiyet mücadeleleri ve nihayet Kara Koyunlu ve

Akkoyunlu mücadeleleri sonucunda başta İran ve Orta Anadolu olmak üzere çevreye

göç edeceklerdir. 
El consumo de radio y televisión de los estudiantes universitarios del Ecuador
Authors: Suing Abel , Ordóñez Kruzkaya , Ortiz Carlos
Published: April 2018

El propósito de la investigación es conocer las tendencias de consumo audiovisual de los estudiantes universitarios del Ecuador entre 2015 y 2016. La metodología utilizada es la cuantitativa y cualitativa a través de una encuesta nacional, sondeos y entrevistas. Las hipótesis giran en torno al uso simultáneo de las redes sociales, mientras los jóvenes ven televisión o escuchan radio, la correlación entre consumos de medios e Internet y la incidencia de los dispositivos de acceso a la red. Se concluye que, los medios tradicionales, televisión abierta, de pago, la radio son sustentables en el tiempo. El Internet no supone su desaparición pero, condiciona a que los medios se adapten a una estructura de comunicación dual, física y digital, fundamental para su existencia.
El Mosquito: la caricatura política en la presidencia de Bartolomé Mitre
Authors: Sujatovich Luis Mauro
Published: April 2018

El Mosquito, periódico satírico burlesco de caricaturas se fundó en Buenos Aires el 24 de mayo de 1863 y fue dirigido por Henri Meyer hasta 1868, y luego por Henri Stein hasta su cierre el 16 de junio de 1893. El Mosquito puede ser considerada como la primera de carácter profesional, que recurrió a la caricatura como herramienta principal para expresar sus críticas mordaces y a la que transformó en su principal atractivo.Sus primeras ediciones coincidieron con el inicio de la presidencia de Bartolomé Mitre (1862-1868) que consolidó la unificación de la Argentina, luego de casi una década de división entre Buenos Aires y el resto de la Confederación. La agitada situación política generó un ambiente deliberativo, en el cual los periódicos difundían y opinaban acerca de las facciones y partidos que buscaban aglutinar bajo sus propuestas a la sociedad.En el presente trabajo se estudian los ejemplares pertenecientes al primer año de circulación (1863-1864), para analizar de qué forma construyó su discurso satírico en relación a la presidencia de Bartolomé Mitre.
A Measurement of Performance: Student Involvement in Organization and Campus Environment
Authors: Fazzlurrahman Hujjatullah , Tri Wıjayatı Dewie , Dwijanto Wıtjaksono Andre
Published: April 2018

This study aims to measure student achievement based on the activity that involved in the organization. In addition, the authors also examine the effect of campus environment on student achievement. This research consist 2 models, first model has independent variables (involvement of student and campus environment) and dependent variables (Grade Point Average). Second model, performance orientation as dependent variable.The method used in this study with a quantitative approach, using multiple regression to measure the models. The samples of this study are the students of Bachelor Degree Management. This study shows that the campus environment has an influence on the level or performance orientation student. The students involvement in the organization has negative affect to the Grade Point Average (GPA),. Not that because they actively organize to make the GPA is low. The campus environment has no effect on the GPA but the effect on the level of performance orientation.
PENGARUH LATIHAN RANGE OF MOTION (ROM) TERHADAP PERUBAHAN SKALA NYERI PADA LANSIA DENGAN OSTEOARTRITIS DI POSYANDU LANSIA DESA KALIANGET TIMUR KECAMATAN KALIANGET KABUPATEN SUMENEP
Authors: Mujib Mujib , Suprayitno Emdat
Published: April 2018

Background: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which damage to the joints of aging been anticipated plays an important role in the development of osteoarthritis (Stanley, 2006). It forced a decline in activity or immobilization so it accelerate the prognosis of the disease. This study aimed to determine the Range of Motion (ROM) exercise influence in changing the pain scale in elderly with osteoarthritis in the elderly Posyandu Kalianget Timur Kalianget Sumenep.

