bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
European Loans and Visits System (ELViS) as a Use Case for a Collection Descriptions Standard
Authors: Islam Sharif
Published: October 2020

The European Loans and Visits System (ELViS) is an e-service in development designed to improve access to natural history collections across Europe. Bringing together heterogeneous datasets about institutions, people, collections and specimens, ELViS will provide an e-service (with application programming interfaces (APIs) and portal) that handles various stages of collections-based research. One of the main functionalities of ELViS is to facilitate loan and visit requests related to collections. To facilitate activities such as searching for collections, requesting loans, generating reports on collection usage, and ensuring interoperability with existing and new systems and services, ELViS must use a standard way of describing collections.

In this talk, I show how ELViS can use the Collection Descriptions (CD) standard currently being developed by the CD Task Group at TDWG. I will provide a brief introduction to ELViS, summarise the current development efforts, and show how the Collection Description standard can support specific user requirements (gathered via an extensive set of user stories). I will also provide insight into the data elements within ELViS (see Fig. 1) and how they relate to the Collection Description data model.
Aligning GBIF and the Atlas of Living Australia
Authors: Martin David , Molina Javier , dos Remedios Nick , Lecoq Marie-Elise , Robertson Tim , Ruiz Jurado Vicente
Published: October 2020

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) are two interconnected leading infrastructures serving the biodiversity community.

Recognising that significant overlap exists in the function of the systems run by both organisations, and that advancement in technology allows GBIF to offer more functionality, we have initiated a process to align these infrastructures. Such a move is expected to bring the benefits of consistent data handling, improved bibliographic citation tracking, coordinated deployment of new features across the entire data publishing community, better reuse of modules and an overall reduction in cost of development, deployment and operation.

This year, work has commenced to align these two infrastructures, focussing initially on data ingestion pipelines. The GBIF and ALA teams are collaborating closely, working on the same codebase, developing common working practices and agreeing on tools and coding standards. This focus on collaboration will lead to a defined model for the Living Atlas community to provide contributions. This work will also further the efforts to hand ownership of core ALA systems to the Living Atlas community and pave the way for the Living Atlas community to transition to the adoption of GBIF systems.

Later this year, efforts will move towards use of a common registry for organisations, collections, datasets and associated metadata, which will reduce the effort spent in curating content, while also improving consistency by removing the need for synchronisation.
Begonia guangdongensis, a new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Guangdong, China
Authors: Tu Wen-Hui , Wang Bing-Mou , Huang Yi , Yao Gang , Huang Jiu-Xiang , Li Yu-Ling
Published: October 2020

A new species of Begonia section Coelocentrum, B. guangdongensis W.H. Tu, B.M. Wang & Y.L. Li from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated here. Morphologically, the new species is most similar to B. biflora T. C. Ku and B. longistyla Y. M. Shui & W. H. Chen, but differs from B. biflora by its rugose leaves and glabrous capsules and from B. longistyla by its glabrous stipules without ciliate margin, densely hirsute-pilose leaves and obtuse apex of bracts. Additionally, it is also somewhat similar to B. chongzuoensis Yan Liu, S. M. Ku & C.-I Peng, but there are significant distinctions in their stipules, leaves and bracts. The conservation status of B. guangdongensis is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
Two new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from karst regions in Yunnan and notes on O. tetraptera and O. brachypoda from China
Authors: Cai Lei , Huang Zhang-Jie , Wen Fang , Dao Zhi-Ling
Published: October 2020

Two new species of Gesneriaceae, Oreocharis aimodisca and O. longipedicellata, from the limestone area of Yunnan Province, China, are described and illustrated. Their morphological relationship with similar species is discussed and colour photographs, detailed descriptions, distribution and habitat, as well as the IUCN endangered status are provided. We also discuss the accuracy of the scientific names of the described species O. tetrapterus from Guangxi, China in 2019 and O. brachypodus from Guizhou, China, in 2015, and put forward corrections related to name form.
Processus inconscients en rapport avec la crise environnementale
Authors: Searles Harold
Published: October 2020

La gravité de la crise écologique requiert une contribution des psychanalystes à côté des autres spécialités scientifiques. Le psychanalyste ne peut que constater une profonde apathie face à l’accroissement des menaces environnementales. Il doit en chercher la source dans des processus inconscients. Retourner aux niveaux du développement phallique et œdipien, ainsi que, selon la terminologie kleinienne, aux positions dépressive et paranoïde des phases archaïques du développement, permet d’approcher quelques-uns de ces processus inconscients, afin d’offrir un premier repérage dans ce nouveau champ de recherche.
Malaise dans la civilisation et dans la psychanalyse : la question de la nature
Authors: Demailly Lise
Published: October 2020

L’article part du constat d’une double énigme : la dégradation de la nature est très peu évoquée par les textes de ceux des psychanalystes qui s’autorisent, en tant qu’analystes, à l’intervention politique ; de plus, alors que de nombreux éléments naturels sont évoqués dans les cures, l’écho en est très faible dans les textes analytiques. L’article propose trois axes de réflexion. Quelles pourraient être les causes de cette censure ? Sont évoqués successivement : le « naturalisme » occidental, le refus freudien du lien entre sentiment de la nature et religiosité, des analyses insuffisantes du rapport de la théorie psychanalytique au monothéisme et à l’horreur du féminin. Serait-il possible d’intégrer certaines questions impliquant la nature à la théorie psychanalytique, ce qui impliquerait de repérer et de dépasser un certain nombre de butées ? Sans essayer de construire une métapsychologie générale des rapports de la nature et de la psyché, l’article propose du moins des pistes pour théoriser ce qu’il en est de « l’aller mieux » grâce à la nature.
L’apocalypse ou le savoir du pire
Authors: Waintrater Régine
Published: October 2020

