bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Self-skincare knowledge and practice described by elderly persons in the mid-west of Minas Gerais
Authors: Garbaccio Juliana Ladeira , Ferreira Amanda Domingos , Pereira Amanda Laís Gonçalves Gama
Published: March 2016

The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices reported by the elderly in relation to basic care of one's skin. A cross sectional study was performed from November 2011 to August 2012 in Arcos, Minas Gerais, based on a structured questionnaire administered to 250 elderly persons, with answers statistically analyzed. Knowledge and practices of self-skincare were evaluated from the median number of ten questions answered by the elderly. Most of the sample population were women (54.8%), aged between 60 and 69 years (52.4%), with a primary education (71.6%) and working in a job where they were exposed to direct sunlight (58.0%). The majority (76.4%) said they did not use protective sun filter despite considering it important (77.6%). The use of body moisturizing creams was reported by 55.6%. An association (p<0.05) was identified between the variables practice/knowledge and gender and practice outdoor activity. Further studies can be conducted as a result of the present research to clarify factors related to non-adherence to self-skincare, and educational measures should be put in place for the entire population, regardless of age, to prevent pathological skin aging.
Representação Social do Usuário de Drogas na Perspectiva de Dependentes Químicos
Authors: Melo Juliana Rízia Félix , Maciel Silvana Carneiro
Published: March 2016

Resumo Os usuários de drogas estão ligados a um imaginário que remete à irresponsabilidade e à delinquência; por isso, não há muita disponibilidade para ouvir sobre suas experiências e vivências. Diante disso, objetivou-se conhecer e analisar o conteúdo e a estrutura da representação social do usuário de drogas. A amostra compreendeu 30 dependentes químicos em tratamento numa instituição psiquiátrica em João Pessoa-PB. Foi utilizada uma entrevista, analisada por meio da Análise de Conteúdo Temática, e a Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras, analisada a partir do EVOC. Os instrumentos foram administrados individualmente no ambiente institucional. Constatou-se que a representação social do usuário de drogas é negativa, pois ele é concebido como não confiável e mau-caráter, e como um doente, não tendo capacidade de lutar contra sua dependência. Conclui-se que essas representações podem ter repercussões negativas na vida desses usuários, pois adquirem status de verdade, guiando suas condutas e a forma como compreendem sua realidade.
Indicadores de Criatividade no Desenho da Figura Humana
Authors: Oliveira Karina da Silva , Wechsler Solange Muglia
Published: March 2016

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar evidências de precisão e de validade para um protocolo de análise de características criativas presentes no Desenho da Figura Humana (DFH). Para isso, realizaram-se dois estudos. A amostra foi composta por cinco juízes e 208 crianças de escolas públicas e particulares, com idades entre nove anos e 11 anos e 11 meses. O primeiro estudo referiu-se à precisão do protocolo, e o instrumento foi considerado adequado segundo os critérios de 75% de concordância e análise de Correlação de Pearson. Para o segundo estudo foram utilizados dois instrumentos, sendo um o protocolo de triagem criativa para o DFH e o Teste de Criatividade Figural Infantil. Os instrumentos foram comparados por meio de Correlação de Pearson e Análise Fatorial. Os resultados apontaram que indicadores tais como Elaboração, Expressão de Emoção e Movimento estão relacionados à características criativas no DFH. Foram observadas influências das variáveis tipo de escola e sexo para os itens de criatividade como movimento, perspectiva incomum e uso de contextos. Conclui-se que o protocolo de triagem criativa do DFH pode apresentar indicadores válidos de criatividade.
Parentalidades Adotiva e Biológica e Suas Repercussões nas Dinâmicas Conjugais
Authors: Cecílio Mariana Silva , Scorsolini-Comin Fabio
Published: March 2016