Method: This Research design is pre experiment one group pre and post test design with simple random sampling. The population are 76 people with total sample of 64 people. Data were analyzed using wilcoxon test.

Result: The results of the study prior to Range of Motion (ROM) exercise pain scale at nearly half the respondents (48.4%) had moderate pain (scale 4-6). And after Range of Motion (ROM) exercise pain scale at nearly half the respondents (46.9%) had mild pain (scale 1-3). Data were analyzed using wilcoxon test. The results obtained p = 0.000 which means Range of Motion (ROM) exercise significantly effective in changing the pain scale in osteoarthritis patients in the elderly Posyandu Kalianget Timur Sumenep.

Conclusion: ROM exercises is non pharmacological therapy that can aplied to reduce the scale of pain in elderly with osteoarthritis. The result of this study is expected to increase the knowledge and prevent pain by creating and ROM maintaining positive habit to avoid degenerative joint stiffness that caused by pain.
Sociologia do conhecimento e da ciência: da sua emergência a Pierre Bourdieu
Authors: Coelho Gabriel Bandeira
Published: April 2018

O presente artigo tem como principal objetivo demonstrar as características da Sociologia do Conhecimento – emergente nas primeiras décadas do século XX – e da Ciência, destacando os principais conceitos deste campo de estudo sociológico, a partir de Max Scheler, dando ênfase à Sociologia do Conhecimento de Karl Mannheim, à Sociologia da Ciência de Robert Merton e à Sociologia do Campo Científico de Pierre Bourdieu. Ademais, objetiva-se, com isso, tecer algumas críticas acerca da característica desinteressada da sociologia da ciência mertoniana, a partir da ideia bourdieusiana de que a ciência é um campo perpassado por intensos conflitos e tensões em torno dos monopólios de autoridade e do capital simbólico.Palavras-Chave: Sociologia do Conhecimento, Sociologia da Ciência, Robert Merton, Karl Mannheim, Pierre Bourdieu.The main goal of this paper is to demonstrate the characteristics of the Sociology of Knowledge - which emerged in the first decades of the twentieth century - as well as the ones of the Sociology of Science, highlighting the key concepts of the sociological study field, from Max Scheler, emphasizing  Karl Mannheim's Sociology of Knowledge, Robert Merton's Sociology of Science and Pierre Boudireu's Sociology of Scientific Field. Furthermore, it aims to make some critical notes about the uninterested trait of the Merton's Sociology of Science, from Bourdieu's perspective of science as a field interwined by strong conflicts and tensions surrounding the monopoly of authority and symbolic capitalKeywords: Sociology of Knowledge, Sociology of Science, Robert Merton, Karl Mannheim, Pierre Bourdieu.
ANÁLISE DA SATISFAÇÃO DOS REVENDEDORES DA EMPRESA O BOTICÁRIO DE UMUARAMA
Authors: Souza Lucas Martins de , Santos Paula Caroline Celestino dos , Silva Ana Paula De Lima da
Published: April 2018

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a satisfação dos revendedores da empresa o Boticário de Umuarama, verificando a disponibilidade de produtos em estoque e como isso impacta nos prazos de entrega, estudou-se a qualidade do atendimento prestado e analisou-se as formas de pagamento disponibilizadas aos revendedores. Para tanto, a metodologia utilizada se caracterizou como estudo de natureza quantitativa e qualitativa e tipo de pesquisa descritiva, por ter objetivo de buscar soluções por meio de observações, análise e descrições objetivas, por meio de coletas de dados e informações, sem interferir em qualquer operação. Também se fez uso da pesquisa exploratória para desenvolvimento de hipóteses e aumento da familiaridade do pesquisador com o ambiente, fato ou fenômeno. Os instrumentos utilizados foram entrevista, observação, aplicação de questionários e calculo amostral. Os resultados alcançados foram satisfatórios, destacando-se positivamente a qualidade no atendimento, agilidade na entrega e qualidade do produto. Como pontos que podem ser desenvolvidos ficaram as formas de pagamento e as comissões e brindes.
ESTUDO DA UTILIZAÇÃO DO ENDOMARKETING PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO INTERNO DA EMPRESA TRAÇADO VEÍCULOS
Authors: Silva Rafael Tenório Roqueti da , Santos Paula Caroline Celestino dos , Silva Ana Paula De Lima da
Published: April 2018