À partir du film de Lars Von Trier Melancholia , l’auteure analyse les mécanismes psychiques et sociaux qui caractérisent la pensée contemporaine de la catastrophe. Pour elle, un grand nombre de productions artistiques ou intellectuelles qui traitent de la modernité s’appuient sur une idéologie ancienne remise au goût du jour, qui voit dans le progrès la menace ultime. En démontant les présupposés de l’écologie radicale, l’auteure nous montre comment toute idéologie se veut un antidote à la perte en refusant l’altérité et l’inconnu, au contraire de la créativité qui, si elle peut se déployer, offre de multiples ressources élaboratives et ouvertes.
Le monde pourrait changer en une seule nuit
Authors: Goodall Jane
Published: October 2020

L’auteur a 23 ans lors de sa rencontre au Kenya avec le célèbre paléontologue Louis B. Leakey, qui lui confie comme mission l’observation des chimpanzés dans la nature, convaincu que les grands singes (chimpanzés, gorilles et orangs-outans), en tant que nos plus proches parents, détiennent les secrets de nos plus anciens hominidés. Elle raconte ici ses années d’observation dans la réserve du parc national de Gombe en Tanzanie (ex-Tanganyka), et ses découvertes. C’est face la menace de la déforestation – conduisant les chimpanzés à une disparition certaine – qu’elle devient leur ambassadeur et voyage inlassablement à travers le monde pour plaider leur cause. Aujourd’hui, avec l’émergence de la pandémie, elle est plus convaincue que jamais de l’urgence d’agir.
Histoire de León Grinberg et de la contre-identification projective
Authors: Assan Jean-Michel
Published: October 2020

L’auteur présente un éclairage complémentaire à sa présentation de Qui a peur du (contre‑)transfert ? par León Grinberg, avec des éléments qui illustrent l’histoire de la théorie du contre-transfert et celle de la contre-identification projective (cf. schémas chronologiques) . Plusieurs auteurs après Freud ont été précurseurs dans l’apparition d’une conception dite « moderne » du contre-transfert, tels Sándor Ferenczi, Helene Deutsch, Theodor Reik, Melanie Klein, Donald W. Winnicott. L’approche moderne a été inaugurée par Paula Heimann et Heinrich Racker, puis poursuivie par Grinberg avec son concept de contre-identification projective. Elle sera prolongée par divers successeurs. Son évolution avec la cip aura suivi un parcours analogue à celui de la théorie du transfert, car l’obstacle gênant s’est transformé en outil pour le psychanalyste.
La dynamique des territoires
Authors: Dumont Gérard-François
Published: October 2020

Selon les théories spatiales dominantes, la dynamique des territoires se résume à un modèle centre-périphérie, donc selon une logique radiale. La prégnance de ces théories influence nombre d’écrits et de déclarations publiques, des méthodes statistiques d’analyse des territoires ainsi que des politiques publiques. Le modèle centre-périphérie bénéficie alors d’une sorte d’exclusivité que l’on peut mieux comprendre en proposant une métaphore, la métaphore de la roue. Certes, ce modèle est nécessaire pour décrire certaines réalités spatiales. Mais est-il suffisant pour les résumer toutes ? Ne risque-t-il pas de conduire à ignorer la diversité dans la dynamique des territoires ? De privilégier dans les décisions publiques l’intégration des territoires à leur émulation ? De conduire à ignorer l’importance du réticulaire, c’est-à-dire du mode de fonctionnement en réseau des territoires ?
Parole traumatique et création de sa propre histoire
Authors: Martin-Mattera Patrick
Published: October 2020

Certaines personnes font état de sentences censées saisir et constituer en peu de mots ce qu’elles sont irrémédiablement depuis toujours. Ces sentences, que nous appelons paroles « maternelles », déterminent pour ces personnes un destin qui fait trauma, destin que le travail analytique permet pourtant de modifier, les conduisant alors à (re)créer leur propre histoire.
Tenter de chevaucher la mort : l’œuvre de Basquiat
Authors: Bonnichon Delphine
Published: October 2020

Nous interrogeons la reprise que Basquiat fait de son accident survenu à 7 ans dans son œuvre au décours de son adolescence. Le traumatisme qu’a pu ouvrir cette atteinte du corps et de son environnement familial se trouve rouvert à la faveur de l’après-coup pubertaire, mais alors le travail adolescent semble entravé du fait d’une difficulté à opérer pleinement la séparation avec les figures parentales de l’enfance trop éprouvées par l’accident et ses attaques.
Reconversion de la iglesia del convento de Santo Domingo (Lima) durante el Siglo XVII
Authors: San Cristóbal Antonio
Published: October 2020