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender os processos de construção das parentalidades adotivas e biológicas e suas repercussões na conjugalidade. Trata-se de um estudo de caso coletivo, qualitativo e transversal. Foram entrevistados sete casais com filho(s) biológico(s) nascido(s) antes da chegada do(s) adotivo(s). Utilizou-se a técnica da história de vida e a entrevista semiestruturada, totalizando 14 entrevistas. A análise de conteúdo revelou quatro eixos temáticos. A motivação para adoção foi referida como ato tanto de amor quanto de ajuda ao próximo. Observou-se que a transição para a parentalidade, ocorrida com o nascimento do filho biológico, repercutiu de modo mais expressivo na qualidade da relação conjugal que a chegada dos demais filhos, tanto adotivos quanto biológicos. O planejamento do casal para a adoção possibilitou que os ajustes na estrutura familiar não afetassem a conjugalidade e a satisfação no relacionamento amoroso, compreendido como positivo ao longo da experiência parental.
CONDILLAC E O ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS: QUE RELAÇÕES PODEMOS ENCONTRAR AINDA HOJE?
Authors: Caixeta Maria Emilia
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Via de regra, pouco nos ocupamos em pensar as epistemologias que sustentam e orientam as ações em sala de aula. Há um relativo consenso de que os livros didáticos desempenham um papel importante na definição dos currículos. O objetivo deste trabalho será, pois realizar uma leitura da sala de aula de ciências da primeira série do Ensino Fundamental quanto às suas filiações epistemológicas. Para isso, será analisado um conjunto de atividades de ensino extraído de uma coleção de ciências destinada ao nível fundamental . Esse estudo será complementado ainda com entrevistas realizadas com estudantes desse nível de ensino. A discussão dessas lições de aula está referenciada na corrente sensualista e na história dos manuais didáticos de ciências. Os princípios filosóficos iluministas foram tomados com vista a auxiliar na interpretação da origem de algumas idéias recorrentes no ensino de ciências, por exemplo, no que diz respeito à importância que os órgãos dos sentidos desempenha na compreensão e explicação do mundo natural. Na confluência do racionalismo cartesiano e iluminista emergiu uma orientação teórico- metodológica de cunho empírico-sensualista que perdura até hoje nas práticas escolares, sem que se proceda a uma análise crítica dessa orientação fundamentada na epistemologia contemporânea.
ALFABETIZAÇÃO CIENTÍFICO-TECNOLÓGICA: UM NOVO "PARADIGMA"?
Authors: Auler Décio
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Busca-se ampliar o debate sobre a denominada Alfabetização Científico- Tecnológica. Neste âmbito, postula-se a necessidade de superar o ensino meramente propedêutico, disciplinar. Discute-se, enquanto configuração curricular, a progressiva substituição da abordagem conceitual pela abordagem temática. Tal encaminhamento está alicerçado em pressupostos do educador brasileiro Paulo Freire, bem como do denominado movimento Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade.
AS REPRESENTAÇÕES SOCIAIS DA ESQUISTOSSOMOSE DE ESCOLARES DE ÁREA ENDÊMICA DE MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Diniz Maria Cecília P. , Braga Rosalina Batista , Schall Virgínia Torres
Published: March 2016

Resumo: O estudo investiga as representações sociais sobre a esquistossomose de escolares em área endêmica de Minas Gerais realizando uma reflexão acerca das atitudes e crenças do grupo frente a doença, com a intenção de propor embasamento para a elaboração, produção, contextualização e adequação de abordagens pedagógicas e materiais educativos. O referencial teórico adotado é o da representação social, na sua vertente cognitivista. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram escolares compreendidos na faixa etária de sete a quatorze anos, de duas escolas da rede estadual, portadores e não portadores da esquistossomose. A coleta dos dados foi efetuada através da realização das técnicas de associações livres, hierarquização de palavras, controle da centralidade e entrevista semi-diretiva. Participaram 128 escolares. Para a análise dos dados utilizou-se o software Excel 2000 e análise de conteúdo, segundo Bardin. Os resultados indicam que a representação social do grupo estudado estrutura-se em torno de idéias ligadas à transmissão, sintomatologia e descrição da doença. Observa-se que as representações estão ancoradas no conhecimento passado por outras pessoas que conheceram a esquistossomose numa época em que era ainda um problema muito mais grave.O perfil caracterizado traz implicações para as práticas pedagógicas e assim as ações educativas para a promoção da saúde, devem estar pautadas, ao mesmo tempo, na heterogeneidade e nas especificidades da representação.
UM CURRÍCULO DE CIÊNCIAS VOLTADO PARA A COMPREENSÃO POR TODOS
Authors: Millar Robin
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Aborda as razões para ensinar ciências para todos os estudantes da escola e as caracterís ticas do currículo de ciências. Discute três aspectos de uma compreensão da ciência: compreensão do conteúdo de ciências, compreensão dos métodos de investigação utiliza dos na ciência, e compreensão da ciência enquanto atividade social.
Reproductive and productive performances of crossbred Andaman local pigs under small holder production system at Bay Islands, India
Authors: Kundu M. S. , Sunder Jai , Kundu A. , De Arun Kumar , Sujatha T.
Published: March 2016

The present study appraises different traditional feeding practices followed by farmers and effect of dietary zinc supplementation on the reproductive and productive performances of crossbred Andaman local pigs. In the 1st experiment the effect of three feeding practices were evaluated and in the 2nd experiment the effect of supplementation of 80 ppm Zn on growth of weanling piglets were evaluated. The locally available feed ingredients like rice bran, taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves, broken rice, broken wheat, maize, and coconut cake were used in different proportion for feeding. The different reproductive parameters like the mean age at puberty, age at first conception and first farrowing and various litter traits varied significantly (<0.01) among the three treatment groups. In the next experiment the effect of Zn supplementation on post weaning growth performances of piglets were studied. In treatment group (n=5) 80 ppm Zn was supplemented along with normal farm diet where as in control group (n=5) normal diet was given. The experiment continued for three months. The results showed that the sow receiving the ration made up of coconut cake, broken rice or maize performed better than the sow receiving ration made up of colocasia leaves and rice bran in respect of reproductive performances. Similarly, inclusion of 80 ppm Zn in stater ration enhanced the daily body weight.
Productivity and nutritive parameters of fodder maize under varying plant density and fertility levels for improved animal productivity
Authors: Kumar Rakesh , Singh Magan , Tomar S. K. , Meena B. S. , Rathore D. K.
Published: March 2016