Este trabalho teve como principal objetivo verificar se a empresa Traçado veículos utiliza o processo de endomarketing aplicando-o na sua estrutura organizacional. Já que, como ferramenta, o endomarketing por si só irá contribuir com a empresa no processo administrativo, auxiliando a fidelizar os clientes, juntamente com a fidelização de seus colaboradores, pois para a ciência da administração o endomarketing ajuda no desenvolvimento e também proporciona a empresa um melhor rendimento, ou seja, ponto crucial para as empresas poderem se tornar ícones no mercado. O trabalho teve o objetivo de levantar a satisfação dos colaboradores em relação à remuneração, analisar o relacionamento entre supervisores e subordinados, estudar o processo de comunicação interna, levantar treinamentos oferecidos pela empresa, e diagnosticar a motivação dos funcionários.
اثر المهارات الاستراتيجية في فاعلية تطبيق الاداء المتوازن
Authors: Nori Nzar R. , Mohammad Dilshad Y.
Published: April 2018

الملخص

يسعى البحث الى بيان اثر مهارات الاستراتيجية في الاداء المتوازن في جامعة دهوك التقنية  وذلك من خلال تبني مشكلة اساسية تتمثل في (ما هو اثر المهارات التي يتصف بها القادة الاستراتيجيون في فاعلية تطبيق الاداء المتوازن)، وقد استند الباحثان الى فرضية اساسية تتمثل في ان مهارات القادة الاستراتيجيون تلعب دورا ايجابيا في فاعلية تطبيق بطاقة الاداء المتوازن في جامعة دهوك التقنية، كما اعتمد الباحثان على اسلوب الوصف التحليلي لاراء عينة من القادة الاداريين في جامعة دهوك التقنية بلغت (30) فردا، ومن خلال تصميم استبانة تتضمن مجموعة اسئلة تنقسم الى قسمين القسم الاول لوصف المتغير المستقل ( مهارات القيادة الاستراتيجية ) والقسم الثاني يشمل الاسئلة التي توصف المتغير المعتمد (الاداء المتوازن )، ثم استخدم الباحثان بعض المقاييس الاحصائية الوصفية لتشخيص متغيرات البحث ومن هذه الاساليب الاحصائية ( النسبة المئوية ، الوسط الحسابي والانحراف المعياري )، اضاف الى استخدام معامل الارتباط في بيان العلاقة بين متغيري البحث واستخدام الانحدار الخطي  في بيان مدى صحة فرضية البحث . فقد توصل الباحثان من نتائج التحليل الاحصائي الى نتيجة رئيسة هي :

تؤثر مهارات القادة الاستراتيجيون تأثيرا ايجابيا في فاعلية الاداء المتوازن  في جامعة دهوك التقنية ، وفي ضوء ذلك قدم الباحثان بعض التوصيات ومن اهمها التركيز على توافر مهارات القائد الاستراتيجي لمن يجسد عملية تقييم اداء المنظمة بواسطة احدث وسيلة تقيم هي بطاقة الاداء المتوازن.
Efficiency and inefficiency of public administration
Authors: VAVREK Roman
Published: April 2018

Public administration and local government in particular, which also includes municipalities in individual countries, is in the context of the economic crisis a very topical and widely discussed issue. The management of municipalities is subject to increasing control by the public, the state and the municipalities themselves. The aim of the presented paper is to offer a comprehensive definition of efficiency and methods which allow to measure it. As results of our analysis  can be mentioned overview of TOPSIS technique application in a several studies.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND RELATED SUBJECTS
Authors: MOHAJAN Haradhan Kumar
Published: April 2018