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Movimientos estacionales en los re­gistros de oro y plata en las cajas de la Real Hacienda de la Nueva España (1761-1767)
Authors: Hausberger Bernd
Published: October 2020

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Triunfar en Washington. España ante Baire
Authors: Robles Muñoz Cristóbal
Published: October 2020

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Costureras y producción mercantil en la sociedad dominicana: los orígenes
Authors: Guerrero María Angustias
Published: October 2020

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La política económica del “socialismo militar” boliviano
Authors: Gallego Ferrán
Published: October 2020

La gestión del "socialismo militar" boliviano tuvo como objetivos económicos explicitos el fomento del capitalismo nacional, la ruptura de la dependencia externa, el control de las grandes fortunas mineras, el reforzamiento fiscal del Estado y una prudente redistribución de la riqueza. Este proyecto de modernización desarrollista se enfrentó con una seria crisis iniciada con la depresión de 1929 y agravada por la guerra del Chaco. En la misma medida en que tal coyuntura favoreció el acceso de los militares al poder, dificultó también la realización de un programa de corte expansionista. Las propuestas de reforma de las estructuras hubieron de sacrificarse a la corrección de los fuertes desequilibrios coyunturales: inflación, déficit estatal, caída en los precios del estaño, etc. La política económica restrictiva, acompañada de la timidez con que se afrontó el boicot de los sectores oligárquicos, determinó la decepción y debilitamiento de las capas populares, restando apoyo social al gobierno y clausurando las expectativas reformistas.
¿Guerra o comercio pacífico? La problemática interétnica del Chaco centro-occidental en el siglo XVIII
Authors: Santamaría Daniel J. , Peire Jaime A.
Published: October 2020

Generalmente se concibe al Chaco como un espacio vacío que tiene, en todo caso, interés para los antropólogos. Pero la evidencia documental, las crónicas y ciertas consideraciones lógicas nos permiten sostener la hipótesis de que ese enorme espacio habitado por pueblos que rechazaron la colonización europea, fue de modo permanente un escenario de intensas transacciones comerciales y sus concomitantes préstamos culturales. En este artículo se examinan aquellos hechos que ofrecen alternativas a la guerra de fronteras: en particular, el reclutamiento laboral de los aborígenes en las haciendas españolas y las propuestas que los mercaderes de fines del XVIll hicieron a las autoridades con vistas a confirmar a la región como zona comercial y acaso productiva, poniendo a la guerra como un ejercicio inútil.
El pleito Diego Colón-Francisco de Solís: el primer proceso por malos tratos a los indios en La Española (1509)
Authors: Mira Caballos Esteban
Published: October 2020

El artículo que ahora presentamos constituye un interesante aporte en torno a las relaciones hispano-indias en los primeros años de la colonización. A través de este pleito entre Diego Colón y Francisco de Solís, un miembro de la élite encomendera de Ovando, es posible analizar muchas cuestiones que se han mantenido bastante oscuras hasta nuestros días. Entre éstas podemos citar la visión que tanto vencedores como vencidos tenían de sus respectivos contrarios, mostrándose el indio como un ser con capacidad de juicio, muy lejos de aquellos seres mentirosos y sin razón de que hablaban muchos españoles.
Por lo demás, se establece una periodización de los alzamientos y las huidas quedando bien claro que, tras las guerras de Higuey y Xaragua. el indio no se alzó contra los españoles sino que tan sólo se ausentó y se marchó a los montes. Finalmente, examinamos fenómenos como la evangelización del aborigen, dejando bien sentada la resistencia, o mejor dicho la indiferencia, de éste hacia cualquier tipo de creencias o costumbres que no fuesen las de sus ancestros.
Dada la fecha de 1509 que se maneja, todos estos aportes contribuyen a llenar un vacío importante en torno a las relaciones sociales en los tiempos de la gobernación de fray Nicolás de Ovando.
I prefetti dell’annona da Augusto a Costantino
Authors: Caldelli Maria Letizia
Published: October 2020

Circa quarant'anni fa la collana della Bibliothèque des Écoles françaises d'Athènes et de Rome accoglieva il lavoro di H. Pavis d’Escurac, La préfecture de l'annone, service administratif impérial d'Auguste à Constantin (Rome, 1976), un contributo alla storia della amministrazione romana corredato da una corposa prosopografia. Il libro è ancora oggi un punto di riferimento obbligato sull'argomento, sebbene la base documentaria risulti invecchiata. Ciò che qui si propone non è un rifacimento dell'opera della studiosa francese, ma l'aggiornamento di almeno una parte dell'opera, quella relativa alla prosopografia dei prefetti dell'annona. I tanti ritrovamenti epigrafici e papiracei degli ultimi quarant'anni, le edizioni di questi, la messe di articoli e contributi che hanno originato, unitamente ad importanti opere di sintesi sull'ordine equestrerendono necessario integrare ed aggiornare la monografia del '76 sotto il profilo che qui si propone. Del precedente lavoro si segue il taglio cronologico e si conserva quanto di valido ancora oggi vi sia in un rapporto di continuo dialogo.
L’art sceptique de l’estrangement dans les Essais de Montaigne
Authors: Giocanti Sylvia
Published: October 2020