Nutritive quality parameters of forages are largely affected by management at farm level. Therefore, a field investigation was carried out during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2014 and 2015 at Forage Research and Management Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal to evaluate the effect of different planting densities and fertility levels on growth, yield and nutritive quality of fodder maize.Treatment consisted of three planting densities using seed rates of 60,75 and 90 kg/ha in main plot and six fertility levels in subplots (0,50,75,100,125 and 150% of recommended dose of fertilizer. Results of two year study indicated that at low plant density (60 kg/ha seed rate) response to applied fertilizer was significant up to 125 % RDF, while at higher plant density response was only up to 75% RDF. Therefore, plant density (60 kg/ha seed rate) and fertility level (125% RDF i.e. 150 kg N/ha and 60 kg P2O5/ha) should be used to obtain maximum green fodder yield with good quality.
Nutrient uptake of hybrid okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] under drip fertigation
Authors: Venkadeswaran E. , Sundaram V.
Published: March 2016

An experiment was conducted to compare the effect of conventional fertilisers and water soluble fertilisers at varying frequency interval of application on nutrient uptake of hybrid okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]. The experiment was laid out in a Randomised block design with two control involving ten treatments in a factorial way and was replicated thrice. The plot receiving daily fertigation of water soluble fertilisers (S1F1) had recorded the highest fruit N, P and K uptake (53.66, 9.19 and 30.14 kg ha-1 of N, P and K respectively) followed by daily fertigation of conventional fertilisers (51.45, 8.85 and 29.40 kg ha-1 of N, P and K respectively). However they were found to be at par. The plant uptake of N, P and K was also found to be higher in the treatment receiving water soluble fertilisers on daily basis (21.94, 5.29 and 15.21 kg ha-1 of N, P and K respectively). Daily fertigation of conventional fertilisers (20.82, 5.04 and 14.66 kg ha-1 of N, P and K respectively) was the next best treatment and it was not found to differ significantly from S1F1. The lowest post harvest available N, P and K recorded in plots receiving daily fertigation using water soluble fertilisers (47.27, 30.18 and 340.67 kg ha-1 of N, P and K respectively) was found comparable to daily fertigation of conventional fertilisers (48.08, 30.75 and 341.67 kg ha-1 of N, P and K respectively). The maximum post harvest available soil N, P and K was recorded in control wherein the entire recommended fertilisers were applied in soil.
Genetic diversity analysis in green gram based on morphological traits
Authors: Das* Reecha. T. , Barua Purna K.
Published: March 2016

Twenty three advanced breeding lines of green gram, developed at different centres under the All-India Coordinated Research Project on MULLARP, were evaluated by growing them during summer to characterize the genotypes and to assess the magnitude of genetic diversity in the genotypes. Genetic dissimilarities as revealed by Euclidean distances ranged from 2.891 to 10.494. Maximum distance was observed between ML 1354 and MH 721. Based on Euclidean distances four clusters were formed. Cluster II was the largest, and was further divided into two sub-clusters, IIA and IIB, comprising of four and nine genotypes, respectively. Genotypes MH 709 and KM 2272 belonging to cluster I were closely placed as they shared most of the characters. But they could be distinguished with the help of characters like days to 50% flowering, position of pods in the plant and growth habit. Similarly, GM 04-02 and NM 1 in sub-cluster IIA were closely grouped, and they could be distinguished based on the characters leaf size and pod length. Similarly other closely grouped genotypes were also distinguishable on the basis of some characters. It was observed from the average Euclidean distances that ML 1354, SG 1, MH 721, SG 63-14 and MH 709 were divergent genotypes. These genotypes were potential parents in green gram breeding programme.
Effect of irrigation based on IW/CPE ratio and sulphur levels on yield and quality of gram (Cicer arietinum L.)
Authors: Srinivasulu* D. V. , Solanki R. M. , Bhanuprakash1 M. , Vemaraju2 A. , Prajapati P. J.
Published: March 2016

A field experiment was carried out during rabi 2010-11 to study the growth, yield and quality of gram as influenced by irrigation and sulphur levels. Irrigation and sulphur have shown significant influence on growth, yield, quality, moisture extraction pattern and water use efficiency. Among four irrigation schedules, irrigation scheduled at 0.9 IW/CPE ratio recorded higher values for all the growth parameters at various stages, yield attributes, grain and stover yield, quality parameters as well as net return and BCR while, 0.7 IW/CPE ratio remained on par. Amount of moisture extracted from surface layers was more irrespective of irrigation treatment. Depletion of soil moisture increased and water use efficiency decreased with increasing frequency of irrigation. Application of 40 kg S ha-1 recorded higher grain yield, protein content and protein yield, net return and BCR and remained on par with 20 kg S ha-1. However interaction between sulphur and irrigation levels, 20 kg S ha-1 and 0.7 IW/CPE has reported higher seed yield, net returns and BCR.
Physiochemical and nutritional attributes of raw and soaked seeds of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes
Authors: Kaur Satvir , Kaur Sarbjit , Gupta Anil K , Kaur Jagmeet
Published: March 2016