This literature review paper discusses the proper use of qualitative research methodology to discuss several aspects of the research for the improvement of the skill of the readers. During the last few decades, the use of qualitative research has been increased in many institutions. It can be used to explore several areas of human behavior for the development of organizations. The purpose of this study is to provide inspirations to the new researchers for the development of their qualitative articles. The paper analyzes the design of qualitative research giving some methodological suggestions to make it explicable to the reader. In this paper an attempt has been taken to study the background of the qualitative research methodologyin social sciences and some other related subjects, along with the importance, and main features of the study.
地铁联络通道冻结法施工风险分析 ——以合肥轨道交通 1 号线区间联络通道为例
Authors: 张 斌
Published: April 2018

随着科技的不断发展和提高，现如今地铁隧道联络通道普遍采用的是冻结法施工，虽然这种施工方法在现阶段铁路隧道的施工当中技术已经很成熟，但仍然是一项风险系数非常高的施工工作。以合肥轨道交通 1 号线的修建为例，这种高风险的施工作业贯穿在施工过程的每一个环节当中。施工过程中必须要严格遵守冻结法的特殊性能来操作施工，对于风险事故和风险因素的发展和变化要随时随地做好严密的监工和重视。对于有可能会发生的事故要提前做好预防准备，并且要在第一时间内采取可靠和必要的防范措施，以确保工程施工的安全。
Neighborhood Semantics for Logics of Unknown Truths and False Beliefs
Authors: Gilbert David , Venturi Giorgio
Published: April 2018

This article outlines a semantic approach to the logics of unknown truths, and the logic of false beliefs, using neighborhood structures, giving results on soundness, completeness, and expressivity. Relational semantics for the logics of unknown truths are also addressed, specically the conditions under which sound axiomatizations of these logics might be obtained from their normal counterparts, and the relationship between refexive insensitive logics (RI-logics) and logics containing the provability operator as the primary modal operator.
Refugees and the Entrepreneurial Process
Authors: Garnham Andrea
Published: April 2018

The MV Tampa incident in 2001 involving refugees was a watershed in public opinion in New Zealand. Refugees and their right to claim asylum created a great deal of debate There is public disquiet regarding the diverse backgrounds of refugees and their reliance on the welfare system. Official data shows that 86 percent of refugees are still unemployed after five years residency in New Zealand (JR McKemzie Trust 2004). As a result of Public concern at the high level of state dependency amongst refugees, creating alternative avenues of economic independence has become the focus of government and NGO action. The transition of refugees to becoming enterpreneurs and small busness owners is one way of escaping both welfare dependence and the discriminatory views of many employers. However, the nature of this assistance and how successful these programmes have een are still unknown. In addition, whilst current literature recognizes indigenous, ethnic and minority entrepreneurs there is still little mention of the entrepreneurial activities of refugees in New Zealand. The aim of this paperis to add the literature on centrepreneuship as well as advancing the literature from the traditional focus on refugees “plight” to their attributes as entrepreneurs and small business owners. The paper commences with a critique of the relevant literature and arrives at a set of synergistic dfiniions. A conceptual model on refugee integration and transition as developed by Valtonen (2004:87), together with the Human Capabilities Framework (Tipples 2004) are used as platforms to develop a new framework. The paper presents preliminary on the type of assistance available to refugees in New Zealand. The paper concludes with a summary of the key barriers facing refugees in becoming entrepreneurs.
Youth Labour Markets in Post-1984 New Zealand: Young People Negotiating School to Work Transitions
Authors: Higgins Jane , Alfeld Janine
Published: April 2018