L’historien Carlo Ginzburg et le philosophe sceptique Michel de Montaigne conceptualisent tous deux le procédé d’« estrangement » comme une nouvelle manière de voir et de juger de la réalité humaine. L’article se propose de montrer en quoi l’un et l’autre, tout en voulant montrer les bienfaits d’une suspension d’une manière coutumière de voir, théorisent des mises en perspective différentes
Comment peut-on être européen ?
Authors: Spector Céline
Published: October 2020

Appliquant aux Lettres persanes de Montesquieu la réflexion de Carlo Ginzburg sur la démystification de la vie ordinaire, cette contribution entend distinguer trois figures de l’estrangement : 1) l’estrangement comme stratégie de défamiliarisation ; 2) l’estrangement comme dispositif spéculaire ; 3) l’estrangement comme figure de l’impossible lucidité sur soi, comme révélateur de l’angle mort de la philosophie et de la culture.
L’inquiétante familiarité ou comment tenir les anciens Grecs à distance
Authors: Pébarthe Christophe
Published: October 2020

Faire de l’histoire suppose de prendre de la distance avec l’objet étudié. L’historien de l’Antiquité doit en outre se démarquer de la familiarité qu’il pense avoir avec les sociétés anciennes. À la fin du XIXe siècle, les Grecs anciens étaient vus comme nos ancêtres. Par réaction, certains historiens français, Jean-Pierre Vernant notamment, ont proclamé l’altérité des Grecs. Ces deux options impliquent une comparaison entre Eux et Nous. Il convient dès lors de proposer une autre manière de comparer qui ne postule ni ne condamne a priori l’altérité des Grecs.
Le distant et le familier. Giorgio del Giglio « Pannilini » et son lecteur
Authors: Buttay Florence
Published: October 2020

La notion d’« estrangement » trouve un écho particulier dans l’étude des écrits des voyageurs. Surtout quand, comme dans le cas de Giorgio del Giglio (1507 ?-1579 ?), ces écrits devaient à la fois rendre familier à ses lecteurs, Italiens et catholiques, les contrées décrites, mais aussi chercher à réduire la distance qui le séparait d’eux. En effet, d’origine marrane probablement, plusieurs fois converti à l’Islam et tenté par le calvinisme, Giorgio écrit pour trouver sa place dans l’Italie de la deuxième moitié du XVIe siècle où ses convictions iréniques ne sont plus guère de saison.
Familiarité et estrangement : de faux antonymes
Authors: Merlin-Kajman Hélène
Published: October 2020

Carlo Ginzburg n’a pas seulement valorisé le procédé d’estrangement, il a aussi valorisé le regard rapproché. Nous suivons ici les arrière-plans théoriques et pratiques des deux démarches en observant, d’une part, comment l’estrangement peut jouxter la familiarité carnavalesque voire outrageante qui dégrade ce dont elle s’empare, aboutissant à l’exclusion violente de certains sujets de l’histoire humaine ; d’autre part, comment le regard rapproché, pour l’historien comme pour l’écrivain, peut faire entrer en contact avec l’étrangeté radicale du choc traumatique, (le « Réel » au sens lacanien du terme), c’est-à-dire lui frayer un passage et, de la sorte, réinscrire les zones d’ombre dans la trame symbolique de l’histoire, c’est-à-dire aussi renouer le fil de la transmission.
Human Gut Commensal Membrane Vesicles Modulate Inflammation by Generating M2-like Macrophages and Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells
Authors: Alpdundar Bulut Esin , Bayyurt Kocabas Banu , Yazar Volkan , Aykut Gamze , Guler Ulku , Salih Bekir , Surucu Yilmaz Naz , Ayanoglu Ihsan Cihan , Polat Muammer Merve , Akcali Kamil Can , Gursel Ihsan , Gursel Mayda
Published: October 2020

Immunomodulatory commensal bacteria modify host immunity through delivery of regulatory microbial-derived products to host cells. Extracellular membrane vesicles (MVs) secreted from symbiont commensals represent one such transport mechanism. How MVs exert their anti-inflammatory effects or whether their tolerance-inducing potential can be used for therapeutic purposes remains poorly defined. In this study, we show that MVs isolated from the human lactic acid commensal bacteria Pediococcus pentosaceus suppressed Ag-specific humoral and cellular responses. MV treatment of bone marrow–derived macrophages and bone marrow progenitors promoted M2-like macrophage polarization and myeloid-derived suppressor cell differentiation, respectively, most likely in a TLR2-dependent manner. Consistent with their immunomodulatory activity, MV-differentiated cells upregulated expression of IL-10, arginase-1, and PD-L1 and suppressed the proliferation of activated T cells. MVs’ anti-inflammatory effects were further tested in acute inflammation models in mice. In carbon tetrachloride–induced fibrosis and zymosan-induced peritonitis models, MVs ameliorated inflammation. In the dextran sodium sulfate–induced acute colitis model, systemic treatment with MVs prevented colon shortening and loss of crypt architecture. In an excisional wound healing model, i.p. MV administration accelerated wound closure through recruitment of PD-L1–expressing myeloid cells to the wound site. Collectively, these results indicate that P. pentosaceus–derived MVs hold promise as therapeutic agents in management/treatment of inflammatory conditions.
Effect of Combining EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Cytotoxic Agents on Cholangiocarcinoma Cells
Authors: Boonsri Boonyakorn , Yacqub-Usman Kiren , Thintharua Pakpoom , Myint Kyaw Zwar , Sae-Lao Thannicha , Collier Pam , Suriyonplengsaeng Chinnawut , Larbcharoensub Noppadol , Balasubramanian Brinda , Venkatraman Simran , Egbuniwe Isioma U. , Gomez Dhanwant , Mukherjee Abhik , Kumkate Supeecha , Janvilisri Tavan , Zaitoun Abed M , Kuakpaetoon Thiti , Tohtong Rutaiwan , Grabowska Anna M , Bates David O. , Wongprasert Kanokpan
Published: October 2020