The present investigation aims to analyze nutrient profile, antinutritional traits and physiochemical characteristics in raw (dry seeds) and water soaked seeds of eighteen chickpea genotypes comprising 16 cold stress tolerant and 2 susceptible. Raw seeds of tolerant genotypes were found to have higher total sugars and protein content and lower amount of trypsin inhibitors. Higher content of raffinose family oligosaccharides in tolerant genotypes is an additional characteristic for their tolerant behaviour and it does not interfere with the digestion as with soaking these oligosaccharides are reduced by 87%. The enhanced mineral content with soaking in tolerant chickpea genotypes might be attributed to the better physiochemical characteristics in terms of higher hydration capacity and swelling index which leads to greater permeable and softer cotyledons that might help in leaching out of mineral ligands. The higher nutritional value along with better physiochemical characteristics observed in tolerant genotypes render them useful at consumer level as well as from breeding point of view.
Study of physiological growth indices of chickpea in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) + mustard (Brassica juncea) intercropping system under different weed management practices
Authors: Kour Ranjeet , Sharma B. C. , Kumar Anil , Kour Paramjeet , Nandan Brij
Published: March 2016

The field experiments were carried out during rabi season of 2009-10 and 2010-11 at the Research Farm of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha to assess the physiological growth indices in chickpea+mustard intercropping system under different weed management practices. The significant superiority of replacement series treatment for leaf area index of chickpea over additive series treatment was noticed. The crop of sole chickpea was followed by replacement and additive series treatments in recording highest dry matter, crop growth rate and net assimilation rate values. Sole stand of chickpea recorded numerically higher relative growth rate (RGR) followed by replacement and additive series treatments. Weed free treatment recorded numerically the highest crop growth rate (CGR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) of chickpea at all the stages of observation. Sole chickpea produced higher yield as compared to chickpea+mustard when grown in additive and replacement series in the respective order.
Influence of weed management on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) in gangetic plains of West Bengal, India
Authors: Adhikary Pabitra , Patra Partha Sarathi , Ghosh Ratikanta
Published: March 2016

The field experiments were carried out at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, India during summer seasons of 2012 and 2013, to study the effect of weed management on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in gangetic plains of West Bengal. Weed biomass, weed control efficiency as well as the pods plant-1, 100-seed weight, seed yield were significantly affected due to weed control treatments. Treatment receiving hand weeding twice recorded lowest weed biomass (3.44 g m-2) and highest WCE (85.09 %). Highest seed yield (1025 kg ha-1) was also recorded with hand weeding, which was significantly higher over other treatments. The results also showed that oxyfluorfen and chlorimuron-ethyl treatment applied at recommend rate were also effective in reducing the dry weight of weeds. Further the tested herbicides did not have significant effect on the crude protein and oil content in seeds.
The Defective Transposition Of Directive 29/2005/EC On Unfair Trade Practices To Spanish Law
Authors: Zurilla-Carinana Ma Angeles
Published: March 2016

Directive 29/2005/EC aims at the approximation of the regulations of Member States as regards unfair trade practices, including unlawful advertising. The transposition of this Directive to the Spanish legal system was made by means of 29/2009 Act. This Act reformed a number of laws including the Unfair Competition Act and the Consolidated Text of the General Act for the Defence of Consumers and Users. The classification of conduct that is forbidden in consumer Law, as regards unfair trade practices, is made directly by the state legislative, based on its exclusive responsibility regulating Commercial Law, and specifically, through the Unfair Competition Act, to which the whole of the CTGADCU (Consolidated Text of the General Act for the Defence of Consumers and Users) refers. The reasoning behind this option of the legislative is clear: to prevent the Autonomous Regions from enforcing regulatory control over the development of the protection of consumers and users. Nevertheless, the complexity of the system for the transposition of the Directive by 29/2009 Act gives rise to truly paradoxical situations: the detailed analysis of inconsistencies involved in the transposition method used for the Directive is the main focus of this work.
Forecasting With Exponential Smoothing Whats The Right Smoothing Constant?
Authors: Ravinder Handanhal V.
Published: March 2016

This paper examines exponential smoothing constants that minimize summary error measures associated with a large number of forecasts. These forecasts were made on numerous time series generated through simulation on a spreadsheet. The series varied in length and underlying nature no trend, linear trend, and nonlinear trend. Forecasts were made using simple exponential smoothing as well as exponential smoothing with trend correction and with different kinds of initial forecasts. We found that when initial forecasts were good and the nature of the underlying data did not change, smoothing constants were typically very small. Conversely, large smoothing constants indicated a change in the nature of the underlying data or the use of an inappropriate forecasting model. These results reduce the confusion about the role and right size of these constants and offer clear recommendations on how they should be discussed in classroom settings.
A Users Approach To Constructing The Business Reporting Model: An Internet-Based Research Case
Authors: Roohani Saeed , Sutton Steve
Published: March 2016