This paper is part of a larger project exploring the school to post-school choices of New Zealand’s first post-1984 generation. In this paper we analyse census data relating to the employment of young people (aged 15-24 years) in two of the project’s sites, Southland and Auckland. We then discuss out participants’ perceptions of the labour market and find that these perceptions are broadly in line with general labour market trends, and that they incorporate a reasonable sense of the local opportunities for part time employment while at school. But participants lacked this ‘local literacy’ when considering future employment possibilities. That is, they lack a clear sense of engagement with ‘place’ in relation to their imagined working futures.
The Impact of Skills on Relative Productivity Performance at National Level: Exploring Channels of Influence
Authors: Mason Geoff
Published: April 2018

Given the widespread emphasis on the importance o f increasing workforce skills in order to enhance productivity performance, it is perhaps surprising that the evidence on the contribution of human capital to inter-country differences in productivity performance is still mixed. Yet this is certainly the case. This paper argues that two main reasons why some studies fail to find a strong role for skills in explaining relative productivity performance at national level are difficulties in measuring skills adequately and failure to take account of the mechanisms or channels of influence by which skills may exert indirect effects on productivity. Examples of such channels of influence include the complementarities of skills with other production inputs and the contributions made by skilled workers to knowledge generation and exchange and to innovation processes. However, the paper cautions that, in any single country, increases in measured skills may indeed have no effect on relative productivity performance unless those skills are well matched to employer requirements and are effectively utilised within firms and other organisations.
Cohorts Experiences of Youth Labour Market Transitions in New Zealand
Authors: Rea David , Callister Paul
Published: April 2018

This paper investigates the changing nature of young peoples' transition into the labour market over the last 30 years. The paper uses census data from 1976 to 2006 to compare the experiences of cohorts of young people born in New Zealand. A range of outcomes are analysed including living with parents, participation in education, employment, partnering, having children and migration. We find that transitions into the labour market have changed considerably over the last 30 years. We also find that the cohorts of young people born in the late 1960s and early 1970s experienced somewhat different outcomes compared to both the preceding as well as later cohorts. We attribute this to the fact that these cohorts entered the labour market in the late 1980s and early 1990s at a time of high overall unemployment. Our findings have important policy implications, particularly given the current recession and rising rates of youth unemployment.
The DEEWR Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment for Australia - A view from the inside
Authors: Connolly Greg , Lee Jan
Published: April 2018

The new DEEWR Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment for Australia has been in operation since July 2007. While it is too early to conduct a proper evaluation on its performance since it has only been released for around a year and a half, it is an opportune time to make some comments on how it has been performing. There has only been one turning point in the Indicator and in cyclical employment during this time - a peak in the Indicator in January 2008, followed by a peak in cyclical employment in April 2008. While the peak in cyclical employment was correctly predicted by the Indicator, the lead time was only three months, which is insufficient time to be really useful for policy or program responses. The three components of the Indicator with the highest weightings also had a lead time of around three months with cyclical employment. It is not feasible to conduct an up-to-date comparison with the previous version o f the Department 's Leading Indicator of Employment. This is because one of the components of the former Indicator was the ABS Job Vacancies series, which is no longer released by the ABS. The performance of the Indicator in the context of the Global Financial Crisis is discussed in this paper. There are many series that are newly being monitored by economic analysts in Australia to get a better understanding of the Global Financial Crisis and how it is likely to affect Australia. Examples of such series are US housing starts and established house prices, sub-prime mortgage delinquency rates in the USA, the US Treasury-Eurodollar interest rate spread and yield curve and the Baltic Exchange Dry Index o f shipping freight rates. While consideration could be given to including offshore indicators in a future version of the Indicator, it would be problematic to attempt to include most of them at this stage.
Dairy Exporting and Employment: A Possible Role for Once a Day (OAD) Milking
Authors: Tipples Rupert
Published: April 2018