Purpose The potential of members of the epidermal growth factor receptor (ErbB) family as drug targets in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has not been extensively addressed. Although phase III clinical trials showed no survival benefits of erlotinib in patients with advanced CCA, the outcome of the standard-of-care chemotherapy treatment for CCA, gemcitabine/cisplatin, is discouraging so we determined the effect of other ErbB receptor inhibitors alone or in conjunction with chemotherapy in CCA cells. Materials and Methods ErbB receptor expression was determined in CCA patient tissues by immunohistochemistry and digital-droplet polymerase chain reaction, and in primary cells and cell lines by immunoblot. Effects on cell viability and cell cycle distribution of combination therapy using ErbB inhibitors with chemotherapeutic drugs was carried out in CCA cell lines. 3D culture of primary CCA cells was then adopted to evaluate the drug effect in a setting that more closely resembles in vivo cell environments. Results CCA tumors showed higher expression of all ErbB receptors compared with resection margins. Primary and CCA cell lines had variable expression of erbB receptors. CCA cell lines showed decreased cell viability when treated with chemotherapeutic drugs (gemcitabine and 5-fluorouracil) but also with ErbB inhibitors, particularly afatinib, and with a combination. Sequential treatment of gemcitabine with afatinib was particularly effective. Co-culture of CCA primary cells with cancer-associated fibroblasts decreased sensitivity to chemotherapies, but sensitized to afatinib. Conclusion Afatinib is a potential epidermal growth factor receptor targeted drug for CCA treatment and sequential treatment schedule of gemcitabine and afatinib could be explored in CCA patients.
The Category $\mathcal O$ for Lie Algebras of Vector Fields (I): Tilting Modules and Character Formulas
Authors: Duan Fei-Fei , Shu Bin , Yao Yu-Feng
Published: October 2020

In this article, we exploit the theory of graded module categories with semi-infinite character developed by Soergel (Character formulas for tilting modules over Kac–Moody algebras, Represent. Theor. 2 (1998), 432–448) to study representations of infinite-dimensional Lie algebras of vector fields

W(n), S(n)

and

H(n) (n \geq 2)

, and obtain a description of indecomposable tilting modules. The character formulas for those tilting modules are determined.
Existence of Kirillov–Reshetikhin Crystals for Multiplicity-Free Nodes
Authors: Biswal Rekha , Scrimshaw Travis
Published: October 2020

We show that the Kirillov–Reshetikhin crystal

B^{r,s}

exists when

r

is a node such that the Kirillov–Reshetikhin module

W^{r,s}

has a multiplicity-free classical decomposition.
Combinatorial Belyi Cuspidalization and Arithmetic Subquotients of the Grothendieck–Teichmüller Group
Authors: Tsujimura Shota
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we develop a certain combinatorial version of the theory of Belyi cuspidalization developed by Mochizuki. Write

{\overline{\mathbb{Q}}} \subseteq \mathbb{C}

for the subfield of algebraic numbers

\in \mathbb{C}

. We then apply this theory of combinatorial Belyi cuspidalization to certain natural closed subgroups of the Grothendieck–Teichmüller group associated to the field of

p

-adic numbers [where

p

is a prime number] and to stably

\times mu

-indivisible subfields of

{\overline{\mathbb{Q}}}

, i.e., subfields for which every finite field extension satisfies the property that every nonzero divisible element in the field extension is a root of unity.
Estimation and Assessment of Total Phosphorus and Trophic State Index Estimated from Landsat 8 Dataset on 2018 at Daecheong Reservoir
Authors: Baik Jongjin , Park Jongmin , Choi Minha
Published: October 2020

Objectives : Remote sensing of water quality parameters (WQPs) has been widely applied along with the emerging importance of obtaining the spatial pattern of water quality at inland reservoir. This study retrieved the Total Phosphorus (TP) via remote sensing imagery at Daecheong reservoir and used it for acquiring the spatial distribution of Trophic State Index (TSI).Methods : First, stepwise regression for TP was established using the ground-based TP measurement and reflectance of Landsat 8 collocated in space and time. With the developed regression model, we estimated the spatial distribution of TSI and evaluated the severity of eutrophication at Daecheong reservoir.Results and Discussion : The result confirmed that predicted TP yielded reasonable statistics compared against measured TP with R2 of 0.956 and p-value of 0.022. Seasonal variation of TP was highly influenced by the precipitation. Similarly, precipitation also influenced to the spatial pattern of TSI. Before the rainfall event (e.g., August 22 2018) at Daecheong reservoir, TSI metric indicated the oligotrographic stage. However, TSI of Daecheong reservoir after the rainfall (e.g., October 25 2018) indicated the mesotrophic and eutrophic stage.Conclusions : These results confirmed that the retrieval of WQP from remote sensing imagery can serve as a robustness tool to monitor the water quality over the large scale area.
Matching algorithm of the auctions on Ebay
Authors: Phuong Nguyen Van
Published: October 2020