This case aids the exploration of exploring the financial disclosure requirements proposed by the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting (i.e., the Jenkins Committee). The premise of the Committees report was to propose a model for comprehensive business reporting that is closer in line with the needs of financial statement users. This case provides a reusable framework for investigating and report upon the availability of current information disclosures available for a given company and facilitates a comparison with those disclosures advocated by the Jenkins Committee. The re-usability feature is derived from the uniqueness that each company report will have based upon the information available for a given company at a given point in time. Hence, the case will differ for each student assignment in the same semester and will also differ from one semester to the next. Five primary objectives have been specifically addressed: (1) to raise students awareness of evolving issues I the accounting profession, (2) to facilitate students understanding of the real changes in current reporting that may evolve from the Jenkins Committee, (3) to understand the difficulties faced by financial statement users who currently must search for additional disclosures through multiple information sources of questionable reliability, (4) to provide a meaningful analysis of financial statement content and disclosures, and (5) to demonstrate how the Internet can be used as s tool for aggregating information when conducting business research and analysis.
Childrens Emotion And Behavior In Painting Activities
Authors: Chen I-Ju
Published: March 2016

This study adopted various methods such as qualitative research, observation, interviews, and document collection to examine the emotional responses, behavior changes, and counseling effects on a single-parent child in a skipped-generation family before or after a series of painting activities. The participant was asked to take part in 50-minute sessions twice a week for 8 weeks (16 unit activities in total). According our research findings, after the painting activities: (1) The subject in this study exhibited significant improvement in personal relationships, and there was a positive performance in social interaction, namely, more initiative and willingness to share with others; (2) The subject became more active in his family activities, and he tended to have more positive interactions with his grandmother; (3) The subject created significant positive changes in terms of inherent abilities, learning motivation, self-affirmation, and self development; and (4) The subject had significant improvement in learning performance in kindergarten; and (5) The subjects communication and expression skills were dramatically enhanced. During the painting projects, the subject did maintain good interactions with researchers and was very pleased to share more through self-disclosure. Hence, this study will provide conclusions and suggestions in accordance with these research findings, which can serve as a valuable reference for future research as well as for any pre-kindergarten teacher who is counseling children living in skipped-generation families who are more likely to have poor social interactions.
Does Gender Impact Business Students Perceptions Of Teaching Effectiveness?
Authors: Korte Leon , Lavin Angeline , Davies Thomas
Published: March 2016

While there are certainly differences ofopinion regarding teaching effectiveness, the goal of this study is toinvestigate whether there is consistency or differences in opinion based on thegender of the student doing the evaluation of the instructor or the gender ofthe instructor being evaluated. Thispaper summarizes the gender-based findings from a survey administered tostudents in fall 2011 at a mid-sized Association to Advance Collegiate Schoolsof Business International (AACSB International) accredited Midwesternuniversity business school. Thirty-fivetraits were presented for evaluation. Thefindings of this study suggest that there are differences between female andmale student ratings of teacher effectiveness.Females in general tend to rate teachers higher overall in terms ofteaching effectiveness. Furthermore,there are specific traits that appear to be more important to females, andother specific traits which appear to be more important to males. This study provides strong evidence thatthere are systematic differences between male and female students in terms of theirperceptions of the teaching traits they find important and how they rateinstructors of each gender. It isimportant that faculty members and especially administrators are aware of thepotential for gender bias in ratings of teacher effectiveness. Men and women have different perceptions. Male and female students are different, andthey perceive differences between male and female faculty members.
Impact Of Computer Based Share Market Simulations On Learning: A Link Between Self-Efficacy And Understanding
Authors: Foster F. Douglas , Gregor Shirley , Heaney Richard , Northcott William , O'Neill Terry , Richardson Alex , Welch Emma , Wood Robert
Published: March 2016

While the literature supports the use of share market simulation as an educational tool we analyse the impact of a share market simulation on student self-efficacy and understanding.  We find evidence of a statistically significant increase in self-efficacy through the use of the educational simulation.  We also find that while self-efficacy at the start of the simulation is positively correlated with the level of self-efficacy at the end, the final level of understanding attained is positively related to both self-efficacy and the level of understanding that existed at the beginning of the simulation.
Teaching Statistics With Constructivist-Based Learning Method To Describe Student Attitudes Toward Statistics
Authors: Tsao Yea-Ling
Published: March 2016

In this study, the researcher examined the effect of a semester-long, constructivist-based learning approach method on student attitudes toward statistics in an introductory statistics course. The author investigated whether students who engaged in constructivist-based learning environment performed more positive attitudes toward statistics. Results showed that, the constructivist-based learning approach technique encouraged students to become more positive attitudes toward statistics with the course content through active–learning environment. Thus, these findings have important implications for course content and instructional delivery.
K-12 And Beyond: Tennessees Businesses Evaluate The States Educational System
Authors: Festervand Troy A. , Tackett Tim R. , Tackett Linda F. , Festervand James E.
Published: March 2016