The dairy industry is New Zealand's top export earner and recently went through a growth period under the influence of rapidly rising world prices for milk products. They peaked in 2008. Employment conditions in this major sector of the economy have been problematic since the early twentieth century as the prevailing industry mentality is one of cost saving, particularly of labour. Once-a-Day (OAD) milking appeared to provide the key system change, which held the possibility of dairy farming becoming socially sustainable rather that lurching from one employment crisis to the next. However, while the changes brought about by conversion to OAD milking are very positive, they have not affected dairy farm employment in some of the ways which were anticipated. The paper reports findings of an in-depth qualitative study of social aspects of OAD milking and their implications, set in the context of data from the 2006 Census of Population.
Net Returns for Seasonal Workers Based on a Limited Department of Labour (DOL) Audit of Wages, Hours and Costs/Deductions
Authors: Ramasamy Sankar
Published: April 2018

Do workers financially gain by coming to New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) policy? This question among others attracted wide attention when the policy completed one year since implementation. Given that workers from the kick Start Pacific states work in a range of work settings, the Department of Labour undertook a sample audit of RSE employers during mid-2008. The audit was considered a cost-effective method to provide reliable estimates of what workers potentially earned and their likely net returns after costs and deductions. The results showed that on average workers had a net return of around NZ$6,000. This is early indicative evidence and note that the audit primarily covered a part of the year when the weather and work availability was more settled.
The Links Between Culture and OHS: A Literature Review
Authors: Lamm Felicity , Pio Edwina
Published: April 2018

There is growing recognition that as workplaces become more culturally and ethnically diverse, OHS prevention and investigation must be seen within the context of a cross-cultural milieu. In particular, investigations into workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses have indicated that many of the root causes are the lack of communication or the inability to make sense of the communication and where cultural diversity factors are at play. The focus of this paper, therefore, is: ''What evidence is there in the literature on the links between culture and OHS?” In particular, this paper identifies the key debates, strengths and weaknesses of the research on the topic. Finally it is argued that more attention is required on the subject of cultural diversity and its impact on OHS and employment relations in general which has implications for power relations between different groups/individuals in the workplace. Hence, further exploration of the significance of cultural diversity and communication and OHS is encouraged.
Green Jobs: Potential in the Auckland Region
Authors: Murray Catherine
Published: April 2018

The move to a more sustainable economy requires us to rethink how our current economy and society operates within a dynamic environmental and cultural setting. The concept of 'green jobs' is a relatively new means of classifying jobs with environmentally beneficial outcomes, and a methodology was developed under a joint project o f the United Nations Environment Programme, International Labour Organisation and International Trade Union Confederate in 2008 to measure green jobs. Employment indicators show the type o f activities within an economy, they link industry and businesses to communities and individuals. Tracking employment shifts across industries and sectors reveal structural changes in an economy's composition. Tracing business and workers' practices within those industries reveal changes in behaviour - toward more sustainable practices or otherwise. This paper explores the concept of green jobs and its relevance to the Auckland labour market. It measures the number of green jobs in the Auckland region, using a regional input-output model of the Auckland economy. This is the first attempt in using this methodology to quantify green jobs.
Occupational Net Replacement Demand in New Zealand from 1991 to 2006
Authors: Guerra Maria , SriRamaratnam Ram
Published: April 2018

Net replacement demand is defined as the number of job openings that arise from individuals leaving an occupation, net of jobs taken by individuals re-entering an occupation. This gives us a measure of the demand for labour required to replace the current workforce and may be used for resource allocation planning/or education and training. This may also be used as an additional diagnostic measure for occupations experiencing recruitment and retention difficulties. The average net replacement rate estimated across all occupations in New Zealand was in the order of 1. 4% for 3-digit and 1.7% for 5-digit occupations during 2001-06. The 5-digit rates varied considerably between 0.1 (e.g. microbiologists) and 10 (e.g. checkout operators). Average net replacement demand rates for occupations in New Zealand when compared with those derived in the US (2.4%), Australia (2.0%) and the Netherlands (3.8%) suggest somewhat lower domestic rates. Variations in estimates between countries could be explained by differences in the level of occupational mobility as well as the age and gender structure of the workforce. Social and economic policies and differences in each country's retirement schemes and social assistance policies also give rise to differing net replacement demand rates.
The Impact of the Employment Relations Act 2000 on Collective Bargaining
Authors: Lineham Brett , Fawthorpe Louise , Shulruf Boaz , Blumenfeld Stephen , Johri Roopali
Published: April 2018