This paper explores eBay auction properties that match buyers and sellers and generates millions of sales every month. eBay’s auction is now a well known mechanism designed to make buyers and sellers feel comfortable doing business without meeting each other. In a theoretical point of view, the current matching algorithm has not solved the online auction problems because the main conditions of agents’ preferences do not satisfy when bidders are unobservable and a set of bidders is not identified. Therefore, we construct a new simplified model of matching with a given object for sale to form a seller-bidder pair to overcome the online auction issues. Specially, our model may extend for the matching mechanism of the job market.
Standard motorcycle helmet usage and its effect on road traffic safety in the two major cities of Vietnam
Authors: Anh Trinh Thuy
Published: October 2020

The number and severity of road accidents in Vietnam is at alarming rate. From 2003, the Government has tried to improve traffic safety, therefore the number of accident and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the rate of death reduced suddenly. However, from the end of 2008, even though accident number decreasing, a number of TBI and deaths due to road crash are jumping up. This paper aims to analyze the reason of heavy injuries, TBI and deaths happening increased. The specific surveys were taken to motorcyclists, helmet market, traffic safety agencies and hospital in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Statistic method, integrated comparison, observation, expert interview survey and brainstorming method have been used in this study to analyze the problem. Then road safety situation, helmet usage, regulation and enforcement were analyzed. Base on these, proposal to improve road safety in the two major cities in Vietnam is going to be discussed.
Exit the main stream ! Options to restore financial markets at the end of the neoliberal disaster
Authors: Rainer Stachuletz , Hansjörg Herr
Published: October 2020

In the context of the currently ongoing financial crisis some research work has been done to outline the major weaknesses of the deregulated and liberalized financial system architecture. A growing shadow-financial system, the abuse of investment techniques and the available financial instruments, accompanied by poorly performing and overestimated rating agencies, short term oriented financial behaviour and a poorly developed regulatory and supervisory environment led to a two-digit trillion Dollar damage. The system has in parts lost its function to efficiently intermediate between savers and borrowers and thus became a continuous threat to the value creating real economy. To restore the functionality of the financial system a set of measures is discussed. The Vietnamese financial system partially mirrors weaknesses of the current global financial system, although its particular strengths and weaknesses have to be considered separately as they are borne by the specific features of the Vietnamese economic system.
How to manage business ethics effectively?
Authors: Thang Tran Kiem Viet
Published: October 2020

The main purpose of this paper is exploring ways to manage business ethics effectively. To achieve this, first of all, the paper reviews the concepts and importance of business ethics together with its components, such as corporate ethics codes and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Next, five ways to manage business ethics efficiently are revealed. Based on these suggested ways, the paper recommends four practical actions for managers to have good management skills in this field. These recommendations are setting up an effective corporate ethics code, acting and behaving ethically in any circumstances, setting up rules and regulations, and advancing CSR in a very wise way. The paper concludes with two issues for future researchers: whether corporations need a business ethics manager/ specialist, and how companies motivate their employees to act ethically
Self-indulgence and purchasing behavior toward fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) during the inflation time
Authors: Thao Hoang Thi Phuong
Published: October 2020

Inflation is no longer a new thing to Vietnam. Vietnam was in the top ten countries in the world which had the highest inflation rate in 2011 and the threat of inflation always exists till now. Vietnamese consumers, as a result, prepared themselves to cope with the tough economic time. This study’s aim is to study the attitude and behavior of Vietnamese consumers when buying FMCG categories during the inflation time. The research classifies whether Vietnamese consumers have any change in purchase behavior during inflation versus a normal economic situation and their future purchase intention in correlation with their perception towards future macro economics’ context. The study includes the research on several aspects such as the consumers’ attitude towards economy status, needs of self-indulgence, and the change in consumers’ FMCG spending during inflation time as well as their concerns about their future FMCG purchase.
Enhancing customer satisfaction in terms of service quality in supermarket - The case study of Big C supermaket in HCMC
Authors: Anh Trinh Thuy , Tai Phan Minh
Published: October 2020

This paper aimed at determining factors effecting customer satisfaction in terms of service quality as well as evaluating satisfaction level of shoppers in Big C Supermarket. A survey of 158 shoppers in various Big C supermarkets in HCMC has evaluated retail service quality according to Retail Service Quality Scale (RSQS) which composes of 5 dimensions namely physical aspects, reliability, personal interaction, problem solving and policy. The findings show that there are three factors mainly effecting on customer satisfaction in Big C, those factors are Reliability, Problem Resolving and Policy. Based on the result of survey, practicle solutions recommended to Big C for improvement of service quality in order to close gaps that could lead to increasing customer satisfaction.
Should Vietnamese firm’s stocks be listed in a MSCI Global Equity index? Experience drawn from the sample of 30 countries
Authors: Duc Vo Hong , Huy Doan Bao
Published: October 2020