A survey of Tennessee’s business leaders was conducted to determine their perceptions of the state’s educational system. Respondents indicated that lower grades were performing average or above, other grades and institutions must improve.
The Ethics Of Managing Short-Term Earnings: Business Managers And Business Students Rate Earnings Management Practices Implications For Academia
Authors: Giacomino Don E. , Bellovary Jodi L. , Akers Michael D.
Published: March 2016

In 1990, Bruns and Merchant surveyed the readership of the Harvard Business Review (HBR).  Their survey asked HBR readers to rate the acceptability of earnings management practices. Prior to that study, researchers and accounting practitioners paid little attention to the morality of short-term earnings management.  However, in the wake of highly publicized financial frauds and failures, the profession and academic journals have emphasized the importance of the concepts of earnings quality and earnings management.The Bruns and Merchant survey provided 13 earnings management situations and asked the HBR readers to rate the acceptability of those practices.  In this study, we surveyed students and business managers to measure their perceptions about the morality of specific earnings management actions to determine if their perceptions are different from those of the HBR readers 15 years ago.  This article also compares the results of our study with several other studies that used the Bruns & Merchant instrument during the most recent 15 years.    Based on our findings, we discuss implications for academia.
AACSB Does It Matter?
Authors: Yates Donald , Shough Stuart
Published: March 2016

Does the accreditation of a school of business by AACSB have any bearing upon the school’s standing with the local population or is it primarily a term that is recognized only within academic circles and the townsfolk have no opinion?  This paper outlines the results of a survey of the local population – both business people and non-business people – by a marketing research class at a local university.  In order to not embarrass the respondents, they never posed the question “Do you know what it means to be AACSB certified?”  However, they did ask other questions which enabled them to obtain sufficient information to answer the question, AACSB – Does It Matter?
Achieving National Recognition Through Experiential Learning
Authors: Lucas Stephen R. , McMillian Norwood , Miles Benton E.
Published: March 2016

A student marketing organization was created as an internship project sponsored by General Motors (GM). Students gained hands-on experience in marketing the products and services of a local General Motors dealership selected by GM. The finalist team members presented the results of the project to a panel of GM representatives. The plan and its implementation which resulted in first place in a nationwide competition will be discussed. This paper will evaluate the project and determine the benefits to students, the faculty member, the University, and the community.
Innovation Constructs: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Sauer Paul L. , O'Donnell Joseph B.
Published: March 2016

Many organizations strive to improve performance by creating and marketing new products and/or services. Understanding why some new products and services succeed while others fail is critical to managers and marketing researchers. Diffusion of innovation theory addresses the reasons for, and rate of, the adoption of new ideas, products, and services. This theory and its related constructs have been successfully applied to new products while there has been less on emphasis on new services such as educational innovations. Further, research of educational innovations, has focused on adoption by teachers and administrators rather than students. This research study addresses this gap by empirically investigating whether diffusion of innovation theory and constructs apply to student adoption of new academic programs.  T
Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior To Understand In-Service Kindergarten Teachers Behavior To Enroll In A Graduate Level Academic Program
Authors: Chen I Ju
Published: March 2016

The main purpose of this study was to investigate and predict the behavioral intention of in-service Taiwanese kindergarten teachers regarding whether they would join a graduate level academic program.  The research framework was based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in order to identify the most influential component that affected their intention to join a graduate level academic program.  The study results demonstrate that the three components of the theory of planned behavior accurately predicted the factors affecting the kindergarten teachers concerning this intention.  The most powerful components to affect the teachers were attitude and perceived behavioral control.  Both attitude and perceived behavioral control were correlated and had a significant relationship to intention.
Accounting Issues: An Essay Series Part IV-Property, Plant, & Equipment
Authors: Laux Judy
Published: March 2016

This fourth article in a series of theoretical essays intended to supplement the introductory financial accounting course is dedicated to the topic of property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), including both the accounting treatment and its related conceptual connections.  The paper also addresses the measurement dilemmas, scandalous accounting episodes that have made the headlines, and both theoretical and empirical studies about PP&E that might be of interest to both students and professors.
Using The Monopoly Board Game As An In-Class Economic Simulation In The Introductory Financial Accounting Course
Authors: Shanklin Stephen B. , Ehlen Craig R.
Published: March 2016