This study carried out by the Department of Labour in 2007/08 aims to assess whether there have been any significant changes in the coverage of collective bargaining that can be attributed to the Employment Relations Act 2000. The research draws on administrative data relating to union membership and collective bargaining coverage, as well as qualitative data from employers, employees, union representatives and other employment relations stakeholders. The research shows that collective bargaining has yet to regain pre Employment Relations Act levels. Collective bargaining remains concentrated in the public sector, with low density in the private sector. The study concludes that the effects of the Act on collective bargaining are chiefly observed in the recovery of collective bargaining in the public sector, and the continued decline (in general) in the private sector. The research offers no indications that these patterns will change.
Perceptions of Cultural Inclusion: A Study of the Work-Family Interface for Maori Employees Within New Zealand
Authors: Brougham David , Haar Jarrod
Published: April 2018

Creating a work environment that is inclusive towards diverse cultures is beneficial to employees and organizations. The present study tests the effects of Perceived Cultural Inclusion (PCI) on work-family related outcomes on a sample of Maori N=349 (the indigenous people of New Zealand) employees. Because of the strong links between inclusion and Perceived Organizational Support (POS), PCI has been based on POS; and a direct effects model revealed that PCI was directly related to POS and work-family related outcomes (conflict, enrichment and balance). However, testing different models (direct effects only, partial mediation and full mediation) indicated that a partial mediation model was superior. PCI’s ability to predict POS and also to predict enrichment in both directions (work-family and family-work), and POS’s ability to predict work-family conflict and enrichment, highlights the importance of PCI to enrichment. In addition, the final model revealed that work-family conflict and both directions of enrichment predicted work-life balance. These results emphasize the importance of cultural inclusion to the work-family interface for Maori employees, and the interpretations of, and implications for these findings are discussed in this paper.
Teknik Teks Modelling: Meningkatan Hasil Belajar Menulis Puisi Pada Bidang Studi Bahasa Indonesia
Authors: Widyawati Yayuk
Published: April 2018

Kemampuan menulis puisi adalah kecakapan yang dimiliki siswa untuk mengekspresikan pengalaman batin secara tertulis dalam bentuk larik dan bait. Faktor penghambat yang dialami siswa dalam menulis puisi adalah siswa kurang mengkomunikasikan pikiran dan perasaannya karena suasana kelas kurang kondusif, rendahnya kosa kata yang dimiliki siswa, guru menggunakan metode ceramah. Upaya perbaikan yang dilakukan dengan tindakan perbaikan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan teknik teks Modelling. Jenis penelitian ini berupa tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari 2 siklus. Masing-masing siklus terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Analisis data yang digunakan meliputi tahap mereduksi data, menyajikan data, dan verifikasi data atau menarik kesimpulan. Subyek penelitian adalah siswa kelas V sebanyak 10 orang. Instrumen penelitian berupa tes, lembar observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan rata-rata hasil belajar siswa pada setiap siklusnya, yaitu 58,62 pada studi awal, 65,52 pada siklus pertama, dan 76,21 pada siklus terakhir serta didukung dengan peningkatan ketuntasan belajar dimana pada studi awal hanya 7 orang siswa (24.14%) menjadi 18 siswa (62.07%) pada siklus pertama dan pada siklus terakhir menjadi 27 siswa (93.10%). Dari penjelasan di atas disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan model pembelajaran dengan teks modelling terbukti meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa kelas V SDN 2 Petung Kecamatan Dongko Kabupaten Trenggalek pada materi menulis puisi.