This study was conducted to investigate the argument of the increased co‐movement between the return of stocks, which are added to an MSCI Global Equity Index (MSCI Index) and the returns of the market index. It means that inclusion of the newly added stocks in an index leads to increased comovement between these stocks and the rest of the index. The MSCI Index is a broad and investable global equity benchmark and serve as the basis for over 500 exchange traded funds throughout the world. Our sample covers the MSCI Index inclusions from May 2003 to August 2008, corresponding to 16 adjustment quarters. Over this period, we have 1,274 index inclusion events over 46 countries in total. We found that inclusion into the MSCI Index leads to on average a higher beta with the national index. 21 out of the 30 countries in our sample experienced an increase in beta in the post‐inclusion period. Given the two stock exchanges in Vietnam are young in terms of a number of years since establishment and a small size of the market by the international standard, caution is required when evidence from wellestablished and matured markets used in this study is drawn. Nevertheless, the implications for listed firms in Vietnam are that their stocks will be more frequently traded by various groups of investors as

long as the stocks are listed with an MSCI index, including the powerful MSCI Frontier Markets Indexes of 26 countries in the world.
Contribution of International Trade and Capital Accumulation to Economic Growth of Thailand during the last half of the 20th century
Authors: Duc Nguyen Minh
Published: October 2020

The present paper examines the links between international trade, capital and economic growth in Thailand from 1950 to 2000 in an applied growth model including exchange rate as a control variable. Prior to 1980 the elasticity of per capita income with respect to trade was -0.2% switching to 0.07% in 1980 in line with the change from resource exports and import substitution to manufactured exports. The exchange rateelasticity of per capita income prior to 1980 was 0.4% switching to -0.2% consistent with the move to a floating exchange rate. Results confirm the overriding theoretical importance of investment to economic growth
Determinants of banking crisis in developing countries
Authors: Phuc Nguyen Van , Quang Luong Duy
Published: October 2020

This paper identifies determinants associated with probability of banking crisis in developing countries. By using data sample of more than 80 developing countries around the world from 1974 to 2002, the results from our mutivariate logit economitric model indicate that systemic banking crisis tend to erupt as macro-conditions are weak, especially when economies experience low GDP growth and high inflation. Moreover,we also find that the banking sector becomes sensitive to the crisis as the credit growth booming. Besides, other financial macro variables such as high real interest rate and exchange rate are also confirmed to be associated with risk of crisis.
Consumer-based Brand value: A study on Foreign Banks in Ho Chi Minh City Market
Authors: Thao Hoang Thi Phuong , Linh Doan Thi My
Published: October 2020

The article presents an empirical study to discover consumers’ perception on foreign banks’ brand value which is said as one of key drivers for business success. The study is aimed at assisting brand managers to track their brand value and hence to improve their product and service quality. The conceptual model is founded on a consumer-based approach to brand value. To validate the model, a survey of 183 interviewees was carried out in four popular foreign banks in Ho Chi Minh City: Citibank, HSBC, ANZ and Standard Chartered (SCB). The collected data was tested and analyzed by Exploratory Factor Analysis. The study reveals that Brand Knowledge, Brand Differentiation, Brand Relevance and Brand Esteem correlate closely to each other and have a strong affect to Consumer-based Brand Value. The findings are discussed and the implications for banks’ management are presented.
The way public relations practitioners influence media agendas in Vietnam
Authors: Loan Van Thi Hong
Published: October 2020

The paper provides empirical evidence for the development of the theory of media agendasetting. The power of the media, according to the theory, has been changed in public relations in Vietnam. Public relations practitioners have power to shape media content as they desire. This research uncovers that public relations practitioners not only impact media agendas as the theory describes, but also do the job of journalists. While public relations practitioners in the West use framing and information subsidies to influence media agendas for the public, this study indicated that practitioners in Vietnam tend to be responsible for public relations editorials that are considered as the main duty of media people. The paper additionally explains the way Vietnamese journalists conduct news to underpin understanding of the characteristics of media relations in the country. This paper also presents a Tripolar model of corporate, media and public agendas which was designed based on the research data.
An assessment of multidimensional urban poverty in Vietnam central cities
Authors: Dung Nguyen Huu , Cuong Nguyen Van
Published: October 2020

Cross section data from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey 2008 (VHLSS2008) was used to estimate multidimensional poverty in five urban central cities (Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh, and Can Tho) in Viet Nam following the methodology developed by Alkire & Santos (2010). Five dimensions of poverty were considered in the study including education, health, standard of living, economic well-being, and employment labor. The findings show that multidimensional poverty is significantly high in central cities, especially in Ho Chi Minh City. The multidimensional poor suffer from the high deprivation intensity of indicators as type of dwelling, underemployment, housing space, and working time. Moreover, five urban central cities present non-depreciable level of deprivation in electricity. Under-employment deprivation significantly increases its contribution as it receives a higher weight in the estimation. The study highlights the potential application of the methodology for national poverty measurement at multidimensional level as well as a tool for state budget allocation.
Factors affecting the economic growth in the Mekong Delta
Authors: Phuoc Nguyen Kim
Published: October 2020