This paper discusses using the Monopoly® board game as an economic simulation exercise to reinforce an understanding of how the accounting cycle impacts financial statements used to evaluate management performance. This approach uses the rules and strategies of a familiar board game to create a simulation of business and economic realities, which then becomes an effective in-class financial accounting practice set. The unique combination of each player’s skill and luck provides for unlimited outcome possibilities, delivering an interpretive result that cannot be predicted. This provides the students with a sense of ownership and “their own business” activities to record and present in class. While there is a definite lack of control over homework assigned by the instructor, the uniqueness of each Monopoly® team’s game results requires active engagement in class and individual effort on the assignments outside the classroom. The game establishes a valuable parallel for reality in practicing the financial accounting cycle and emphasizing its use by external parties. Because of the dynamic sense of capturing the “real-time” aspect of the game into finished financial statements for analysis, the students start to sense a greater appreciation for the role that accounting plays in business. This makes the first course in financial accounting move more quickly, and students appear to grasp the nature and purpose of the financial accounting system more readily and actively than with other pedagogical approaches previously used. This tends to offset the generally negative reputation of financial accounting courses on campus and also creates positive buzz about the principles of accounting class for students who must take it as a required course.
Accounting Issues: An Essay Series Part II Accounts Receivable
Authors: Laux Judith A.
Published: March 2016

This is the second in a series of articles designed to help academics refocus the introductory accounting course on the theoretical underpinnings of accounting.  Intended as a supplement for the principles course, this article connects the asset Accounts Receivable to the essential theoretical constructs, discusses the inherent tradeoffs and measurement dilemmas involved, describes newsworthy examples of “beyond-GAAP accounting,” and offers a brief bibliography for further investigation should students or professors choose to research this element in more depth.
The Worlds Best Anglo-American Universities Knowledge Management Attributes
Authors: Tower Greg , Plummer Julie , Ridgewell Brenda , Goforth Emily , Tower Spence
Published: March 2016

Key knowledge management attributes of the world’s most prestigious Anglo-American universities are surprisingly under-reported especially by best ranked USA institutions.  This leads to calls for more transparency.
College Of Business Majors Perceptions Toward Globalization: An Empirical Study
Authors: Janavaras Basil , Kuzma John , Thiewes Harold
Published: March 2016

The objective of this paper is to determine the extent to which business majors’ attitudes towards globalization are influenced by the area of selected study.  Research has documented that more favorable attitudes towards globalization are found among college students, and specifically, these more favorable attitudes are found in business majors.  While individuals may see globalization resulting in positive effects for the economy, business and the consumer, attitudes concerning globalization’s impact on the environment and domestic job creation and security may be quite different.  We surveyed junior and senior students at a mid-western public university on a variety of questions related to globalization.  Unlike the comparison of business with liberal arts majors, a further examination of the responses of four different business majors failed to note any consistent differences in the student responses.  Our findings support the Heckscher-Ohlin theory which argues that one’s skill endowments influence perceptions on globalization, and, when applied to the academic environment, the more favorable global attitudes among business majors are influenced by the skills attained in their academic training.
Teaching Hybrid Principles Of Finance To Undergraduate Business Students Can It Work?
Authors: Letterman Denise
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between course design and predictor variables: motivation, satisfaction, and success for students enrolled in the hybrid Principles of Finance course.  The participants for this research project were 117 undergraduate students (encompassing 6 semesters) at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The results indicate that course design does influence the predictor variables.  (A hybrid course combines face-to-face classroom instruction with computer-based learning.  These courses move a portion of course learning online and, as a result, reduce the amount of classroom time needed.)
Automating Word Of Mouth To Recommend Classes To Students: An Application Of Social Information Filtering Algorithms
Authors: Booker Queen Esther
Published: March 2016

This paper describes the development of a system called OSRS (online student recommender system).  We present quantitative and qualitative results obtained from the use of OSRS by current students.
Exploring The Factors Influencing UPM English Language Faculty Members Adoption And Integration Of Web-Based Instruction (WBI)
Authors: Sayadian Sima , Mukundan Jayakaran , Baki Roselan
Published: March 2016

Technology, if integrated effectively, has been found to influence students’ academic performance, develop their higher order thinking and problem solving, improve their motivation, attitude, and interest in learning, and help them prepare for the workforce as well as address the needs of low performing, at-risk, and learning impaired students (Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology, 2005).  This paper reports the findings of the study trying to investigate the application and integration of web based instruction by University Putra Malaysia (UPM) lecturers in Serdang , Malaysia. A questionnaire which included the items from the short form of the Moore and Benbasat (1991) instrument as well as some demographic questions was administered to UPM lecturers in Malaysia. Data collected through the survey questionnaire was used to examine the factors influencing the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) lecturers’ perception about application and integration of web based instruction. Our analysis of the data suggests that the innovation adoption variables of relative advantage, compatibility, visibility, ease of use, results demonstrability, and trialability should be considered by university lecturers seeking to increase the rate of adoption of e-Learning within their organisation.
Doctoral Colloquia The Student Experience
Authors: Stegemann Nicole , Glaser Stan
Published: March 2016