The objective of the study is to find out factors affecting the economic growth (GDP) of the 13 provinces/cities in the Mekong Delta. The study used secondary data from Statistical Yearbook of Statistical Office of 13 provinces cities in the Mekong Delta in the period of 2005-2014 . The study included 12 independent variables which impact on the ability of the local GDP

method, which has turned "economic crisis" to a dummy variable. With technical analysis panel regression, regression of GDP variables is made by macro factors and local characteristics. This study has found that the elements of economic crisis had a stronger impact and adverse effects on GDP. In addition, factors such as the state capital, private investment in the country, the situation of balancing the state budget revenues and expenditures, the open economy, inflation, and the total workforce retail sales also affect GDP. In particular, most of the variables are affected in the same way except two variables GDP which is inflation and balance of payment of the state budget (mixed impacts). From the research findings, some recommendations are proposed to promote economic growth of the Mekong Delta.
Macroeconomic factors and stock prices – A case of real estate stocks on Ho Chi Minh stock exchange
Authors: Quy Vo Thi , Loi Dang Thi Ngoc
Published: October 2020

This study investigates the relationship of selected economic factors such as inflation rate, 10-year Government bond yields, GDP growth rate, exchange rate, and stock trading volumes and real estate stock price of 38 real estate companies listed on HOSE in period 7 years, from January 2009 to September 2015.The study found that 3 economic factors (inflation rate, GDP growth rate, and exchange rate) impact significantly on real estate stock prices; but the relationship between 10-year Government bond yield and trading volume, and real estate stock prices was not found. The research’s results imply that these factors should be taken into account as predictors of the movement of real estate stock price in Vietnamese stock market.
Impact factors of knowledge sharing intention of it employees in Vietnam – An integrated approach
Authors: Trung Pham Quoc , Thang Ho Ba
Published: October 2020

In the knowledge era, knowledge sharing has been becoming an essential issue to knowledge-based organizations, such as IT businesses. However, knowledge sharing among workers in IT organizations is not efficient in reality. Especially, in a developing country like Vietnam, there is a lack of research in this topic. Therefore, this research tries to identify and to measure the impact of those factors on the knowledge sharing intention of employees in the IT industry. Unlike previous studies, this research integrated factors of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and other factors of the organization environment and ICT to explore their impacts on knowledge sharing intention. Using Convenience sampling method, 257 valid samplings were collected from organizations in IT industry in HCMC. The scale was tested by Cronbach’s Alpha, EFA analysis methods. Based on regression analysis, the factor affecting knowledge sharing intention of employees was sorted by descending order, including: affiliation and innovativeness in an organization, attitude towards knowledge and subjective norms, perceived behavioral control. Besides, the knowledge sharing intention of employees is also indirectly affected by factors: anticipated reciprocal relationship and fairness in organization and support of ICT. The results of the ANOVA analysis show that there is a marked difference in knowledge sharing intention between managers and employees. Based on these results, some suggestions for facilitating knowledge sharing between employees in IT industry are proposed.
Formal accounting harmonization - A new measurement scheme demonstrated by Vietnam’s data and International Financial Reporting Standards
Authors: Thanh Le Vu Ngoc , Hiep Hoang Trong
Published: October 2020

We are living in a “flat world” of international integration and adaptive trends. This requires countries to integrate their own regulations to those from other countries. Accounting regulations are no exception. It is necessary to measure how much a nation’s accounting regulations are the same or different from those of another country or from International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Extant literature reveals a rich discussion about this topic. Many measurement schemes have been initiated and employed. However, it is argued that data classification processes in those works contain some flaws. This paper contends the data specifically used to evaluate accounting measurement issues. The data will be divided into initial and subsequent recognition because such partition collectively affects the financial report figures. Therefore, the similarity of accounting regulations as a whole should be the multiplication of initial and subsequent recognition similar degree. To this extend, this work contributes to the research theme.
Factors influencing the willingness-to-pay of internet users in Vietnam for the fee-based online contents
Authors: Loan Nguyen Thuy Quynh , Long Tran Vu Hoang
Published: October 2020

The aim of this study is to identify key factors that influence the willingness-to-pay (WTP) of Internet users in Vietnam for fee-based online contents. The study collects 309 suitable questionnaires filled by internet users over 18 years old and living in Vietnam, who frequently use online contents and have ideally made payment for online contents. The analysis results indicate that the willingness-to-pay for the fee-based online contents of Vietnamese users are influenced by their attitudes toward paying and ethical self-efficacy for online piracy. The study also identifies the antecedents of attitude, which include the perceived benefits of usefulness and enjoyment, the perceived sacrifice of the fee, social influences from other people, and especially the free mentality. The study then suggests managerial implications to online content providers in enhancing WTP for the fee-based online contents in Vietnam.
Investigating income smoothing: Empirical evidence from Vietnam's listed companies
Authors: Thu Phung Anh , Khuong Nguyen Vinh
Published: October 2020

Income smoothing is a dimension of the accounts manipulation theme that has been attracting great attention in the accounting literature. A goal of manipulation is widely ascribed to managers who wants income smoothing. The author has tried to investigate income smoothing at listed companies on the Stock Exchange. For this purpose, we chose a stratified random sample of 285 companies from formula listed companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange. We carried the mechanism for smooth and non-smoothing companies Eckel model (coefficient of variation of the distribution of profits to sales). We have compared 111 smoothing companies and 174 non-smoothing companies. The study results suggest that the Eckel index is suitable for the Vietnam stock market and shows a slight increase compared to the previous research.