Doctoral Colloquia are organised regularly by academic associations to provide doctoral students with feedback on their research.  This paper discusses one such colloquium held recently in Sydney under the auspices of the Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC).  It provides the results of a survey held after the colloquium which highlights the effective use of various techniques to engage students and ensure they had positive outcomes from the experience.  The colloquium used a variety of techniques which lead to the positive outcomes; these included a form of speed-dating to discuss research ideas and one-on-one sessions with faculty from an expert panel. This paper will discuss these techniques. It also provides the results of the survey and concludes with recommendations for other academics involved in organising doctoral colloquia.
An Investigation Of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety And Its Relationship With Students Achievement
Authors: Awan Riffat-un-Nisa , Azher Musarrat , Anwar Muhammad Nadeem , Naz Anjum
Published: March 2016

The present study examines anxiety in English undergraduate classes with regard to the type of situations that provoke anxiety during different stages of the learning process and the relationship of anxiety with learners’ achievement. Participants of the study include 149 undergraduates enrolled in second and sixth semester of different departments of University of Sargodha who are learning English as a foreign language. The questionnaire used in this study is the abbreviated form of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). An inventory is also used to determine different situations that provoke anxiety. Finally, students’ GPA in English classes is taken to find its relationship with language anxiety. The results show that language anxiety and achievement are negatively related to each other. It is also found that female students are lessanxious in learning English as a foreign language than male students. ‘Speaking in front of others’ is rated as the biggest cause of anxiety followed by ‘worries about grammatical mistakes’, ‘pronunciation’ and ‘being unable to talk spontaneously’. It is suggested that the classroom environment should be encouraging and motivating. Moreover, teachers need to deal with anxiety-provoking situations carefully.
The Use Of Metacognitive Scaffolding To Improve College Students Academic Success
Authors: James Ioney , Okpala Comfort O.
Published: March 2016

In this era of accountabilities and complex ecologies, it is important to highlight results from metacognitive scaffolding, aimed at enhancing the learning strategies of a group of college freshmen preparing for the Praxis 1 examination.  The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of the use of metacognitive scaffolding used to enhance the literacy skills of 35 college students on their performance as measured by their test scores in Praxis 1 examination. It focuses on the importance of learning strategies to academic success, and literacy challenges encountered by college students. The result from the study indicates substantial improvement in students’ literacy performance on Praxis 1 examination.
Everything That New And Adjunct Business Faculty Members Should Ask About Teaching, But Dont Know Enough To Ask
Authors: Berschback Rick
Published: March 2016

This paper is a user-friendly manual designed to minimize the growing pains associated with college-level teaching.  Specific topics include syllabus development, classroom teaching methods, proper use of the initial class session, and advice related to answering student questions. Many new and adjunct instructors are met with unexpected challenges in the classroom. This manual will help them anticipate those challenges, improve the quality of instruction, and allow the instructor to better meet the course objectives.
Increased Expression of the Diabetes Gene SOX4 Reduces Insulin Secretion by Impaired Fusion Pore Expansion
Authors: Collins Stephan C. , Do Hyun Woong , Hastoy Benoit , Hugill Alison , Adam Julie , Chibalina Margarita V. , Galvanovskis Juris , Godazgar Mahdieh , Lee Sheena , Goldsworthy Michelle , Salehi Albert , Tarasov Andrei I. , Rosengren Anders H. , Cox Roger , Rorsman Patrik
Published: March 2016

The transcription factor Sox4 has been proposed to underlie the increased type 2 diabetes risk linked to an intronic single nucleotide polymorphism in CDKAL1. In a mouse model expressing a mutant form of Sox4, glucose-induced insulin secretion is reduced by 40% despite normal intracellular Ca2+ signaling and depolarization-evoked exocytosis. This paradox is explained by a fourfold increase in kiss-and-run exocytosis (as determined by single-granule exocytosis measurements) in which the fusion pore connecting the granule lumen to the exterior expands to a diameter of only 2 nm, which does not allow the exit of insulin. Microarray analysis indicated that this correlated with an increased expression of the exocytosis-regulating protein Stxbp6. In a large collection of human islet preparations (n = 63), STXBP6 expression and glucose-induced insulin secretion correlated positively and negatively with SOX4 expression, respectively. Overexpression of SOX4 in the human insulin–secreting cell EndoC-βH2 interfered with granule emptying and inhibited hormone release, the latter effect reversed by silencing STXBP6. These data suggest that increased SOX4 expression inhibits insulin secretion and increased diabetes risk by the upregulation of STXBP6 and an increase in kiss-and-run exocytosis at the expense of full fusion. We propose that pharmacological interventions promoting fusion pore expansion may be effective in diabetes therapy.
Use of posttreatment imaging and biomarker testing for survivors of breast cancer
Authors: Barton Mary Kay
Published: March 2016

Key Points

Many clinicians are still using low‐value routine surveillance imaging or biomarker testing in asymptomatic survivors of breast cancer.

An imaging test for patients with early‐stage breast cancer after primary treatment was usually performed because of a symptom or clinical finding; however, almost all biomarker testing in this setting was performed as routine surveillance.

Quality reporting must include the reasons behind posttreatment testing to avoid categorizing a test done to evaluate a sign or symptom as inappropriate surveillance.